UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 3, 2019
IHS MARKIT
LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Bermuda | 001-36495 | 98-1166311 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
4th Floor, Ropemaker Place, | ||
25 Ropemaker Street | ||
London, England | ||
EC2Y 9LY | ||
(Address of principal executive offices) | ||
+44 20 7260 2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not Applicable |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On April 8, 2019, IHS Markit Ltd. (the “Company”) completed its previously announced public offering and sale of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.625% senior notes due 2024 (the “2024 Notes”) and $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.250% senior notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes” and, together with the 2024 Notes, the “Notes”), pursuant to an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”), dated April 3, 2019, among the Company and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein.
The sale of the Notes was made pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-224290), including a prospectus supplement dated April 3, 2019 to the prospectus contained therein dated April 13, 2018, filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The Company issued the Notes under an indenture dated as of July 23, 2018 (the “Base Indenture”) between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by a supplemental indenture dated as of April 8, 2019 for each series of Notes (each, a “Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), each between the Company and the Trustee. The Base Indenture and each Supplemental Indenture (including the forms of each series of Notes) are filed as Exhibits 4.1 through 4.5 to this report and are incorporated herein by reference. The following description of the Notes and the Indenture is a summary and is not meant to be a complete description thereof.
The terms of the Notes are governed by the Indenture, which contains covenants that, among other things, limit the Company’s ability to create liens over its assets, enter into certain sale and leaseback transactions and enter into mergers, consolidations, or sell or assign, transfer, lease or convey all or substantially all of its properties and assets. The Indenture also contains customary events of default. Indebtedness under the Notes may be accelerated in certain circumstances upon an event of default as set forth in the Indenture.
The 2024 Notes will bear interest at the rate of 3.625% per annum, which is payable in cash on a semi-annual basis on May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing on November 1, 2019.
The 2029 Notes will bear interest at the rate of 4.250% per annum, which is payable in cash on a semi-annual basis on May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing on November 1, 2019.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay amounts outstanding in respect of Multi-Year Term Loans and/or the 2018 Revolver, in each case under its Multi-Year Credit Agreement.
The description above does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the Underwriting Agreement and the Indenture, each of which is filed as an Exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
The information set forth under Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 8.01 Other Events
In connection with the offering of the Notes, as described in response to Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the following exhibits are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated by reference herein and into the Registration Statement: (i) the Underwriting Agreement, (ii) the Base Indenture, (iii) each Supplemental Indenture, (iv) the form of note for each series of Notes and (v) the opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and related consent.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) | Exhibits. |
4.2 | Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 8, 2019, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee |
4.3 | Form of 3.625% Senior Note due 2024 (included in Exhibit 4.2) |
4.4 | Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 8, 2019, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee |
4.5 | Form of 4.250% Senior Note due 2029 (included in Exhibit 4.4) |
5.1 | Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP |
5.2 | Opinion of Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited |
23.1 | Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) |
23.2 | Consent of Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited (included in Exhibit 5.2) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
IHS MARKET LTD. | |||||
April 8, 2019 | By: | /s/ Todd Hyatt | |||
Name: | Todd Hyatt | ||||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 1.1
EXECUTION VERSION
$1,000,000,000
IHS Markit Ltd.
3.625% Senior Notes due 2024
4.250% Senior Notes due 2029
Underwriting Agreement
April 3, 2019
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10013
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
1585 Broadway, 29th Floor
New York, NY 10036
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10281
As Representatives of the
several Underwriters listed
in Schedule 1 hereto
Ladies and Gentlemen:
IHS Markit Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company (the “ Company ”), proposes to issue and sell to the several underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the “ Underwriters ”), for whom you are acting as representatives (the “ Representatives ”), $400,000,000 principal amount of its 3.625% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “ 2024 Notes ”) and $600,000,000 principal amount of its 4.250% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “ 2029 Notes ” and, together with the 2024 Notes, the “ Securities ”). The 2024 Notes will be issued pursuant to the Senior Indenture, dated as of July 23, 2018 (the “ Base Indenture ”), between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”), as supplemented and amended by a Third Supplemental Indenture to be dated as of April 8, 2019 (the “ Third Supplemental Indenture ”). The 2029 Notes will be issued pursuant to the Base Indenture, as supplemented and amended by a Fourth Supplemental Indenture to be dated as of April 8, 2019 (the “ Fourth Supplemental Indenture ” and, together with the Base Indenture and the Third Supplemental Indenture, the “ Indenture ”).
The Company hereby confirms its agreement with the several Underwriters concerning the purchase and sale of the Securities, as follows:
1. | Registration Statement . |
(a) The Company has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “ Securities Act ”), an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-224290), including a prospectus (the “ Base Prospectus ”), relating to the Securities, which became effective upon filing with the Commission. Such registration statement, including the information, if any, deemed pursuant to Rule 430B under the Securities Act to be part of the registration statement at the time of its effectiveness, is referred to herein as the “ Registration Statement ”; and as used herein, the term “ Preliminary Prospectus ” means each preliminary prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Securities that is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b), including the Base Prospectus, and the term “ Prospectus ” means the final prospectus supplement relating to the Securities that is first filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the date and time that this Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto, including the Base Prospectus. Any reference in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act, as of the effective date of the Registration Statement or the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, and any reference to “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed after such date under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “ Exchange Act ”) that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein.
(b) At or prior to 4:50 P.M., New York City time, on April 3, 2019, the time when sales of the Securities were first made (the “ Time of Sale ”), the Company had prepared the following information (collectively, the “ Time of Sale Information ”): a Preliminary Prospectus dated April 3, 2019 and each “free writing prospectus” (as defined pursuant to Rule 405 under the Securities Act) listed on Annex A hereto.
(c) The Company intends to use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities in the manner described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
2. | Purchase and Resale of the Securities by the Underwriters . |
(a) The Company agrees to issue and sell the Securities to the several Underwriters as provided in this Agreement, and each Underwriter, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the respective principal amount of Securities set forth opposite such Underwriter’s name in Schedule 1 hereto at a price equal to 99.086% of the principal amount of the 2024 Notes and 98.772% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes, in each case, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, from April 8, 2019 to the Closing Date (as defined below). The Company will not be obligated to deliver any of the Securities except upon payment for all the Securities to be purchased as provided herein.
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(b) The Company understands that the Underwriters intend to make a public offering of the Securities as soon after the effectiveness of this Agreement as in the judgment of the Representatives is advisable, and initially to offer the Securities on the terms set forth in the Time of Sale Information. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters may offer and sell Securities to or through any affiliate of an Underwriter and that any such affiliate may offer and sell Securities purchased by it to or through any Underwriter.
(c) Payment for and delivery of the Securities will be made at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, 4 Times Square, New York, New York 10036 at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on April 8, 2019, or at such other time or place on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth business day thereafter, as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing. The time and date of such payment and delivery is referred to herein as the “ Closing Date .”
(d) Payment for the Securities shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account(s) specified by the Company to the Representatives against delivery to the nominee of The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”), for the account of the Underwriters, of one or more global notes representing each series of the Securities (collectively, the “ Global Notes ”), with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the issue and sale of the Securities duly paid by the Company. The Global Notes will be made available for inspection by the Representatives not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the business day prior to the Closing Date.
(e) The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Underwriter is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Company with respect to the offering of Securities contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company or any other person. Additionally, neither the Representatives nor any other Underwriter is advising the Company or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Company shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Representatives nor any other Underwriter shall have any responsibility or liability to the Company with respect thereto. Any review by the Representatives or any Underwriter of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Representatives or such Underwriter, as the case may be, and shall not be on behalf of the Company or any other person.
3. | Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to each Underwriter that: |
(a) Preliminary Prospectus . No order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus has been issued by the Commission, and each Preliminary Prospectus, at the time of its date, complied in all material respects with the Securities Act and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the
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Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in each such Preliminary Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in any Preliminary Prospectus.
(b) Time of Sale Information . The Time of Sale Information, at the Time of Sale, did not, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Time of Sale Information.
(c) Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses . The Company (including its agents and representatives, other than the Underwriters in their capacity as such) has not prepared, made, used, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities (each such communication by the Company or its agents and representatives, (other than a communication referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) below), an “ Issuer Free Writing Prospectus ”), other than (i) any document not constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the Securities Act or Rule 134 under the Securities Act, (ii) the Preliminary Prospectus, (iii) the Prospectus, (iv) the documents listed on Annex A hereto, which constitute part of the Time of Sale Information, and (v) any electronic road show or other written communications, in each case used in accordance with Section 4(d) hereof. Each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus complies in all material respects with the Securities Act, has been or will be (within the time period specified in Rule 433) filed in accordance with the Securities Act (to the extent required thereby) and, when taken together with the Preliminary Prospectus available at the Time of Sale, did not at the Time of Sale, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.
(d) Incorporated Documents . The documents incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, when they were filed with the Commission, conformed or will conform, as the case may be, in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act, and did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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(e) Registration Statement and Prospectus . The Registration Statement is an “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act that has been filed with the Commission not earlier than three years prior to the date hereof; and no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act has been received by the Company. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued by the Commission and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act against the Company or related to the offering has been initiated or threatened by the Commission; as of the applicable effective date of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, the Registration Statement complied and will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “ Trust Indenture Act ”), and did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; and as of the date of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto and as of the Closing Date, the Prospectus will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to (i) that part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification (Form T-1) of the Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act or (ii) any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto.
(f) Financial Statements . (i) The financial statements and the related notes thereto included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and present fairly in all material respects: (1) after the merger of IHS Inc. and Markit Ltd. completed in July 2016 (the “ Merger ”), the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and the changes in their cash flows for the periods specified; and (2) prior to the Merger, the consolidated financial position of IHS Inc. and its subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and the changes in their cash flows for the periods specified; (ii) such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP ”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby; and (iii) the other financial information of the Company included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information has been derived from the accounting records of (x) the Company and its subsidiaries after the Merger and (y) IHS Inc. and its subsidiaries prior to the Merger, as applicable, and presents fairly in all material respects the information shown thereby. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and is prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.
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(g) No Material Adverse Change . Since the date of the most recent financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information (i) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained any loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in each of the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, except for such loss or interference as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), business, results of operations or properties of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries taken as a whole (a “ Material Adverse Effect ”), and (ii) there has not been any material change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, financial position, shareholders’ equity or results of operations of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries taken as a whole, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information.
(h) Organization and Good Standing . The Company was duly incorporated and is existing and in good standing under the laws of Bermuda, has the corporate power and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing in such jurisdiction would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Each “ Significant Subsidiary ” (as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, as promulgated by the Commission) of the Company has been duly incorporated or formed and is existing as an entity in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation (to the extent the concept of “good standing” is applicable under the laws of such jurisdiction), has the corporate or other power and authority to own its property and to conduct its business as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction (to the extent the concept of “good standing” is applicable under the laws of such jurisdiction) in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing in such jurisdiction would not have a Material Adverse Effect. All of the issued share capital or other ownership interests of each subsidiary of the Company has been duly and validly authorized and issued, is fully paid and non-assessable and is owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims, except for such liens, encumbrances, equities or claims as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(i) Capitalization . The Company has the actual capitalization as set forth in each of the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information under the column heading entitled “Actual” in the section of the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus entitled “Capitalization.”
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(j) Due Authorization . The Company has full right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement, the Securities and the Indenture (collectively, the “ Transaction Documents ”), and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
(k) The Indenture . The Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and, on the Closing Date, will have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and will constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.
(l) The Securities . The Securities will be in the form contemplated by the Indenture, have been duly authorized for issuance pursuant to the Indenture and, on the Closing Date, will have been duly executed by the Company and, when authenticated in the manner provided for in the Indenture and delivered in the manner as set forth in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, will constitute valid and binding agreements of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.
(m) Underwriting Agreement . This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
(n) Descriptions of the Securities and the Indenture . The Securities and the Indenture will conform in all material respects to the respective statements relating thereto contained in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information.
(o) No Violation or Default . Neither the Company nor any of the Significant Subsidiaries is (i) in violation of the memorandum of association or the bye-laws of the Company (or, with respect to such Significant Subsidiary, any constitutive documents of such Significant Subsidiary) or (ii) in default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company, any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any of its or their properties may be bound, except, in the case of clause (ii) above, as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(p) Non-Contravention . The execution and delivery by the Company, and the performance by the Company of its obligations under, each of the Transaction Documents, the issuance and delivery of the Securities, and compliance with the terms thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents will not contravene (i) any provision of applicable law, (ii) the memorandum of association or the bye-laws of the Company, (iii) any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (iv) any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body,
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agency or court having jurisdiction over the Company or any subsidiary, except for any contravention in the case of clauses (i), (iii) and (iv) as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, and that would not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
(q) No Consents Required . No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of each of the Transaction Documents, the issuance and sale of the Securities, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, except (i) such as have been obtained, (ii) such as may be required by the securities or “blue sky” laws of the several states of the United States, provinces of Canada, any member state of the European Union or the United Kingdom; or (iii) such registrations with or filings required by the Channel Islands Securities Exchange Authority (“CISEA”).
(r) Legal Proceedings . Except as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject which, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected have a Material Adverse Effect or interfere with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities or threatened by others.
(s) Independent Accountants . Ernst and Young LLP, who have certified certain financial statements of (A) the Company and its subsidiaries after the Merger and (B) IHS Inc. and its subsidiaries prior to the Merger, are independent public accountants with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries, and were independent public accountants with respect to IHS Inc. and its subsidiaries prior to the Merger, within the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and as required by the Securities Act.
(t) Real and Personal Property . The Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its subsidiaries; and any real property and buildings held under lease by the Company and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and its subsidiaries.
(u) Intellectual Property . Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and its subsidiaries own or possess, or, to the knowledge of the Company, can acquire on reasonable terms, sufficient rights to use all
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patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions, copyrights, know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), trademarks, service marks and trade names currently employed by them in connection with the business now operated by them, (ii) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any of the foregoing and (iii) the Company and its subsidiaries have taken reasonable measures to protect and to maintain the confidentiality of its material trade secrets and the security, integrity and continuous operation of its material software and systems (including the data stored thereon).
(v) Data Privacy . The Company and its subsidiaries have complied, and are presently in compliance, with its privacy policies and other legal obligations regarding the collection, use, transfer, storage, protection, disposal and disclosure by the Company and its subsidiaries of personally identifiable information and/or any other personal information collected from or provided by third parties, except where such noncompliance did not, and would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable steps to protect the information technology systems and data used in connection with the operation of the Company and/or its subsidiaries and established commercially reasonable disaster recovery and security plans, procedures and facilities for the business, including, without limitation, for the information technology systems and data held or used by or for the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries, except where the failure to take such steps or establish such recovery and security plans, procedures or facilities would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no security breach or attack or other compromise of or relating to any such information technology system or data except for any such breach, attack or other compromise that would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(w) Investment Company Act . The Company is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information will not be, required to register as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(x) Compliance With Environmental Laws . The Company and its subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“ Environmental Laws ”), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval, except where such noncompliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive required permits, licenses or other approvals or failure to comply with the terms and conditions of such permits, licenses or approvals would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(y) Costs of Environmental Compliance . There are no costs or liabilities associated with Environmental Laws (including, without limitation, any capital or operating
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expenditures required for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties) which would, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(z) Disclosure Controls . The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act; such disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company and its subsidiaries is made known to the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer by others within those entities; and such disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
(aa) Accounting Controls . (A) The Company maintains a system of “internal control over financial reporting” (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act and has been designed by the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or under their supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective and the Company is not aware of any material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting.
(B) The Company (individually and on a consolidated basis) and its Significant Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences; and (v) interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information is prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.
(C) Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, there has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
(bb) Taxes . The Company and each of its subsidiaries (to the extent not included in the consolidated tax returns of the Company in the ordinary course of business) have filed all tax returns required to be filed through the date of this Agreement or have requested extensions thereof (except where the failure to file would not, individually or in the aggregate,
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have a Material Adverse Effect) and have paid all taxes required to be paid thereon (except for cases in which the failure to pay would not have a Material Adverse Effect, or except as currently being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves under GAAP have been created in the financial statements of the Company). Except as otherwise disclosed in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, no tax deficiency has been determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries which has had (nor does the Company nor any of its subsidiaries have any notice or knowledge of any tax deficiency which could reasonably be expected to be determined adversely to the Company or its subsidiaries and which could reasonably be expected to have) a Material Adverse Effect.
(cc) No Unlawful Payments . None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries, directors or executive officers or, to the knowledge of the Company, any employee, agent, controlled affiliate or representative of the Company or of any of its subsidiaries, has taken any action in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization or approval of the payment or giving of money, property, gifts or anything else of value, directly or indirectly, to any “government official” (including any officer or employee of a government or government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office) to influence official action or secure an improper advantage. The Company and its subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in compliance with applicable anti-corruption laws and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws and with the representation and warranty contained herein.
(dd) Anti-Money Laundering . The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in material compliance with all applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act), and the applicable anti-money laundering statutes of jurisdictions where the Company and its subsidiaries conduct business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “ Anti-Money Laundering Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(ee) Sanctions . None of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, controlled affiliate or representative of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department or any similar sanctions imposed by any other body, governmental or other, to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject (“ Sanctions ”), nor is the Company or any of its subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject or target of any such Sanctions, including, without limitation, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria (each, a “ Sanctioned Country ”). The Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise
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make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity (i) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or target of Sanctions in violation of such Sanctions, (ii) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country in violation of such Sanctions or (iii) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, initial purchaser, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions. The Company and its subsidiaries are not now knowingly engaged in and will not engage in any dealings or transactions with any person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or the target of Sanctions or with any Sanctioned Country in violation of such Sanctions.
(ff) No Broker’s Fees . Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any contract, agreement or understanding with any person (other than this Agreement) that would give rise to a valid claim against any of them or any Underwriter for a brokerage commission or finder’s fee or like payment in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities.
(gg) Status under the Securities Act . The Company is not an ineligible issuer and is a well-known seasoned issuer, in each case as defined under the Securities Act, in each case at the times specified in the Securities Act in connection with the offering of the Securities.
(hh) No Stabilization . The Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities.
(ii) Margin Rules . Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor any agent thereof acting on their behalf has taken, and none of them will take, any action that might cause the issuance or delivery of the Securities to violate Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
(jj) Sarbanes-Oxley Act . There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith, including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.
