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Exhibit
10.1
Execution
Draft
INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE
GROUP, INC.
SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
D ATED
AS OF J UNE 6,
2007
$80,000,000 18.00% S
ENIOR S UBORDINATED N
OTES DUE J UNE
6, 2011
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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AUTHORIZATION OF NOTES. |
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SALE AND PURCHASE OF NOTES. |
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CLOSING. |
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CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE PURCHASERS TO PURCHASE THE
NOTES ON THE CLOSING
DATE |
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4.1. |
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Representations and Warranties. |
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4.2. |
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Performance; No Default. |
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4.3. |
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Adverse
Change, etc. |
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4.4. |
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Litigation. |
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4.5. |
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Approvals. |
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4.6. |
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Compliance Certificates. |
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4.7. |
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Opinion
of Counsel. |
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4.8. |
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Purchase
Permitted By Applicable Law, etc. |
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4.9. |
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Private
Placement Number. |
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4.10. |
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Amendments to Existing Credit Agreements. |
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4.11. |
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Documents. |
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4.12. |
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Due
Diligence. |
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4.13. |
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Fees and
Expenses. |
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4.14. |
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BST Stock
Certificate. |
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4.15. |
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Other
Documents. |
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CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATION OF THE COMPANY TO ISSUE AND
SELL THE NOTES ON THE
CLOSING DATE. |
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5.1. |
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Representations and Warranties. |
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5.2. |
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Compliance with this Agreement. |
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5.3. |
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Subordination Agreement. |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
COMPANY. |
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Organization; Power and Authority. |
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6.2. |
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Authorization, etc. |
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6.3. |
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Disclosure. |
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6.4. |
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Organization and Ownership of Shares of
Subsidiaries. |
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6.5. |
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Financial
Statements; Projections. |
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6.6. |
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Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments, etc. |
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6.7. |
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Governmental Authorizations, etc. |
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6.8. |
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Litigation; Observance of Statutes and Orders. |
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6.9. |
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Taxes. |
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6.10. |
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Title to
Property; Intellectual Property. |
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6.11. |
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Licenses,
Permits, etc. |
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6.12. |
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Compliance with ERISA. |
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6.13. |
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Use of
Proceeds; Margin Regulations. |
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6.14. |
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Existing
Indebtedness. |
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Foreign
Assets Control Regulations, etc. |
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Status
under Certain Statutes. |
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6.17. |
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Labor
Matters; Employment Agreements. |
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6.18. |
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Solvency. |
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6.19. |
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Affiliate
Transactions. |
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6.20. |
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No
Material Adverse Change. |
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6.21. |
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Environmental and Safety Matters. |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS OF THE
PURCHASERS. |
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7.1. |
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Authorization. |
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7.2. |
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Purchase
for Own Account. |
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7.3. |
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Accredited Investor. |
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7.4. |
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Reliance
by Company. |
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7.5. |
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Legends. |
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7.6. |
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Withholding Taxes. |
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ERISA. |
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7.8. |
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Non-Reliance by Purchasers. |
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INFORMATION AS TO COMPANY. |
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8.1. |
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Financial
and Business Information. |
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8.2. |
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Officer’s Certificate. |
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8.3. |
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Inspection. |
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8.4. |
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Project
Subsidiary Business Plans. |
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REPAYMENT OF THE NOTES. |
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Payment
of Notes at Maturity. |
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9.2. |
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Optional
Prepayments. |
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9.3. |
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Mandatory
Prepayments Upon Change in Control. |
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9.4. |
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Mandatory
Prepayment Upon Qualified Issuance. |
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9.5. |
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Allocation of Partial Prepayments. |
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Maturity;
Surrender, etc. |
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AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. |
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10.1. |
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Compliance with Law. |
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10.2. |
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Insurance. |
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10.3. |
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Maintenance of Properties. |
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10.4. |
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Payment
of Taxes and Claims. |
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10.5. |
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Corporate
Existence, etc. |
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10.6. |
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Compliance with Obligations. |
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Corporate
Separateness. |
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NEGATIVE COVENANTS. |
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11.1. |
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Transactions with Affiliates. |
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11.2. |
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Merger,
Consolidation, etc. |
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11.3. |
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Indebtedness. |
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11.4. |
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Contingent Obligations. |
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11.5. |
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Liens. |
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11.6. |
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Asset
Sales. |
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11.7. |
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Loans and
Investments. |
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11.8. |
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Restricted Payments. |
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11.9. |
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Line of
Business. |
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EVENTS OF DEFAULT. |
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REMEDIES ON DEFAULT, ETC. |
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13.1. |
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Acceleration. |
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13.2. |
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Other
Remedies. |
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13.3. |
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Rescission. |
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No
Waivers or Election of Remedies, Expenses, etc. |
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Notice of
Acceleration or Rescission. |
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REGISTRATION; EXCHANGE; SUBSTITUTION OF
NOTES. |
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14.1. |
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General
Provisions. |
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14.2. |
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Transfer
and Exchange. |
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14.3. |
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Replacement of Notes. |
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14.4. |
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Legend
Removal. |
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PAYMENTS ON NOTES. |
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15.1. |
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Place of
Payment. |
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EXPENSES, ETC. |
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16.1. |
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Transaction Expenses. |
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16.2. |
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Indemnification. |
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16.3. |
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Survival. |
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SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; ENTIRE
AGREEMENT. |
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AMENDMENT AND WAIVER. |
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NOTICES. |
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CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. |
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MISCELLANEOUS. |
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21.1. |
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Successors and Assigns. |
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21.2. |
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Payments
Due on Non-Business Days. |
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21.3. |
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Severability. |
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21.4. |
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Construction. |
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21.5. |
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Counterparts. |
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21.6. |
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Governing
Law. |
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21.7. |
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Remedies. |
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21.8. |
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No
Setoffs, etc. |
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21.9. |
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Payment
Set Aside. |
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21.10. |
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Jurisdiction and Venue. |
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21.11. |
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Waiver of
Right to Jury Trial. |
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21.12. |
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Certain
Waivers. |
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21.13. |
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Accounting Terms; Accounting Principles. |
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21.14. |
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Terms
Generally. |
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SCHEDULES &
EXHIBITS
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| Schedule A |
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Information Relating to Purchasers |
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| Schedule
B |
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Defined
Terms |
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| Schedule 6.4 |
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Organization and Ownership of Shares of
Subsidiaries |
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| Schedule
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Financial
Statements |
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| Schedule
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Certain
Litigation |
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| Schedule
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Tax
Matters |
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| Schedule 6.12 |
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ERISA
Matters |
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| Schedule
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Existing
Indebtedness |
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| Schedule
6.17 |
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Labor
Matters; Existing Employment Agreements |
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| Schedule
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Affiliate
Transactions |
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| Schedule
11.4 |
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Existing
Contingent Obligations and Equity Rights |
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| Schedule
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Existing
Liens |
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| Schedule
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Asset
Dispositions |
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| Schedule
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Existing
Investments |
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| Exhibit
1 |
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Form of
Note |
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| Exhibit
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Form of
Pledge Agreement |
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| Exhibit
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Form of
Subordination Agreement |
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| Exhibit
4.4 |
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Form of
Opinion of Counsel for the Company |
iv
SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE
PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of June 6, 2007, among
International Textile Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“ Company ”) and each of the Purchasers set
forth in Schedule A. Certain capitalized terms used in this
Agreement are defined in Schedule B; references to a
“Schedule” or an “Exhibit” are, unless
otherwise specified, to a Schedule or an Exhibit attached to this
Agreement.
