10.0% SENIOR NOTES DUE
2016
Dated as of August 18,
2009
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Trust
Indenture
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Act
Section
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Indenture Section
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7.10
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7.10
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N.A.
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N.A.
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7.10
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7.10
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N.A.
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7.11
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7.11
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N.A.
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2.06
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12.03
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12.03
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7.06
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N.A.
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7.06, 7.07
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7.06, 12.02
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7.06
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12.05
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N.A.
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N.A.
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N.A.
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N.A.
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N.A.
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12.05
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N.A.
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N.A.
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N.A.
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N.A.
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N.A.
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N.A.
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N.A.
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N.A.
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N.A.
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N.A.
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N.A.
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12.14
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N.A.
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N.A. means not
applicable.
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This
Cross-Reference Table is not part of the Indenture.
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Trust
Indenture
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Act
Section
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Indenture Section
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N.A.
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N.A.
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N.A.
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N.A.
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12.01
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Page
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DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION
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Section 1.01. Definitions
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1
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Section 1.02. Other Definitions
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28
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Section 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of
Trust Indenture Act
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29
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Section 1.04. Rules of
Construction
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29
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Section 2.01. Form and Dating
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30
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Section 2.02. Execution and
Authentication
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31
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Section 2.03. Methods of Receiving Payments
on the Notes
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32
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Section 2.04. Registrar and Paying
Agent
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32
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Section 2.05. Paying Agent to Hold Money in
Trust
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32
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Section 2.06. Holder Lists
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32
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Section 2.07. Transfer and
Exchange
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33
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Section 2.08. Replacement Notes
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46
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Section 2.09. Outstanding Notes
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46
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Section 2.10. Treasury Notes
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47
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Section 2.11. Temporary Notes
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47
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Section 2.12. Cancellation
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47
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Section 2.13. Defaulted Interest
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47
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Section 2.14. CUSIP Numbers
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48
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Section 3.01. Notices to Trustee
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48
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Section 3.02. Selection of Notes to Be
Redeemed
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48
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Section 3.03. Notice of
Redemption
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49
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Section 3.04. Effect of Notice of
Redemption
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49
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Section 3.05. Deposit of Redemption
Price
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50
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Section 3.06. Notes Redeemed in
Part
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50
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Section 3.07. Optional
Redemption
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50
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Section 3.08. Repurchase Offers
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51
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Section 3.09. Application of Trust
Money
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53
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Section 4.01. Payment of Notes
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53
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Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or
Agency
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53
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54
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Section 4.04. Compliance
Certificate
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55
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56
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Section 4.06. Stay, Extension and Usury
Laws
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56
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Section 4.07. Restricted
Payments
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56
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Section 4.08. Dividend and Other Payment
Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries
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59
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Section 4.09. Incurrence of
Indebtedness
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61
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Section 4.10. Asset Sales
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65
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Section 4.11. Transactions with
Affiliates
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67
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69
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Section 4.13. Business
Activities
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69
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Section 4.14. Offer to Repurchase upon a
Change of Control
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69
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Section 4.15. Changes in Covenants When
Notes Rated Investment Grade
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70
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Section 4.16. Designation of Restricted and
Unrestricted Subsidiaries
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71
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Section 4.17. Payments for
Consent
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73
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Section 4.18. Note Guarantees
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73
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Section 5.01. Merger, Consolidation or Sale
of Assets
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74
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Section 5.02. Successor Corporation
Substituted
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76
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Section 6.01. Events of Default
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76
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Section 6.02. Acceleration
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78
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Section 6.03. Other Remedies
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78
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Section 6.04. Waiver of Past
Defaults
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78
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Section 6.05. Control by
Majority
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79
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Section 6.06. Limitation on
Suits
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80
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Section 6.07. Rights of Holders of Notes to
Receive Payment
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80
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Section 6.08. Collection Suit by
Trustee
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80
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Section 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of
Claim
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81
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81
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Section 6.11. Undertaking for
Costs
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82
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Section 7.01. Duties of Trustee
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Section 7.02. Certain Rights of
Trustee
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Section 7.03. Individual Rights of
Trustee
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Section 7.04. Trustee’s
Disclaimer
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84
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Section 7.05. Notice of Defaults
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84
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Section 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders
of the Notes
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Section 7.07. Compensation and
Indemnity
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Section 7.08. Replacement of
Trustee
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85
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Section 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger,
Etc
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86
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Section 7.10. Eligibility;
Disqualification
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87
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Section 7.11. Preferential Collection of
Claims Against Company
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87
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Section 7.12. No Representation by
Trustee
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87
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DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
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Section 8.01. Option to Effect Legal
Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance
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87
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Section 8.02. Legal Defeasance and
Discharge
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87
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Section 8.03. Covenant
Defeasance
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88
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Section 8.04. Conditions to Legal or
Covenant Defeasance
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89
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Section 8.05. Deposited Money and
Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous
Provisions
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90
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Section 8.06. Repayment to the
Company
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91
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Section 8.07. Reinstatement
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91
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Section 8.08. Survival of Rights
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91
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AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
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Section 9.01. Without Consent of Holders of
Notes
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Section 9.02. With Consent of Holders of
Notes
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Section 9.03. Compliance with Trust
Indenture Act
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94
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Section 9.04. Revocation and Effect of
Consents
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95
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Section 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of
Notes
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95
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Section 9.06. Trustee to Sign Amendments,
Etc
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95
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95
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Section 10.02. Limitation on Guarantor
Liability
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96
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Section 10.03. Execution and Delivery of
Note Guarantee
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97
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Section 10.04. Guarantors May Consolidate,
Etc., on Certain Terms
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97
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Section 10.05. Release of a Subsidiary
Guarantor
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98
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SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
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Section 11.01. Satisfaction and
Discharge
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Section 11.02. Deposited Money and
Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous
Provisions
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100
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Section 11.03. Section 11.04.
Survival
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100
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Section 11.04. Repayment to the
Company
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100
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Section 12.01. Trust Indenture Act
Controls
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101
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Section 12.03. Communication by Holders of
Notes with Other Holders of Notes
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102
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Section 12.04. Certificate and Opinion as
to Conditions Precedent
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102
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Section 12.05. Statements Required in
Certificate or Opinion
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102
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Section 12.06. Rules by Trustee and
Agents
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103
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Section 12.07. No Personal Liability of
Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders
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103
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Section 12.08. Governing Law
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103
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Section 12.09. Consent to
Jurisdiction
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Section 12.10. No Adverse Interpretation of
Other Agreements
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Section 12.11. Successors
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Section 12.12. Severability
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Section 12.13. Counterpart
Originals
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Section 12.14. Acts of Holders
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Section 12.15. Benefit of
Indenture
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105
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Section 12.16. Table of Contents, Headings,
Etc.
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FORM OF
NOTE
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FORM OF
CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
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FORM OF
CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
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FORM OF
CERTIFICATE OF ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED
INVESTOR
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FORM OF
NOTATION OF GUARANTEE
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FORM OF
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
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iv
INDENTURE dated as of August 18, 2009 among NII Capital
Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”),
the Initial Guarantors (as defined below) listed on the signature
pages hereto and Wilmington Trust Company, a national banking
association, as trustee.
The
Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this
Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its
10.0% Senior Notes due 2016 to be issued in one or more series as
provided in this Indenture. The Initial Guarantors have duly
authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide
for a guarantee of the Notes and of certain of the Company’s
obligations hereunder. All things necessary to make this Indenture
a valid agreement of the Company and the Initial Guarantors, in
accordance with its terms, have been done.
The
Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee (as defined below) agree as
follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable
benefit of the Holders (as defined below) of the 10.0% Senior Notes
due 2016:
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
Section 1.01.
Definitions .
“
144A Global Note ” means a global note substantially
in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend
and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf
of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee
that shall be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding
principal amount at maturity of the Notes sold in reliance on
Rule 144A.
“
Acquired Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of a Person
existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or
merges with or into the Parent or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries or which is assumed by the Parent or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Acquisition and
not incurred in connection with, or in anticipation of, such Person
becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or such Asset Acquisition. The
term “Acquired Indebtedness” does not include
Indebtedness of a Person which is redeemed, defeased, retired or
otherwise repaid at the time of or immediately upon consummation of
the transactions by which such Person becomes a Restricted
Subsidiary or such Asset Acquisition.
“
Additional Interest ” means all additional interest
owing on the Notes pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement.
“
Additional Notes ” means an unlimited maximum
aggregate principal amount of Notes (other than the Notes issued on
the date hereof) issued under this Indenture in accordance with
Sections 2.02 and 4.09 hereof.
“
Affiliate ” of any specified Person means (1) any
other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or
under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person
or (2) any executive officer or director of such specified
Person. For purposes of this definition, “control,” as
used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession,
directly
or indirectly,
of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or
policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by agreement or otherwise; provided that
beneficial ownership of 5% or more of the Voting Stock of a Person
shall be deemed to be control. For purposes of this definition, the
terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and
“under common control with” shall have correlative
meanings.
“
Agent ” means any Registrar, Paying Agent or
co-registrar.
“
Applicable Premium ” means, with respect to a Note at
any date of redemption, the greater of (i) 1.0% of the
principal amount of such Note and (ii) the excess of
(A) the present value at such date of redemption of
(1) the redemption price of such Note at August 15, 2013
(such redemption price being described herein at Section 3.07)
plus (2) all remaining required interest payments due on such
Note through August 15, 2013 (excluding accrued but unpaid
interest to the date of redemption), computed using a discount rate
equal to the Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points, over (B) the
principal amount of such Note.
“
Applicable Procedures ” means, with respect to any
transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global
Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and
Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange.
“
Asset Acquisition ” means:
(1) an
Investment by the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in
any other Person pursuant to which such Person shall become a
Restricted Subsidiary or shall be merged into or consolidated with
the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries but only if such
Person’s primary business is a Permitted Business,
or
(2) an
acquisition by the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of
the property and assets of any Person other than the Parent or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries that constitute all or substantially
all of a division, operating unit or line of business of such
Person but only if the property and assets so acquired is a
Permitted Business.
“
Asset Disposition ” means the sale or other
disposition by the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries,
other than to the Parent or another Restricted Subsidiary, of
(a) all or substantially all of the Capital Stock of any
Restricted Subsidiary or (b) all or substantially all of the
assets that constitute a division, operating unit or line of
business of the Parent or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries.
(1) the
sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any assets, other
than a transaction governed by Sections 4.14 and/or
Section 5.01; and
(2)
(a) the issuance of Equity Interests by any of the
Parent’s Restricted Subsidiaries or (b) the sale by the
Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof of any Equity Interests
it owns in any of its Subsidiaries (other than directors’
qualifying shares and shares issued to foreign nationals to the
extent required by applicable law).