(kk) Stamp Taxes . No stamp or other issuance or transfer taxes or duties are payable on the Transaction Documents to the government of Bermuda, or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, in connection with the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents or the issuance of the Securities.
4. | Further Agreements of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees with each Underwriter that: |
(a) Required Filings . The Company will file the Prospectus with the Commission within the time periods specified by Rule 424(b) and Rule 430B under the Securities Act, will file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (including the Pricing Term Sheet referred to in Annex A hereto) to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act; and the
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Company will file promptly all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and for so long as the delivery of a prospectus is required in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities; and the Company will furnish copies of the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (to the extent not previously delivered) to the Underwriters in New York City prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement in such quantities as the Representatives may reasonably request. The Company will pay the registration fees for this offering within the time period required by Rule 456(b)(1)(i) under the Securities Act (without giving effect to the proviso therein) and in any event prior to the Closing Date.
(b) Delivery of Copies . The Company will deliver, without charge, to the Representatives, as many electronic copies of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information, the Prospectus (including all amendments and supplements thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein) and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as the Representatives may reasonably request during the Prospectus Delivery Period (as defined below). As used herein, the term “ Prospectus Delivery Period ” means such period of time after the first date of the public offering of the Securities as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters a prospectus relating to the Securities is required by law to be delivered (or required to be delivered but for Rule 172 under the Securities Act) in connection with sales of the Securities by any Underwriter or dealer.
(c) Prospectus, Amendments or Supplements . Before finalizing or filing the Prospectus or making or distributing any amendment or supplement to any of the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus or filing with the Commission any document that will be incorporated by reference therein, the Company will furnish to the Representative and counsel for the Underwriters a copy of the proposed Prospectus or such amendment or supplement or document to be incorporated by reference therein for review, and will not distribute any such proposed Prospectus, amendment or supplement or file any such document with the Commission to which the Representatives reasonably object.
(d) Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses . Before making, preparing, using, authorizing, approving, referring to or filing any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Company will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters a copy of the proposed Issuer Free Writing Prospectus for review and will not make, prepare, use, authorize, approve, refer to or file any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to which the Representatives reasonably object.
(e) Notice to the Representatives . The Company will advise the Representatives promptly, and confirm such advice in writing, (i) when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective; (ii) when any supplement to the Prospectus or any amendment to the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been filed; (iii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or the receipt of any comments from the Commission relating to the Registration Statement or any other request by the Commission for any additional information; (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any order suspending the
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effectiveness of the Registration Statement or preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act; (v) of the occurrence of any event within the Prospectus Delivery Period as a result of which the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading; (vi) of the receipt by the Company of any notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act; and (vii) of the receipt by the Company of any notice with respect to any suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offer and sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or suspending any such qualification of the Securities and, if any such order is issued, will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof.
(f) Time of Sale Information . If at any time prior to the Closing Date (i) any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which any of the Time of Sale Information as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Information to comply with law, the Company will promptly notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with the Commission (to the extent required) and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Representatives may designate, such amendments or supplements to the Time of Sale Information (or any document to be filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference therein) as may be necessary so that the statements in any of the Time of Sale Information as so amended or supplemented (including such documents to be incorporated by reference therein) will not, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, be misleading or so that any of the Time of Sale Information will comply with law.
(g) Ongoing Compliance . If during the Prospectus Delivery Period (i) any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with law, the Company will promptly notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with the Commission and furnish to the Underwriters such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus (or any document to be filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference therein) as may be necessary so that the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented (including such documents to be incorporated by
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reference therein) will not, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus will comply with law.
(h) Blue Sky Compliance . The Company will qualify the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives shall reasonably request and will continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Securities; provided that the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (ii) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject.
(i) Clear Market . During the period from the date hereof through and including the Closing Date, the Company will not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Company and having a tenor of more than one year other than the Securities.
(j) Use of Proceeds . The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information under the heading “Use of Proceeds.”
(k) Book-Entry Facility . The Company will assist the Underwriters in arranging for the Securities to be eligible for clearance and settlement through DTC.
(l) No Stabilization . The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities.
5. Certain Agreements of the Underwriters . Each Underwriter hereby represents and agrees that it has not and will not use, authorize use of, refer to, or participate in the planning for use of, any “free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (which term includes use of any written information furnished to the Commission by the Company and not incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and any press release issued by the Company) other than (i) a free writing prospectus that, solely as a result of use by such Underwriter, would not trigger an obligation to file such free writing prospectus with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433, (ii) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on Annex A or prepared pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 4(d) (including any electronic road show) above or (iii) any free writing prospectus prepared by such Underwriter and approved by the Company in advance in writing (each such free writing prospectus referred to in clauses (i) or (iii), an “ Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Underwriters may use the Pricing Term Sheet referred to in Annex A hereto without the consent of the Company.
6. Conditions of Underwriters’ Obligations . The obligation of each Underwriter to purchase Securities on the Closing Date as provided herein is subject to the performance by the Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:
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(a) Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties of the Company contained herein shall be true and correct on the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date; and the statements of the Company and its officers made in any certificates delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date.
(b) Registration Compliance; No Stop Order . No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceeding for such purpose, pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) or pursuant to Section 8A under the Securities Act shall be pending before or threatened by the Commission; the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been timely filed with the Commission under the Securities Act (in the case of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act) and in accordance with Section 4(a) hereof; and all requests by the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Representatives.
(c) No Downgrade . Between the earlier of (A) the Time of Sale and (B) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing Date, (i) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded the Securities or any other debt securities or preferred stock issued or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization,” as such term is defined under Section 3(a)(62) under the Exchange Act and (ii) no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, or has changed its outlook with respect to, its rating of the Securities or of any other debt securities or preferred stock issued or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than an announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading).
(d) No Material Adverse Change . No event or condition of a type described in Section 3(g) hereof shall have occurred or shall exist, which event or condition is not described in each of the Time of Sale Information (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the Prospectus (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) the effect of which in the judgment of the Representatives makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
(e) Officer’s Certificate . The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date a certificate of an executive officer of the Company (i) confirming that to the best knowledge of such officer or authorized signatory, the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct and the Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date and (ii) that no event or condition of the type set forth in Section 3(g) hereof shall exist, which event or condition is not described in each of the Time of Sale Information (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the Prospectus (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto).
(f) Comfort Letters . On the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date, Ernst & Young LLP shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, letters, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof and addressed to the Underwriters, in
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form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to Underwriters with respect to the financial statements of the Company and IHS Inc. referred to in Section 3(f) of this Agreement and certain financial information contained or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information; provided that such letters shall use a “cut-off” date no more than three business days prior to the date of the respective letters.
(g) Chief Financial Officer’s Certificate . The Company shall have furnished to the Representatives certificates, dated the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, of its chief financial officer with respect to certain financial data contained in, or as a basis for financial data contained in, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives.
(h) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Company . Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, their written opinion and 10b-5 statement, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance to the effect set forth in Annex C hereto.
(i) Opinion of Company Counsel . The General Counsel of the Company, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, her written opinion, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance to the effect set forth in Annex D hereto.
(j) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Underwriters . The Representative shall have received on and as of the Closing Date an opinion and 10b-5 statement, addressed to the Underwriters, of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, with respect to such matters as the Representatives may reasonably request, and such counsel shall have received such documents and information as they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.
(k) Local Counsel Opinions .
(i) Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited, special Bermuda counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, its written opinion, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Representatives;
(ii) Davis Polk & Wardwell London LLP, U.K. counsel for Markit Group Holdings Limited, Markit Group Limited and IHS Global Limited, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, its written opinion, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Representatives.
(l) No Legal Impediment to Issuance . No action shall have been taken and no statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any federal, state or foreign governmental or regulatory authority that would, as of the Closing Date,
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prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities; and no injunction or order of any federal, state or foreign court shall have been issued that would, as of the Closing Date, prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities.
(m) Book-Entry Facility . The Securities shall be eligible for clearance and settlement through DTC.
(n) Indenture and Securities . The Indenture shall have been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Company and the Trustee, and the Securities shall have been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Company and duly authenticated by the Trustee.
(o) Additional Documents . On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives such further certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably request, including, but not limited to, written evidence as of the Closing Date of the good standing of the Company and its subsidiaries in their respective jurisdictions of organization and their good standing in such other jurisdictions as the Representatives may reasonably request.
All opinions, letters, certificates and evidence mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters.
7. | Indemnification and Contribution . |
(a) Indemnification of the Underwriters . The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates, directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, or any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Time of Sale Information, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein.
(b) Indemnification of the Company . Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors and officers and
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each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Time of Sale Information, it being understood and agreed that the only such information consists of the following paragraphs in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus: the fourth and fifth sentences in the paragraph under the heading “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)—New Issue of Notes.”
(c) Notice and Procedures . If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any person in respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) above, such person (the “ Indemnified Person ”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnification may be sought (the “ Indemnifying Person ”) in writing; provided that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under paragraph (a) or (b) above except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided , further , that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under paragraph (a) or (b) above. If any such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person (who shall not, without the consent of the Indemnified Person, be counsel to the Indemnifying Person) to represent the Indemnified Person in such proceeding and shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such proceeding including the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding, as incurred. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed in writing to the retention of such counsel; (ii) the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; (iii) the Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Person; or (iv) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood and agreed that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Any such separate firm for any Underwriter, its affiliates, directors and officers and any control persons of such Underwriter shall be designated in writing by the Representatives and any such separate firm for the Company, its directors and officers and any control persons of the Company shall be
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designated in writing by the Company. The Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Person shall have requested that an Indemnifying Person reimburse the Indemnified Person for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by this paragraph, the Indemnifying Person shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 90 days after receipt by the Indemnifying Person of such request and (ii) the Indemnifying Person shall not have reimbursed the Indemnified Person in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (x) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (y) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person.
(d) Contribution . If the indemnification provided for in paragraph (a) or (b) above is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds (before deducting expenses) received by the Company from the sale of the Securities and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters in connection therewith, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate offering price of the Securities. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
(e) Limitation on Liability . The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by
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any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, in no event shall an Underwriter be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by such Underwriter with respect to the offering of the Securities exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 7 are several in proportion to their respective purchase obligations hereunder and not joint.
(f) Non-Exclusive Remedies . The remedies provided for in this Section 7 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies that may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity.
8. Termination . This Agreement may be terminated in the absolute discretion of the Representatives, by notice to the Company, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and on or prior to the Closing Date (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the over-the-counter market; (ii) trading of any securities issued or guaranteed by the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market; (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by federal or New York State authorities; or (iv) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis, either within or outside the United States, that, in the judgment of the Representatives, is material and adverse and makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
9. | Defaulting Underwriter . |
(a) If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter defaults on its obligation to purchase the Securities that it has agreed to purchase hereunder, the non-defaulting Underwriters may in their discretion arrange for the purchase of such Securities by other persons satisfactory to the Company on the terms contained in this Agreement. If, within 36 hours after any such default by any Underwriter, the non-defaulting Underwriters do not arrange for the purchase of such Securities, then the Company shall be entitled to a further period of 36 hours within which to procure other persons satisfactory to the non-defaulting Underwriters to purchase such Securities on such terms. If other persons become obligated or agree to purchase the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter, either the non-defaulting Underwriters or the Company may postpone the Closing Date for up to five full business days in order to effect any changes that in the opinion of counsel for the Company or counsel for the Underwriters may be necessary in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or in
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any other document or arrangement, and the Company agrees to promptly prepare any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Time of Sale Information that effects any such changes. As used in this Agreement, the term “Underwriter” includes, for all purposes of this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires, any person not listed in Schedule 1 hereto that, pursuant to this Section 9, purchases Securities that a defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase.
(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities that remains unpurchased does not exceed one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities, then the Company shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder plus such Underwriter’s pro rata share (based on the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder) of the Securities of such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters for which such arrangements have not been made.
(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities that remains unpurchased exceeds one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities, or if the Company shall not exercise the right described in paragraph (b) above, then this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of the non-defaulting Underwriters. Any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9 shall be without liability on the part of the Company, except that the Company will continue to be liable for the payment of expenses as set forth in Section 10 hereof and except that the provisions of Section 7 hereof shall not terminate and shall remain in effect.
(d) Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of any liability it may have to the Company or any non-defaulting Underwriter for damages caused by its default.
10. | Payment of Expenses . |
(a) Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Company agrees to pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder, including without limitation, (i) the costs incident to the authorization, issuance, sale, preparation and delivery of the Securities and any taxes payable in that connection; (ii) the costs incident to the preparation, printing and filing under the Securities Act of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus (including all exhibits, amendments or supplements thereto) and the distribution thereof; (iii) the fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and independent accountants; (iv) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the registration or qualification and determination of eligibility for investment of the Securities under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate and the preparation, printing and
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distribution of a Blue Sky Memorandum (including the related reasonable fees and reasonable expenses of counsel for the Underwriters) in an amount not to exceed $10,000; (v) any fees charged by rating agencies for rating the Securities; (vi) the fees and expenses of the Trustee and any paying agent (including related reasonable fees and reasonable expenses of any counsel to such parties); (vii) all expenses and application fees incurred in connection with any filing with, and clearance of the offering by, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and the approval of the Securities for book-entry transfer by DTC; (viii) all expenses and listing fees incurred in connection with the application to CISEA for quotation of the Securities on the Official List of the CISEA; and (ix) all expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Company in connection with any “road show” presentation to potential investors.
(b) It is further understood that except as provided in Section 7 entitled “Indemnification and Contribution” and this Section 10, the Underwriters will pay all of their costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of their counsel, all taxes payable in connection with the sale of any of the Securities by them and any advertising expenses connected with any offer they make.
(c) If this Agreement is terminated because of any failure or refusal on the part of the Company to comply with the terms or to fulfill any of the conditions of this Agreement, or if for any reason the Company shall be unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement, which, for the purposes of this paragraph, shall not include termination pursuant to Section 8(i), (iii) or (iv), the Company agrees to reimburse the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the fees and expenses of their counsel) reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in connection with this Agreement and the offering contemplated hereby, provided that the Company shall not be liable pursuant to this Section 10(c) for such costs and expenses with respect to any defaulting Underwriter.
11. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers and directors and any controlling persons referred to herein, and the affiliates of each Underwriter referred to in Section 7 hereof. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein. No purchaser of Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor merely by reason of such purchase.
12. Survival . The respective indemnities, rights of contribution, representations, warranties and agreements of the Company and the Underwriters contained in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of the Company or the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Securities and shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company or the Underwriters.
13. Certain Defined Terms . For purposes of this Agreement, (a) except where otherwise expressly provided, the term “ affiliate ” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; (b) the term “ business day ” means any day other than a day on which banks are permitted or required to be closed in New York City; and (c) the term “ subsidiary ” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
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14. Compliance with USA Patriot Act . In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Company, which information may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Underwriters to properly identify their respective clients.
15. Miscellaneous .
(a) Authority of the Representatives . Any action by the Underwriters hereunder may be taken by the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters, and any such action taken by the Representatives shall be binding upon the Underwriters.
(b) Notices . All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted and confirmed by any standard form of telecommunication.
(i) | Notices to the Underwriters shall be given to the Representatives: |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10013
Attention: General Counsel
Fax: (646) 291-1469
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
1585 Broadway, 29th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Attention: Investment Banking Division
Phone: (212) 761-6691
Fax: (212) 507-8999
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10281
Attention: USDCM Transaction Management/Scott Primrose
Phone: (212) 618-7706
Fax: (212) 658-6137
(ii) | Notices to the Company shall be given to: |
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IHS Markit Ltd.
4th Floor, Ropemaker Place
25 Ropemaker Street
London EC2Y 9LY
United Kingdom
Attention: Sari Granat, General Counsel
Email: sari.granat@ihsmarkit.com
with copies to:
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Attention: Richard D. Truesdell, Jr.; Derek J. Dostal
Facsimile: 212-701-5674
Email: richard.truesdell@davispolk.com; derek.dostal@davispolk.com
(c) Governing Law . This Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
(d) Submission to Jurisdiction . The Company hereby submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. federal and New York state courts in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit or proceeding in such courts. The Company agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon the Company and may be enforced in any court to the jurisdiction of which the Company is subject by a suit upon such judgment.
(e) Judgment Currency . If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder into any currency other than U.S. dollars, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be the rate at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Underwriters could purchase U.S. dollars with such other currency in The City of New York on the business day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligations of the Company in respect of any sum due from it to any Underwriter shall, notwithstanding any judgment in any currency other than U.S. dollars, not be discharged until the first business day, following receipt by such Underwriter of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency, on which (and only to the extent that) such Underwriter may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase U.S. dollars with such other currency; if the U.S. dollars so purchased are less than the sum originally due to such Underwriter hereunder, the Company agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Underwriter against such loss. If the U.S. dollars so purchased are greater than the sum originally due to such Underwriter hereunder, such Underwriter agrees to pay to the Company an amount equal to the excess of the U.S. dollars so purchased over the sum originally due to such Underwriter hereunder.
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(f) Appointment of Agent for Service . The Company irrevocably appoints Markit North America, Inc., located at 620 Eighth Avenue, 35th Floor, New York, New York 10018, Attention: General Counsel, as their authorized agent (the “ Authorized Agent ”) in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York upon which process may be served in any such suit or proceeding, and agrees that service of process in any manner permitted by applicable law in any such suit or proceeding may be made upon it at the office of such Authorized Agent. The Company further agrees to take any and all action as may be necessary to maintain such designation and appointment of such Authorized Agent in full force and effect for so long as the Securities remain outstanding. The Company agrees that service of process upon the Authorized Agent shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process upon the Company.
(g) Waiver of Jury Trial . Each of the parties hereto hereby waives any right to trial by jury in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
(h) Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in counterparts (which may include counterparts delivered by any standard form of telecommunication), each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
(i) Amendments or Waivers . No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.
(j) Headings . The headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.
(k) Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes .
(i) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
(ii) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
(iii) For purposes of this Section 15(k), a “BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k); “Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §
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47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b); “Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable; and “U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please indicate your acceptance of this Agreement by signing in the space provided below.