The parties hereto agree as
follows:
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AUTHORIZATION OF NOTES. |
The Company has authorized
the issuance and sale of the Notes and, on the Closing Date, the
Initial Notes will be issued substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit 1.
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SALE AND PURCHASE OF NOTES. |
Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, the Company will issue and sell to
each Purchaser and each Purchaser will purchase from the Company,
at the Closing provided for in Section 3, Notes in the
principal amount specified opposite such Purchaser’s name in
Schedule A at the purchase price of 100% of the principal amount
thereof. The Purchasers’ obligations hereunder are several
and not joint obligations and no Purchaser shall have any liability
to any Person for the performance or non-performance by any other
Purchaser hereunder.
The sale and purchase of the
Initial Notes to be purchased by each of the Purchasers shall occur
at the offices of Jones Day located at 222 East 41
st Street, New York, New York 10017-6702, at a
closing (the “ Closing ”) on June 6, 2007
or at such other location, or on such other Business Day thereafter
as may be agreed upon by the Company and the Purchasers. At the
Closing the Company will deliver to each Purchaser the Notes to be
purchased by such Purchaser, registered in such name or names and
such denomination or denominations as the Purchasers may designate
against delivery by such Purchaser to the Company or its order of
immediately available funds in the amount of the purchase price
therefor by wire transfer of immediately available funds for the
account of the Company to account number 2000035272827 at Wachovia
Bank, National Association, ABA number 053000219, Attn:
International Textile Group, Inc. If at the Closing the Company
shall fail to tender such Notes to each Purchaser as provided above
in this Section 3, or any of the conditions specified in
Section 4 shall not have been fulfilled to each
Purchaser’s satisfaction or waived by each Purchaser as
provided for herein, such Purchaser shall, at its election, be
relieved of all further obligations under this Agreement, without
thereby waiving any rights each such Purchaser may have by reason
of such failure or such nonfulfillment.
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CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE PURCHASERS TO PURCHASE THE
NOTES ON THE CLOSING DATE. |
Each Purchaser’s
several obligation to purchase and pay for the Initial Notes to be
sold to it at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment to each
such Purchaser’s reasonable satisfaction or waiver, in
writing, prior to or at the Closing, of the following
conditions:
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4.1. |
Representations and Warranties. |
The representations and
warranties of the Company in this Agreement shall be (i) true
and correct in all respects on the Closing Date with respect to
those representations and warranties containing qualifications as
to materiality and (ii) true and correct in all material
respects on the Closing Date with respect to those representations
and warranties not qualified as to materiality.
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4.2. |
Performance; No Default. |
The Company shall have
performed and complied with, in all material respects, all
agreements, covenants and conditions contained in this Agreement
required to be performed or complied with by it prior to or at the
Closing and after giving effect to the issue and sale of the Notes,
no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing.
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4.3. |
Adverse Change, etc. |
Nothing shall have occurred
since December 31, 2006 which has had, or could reasonably be
expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
There shall be no actions,
suits, proceedings or investigations pending or threatened in any
court or before any Governmental Authority or self-regulatory
organization with respect to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereunder.
All necessary governmental,
regulatory and third party approvals and/or consents in connection
with the issuance and sale of the Notes shall have been obtained
and remain if full force and effect.
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4.6. |
Compliance Certificates. |
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Company Officer’s Certificate . The Company shall
have delivered to each Purchaser an Officer’s Certificate,
dated the Closing Date, certifying that the conditions specified in
Sections 4.1 through 4.5 have been fulfilled. |
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Company Secretary’s Certificate . The Company
shall have delivered to each Purchaser a certificate certifying as
to the resolutions attached thereto authorizing the execution and
delivery of the Financing Documents and the organizational
documents of the Company and BST. |
Each Purchaser shall have
received opinions in form and substance satisfactory to it, dated
the Closing Date from Jones Day, special counsel of the Company, in
the form set forth in Exhibit 4.4 (and the Company hereby instructs
such counsel to deliver such opinion to each Purchaser).
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4.8. |
Purchase Permitted By Applicable Law, etc. |
On the Closing Date each
Purchaser’s purchase of Notes shall (a) be permitted by
the laws and regulations of each jurisdiction to which it is
subject, without recourse to provisions permitting limited
investments by insurance companies without restriction as to the
character of the particular investment, (b) not violate any
applicable law or regulation (including, without limitation,
Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System) and (c) not subject such Purchaser to any tax,
penalty or liability under or pursuant to any applicable law or
regulation, which law or regulation was not in effect on the date
hereof. If so requested, each Purchaser shall have received an
Officer’s Certificate from the Company certifying as to such
matters of fact as it may reasonably specify to enable such
Purchaser to determine whether such purchase is so
permitted.
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4.9. |
Private Placement Number. |
A Private Placement Number
issued by Standard & Poor’s CUSIP Service Bureau (in
cooperation with the Securities Valuation Office of the National
Association of Insurance Commissioners) shall have been obtained by
the Company for the Notes.
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4.10. |
Amendments to Existing Credit Agreements. |
The Company shall have
delivered to the Purchasers fully executed copies of (i) that
certain Amendment No. 7 to Credit Agreement by and among the
Company, the other borrowers and credit parties signatory thereto,
General Electric Capital Corporation, a Delaware corporation, for
itself and as Agent, and the other lenders signatory thereto,
(ii) that certain Waiver Request Letter by and among BST and
each of the other Persons party thereto and (iii) that certain
Amendment No. 1 to Term Loan among Burlington Morelos, S.A. de
C.V., General Electric Capital Corporation and the other lenders
party thereto, in each case certified as true and correct by a
Responsible Officer.
The Company shall have
delivered to the Purchasers fully executed copies of (i) this
Agreement, (ii) the Pledge Agreement and (iii) the Notes
to be issued to the respective Purchasers at the Closing. The
respective parties to the Subordination Agreement shall have duly
executed and delivered the Subordination Agreement.
Satisfactory review of
information with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries
regarding pending or threatened litigation, tax, accounting, and
other business or legal matters reasonably requested by the
Purchasers.
All fees and expenses due and
payable on or prior to the Closing Date, including reimbursement or
payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including
reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one counsel to the
Purchasers) required to be reimbursed or paid by the Company
hereunder; provided, however, that Company shall be required to pay
no more than $200,000 in the aggregate of such expenses and
fees.
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4.14. |
BST Stock Certificate. |
The Company shall have
delivered to the Collateral Agent all stock certificates evidencing
Stock to be pledged pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, accompanied
by stock powers executed in blank.
The Company shall have
delivered to each Purchaser all information and copies of all
certificates, documents and papers, including good standing
certificates, bring-down certificates and any other records of
proceedings of the Company or governmental approvals, if any, which
such Purchaser shall have reasonably requested, such documents and
papers, where appropriate, to be certified by proper Company or
governmental authorities.