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Notwithstanding
the preceding, the following items shall be deemed not to be Asset
Sales:
(1) any
single transaction or series of related transactions that involves
assets or Equity Interests having a Fair Market Value of less than
$15.0 million;
(2) a
transfer of assets or Equity Interests between or among the Parent
and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(3) an
issuance of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary of the
Parent to the Parent or to another Restricted
Subsidiary;
(4) the
sale, lease, sublease, license, sublicense, consignment, conveyance
or other disposition of equipment, inventory, accounts receivable
or other assets in the ordinary course of business in compliance
with Section 4.11;
(5) the
sale or other disposition of Cash Equivalents;
(6) dispositions
of accounts receivable in connection with the compromise,
settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business
or in bankruptcy or similar proceedings;
(7) a
Restricted Payment that is permitted by Section 4.07 and any
Permitted Investment;
(8) any
sale or disposition of any property or equipment that has become
damaged, worn out or obsolete;
(9) the
creation of a Lien not prohibited by this Indenture;
(10) the
licensing of intellectual property or other general intangibles
(other than Wireless Licenses) to third persons on terms approved
by the Board of Directors of the Parent in good faith and in the
ordinary course of business;
(11) the
sale or other disposition of transmission towers and related
equipment and assets in one or more Sale and Leaseback
Transactions, in an aggregate amount not to exceed
$100.0 million;
(12) any
surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release
or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind;
and
(13) any
disposition arising from foreclosure, condemnation or similar
action with respect to any property or other assets or exercise of
termination rights under any lease, license, concession or other
agreement.
“
Attributable Debt ” in respect of a Sale and Leaseback
Transaction means, at the time of determination, the present value
of the obligation of the lessee for net rental payments during the
remaining term of the lease included in such Sale and Leaseback
Transaction,
3
including any
period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option
of the lessor, be extended. Such present value shall be calculated
using a discount rate equal to the rate of interest implicit in
such transaction, determined in accordance with GAAP.
“
Bankruptcy Law ” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any
similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
“
Beneficial Owner ” has the meaning assigned to such
term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act,
except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any
particular “person” (as that term is used in
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such
“person” shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership
of all securities that such “person” has the right to
acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such
right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the
occurrence of a subsequent condition. The terms “Beneficially
Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” shall have a
corresponding meaning.
“
Board of Directors ” means:
(1) with respect
to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or,
except in the context of the definitions of “Change of
Control,” a duly authorized committee thereof;
(2) with respect
to a partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of
the partnership;
(3) with respect
to a limited liability company, the managing member or members or
any controlling committee or board of directors of such company or
of the sole member or of the managing member thereof;
and
(4) with respect
to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving
a similar function.
“
Board Resolution ” means a resolution certified by the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Parent or the Company,
as applicable, to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors
of the Parent or the Company, as applicable and to be in full force
and effect on the date of such certification.
“
Broker-Dealer ” has the meaning set forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement.
“
Business Day ” means any day other than a Legal
Holiday.
“
Capital Lease Obligation ” means, at the time any
determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in
respect of a capital lease that would at that time be required to
be capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP, and the
Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of
rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first
date upon which such lease may be prepaid by the lessee without
payment of a penalty.
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(1) in the case of
a corporation, corporate stock;
(2) in the case of
an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests,
participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of
corporate stock;
(3) in the case of
a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or
membership interests (whether general or limited); and
(4) any other
interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to
receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of
assets of, the issuing Person.
“
Cash Equivalents ” means:
(1)
(a) United States dollars; and (b) in the case of the
Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, the local
currency of the country in which it or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries operates;
(2) readily
marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or
insured by the United States of America or any agency or
instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of
the United States of America is pledged in support thereof), having
maturities, unless such securities are deposited to defease any
Indebtedness, of not more than one year from the date of
acquisition thereof;
(3) demand
deposits, certificates of deposit, overnight deposits and time
deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of
acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not
exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits, in each case, with
any commercial bank that is organized under the laws of the United
States of America, any state thereof or any foreign country
recognized by the United States and at the time of acquisition
thereof has capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million
(or the foreign currency equivalent thereof) and a rating of P-1 or
better from Moody’s or A-1 or better from S&P or, with
respect to a commercial bank organized outside of the United
States, a local market credit rating of at least “BBB-”
(or the then equivalent grade) by S&P and the equivalent rating
by Moody’s, or with government owned financial institution
that is organized under the laws of any of the countries in which
the Parent’s Restricted Subsidiaries conduct
business;
(4) commercial
paper outstanding at any time issued by any Person that is
organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state
thereof or any foreign country recognized by the United States and
rated P-1 or better from Moody’s or A-1 or better from
S&P or, with respect to Persons organized outside of the United
States, a local market credit rating at least “BBB-”
(or the then equivalent grade) by S&P and the equivalent rating
by Moody’s and in each case with maturities of not more than
360 days from the date of acquisition thereof;
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(5) securities
with final maturities of not more than one year from the date of
acquisition thereof issued or fully guaranteed by any state,
territory or municipality of the United States of America or by any
political subdivision, taxing authority, agency or instrumentality
thereof or any country recognized by the United States, which
securities are rated at the time of acquisition at least A by
S&P or A by Moody’s;
(6) insured demand
deposits made in the ordinary course of business and consistent
with the Parent’s or its Subsidiaries’ customary cash
management policy in any domestic office of any commercial bank
organized under the laws of the United States of America or any
state thereof;
(7) repurchase
obligations with a term of not more than 360 days for
underlying securities of the types described in clauses (2),
(3) and (4) above entered into with any financial
institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause
(3) above;
(8) local currency
denominated investments in government issued instruments with a
term of not more than 360 days from the date of acquisition,
but only to the extent the country’s credit rating is at
least “BBB-” (or the then equivalent grade) by S&P
and the equivalent rating by Moody’s; and
(9) investments,
classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets of the Parent
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in money market funds or
investment programs registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940 or similar provision under foreign law, at least 90% of the
portfolios of which are limited solely to Investments of the
character, quality and maturity described in clauses
(1) through (8) of this definition.
“
Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the
following:
(1) the direct or
indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other
than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of
related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties
or assets of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, to any “person” (as that term is used in
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act);
(2) the adoption
of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Parent
or the Company;
(3) any
“person” or “group” (as such terms are used
in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any
employee benefit plan of such “person” or its
Subsidiaries, and any Person or entity acting in its capacity as
trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such
plan) becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of 35%
or more of the Voting Stock of Parent or the Company on a
fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities
that such “person” or “group” has the right
to acquire pursuant to any option right to the extent that such
option right is exercisable within 60 days after the date of
determination);
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(4) the first day
on which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the
Parent or the Company are not Continuing Directors;
(5) the Parent or
the Company consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person,
or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into the Parent
or the Company, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in
which any of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Parent or the
Company, as the case may be, or such Person is converted into or
exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any
such transaction where, the Voting Stock of the Parent or the
Company as the case may be, outstanding immediately prior to such
transaction is converted into or exchanged for Voting Stock (other
than Disqualified Stock) of the surviving or transferee Person
constituting a majority of the outstanding shares of such Voting
Stock of such surviving or transferee Person (immediately after
giving effect to such issuance); or
(6) Parent ceases
to own 100% of the Equity Interests of the Company (unless the
Parent and the Company are merged);
provided that no Change of Control shall be deemed to
occur if the Notes are rated Baa3 or better by Moody’s and
BBB- or better by Standard & Poor’s (or, if either such
entity ceases to rate the Notes for reasons outside of the control
of the Parent or the Company, the equivalent investment grade
credit rating from any other “nationally recognized
statistical rating organization” within the meaning of
Section 3(a)(62) under the Exchange Act, selected by the
Company as a replacement agency) for a period of at least 90
consecutive days, beginning on the date of such event, which period
will be extended for so long as the rating of the Notes is under
publicly announced consideration for possible downgrading by the
applicable rating agency.
“
Commission ” means the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission.
“
Clearstream ” means Clearstream Banking,
société anonyme, Luxembourg (formerly Cedel Bank,
société anonyme), and any successor
thereto.
“
Common Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, any
Capital Stock (other than Preferred Stock) of such Person, whether
outstanding on the Issue Date or issued thereafter.
“
Company ” means NII Capital Corp. until a successor
replaces it pursuant to Section 5.01 hereof and thereafter
means the successor.
“
Consolidated Cash Flow ” means, with respect to any
specified Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of
such Person for such period plus :
(1) provision for
taxes based on income or profits of such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for such period (including withholding taxes), to the
extent that such provision for taxes was deducted in computing such
Consolidated Net Income; plus
(2) Fixed Charges
of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to
the extent that any such Fixed Charges were deducted in computing
such Consolidated Net Income; plus
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(3) depreciation,
amortization (including amortization of intangibles but excluding
amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior
period) and other non-cash expenses or charges (including, without
limitation, minority interest expense and foreign exchange losses
and excluding any such non-cash expense to the extent that it
represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future
period or amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a
prior period) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for
such period to the extent that such depreciation, amortization and
other non-cash expenses or charges were deducted in computing such
Consolidated Net Income, such other non-cash expenses to include,
without limitation, impairment charges associated with goodwill,
wireless licenses, other indefinite-lived assets and long-lived
assets, and stock-based compensation awards;
minus
(4) non-cash items
increasing such Consolidated Net Income (including, without
limitation, foreign exchange gains) for such period, other than the
accrual of revenue consistent with past practice;
in each case,
on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with
GAAP.
Notwithstanding
the preceding, the provision for taxes based on the income or
profits of, the Fixed Charges of and the depreciation and
amortization and other non-cash expenses of, a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Parent shall be added to Consolidated Net Income
to compute Consolidated Cash Flow of the Parent (A) in the
same proportion that the Net Income of such Restricted Subsidiary
was added to compute such Consolidated Net Income of the Parent and
(B) solely for the purpose of determining the amount available
for Restricted Payments under Section 4.07(a)(3)(i), only to
the extent that a corresponding amount would be permitted at the
date of determination to be dividended or distributed to the Parent
by such Restricted Subsidiary without any prior governmental
approval (that has not been obtained), and without direct or
indirect restriction pursuant to the terms of its charter and all
agreements, instruments, judgments, decrees, orders, statutes,
rules and governmental regulations applicable to that Subsidiary or
holders of its Capital Stock, unless such restriction has been
legally waived or is contained in any agreement governing
Indebtedness that is permitted by the covenant described under
Section 4.08, provided , that the restrictions on the
declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions
contemplated by this clause (B) shall not include approvals
required by the Board of Directors or shareholders of the
Restricted Subsidiary, the requirement to obtain audited financial
statements and any other requirements that are administrative in
nature and in the good faith judgment of the Parent would be
satisfied; provided further , that amounts shall not be
excluded by this clause (B) to the extent they are paid or
could be paid in cash to the specified Person or a Restricted
Subsidiary thereof by dividend, distribution or other payment
(including, without limitation, making loans, repaying indebtedness
or paying under intercompany arrangements).
“
Consolidated Leverage Ratio ” means on any Transaction
Date, the ratio of:
(1) the aggregate
amount of Indebtedness of the Parent and its Restricted
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis outstanding on such
Transaction Date, to
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(2) the aggregate
amount of Consolidated Cash Flow of the Parent and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for the Four Quarter Period.