Very truly yours, | ||||
IHS Markit Ltd. | ||||
By: | /s/ Todd Hyatt | |||
Name: | Todd Hyatt | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and | |||
Chief Financial Officer |
[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]
Accepted: As of the date first written above
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
By | /s/ Adam D. Bordner | |
Authorized Signatory |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
By | /s/ Ian Drewe | |
Authorized Signatory |
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
By | /s/ Scott Primrose | |
Authorized Signatory |
For themselves and on behalf of the
several Underwriters listed
in Schedule 1 hereto.
Schedule 1 | ||||||
Principal | Principal | |||||
Amount of | Amount of | |||||
Underwriter | 2024 Notes | 2029 Notes | ||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $ | 72,000,000 | $ | 108,000,000 | ||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 72,000,000 | 108,000,000 | ||||
RBC Capital Markets, LLC | 72,000,000 | 108,000,000 | ||||
Barclays Capital Inc. | 32,000,000 | 48,000,000 | ||||
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | 32,000,000 | 48,000,000 | ||||
BBVA Securities Inc. | 10,000,000 | 15,000,000 | ||||
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | 10,000,000 | 15,000,000 | ||||
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | 10,000,000 | 15,000,000 | ||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | 10,000,000 | 15,000,000 | ||||
NatWest Markets Securities Inc. | 10,000,000 | 15,000,000 | ||||
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. | 10,000,000 | 15,000,000 | ||||
TD Securities (USA) LLC . | 10,000,000 | 15,000,000 | ||||
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. | 10,000,000 | 15,000,000 | ||||
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | 10,000,000 | 15,000,000 | ||||
BMO Capital Markets Corp. | 6,000,000 | 9,000,000 | ||||
Citizens Capital Markets, Inc. | 6,000,000 | 9,000,000 | ||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | 6,000,000 | 9,000,000 | ||||
PNC Capital Markets LLC. | 6,000,000 | 9,000,000 | ||||
SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. | 6,000,000 | 9,000,000 | ||||
Total | $ | 400,000,000 | $ | 600,000,000 |
ANNEX A
Time of Sale Information
1. | Pricing Term Sheet, dated April 3, 2019, substantially in the form of Annex B. |
ANNEX B
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333 - 224290
Relating to the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement
dated April 3, 2019
(to Prospectus dated April 13, 2018)
IHS Markit Ltd.
Pricing Term Sheet
$400,000,000 3.625% Senior Notes due 2024 (“2024 Notes”)
$600,000,000 4.250% Senior Notes due 2029 (“2029 Notes”)
This pricing term sheet is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, dated April 3, 2019 (the “ Preliminary Prospectus Supplement ”). The information in this pricing term sheet supplements the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and updates and supersedes the information in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement to the extent it is inconsistent with the information contained therein. Terms used and not defined herein have the meanings assigned in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement.
Issuer: | IHS Markit Ltd. |
Expected Ratings (Moody’s/S&P/Fitch)*: | [Intentionally omitted] |
Security Description: | Senior Notes |
Principal Amount: |
2024 Notes: $400,000,000 2029 Notes: $600,000,000 |
Gross Proceeds: | $995,276,000 |
Maturity Date: |
2024 Notes: May 1, 2024 2029 Notes: May 1, 2029 |
Coupon (Interest Rate): |
2024 Notes: 3.625% 2029 Notes: 4.250% |
Price to Public: |
2024 Notes: 99.686% of principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, from April 8, 2019 2029 Notes: 99.422% of principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, from April 8, 2019 |
Benchmark Treasury: |
2024 Notes: 2.125% due March 31, 2024 2029 Notes: 2.625% due February 15, 2029 |
Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield: |
2024 Notes: 99-02¼; 2.323% 2029 Notes: 100-29; 2.521% |
Spread to Benchmark Treasury: |
2024 Notes: +137 bps 2029 Notes: +180 bps |
Yield to Maturity: |
2024 Notes: 3.693% 2029 Notes: 4.321% |
Interest Payment Dates: | Semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and November 1, commencing November 1, 2019 (long first coupon) |
Day Count Convention: | 30/360 |
Underwriting Discounts: |
2024 Notes: 0.600% 2029 Notes: 0.650% |
Optional Redemption: |
2024 Notes: Make-whole call at T+25 bps prior to April 1, 2024 2029 Notes: Make-whole call at T+30 bps prior to February 1, 2029 |
2024 Notes: Par call on or after April 1, 2024 2029 Notes: Par call on or after February 1, 2029 |
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Change of Control Triggering Event: | Puttable at 101% of principal plus accrued and unpaid interest for both the 2024 Notes and the 2029 Notes |
Trade Date: | April 3, 2019 |
Settlement Date: | April 8, 2019 (T+3) |
CUSIP / ISIN: |
2024 Notes: 44962L AH0 / US44962LAH06 2029 Notes: 44962L AJ6 / US44962LAJ61 |
Denominations / Multiple: | $2,000 x $1,000 |
Joint Book-Running Managers: |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC RBC Capital Markets, LLC Barclays Capital Inc. BNP Paribas Securities Corp. |
Co-Managers: |
BBVA Securities Inc. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
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NatWest Markets Securities Inc. SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. TD Securities (USA) LLC U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC BMO Capital Markets Corp. Citizens Capital Markets, Inc. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC PNC Capital Markets LLC SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. |
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Use of Proceeds: | The Issuer intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay amounts outstanding under its multi-year credit agreement entered into in June 2018 with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and a syndicate of lenders party thereto, which provides for credit facilities in an aggregate principal amount of $3.1 billion, consisting of term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $1.1 billion and revolving credit commitments in an aggregate principal amount of $2.0 billion. |
*Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be revised or withdrawn at any time.
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus and a preliminary prospectus supplement) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus and the preliminary prospectus supplement in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov . Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus and preliminary prospectus supplement if you request it by contacting Citigroup Global Markets Inc. by phone at 1-800-831-9146, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC by phone at 1-866-718-1649, or RBC Capital Markets, LLC by phone at 1-866-375-6829.
We expect to deliver the notes against payment for the notes on or about the third business day following the date of the pricing of the notes. Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in two business days, unless the parties to a trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade notes prior to the second business day before the delivery of the notes hereunder will be required, by virtue of the fact that the notes initially will settle in T+3, to specify alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed settlement.
Any disclaimer or other notice that may appear below is not applicable to this communication and should be disregarded. Such disclaimer or notice was automatically generated as a result of this communication being sent by Bloomberg or another email system.
ANNEX C
Form of Opinion and Negative Assurance
Letter of Counsel
for the Company
ANNEX D
Form of Opinion of General Counsel
Exhibit 4.2
IHS MARKIT LTD.
as the Company
and
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Trustee
Third Supplemental Indenture
Dated as of April 8, 2019
to the Senior Indenture
Dated as of July 23, 2018
3.625% Senior Notes due 2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION | 1 |
Section 1.01 Scope of Supplemental Indenture | 1 |
Section 1.02 Definitions | 2 |
ARTICLE 2 THE SECURITIES | 9 |
Section 2.01 Title and Terms; Payments | 9 |
Section 2.02 Book-Entry Provisions for Global Securities | 10 |
ARTICLE 3 REDEMPTION | 10 |
Section 3.01 Optional Redemption | 10 |
Section 3.02 Redemption for Tax Reasons | 11 |
Section 3.03 Mandatory Redemption or Purchase | 11 |
Section 3.04 Notice in Connection with a Transaction or Event | 11 |
ARTICLE 4 ADDITIONAL COVENANTS | 12 |
Section 4.01 Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event | 12 |
Section 4.02 Limitation on Liens | 13 |
Section 4.03 Limitation on Sale/Leaseback Transactions | 16 |
Section 4.04 Payment of Additional Amounts | 16 |
Section 4.05 Future Guarantors | 19 |
ARTICLE 5 SUCCESSORS | 20 |
Section 5.01 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets | 20 |
Section 5.02 Successor Entity Substituted | 21 |
ARTICLE 6 EVENTS OF DEFAULT | 21 |
Section 6.01 Events of Default | 21 |
ARTICLE 7 | 22 |
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE | 22 |
Section 7.01 Satisfaction and Discharge | 22 |
Section 7.02 Application of Trust Money | 23 |
ARTICLE 8 | 24 |
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER | 24 |
Section 8.01 Without Consent of Holders | 24 |
ARTICLE 9 | 24 |
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE | 24 |
Section 9.01 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance | 24 |
Section 9.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge | 24 |
Section 9.03 Covenant Defeasance | 25 |
Section 9.04 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance | 25 |
Section 9.05 Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions | 26 |
Section 9.06 Repayment to the Company | 27 |
Section 9.07 Reinstatement | 27 |
ARTICLE 10 MISCELLANEOUS | 27 |
Section 10.01 Governing Law | 27 |
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Section 10.02 Waiver of Jury Trial | 28 |
Section 10.03 Force Majeure | 28 |
Section 10.04 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements | 28 |
Section 10.05 Successors | 28 |
Section 10.06 Severability | 28 |
Section 10.07 Counterpart Originals | 28 |
Section 10.08 Table of Contents, Headings, etc | 28 |
Section 10.09 Facsimile and PDF Delivery of Signature Pages | 28 |
Section 10.10 Concerning the Trustee | 28 |
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A | A-1 |
EXHIBIT B | B-1 |
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Third Supplemental Indenture (this “ Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of April 8, 2019, between IHS Markit Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company (the “ Company ”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”).
RECITALS OF THE COMPANY
WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee a Senior Indenture (the “ Base Indenture ” and, together with the Supplemental Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), dated as of July 23, 2018, providing for the issuance from time to time of an unlimited aggregate principal amount of the Company’s senior debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness in one or more series;
WHEREAS, pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture, the Company wishes to issue $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 3.625% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “ Notes ”);
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 2.03 of the Base Indenture, the Company wishes to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture to provide for the initial issuance of the Notes;
WHEREAS, in connection with the issuance of the Notes and in accordance with Section 9.01(d) of the Base Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture; and
WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Trustee execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture, and all requirements necessary to make (i) this Supplemental Indenture a valid instrument in accordance with its terms and (ii) the Notes, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, the valid obligations of the Company have been performed, and the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture have been duly authorized in all respects.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
Section 1.01 Scope of Supplemental Indenture . The changes, modifications and supplements to the Base Indenture effected by this Supplemental Indenture shall be applicable only with respect to, and shall only govern the terms of, the Notes, and shall not apply to any other Securities that may be issued under the Base Indenture unless a supplemental indenture with respect to such other Securities specifically incorporates such changes, modifications and supplements. The provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall supersede any corresponding provisions in the Base Indenture.
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Section 1.02 Definitions . For all purposes of this Supplemental Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) the terms defined in this Article 1 shall have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;
(b) all words, terms and phrases defined in the Base Indenture (but not otherwise defined herein) shall have the same meaning herein as in the Base Indenture;
(c) all other terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, shall have the meanings assigned to them therein;
(d) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with GAAP; and
(e) the words “ herein, ” “ hereof ” and “ hereunder ” and other words of similar import refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision.
“ Additional Amounts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(b).
“ Additional Notes ” means additional Notes (other than the Notes issued on the Issue Date) issued from time to time under the Indenture in accordance with Section 2.01(c).
“ Adjusted Treasury Rate ” means, with respect to any redemption date and as provided by the Company, (1) the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated “H.15(519)” or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three months before or after the Par Call Date, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue will be determined and the Adjusted Treasury Rate will be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (2) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per year equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date, in each case calculated on the third Business Day immediately preceding the date that the applicable redemption notice is first mailed or sent, in each case, plus 25 basis points.
“ Applicable Premium ” means with respect to a Note at any redemption date, as provided by the Company, the excess of (1) the present value at such redemption date of the Remaining Scheduled Payments on such Note (but excluding accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Adjusted Treasury Rate, over (2) the principal amount of such Note on such redemption date.
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“ Attributable Debt ” in respect of a Sale/Leaseback Transaction means, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the interest rate borne by the Notes, compounded annually) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale/Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended) (other than amounts required to be paid on account of property taxes, maintenance, repairs, insurance, water rates and other items which do not constitute payments for property rights); provided , however , that if such Sale/Leaseback Transaction results in a Capital Lease Obligation, the amount of indebtedness represented thereby will be determined in accordance with the definition of “Capital Lease Obligation.”
“ Base Indenture ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“ Beneficial Ownership ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, and “beneficial owner” has a corresponding meaning.
“ Business Day ” means each day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which the Trustee or commercial banking institutions are authorized or required by law to close in New York City or London, England.
“ Capital Lease Obligation ” means an obligation that is required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP, and the amount of indebtedness represented by such obligation shall be the capitalized amount of such obligation determined in accordance with GAAP; and the Stated Maturity thereof will 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 terminated by the lessee without payment of a penalty. For purposes of Section 4.02, a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to be secured by a Lien on the property being leased.
“ Change in Tax Law ” means: (i) any changes in, or amendment to, any law of a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (including any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder and including, for this purpose, any treaty entered into by the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction) or any amendment to or change in the application or official interpretation (including judicial or administrative interpretation) of such law, which change or amendment becomes effective or, in the case of an official interpretation, is announced, on or after the Issue Date; or (ii) if the Company or a Guarantor consolidates, merges, amalgamates or combines with, or transfers or leases all or substantially all its assets to, any person that is incorporated or tax resident under the laws of any jurisdiction other than a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (a “ successor ”) and as a consequence thereof such person becomes the successor obligor to the Company or such Guarantor in respect of Additional Amounts that may become payable (in which case, all references to the Company or such Guarantor will be deemed to be and include references to such person), any change in, or amendment to, any law of the jurisdiction of organization or tax residence of such successor, or the jurisdiction through which payments will be made by the successor, or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or thereon for purposes of taxation (including any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder and including, for this purpose, any treaty entered into by such jurisdiction) or any amendment to or change in the application or official interpretation (including judicial or administrative interpretation) of such law, which change or amendment becomes effective or, in
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the case of an official interpretation, is announced, on or after the date of such consolidation, merger, amalgamation, combination or other transaction.
“ Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following:
(1) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision), is or becomes the beneficial owner (as such term is used in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act or any successor provision), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company;
(2) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or
(3) the amalgamation, merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person or the merger of another Person with or into the Company or the sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Company (determined on a consolidated basis) to another Person, other than a transaction following which in the case of an amalgamation, merger or consolidation transaction, holders of securities that represented 100% of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction (or other securities into which such securities are converted as part of such amalgamation, merger or consolidation transaction) own, directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person in such amalgamation, merger or consolidation transaction immediately after such transaction.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed to involve a Change of Control if (a) the Company becomes a direct Subsidiary of a holding company and (b)(x) upon completion of such transaction, the direct or indirect holders of the Voting Stock of such holding company own such Voting Stock in substantially the same proportion as the holders of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to that transaction or (y) holders of securities that represented 100% of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction (or other securities into which such securities are converted as part of any amalgamation, merger or consolidation transaction) own, directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock of such holding company immediately after such transactions.
“ Change of Control Offer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(c).
“ Change of Control Triggering Event ” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Rating Event with respect to the Notes.
“ Company ” means IHS Markit Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company.
“ Comparable Treasury Issue ” means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes from the redemption date to the Par Call Date, that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of a maturity most nearly equal to the Par Call Date.
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“ Comparable Treasury Price ” means, with respect to any redemption date, if clause (2) of the Adjusted Treasury Rate definition is applicable, the average of two, or such lesser number as is obtained by the Company, Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date.
“ Consolidated Total Assets ” means, at any time, the total assets appearing on the most recently prepared consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Company and its Subsidiaries for which such balance sheet is available, prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“ Covenant Defeasance ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03.
“ Debt ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(a).
“ EBT ” means, collectively, the Markit Group Holdings Limited Employee Benefit Trust, together with any successor thereto and any replacement or additional employee benefit trust (or similar vehicle) maintained by the Company or its Subsidiaries, together, in each case, with any subsidiary thereof.
“ Existing MGHL Joint Venture ” means any joint venture owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company as of the Issue Date.
“ Funded Debt ” means all Debt having a maturity of more than 12 months from the date as of which the determination is made or having a maturity of 12 months or less but by its terms being renewable or extendable beyond 12 months from such date at the option of the borrower, excluding any Debt owed to the Company or its Subsidiaries.
“ GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect as of the Issue Date, including those set forth in:
(1) the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants;
(2) statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board; and
(3) such other statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession.
Except as otherwise provided herein, all ratios and computations based on GAAP contained in the Indenture shall be computed in conformity with GAAP.
“ Government Securities ” means securities that are (1) direct obligations of the United States for the timely payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (2) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States the timely payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of the United States, which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also include a depositary receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act), as custodian with respect to any such Government Securities or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such Government Securities
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held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depositary receipt; provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Government Securities or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the Government Securities evidenced by such depositary receipt.
“ Governmental Authority ” means any federal, state, municipal, national or other government, governmental department, commission, board, bureau, court, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof or any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to any government or any court (including any supra-national body exercising such powers or functions, such as the European Union or the European Central Bank), in each case whether associated with a state or locality of the United States, the United States, or a foreign government of a Permitted Jurisdiction.
“ Guarantee ” means a guarantee by a Guarantor of the Company’s obligations with respect to the Notes.
“ Guarantor ” means each Subsidiary of the Company that after the Issue Date executes a supplemental indenture, substantially as set forth in Exhibit B and with such other terms as shall be substantially consistent with any guarantee by such Guarantor of the Subsidiary Guarantee Triggering Notes, providing its Guarantee pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.
“ Holder ,” “ holder ” or “ noteholder ” means the Person in whose name a Note is registered on the Registrar’s books.
“ Indenture ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“ Interest Payment Date ” means May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing on November 1, 2019.
“ Investment Grade Rating ” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) and BBB- (or the equivalent) by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (or any successor to the rating agency business thereof) and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group (or any successor to the rating agency business thereof), respectively.
“ Issue Date ” means April 8, 2019.
“ Legal Defeasance ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02.
“ Lien ” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease (other than an operating lease) in the nature thereof). For the avoidance of doubt, the grant by any Person of a non-exclusive license to use intellectual property owned by, licensed to, or developed by such Person and such license activity shall not constitute a grant by such Person of a Lien on such intellectual property.
“ Maturity Date ” means May 1, 2024.