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CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATION OF THE COMPANY TO ISSUE AND SELL
THE NOTES ON THE CLOSING DATE. |
The Company’s
obligation to issue and sell the Notes to be sold by it at the
Closing is subject to the fulfillment to the Company’s
reasonable satisfaction or waiver, prior to or at the Closing, of
the following conditions:
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5.1. |
Representations and Warranties. |
The representations and
warranties of the Purchasers in this Agreement shall be true and
correct in all material respects on the Closing Date.
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5.2. |
Compliance with this Agreement. |
The Purchasers shall have
performed and complied with all of their respective agreements and
obligations set forth herein that are required to be performed or
complied with by the Purchasers on or before the
Closing.
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5.3. |
Subordination Agreement. |
The Company shall have
received on or before the Closing Date duly executed counterparts
of the Subordination Agreement from each of the other Persons party
thereto.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
COMPANY. |
The Company represents and
warrants to each Purchaser on the Closing Date that:
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6.1. |
Organization; Power and Authority. |
The Company and each of its
Subsidiaries is a corporation, limited liability company, limited
partnership (or other legal entity), as the case may be, duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, and is duly
qualified as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which such qualification is required by law, other
than those jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified
or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries has the power and authority to
own or hold under lease the properties it purports to own or hold
under lease, to transact the business it transacts and proposes to
transact, to execute and deliver the Financing Documents and to
perform the provisions thereof (to the extent party
thereto).
The execution and delivery of
the Financing Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Company, and this Agreement
constitutes, and upon execution and delivery thereof each Note will
constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms,
except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar
laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally
and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether
such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law). There are no statutory or, to the Company’s knowledge,
contractual preemptive rights or rights of refusal with respect to
the issuance of the Notes hereunder.
The representations or
warranties made by the Company in the Financing Documents as of the
date such representations and warranties are made, and the
statements contained in any exhibit, report, statement or
certificate furnished by or on behalf of the Company in connection
with the Financing Documents or any other written information, and
the financial statements listed in Schedule 6.5, taken as a whole,
do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were
made.
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6.4. |
Organization and Ownership of Shares of
Subsidiaries. |
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(a) |
Schedule 6.4 is (except as noted therein) a complete and
correct list of the Company’s Subsidiaries, showing, as to
each Subsidiary, the correct name thereof, the jurisdiction of its
organization, if such entity is a Joint Venture, Project
Subsidiary, Project Subsidiary Holding Company or member of the BST
Group and the percentage of shares of each class of its capital
stock or similar equity interests outstanding, and any options,
warrants or securities instruments convertible therefor owned by
the Company, each other Subsidiary and any third-party
holders. |
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(b) |
All of the outstanding shares of capital stock or similar
equity interests of each Subsidiary shown in Schedule 6.4 as being
owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries have been validly issued,
are fully paid and nonassessable and are owned by the Company or
another Subsidiary as indicated on Schedule 6.4 free and clear of
any Lien (except as otherwise disclosed in Schedule
6.4). |
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(c) |
Each Subsidiary identified in Schedule 6.4 is a corporation or
other legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and is
duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other legal entity and
is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is required by law, other than those jurisdictions as
to which the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect. Each such Subsidiary has the
corporate or other power and authority to own or hold under lease
the properties it purports to own or hold under lease and to
transact the business it transacts and proposes to
transact. |
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6.5. |
Financial Statements; Projections. |
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(a) |
The Company has delivered to each Purchaser copies of the
financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including
financial statements of BST and its Subsidiaries) listed on
Schedule 6.5. All of said financial statements (including in each
case the related schedules and notes) fairly present in all
material respects the consolidated financial position of the
Company and its Subsidiaries (including, with respect to the
financial statements of BST, BST and its Subsidiaries) as of the
respective dates specified in such Schedule and the consolidated
results of their operations and cash flows for the respective
periods so specified and, with respect to the financial statements
of the Company and its Subsidiaries, have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods
involved except as set forth in the notes thereto (subject, in the
case of any interim financial statements, to normal year-end
adjustments) and, with respect to the financial statements of BST
and its Subsidiaries, have been prepared in accordance with BST
Accounting Principles. |
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(b) |
The Projections were prepared in good faith and based on
assumptions believed by the Company to be fair and reasonable at
the time prepared in light of current market conditions, it being
acknowledged and agreed by the Purchasers that projections as to
future events or results are not to be viewed as facts and that the
actual results during the period or periods covered by such
projections may differ materially from the projected
results. |
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6.6. |
Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments,
etc. |
The execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of the Financing Documents to which it
is a party will not:
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(a) |
contravene, result in any breach of, or constitute a default
under, or result in the creation of any Lien in respect of any
property of the Company or any Subsidiary under, the corporate
charter or by-laws (or other comparable organizational document),
the Senior Credit Agreement, the BST Credit Agreement or any other
agreement or instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is
bound or by which the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their
respective properties may be bound or affected; |
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(b) |
conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of any order, judgment, decree, or ruling
of any arbitrator or Governmental Authority applicable to the
Company or any Subsidiary; or |
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(c) |
violate any provision of any statute or other rule or
regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to the Company
or any Subsidiary; |
except in each case referred to in
clauses (a), (b) and (c) above, as could not reasonably
be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to result in
a Material Adverse Effect.
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6.7. |
Governmental Authorizations, etc. |
Except for (i) regular
and routine filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and (ii) those obtained or made on or prior to the Closing
Date, no consent, approval or authorization of, or registration,
filing or declaration with, any Governmental Authority is required
in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the
Company of this Agreement or any other Financing Document. The
Company has not violated any applicable federal or state securities
laws in connection with the offer, sale or issuance of any of its
capital stock except to the extent such violations, individually or
in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, and the offer, sale and issuance of the
Notes hereunder do not require registration under the Securities
Act or any applicable state securities laws.
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6.8. |
Litigation; Observance of Statutes and
Orders. |
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(a) |
Except as disclosed in Schedule 6.8, there are no actions,
suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened against or affecting the Company or any Subsidiary or
any property of the Company or any Subsidiary in any court or
before any arbitrator of any kind or before or by any Governmental
Authority that could reasonably be expected result in
(i) equitable relief that could reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) monetary
judgment(s), individually or in the aggregate, in excess of
$2,400,000. |
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(b) |
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of its
corporate charter or by-laws (or other comparable organizational
document), or in default under any agreement or instrument, to
which the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or by which the
Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties may
be bound or affected, any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any
court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority or is in violation of
any applicable law, ordinance, rule or regulation of any
Governmental Authority, which default or violation, individually or
in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. No default has occurred and is continuing under the
Senior Credit Agreement or BST Credit Agreement. |
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(c) |
Schedule 6.8 sets forth each injunction, writ, temporary
restraining order or other order of any nature that has been issued
and is currently binding by any court or other Governmental
Authority purporting to enjoin or restrain the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries or applicable specifically to the facilities,
operations or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. |
The Company and its
Subsidiaries have timely filed all Tax returns, statements, forms
and reports (the “Returns” ) that are required
to have been filed by or with respect to the income, properties or
operations of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries in any
jurisdiction. The Returns accurately reflect in all material
respects all liability for Taxes of the Company and its
Subsidiaries as a whole for the periods covered thereby. The
Company and its Subsidiaries have paid all Taxes shown to be due
and payable on such Returns and all other Taxes and assessments
required to be paid by them, except for any Taxes and assessments
(a) the amount of which is not, individually or in the
aggregate, in excess of $1,000,000 or (b) the amount,
applicability or validity of which is currently being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which the
Company or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, has established
adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP. Since December 31,
2006, the Company and its Subsidiaries have not incurred any
liability for Taxes other than in the ordinary course of business.