In determining the
Consolidated Leverage Ratio:
(1) pro forma
effect shall be given to any Indebtedness that is to be incurred or
repaid on the Transaction Date;
(2) pro forma
effect shall be given to Asset Dispositions and Asset Acquisitions
(including giving pro forma effect to the application of proceeds
of any Asset Disposition) that occur during the Reference Period as
if they had occurred and such proceeds had been applied on the
first day of such Reference Period;
(3) pro forma
effect shall be given to asset dispositions and asset acquisitions
(including giving pro forma effect to the application of proceeds
of any asset disposition) that have been made by any Person that
has become a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent or has been merged
with or into the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary during such
Reference Period and that would have constituted Asset Dispositions
or Asset Acquisitions had such transactions occurred when such
Person was a Restricted Subsidiary, as if such asset dispositions
or asset acquisitions were Asset Dispositions or Asset Acquisitions
that occurred on the first day of such Reference Period.
To
the extent that pro forma effect is given to an Asset Acquisition
or Asset Disposition, such pro forma calculation shall be based
upon the four full fiscal quarters immediately preceding the
Transaction Date of the Person, or division, operating unit or line
of business of the Person, that is acquired or disposed of for
which financial information is available, and Consolidated Cash
Flow shall be calculated on a pro forma basis in accordance with
Regulation S-X under the Securities Act, but without giving
effect to clause (3) of the proviso set forth in the
definition of Consolidated Net Income.
“
Consolidated Net Income ” means, with respect to any
specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of
such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated
basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided
that:
(1) the Net Income
of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is
accounted for by the equity method of accounting shall be included
only to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions paid
in cash to the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary
thereof;
(2) solely for the
purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments
under Section 4.07(a)(3)(i), the Net Income of any Restricted
Subsidiary shall be excluded to the extent that the declaration or
payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted
Subsidiary of that Net Income is not at the date of determination
permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not
been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the
terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment,
decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable
to that Restricted Subsidiary or holders of its Capital Stock,
unless such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends or
similar distributions has been
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legally waived
or is contained in any agreement governing Indebtedness that is
permitted under Section 4.08, provided , that the
restrictions on the declaration or payment of dividends or similar
distributions contemplated by this clause (2) shall not
include approvals required by the Board of Directors or
shareholders of the Restricted Subsidiary, the requirement to
obtain audited financial statements and any other requirements that
are administrative in nature and in the good faith judgment of the
Parent would be satisfied; provided further , that the Net
Income of a Restricted Subsidiary shall not be excluded by this
clause (2) to the extent it is paid or could be paid in cash
to the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof by
dividend, distribution or other payment (including, without
limitation, making loans, repaying indebtedness or paying under
intercompany arrangements).
(3) the Net Income
of any Person acquired during the specified period for any period
prior to the date of such acquisition shall be excluded;
(4) the cumulative
effect of a change in accounting principles shall be excluded;
and
(5)
notwithstanding clause (1) above, the Net Income or loss of
any Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be excluded, whether or not
distributed to the specified Person or one of its
Subsidiaries.
“
Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee ” shall be at
the address of the Trustee specified in Section 12.02 hereof
or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to
the Company.
“
Continuing Directors ” means, as of any date of
determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Parent
or the Company, as applicable who:
(1) was a member
of such Board of Directors on the Issue Date; or
(2) was nominated
for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the
approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members
of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or
election or, in the case of the Company, was nominated for election
or elected by the Parent.
“
Credit Facilities ” means, one or more debt
facilities, commercial paper facilities or indentures, in each case
with banks or other institutional lenders or a trustee, providing
for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing
(including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to
special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against
such receivables), letters of credit or issuances of notes, in each
case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced
or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time.
“
Custodian ” means the Trustee, as custodian with
respect to the Notes in global form, or any successor entity
thereto.
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“
Default ” means any event that is, or with the passage
of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of
Default.
“
Definitive Note ” means a certificated Note registered
in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with
Section 2.07 hereof, substantially in the form of
Exhibit A hereto, and such Note shall not bear the Global Note
Legend and shall not have the “Schedule of Exchanges of
Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto.
“
Depositary ” means, with respect to the Notes issuable
or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified
in Section 2.04 hereof as the Depositary with respect to the
Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as depositary
hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable
provision of this Indenture.
“
Disqualified Stock ” means any Capital Stock that, by
its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is
convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case at the
option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event,
matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund
obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder
thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is one
year after the date on which the Notes mature. Notwithstanding the
preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute
Disqualified Stock solely because the holders thereof have the
right to require the Parent to repurchase such Capital Stock upon
the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale shall not
constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock
provide that the Parent may not repurchase or redeem any such
Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or
redemption complies with Section 4.07. The term
“Disqualified Stock” shall also include any options,
warrants or other rights that are convertible into Disqualified
Stock or that are redeemable at the option of the holder, or
required to be redeemed, prior to the date that is one year after
the date on which the Notes mature.
“
Domestic Restricted Subsidiary ” means any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Parent other than a Restricted Subsidiary that is
(1) a “controlled foreign corporation” under
Section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code (a) whose
primary operating assets are located outside the United States and
(b) that is not subject to tax under Section 882(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code because of a trade or business within the
United States or (2) a Subsidiary of an entity described in
the preceding clause (1).
“
Equity Interests ” means Capital Stock and all
warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but
excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or
exchangeable for, Capital Stock).
“
Equity Offering ” means any public or private
placement of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the
Parent (other than pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8
or otherwise relating to equity securities issuable under any
employee benefit plan of the Parent) to any Person other than any
Subsidiary of the Parent.
“
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
“
Exchange Notes ” means the Notes issued in the
Registered Exchange Offer in accordance with Section 2.07(f)
hereof.
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“
Exchange Offer Registration Statement ” has the
meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
“
Existing Indebtedness ” means the aggregate amount of
Indebtedness of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other
than Indebtedness under the Notes) in existence on the Issue
Date.
“
Fair Market Value ” means the price that would be paid
in an arm’s-length transaction between an informed and
willing seller under no compulsion to sell and an informed and
willing buyer under no compulsion to buy, as determined in good
faith by an Officer of the Parent or by the Board of Directors of
the Parent, evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate or Board
Resolution, as applicable.
“
First Tier Restricted Subsidiary ” means each
Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent (other than the Company), the
Capital Stock of which is held directly by the Parent.
“
Fixed Charges ” means, with respect to any specified
Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:
(1) the
consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued, including,
without limitation, amortization of debt issuance costs and
original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest
component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest
component of all payments associated with Capital Lease
Obligations, imputed interest with respect to Attributable Debt,
commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in
respect of letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance
financings, and net of the effect of all payments made or received
pursuant to Hedging Obligations; plus
(2) the
consolidated interest of such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period;
plus
(3) any interest
expense on Indebtedness of another Person that is Guaranteed by
such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a
Lien on assets of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
whether or not such Guarantee or Lien is called upon;
plus
(4) the product of
(a) all dividends, whether paid or accrued and whether or not
in cash, on any series of Disqualified Stock of such Person or
Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries other than dividends on Equity Interests payable
solely in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the
Parent or to the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent,
times (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the
denominator of which is one minus the then current combined
federal, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person (if such
Person is part of a consolidated group, then such tax rate shall be
computed on a standalone basis for such Person), expressed as a
decimal, in each case, on a consolidated basis and in accordance
with GAAP.
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“
Foreign Restricted Subsidiary ” means any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Parent that is not a Domestic Restricted
Subsidiary.
“
Four Quarter Period ” means, with respect to any
specified Transaction Date, the four fiscal quarters immediately
prior to the Transaction Date for which internal financial
statements of the Parent are available.
“
GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles
set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting
Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and in the statements and pronouncements of the
Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by
such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of
the accounting profession, which were in effect on the Issue
Date.
“
Global Note Legend ” means the legend set forth in
Section 2.07(g)(ii), which is required to be placed on all
Global Notes issued under this Indenture.
“
Global Notes ” means, individually and collectively,
each of the Restricted Global Notes and the Unrestricted Global
Notes, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, issued
in accordance with Section 2.01, 2.07(b), 2.07(d) or 2.07(f)
of this Indenture.
“
Government Securities ” means securities that are
direct obligations of the United States of America for the timely
payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged.
“
Guarantee ” means, as to any Person, a guarantee other
than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the
ordinary course of business, direct or indirect, in any manner
including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or
through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in respect
thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness of another
Person.
(1) the Initial
Guarantors; and
(2) any other
Subsidiary that executes a Note Guarantee in accordance with the
provisions of this Indenture;
and their
respective successors and assigns until released from their
obligations under the Note Guarantee and this Indenture in
accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
“
Hedging Obligations ” means, with respect to any
specified Person, the obligations of such Person under:
(1) interest rate
swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements, interest rate collar
agreements and other agreements or arrangements with respect to
interest rates;
(2) commodity swap
agreements, commodity option agreements, forward contracts and
other agreements or arrangements with respect to commodity prices;
and
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(3) foreign
exchange contracts, currency swap agreements, currency option
agreements and other agreements or arrangements with respect to
foreign currency exchange rates.
“
Holder ” means a Person in whose name a Note is
registered.
“
Incur ” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, to
incur, create, issue, assume, Guarantee or otherwise become
directly or indirectly liable for or with respect to, or become
responsible for, the payment of, contingently or otherwise, such
Indebtedness (and “Incurrence” and
“Incurred” shall have meanings correlative to the
foregoing); provided that (1) any Indebtedness of a
Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Parent shall be deemed to be Incurred by such
Restricted Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Parent and (2) neither the accrual of
interest nor the accretion of original issue discount nor the
payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness with the
same terms and the payment of dividends on Disqualified Stock or
Preferred Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class
of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (to the extent provided
for when the Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock
on which such interest or dividend is paid was originally issued)
shall be considered an Incurrence of Indebtedness; provided
that in each case the amount thereof is for all other purposes
included in the Fixed Charges and Indebtedness of the Parent, or
its Restricted Subsidiaries as accrued.
“
Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any specified
Person, any indebtedness of such Person, whether or not contingent
and without duplication:
(1) in respect of
borrowed money;
(2) evidenced by
bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of
credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);
(3) in respect of
banker’s acceptances;
(4) in respect of
Capital Lease Obligations and Attributable Debt;
(5) in respect of
the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any
property or services, except any such balance that constitutes an
accrued expense or trade payable;
(6) representing
Hedging Obligations;
(7) representing
Disqualified Stock valued at the greater of its voluntary or
involuntary maximum fixed repurchase price plus accrued dividends;
or
(8) in the case of
a Subsidiary of such Person, representing Preferred Stock valued at
the greater of its voluntary or involuntary maximum fixed
repurchase price plus accrued dividends.
In
addition, the term “Indebtedness” includes (x) all
Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the
specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is
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assumed by the
specified Person), provided that the amount of such Indebtedness
shall be the lesser of (A) the Fair Market Value of such asset
at such date of determination and (B) the amount of such
Indebtedness, and (y) to the extent not otherwise included,
the Guarantee by the specified Person of any Indebtedness of any
other Person. For purposes hereof, the “maximum fixed
repurchase price” of any Disqualified Stock or Preferred
Stock which does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be
calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Stock
or Preferred Stock, as applicable, as if such Disqualified Stock or
Preferred Stock were repurchased on any date on which Indebtedness
is required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture.