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“ Multi-Year Credit Agreement ” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 25, 2018, among the Company, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent, together with the related documents thereto (including the term loans and revolving loans thereunder, any guarantees and security documents), as amended, extended, renewed, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (in whole or in part, and without limitation as to amount, terms, conditions, covenants and other provisions) from time to time, and any agreement (and related document) governing Debt, including an indenture, incurred to Refinance, in whole or in part, the borrowings and commitments then outstanding or permitted to be outstanding under the Credit Agreement or a successor Credit Agreement.
“ Notes ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“ Par Call Date ” means April 1, 2024.
“ Paying Agent ” means an office or agency where the Notes may be presented for payment.
“ Payor ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(a).
“ Permitted Jurisdiction ” means England and Wales, Bermuda, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Channel Islands, the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, any member of the European Economic Area, Singapore or Switzerland, in each case to the extent that the obligations under the Notes or Guarantees, as applicable, would be valid and binding obligations of any Successor Company or Successor Person organized in such jurisdiction; provided that for any Guarantor organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or any territory thereof, the term “Permitted Jurisdiction” means the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“ Property ” means any property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, including current assets, but excluding deposit or other control accounts, owned on the Issue Date or thereafter acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.
“ Quotation Agent ” means the Reference Treasury Dealer selected by the Company.
“ Rating Agencies ” means Standard and Poor’s Ratings Group and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor to the respective rating agency business thereof.
“ Rating Event ” means (1) the ratings of the Notes are lowered by at least one of the Rating Agencies and (2) the Notes are rated below an Investment Grade Rating by at least one of the Rating Agencies, on any day during the period (which period will be extended so long as the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) commencing 60 days prior to the first public announcement of the occurrence of a Change of Control or the intentions of the Company to effect a Change of Control and ending 60 days following the consummation of such Change of Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Rating Event otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating shall not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus shall not be deemed a Rating Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Triggering Event hereunder) if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to
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which this definition would otherwise apply do not announce or publicly confirm or inform the Company that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of the Rating Event). The Trustee shall not have any obligation to monitor the occurrence or dates of any Rating Event and may rely conclusively on such Officer’s Certificate related to such Change of Control Triggering Event. The Trustee shall not have any obligation to notify the Holders of the occurrence or dates of any Rating Event.
“ Record Date ” for the interest payable on any applicable Interest Payment Date means April 15 or October 15 (whether or not a Business Day) next preceding such Interest Payment Date.
“ Reference Treasury Dealer ” means each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and its successors and assigns, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and its successors and assigns and RBC Capital Markets, LLC and its successors and assigns; provided , however , that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government Securities dealer in New York City (a “ Primary Treasury Dealer ”), the Company shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
“ Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations ” means with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Company, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the Company by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day immediately preceding the date that the applicable redemption notice is first mailed or sent.
“ Refinance ” means, in respect of any Debt, to refinance, extend, renew, refund, repay, prepay, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue other Debt in exchange or replacement for, such Debt.
“ Registrar ” means an office or agency where the Notes may be presented for registration, registration of transfer or for exchange.
“ Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(a).
“ Remaining Scheduled Payments ” means the remaining payments of principal of and interest on the Notes that would be due after the redemption date but for such redemption if the Notes matured on the Par Call Date. If the redemption date is not an Interest Payment Date, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment on the Notes shall be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to the redemption date.
“ Sale/Leaseback Transaction ” means an arrangement relating to a Property owned by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company on the Issue Date or thereafter acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company whereby the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company transfers such property to a Person and the Company or the Subsidiary of the Company leases it from such Person.
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“ Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Voting Stock is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by:
(1) | such Person; |
(2) | such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person; or |
(3) | one or more Subsidiaries of such Person. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that (i) each EBT shall be deemed not to constitute a subsidiary of the Company for all purposes of the Indenture, except for purposes of financial reporting on a consolidated basis to the extent required by GAAP and (ii) if the financial results of any Existing MGHL Joint Venture are not required to be consolidated with the Company pursuant to GAAP, such joint venture (and any direct or indirect subsidiary thereof) shall be deemed not to constitute a subsidiary of the Company for all purposes of the Indenture, including for purposes of financial reporting on a consolidated basis.
“ Subsidiary Guarantee Triggering Notes ” means the Company’s 5.000% Senior Notes due 2022, issued on July 28, 2016, the Company’s 4.75% Senior Notes due 2025, issued on February 9, 2017 and on July 13, 2017, and the Company’s 4.00% Senior Notes due 2026, issued on December 1, 2017.
“ Supplemental Indenture ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“ Tax ” or “ Taxes ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(a).
“ Trustee ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“ Voting Stock ” of a Person means all classes of Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) of such Person then outstanding and normally entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof (or the controlling managing member or general partner, as applicable).
ARTICLE 2
THE SECURITIES
Section 2.01 Title and Terms; Payments .
(a) There is hereby authorized a series of Securities designated the “3.625% Senior Notes due 2024” initially limited in aggregate principal amount to $400,000,000.
(b) Interest on the Notes shall accrue from April 8, 2019 or, if interest has already been paid, from the date it was most recently paid. Interest on the Notes shall accrue at a rate of 3.625% per annum, payable semiannually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing on November 1, 2019, to the Holders of the Notes on the relevant Record Date. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day
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months. If any Interest Payment Date, the Maturity Date, any redemption date, or any earlier required repurchase date of the Notes falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the required payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and no interest on such payment shall accrue in respect of the delay.
(c) Additional Notes may be created and issued from time to time by the Company without notice to or consent of the Holders and shall be consolidated with and form a single class with the Notes issued on the Issue Date and shall have the same terms as to status, redemption or otherwise (other than issue date, issue price and, if applicable, the first Interest Payment Date and the first date from which interest will accrue) as the Notes issued on the Issue Date; provided that if any such Additional Notes are not fungible with the Notes issued on the Issue Date for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such Additional Notes shall have one or more separate CUSIP numbers from the Notes issued on the Issue Date. Unless the context otherwise requires, for all purposes of the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture, references to the Notes include any Additional Notes actually issued.
(d) The form of the Notes shall be substantially as set forth in Exhibit A hereto, which is incorporated into and shall be deemed a part of this Supplemental Indenture.
Section 2.02 Book-Entry Provisions for Global Securities . Upon issuance, the Notes shall be in the form of one or more Global Securities deposited with, or on behalf of, the Depositary. Except as permitted by the Base Indenture, the Notes shall not be issuable in definitive form.
ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION
Section 3.01 Optional Redemption .
(a) At any time prior to the Par Call Date, the Company will be entitled, at its option, to redeem all or a portion of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.
(b) In addition, on or after the Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the Notes in whole or in part at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.
(c) Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.01 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 of the Base Indenture. Notice of any such redemption must be mailed by first-class mail (or delivered by electronic transmission in accordance with the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary) to each Holder’s registered address, not less than 15 days nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date. Calculation of the redemption price will be made by the Company or on its behalf by such person as the Company shall designate; provided that such calculation or the correctness thereof shall not be a duty or obligation of the Trustee.
(d) If the optional redemption date is on or after a Record Date but on or prior to the related Interest Payment Date, then any accrued and unpaid interest in respect of the Notes
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subject to redemption shall be paid on the redemption date to the Person in whose name the Note is registered at the close of business on such Record Date, and no additional interest will be payable to Holders whose Notes are redeemed by the Company.
Section 3.02 Redemption for Tax Reasons .
(a) The Company may redeem the Notes, in whole but not in part, at 100% of the principal amount of such Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date (including any Additional Amounts) at the Company’s option at any time prior to the Maturity Date if, due to a Change in Tax Law:
(i) the Company or a Guarantor in accordance with the terms of the Notes or Guarantee has, or would, become obligated to pay, on the next date on which any amount would be payable with respect to the Notes or a Guarantee, any Additional Amounts to the holders or beneficial owners of the Notes; and
(ii) such obligation cannot be avoided by such Guarantor or the Company, taking reasonable measures available to it.
(b) In the case of a redemption pursuant to this Section 3.02, the Company may redeem the applicable Notes upon not less than 15 days nor more than 60 days’ notice as provided in Section 3.02 of the Base Indenture; provided that (1) no such notice of redemption shall be given earlier than 90 days prior to the earliest date on which the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, would be obligated to pay any such Additional Amounts in respect of the applicable Notes or applicable Guarantee, as applicable, then due and (2) at the time such notice is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts remains in effect. The Company’s right to redeem the applicable Notes shall continue as long as the Company or a Guarantor is obligated to pay such Additional Amounts, notwithstanding that the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall have made payments of Additional Amounts. Prior to the giving of any such notice of redemption, the Company must deliver to the Trustee: (i) an Officer’s Certificate stating that the Company is entitled to effect such redemption and setting forth a statement of facts showing that the conditions precedent to the right of the Company so to redeem have occurred; and (ii) an Opinion of Counsel or an opinion of an independent accountant of recognized standing, selected by the Company or any Guarantor, as applicable, with respect to tax matters of the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction to the effect that the Company or such Guarantor has, or would, become obligated to pay such Additional Amounts as a result of such Change in Tax Law and the Trustee shall be entitled to accept such Officer’s Certificate and opinion as sufficient evidence of the satisfaction of the conditions precedent in which event they shall be conclusive and binding on the Holders.
Section 3.03 Mandatory Redemption or Purchase . The Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.
Section 3.04 Notice in Connection with a Transaction or Event. Notice of any redemption of the Notes in connection with a transaction or an event (including a Change of Control Triggering Event) may, at the Company’s discretion, be given prior to the completion or the occurrence thereof and any such redemption or notice may, at the Company’s discretion, be
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subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion or occurrence of the related transaction or event. In addition, if such redemption is subject to one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall describe each such condition and, if applicable, shall state that in the Company’s discretion, the redemption date may be delayed until such time (including more than 60 days after the date the notice of redemption was mailed or delivered, including by electronic transmission) as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied (or waived by the Company in its sole discretion), or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the redemption date, or by the redemption date as so delayed. The Company will provide prompt written notice to the Trustee prior to the close of business two Business Days prior to the redemption date rescinding such redemption and notice of redemption shall be rescinded and of no force or effect. Upon receipt of such notice from the Company rescinding such redemption, the Trustee will promptly send a copy of such notice to the holders of the Notes to be redeemed in the same manner in which the notice of redemption was given.
ARTICLE 4
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
Section 4.01 Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event
(a) Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.01, within 30 days following the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, each Holder shall have the right to require that the Company make an offer to purchase such Holder’s Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof on the date of purchase plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the date of purchase.
(b) If the Change of Control purchase date is on or after a Record Date and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, any accrued and unpaid interest to the Change of Control purchase date will be paid on the Change of Control purchase date to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such Record Date.
(c) Within 30 days following the date upon which any Change of Control Triggering Event shall have occurred, unless the Company has exercised its option to redeem all the Notes as described under Section 3.01, the Company shall mail (or deliver by electronic transmission in accordance with the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary) a notice to each Holder with a copy to the Trustee (the “ Change of Control Offer ”) stating:
(1) that a Change of Control Triggering Event has occurred and that such Holder has the right to require the Company to purchase such Holder’s Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof on the date of purchase, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the date of purchase;
(2) the circumstances that constitute or may constitute such Change of Control Triggering Event;
(3) the purchase date (which shall be no earlier than 15 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is sent); and
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(4) the instructions, as determined by the Company, consistent with this Section 4.01, that a Holder must follow in order to have its Notes purchased.
(d) The Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control Triggering Event if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth herein or if the Company has exercised its option to redeem all the Notes as described in Section 3.01.
(e) The Company will comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection with the purchase of Notes as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section 4.01, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations hereunder by virtue of its compliance with such securities laws or regulations.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.01, a Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control Triggering Event, conditional upon such Change of Control Triggering Event, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of making of such Change of Control Offer. In such case, the notice shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the Change of Control purchase date may be delayed until such time as the Change of Control Triggering Event shall have occurred, or such repurchase may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that the Change of Control Triggering Event shall not have occurred by the Change of Control purchase date, or by the Change of Control purchase date as so delayed. If any such repurchase shall be rescinded or delayed, the Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee prior to the close of business at least two Business Days prior to the Change of Control purchase date (unless a shorter period shall be agreed to by the Trustee). Upon receipt of such notice, the Change of Control purchase date shall be rescinded or delayed, as applicable. Upon receipt, the Trustee shall provide such notice to each holder of the Notes in the same manner in which the notice of the Change of Control Offer was given.
Section 4.02 Limitation on Liens .
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, issue, assume or guarantee any indebtedness for money borrowed evidenced by loans, bonds, notes, debentures, letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, hedging obligations or instruments similar to the foregoing, in each case to the extent such indebtedness would appear as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP (“ Debt ”) secured by a Lien upon (a) any Property of the Company or such Subsidiary, or (b) any shares of Capital Stock or Debt issued by any Subsidiary of the Company and owned by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, whether owned on the Issue Date or thereafter acquired, without effectively providing concurrently that the Notes are secured equally and ratably with or, at the option of the Company, prior to such Debt so long as such Debt will be so secured.
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(b) The foregoing restriction shall not apply to, and there shall be excluded from Debt (or any guarantee thereof) in any computation under such restriction, Debt (or any guarantee thereof) secured by:
(1) pledges, deposits or security by such Person under workmen’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance, employers’ health tax, and other social security laws or similar legislation or other insurance-related obligations (including, but not limited to, in respect of deductibles, self-insured retention amounts and premiums and adjustments thereto) or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Debt) or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash or U.S. government bonds to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, or deposits as security for contested taxes or import duties or for the payment of rent, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(2) Liens imposed by law, such as landlords’, carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and mechanics’ Liens, in each case for sums not yet overdue for a period of more than 30 days or being contested in good faith by appropriate actions or other Liens arising out of judgments or awards against such Person with respect to which such Person will then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceedings for review if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP;
(3) minor survey exceptions, minor encumbrances, ground leases, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, servitudes, sewers, electric lines, drains, telegraph, telephone and cable television lines and other similar purposes, or zoning, building codes or other restrictions (including minor defects and irregularities in title and similar encumbrances) as to the use of real properties or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties which were not incurred in connection with Debt and which do not in the aggregate materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;
(4) Liens on any property existing at the time of the acquisition thereof;
(5) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is amalgamated, merged into or consolidated with the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company or at the time of a sale, lease or other disposition of the properties of such Person (or a division thereof) as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company; provided that any such Lien does not extend to any property owned by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company immediately prior to such amalgamation, merger, consolidation, sale, lease or disposition;
(6) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company;
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(7) Liens in favor of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company;
(8) Liens to secure all or part of the cost of acquisition, construction, development or improvement of the underlying property, or to secure Debt incurred to provide funds for any such purpose; provided that the commitment of the creditor to extend the credit secured by any such Lien will have been obtained no later than 270 days after the later of (a) the completion of the acquisition, construction, development or improvement of such property or (b) the placing in operation of such property; provided , further , that such Liens do not extend to any property other than such property subject to acquisition, construction, development or improvement and accessions thereto and improvements thereon;
(9) Liens in favor of any Governmental Authority to secure partial, progress, advance or other payments;
(10) Liens existing on the Issue Date or any extension, renewal, replacement or refunding of any Debt (or any guarantee thereof) secured by a Lien existing on the Issue Date or referred to in clauses (4) to (6) or (8); provided that any such extension, renewal, replacement or refunding of such Debt (or any guarantee thereof) will be created within 270 days of repaying the Debt (or any guarantee thereof) secured by the Lien referred to in clauses (4) to (6) or (8) and the principal amount of the Debt (or any guarantee thereof) secured thereby and not otherwise authorized by clauses (4) to (6) or (8) will not exceed the principal amount of Debt (or any guarantee thereof), plus any premium or fee payable in connection with any such extension, renewal, replacement or refunding, so secured at the time of such extension, renewal, replacement or refunding;
(11) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $100.0 million;
(12) Liens in favor of the Notes and the Guarantees; and
(13) Liens securing hedging obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.02, the Company and any Subsidiaries of the Company may create, incur, issue, assume or guarantee Debt secured by Liens without equally and ratably securing the Notes then outstanding if, at the time of such creation, incurrence, issuance, assumption or guarantee, after giving effect thereto and to the retirement of any Debt which is concurrently being retired, the aggregate amount of all such Debt secured by Liens which would otherwise be subject to such restrictions (other than any Debt (or any guarantee thereof) secured by Liens permitted as described in clauses (1) to (13) of Section 4.02(b)) plus all Attributable Debt of the Company and the Subsidiaries of the Company in respect of Sale/Leaseback Transactions with respect to Properties (with the exception of such transactions that are permitted by clauses (1) to (4) of Section 4.03(a)) would not exceed 20.0% of Consolidated Total Assets.
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(d) For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Multi-Year Credit Agreement nor any extension, renewal or replacement or refunding thereof will be secured pursuant to clause (10) of Section 4.02(b).
Section 4.03 Limitation on Sale/Leaseback Transactions . The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary of the Company to, enter into any Sale/Leaseback Transaction with respect to any Property unless:
(1) the Sale/Leaseback Transaction is solely with the Company or another Subsidiary of the Company;
(2) the lease is for a period not in excess of 36 months (or which may be terminated by the Company or such Subsidiary), including renewals;
(3) the Company or such Subsidiary would (at the time of entering into such arrangement) be entitled as described in clauses (1) to (13) of Section 4.02(b), without equally and ratably securing the Notes, to create, incur, issue, assume or guarantee Debt secured by a Lien on such Property in the amount of the Attributable Debt arising from such Sale/Leaseback Transaction;
(4) the Company or such Subsidiary within 360 days after the sale of such Property in connection with such Sale/Leaseback Transaction is completed, applies an amount equal to the net proceeds of the sale of such Property to (a) the retirement of the Notes, other Funded Debt of the Company ranking on a parity with the Notes (or the Guarantees of the Notes) or Funded Debt of a Subsidiary of the Company; (b) the purchase of Property; or (c) a combination thereof; or
(5) (i) the Attributable Debt of the Company and Subsidiaries of the Company in respect of such Sale/ Leaseback Transaction and all other Sale/Leaseback Transactions on Properties entered into after the Issue Date (other than any such Sale/Leaseback Transaction as would be permitted as described in clauses (1) through (4) of this Section 4.03), plus (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Debt secured by Liens then outstanding (not including any such Debt secured by Liens described in Section 4.02(b)) that are not equally and ratably secured with the outstanding Notes (or secured on a basis junior to the outstanding Notes), would not exceed 20.0% of Consolidated Total Assets.
Section 4.04 Payment of Additional Amounts.