Except as set forth on Schedule 6.9, there is no action, suit,
proceeding, investigation, audit, or claim now pending, or, to the
best knowledge of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries,
threatened by any authority regarding
any Taxes relating to Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into an
agreement or waiver or been requested to enter into an agreement or
waiver extending any statute of limitations relating to the payment
or collection of federal income Taxes of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, or is aware of any circumstances that would cause the
taxable years or other taxable periods of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries not to be subject to the normally applicable statute
of limitations.
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6.10. |
Title to Property; Intellectual Property. |
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(a) |
The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and sufficient title
to their respective properties, including all such properties
reflected in the most recent audited balance sheet referred to in
Section 6.5 or purported to have been acquired by the Company
or any Subsidiary after said date (except as sold or otherwise
disposed of in the ordinary course of business), in each case free
and clear of Liens prohibited by this Agreement, except for those
defects in title and Liens that, individually or in the aggregate,
would not have a Material Adverse Effect. |
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(b) |
Each of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns, or is
licensed to use, all domestic and foreign patents, trademarks,
permits, copyrights, licenses relating thereto necessary to conduct
its business as currently conducted except for any such
intellectual property the failure of which to own or license could
not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the
Company, (a) the conduct and operations of the businesses of
the Company and each Subsidiary of the Company does not infringe,
misappropriate, dilute, violate or otherwise impair any
intellectual property owned by any other Person and (b) no
other Person has contested any right, title or interest of the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in, or relating to, any
such intellectual property, other than that which would not, in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. |
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6.11. |
Licenses, Permits, etc. |
The Company and its
Subsidiaries own or possess all licenses, permits, franchises,
authorizations, patents, copyrights, service marks, trademarks and
trade names, or rights thereto, that are material and necessary to
conduct their respective businesses as currently conducted, without
known conflict with the rights of others.
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6.12. |
Compliance with ERISA. |
Each of the Company and each
of its Subsidiaries has received from the Internal Revenue Service,
with respect to each Plan and each trust thereunder maintained or
contributed to by the Company or any Subsidiary, which is intended
to qualify for tax exempt status under Section 401 or
Section 501 of the Code or other applicable law, a
determination letter stating that such Plan is
a qualified plan under
Section 401(a) of the Code and is exempt from United States
federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code, and there
has been no occurrence since the date of such determination letter
which has adversely affected such qualification. Except where any
consequent obligations or liabilities (contingent or otherwise)
could not reasonably be expected, singularly or in the aggregate,
to have a Material Adverse Effect, (x) each Plan is in
compliance with applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other
applicable law, (y) there are no existing or pending (or to
the knowledge of the Company, threatened) claims (other than
routine claims for benefits in the normal course), sanctions,
actions, lawsuits or other proceedings or investigation involving
any Plan to which the Company incurs or otherwise has or could have
an obligation or any liability, and (z) no ERISA Event has
occurred or is reasonably expected to occur. Schedule 6.12 sets
forth a description of each Plan maintained by the Company or any
of its ERISA Affiliates or Subsidiaries or to which the Company or
any of its ERISA Affiliates or Subsidiaries has an obligation to
contribute, or with respect to which the Company or any of its
ERISA Affiliates or Subsidiaries has any other liability, which has
any Unfunded Benefit Liabilities (as defined in
Section 4001(a)(18) of ERISA). The Unfunded Benefit
Liabilities associated with any such Plans could not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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6.13. |
Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations. |
None of the proceeds from the
sale of the Notes hereunder will be used, directly or indirectly,
for the purpose of buying or carrying or trading in any Securities
under such circumstances as to involve the Company in a violation
of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System (12 CFR 221) or a violation of Regulation X of said Board
(12 CFR 224) or to involve any broker or dealer in a violation of
Regulation T of said Board (12 CFR 220).
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6.14. |
Existing Indebtedness. |
Except as described therein,
Schedule 6.14 sets forth a complete and correct list of all
outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other
than Indebtedness that does not, collectively, exceed $2,000,000),
including the approximate principal amounts outstanding thereunder
as of May 31, 2007, since which date there has been no
material change in the amounts of the Indebtedness of the Company
or its Subsidiaries (other than fluctuations in the amount of
revolving Indebtedness occurring in the ordinary course of
business). Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default and
no waiver of default is currently in effect, in the payment of any
principal or interest on any Indebtedness of the Company or such
Subsidiary and no event or condition exists with respect to any
Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary the outstanding
principal amount of which, individually or in the aggregate,
exceeds $7,500,000 that would permit (or that with notice or the
lapse of time, or both, would permit) one or more Persons to cause
such Indebtedness to become due and payable before its stated
maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of
payment.
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6.15. |
Foreign Assets Control Regulations, etc. |
Neither the sale of the Notes
by the Company hereunder nor its use of the proceeds thereof will
violate the (a) Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, or
(b) any of the foreign
assets control regulations of the United
States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as
amended). Without limiting the foregoing, neither the Company nor
any Subsidiary (a) is or will become a blocked Person
described by section 1 of Executive Order 13224 of
September 24, 2001, Blocking Property and Prohibiting
Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or
Support Terrorism (31 CFR Part 595 et seq.) or (b) to the
knowledge of the Company, engages or will engage in any dealings or
transactions, or is otherwise associated, with any such
Person.
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6.16. |
Status under Certain Statutes. |
Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary is (a) subject to regulation under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the Federal Power Act, as
amended, or (b) in violation of the USA Patriot
Act.
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6.17. |
Labor Matters; Employment Agreements. |
There are no strikes, work
stoppages, slowdowns or lockouts existing (or, to the knowledge of
the Company, threatened) against or involving any the Company or
any Subsidiary of the Company. The Company and its Subsidiaries are
in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act and any other
applicable federal, state, local or foreign law for the regulation
of working conditions, wages and worker safety, except for any such
non-compliance that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as
set forth on Part A of Schedule 6.17 (a) there is no
collective bargaining or similar agreement with any union, labor
organization, works council or similar representative covering any
employee of any the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) to
the Company’s knowledge, no petition for certification or
election of any such representative is existing or pending with
respect to any employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
and (c) to the Company’s knowledge, no such
representative has sought certification or recognition with respect
to any employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Part B
of Schedule 6.17 sets forth, as of the Closing Date, a true and
complete list of all employment agreements between the Company and
any of its “executive officers” (as such term is
defined for purposes of disclosure pursuant to Item 402 of
Regulation S-K pursuant to the Exchange Act).