The
amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date shall be the
outstanding balance at such date of all unconditional obligations
as described above and, with respect to contingent obligations, the
maximum liability upon the occurrence of the contingency giving
rise to the obligation, and shall be:
(1) the accreted
value thereof, in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original
issue discount; and
(2) the principal
amount thereof, together with any interest thereon that is more
than 30 days past due, in the case of any other
Indebtedness.
“
Initial Guarantors ” means the Parent and all Domestic
Restricted Subsidiaries existing on the Issue Date.
“
Initial Purchasers ” means Morgan Stanley & Co.
Incorporated and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
“
Indenture ” means this Indenture, as amended or
supplemented from time to time.
“
Indirect Participant ” means a Person who holds a
beneficial interest in a Global Note through a
Participant.
“
Institutional Accredited Investor ” means an
institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined
in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the
Securities Act, who are not also QIBs.
“
Investment Company Act ” means the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended.
“
Investments ” means, with respect to any Person, all
direct or indirect investments by such Person in other Persons
(including Affiliates) in the form of loans or other extensions of
credit (including Guarantees), advances, capital contributions (by
means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any
payment for property or services for the account or use of others),
purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness,
Equity Interests or other securities, together with all items that
are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet
prepared in accordance with GAAP.
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If
the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent sells or
otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any direct or
indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent such that, after
giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no
longer a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, the Parent shall be
deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or
disposition equal to the Fair Market Value of the Investment in
such Subsidiary not sold or disposed of. The acquisition by the
Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent of a Person that
holds an Investment in a third Person shall be deemed to be an
Investment by the Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary in such
third Person in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the
Investment held by the acquired Person in such third
Person.
“
Issue Date ” means the date of original issuance of
the Notes under this Indenture.
“
Legal Holiday ” means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on
which banking institutions in The City of New York or at a place of
payment are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive
order to remain closed.
“
Legended Regulation S Global Note ” means a
global Note in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global
Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or
on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its
nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding
principal amount at maturity of the Notes initially sold in
reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation S.
“
Letter of Transmittal ” means the letter of
transmittal to be prepared by the Company and sent to all Holders
of the Notes for use by such Holders in connection with the
Registered Exchange Offer.
“
Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage,
lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind
in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or
otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional
sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature
thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security
interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing
statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent
statutes) of any jurisdiction.
“
Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service,
Inc. and its successors.
“
Net Income ” means, with respect to any specified
Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in
accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of
Preferred Stock dividends, excluding, however:
(1) any gain or
loss, together with any related provision for taxes on such gain or
loss, realized in connection with: (a) any sale of assets
outside the ordinary course of business of such Person; or
(b) the disposition of any securities by such Person or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries or the extinguishment of any
Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
and
(2) any
extraordinary gain or loss, together with any related provision for
taxes on such extraordinary gain or loss.
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“
Net Proceeds ” means the aggregate cash proceeds,
including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations (to
the extent corresponding to the principal, but not the interest
component, thereof) received by the Parent or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale (including, without
limitation, any cash received upon the sale or other disposition of
any non-cash consideration received in any Asset Sale), net of
(1) the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale, including,
without limitation, legal, accounting, investment banking and
brokerage fees, and sales commissions, and any relocation expenses
incurred as a result thereof, (2) taxes paid or payable as a
result thereof, in each case, after taking into account any
available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing
arrangements, (3) amounts required to be applied to the
repayment of Indebtedness or other liabilities secured by a Lien on
the asset or assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale or
required to be paid as a result of such sale, (4) any reserve
for adjustment in respect of the sale price of such asset or assets
established in accordance with GAAP, (5) in the case of any
Asset Sale by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, payments to
holders of Equity Interests in such Restricted Subsidiary in such
capacity (other than such Equity Interests held by the Parent or
any Restricted Subsidiary thereof) to the extent that such payment
is required to permit the distribution of such proceeds in respect
of the Equity Interests in such Restricted Subsidiary held by the
Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof and
(6) appropriate amounts to be provided by the Parent or its
Restricted Subsidiaries as a reserve against liabilities associated
with such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, pension and
other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to
environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification
obligations associated with such Asset Sale, all as determined in
accordance with GAAP; provided that (a) excess amounts set
aside for payment of taxes pursuant to clause (2) above
remaining after such taxes have been paid in full or the statute of
limitations therefor has expired and (b) amounts initially
held in reserve pursuant to clause (6) no longer so held,
shall, in the case of each of subclause (a) and (b), at that
time become Net Proceeds.
“
Non-U.S. Person ” means a Person who is not a U.S.
Person.
“
Note Guarantee ” means a Guarantee of the Notes
pursuant to this Indenture.
“
Notes ” means the 10.0% Senior Notes due 2016 of the
Company issued on the date hereof and any Additional Notes,
including any Exchange Notes. The Notes and the Additional Notes,
if any, shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under
this Indenture.
“
Obligations ” means any principal, interest,
penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and
other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any
Indebtedness.
“
Offering ” means the offering of the Notes by the
Company.
“
Offering Memorandum ” means the offering memorandum of
the Company for the offering of the Notes, dated August 13,
2009.
“
Officer ” means, with respect to any Person, the
Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President,
the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial
Officer,
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the Treasurer,
any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or any
Vice-President of such Person.
“
Officers’ Certificate ” means a certificate
signed on behalf of the Company or the Parent, as the case may be
by at least two Officers of the Company or the Parent as the case
may be, one of whom must be the principal executive officer, the
principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal
accounting officer of the Company or the Parent, as the case may
be, that meets the requirements of Section 12.05.
“
Opinion of Counsel ” means an opinion from legal
counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee (who may be
counsel to or an employee of the Parent or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries) that meets the requirements of
Section 12.05.
“
Parent ” means NII Holdings, Inc. until a successor
replaces it pursuant to Section 5.02 hereof and thereafter
means the successor.
“
Participant ” means, with respect to the Depositary,
Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who has an account with the
Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and with
respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and
Clearstream).
“
Permitted Business ” means the telecommunications
business and related activities and services including any business
conducted or proposed to be conducted (as described in the Offering
Memorandum) by the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the
Issue Date (which include, without limitation, the delivery or
distribution of wireless telecommunications services (including
voice, data or video services) and the acquisition, holding or
exploitation of any license relating to the delivery of such
wireless telecommunications services) and other businesses related,
ancillary or complementary thereto.
“
Permitted Investments ” means:
(1) any Investment
in the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent;
(2) any Investment
in Cash Equivalents;
(3) any Investment
by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent in a
Person, if as a result of such Investment:
(a) such Person
becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent; or
(b) such Person is
merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or
conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into,
the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent;
provided that such Person’s primary business is a
Permitted Business;
(4) any Investment
made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an
Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with
Section 4.10;
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(5) Investments
acquired as a capital contribution to, or in exchange for, or out
of the net cash proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale (other
than to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent) of, Equity Interests
(other than Disqualified Stock) of, the Parent; provided
that the amount of any such Equity Interests or net proceeds that
are utilized for any such acquisition or exchange will be excluded
pursuant to Section 4.07(a)(3)(ii);
(6) Hedging
Obligations that are Incurred for the purpose of fixing, hedging or
swapping interest rate, commodity price or foreign currency
exchange rate risk (or to reverse or amend any such agreements
previously made for such purposes), and not for speculative
purposes, and that do not increase the Indebtedness of the obligor
outstanding at any time other than as a result of fluctuations in
interest rates, commodity prices or foreign currency exchange rates
or by reason of fees, indemnities and compensation payable
thereunder;
(7) stock,
obligations or securities received in satisfaction of
judgments;
(8) advances to
customers or suppliers in the ordinary course of business that are,
in conformity with GAAP, recorded as accounts receivable, prepaid
expenses or deposits on the balance sheet of the Parent or its
Restricted Subsidiaries and endorsements for collection or deposit
arising in the ordinary course of business;
(9) commission,
payroll, travel and similar advances to officers and employees of
the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are expected
at the time of such advance ultimately to be recorded as an expense
in conformity with GAAP;
(10) loans and
advances to employees, officers or directors of the Parent or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries made in the ordinary course of
business, provided that such loans and advances do not exceed
$5.0 million at any one time outstanding;
(11) Investments
existing on the Issue Date;
(12) other
Investments in any Person primarily engaged in a Permitted Business
including joint ventures and Unrestricted Subsidiaries) having an
aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such
Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes
in value), when taken together with all other outstanding
Investments made pursuant to this clause (12) since the Issue
Date, not to exceed 20% of consolidated total assets of the Parent
(determined as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter of the
Parent for which internal financial statements of the Parent are
available); and
(13) other
Investments, having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the
date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to
subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other
outstanding Investments made pursuant to this clause (13) since the
Issue Date, not to exceed $350.0 million.
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“
Permitted Liens ” means:
(1) Liens on the
assets securing Indebtedness Incurred described under Section
4.09(b)(i);
(2) Liens in favor
of the Parent, the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor;
(3) Liens on
property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged
with or into or consolidated with the Parent, the Company or any
Subsidiary Guarantor; provided that such Liens were in
existence prior to the contemplation of such merger or
consolidation or other event and do not extend to any assets other
than those of the Person that is merged into or consolidated with
the Parent, the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case
may be;
(4) Liens on
property existing at the time of acquisition thereof by the Parent,
the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, provided that such
Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such
acquisition and do not extend to any property other than the
property so acquired by the Parent, the Company or such Subsidiary
Guarantor;
(5) Liens securing
the Notes and any Note Guarantee;
(6) Liens existing
on the Issue Date (other than any Liens securing Indebtedness
Incurred under Section 4.09(b)(i)) and any renewals or
extension thereof, provided that property or assets covered
thereby is not expanded in connection with such renewal or
extension;
(7) Liens securing
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that such Liens
do not extend to any property or assets other than the property or
assets that secure the Indebtedness being refinanced;
(8) Liens on
property or assets used to defease or to satisfy and discharge
Indebtedness; provided that (a) the Incurrence of such
Indebtedness was not prohibited by this Indenture and (b) such
defeasance or satisfaction and discharge is not prohibited by this
Indenture;
(9) Liens to
secure Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) permitted
by Section 4.09(b)(iv); provided that any such Lien
(a) covers only the assets acquired, constructed or improved
with such Indebtedness and (b) is created within 365 days
of such acquisition, construction or improvement;
(10) Liens
incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in
connection with worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance
or other social security obligations;
(11) Liens,
deposits or pledges to secure the performance of bids, tenders,
contracts (other than contracts for the payment of Indebtedness),
leases, or other similar obligations arising in the ordinary course
of business;
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(12) survey
exceptions, encumbrances, easements or reservations of, or rights
of other for, rights of way, zoning or other restrictions as to the
use of properties, and defects in title which, in the case of any
of the foregoing, were not incurred or created to secure the
payment of Indebtedness, and which in the aggregate do no
materially adversely affect the value of such properties or
materially impair the use for the purposes of which such properties
are held by the Parent or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries;
(13) judgment and
attachment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default and notices
of lis pendens and associated rights related to litigation
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for
which adequate reserves have been made;
(14) Liens,
deposits or pledges to secure public or statutory obligations,
surety, stay, appeal, indemnity, performance or other similar bonds
or obligations; and Liens, deposits or pledges in lieu of such
bonds or obligations, or to secure such bonds or obligations, or to
secure letters of credit in lieu of or supporting the payment of
such bonds or obligations;
(15) Liens in
favor of collecting or payor banks having a right of setoff,
revocation, refund or chargeback with respect to money or
instruments of the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof on deposit with
or in possession of such bank;
(16) any interest
or title of a lessor, licensor or sublicensor in the property
subject to any lease, license or sublicense (other than any
property that is the subject of a Sale and Leaseback
Transaction);
(17) Liens for
taxes, assessments and governmental charges not yet delinquent or
being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have
been established to the extent required by GAAP;
(18) Liens arising
from precautionary financing statements or similar documents
regarding operating leases or consignments;
(19) Liens in
favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law
to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the
importation of goods;
(20) Liens on cash
collateral not in excess of $150 million in the aggregate at
any time securing letters of credit;
(21)
carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’,
landlords’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other
like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business in respect of
obligations not overdue for a period in excess of 60 days or
which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
promptly instituted and diligently prosecuted; provided ,
however , that any reserve or other appropriate provision as
shall be required to conform with GAAP will have been made for that
reserve or provision.