(a) The Company or, if applicable, each Guarantor (pursuant to the terms of the applicable Guarantee) (each, a “ Payor ”) will make all payments of, or in respect of, principal, premium (if any) and interest on the Notes, or any payment pursuant to the Guarantees, as the case may be, free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge (including penalties, interest, and other liabilities related thereto) whatsoever imposed, assessed, levied or collected (“ Taxes ”) by or for the account of Bermuda, the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction in which the Company or any Guarantor is organized, or resident for tax purposes, engaged in business for tax purposes or through which payment is made (or any political
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subdivision thereof or any authority thereof having the power to tax) (a “ Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction ”), unless such withholding or deduction is required by law or by the official interpretation or administration thereof.
(b) If a Payor is required by a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction to deduct or withhold Taxes from any payment of principal, premium (if any) and interest on the Notes, or any payments pursuant to the Guarantees, as the case may be, such Payor will pay (together with such payments) such additional amounts (“ Additional Amounts ”) as may be necessary so that the net amount received in respect of such payments by the holder of such Note, after such deduction or withholding (including any such deduction or withholding in respect of such Additional Amounts) will not be less than the amount such holder would have received if such Taxes had not been withheld or deducted; provided , however , that a Payor shall not be required to pay any Additional Amount for or on account of:
(1) any Taxes that would not have been so imposed, assessed, levied or collected but for the fact that the holder or beneficial owner of the applicable Note or Guarantee (or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of, or possessor of a power over, such holder, if such holder is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation) is or has been a domiciliary, national or resident of, or engaging or having been engaged in a trade or business or maintaining or having maintained a permanent establishment or being or having been physically present in, a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or otherwise having or having had some connection with a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction other than the holding or ownership of, or the collection of principal of, and premium (if any) or interest on, a Note or the enforcement of the applicable Guarantee, as the case may be;
(2) any Taxes that would not have been so imposed, assessed, levied or collected but for the fact that, where presentation is required in order to receive payment, the applicable Note or Guarantee was presented more than 30 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or was provided for, whichever is later except to the extent that the holder or beneficial owner thereof would have been entitled to Additional Amounts had the applicable Note or Guarantee been presented for payment on any day during such 30 day period;
(3) any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, personal property or similar Taxes;
(4) any Taxes that are payable otherwise than by deduction or withholding from payments on or in respect of the applicable Note or Guarantee;
(5) any Taxes that would not have been so imposed, assessed, levied or collected but for the failure by the holder or the beneficial owner of the applicable Note or Guarantee to comply with a written request addressed to the holders (A) to provide any certification, identification, information, documents or other evidence concerning the nationality, residence or identity of the holder or the beneficial owner or its connection with the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or (B) to make any valid or timely declaration or claim or satisfy any other reporting, information or procedural requirements relating to such matters if, in either case, compliance is required by statute, regulation or
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administrative practice of the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction as a condition to relief or exemption from such Taxes;
(6) any deduction or withholding arising on or in connection with FATCA;
and
(7) any combination of the Taxes described in (1) through (6) above.
(c) In addition, Additional Amounts shall not be paid with respect to any payment of the principal of, or any interest on, any of the applicable Notes or Guarantees to any holder of the applicable Notes or Guarantees that is a fiduciary, a partnership, a limited liability company or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent such payment would be required by the laws of a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction to be included in the income for tax purposes of a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary, a member of such partnership, an interest holder in such limited liability company or a beneficial owner that would not have been entitled to such amounts had such beneficiary, settlor, member, interest holder or beneficial owner been the holder of the relevant Notes or Guarantees.
(d) The Payor shall (i) make any required withholding or deduction and (ii) remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction in accordance with applicable law. The Payor shall use reasonable efforts to obtain certified copies of tax receipts or such other reasonable evidence of the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld from each Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction imposing such Taxes. The Payor shall furnish to the Trustee (or to a holder upon written request), within a reasonable time after the date of the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld is made, such certified copies or proof of payment. The Payor shall attach a certificate stating (x) that the amount of withholding Taxes evidenced by the certified copy or other proof of payment was paid in connection with payments in respect of the principal amount of Notes then outstanding and (y) the amount of such withholding Taxes paid per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes. Copies of such documentation shall be available for inspecting during ordinary business hours at the office of the Trustee by the holders of the Notes upon written request and will be made available at the offices of the Paying Agent.
(e) As soon as reasonably practicable, prior to each Record Date preceding the related Interest Payment Date and each date on which any other payment under or with respect to the Notes or the Guarantee thereof is due and payable, if the Payor shall be obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to such payment, the Payor shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating the fact that such Additional Amounts shall be payable, the amounts so payable and shall furnish such other information necessary to enable the Paying Agent to pay such Additional Amounts to holders on the payment date. Each such Officer’s Certificate shall be relied upon until receipt of a further Officer’s Certificate addressing such matters. Neither the Trustee nor the Paying Agent shall have any responsibility or liability for the determination, verification or calculation of any Additional Amounts. Such Officer’s Certificate may be forwarded by the Trustee to the registered holder and also upon written request to any holder.
(f) Unless otherwise stated in the Indenture, references in any context to the payment of principal of, and any premium or interest on, any Note, other payment on or with
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respect to the Notes or any payment pursuant to the Guarantees, shall be deemed to include payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof.
(g) The Payor shall pay any present or future stamp, court or documentary taxes, or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies which arise in any jurisdiction from the execution, delivery, registration or enforcement following the occurrence of any event of default of any Notes or any other document or instrument referred to therein. For the avoidance of doubt, no Payor shall be responsible for the payment or other discharge of such taxes, charges, or levies that arise as a result of, or in connection with, any transfer, assignment or the disposition of the Notes (or any rights attaching thereto) by any holder.
(h) The foregoing obligations shall survive any termination, defeasance or discharge of this Supplemental Indenture and shall apply mutatis mutandis to any jurisdiction in which any successor to a Payor is organized or any political subdivision thereof or any authority thereof or therein having the power to tax.
Section 4.05 Future Guarantors .
(a) The Company shall cause each Subsidiary of the Company that is required to guarantee any series of the Subsidiary Guarantee Triggering Notes, within 90 days of the date on which the Company becomes required to deliver a guarantee of any series of Subsidiary Guarantee Triggering Notes pursuant to the applicable indenture governing such Subsidiary Guarantee Triggering Notes, to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture to the Indenture in substantially the same form as Exhibit B hereto and with such other terms as shall be substantially consistent with any guarantee by such Guarantor of the Subsidiary Guarantee Triggering Notes.
(b) | The Guarantee of a Guarantor will be automatically released: |
(1) | upon the sale or other disposition (including by way of consolidation or merger) of a Guarantor; |
(2) | upon the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the assets of a Guarantor; |
(3) | at such time as such Guarantor is no longer a guarantor of any series of Subsidiary Guarantee Triggering Notes; |
(4) | upon the defeasance of the Notes, as provided under Article 9; or |
(5) | as described under Article 8, |
in the case of clause (1) or (2), other than to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company and as permitted by this Indenture.
(c) If the Guarantee of any Guarantor is deemed to be released or is automatically released, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating
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the identity of the released Guarantor, the basis for release in reasonable detail, and that such release complies with this Indenture. At the written request of the Company, and upon delivery to the Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, which may be subject to customary exceptions and qualifications, each stating that all conditions provided for in this Indenture to the release of such Guarantor have been complied with, the Trustee shall execute and deliver any documents reasonably required in order to evidence such release, discharge and termination in respect of the applicable Guarantee (it being understood that the failure to obtain any such instrument shall not impair any automatic release pursuant to Section 4.05(b)).
ARTICLE 5
SUCCESSORS
Section 5.01 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets.
(a) The Company shall not (1) amalgamate, consolidate with or merge into any other entity or (2) convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, unless:
(1) the Company is the successor entity, or the successor or transferee entity, if other than the Company, is a Person (if such Person is not a corporation, then such successor or transferee will include a corporate co-issuer) organized and existing under the laws of any Permitted Jurisdiction (except if the Company determines in good faith that such requirement is not in the best interests of the Company and its Subsidiaries or that complying with such requirement would not be advisable for tax planning purposes or to improve tax efficiencies) and expressly assumes by a supplemental indenture executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, any premium on and any interest on all the outstanding Notes and the performance of every covenant and obligation in the Indenture to be performed or observed by the Company;
(2) immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default, has happened and is continuing; and
(3) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that such amalgamation, consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with this Section 5.01(a), and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company or successor entity, as applicable, subject to customary exceptions.
In case of any such amalgamation, consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer (but not lease), the successor entity will succeed to and be substituted for the Company as obligor on the Notes, with the same effect as if it had been named in the Indenture as the Company.
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(b) No Guarantor shall amalgamate, consolidate with or merge into any other entity, unless:
(1) the Company or a Guarantor is the successor entity or the successor or transferee entity, if not such Guarantor prior to such amalgamation, consolidation or merger, will be a Person organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction under which such Guarantor was organized or under any other Permitted Jurisdiction, and expressly assumes, by a supplemental indenture executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee; provided , however , that the foregoing will not apply in the case of a Guarantor (i) that has been, or will be as a result of the subject transaction, disposed of in its entirety to another Person (other than to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company), whether through an amalgamation, merger or consolidation or (ii) that, as a result of the disposition of all or a portion of its Capital Stock, ceases to be a Subsidiary;
(2) immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default, has happened and is continuing; and
(3) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each in form required by the Base Indenture and stating that such amalgamation, consolidation or merger and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with this Section 5.01(b) and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor or successor entity, as applicable, subject to customary exceptions.
(c) Notwithstanding clauses (a) and (b) above, this Section 5.01 shall not apply to an amalgamation, merger, transfer or conveyance or other disposition of assets between or among the Company and the Guarantors.
Section 5.02 Successor Entity Substituted. Upon any amalgamation, consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets as an entirety of the Company or a Guarantor in accordance with Section 5.01, the Company and a Guarantor, as the case may be, will be released from its obligations under this Indenture and the Notes or its Guarantee, as the case may be, and the successor company and the successor Guarantor, as the case may be, will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company or a Guarantor, as the case may be, under this Indenture, the Notes and such Guarantee; provided that, in the case of a lease of all or substantially all its assets, the Company will not be released from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes and a Guarantor will not be released from its obligations under its Guarantee.
ARTICLE 6
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 6.01 Events of Default . In addition to the Events of Default set forth in Section 6.01(a) of the Base Indenture, each of the following is an “ Event of Default” with respect to the Notes:
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(1) the failure by the Company or any Guarantor to comply with its obligations under Section 5.01;
(2) the failure by the Company or any Guarantor, as the case may be, to comply for 45 days after notice with any of its obligations in Section 4.01 (other than a failure to purchase Notes) or under Sections 4.02, 4.03 or 4.05;
(3) Debt of the Company, any Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary is not paid within any applicable grace period after final maturity or is accelerated by the holders thereof because of a default and the total amount of such Debt unpaid or accelerated exceeds $200.0 million;
(4) any final judgment or decree for the payment of money (other than judgments which are covered by enforceable insurance policies issued by solvent carriers) in excess of $200.0 million is entered against the Company, any Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary, remains outstanding for a period of 60 consecutive days following such judgment becoming final and is not discharged, waived or stayed within 30 days after notice; or
(5) a Guarantee ceases to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms of such Guarantee) or a Guarantor denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Guarantee.
However, a Default under clause (2) or (4) of this Section 6.01 or clause (c) or (d) of Section 6.01 of the Base Indenture shall not constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Notes until the Trustee or the Holders of 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes notify the Company (with a copy to the Trustee if given by the Holders) of the Default and the Company does not cure such Default within the time specified after receipt of such notice. In the event of any Event of Default specified under clause (3) of this Section 6.01 such Event of Default and all consequences thereof (excluding any resulting payment default, other than as a result of acceleration of the Notes) shall be annulled, waived and rescinded, automatically and without any action by the Trustee or the Holders, if within 30 days after such Event of Default arose: (a) holders thereof have rescinded or waived the acceleration, notice or action (as the case may be) giving rise to such Event of Default or (b) the default that is the basis for such Event of Default has been cured.
ARTICLE 7
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 7.01 Satisfaction and Discharge .
(a) The Indenture will be discharged, and will cease to be of further effect as to all Notes issued hereunder, when either:
(i) all Notes that have been authenticated and delivered (except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes that have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has been deposited in trust) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
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(ii)
(1) all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the giving of a notice of redemption or otherwise, will become due and payable within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company, and the Company or any Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee, as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the holders, cash in U.S. dollars, Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, a nationally recognized investment bank or a nationally recognized appraisal or valuation firm delivered to the Trustee if Government Securities are delivered, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire Debt on the Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption, as the case may be;
(2) no Default or Event of Default with respect to the outstanding Notes has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit or will occur as a result of such deposit (other than a Default or an Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to make such deposit and any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to other Debt and, in each case, the granting of Liens in connection therewith);
(3) the Company or any Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by the Company under the Indenture with respect to the Notes; and
(4) the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or the redemption date, as the case may be.
(b) In addition, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion of Counsel may be subject to customary assumptions and exclusions) each stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied. Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture with respect to the Notes, the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the Company’s and Guarantors’ obligations in connection therewith shall survive, and if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(ii)(1), the provisions of Section 7.02 and Section 9.06 shall survive.
Section 7.02 Application of Trust Money.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 9.06, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.01 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and the Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and interest for whose payment such money has
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been deposited with the Trustee, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
(b) If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or Government Securities in accordance with Section 7.01 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company’s and any Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 7.01; provided that if the Company has made any payment of principal or interest on any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or Government Securities held by the Trustee or Paying Agent, as the case may be.
ARTICLE 8
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
Section 8.01 Without Consent of Holders . In addition to items set forth in Section 9.01 of the Base Indenture, without the consent of any Holder of the Notes, the Company, the Guarantors and Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture to release a Guarantor from its Guarantee when permitted by Section 4.05(b) of this Supplemental Indenture.
ARTICLE 9
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
Section 9.01 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. The Company may, at its option and at any time, elect to have either Section 9.02 or Section 9.03 applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 9.
Section 9.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge
(a) Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 9.01 of the option applicable to this Section 9.02, the Company and the Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 9.04, be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to this Indenture, all outstanding Notes and Guarantees on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (“ Legal Defeasance ”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Debt represented by the outstanding Notes, which shall thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 9.05 and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in clauses (1) through (4) below, and to have satisfied all of its other obligations under such Notes and this Indenture, except for the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:
(1) the rights of Holders to receive payments in respect of the principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes when such payments are due, solely out of the trust referred to in Section 9.04;
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(2) the Company’s obligations with respect to the Notes concerning issuing temporary Notes, registration of Notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payment and money for Note payments held in trust;
(3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee, and the Company’s obligations in connection therewith; and
(4) this Section 9.02.
(b) If the Company exercises its Legal Defeasance option, payment of the Notes may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default with respect to the Notes.
(c) Subject to compliance with this Article 9, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 9.02 notwithstanding its prior exercise of its option under Section 9.03.
Section 9.03 Covenant Defeasance . Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 9.01 of the option applicable to this Section 9.03, the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 9.04, be released from its obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.01, 4.02, 4.03 and 4.05 of this Supplemental Indenture and Sections 4.04 and 4.05 of the Base Indenture on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 9.04 are satisfied (“ Covenant Defeasance ”), and the Notes shall thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to this Indenture and the outstanding Notes, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Supplemental Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby. If the Company exercises its Covenant Defeasance option, an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(2), 6.01(3), 6.01(4) or 6.01(5) of this Supplemental Indenture or Section 6.01(c), 6.01(d) (only with respect to covenants that are released as a result of such Covenant Defeasance), or 6.01(e) (solely with respect to Significant Subsidiaries) of the Base Indenture, in each case, shall not constitute an Event of Default.
Section 9.04 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance .
(a) The following shall be the conditions to the exercise of either the Legal Defeasance option under Section 9.02 or the Covenant Defeasance option under Section 9.03 with respect to the Notes:
(1) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the holders, cash in U.S. dollars, Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of
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independent public accountants, a nationally recognized investment bank or a nationally recognized appraisal or valuation firm delivered to the Trustee, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest due on the outstanding Notes on the Stated Maturity or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and the Company must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to maturity or to a particular redemption date;
(2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel confirming that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions,
(A) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or
(B) since the Issue Date, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law,
(3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel confirming that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, the beneficial owners of the Notes will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;
(4) no Default or Event of Default with respect to the outstanding Notes has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit or will occur as a result of such deposit (other than a Default or an Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to make such deposit and any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to other Debt and, in each case, the granting of Liens in connection therewith) and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, the Multi-Year Credit Agreement or any other material agreement or material debt instrument (other than the Indenture) to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Guarantor is bound;
(5) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion of Counsel may be subject to customary assumptions and exclusions), each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, have been complied with; and
(6) the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or the redemption date, as the case may be.
Section 9.05 Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions .
(a) Subject to Section 9.06, all money and Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 9.04 in respect of the outstanding Notes shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the
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provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company or a Guarantor acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the holders of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal and interest on the Notes, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
(b) Anything in this Article 9 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee will deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request of the Company any money or Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 9.04 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, a nationally recognized investment bank or a nationally recognized appraisal or valuation firm expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 9.04(a)), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
Section 9.06 Repayment to the Company . Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its request or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the holder of such Note shall thereafter look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided , however , that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may cause to be published once, in The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal (national edition), notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 10 days from the date of such notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining shall be repaid to the Company.
Section 9.07 Reinstatement . If and for so long as the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any U.S. dollars or Government Securities in accordance with Section 9.02 or Section 9.03, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 9.02 or Section 9.03 until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 9.02 or Section 9.03, as the case may be; provided that, if the Company makes any payment of principal or interest on any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
ARTICLE 10
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.01 Governing Law . THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND ANY GUARANTEE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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Section 10.02 Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 10.03 Force Majeure . In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services or other unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or facsimile or other wire or communication facility; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.
Section 10.04 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements . This Supplemental Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture or loan or debt agreement of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company. Any such indenture or agreement may not be used to interpret this Supplemental Indenture.
Section 10.05 Successors . All agreements of the Company in this Supplemental Indenture and the Securities shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors.
Section 10.06 Severability . In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 10.07 Counterpart Originals . The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.