Both before and after giving
effect to the issuance of the Notes and the payment and accrual of
all transaction costs in connection with the foregoing, the Company
is and shall be Solvent.
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6.19. |
Affiliate Transactions. |
Except as disclosed on
Schedule 6.19, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a
party to any transaction or series of transactions with any
Affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than on
terms reasonably expected to be obtainable by the Company or such
Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s-length
transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate.
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6.20. |
No Material Adverse Change. |
Nothing has occurred since
December 31, 2006 which has had, or could reasonably be
expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
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6.21. |
Environmental and Safety Matters. |
Except to the extent the
following circumstances, either individually or in the aggregate,
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect:
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(a) |
The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all
Environmental and Safety Requirements. |
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(b) |
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company
and each of its Subsidiaries have obtained, and are in compliance
with, all permits, licenses and other authorizations that may be
required pursuant to Environmental and Safety Requirements for the
occupation of their facilities and the operation of their
business. |
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(c) |
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has treated,
stored, disposed of, arranged for or permitted the disposal of,
transported, handled, or released any substance, including any
hazardous substance except in compliance with Environmental and
Safety Requirements, or owned or operated any property or facility
(and no such property or facility is contaminated by any such
substance) in a manner that has given or could reasonably be
expected to give rise to any liabilities of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, including any liability for response costs,
corrective action costs, personal injury, property damage, natural
resources damages or attorney fees, pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as
amended (“ CERCLA ”) or the Solid Waste Disposal
Act, as amended or any other Environmental and Safety
Requirements. |
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(d) |
To the Company’s knowledge, no facts, events or
conditions relating to the past or present facilities, properties
or operations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries will
prevent continued compliance with Environmental and Safety
Requirements, give rise to any investigatory, remedial or
corrective obligations pursuant to Environmental and Safety
Requirements, or give rise to any other liabilities (whether
accrued, absolute, contingent, unliquidated or otherwise) pursuant
to Environmental and Safety Requirements, including any relating to
onsite or offsite releases or threatened releases of hazardous
materials, substances or wastes, personal injury, property damage
or natural resources damage. |
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(e) |
Neither this
Agreement nor the consummation of the transaction that is the
subject of this Agreement will result in any obligations for site
investigation or cleanup, or notification to or consent of
government
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agencies or third parties,
pursuant to any of the so-called
“transaction-triggered” or “responsible property
transfer” Environmental and Safety Requirements.
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(f) |
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has, either
expressly or by operation of law, assumed or undertaken any
liability, including any obligation for corrective or remedial
action, of any other person relating to Environmental and Safety
Requirements. |
| 7. |
REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS OF THE
PURCHASERS. |
Each of the Purchasers,
severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company
and covenants:
Each Purchaser has full power
and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby.
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7.2. |
Purchase for Own Account. |
Each Purchaser confirms that
the Notes purchased by such Purchaser will be acquired for
investment for such Purchaser’s own account, not as a nominee
or agent for any other person, and not with a view to the resale or
distribution of any part thereof within the meaning of the
Securities Act, and that each Purchaser has no present intention of
selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing
same. If not an individual, each Purchaser also represents that it
has not been formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the
Notes.
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7.3. |
Accredited Investor. |
Each Purchaser is an
“accredited investor” within the meaning of Securities
and Exchange Commission Rule 501 of Regulation D, promulgated under
the Securities Act and as presently in effect.
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7.4. |
Reliance by Company. |
Each Purchaser understands
that the Company will be relying on the representations made in
this Section 7. Each Purchaser further acknowledges and agrees
that the Company has made no representations or warranties other
than as specifically set forth in this Agreement. Each Purchaser
understands that the Notes are being offered and sold to it in
reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements
of United States federal and state securities laws and that the
Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and such
Purchaser’s compliance with, the representations, warranties,
agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Purchaser
set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such
exemptions and the eligibility of such Purchaser to acquire the
Notes.
It is understood that the
certificates evidencing any Note will bear legends substantially
similar to the following:
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(a) |
“THE NOTE EVIDENCED HEREBY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD,
PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (1) TO A PERSON WHO
THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER
WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PURCHASING
FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL
BUYER IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A,
(2) IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION COMPLYING WITH RULE 903 OR RULE
904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (3) PURSUANT
TO ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT,
AND IN EACH CASE SUBJECT TO THE COMPANY’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY
SUCH OFFER, SALE, PLEDGE OR TRANSFER TO REQUIRE AN OPINION OF
COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO THE
COMPANY.” |
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(b) |
“THIS INSTRUMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED
HEREBY ARE SUBORDINATE IN THE MANNER AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN
THAT CERTAIN SUBORDINATION AND INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT (THE
“SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT”) DATED AS OF JUNE 6, 2007
AMONG CANYON CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC, CLEAR LAKE CAPITAL GROUP,
INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE GROUP, INC. (THE “COMPANY”) AND
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION (“AGENT”), TO THE
INDEBTEDNESS (INCLUDING INTEREST) OWED BY THE COMPANY PURSUANT TO
THAT CERTAIN CREDIT AGREEMENT DATED AS OF DECEMBER 29, 2006
AMONG THE COMPANY, AGENT AND THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY
THERETO, AS SUCH CREDIT AGREEMENT HAS BEEN AND HEREAFTER MAY BE
AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME AND
TO INDEBTEDNESS REFINANCING THE INDEBTEDNESS UNDER THAT AGREEMENT
AS CONTEMPLATED BY THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT; AND EACH HOLDER OF
THIS INSTRUMENT, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE
BOUND BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE SUBORDINATION
AGREEMENT” |
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(c) |
“THIS NOTE HAS “ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT”
WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 1273 OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE
CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. PLEASE CONTACT INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE
GROUP, INC., ATTENTION: GARY L. SMITH, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER TO OBTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING THE ISSUE
PRICE, THE AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT AND THE YIELD TO
MATURITY.” |
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(d) |
Any legend required by the laws of any other applicable
jurisdiction. |
Upon the purchase of any
Note, each Purchaser or any holder of any Note shall deliver to the
Company two accurate and complete original signed copies of
Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, Form W-8ECI or Form W-8BEN (or
successor forms) certifying as to such Purchaser’s or
holder’s complete exemption from United States withholding
tax (a “Withholding Certificate” ) with respect
to payments to be made under any Note to the extent that, in the
case of a holder of a Note other than a Purchaser, such holder is
legally able to do so.