“
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness ” means any
Indebtedness of the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used
to
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extend,
refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund other Indebtedness of
the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than
intercompany Indebtedness); provided that:
(1) the amount of
such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the amount
of the Indebtedness so extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced,
defeased or refunded (plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon
and the amount of any reasonably determined premium necessary to
accomplish such refinancing and such reasonable expenses incurred
in connection therewith);
(2) such Permitted
Refinancing Indebtedness has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity
equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of,
the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced,
defeased or refunded;
(3) if the
Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced,
defeased or refunded is subordinated in right of payment to the
Notes or any Note Guarantee, such Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final
maturity date of the Notes and is subordinated in right of payment
to the Notes or such Note Guarantee, as applicable, on terms at
least as favorable, taken as a whole, to the Holders of Notes as
those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness
being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or
refunded;
(4) if the
Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced,
defeased or refunded is pari passu in right of payment with
the Notes or any Note Guarantee, such Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness is pari passu with, or subordinated in right of
payment to, the Notes or such Note Guarantee; and
(5) if the obligor
on the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced,
defeased or refunded is (a) the Parent, such Indebtedness is
Incurred by the Parent, (b) the Company or a Subsidiary
Guarantor, such Indebtedness is incurred by the Parent, the Company
or a Subsidiary Guarantor and (c) a Restricted Subsidiary that
is not a Subsidiary Guarantor or the Company, such Indebtedness is
Incurred by the Parent or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries.
“
Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness ” means
Indebtedness of the Parent, the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor
that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or
the Note Guarantee and that, by its terms (or by the terms of any
security into which it is convertible, or for which it is
exchangeable, in each case at the option of the holder thereof), or
upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily
redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or
redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in
part, no earlier than on or after the date that is one year after
the date on which the Notes mature. Notwithstanding the preceding
sentence, any Indebtedness of the Parent, the Company or any
Subsidiary Guarantor that would not constitute Permitted
Subordinated Indebtedness solely because the holders thereof have
the right to require the Parent, the Company or any Guarantor to
repurchase such Indebtedness upon the occurrence of a change of
control or an asset sale will nonetheless constitute Permitted
Subordinated Indebtedness if the terms of such Indebtedness provide
that the Parent, the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantor, as the
case may be, may not
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repurchase or
redeem any such Indebtedness pursuant to such provisions unless
such repurchase or redemption complies with
Section 4.07.
“
Person ” means any individual, corporation,
partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company,
trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or
government or other entity.
“
Preferred Stock ” means, with respect to any Person,
any Capital Stock of such Person that has preferential rights to
any other Capital Stock of such Person with respect to dividends or
redemptions upon liquidation.
“
Priority Debt ” means all Secured Indebtedness of the
Parent, the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor and all
Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent that is not
the Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor, other than (i) the Notes
in the event the Notes become secured and (ii) Secured
Indebtedness secured pursuant to Section 4.12 where the Notes
are secured on an equal and ratable or senior basis.
“
Priority Debt Leverage Ratio ” means on any
Transaction Date, the ratio of:
(1) the aggregate
amount of Priority Debt on a consolidated basis outstanding on such
Transaction Date, to
(2) the aggregate
amount of Consolidated Cash Flow of the Parent and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for the Four Quarter Period;
In determining the
Priority Debt Leverage Ratio:
(A) pro forma
effect shall be given to any Indebtedness that is to be incurred or
repaid on the Transaction Date;
(B) pro forma
effect shall be given to Asset Dispositions and Asset Acquisitions
(including giving pro forma effect to the application of proceeds
of any Asset Disposition) that occur during the Reference Period as
if they had occurred and such proceeds had been applied on the
first day of such Reference Period; and
(C) pro forma
effect shall be given to asset dispositions and asset acquisitions
(including giving pro forma effect to the application of proceeds
of any asset disposition) that have been made by any Person that
has become a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent or has been merged
with or into the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary during such
Reference Period and that would have constituted Asset Dispositions
or Asset Acquisitions had such transactions occurred when such
Person was a Restricted Subsidiary, as if such asset dispositions
or asset acquisitions were Asset Dispositions or Asset Acquisitions
that occurred on the first day of such Reference Period.
To
the extent that pro forma effect is given to an Asset Acquisition
or Asset Disposition, such pro forma calculation shall be based
upon the four full fiscal quarters immediately preceding the
Transaction Date of the Person, or division, operating unit or line
of business of the Person, that is acquired or disposed of for
which financial information is
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available, and
Consolidated Cash Flow will be calculated on a pro forma basis in
accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act, but
without giving effect to clause (3) of the proviso set forth
in the definition of Consolidated Net Income.
“
Private Placement Legend ” means the legend set forth
in Section 2.07(g)(i) to be placed on all Notes issued under
this Indenture except where otherwise permitted by the provisions
of this Indenture.
“
QIB ” means a “qualified institutional
buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.
“
Reference Period ” means, with respect to any
specified Transaction Date, the period beginning on the first day
of the Four Quarter Period and ending on such Transaction
Date.
“
Registered Exchange Offer ” has the meaning set forth
in the Registration Rights Agreement.
“
Registration Rights Agreement ” means (1) with
respect to the Notes issued on the Issue Date, the Registration
Rights Agreement, to be dated the Issue Date, among the Company,
the Initial Guarantors and the Initial Purchaser and (2) with
respect to any Additional Notes, any registration rights agreement
among the Company, the Guarantors and the other parties thereto
relating to the registration by the Company and the Guarantors of
such Additional Notes under the Securities Act.
“
Regulation S ” means Regulation S
promulgated under the Securities Act.
“
Regulation S Global Note ” means a Legended
Regulation S Global Note or a Unlegended Regulation S
Global Note, as appropriate.
“
Replacement Assets ” means (1) capital
expenditures or other non-current assets that will be used or
useful in a Permitted Business, (2) substantially all the
assets of a Permitted Business or (3) Voting Stock of any
Person engaged in a Permitted Business that, when taken together
with all other Voting Stock of such Person owned by the Parent and
its Restricted Subsidiaries, constitutes a majority of the Voting
Stock of such Person and such Person shall become on the date of
acquisition thereof a Restricted Subsidiary.
“
Responsible Officer ,” when used with respect to the
Trustee, means any officer within the Corporate Trust
Administration of the Trustee (or any successor group of the
Trustee) or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing
functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated
officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate
trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred
because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular
subject.
“
Restricted Definitive Note ” means a Definitive Note
bearing the Private Placement Legend.
“
Restricted Global Note ” means a Global Note bearing
the Private Placement Legend.
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“
Restricted Investment ” means an Investment other than
a Permitted Investment.
“
Restricted Period ” means the 40-day restricted period
as defined in Regulation S.
“
Restricted Subsidiary ” of a Person means any
Subsidiary of such Person that is not an Unrestricted
Subsidiary.
“
Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated under
the Securities Act.
“
Rule 144A ” means Rule 144A promulgated
under the Securities Act.
“
Rule 903 ” means Rule 903 promulgated under
the Securities Act.
“
Rule 904 ” means Rule 904 promulgated the
Securities Act.
“
S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s, a
division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, and its
successors.
“
Sale and Leaseback Transaction ” means, with respect
to any Person, any transaction involving any of the assets or
properties of such Person, whether now owned or hereafter acquired,
whereby such Person sells or otherwise transfers such assets or
properties and then or thereafter leases such assets or properties
or any part thereof or any other assets or properties which such
Person intends to use for substantially the same purpose or
purposes as the assets or properties sold or
transferred.
“
Secured Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness secured
by a Lien upon property or assets of the Parent or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries.
“
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
“
Shelf Registration Statement ” means the Shelf
Registration Statement as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement.
“
Significant Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that
would constitute a “significant subsidiary” within the
meaning of Article 1 of Regulation S-X of the Securities
Act.
“
Stated Maturity ” means, with respect to any
installment of interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness,
the date on which such payment of interest or principal was
scheduled to be paid in the original documentation governing such
Indebtedness, and shall not include any contingent obligations to
repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to
the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
“
Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any specified
Person:
(1) any
corporation, association or other business entity of which more
than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock is at the
time owned or controlled,
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directly or
indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries
of that Person (or a combination thereof); and
(2) any
partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing
general partner of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such
Person or (b) the only general partners of which are such
Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person (or any
combination thereof).
“
Subsidiary Debt Leverage Ratio ” means on any
Transaction Date, the ratio of:
(1) the aggregate
amount of Priority Debt and, without duplication, any Indebtedness
of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors on a consolidated
basis outstanding on such Transaction Date, to
(2) the aggregate
amount of Consolidated Cash Flow of the Parent and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for the Four Quarter Period
In determining the
Subsidiary Debt Leverage Ratio:
(1) pro forma
effect shall be given to any Indebtedness that is to be incurred or
repaid on the Transaction Date;
(2) pro forma
effect shall be given to Asset Dispositions and Asset Acquisitions
(including giving pro forma effect to the application of proceeds
of any Asset Disposition) that occur during the Reference Period as
if they had occurred and such proceeds had been applied on the
first day of such Reference Period;
(3) pro forma
effect shall be given to asset dispositions and asset acquisitions
including giving pro forma effect to the application of proceeds of
any asset disposition) that have been made by any Person that has
become a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent or has been merged
with or into the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary during such
Reference Period and that would have constituted Asset Dispositions
or Asset Acquisitions had such transactions occurred when such
Person was a Restricted Subsidiary, as if such asset dispositions
or asset acquisitions were Asset Dispositions or Asset Acquisitions
that occurred on the first day of such Reference Period.
To
the extent that pro forma effect is given to an Asset Acquisition
or Asset Disposition, such pro forma calculation shall be based
upon the four full fiscal quarters immediately preceding the
Transaction Date of the Person, or division, operating unit or line
of business of the Person, that is acquired or disposed of for
which financial information is available, and Consolidated Cash
Flow will be calculated on a pro forma basis in accordance with
Regulation S-X under the Securities Act, but without giving
effect to clause (3) of the proviso set forth in the
definition of Consolidated Net Income.