Section 10.08 Table of Contents, Headings, etc . The Table of Contents and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Supplemental Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
Section 10.09 Facsimile and PDF Delivery of Signature Pages . The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
Section 10.10 Concerning the Trustee . The Trustee makes no representation as to and shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency
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of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Company. All of the provisions contained in the Indenture in respect of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities of the Trustee shall be applicable in respect of this Supplemental Indenture as fully and with like force and effect as though fully set forth in full herein. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of the Notes or the proceeds thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written.
IHS MARKIT LTD. | |||
By: | /s/ Todd Hyatt | ||
Name: | Todd Hyatt | ||
Title: | EVP, Chief Financial Officer |
[ Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture ]
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | |||
By: | /s/ Gregory C. Clarke | ||
Name: | Gregory C. Clarke | ||
Title: | Vice President |
[ Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture ]
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF FACE OF NOTE
THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITARY. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE REGISTERED FORM, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO THE NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.
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* | CUSIP [______] | |
ISIN [______] |
[FORM OF GLOBAL SECURITY]
3.625% Senior Note due 2024
No. [ ] | [Initially $[ ]] |
IHS MARKIT LTD.promises to pay [CEDE & CO.] [ ] or registered assigns the principal sum [set forth on the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached hereto] [of $[ ] ([ ] Dollars)] on May 1, 2024.
Interest Payment Dates: May 1 and November 1
Record Dates: April 15 and October 15
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
Dated: [ ]
IHS MARKIT LTD. | |||
By: | |||
Name: | |||
Title: |
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture:
Dated: [ ]
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | |||
By: | |||
Name: | |||
Title: |
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[Reverse Side of Note]
3.625% Senior Note due 2024
Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.
INTEREST. IHS Markit Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company (the “ Company ”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 3.625% per annum until but excluding maturity. The Company shall pay interest semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year (each, an “ Interest Payment Date ”). If any such day is not a Business Day, interest shall be payable on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period. Interest on the Notes shall accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from and including April 8, 2019; provided that the first Interest Payment Date shall be , 20 . The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.
PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS. The Company or, if applicable, each Guarantor (pursuant to the terms of the applicable Guarantee) (each, a “ Payor ”) shall make all payments of, or in respect of, principal, premium (if any) and interest on the Notes, or any payment pursuant to the Guarantees, as the case may be, free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge (including penalties, interest, and other liabilities related thereto) whatsoever imposed, assessed, levied or collected (“ Taxes ”) by or for the account of Bermuda, the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction in which the Company or any Guarantor is organized, or resident for tax purposes, engaged in business for tax purposes or through which payment is made (or any political subdivision thereof or any authority thereof having the power to tax) (a “ Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction ”), unless such withholding or deduction is required by law or by the official interpretation or administration thereof. If a Payor is required by a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction to deduct or withhold Taxes from any payment of principal, premium (if any) and interest on the Notes, or any payments pursuant to the Guarantees, as the case may be, such Payor shall pay (together with such payments) such additional amounts (“ Additional Amounts ”) as may be necessary so that the net amount received in respect of such payments by the holder of such Note, after such deduction or withholding (including any such deduction or withholding in respect of such Additional Amounts) will not be less than the amount such holder would have received if such Taxes had not been withheld or deducted; provided , however , that a Payor shall not be required to pay Additional Amounts under certain circumstances set forth in the Indenture.
METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Company shall pay interest on the Notes to the Persons who are registered holders of Notes at the close of business on April 15 or October 15 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding the related Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.13 of the Base Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. Principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest and premium, if any, may be made by check mailed to the holders at their respective addresses set forth in the Registrar; provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds shall be required with respect to principal, premium, if any, and interest on all Global Securities and all other Notes the holders of which shall have provided wire transfer instructions to the Company or the Paying Agent at least five Business Days prior to the
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applicable payment date. Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.
PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, the Trustee under the Indenture, shall act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to the holders of Notes. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.
INDENTURE. The Company issued the Notes under the Senior Indenture, dated as of July 23, 2018, as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 8, 2019 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “ Indenture ”), between the Company and the Trustee. This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of notes of the Company designated as its 3.625% Senior Notes due 2024. The Company shall be entitled to issue Additional Notes pursuant to the Indenture. The Notes and any Additional Notes issued under the Indenture shall be treated as a single class of securities under the Indenture. Any term used in this Note that is defined in the Indenture shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Indenture. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling.
REDEMPTION AND REPURCHASE. The Notes are subject to optional redemption, including optional redemption for tax reasons, and may be the subject of a Change of Control Offer, in each case, as further described in the Indenture. The Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.
DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents, and holders shall be required to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption or tendered for repurchase in connection with a Change of Control Offer, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed or repurchased in part.
PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. The Indenture, the Guarantees or the Notes may be amended or supplemented as provided in the Indenture.
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. The Events of Default relating to the Notes are defined in Section 6.01 of the Supplemental Indenture. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the rights and obligations of the Company, the Guarantors, if applicable, the Trustee and the holders shall be as set forth in the applicable provisions of the Indenture.
AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee.
GOVERNING LAW. THIS NOTE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
CUSIP AND ISIN NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP and ISIN
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numbers to be printed on the Notes, and the Trustee may use CUSIP and ISIN numbers in notices as a convenience to holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
The Company shall furnish to any holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to the Company at the following address:
c/o IHS Markit Ltd.
4th
Floor, Ropemaker Place
25 Ropemaker Street
London EC2Y 9LY
United Kingdom
Email: Sari.Granat@ihsmarkit.com
Attention: General Counsel
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Note, fill in the form below:
(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to: | ||
(Insert assignee’s legal name) | ||
(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.) | ||
(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code) | ||
and irrevocably appoint | ||
to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him. | ||
Date: _____________________
Your Signature: | |
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note) | |
Signature Guarantee*: __________________________________
* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.01 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:
[ ] Section 4.01
If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.01 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:
$_______________ | ($2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000, in excess thereof) | |
Date: _____________________
Your Signature: | |||
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note) | |||
Tax Identification No.: | |||
Signature Guarantee*: __________________________________
* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).
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SCHEDULE A
SCHEDULES OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE
GLOBAL SECURITY
The initial outstanding principal amount of this Global Security is $ . The following exchanges of a part of this Global Security for an interest in another Global Security or for a definitive Security, or exchanges of a part of another Global Security or definitive Security for an interest in this Global Security, have been made:
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS
Supplemental Indenture (this “ Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of [__________] [__], 20[__], among __________________ (the “ Guaranteeing Subsidiary ”), a subsidiary of IHS Markit Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company (the “ Company ”), the Company, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture, dated as of July 23, 2018 (the “ Base Indenture ”), as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 8, 2019 (herein called the “ Supplemental Indenture ” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), providing for the issuance of 3.625% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “ Notes ”);
WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary will execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary will unconditionally Guarantee all of the Company’s obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8.01 of the Supplemental Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders as follows:
1. Capitalized Terms . Capitalized terms used herein without definition will have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
2. Guarantor . The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees to be a Guarantor under the Indenture and to be bound by the terms of the Indenture applicable to Guarantors.
3. Governing Law . THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
4. Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY, THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE INDENTURE, THE NOTES, THE GUARANTEES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
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5. Counterparts . The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy will be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or portable document format (PDF) transmission will constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF will be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
6. Headings . The headings of the Sections of this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Supplemental Indenture and will in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
7. The Trustee . The Trustee will not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture, the Guarantee of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Company and the Guaranteeing Subsidiary. All of the provisions contained in the Indenture in respect of the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, and duties of the Trustee will be applicable in respect of this Supplemental Indenture as fully and with like force and effect as though fully set forth in full herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written.
[NAME OF GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY] | |||
By: | |||
Name: | |||
Title: | |||
IHS MARKIT LTD. | |||
By: | |||
Name: | |||
Title: | |||
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Trustee | |||
By: | |||
Name: | |||
Title: |
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Exhibit 4.4
IHS MARKIT LTD.
as the Company
and
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Trustee
Fourth Supplemental Indenture
Dated as of April 8, 2019
to the Senior Indenture
Dated as of July 23, 2018
4.250% Senior Notes due 2029
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION | 1 |
Section 1.01 Scope of Supplemental Indenture | 1 |
Section 1.02 Definitions | 2 |
ARTICLE 2 THE SECURITIES | 9 |
Section 2.01 Title and Terms; Payments | 9 |
Section 2.02 Book-Entry Provisions for Global Securities | 10 |
ARTICLE 3 REDEMPTION | 10 |
Section 3.01 Optional Redemption | 10 |
Section 3.02 Redemption for Tax Reasons | 11 |
Section 3.03 Mandatory Redemption or Purchase | 11 |
Section 3.04 Notice in Connection with a Transaction or Event. | 11 |
ARTICLE 4 ADDITIONAL COVENANTS | 12 |
Section 4.01 Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event | 12 |
Section 4.02 Limitation on Liens | 13 |
Section 4.03 Limitation on Sale/Leaseback Transactions | 16 |
Section 4.04 Payment of Additional Amounts | 16 |
Section 4.05 Future Guarantors | 19 |
ARTICLE 5 SUCCESSORS | 20 |
Section 5.01 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets | 20 |
Section 5.02 Successor Entity Substituted | 21 |
ARTICLE 6 EVENTS OF DEFAULT | 21 |
Section 6.01 Events of Default | 21 |
ARTICLE 7 | 22 |
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE | 22 |
Section 7.01 Satisfaction and Discharge | 22 |
Section 7.02 Application of Trust Money | 23 |
ARTICLE 8 | 24 |
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER | 24 |
Section 8.01 Without Consent of Holders | 24 |
ARTICLE 9 | 24 |
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE | 24 |
Section 9.01 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance | 24 |
Section 9.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge | 24 |
Section 9.03 Covenant Defeasance | 25 |
Section 9.04 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance | 25 |
Section 9.05 Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions | 26 |
Section 9.06 Repayment to the Company | 27 |
Section 9.07 Reinstatement | 27 |
ARTICLE 10 MISCELLANEOUS | 27 |
Section 10.01 Governing Law | 27 |
Section 10.02 Waiver of Jury Trial | 28 |
Section 10.03 Force Majeure | 28 |
Section 10.04 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements | 28 |
Section 10.05 Successors | 28 |
Section 10.06 Severability | 28 |
Section 10.07 Counterpart Originals | 28 |
Section 10.08 Table of Contents, Headings, etc | 28 |
Section 10.09 Facsimile and PDF Delivery of Signature Pages | 28 |
Section 10.10 Concerning the Trustee | 28 |
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A | A-1 |
EXHIBIT B | B-1 |
Fourth Supplemental Indenture (this “ Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of April 8, 2019, between IHS Markit Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company (the “ Company ”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”).
RECITALS OF THE COMPANY
WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee a Senior Indenture (the “ Base Indenture ” and, together with the Supplemental Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), dated as of July 23, 2018, providing for the issuance from time to time of an unlimited aggregate principal amount of the Company’s senior debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness in one or more series;
WHEREAS, pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture, the Company wishes to issue $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 4.250% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “ Notes ”);
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 2.03 of the Base Indenture, the Company wishes to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture to provide for the initial issuance of the Notes;
WHEREAS, in connection with the issuance of the Notes and in accordance with Section 9.01(d) of the Base Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture; and
WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Trustee execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture, and all requirements necessary to make (i) this Supplemental Indenture a valid instrument in accordance with its terms and (ii) the Notes, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, the valid obligations of the Company have been performed, and the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture have been duly authorized in all respects.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders as follows:
ARTICLE
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DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
Section 1.01 Scope of Supplemental Indenture . The changes, modifications and supplements to the Base Indenture effected by this Supplemental Indenture shall be applicable only with respect to, and shall only govern the terms of, the Notes, and shall not apply to any other Securities that may be issued under the Base Indenture unless a supplemental indenture with respect to such other Securities specifically incorporates such changes, modifications and supplements. The provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall supersede any corresponding provisions in the Base Indenture.
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Section 1.02 Definitions . For all purposes of this Supplemental Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) the terms defined in this Article 1 shall have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;
(b) all words, terms and phrases defined in the Base Indenture (but not otherwise defined herein) shall have the same meaning herein as in the Base Indenture;
(c) all other terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, shall have the meanings assigned to them therein;
(d) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with GAAP; and
(e) the words “ herein, ” “ hereof ” and “ hereunder ” and other words of similar import refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision.
“ Additional Amounts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(b).
“ Additional Notes ” means additional Notes (other than the Notes issued on the Issue Date) issued from time to time under the Indenture in accordance with Section 2.01(c).
“ Adjusted Treasury Rate ” means, with respect to any redemption date and as provided by the Company, (1) the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated “H.15(519)” or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three months before or after the Par Call Date, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue will be determined and the Adjusted Treasury Rate will be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (2) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per year equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date, in each case calculated on the third Business Day immediately preceding the date that the applicable redemption notice is first mailed or sent, in each case, plus 30 basis points.
“ Applicable Premium ” means with respect to a Note at any redemption date, as provided by the Company, the excess of (1) the present value at such redemption date of the Remaining Scheduled Payments on such Note (but excluding accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Adjusted Treasury Rate, over (2) the principal amount of such Note on such redemption date.
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“ Attributable Debt ” in respect of a Sale/Leaseback Transaction means, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the interest rate borne by the Notes, compounded annually) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale/Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended) (other than amounts required to be paid on account of property taxes, maintenance, repairs, insurance, water rates and other items which do not constitute payments for property rights); provided , however , that if such Sale/Leaseback Transaction results in a Capital Lease Obligation, the amount of indebtedness represented thereby will be determined in accordance with the definition of “Capital Lease Obligation.”
“ Base Indenture ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“ Beneficial Ownership ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, and “beneficial owner” has a corresponding meaning.
“ Business Day ” means each day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which the Trustee or commercial banking institutions are authorized or required by law to close in New York City or London, England.
“ Capital Lease Obligation ” means an obligation that is required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP, and the amount of indebtedness represented by such obligation shall be the capitalized amount of such obligation determined in accordance with GAAP; and the Stated Maturity thereof will 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 terminated by the lessee without payment of a penalty. For purposes of Section 4.02, a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to be secured by a Lien on the property being leased.
“ Change in Tax Law ” means: (i) any changes in, or amendment to, any law of a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (including any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder and including, for this purpose, any treaty entered into by the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction) or any amendment to or change in the application or official interpretation (including judicial or administrative interpretation) of such law, which change or amendment becomes effective or, in the case of an official interpretation, is announced, on or after the Issue Date; or (ii) if the Company or a Guarantor consolidates, merges, amalgamates or combines with, or transfers or leases all or substantially all its assets to, any person that is incorporated or tax resident under the laws of any jurisdiction other than a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (a “ successor ”) and as a consequence thereof such person becomes the successor obligor to the Company or such Guarantor in respect of Additional Amounts that may become payable (in which case, all references to the Company or such Guarantor will be deemed to be and include references to such person), any change in, or amendment to, any law of the jurisdiction of organization or tax residence of such successor, or the jurisdiction through which payments will be made by the successor, or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or thereon for purposes of taxation (including any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder and including, for this purpose, any treaty entered into by such jurisdiction) or any amendment to or change in the application or official interpretation (including judicial or administrative interpretation) of such law, which change or amendment becomes effective or, in
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the case of an official interpretation, is announced, on or after the date of such consolidation, merger, amalgamation, combination or other transaction.
“ Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following:
(1) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision), is or becomes the beneficial owner (as such term is used in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act or any successor provision), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company;
(2) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or
(3) the amalgamation, merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person or the merger of another Person with or into the Company or the sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Company (determined on a consolidated basis) to another Person, other than a transaction following which in the case of an amalgamation, merger or consolidation transaction, holders of securities that represented 100% of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction (or other securities into which such securities are converted as part of such amalgamation, merger or consolidation transaction) own, directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person in such amalgamation, merger or consolidation transaction immediately after such transaction.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed to involve a Change of Control if (a) the Company becomes a direct Subsidiary of a holding company and (b)(x) upon completion of such transaction, the direct or indirect holders of the Voting Stock of such holding company own such Voting Stock in substantially the same proportion as the holders of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to that transaction or (y) holders of securities that represented 100% of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction (or other securities into which such securities are converted as part of any amalgamation, merger or consolidation transaction) own, directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock of such holding company immediately after such transactions.
“ Change of Control Offer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(c).
“ Change of Control Triggering Event ” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Rating Event with respect to the Notes.
“ Company ” means IHS Markit Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company.
“ Comparable Treasury Issue ” means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes from the redemption date to the Par Call Date, that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of a maturity most nearly equal to the Par Call Date.
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“ Comparable Treasury Price ” means, with respect to any redemption date, if clause (2) of the Adjusted Treasury Rate definition is applicable, the average of two, or such lesser number as is obtained by the Company, Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date.
“ Consolidated Total Assets ” means, at any time, the total assets appearing on the most recently prepared consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Company and its Subsidiaries for which such balance sheet is available, prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“ Covenant Defeasance ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03.
“ Debt ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(a).
“ EBT ” means, collectively, the Markit Group Holdings Limited Employee Benefit Trust, together with any successor thereto and any replacement or additional employee benefit trust (or similar vehicle) maintained by the Company or its Subsidiaries, together, in each case, with any subsidiary thereof.
“ Existing MGHL Joint Venture ” means any joint venture owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company as of the Issue Date.
“ Funded Debt ” means all Debt having a maturity of more than 12 months from the date as of which the determination is made or having a maturity of 12 months or less but by its terms being renewable or extendable beyond 12 months from such date at the option of the borrower, excluding any Debt owed to the Company or its Subsidiaries.
“ GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect as of the Issue Date, including those set forth in:
(1) the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants;
(2) statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board; and
(3) such other statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession.
Except as otherwise provided herein, all ratios and computations based on GAAP contained in the Indenture shall be computed in conformity with GAAP.
“ Government Securities ” means securities that are (1) direct obligations of the United States for the timely payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (2) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States the timely payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of the United States, which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also include a depositary receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act), as custodian with respect to any such Government Securities or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such Government Securities
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held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depositary receipt; provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Government Securities or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the Government Securities evidenced by such depositary receipt.
“ Governmental Authority ” means any federal, state, municipal, national or other government, governmental department, commission, board, bureau, court, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof or any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to any government or any court (including any supra-national body exercising such powers or functions, such as the European Union or the European Central Bank), in each case whether associated with a state or locality of the United States, the United States, or a foreign government of a Permitted Jurisdiction.