Each Purchaser represents
that:
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(a) |
it is not (a) an employee benefit plan subject to Part 4
of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA, or (b) a plan to which
section 4975 of the Code applies (collectively, “ Benefit
Plans ”) or (c) an entity whose underlying assets
include “plan assets” as defined by ERISA by reason of
the investment of one or more Benefit Plans in the entity (together
with Benefit Plans, “ Benefit Plan Investors ”)
or (d) a governmental plan (as defined in section 3(32) of
ERISA) (“ Governmental Plan ”), (e) a
church plan (as defined in section 3(33) of ERISA) that has not
made an election under section 410(d) of the Code (“
Church Plan ”) or (f) a non-U.S. plan;
or |
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(b) |
it is a Benefit Plan Investor and the acquisition of the Notes
will not be a non-exempt prohibited transaction under section 406
of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code; or |
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(c) |
it is a Governmental Plan, Church Plan or non-U.S. plan that is
not subject to (a) ERISA, (b) section 4975 of the Code or
(c) any other federal, state, local or non-U.S. law that
prohibits or imposes any excise or penalty tax on the purchase of
the Notes. |
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7.8. |
Non-Reliance by Purchasers. |
Each Purchaser acknowledges
and agrees that it is not relying, an shall not rely, on any
present or future claim on the assets of the BST Group and hereby
covenants and agrees that it shall not take any action that is
inconsistent with such non-reliance. Notwithstanding anything
to
the contrary in the foregoing sentence,
each Purchaser is relying on the value of the Stock of BST pledged
pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, and its first priority perfected
lien thereon, in determining to purchase the Notes.
| 8. |
INFORMATION AS TO COMPANY. |
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8.1. |
Financial and Business Information. |
The Company shall deliver to
each holder of Notes the financial information delivered to the
lenders pursuant to the terms of the Senior Credit Agreement and
the BST Credit Agreement (excluding any borrowing base certificates
and information directly relating to delivery of borrowing base
certificates, including, without limitation, collateral reports
relating to inventory, receivables and equipment valuations), which
financial information shall include, without limitation, delivery
to each holder of Notes:
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(a) |
Monthly Statements — within 30 days after the end
of each month (other than with respect to any month ending on the
last day of a fiscal quarter), duplicate copies of, |
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(i) |
a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its
Subsidiaries (including BST and its Subsidiaries) as at the end of
such month, |
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(ii) |
consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company
and its Subsidiaries (including BST and its Subsidiaries), for such
month and for the portion of the fiscal year ending with such
month, and |
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(iii) |
a consolidated balance sheet and a profits and loss statement
of BST and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such
month, |
prepared (x) in the case
of clauses (i) and (ii), in accordance with GAAP applicable to
monthly financial statements generally, and (y) in the case of
clause (iii) in accordance with BST Accounting Principles,
and, in each case, certified by a Senior Financial Officer as
fairly presenting, in all material respects, the financial position
of the companies being reported on and their results of operations
and cash flows, subject to changes resulting from year-end
adjustments and the absence of footnote disclosures;
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(b) |
Quarterly Statements — within 60 days (or such
shorter period as may be agreed to in either the Senior Credit
Agreement or BST Credit Agreement (after giving effect to any
amendments, waivers, extensions or modifications of the applicable
provisions thereof), as the case may be (or, in the case of clauses
(i) and (ii) below, within 10 days after such earlier
date as the Company’s quarterly report is required to be
filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act (after giving effect to
any applicable extensions permitted under the rules and regulations
of the SEC), with written notice of such earlier filing to be
delivered to each holder of Notes simultaneously with such filing)
after the end of each quarterly fiscal period in each fiscal year
of the Company and BST, as applicable (other than the last
quarterly fiscal period of each such fiscal year), duplicate copies
of, |
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(i) |
a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its
Subsidiaries (including BST and its Subsidiaries) as at the end of
such quarter, |
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(ii) |
consolidated statements of income, changes in
shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its
Subsidiaries (including BST and its Subsidiaries), for such quarter
and (in the case of the second and third quarters) for the portion
of the fiscal year ending with such quarter, together with, to the
extent and only to the extent delivered to the lenders under the
Senior Credit Agreement, a written statement of the Company’s
management setting forth a discussion of the Company’s
financial condition, changes in financial condition and results of
operations, and |
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(iii) |
a consolidated balance sheet of BST and its Subsidiaries
(including BST and its Subsidiaries), a profit and loss account and
cashflow statement, in each case as at the end of such quarter,
together with, to the extent and only to the extent delivered to
the lenders under the BST Credit Agreement, a written statement of
BST’s management setting forth a discussion of BST’s
financial condition, changes in financial condition and results of
operations, |
prepared (x) in the case
of clauses (i) and (ii), in accordance with GAAP applicable to
quarterly financial statements generally, and (y) in the case
of clause (iii), in accordance with BST Accounting Principles, and,
in each case, certified by a Senior Financial Officer as fairly
presenting, in all material respects, the financial position of the
companies being reported on and their results of operations and
cash flows, subject to changes resulting from year-end adjustments
and the absence of footnote disclosures, provided that with respect
to clauses (i) and (ii) above, delivery within the time
period specified above of copies of the Company’s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q prepared in compliance with the requirements
therefor and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this
Section 8.1(b);
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(c) |
Annual Statements — within 120 days (or such
shorter period as may be agreed to in either the Senior Credit
Agreement or BST Credit Agreement (after giving effect to any
amendments, waivers, extensions or modifications of the applicable
provisions thereof), as the case may be (or, in the case of clauses
(i) and (ii) below, within 10 days after such earlier
date as the Company’s annual report is required to be filed
with the SEC under the Exchange Act (after giving effect to any
applicable extensions permitted under the rules and regulations of
the SEC), with written notice of such earlier filing to be
delivered to each holder of Notes simultaneously with such filing)
after the end of each fiscal year of the Company and BST, as
applicable, duplicate copies of, |
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(i) |
a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its
Subsidiaries (including BST and its Subsidiaries), as at the end of
such year, |
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(ii) |
consolidated statements of income, changes in
shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its
Subsidiaries (including BST and its Subsidiaries), for such year,
and |
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(iii) |
a consolidated balance sheet of BST and its Subsidiaries
(including BST and its Subsidiaries), a profit and loss account and
cashflow statement, in each case as at the end of such
year, |
setting forth in each case in
comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in
reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP (in the case of
clauses (i) and (ii)) or BST Accounting Principles (in the
case of clause (iii)), and accompanied by an opinion thereon of
independent certified public accountants of recognized national
standing, which opinion shall state that such financial statements
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
the companies being reported upon and their results of operations
and cash flows and have been prepared in conformity with GAAP (in
the case of clauses (i) and (ii)), or BST Accounting
Principles (in the case of clause (iii)) and that the examination
of such accountants in connection with such financial statements
has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards, and that such audit provides a reasonable basis for such
opinion in the circumstances, provided that, with respect to
clauses (i) and (ii), the delivery within the time period
specified above of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for such fiscal year (together with the Company’s annual
report to shareholders, if any, prepared pursuant to Rule 14a-3
under the Exchange Act) prepared in accordance with the
requirements therefor and filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this
Section 8.1(c);
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(d) |
Notice of Default or Event of Default — promptly,
and in any event within five Business Days after a Responsible
Officer becoming aware of the existence of any Default or Event of
Default, a written notice specifying the nature and period of
existence thereof and what action the Company is taking or proposes
to take with respect thereto; |
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(e) |
Board
Minutes — within a reasonable time following each meeting