“
Subsidiary Guarantor ” means any Restricted Subsidiary
of the Parent that guarantees the Company’s Obligations under
the Notes in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, and its
successors and assigns, until released from its obligations under
such Guarantee and this Indenture in accordance with the terms of
this Indenture.
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“
TIA ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as in
effect on the date on which this Indenture is qualified under the
TIA.
“
Transaction Date ” means, with respect to the
incurrence of any Indebtedness by the Parent or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries, the date such Indebtedness is to be
incurred, with respect to any Restricted Payment, the date such
Restricted Payment is to be made, and with respect to the
incurrence of any Lien by the Parent or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries, the date such Lien is to be incurred.
“
Treasury Rate ” means the yield to maturity at the
time of computation of United States Treasury securities with a
constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent
Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) which has
become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the
date fixed for prepayment (or, if such Statistical Release is no
longer published, any publicly available source for similar market
data)) most nearly equal to the then remaining term of the Notes to
August 15, 2013 provided , however , that if the
then remaining term of the Notes to August 15, 2013 is not
equal to the constant maturity of a United States Treasury security
for which a weekly average yield is given, the Treasury Rate shall
be obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest
one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of United
States Treasury securities for which such yields are given, except
that if the then remaining term of the Notes to August 15,
2013 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually
traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant
maturity of one year shall be used.
“
Trustee ” means Wilmington Trust Company, until a
successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions
of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving
hereunder.
“
Unlegended Regulation S Global Note ” means a
permanent global Note in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing
the Global Note Legend, deposited with or on behalf of and
registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee and issued
upon expiration of the Restricted Period.
“
Unrestricted Definitive Note ” means one or more
Definitive Notes that do not bear and are not required to bear the
Private Placement Legend.
“
Unrestricted Global Note ” means a permanent Global
Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto
that bears the Global Note Legend and that has the “Schedule
of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached
thereto, and that is deposited with or on behalf of and registered
in the name of the Depositary, representing a series of Notes, and
that does not bear the Private Placement Legend.
“
Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the
Parent (other than the Company) that is designated by the Board of
Directors of the Parent as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a
Board Resolution in compliance with Section 4.16 hereof and
any Subsidiary of such Subsidiary.
“
U.S. Person ” means a U.S. person as defined in
Rule 902(k) under the Securities Act.
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“
Voting Stock ” of any Person as of any date means the
Capital Stock of such Person that is ordinarily entitled to vote in
the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.
“
Weighted Average Life to Maturity ” means, when
applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years
obtained by dividing:
(1) the sum of the
products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then
remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other
required payments of principal, including payment at final
maturity, in respect thereof, by (b) the number of years
(calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between
such date and the making of such payment; by
(2) the then
outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
“
Wireless Licenses ” means broadband personal
communications service licenses or other licenses for the provision
of wireless telecommunications services or operation of wireless
telecommunications systems issued from time to time by the
applicable government agency or other authority in the
jurisdictions where the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries
operate.
Section 1.02.
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Section 1.03.
Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act
.
Whenever
this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is
incorporated by reference in and made a part of this
Indenture.
The
following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following
meanings:
“
indenture securities ” means the Notes;
“
indenture security Holder ” means a Holder of a
Note;
“
indenture to be qualified ” means this
Indenture;
“
indenture trustee ” or “ institutional
trustee ” means the Trustee; and
“
obligor ” on the Notes means the Company and any
successor obligor upon the Notes.
All
other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA,
defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by
Commission rule under the TIA have the meanings so assigned to
them.
Section 1.04.
Rules of Construction .
(a) Unless the
context otherwise requires:
(i) a term has the
meaning assigned to it;
(ii) an accounting
term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in
accordance with GAAP;
(iii)
“or” is not exclusive;
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(iv) words in the
singular include the plural, and in the plural include the
singular;
(v) provisions
apply to successive events and transactions; and
(vi) references to
sections of or rules under the Securities Act shall be deemed to
include substitute, replacement of successor sections or rules
adopted by the Commission from time to time.
Section 2.01.
Form and Dating .
(a)
General . The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of
authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A
hereto. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements
required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each Note shall be
dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be issued in
registered, global form without interest coupons and only shall be
in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000
in excess thereof; provided that Notes may be issuable in
denominations less than $1,000 solely to the extent necessary to
accommodate book-entry positions created in such amounts by The
Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”).
The
terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and
are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the
Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and
delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and
provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any
provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this
Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be
controlling.
(b)
Global Notes . Notes issued in global form shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (and
shall include the Global Note Legend thereon and the
“Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note”
attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (but
without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the
“Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note”
attached thereto). Each Global Note shall represent such of the
outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and each shall
provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the
aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby
may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to
reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note
to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate
principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be
made by the Trustee in accordance with instructions given by the
Holder thereof as required by Section 2.07 hereof.
(c)
Regulation S Global Notes . Notes offered and sold in
reliance on Regulation S shall be issued initially in the form
of the Legended Regulation S Global Note, which shall be
deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented
thereby with the Trustee, as custodian for DTC, and registered in
the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary for the
accounts of designated agents holding on behalf of Euroclear
or
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Clearstream,
duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as
hereinafter provided. Following the termination of the Restricted
Period, beneficial interests in the Legended Regulation S
Global Note may be exchanged for beneficial interests in Unlegended
Regulation S Global Notes pursuant to the Applicable
Procedures. The aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S
Global Notes may from time to time be increased or decreased by
adjustments made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary
or its nominee, as the case may be, in connection with transfers of
interest as hereinafter provided.
(d)
Euroclear and Clearstream Procedures Applicable . The
provisions of the “Operating Procedures of the Euroclear
System” and “Terms and Conditions Governing Use of
Euroclear” and the “General Terms and Conditions of
Cedel Bank” and “Customer Handbook” of
Clearstream shall be applicable to transfers of beneficial
interests in the Regulation S Global Notes that are held by
Participants through Euroclear or Clearstream.
Section 2.02.
Execution and Authentication .
Two
Officers of the Company shall sign the Notes for the Company by
manual or facsimile signature.
If
an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office
at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be
valid.
A
Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature
of the Trustee. Such signature shall be conclusive evidence that
the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.
The
aggregate principal amount of Notes which may be authenticated and
delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Company may,
subject to Article Four of this Indenture and applicable law,
issue Additional Notes under this Indenture, including Exchange
Notes. The Notes issued on the Issue Date and any Additional Notes
subsequently issued shall be treated as a single class for all
purposes under this Indenture.
The
Trustee shall, upon a written order of the Company signed by two
Officers of the Company (an “ Authentication Order
”), authenticate Notes for original issue on the date hereof
of $800.0 million. At any time and from time to time after the
execution of this Indenture, the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order, authenticate Notes for original issue in
aggregate principal amount specified in such Authentication Order.
The Authentication Order shall specify the amount of Notes to be
authenticated and the date on which the Notes are to be
authenticated.
The
Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the
Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may
authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference
in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes
authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same
rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the
Company.
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Section 2.03.
Methods of Receiving Payments on the Notes .
If
a Holder has given wire transfer instructions to the Company, the
Company shall pay, or cause the Paying Agent to pay, all principal,
interest and premium and Additional Interest, if any, on that
Holder’s Notes in accordance with those instructions. All
other payments on Notes shall be made at the office or agency of
the Paying Agent and Registrar unless the Company elects to make
interest payments by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses
set forth in the register of Holders.
Section 2.04.
Registrar and Paying Agent .
(a) The
Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be
presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“
Registrar ”) and an office or agency where Notes may
be presented for payment (“ Paying Agent ”). The
Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer
and exchange. The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and
one or more additional paying agents. The term
“Registrar” includes any co-registrar and the term
“Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent.
The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without prior
notice to any Holder. The Company shall notify the Trustee in
writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this
Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another
entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such.
The Parent or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or
Registrar.
(b) The
Company initially appoints DTC to act as Depositary with respect to
the Global Notes.
(c) The
Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar and
Paying Agent and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global
Notes.
Section 2.05.
Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust .
The
Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to
agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the
benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying
Agent for the payment of principal, premium or Additional Interest,
if any, or interest on the Notes, and shall notify the Trustee of
any default by the Company in making any such payment. While any
such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to
pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time
may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the
Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if
other than the Company or one of its Subsidiaries) shall have no
further liability for the money. If the Company or one of its
Subsidiaries acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a
separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held
by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization
proceedings relating to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as
Paying Agent for the Notes.
Section 2.06.
Holder Lists .
The
Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably
practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and
addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise
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comply with TIA
§ 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the
Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least seven Business Days
before each interest payment date and at such other times as the
Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such
date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and
addresses of the Holders of Notes and the Company shall otherwise
comply with TIA § 312(a).
Section 2.07.
Transfer and Exchange .
(a)
Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes . A Global Note may
not be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee
of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary
or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or
any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such
successor Depositary. All Global Notes are exchangeable by the
Company for Definitive Notes if (i) DTC (A) notifies the
Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary
for the Global Notes and the Company fails to appoint a successor
Depositary or that it (B) has ceased to be a clearing agency
registered under the Exchange Act and the Company fails to appoint
a successor Depositary; (ii) the Company, at its option,
notifies the Trustee in writing that it elects to cause the
issuance of Definitive Notes; provided that in no event
shall the Legended Regulation S Global Note be exchanged by
the Company for Definitive Notes prior to the expiration of the
Restricted Period; or (iii) there shall have occurred and be
continuing a Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes.
Upon the occurrence of any of the preceding events in (i),
(ii) or (iii) above, Definitive Notes shall be issued in
such names as the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee. Global
Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as
provided in Sections 2.08 and 2.11 hereof. Every Note
authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a
Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this
Section 2.07 or Section 2.08 or 2.11 hereof, shall be
authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global
Note. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other
than as provided in this Section 2.07(a); however, beneficial
interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as
provided in Section 2.07(b) or
(c) hereof.
(b)
Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global
Notes . The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in
the Global Notes shall be effected through the Depositary, in
accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable
Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes
shall be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those
set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act.
Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall
require compliance with either subparagraph (i) or (ii) below,
as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following
subparagraphs, as applicable:
(i) Transfer of
Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note . Beneficial
interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to
Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial
interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the
transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend;
provided , however , that prior to the expiration of
the Restricted Period, transfers of beneficial interests in the
Legended Regulation S Global Note may not be made to a U.S.
Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than
the Initial Purchasers). Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted
Global Note may be transferred to Persons who
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take delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted
Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall be required to
be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in
this Section 2.07(b)(i).
(ii) All Other
Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes
. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial
interests that are not subject to Section 2.07(b)(i) above,
the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the
Registrar either (A) (1) a written order from a Participant or
an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with
the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or
cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note
in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or
exchanged and (2) instructions given in accordance with the
Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the
Participant account to be credited with such increase or
(B) (1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect
Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the
Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be
issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial
interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions
given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information
regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be
registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in
(1) above; provided that in no event shall Definitive
Notes be issued upon the transfer or exchange of beneficial
interests in the Legended Regulation S Global Note prior to
the expiration of the Restricted Period. Upon consummation of a
Registered Exchange Offer by the Company in accordance with
Section 2.07(f) hereof, the requirements of this
Section 2.07(b)(ii) shall be deemed to have been satisfied
upon receipt by the Registrar of the instructions contained in the
Letter of Transmittal delivered by the Holder of such beneficial
interests in the Restricted Global Notes. Upon satisfaction of all
of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial
interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes
or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall
adjust the principal amount at maturity of the relevant Global
Notes pursuant to Section 2.07(i) hereof.