“ Guarantee ” means a guarantee by a Guarantor of the Company’s obligations with respect to the Notes.
“ Guarantor ” means each Subsidiary of the Company that after the Issue Date executes a supplemental indenture, substantially as set forth in Exhibit B and with such other terms as shall be substantially consistent with any guarantee by such Guarantor of the Subsidiary Guarantee Triggering Notes, providing its Guarantee pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.
“ Holder ,” “ holder ” or “ noteholder ” means the Person in whose name a Note is registered on the Registrar’s books.
“ Indenture ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“ Interest Payment Date ” means May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing on November 1, 2019.
“ Investment Grade Rating ” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) and BBB- (or the equivalent) by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (or any successor to the rating agency business thereof) and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group (or any successor to the rating agency business thereof), respectively.
“ Issue Date ” means April 8, 2019.
“ Legal Defeasance ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02.
“ Lien ” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease (other than an operating lease) in the nature thereof). For the avoidance of doubt, the grant by any Person of a non-exclusive license to use intellectual property owned by, licensed to, or developed by such Person and such license activity shall not constitute a grant by such Person of a Lien on such intellectual property.
“ Maturity Date ” means May 1, 2029.
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“ Multi-Year Credit Agreement ” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 25, 2018, among the Company, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent, together with the related documents thereto (including the term loans and revolving loans thereunder, any guarantees and security documents), as amended, extended, renewed, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (in whole or in part, and without limitation as to amount, terms, conditions, covenants and other provisions) from time to time, and any agreement (and related document) governing Debt, including an indenture, incurred to Refinance, in whole or in part, the borrowings and commitments then outstanding or permitted to be outstanding under the Credit Agreement or a successor Credit Agreement.
“ Notes ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“ Par Call Date ” means February 1, 2029.
“ Paying Agent ” means an office or agency where the Notes may be presented for payment.
“ Payor ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(a).
“ Permitted Jurisdiction ” means England and Wales, Bermuda, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Channel Islands, the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, any member of the European Economic Area, Singapore or Switzerland, in each case to the extent that the obligations under the Notes or Guarantees, as applicable, would be valid and binding obligations of any Successor Company or Successor Person organized in such jurisdiction; provided that for any Guarantor organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or any territory thereof, the term “Permitted Jurisdiction” means the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“ Property ” means any property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, including current assets, but excluding deposit or other control accounts, owned on the Issue Date or thereafter acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.
“ Quotation Agent ” means the Reference Treasury Dealer selected by the Company.
“ Rating Agencies ” means Standard and Poor’s Ratings Group and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor to the respective rating agency business thereof.
“ Rating Event ” means (1) the ratings of the Notes are lowered by at least one of the Rating Agencies and (2) the Notes are rated below an Investment Grade Rating by at least one of the Rating Agencies, on any day during the period (which period will be extended so long as the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) commencing 60 days prior to the first public announcement of the occurrence of a Change of Control or the intentions of the Company to effect a Change of Control and ending 60 days following the consummation of such Change of Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Rating Event otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating shall not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus shall not be deemed a Rating Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Triggering Event hereunder) if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to
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which this definition would otherwise apply do not announce or publicly confirm or inform the Company that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of the Rating Event). The Trustee shall not have any obligation to monitor the occurrence or dates of any Rating Event and may rely conclusively on such Officer’s Certificate related to such Change of Control Triggering Event. The Trustee shall not have any obligation to notify the Holders of the occurrence or dates of any Rating Event.
“ Record Date ” for the interest payable on any applicable Interest Payment Date means April 15 or October 15 (whether or not a Business Day) next preceding such Interest Payment Date.
“ Reference Treasury Dealer ” means each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and its successors and assigns, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and its successors and assigns and RBC Capital Markets, LLC and its successors and assigns; provided , however , that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government Securities dealer in New York City (a “ Primary Treasury Dealer ”), the Company shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
“ Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations ” means with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Company, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the Company by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day immediately preceding the date that the applicable redemption notice is first mailed or sent.
“ Refinance ” means, in respect of any Debt, to refinance, extend, renew, refund, repay, prepay, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue other Debt in exchange or replacement for, such Debt.
“ Registrar ” means an office or agency where the Notes may be presented for registration, registration of transfer or for exchange.
“ Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(a).
“ Remaining Scheduled Payments ” means the remaining payments of principal of and interest on the Notes that would be due after the redemption date but for such redemption if the Notes matured on the Par Call Date. If the redemption date is not an Interest Payment Date, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment on the Notes shall be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to the redemption date.
“ Sale/Leaseback Transaction ” means an arrangement relating to a Property owned by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company on the Issue Date or thereafter acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company whereby the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company transfers such property to a Person and the Company or the Subsidiary of the Company leases it from such Person.
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“ Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Voting Stock is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by:
(1) such Person;
(2) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person; or
(3) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that (i) each EBT shall be deemed not to constitute a subsidiary of the Company for all purposes of the Indenture, except for purposes of financial reporting on a consolidated basis to the extent required by GAAP and (ii) if the financial results of any Existing MGHL Joint Venture are not required to be consolidated with the Company pursuant to GAAP, such joint venture (and any direct or indirect subsidiary thereof) shall be deemed not to constitute a subsidiary of the Company for all purposes of the Indenture, including for purposes of financial reporting on a consolidated basis.
“ Subsidiary Guarantee Triggering Notes ” means the Company’s 5.000% Senior Notes due 2022, issued on July 28, 2016, the Company’s 4.75% Senior Notes due 2025, issued on February 9, 2017 and on July 13, 2017, and the Company’s 4.00% Senior Notes due 2026, issued on December 1, 2017.
“ Supplemental Indenture ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“ Tax ” or “ Taxes ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(a).
“ Trustee ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“ Voting Stock ” of a Person means all classes of Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) of such Person then outstanding and normally entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof (or the controlling managing member or general partner, as applicable).
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THE SECURITIES
Section 2.01 Title and Terms; Payments .
(a) There is hereby authorized a series of Securities designated the “4.250% Senior Notes due 2029” initially limited in aggregate principal amount to $600,000,000.
(b) Interest on the Notes shall accrue from April 8, 2019 or, if interest has already been paid, from the date it was most recently paid. Interest on the Notes shall accrue at a rate of 4.250% per annum, payable semiannually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing on November 1, 2019, to the Holders of the Notes on the relevant Record Date. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day
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months. If any Interest Payment Date, the Maturity Date, any redemption date, or any earlier required repurchase date of the Notes falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the required payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and no interest on such payment shall accrue in respect of the delay.
(c) Additional Notes may be created and issued from time to time by the Company without notice to or consent of the Holders and shall be consolidated with and form a single class with the Notes issued on the Issue Date and shall have the same terms as to status, redemption or otherwise (other than issue date, issue price and, if applicable, the first Interest Payment Date and the first date from which interest will accrue) as the Notes issued on the Issue Date; provided that if any such Additional Notes are not fungible with the Notes issued on the Issue Date for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such Additional Notes shall have one or more separate CUSIP numbers from the Notes issued on the Issue Date. Unless the context otherwise requires, for all purposes of the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture, references to the Notes include any Additional Notes actually issued.
(d) The form of the Notes shall be substantially as set forth in Exhibit A hereto, which is incorporated into and shall be deemed a part of this Supplemental Indenture.
Section 2.02 Book-Entry Provisions for Global Securities . Upon issuance, the Notes shall be in the form of one or more Global Securities deposited with, or on behalf of, the Depositary. Except as permitted by the Base Indenture, the Notes shall not be issuable in definitive form.
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REDEMPTION
Section 3.01 Optional Redemption .
(a) At any time prior to the Par Call Date, the Company will be entitled, at its option, to redeem all or a portion of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.
(b) In addition, on or after the Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the Notes in whole or in part at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.
(c) Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.01 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 of the Base Indenture. Notice of any such redemption must be mailed by first-class mail (or delivered by electronic transmission in accordance with the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary) to each Holder’s registered address, not less than 15 days nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date. Calculation of the redemption price will be made by the Company or on its behalf by such person as the Company shall designate; provided that such calculation or the correctness thereof shall not be a duty or obligation of the Trustee.
(d) If the optional redemption date is on or after a Record Date but on or prior to the related Interest Payment Date, then any accrued and unpaid interest in respect of the Notes
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subject to redemption shall be paid on the redemption date to the Person in whose name the Note is registered at the close of business on such Record Date, and no additional interest will be payable to Holders whose Notes are redeemed by the Company.
Section 3.02 Redemption for Tax Reasons .
(a) The Company may redeem the Notes, in whole but not in part, at 100% of the principal amount of such Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date (including any Additional Amounts) at the Company’s option at any time prior to the Maturity Date if, due to a Change in Tax Law:
(i) the Company or a Guarantor in accordance with the terms of the Notes or Guarantee has, or would, become obligated to pay, on the next date on which any amount would be payable with respect to the Notes or a Guarantee, any Additional Amounts to the holders or beneficial owners of the Notes; and
(ii) such obligation cannot be avoided by such Guarantor or the Company, taking reasonable measures available to it.
(b) In the case of a redemption pursuant to this Section 3.02, the Company may redeem the applicable Notes upon not less than 15 days nor more than 60 days’ notice as provided in Section 3.02 of the Base Indenture; provided that (1) no such notice of redemption shall be given earlier than 90 days prior to the earliest date on which the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, would be obligated to pay any such Additional Amounts in respect of the applicable Notes or applicable Guarantee, as applicable, then due and (2) at the time such notice is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts remains in effect. The Company’s right to redeem the applicable Notes shall continue as long as the Company or a Guarantor is obligated to pay such Additional Amounts, notwithstanding that the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall have made payments of Additional Amounts. Prior to the giving of any such notice of redemption, the Company must deliver to the Trustee: (i) an Officer’s Certificate stating that the Company is entitled to effect such redemption and setting forth a statement of facts showing that the conditions precedent to the right of the Company so to redeem have occurred; and (ii) an Opinion of Counsel or an opinion of an independent accountant of recognized standing, selected by the Company or any Guarantor, as applicable, with respect to tax matters of the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction to the effect that the Company or such Guarantor has, or would, become obligated to pay such Additional Amounts as a result of such Change in Tax Law and the Trustee shall be entitled to accept such Officer’s Certificate and opinion as sufficient evidence of the satisfaction of the conditions precedent in which event they shall be conclusive and binding on the Holders.
Section 3.03 Mandatory Redemption or Purchase . The Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.
Section 3.04 Notice in Connection with a Transaction or Event. Notice of any redemption of the Notes in connection with a transaction or an event (including a Change of Control Triggering Event) may, at the Company’s discretion, be given prior to the completion or the occurrence thereof and any such redemption or notice may, at the Company’s discretion, be
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subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion or occurrence of the related transaction or event. In addition, if such redemption is subject to one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall describe each such condition and, if applicable, shall state that in the Company’s discretion, the redemption date may be delayed until such time (including more than 60 days after the date the notice of redemption was mailed or delivered, including by electronic transmission) as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied (or waived by the Company in its sole discretion), or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the redemption date, or by the redemption date as so delayed. The Company will provide prompt written notice to the Trustee prior to the close of business two Business Days prior to the redemption date rescinding such redemption and notice of redemption shall be rescinded and of no force or effect. Upon receipt of such notice from the Company rescinding such redemption, the Trustee will promptly send a copy of such notice to the holders of the Notes to be redeemed in the same manner in which the notice of redemption was given.
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ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
Section 4.01 Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event
(a) Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.01, within 30 days following the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, each Holder shall have the right to require that the Company make an offer to purchase such Holder’s Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof on the date of purchase plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the date of purchase.
(b) If the Change of Control purchase date is on or after a Record Date and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, any accrued and unpaid interest to the Change of Control purchase date will be paid on the Change of Control purchase date to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such Record Date.
(c) Within 30 days following the date upon which any Change of Control Triggering Event shall have occurred, unless the Company has exercised its option to redeem all the Notes as described under Section 3.01, the Company shall mail (or deliver by electronic transmission in accordance with the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary) a notice to each Holder with a copy to the Trustee (the “ Change of Control Offer ”) stating:
(1) that a Change of Control Triggering Event has occurred and that such Holder has the right to require the Company to purchase such Holder’s Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof on the date of purchase, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the date of purchase;
(2) the circumstances that constitute or may constitute such Change of Control Triggering Event;
(3) the purchase date (which shall be no earlier than 15 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is sent); and
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(4) the instructions, as determined by the Company, consistent with this Section 4.01, that a Holder must follow in order to have its Notes purchased.
(d) The Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control Triggering Event if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth herein or if the Company has exercised its option to redeem all the Notes as described in Section 3.01.
(e) The Company will comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection with the purchase of Notes as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section 4.01, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations hereunder by virtue of its compliance with such securities laws or regulations.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.01, a Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control Triggering Event, conditional upon such Change of Control Triggering Event, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of making of such Change of Control Offer. In such case, the notice shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the Change of Control purchase date may be delayed until such time as the Change of Control Triggering Event shall have occurred, or such repurchase may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that the Change of Control Triggering Event shall not have occurred by the Change of Control purchase date, or by the Change of Control purchase date as so delayed. If any such repurchase shall be rescinded or delayed, the Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee prior to the close of business at least two Business Days prior to the Change of Control purchase date (unless a shorter period shall be agreed to by the Trustee). Upon receipt of such notice, the Change of Control purchase date shall be rescinded or delayed, as applicable. Upon receipt, the Trustee shall provide such notice to each holder of the Notes in the same manner in which the notice of the Change of Control Offer was given.
Section 4.02 Limitation on Liens .
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, issue, assume or guarantee any indebtedness for money borrowed evidenced by loans, bonds, notes, debentures, letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, hedging obligations or instruments similar to the foregoing, in each case to the extent such indebtedness would appear as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP (“ Debt ”) secured by a Lien upon (a) any Property of the Company or such Subsidiary, or (b) any shares of Capital Stock or Debt issued by any Subsidiary of the Company and owned by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, whether owned on the Issue Date or thereafter acquired, without effectively providing concurrently that the Notes are secured equally and ratably with or, at the option of the Company, prior to such Debt so long as such Debt will be so secured.
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(b) The foregoing restriction shall not apply to, and there shall be excluded from Debt (or any guarantee thereof) in any computation under such restriction, Debt (or any guarantee thereof) secured by:
(1) pledges, deposits or security by such Person under workmen’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance, employers’ health tax, and other social security laws or similar legislation or other insurance-related obligations (including, but not limited to, in respect of deductibles, self-insured retention amounts and premiums and adjustments thereto) or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Debt) or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash or U.S. government bonds to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, or deposits as security for contested taxes or import duties or for the payment of rent, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(2) Liens imposed by law, such as landlords’, carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and mechanics’ Liens, in each case for sums not yet overdue for a period of more than 30 days or being contested in good faith by appropriate actions or other Liens arising out of judgments or awards against such Person with respect to which such Person will then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceedings for review if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP;
(3) minor survey exceptions, minor encumbrances, ground leases, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, servitudes, sewers, electric lines, drains, telegraph, telephone and cable television lines and other similar purposes, or zoning, building codes or other restrictions (including minor defects and irregularities in title and similar encumbrances) as to the use of real properties or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties which were not incurred in connection with Debt and which do not in the aggregate materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;
(4) Liens on any property existing at the time of the acquisition thereof;
(5) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is amalgamated, merged into or consolidated with the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company or at the time of a sale, lease or other disposition of the properties of such Person (or a division thereof) as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company; provided that any such Lien does not extend to any property owned by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company immediately prior to such amalgamation, merger, consolidation, sale, lease or disposition;
(6) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company;
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(7) Liens in favor of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company;
(8) Liens to secure all or part of the cost of acquisition, construction, development or improvement of the underlying property, or to secure Debt incurred to provide funds for any such purpose; provided that the commitment of the creditor to extend the credit secured by any such Lien will have been obtained no later than 270 days after the later of (a) the completion of the acquisition, construction, development or improvement of such property or (b) the placing in operation of such property; provided , further , that such Liens do not extend to any property other than such property subject to acquisition, construction, development or improvement and accessions thereto and improvements thereon;
(9) Liens in favor of any Governmental Authority to secure partial, progress, advance or other payments;
(10) Liens existing on the Issue Date or any extension, renewal, replacement or refunding of any Debt (or any guarantee thereof) secured by a Lien existing on the Issue Date or referred to in clauses (4) to (6) or (8); provided that any such extension, renewal, replacement or refunding of such Debt (or any guarantee thereof) will be created within 270 days of repaying the Debt (or any guarantee thereof) secured by the Lien referred to in clauses (4) to (6) or (8) and the principal amount of the Debt (or any guarantee thereof) secured thereby and not otherwise authorized by clauses (4) to (6) or (8) will not exceed the principal amount of Debt (or any guarantee thereof), plus any premium or fee payable in connection with any such extension, renewal, replacement or refunding, so secured at the time of such extension, renewal, replacement or refunding;
(11) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $100.0 million;
(12) Liens in favor of the Notes and the Guarantees; and
(13) Liens securing hedging obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.02, the Company and any Subsidiaries of the Company may create, incur, issue, assume or guarantee Debt secured by Liens without equally and ratably securing the Notes then outstanding if, at the time of such creation, incurrence, issuance, assumption or guarantee, after giving effect thereto and to the retirement of any Debt which is concurrently being retired, the aggregate amount of all such Debt secured by Liens which would otherwise be subject to such restrictions (other than any Debt (or any guarantee thereof) secured by Liens permitted as described in clauses (1) to (13) of Section 4.02(b)) plus all Attributable Debt of the Company and the Subsidiaries of the Company in respect of Sale/Leaseback Transactions with respect to Properties (with the exception of such transactions that are permitted by clauses (1) to (4) of Section 4.03(a)) would not exceed 20.0% of Consolidated Total Assets.
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(d) For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Multi-Year Credit Agreement nor any extension, renewal or replacement or refunding thereof will be secured pursuant to clause (10) of Section 4.02(b).