of the full board of directors of the Company occurring prior to
the occurrence of a public offering of equity securities of the
Company with a listing on a nationally recognized stock exchange,
copies of the minutes of the board of directors in respect of such
meeting, subject to the compliance by the Purchasers with customary
confidentiality procedures, (provided, however, that such board
minutes may be redacted, if, upon advice of counsel, the Company
determines that such Purchaser has a conflict of interest with the
Company pertaining to a particular portion of such board minutes,
or that the dissemination of the board minutes to such Purchaser
could remove any privilege of confidentiality from otherwise
attorney-client privileged statements or information; provided
further, that such
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board minutes may be
distributed to the Purchasers prior to approval of the board and,
therefore, such board minutes may be subject to further
change);
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(f) |
Accountant Letters — promptly upon receipt
thereof, any additional reports, management letters or other
detailed information concerning significant aspects of the
Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ operations or financial
affairs given to the Company by its independent accountants (and
not otherwise contained in other materials provided
hereunder); |
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(g) |
Notice of Adverse Effects — promptly, and in any
event within five Business Days, of a Responsible Officer becoming
aware of (i) any material default by the Company or its
Subsidiaries, or (if known by the Company) by any other party,
under any other material agreement to which either of the Companies
or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party, if such default
thereunder is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect,
(ii) any investigation, notice, proceeding or adverse
determination from any governmental or regulatory authority or
agency that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect,
(iii) any condition or event that has resulted in or is
reasonably likely to result in any material liability under any
Environmental and Safety Requirements or (iv) any other event
or circumstance affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; and in
each case, accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate specifying
the nature and period of existence thereof and what actions the
Company and its Subsidiaries have taken and propose to take with
respect thereto; and |
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(h) |
Stockholder Information — within ten
(10) days after transmission thereof, copies of all financial
statements, proxy statements, reports and any other general written
communications which the Company sends to its stockholders
generally and copies of all registration statements and all
regular, special or periodic reports which it files, or any of its
officers or directors file with respect to the Company, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission or with any securities exchange
on which any of its securities are then listed, and copies of all
press releases and other statements made available generally by the
Company to the public concerning material developments in the
businesses of the Company or its Subsidiaries. |
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8.2. |
Officer’s Certificate. |
Each set of financial
statements delivered to a holder of Notes pursuant to
Section 8.1(b) or Section 8.1(c) shall be accompanied by
a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer (i) setting forth
a statement that such officer has reviewed the relevant terms
hereof and has made, or caused to be made, under his or her
supervision, a review of the transactions and conditions of the
Company and its Subsidiaries from the beginning of the quarterly or
annual period covered by the statements then being furnished to the
date of the certificate and that such review shall not
have disclosed the existence during such
period of any condition or event that constitutes a Default or an
Event of Default or, if any such condition or event existed or
exists, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and
what action the Company shall have taken or proposes to take with
respect thereto and (ii) stating whether any change in
Accounting Principles or in the application thereof has occurred
since the date of the audited financial statements for the prior
fiscal year which has had a material effect and, if any such change
has occurred, describing the general effect of such change on the
financial statements accompanying such certificate (but without any
requirement for the delivery of pro forma financial statements
reflecting such effects).
The Company shall permit the
representatives of each holder of Notes:
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(a) |
No Default — if no Default or Event of Default then
exists, at the expense of such holder and upon reasonable prior
notice to the Company, to visit the principal executive office of
the Company not more than once per calendar year, to discuss the
affairs, finances and accounts of the Company and its Subsidiaries
with the Company’s officers, and to examine their respective
books of account, records and reports; and |
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(b) |
Default — if a Default or Event of Default then exists,
at the expense of the Company to visit and inspect any of the
offices or properties of the Company or any Subsidiary, to examine
all their respective books of account, records, reports and other
papers, to make copies and extracts therefrom, and to discuss their
respective affairs, finances and accounts with their respective
officers and independent public accountants (and by this provision
the Company authorizes said accountants to discuss the affairs,
finances and accounts of the Company and its Subsidiaries), all at
such times and as often as may be requested. |
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8.4. |
Project Subsidiary Business Plans. |
If, in connection with the
incurrence of any Indebtedness by a Project Subsidiary, a business
plan or similar report is prepared by or on behalf of the Company
for purposes presenting such business plan or report to the
Company’s board of directors, then the Company shall provide
a copy of such business plan or report to the Purchasers promptly
following any such presentation to the Company’s board of
directors.
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REPAYMENT OF THE NOTES. |
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9.1. |
Payment of Notes at Maturity. |
The entire outstanding
principal amount of, and the interest then accrued and unpaid on,
the Notes shall be due and payable on June 6, 2011.
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9.2. |
Optional Prepayments. |
Except as otherwise noted
below, the Company may prepay the outstanding principal of
(together with accrued interest on) the Notes in full, or from time
to time, in part, on any date (except as otherwise noted below) at
the prepayment amounts (expressed as percentages of the outstanding
principal amount (excluding the portion thereof representing PIK
Interest) of each Note) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid
interest thereon (which interest, if any, shall be paid in cash to
the applicable date of prepayment as indicated below):
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If prepaid during the
period from:
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Percentage |
| The Closing
Date and on or before June 6, 2008 |
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105.00% |
| After
June 6, 2008 and on or before June 6, 2009 |
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102.00% |
| After
June 6, 2009 |
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100.00% |
The Company will give each
holder of Notes written notice of each optional prepayment under
this Section 9.2 not less than 30 days and not more than 60
days prior to the date fixed for such prepayment, which notice may
be conditioned upon the occurrence of certain events as set forth
therein, provided that the Company shall notify the holders of the
Notes promptly of the failure of any condition. Each such notice
shall specify such date, the aggregate principal amount of the
Notes to be prepaid on such date, the principal amount of each Note
held by such holder to be prepaid, and the accrued interest to be
paid on the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount
being prepaid. Any partial prepayment of the outstanding principal
amount of the Notes shall be applied ratably to (x) the
outstanding principal amount (excluding the portion thereof
representing PIK Interest) and (y) the outstanding principal
amount representing PIK Interest.
Notwithstanding the
foregoing, (i) the Company may not prepay the Notes, in whole
or in part, at any time on or before June 6, 2008 unless the
Qualified Issuance shall have occurred on or before the date of
such prepayment and (ii) any prepayment of PIK Interest
(whether or not such PIK Interest is represented by a PIK Note)
shall be paid at par.
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9.3. |
Mandatory Prepayments Upon Change in
Control. |
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(a) |
In connection with the consummation of any Change of Control,
the Company shall: |
(i) at least 30 days prior to
the consummation of such Change of Control, it shall give to each
holder of Notes written notice containing and constituting an offer
to prepay Notes as described in Section 9.3(c), accompanied by
the certificate described in Section 9.3(g), and
(ii) contemporaneously with
such consummation, prepay all Notes required to be prepaid in
accordance with this Section 9.3.
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(b) |
The offer to
prepay Notes contemplated by Section 9.3(a) shall be an offer
to prepay, in accordance with and subject to this Section 9.3,
all, but not less than all, of the Notes held by each holder (in
this case only, “holder”
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in respect of any Note
registered in the name of a nominee for a disclosed beneficial
owner shall mean such beneficial owner) on a date specified in such
offer as the anticipated date of the Change of Control (the “
Proposed Prepayment Date ”).