(iii) Transfer
of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note . A
beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be
transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the
transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.07(b)(ii)
above and the Registrar receives the following:
(A) if the
transferee shall take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest
in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a
certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (1) thereof; and
(B) if the
transferee shall take delivery in the form of a beneficial
interest in a Legended Regulation S Global Note, then the
transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item (2)
thereof.
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(iv) Transfer
and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note
for Beneficial Interests in the Unrestricted Global Note . A
beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be exchanged
by any Holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted
Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof
in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note
if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of
Section 2.07(b)(ii) above and:
(A) such exchange
or transfer is effected pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer
in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder
of the beneficial interest to be transferred, in the case of an
exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies
in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a
Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or
(2) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144)
of the Company;
(B) such transfer
is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) such transfer
is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement; or
(D) the Registrar
receives the following:
(1) if the Holder
of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the
form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in
item (1)(a) thereof; or
(2) if the Holder
of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take
delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the
form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in
item (4) thereof;
and, in each
such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar
so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion
of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the
effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the
Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained
herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required
in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
If
any such transfer is effected pursuant to subparagraph (B) or
(D) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not
yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof,
the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global
Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the
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aggregate
principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to
subparagraph (B) or (D) above.
(v) Automatic
Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for
Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note . Upon the
Company’s satisfaction that the Private Placement Legend
shall no longer be required in order to maintain compliance with
the Securities Act, beneficial interests in a Restricted Global
Note may be automatically exchanged into beneficial interests in an
Unrestricted Global Note without any action required by or on
behalf of the Holder (the “ Automatic Exchange
”) at any time on or after the date that is the 366th
calendar day after (A) with respect to the Notes issued on the
Issue Date, the Issue Date or (B) with respect to Additional
Notes, if any, the issue date of such Additional Notes, or, in each
case, if such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding
Business Day (the “ Automatic Exchange Date ”).
Upon the Company’s satisfaction that the Private Placement
Legend shall no longer be required in order to maintain compliance
with the Securities Act, the Company may pursuant to the Applicable
Procedures (i) provide written notice to DTC at least 15
calendar days prior to the Automatic Exchange Date, instructing DTC
to direct the Depositary to exchange all of the outstanding
beneficial interests in a particular Restricted Global Note to the
Unrestricted Global Note, which the Company shall have previously
otherwise made eligible for exchange with the DTC,
(ii) provide prior written notice (the “ Automatic
Exchange Notice ”) to each Holder at such Holder’s
address appearing in the register of Holders at least 15 calendar
days prior to the Automatic Exchange Date (the “ Automatic
Exchange Notice Date ”), which notice must include
(w) the Automatic Exchange Date, (x) the section of the
Indenture pursuant to which the Automatic Exchange shall occur,
(y) the “CUSIP” number of the Restricted Global
Note from which such Holder’s beneficial interests will be
transferred and the (z) ”CUSIP” number of the
Unrestricted Global Note into which such Holder’s beneficial
interests will be transferred, and (iii) on or prior to the
Automatic Exchange Date, deliver to the Trustee for authentication
one or more Unrestricted Global Notes, duly executed by the
Company, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate
principal amount of Restricted Global Notes to be exchanged. At the
Company’s request on no less than 5 calendar days’
notice prior to the Automatic Exchange Notice Date, the Trustee
shall deliver, in the Company’s name and at its expense, the
Automatic Exchange Notice to each Holder at such Holder’s
address appearing in the register of Holders. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Section 2.07, during the
15 day period prior to the Automatic Exchange Date, no
transfers or exchanges other than pursuant to this
Section 2.07(b)(v) shall be permitted without the prior
written consent of the Company. As a condition to any Automatic
Exchange, the Company shall provide, and the Trustee shall be
entitled to rely upon, an Officers’ Certificate in form
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee to the effect that the
Automatic Exchange shall be effected in compliance with the
Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained
herein and in the Private Placement Legend shall no longer be
required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act
and that the aggregate principal amount of the particular
Restricted Global Note is to be transferred to the particular
Unrestricted Global Note by adjustment made on the records of the
Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary to reflect the Automatic
Exchange. Upon such exchange of beneficial interests pursuant to
this Section 2.07(b)(v), the aggregate principal amount of the
Global Notes shall be
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increased or
decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as
custodian for the Depositary, to reflect the relevant increase or
decrease in the principal amount of such Global Note resulting from
the applicable exchange. The Restricted Global Note from which
beneficial interests are transferred pursuant to an Automatic
Exchange shall be canceled following the Automatic
Exchange.
Beneficial
interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for,
or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of,
a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note.
(c)
Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive
Notes .
(i) Beneficial
Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive
Notes . If any Holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a
Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest
to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted
Definitive Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the
following documentation:
(A) if the Holder
of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note,
a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C
hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a)
thereof;
(B) if such
beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance
with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a certificate to the
effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (1) thereof;
(C) if such
beneficial interest is being transferred to an Institutional
Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act other than that
listed in subparagraph (B) above, a certificate to the effect
set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications,
certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3)(b)
thereof, if applicable; or
(D) if such
beneficial interest is being transferred to the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in
item (3)(a) thereof,
the Trustee shall
cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note
to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.07(i) hereof,
and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate
and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a
Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive
Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.07(c) shall be
registered in such name or names and in such authorized
denomination or denominations as the Holder of such beneficial
interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the
Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee
shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names
such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in
exchange for a
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beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this
Section 2.07(c)(i) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and
shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained
therein.
(ii) Beneficial
Interests in Legended Regulation S Global Note to Definitive
Notes . A beneficial interest in the Legended Regulation S
Global Note may not be exchanged for a Definitive Note or
transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a
Definitive Note prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period,
except in the case of a transfer pursuant to an exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act other than
Rule 903 or Rule 904.
(iii)
Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted
Definitive Notes . A Holder of a beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an
Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial
interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an
Unrestricted Definitive Note only if:
(A) such exchange
or transfer is effected pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer
in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder
of such beneficial interest, in the case of an exchange, or the
transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable
Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a Person
participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or
(2) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144)
of the Company;
(B) such transfer
is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) such transfer
is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement; or
(D) the Registrar
receives the following:
(1) if the Holder
of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note that does
not bear the Private Placement Legend, a certificate from such
Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the
certifications in item (1)(b) thereof; or
(2) if the Holder
of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take
delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note that does not
bear the Private Placement Legend, a certificate from such Holder
in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications
in item (4) thereof;
and, in each
such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar
so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion
of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the
effect that such exchange or
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transfer is in
compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on
transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are
no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the
Securities Act.
(iv) Beneficial
Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive
Notes . If any Holder of a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial
interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial
interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a
Definitive Note, then, upon satisfaction of the conditions set
forth in Section 2.07(b)(ii) hereof, the Trustee shall cause
the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be
reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.07(i) hereof, and
the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive
Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note
issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this
Section 2.07(c)(iv) shall be registered in such name or names
and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the Holder
of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through
instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect
Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the
Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive
Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this
Section 2.07(c)(iv) shall not bear the Private Placement
Legend.
(d) Transfer
and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests
.
(i) Restricted
Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global
Notes. If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes
to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Notes to a
Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon receipt by the
Registrar of the following documentation:
(A) if the Holder
of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note
for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a
certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto,
including the certifications in item (2)(b)
thereof;
(B) if such
Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in
accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a
certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(C) if such
Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S.
Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903
or Rule 904 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the
effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (2) thereof; or
(D) if such
Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in
Exhibit B hereto,
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the Trustee
shall cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, and increase or cause
to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of
clause (A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global Note, in
the case of clause (B) above, the 144A Global Note, and in the
case of clause (C) above, the Regulation S Global
Note.
(ii) Restricted
Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global
Notes . A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may exchange
such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note
or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes
delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note only if:
(A) such exchange
or transfer is effected pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer
in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the
Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case
of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal
that it is not (1) a Person participating in the distribution
of the Exchange Notes or (2) a Person who is an affiliate (as
defined in Rule 144) of the Company;
(B) such transfer
is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) such transfer
is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement; or
(D) the Registrar
receives the following:
(1) if the Holder
of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes
for a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a
certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto,
including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof;
or
(2) if the Holder
of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes
to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate
from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including
the certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such
case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so
requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of
Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar and the
Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in
compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on
transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are
no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the
Securities Act.
Upon
satisfaction of the conditions of any of the subparagraphs in this
Section 2.07(d)(ii), the Trustee shall cancel the Unrestricted
Definitive Notes and increase or cause to be increased the
aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global
Note.
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(iii)
Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in
Unrestricted Global Notes . A Holder of an Unrestricted
Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in
an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a
Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial
interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time. Upon receipt
of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall
cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or
cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the
Unrestricted Global Notes.
If any such
exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a beneficial
interest is effected pursuant to subparagraphs (ii)(B), (ii)(D) or
(iii) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not
yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof,
the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global
Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal
amount of Definitive Notes so transferred.
(e)
Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive
Notes . Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such
Holder’s compliance with the provisions of this
Section 2.07(e), the Registrar shall register the transfer or
exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of
transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or
surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or
accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by
its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the
requesting Holder shall provide any additional certifications,
documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the
following provisions of this Section 2.07(e).
(i) Restricted
Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes . Any
Restricted Definitive Note may be transferred to and registered in
the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a
Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the
following:
(A) if the
transfer shall be made pursuant to Rule 144A under the
Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in
the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in
item (1) thereof;
(B) [INTENTIONALLY
OMITTED]; and
(C) if the
transfer shall be made pursuant to any other exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the
transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of
Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if
applicable.
(ii) Restricted
Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes . Any
Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof
for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or
Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted
Definitive Note if:
(A) such exchange
or transfer is effected pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer
in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and
the
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Holder, in the
case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer,
certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not
(1) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange
Notes or (2) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in
Rule 144) of the Company;
(B) any such
transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement
in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) any such
transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration
Rights Agreement; or
(D) the Registrar
receives the following:
(1) if the Holder
of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes
for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder
in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications
in item (1)(d) thereof; or
(2) if the Holder
of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes
to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an
Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the
form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in
item (4) thereof;
and, in each such
case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so
requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to
the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in
compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on
transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are
no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the
Securities Act.
(iii)
Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive
Notes. A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer
such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an
Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to register
such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted
Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder
thereof.
(f)
Registered Exchange Offer . Upon the occurrence of a
Registered Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration
Rights Agreement, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02, the
Trustee shall authenticate (i) one or more Unrestricted Global
Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal
amount of the beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes
tendered for acceptance by Persons that certify in the applicable
Letters of Transmittal that (x) they are not participating in
a distribution of the Exchange Notes and (y) they are not
affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company, and
accepted for exchange in the Registered Exchange Offer and
(ii) Definitive Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal
to the principal amount of the Restricted Definitive Notes accepted
for exchange in the Registered Exchange Offer.
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Concurrently
with the issuance of such Notes, the Trustee shall cause the
aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global
Notes to be reduced accordingly, and the Company shall execute and
the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Persons
designated by the Holders of Restricted Global Notes so accepted
Unrestricted Global Notes in the appropriate principal
amount.
(g)
Legends . The following legends shall appear on the face of
all Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture
unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions
of this Indenture.
(i) Private
Placement Legend . Except as permitted below, each Global Note
and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor
or substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in substantially the
following form:
“THIS
NOTE AND THE GUARANTEES ENDORSED HEREON HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED
OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR
BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING
SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS
THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER”
(AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), (B) IT IS
AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” (AS DEFINED IN
RULE 501(a) (1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT), OR (C) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS
ACQUIRING THIS NOTE AND THE GUARANTEES ENDORSED HEREON IN AN
OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT, WITHIN THE TIME
PERIOD REFERRED TO IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AS IN
EFFECT ON THE DATE OF THE TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE, RESELL OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE AND THE GUARANTEES ENDORSED HEREON,
EXCEPT (A) TO NII HOLDINGS, INC., NII CAPITAL CORP. OR ANY
SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN
COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) INSIDE
THE UNITED STATES TO AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR THAT,
PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES TO THE TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER
CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE AND THE GUARANTEES ENDORSED
HEREON (THE FORM OF WHICH LETTER CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE),
AND, IF SUCH TRANSFER IS IN RESPECT OF AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OF LESS THAN $100,000, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO
NII HOLDINGS, INC., NII CAPITAL CORP. AND THE GUARANTORS THAT SUCH
TRANSFER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT, (D) OUTSIDE
THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH
RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) PURSUANT TO THE
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), OR (F) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND
(3) AGREES THAT IT WILL DELIVER TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS
NOTE AND THE GUARANTEES ENDORSED HEREON ARE
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TRANSFERRED A
NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IN CONNECTION
WITH ANY TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE AND THE GUARANTEES ENDORSED HEREON
WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD REFERRED TO IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THE NOTES, THE HOLDER MUST
SUBMIT THE CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER REFERENCED IN THE INDENTURE TO
THE TRUSTEE. IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE IS AN INSTITUTIONAL
ACCREDITED INVESTOR, THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER,
FURNISH TO THE TRUSTEE, NII HOLDINGS, INC., NII CAPITAL CORP. AND
THE GUARANTORS SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER
INFORMATION AS EACH OF THEM MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT
SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A
TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS “OFFSHORE
TRANSACTION,” “UNITED STATES,” AND “U.S.
PERSON” HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT. THE INDENTURE CONTAINS A PROVISION REQUIRING
THE TRUSTEE TO REFUSE TO REGISTER ANY TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE AND THE
GUARANTEES ENDORSED HEREON IN VIOLATION OF THE FOREGOING
RESTRICTIONS.”
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant
to subparagraph (b)(iv), (b)(v), (c)(iii), (c)(iv), (d)(ii),
(d)(iii), (e)(ii), (e)(iii) or (f) to this Section 2.07 (and
all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof)
shall not bear the Private Placement Legend.
(ii) Global
Note Legend . Each Global Note shall bear a legend in
substantially the following form:
THIS GLOBAL
NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE
GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF
THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE
SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.07
OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN
WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.07(a) OF THE INDENTURE,
(III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR
CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.12 OF THE INDENTURE AND
(IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR
DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE
COMPANY.
(h)
Regulation S Global Note Legend . The Regulation S
Global Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following
form:
THE RIGHTS
ATTACHING TO THIS GLOBAL NOTE, AND THE CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES
GOVERNING ITS EXCHANGE FOR
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DEFINITIVE
NOTES, ARE AS SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE (AS DEFINED
HEREIN).
(i)
Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes . At such
time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have
been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has
been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part,
each such Global Note shall be returned to or retained and canceled
by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.12 hereof. At any
time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a
Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who shall
take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in
another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount
of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced
accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by
the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to
reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being
exchanged for or transferred to a Person who shall take delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global
Note, such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly and an
endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by
the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such
increase.
(j)
General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges
.
(i) To permit
registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute
and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive
Notes upon the Company’s order or at the Registrar’s
request.
(ii) No service
charge shall be made to a Holder of a beneficial interest in a
Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any
registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar
governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any
such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon
exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.11, 3.06, 3.08,
4.10, 4.14 and 9.05 hereof).
(iii) The
Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of or
exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part,
except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in
part.
(iv) All Global
Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer
or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be the valid
and legally binding obligations of the Company, evidencing the same
debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as
the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such
registration of transfer or exchange.
(v) The Company
shall not be required (A) to issue, to register the transfer
of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the
opening of business 15 days before the day of any selection of
Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and ending at
the close of business on the day of selection, (B) to register
the transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for redemption
in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note
being redeemed in part, (C) to register the transfer of or to
exchange
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a Note between
a record date and the next succeeding interest payment date or
(D) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note tendered
and not withdrawn in connection with a Change of Control Offer or
an Asset Sale Offer.
(vi) Prior to due
presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the
Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in
whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such
Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and
interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the
Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by notice to
the contrary.
(vii) The Trustee
shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes in accordance
with the provisions of Section 2.02 hereof.
(viii) All
certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be
submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.07 to
effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by
facsimile or electronic transmission with the original to follow by
first class mail.
Section 2.08.
Replacement Notes .
(a) If
any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Company and
the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the
destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Company shall issue and
the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall
authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements
are met. If required by the Trustee or the Company, an indemnity
bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the
judgment of the Trustee and the Company to protect the Company, the
Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that
any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company may
charge for its expenses in replacing a Note.
(b) Every
replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company and
shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally
and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued
hereunder.
Section 2.09.
Outstanding Notes .
(a) The
Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by
the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it
for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note
effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof,
and those described in this Section as not outstanding. Except
as set forth in Section 2.10 hereof, a Note does not cease to
be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company
holds the Note; however, Notes held by the Company or a Subsidiary
of the Company shall not be deemed to be outstanding for purposes
of Section 3.07(b) hereof.
(b) If
a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.08 hereof, it ceases
to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to
it that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide
purchaser.
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(c) If
the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under
Section 4.01 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding and interest
on it ceases to accrue.
(d) If
the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an
Affiliate of any of the foregoing) holds, on a redemption date or
maturity date, money sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date,
then on and after that date such Notes shall be deemed to be no
longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue interest.
Section 2.10.
Treasury Notes .
In
determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of
Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes
owned by the Company or the Parent, or by any Person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect
common control with the Company or the Parent, shall be considered
as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of
determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on
any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that the Trustee
knows are so owned shall be so disregarded.
Section 2.11.
Temporary Notes .
(a) Until
certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Company
may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication
Order, shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be
substantially in the form of Definitive Notes but may have
variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary
Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without
unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall
authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary
Notes.
(b) Holders
of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this
Indenture.
Section 2.12.
Cancellation .
The
Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for
cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the
Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer,
exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel all
Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment,
replacement or cancellation and shall dispose of canceled Notes in
accordance with its procedures for the disposition of canceled
securities in effect as of the date of such disposition (subject to
the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act).
Certification of the disposition of all canceled Notes shall be
delivered to the Company. The Company may not issue new Notes to
replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation.
Section 2.13.
Defaulted Interest .
If
the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it
shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the
extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the
Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in
each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in
Section 4.01 hereof. The Company shall notify the
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Trustee in
writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on
each Note and the date of the proposed payment. The Company shall
fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment
date, provided that no such special record date shall be
less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such
defaulted interest. At least 15 days before the special record
date, the Company (or, upon the written request of the Company, the
Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company) shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to Holders a notice that states
the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of
such interest to be paid.
Section 2.14.
CUSIP Numbers .
The
Company in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP” numbers
(if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use
“CUSIP” numbers in notices of redemption as a
convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may
state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such
numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any
notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the
other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such
redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of
such numbers. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of any
change in the “CUSIP” numbers.
ARTICLE THREE
REDEMPTION AND OFFERS TO
PURCHASE
Section 3.01.
Notices to Trustee .
If
the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional
redemption provisions of Section 3.07 hereof, it shall furnish
to the Trustee, at least 30 days but not more than
60 days before a redemption date, an Officers’
Certificate setting forth (i) the clause of this
Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur,
(ii) the redemption date, (iii) the principal amount of
Notes to be redeemed and (iv) the redemption price.
Section 3.02.
Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed .
(a) If
less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed at any time, the
Trustee shall select the Notes for redemption as follows
(i) if the Notes are listed on any national securities
exchange, in compliance with the requirements of such principal
national securities exchange, or, (ii) if the Notes are not so
listed, on a pro rata basis, subject to adjustments so that
no Notes of $2,000 or less will be redeemed in part.
(b) The
Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes
selected for redemption and, in the case of any Note selected for
partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. No
Notes in amounts of $2,000 or less shall be redeemed in part. Notes
and portions of Notes selected shall be in amounts of $2,000 or
whole multiples of $1,000; except that if all of the Notes of a
Holder are to be redeemed, the entire outstanding amount of Notes
held by such Holder, even if not a multiple of $1,000, shall be
redeemed. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions
of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also
apply to portions of Notes called for redemption.
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Section 3.03.
Notice of Redemption .
(a) At
least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a
redemption date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be
delivered, by first class mail or electronic transmission, a notice
of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its
registered address.
The
notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed and shall
state:
(ii) the
redemption price;
(iii) if any Note
is being redeemed in part only, the portion of the principal amount
of such Note to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date
upon surrender of such Note, a Note in principal amount equal to
the unredeemed portion of the original Note shall be issued in the
name of the Holder thereof upon cancellation of the original
Note;
(iv) the name and
address of the Paying Agent;
(v) that Notes
called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to
collect the redemption price and become due on the date fixed for
redemption;
(vi) that, unless
the Company defaults in making such redemption payment, interest,
if any, on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and
after the redemption date;
(vii) the
paragraph of the Notes and/or Section of this Indenture
pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being
redeemed; and
(viii) that no
representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the
CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the
Notes.
(b) At
the Company’s request, the Trustee shall give the notice of
redemption in the Company’s name and at its expense;
provided , however, that the Company shall have delivered to
the Trustee, at least 45 days prior to the redemption date, an
Officers’ Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such
notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such
notice as provided in the preceding paragraph. The notice, if
delivered in the manner provided herein shall be presumed to have
been given, whether or not the Holder receives such
notice.
Section 3.04.
Effect of Notice of Redemption .
Once
notice of redemption is delivered in accordance with
Section 3.03 hereof, Notes called for redemption become
irrevocably due and payable on the redemption date at the
redemption price. A notice of redemption may not be
conditional.
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Section 3.05.
Deposit of Redemption Price .
(a) One
Business Day prior to the redemption date, the Company shall
deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient
to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest and Additional
Interest, if any, on all Notes to be redeemed on that date. The
Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company
any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the
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