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(c) |
A holder of Notes may accept the offer to prepay made pursuant
to this Section 9.3 by causing a notice of such acceptance to
be delivered to the Company at least five Business Days prior to
the Proposed Prepayment Date. A failure by a holder of Notes to
respond to an offer to prepay made pursuant to this
Section 9.3 shall be deemed to constitute an acceptance of
such offer by such holder. |
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(d) |
Prepayment of the Notes to be prepaid pursuant to this
Section 9.3 shall be at (i) 105% of the principal amount
of such Notes (excluding the portion thereof representing PIK
Interest), and 100% of the portion of the principal amount of such
Notes representing PIK Interest, together with interest on such
Notes accrued to the date of prepayment, if the date of prepayment
is before June 6, 2008 or (ii) 101% of the principal
amount of such Notes (excluding the portion thereof representing
PIK Interest), and 100% of the portion of the principal amount of
such Notes representing PIK Interest, together with interest on
such Notes accrued to the date of prepayment, if the date of
prepayment is on or after June 6, 2008. The prepayment shall
be made on the Proposed Prepayment Date except as provided in
Section 9.3(e). |
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(e) |
The obligation of the Company to prepay Notes pursuant to the
offers accepted in accordance with Section 9.3(c) is subject
to the occurrence of the Change in Control in respect of which such
offers and acceptances shall have been made. In the event that such
Change in Control does not occur on the Proposed Prepayment Date in
respect thereof, the prepayment shall be deferred until and shall
be made on the date on which such Change in Control occurs. The
Company shall keep each holder of Notes reasonably and timely
informed of: |
(i) any such deferral of the
date of prepayment;
(ii) the date on which such
Change in Control and the prepayment are expected to occur;
and
(iii) any determination by
the Company that efforts to effect such Change in Control have
ceased or been abandoned (in which case the offers and acceptances
made pursuant to this Section 9.3 in respect of such Change in
Control shall be deemed rescinded).
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(f) |
Each offer to prepay the Notes pursuant to this
Section 9.3 shall be accompanied by a certificate, executed by
a Senior Financial Officer of the Company and dated the date of
such offer, specifying: |
(i) the Proposed Prepayment
Date;
(ii) that such offer is made
pursuant to this Section 9.3;
(iii) the principal amount of
each Note offered to be prepaid;
(iv) the last date upon which
the offer can be accepted or rejected, and setting forth the
consequences of failing to provide an acceptance or rejection, as
provided in Section 9.3(c);
(v) the interest that would
be due on each Note offered to be prepaid, accrued to the Proposed
Prepayment Date;
(vi) that the conditions of
this Section 9.3 have been fulfilled; and
(vii) in reasonable detail,
the nature and timing of the Change in Control.
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9.4. |
Mandatory Prepayment Upon Qualified
Issuance. |
The Company will, upon the
occurrence of the Qualified Issuance, following not less than three
(3) Business Days’ notice to the Purchasers, pay
(i) one-half of the outstanding amount of the PIK Interest as
of the date of consummation of the Qualified Issuance at par plus
all accrued but unpaid interest on such PIK Interest prepaid and
(ii) one-half of the accrued but unpaid interest in respect of
the outstanding principal amount of the Initial Notes accruing
since the most recent Interest Payment Date.
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9.5. |
Allocation of Partial Prepayments. |
In the case of each partial
prepayment of the Notes, the principal amount of the Notes to be
prepaid shall be allocated among all of the Notes at the time
outstanding in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the
respective unpaid principal amounts thereof not theretofore called
for prepayment. All prepayments shall be applied first to accrued
but unpaid interest and thereafter to principal and the additional
payment amounts provided for under this Section 9.
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9.6. |
Maturity; Surrender, etc. |
In the case of each
prepayment of Notes pursuant to this Section 9, the principal
amount of each Note to be prepaid and the additional payment
amounts provided for under this Section 9 shall mature and
become due and payable on the date fixed for such prepayment,
together with interest on such principal amount accrued to such
date. From and after such date, unless the Company shall fail to
pay such principal amount when so due and payable, interest on such
principal amount shall cease to accrue. Any Note paid or prepaid in
full shall be surrendered to the Company and cancelled and shall
not be reissued, and no Note shall be issued in lieu of any prepaid
principal amount of any Note.
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AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. |
Until the payment of all
principal of and interest on the Notes, the Company will at all
times perform and comply with all covenants in this
Section 10:
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10.1. |
Compliance with Law. |
The Company will, and will
cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, ordinances
or governmental rules or regulations to which each of them is
subject, and will obtain and maintain in effect all licenses,
certificates, permits, franchises and other governmental
authorizations necessary to the ownership of their respective
properties or to the conduct of their respective businesses, in
each case to the extent necessary to ensure that non-compliance
with such laws, ordinances or governmental rules or regulations or
failures to obtain or maintain in effect such licenses,
certificates, permits, franchises and other governmental
authorizations could not reasonably be expected, individually or in
the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
The Company will, and will
cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain, with financially sound
and reputable insurers, insurance with respect to their respective
properties and businesses against such casualties and
contingencies, of such types, on such terms and in such amounts
(including deductibles, co-insurance and self-insurance, if
adequate reserves are maintained with respect thereto) so that such
insurance, taken as a whole, shall be customary for entities of
established reputations engaged in the same or a similar business
and similarly situated.
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10.3. |
Maintenance of Properties. |
The Company will, and will
cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain and keep, or cause to
be maintained and kept, their respective properties in good repair,
working order and condition (other than ordinary wear and tear), so
that the business carried on in connection therewith may be
properly conducted at all times, provided that this
Section 10.3 shall not prevent the Company or any Subsidiary
from discontinuing the operation and the maintenance of any of its
properties if such discontinuance is desirable in the conduct of
its business and such discontinuance would not, individually or in
the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
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10.4. |
Payment of Taxes and Claims. |
The Company will, and will
cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay and discharge all taxes,
assessments, governmental charges, or levies imposed upon them or
upon their income or profits, or upon any properties belonging to
them, in each case on a timely basis and all claims for which, if
unpaid, might become a Lien on properties or assets of the Company
or any Subsidiary, provided that neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary need pay any such tax or assessment or claims if
(a) the amount, applicability or validity thereof is contested
by the Company or such Subsidiary on a timely basis in good faith
and in appropriate proceedings, and the Company or a Subsidiary has
established adequate reserves therefor in accordance with GAAP on
the books of the Company or such Subsidiary, or (b) the
nonpayment of all such taxes and assessments in the aggregate could
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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10.5. |
Corporate Existence, etc. |
The Company will at all times
preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence.
Subject to Sections 11.2 and 11.6, the Company will at all times
preserve and keep in full force and effect the corporate existence
of each of its Subsidiaries (unless otherwise permitted hereunder)
and all rights and franchises of the Company and its Subsidiaries
unless, in the good faith judgment of the Company, the termination
of or failure to preserve and keep in full force and effect such
corporate existence, right or franchise would not, individually or
in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
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10.6. |
Compliance with Obligations. |
The Company will, and will
cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all other
obligations which it incurs pursuant to any contract or agreement
(other than with respect to the Senior Credit Agreement and BST
Credit Agreement), whether oral or written, express or implied, as
such obligations become due except w
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