Section 4.03 Limitation on Sale/Leaseback Transactions . The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary of the Company to, enter into any Sale/Leaseback Transaction with respect to any Property unless:
(1) the Sale/Leaseback Transaction is solely with the Company or another Subsidiary of the Company;
(2) the lease is for a period not in excess of 36 months (or which may be terminated by the Company or such Subsidiary), including renewals;
(3) the Company or such Subsidiary would (at the time of entering into such arrangement) be entitled as described in clauses (1) to (13) of Section 4.02(b), without equally and ratably securing the Notes, to create, incur, issue, assume or guarantee Debt secured by a Lien on such Property in the amount of the Attributable Debt arising from such Sale/Leaseback Transaction;
(4) the Company or such Subsidiary within 360 days after the sale of such Property in connection with such Sale/Leaseback Transaction is completed, applies an amount equal to the net proceeds of the sale of such Property to (a) the retirement of the Notes, other Funded Debt of the Company ranking on a parity with the Notes (or the Guarantees of the Notes) or Funded Debt of a Subsidiary of the Company; (b) the purchase of Property; or (c) a combination thereof; or
(5) (i) the Attributable Debt of the Company and Subsidiaries of the Company in respect of such Sale/ Leaseback Transaction and all other Sale/Leaseback Transactions on Properties entered into after the Issue Date (other than any such Sale/Leaseback Transaction as would be permitted as described in clauses (1) through (4) of this Section 4.03), plus (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Debt secured by Liens then outstanding (not including any such Debt secured by Liens described in Section 4.02(b)) that are not equally and ratably secured with the outstanding Notes (or secured on a basis junior to the outstanding Notes), would not exceed 20.0% of Consolidated Total Assets.
Section 4.04 Payment of Additional Amounts.
(a) The Company or, if applicable, each Guarantor (pursuant to the terms of the applicable Guarantee) (each, a “ Payor ”) will make all payments of, or in respect of, principal, premium (if any) and interest on the Notes, or any payment pursuant to the Guarantees, as the case may be, free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge (including penalties, interest, and other liabilities related thereto) whatsoever imposed, assessed, levied or collected (“ Taxes ”) by or for the account of Bermuda, the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction in which the Company or any Guarantor is organized, or resident for tax purposes, engaged in business for tax purposes or through which payment is made (or any political
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subdivision thereof or any authority thereof having the power to tax) (a “ Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction ”), unless such withholding or deduction is required by law or by the official interpretation or administration thereof.
(b) If a Payor is required by a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction to deduct or withhold Taxes from any payment of principal, premium (if any) and interest on the Notes, or any payments pursuant to the Guarantees, as the case may be, such Payor will pay (together with such payments) such additional amounts (“ Additional Amounts ”) as may be necessary so that the net amount received in respect of such payments by the holder of such Note, after such deduction or withholding (including any such deduction or withholding in respect of such Additional Amounts) will not be less than the amount such holder would have received if such Taxes had not been withheld or deducted; provided , however , that a Payor shall not be required to pay any Additional Amount for or on account of:
(1) any Taxes that would not have been so imposed, assessed, levied or collected but for the fact that the holder or beneficial owner of the applicable Note or Guarantee (or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of, or possessor of a power over, such holder, if such holder is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation) is or has been a domiciliary, national or resident of, or engaging or having been engaged in a trade or business or maintaining or having maintained a permanent establishment or being or having been physically present in, a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or otherwise having or having had some connection with a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction other than the holding or ownership of, or the collection of principal of, and premium (if any) or interest on, a Note or the enforcement of the applicable Guarantee, as the case may be;
(2) any Taxes that would not have been so imposed, assessed, levied or collected but for the fact that, where presentation is required in order to receive payment, the applicable Note or Guarantee was presented more than 30 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or was provided for, whichever is later except to the extent that the holder or beneficial owner thereof would have been entitled to Additional Amounts had the applicable Note or Guarantee been presented for payment on any day during such 30 day period;
(3) any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, personal property or similar Taxes;
(4) any Taxes that are payable otherwise than by deduction or withholding from payments on or in respect of the applicable Note or Guarantee;
(5) any Taxes that would not have been so imposed, assessed, levied or collected but for the failure by the holder or the beneficial owner of the applicable Note or Guarantee to comply with a written request addressed to the holders (A) to provide any certification, identification, information, documents or other evidence concerning the nationality, residence or identity of the holder or the beneficial owner or its connection with the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or (B) to make any valid or timely declaration or claim or satisfy any other reporting, information or procedural requirements relating to such matters if, in either case, compliance is required by statute, regulation or
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administrative practice of the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction as a condition to relief or exemption from such Taxes;
(6) any deduction or withholding arising on or in connection with FATCA; and
(7) any combination of the Taxes described in (1) through (6) above.
(c) In addition, Additional Amounts shall not be paid with respect to any payment of the principal of, or any interest on, any of the applicable Notes or Guarantees to any holder of the applicable Notes or Guarantees that is a fiduciary, a partnership, a limited liability company or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent such payment would be required by the laws of a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction to be included in the income for tax purposes of a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary, a member of such partnership, an interest holder in such limited liability company or a beneficial owner that would not have been entitled to such amounts had such beneficiary, settlor, member, interest holder or beneficial owner been the holder of the relevant Notes or Guarantees.
(d) The Payor shall (i) make any required withholding or deduction and (ii) remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction in accordance with applicable law. The Payor shall use reasonable efforts to obtain certified copies of tax receipts or such other reasonable evidence of the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld from each Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction imposing such Taxes. The Payor shall furnish to the Trustee (or to a holder upon written request), within a reasonable time after the date of the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld is made, such certified copies or proof of payment. The Payor shall attach a certificate stating (x) that the amount of withholding Taxes evidenced by the certified copy or other proof of payment was paid in connection with payments in respect of the principal amount of Notes then outstanding and (y) the amount of such withholding Taxes paid per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes. Copies of such documentation shall be available for inspecting during ordinary business hours at the office of the Trustee by the holders of the Notes upon written request and will be made available at the offices of the Paying Agent.
(e) As soon as reasonably practicable, prior to each Record Date preceding the related Interest Payment Date and each date on which any other payment under or with respect to the Notes or the Guarantee thereof is due and payable, if the Payor shall be obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to such payment, the Payor shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating the fact that such Additional Amounts shall be payable, the amounts so payable and shall furnish such other information necessary to enable the Paying Agent to pay such Additional Amounts to holders on the payment date. Each such Officer’s Certificate shall be relied upon until receipt of a further Officer’s Certificate addressing such matters. Neither the Trustee nor the Paying Agent shall have any responsibility or liability for the determination, verification or calculation of any Additional Amounts. Such Officer’s Certificate may be forwarded by the Trustee to the registered holder and also upon written request to any holder.
(f) Unless otherwise stated in the Indenture, references in any context to the payment of principal of, and any premium or interest on, any Note, other payment on or with
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respect to the Notes or any payment pursuant to the Guarantees, shall be deemed to include payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof.
(g) The Payor shall pay any present or future stamp, court or documentary taxes, or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies which arise in any jurisdiction from the execution, delivery, registration or enforcement following the occurrence of any event of default of any Notes or any other document or instrument referred to therein. For the avoidance of doubt, no Payor shall be responsible for the payment or other discharge of such taxes, charges, or levies that arise as a result of, or in connection with, any transfer, assignment or the disposition of the Notes (or any rights attaching thereto) by any holder.
(h) The foregoing obligations shall survive any termination, defeasance or discharge of this Supplemental Indenture and shall apply mutatis mutandis to any jurisdiction in which any successor to a Payor is organized or any political subdivision thereof or any authority thereof or therein having the power to tax.
Section 4.05 Future Guarantors .
(a) The Company shall cause each Subsidiary of the Company that is required to guarantee any series of the Subsidiary Guarantee Triggering Notes, within 90 days of the date on which the Company becomes required to deliver a guarantee of any series of Subsidiary Guarantee Triggering Notes pursuant to the applicable indenture governing such Subsidiary Guarantee Triggering Notes, to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture to the Indenture in substantially the same form as Exhibit B hereto and with such other terms as shall be substantially consistent with any guarantee by such Guarantor of the Subsidiary Guarantee Triggering Notes.
(b) The Guarantee of a Guarantor will be automatically released:
(1) | upon the sale or other disposition (including by way of consolidation or merger) of a Guarantor; |
(2) | upon the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the assets of a Guarantor; |
(3) | at such time as such Guarantor is no longer a guarantor of any series of Subsidiary Guarantee Triggering Notes; |
(4) | upon the defeasance of the Notes, as provided under Article 9; or |
(5) | as described under Article 8, |
in the case of clause (1) or (2), other than to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company and as permitted by this Indenture.
(c) If the Guarantee of any Guarantor is deemed to be released or is automatically released, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating
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the identity of the released Guarantor, the basis for release in reasonable detail, and that such release complies with this Indenture. At the written request of the Company, and upon delivery to the Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, which may be subject to customary exceptions and qualifications, each stating that all conditions provided for in this Indenture to the release of such Guarantor have been complied with, the Trustee shall execute and deliver any documents reasonably required in order to evidence such release, discharge and termination in respect of the applicable Guarantee (it being understood that the failure to obtain any such instrument shall not impair any automatic release pursuant to Section 4.05(b)).
ARTICLE
5
successors
Section 5.01 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets.
(a) The Company shall not (1) amalgamate, consolidate with or merge into any other entity or (2) convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, unless:
(1) the Company is the successor entity, or the successor or transferee entity, if other than the Company, is a Person (if such Person is not a corporation, then such successor or transferee will include a corporate co-issuer) organized and existing under the laws of any Permitted Jurisdiction (except if the Company determines in good faith that such requirement is not in the best interests of the Company and its Subsidiaries or that complying with such requirement would not be advisable for tax planning purposes or to improve tax efficiencies) and expressly assumes by a supplemental indenture executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, any premium on and any interest on all the outstanding Notes and the performance of every covenant and obligation in the Indenture to be performed or observed by the Company;
(2) immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default, has happened and is continuing; and
(3) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that such amalgamation, consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with this Section 5.01(a), and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company or successor entity, as applicable, subject to customary exceptions.
In case of any such amalgamation, consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer (but not lease), the successor entity will succeed to and be substituted for the Company as obligor on the Notes, with the same effect as if it had been named in the Indenture as the Company.
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(b) No Guarantor shall amalgamate, consolidate with or merge into any other entity, unless:
(1) the Company or a Guarantor is the successor entity or the successor or transferee entity, if not such Guarantor prior to such amalgamation, consolidation or merger, will be a Person organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction under which such Guarantor was organized or under any other Permitted Jurisdiction, and expressly assumes, by a supplemental indenture executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee; provided , however , that the foregoing will not apply in the case of a Guarantor (i) that has been, or will be as a result of the subject transaction, disposed of in its entirety to another Person (other than to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company), whether through an amalgamation, merger or consolidation or (ii) that, as a result of the disposition of all or a portion of its Capital Stock, ceases to be a Subsidiary;
(2) immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default, has happened and is continuing; and
(3) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each in form required by the Base Indenture and stating that such amalgamation, consolidation or merger and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with this Section 5.01(b) and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor or successor entity, as applicable, subject to customary exceptions.
(c) Notwithstanding clauses (a) and (b) above, this Section 5.01 shall not apply to an amalgamation, merger, transfer or conveyance or other disposition of assets between or among the Company and the Guarantors.
Section 5.02 Successor Entity Substituted. Upon any amalgamation, consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets as an entirety of the Company or a Guarantor in accordance with Section 5.01, the Company and a Guarantor, as the case may be, will be released from its obligations under this Indenture and the Notes or its Guarantee, as the case may be, and the successor company and the successor Guarantor, as the case may be, will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company or a Guarantor, as the case may be, under this Indenture, the Notes and such Guarantee; provided that, in the case of a lease of all or substantially all its assets, the Company will not be released from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes and a Guarantor will not be released from its obligations under its Guarantee.
ARTICLE
6
events of DEFAULT
Section 6.01 Events of Default . In addition to the Events of Default set forth in Section 6.01(a) of the Base Indenture, each of the following is an “ Event of Default” with respect to the Notes:
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(1) the failure by the Company or any Guarantor to comply with its obligations under Section 5.01;
(2) the failure by the Company or any Guarantor, as the case may be, to comply for 45 days after notice with any of its obligations in Section 4.01 (other than a failure to purchase Notes) or under Sections 4.02, 4.03 or 4.05;
(3) Debt of the Company, any Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary is not paid within any applicable grace period after final maturity or is accelerated by the holders thereof because of a default and the total amount of such Debt unpaid or accelerated exceeds $200.0 million;
(4) any final judgment or decree for the payment of money (other than judgments which are covered by enforceable insurance policies issued by solvent carriers) in excess of $200.0 million is entered against the Company, any Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary, remains outstanding for a period of 60 consecutive days following such judgment becoming final and is not discharged, waived or stayed within 30 days after notice; or
(5) a Guarantee ceases to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms of such Guarantee) or a Guarantor denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Guarantee.
However, a Default under clause (2) or (4) of this Section 6.01 or clause (c) or (d) of Section 6.01 of the Base Indenture shall not constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Notes until the Trustee or the Holders of 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes notify the Company (with a copy to the Trustee if given by the Holders) of the Default and the Company does not cure such Default within the time specified after receipt of such notice. In the event of any Event of Default specified under clause (3) of this Section 6.01 such Event of Default and all consequences thereof (excluding any resulting payment default, other than as a result of acceleration of the Notes) shall be annulled, waived and rescinded, automatically and without any action by the Trustee or the Holders, if within 30 days after such Event of Default arose: (a) holders thereof have rescinded or waived the acceleration, notice or action (as the case may be) giving rise to such Event of Default or (b) the default that is the basis for such Event of Default has been cured.
ARTICLE 7
satisfaction and discharge
Section 7.01 Satisfaction and Discharge .
(a) The Indenture will be discharged, and will cease to be of further effect as to all Notes issued hereunder, when either:
(i) all Notes that have been authenticated and delivered (except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes that have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has been deposited in trust) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
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(ii)
(1) all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the giving of a notice of redemption or otherwise, will become due and payable within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company, and the Company or any Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee, as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the holders, cash in U.S. dollars, Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, a nationally recognized investment bank or a nationally recognized appraisal or valuation firm delivered to the Trustee if Government Securities are delivered, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire Debt on the Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption, as the case may be;
(2) no Default or Event of Default with respect to the outstanding Notes has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit or will occur as a result of such deposit (other than a Default or an Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to make such deposit and any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to other Debt and, in each case, the granting of Liens in connection therewith);
(3) the Company or any Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by the Company under the Indenture with respect to the Notes; and
(4) the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or the redemption date, as the case may be.
(b) In addition, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion of Counsel may be subject to customary assumptions and exclusions) each stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied. Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture with respect to the Notes, the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the Company’s and Guarantors’ obligations in connection therewith shall survive, and if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(ii)(1), the provisions of Section 7.02 and Section 9.06 shall survive.
Section 7.02 Application of Trust Money.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 9.06, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.01 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and the Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and interest for whose payment such money has
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been deposited with the Trustee, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
(b) If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or Government Securities in accordance with Section 7.01 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company’s and any Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 7.01; provided that if the Company has made any payment of principal or interest on any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or Government Securities held by the Trustee or Paying Agent, as the case may be.
ARTICLE 8
Amendment, Supplement and waiver
Section 8.01 Without Consent of Holders . In addition to items set forth in Section 9.01 of the Base Indenture, without the consent of any Holder of the Notes, the Company, the Guarantors and Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture to release a Guarantor from its Guarantee when permitted by Section 4.05(b) of this Supplemental Indenture.
ARTICLE 9
legal defeasance and covenant defeasance
Section 9.01 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. The Company may, at its option and at any time, elect to have either Section 9.02 or Section 9.03 applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 9.
Section 9.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge
(a) Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 9.01 of the option applicable to this Section 9.02, the Company and the Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 9.04, be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to this Indenture, all outstanding Notes and Guarantees on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (“ Legal Defeasance ”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Debt represented by the outstanding Notes, which shall thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 9.05 and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in clauses (1) through (4) below, and to have satisfied all of its other obligations under such Notes and this Indenture, except for the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:
(1) the rights of Holders to receive payments in respect of the principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes when such payments are due, solely out of the trust referred to in Section 9.04;
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(2) the Company’s obligations with respect to the Notes concerning issuing temporary Notes, registration of Notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payment and money for Note payments held in trust;
(3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee, and the Company’s obligations in connection therewith; and
(4) this Section 9.02.
(b) If the Company exercises its Legal Defeasance option, payment of the Notes may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default with respect to the Notes.
(c) Subject to compliance with this Article 9, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 9.02 notwithstanding its prior exercise of its option under Section 9.03.
Section 9.03 Covenant Defeasance . Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 9.01 of the option applicable to this Section 9.03, the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 9.04, be released from its obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.01, 4.02, 4.03 and 4.05 of this Supplemental Indenture and Sections 4.04 and 4.05 of the Base Indenture on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 9.04 are satisfied (“ Covenant Defeasance ”), and the Notes shall thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to this Indenture and the outstanding Notes, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Supplemental Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby. If the Company exercises its Covenant Defeasance option, an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(2), 6.01(3), 6.01(4) or 6.01(5) of this Supplemental Indenture or Section 6.01(c), 6.01(d) (only with respect to covenants that are released as a result of such Covenant Defeasance), or 6.01(e) (solely with respect to Significant Subsidiaries) of the Base Indenture, in each case, shall not constitute an Event of Default.
Section 9.04 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance .
(a) The following shall be the conditions to the exercise of either the Legal Defeasance option under Section 9.02 or the Covenant Defeasance option under Section 9.03 with respect to the Notes:
(1) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the holders, cash in U.S. dollars, Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of
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independent public accountants, a nationally recognized investment bank or a nationally recognized appraisal or valuation firm delivered to the Trustee, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest due on the outstanding Notes on the Stated Maturity or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and the Company must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to maturity or to a particular redemption date;
(2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel confirming that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions,
(A) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or
(B) since the Issue Date, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law,
(3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel confirming that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, the beneficial owners of the Notes will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;
(4) no Default or Event of Default with respect to the outstanding Notes has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit or will occur as a result of such deposit (other than a Default or an Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to make such deposit and any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to other Debt and, in each case, the granting of Liens in connection therewith) and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, the Multi-Year Credit Agreement or any other material agreement or material debt instrument (other than the Indenture) to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Guarantor is bound;
(5) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion of Counsel may be subject to customary assumptions and exclusions), each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, have been complied with; and
(6) the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or the redemption date, as the case may be.
Section 9.05 Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions .
(a) Subject to Section 9.06, all money and Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 9.04 in respect of the outstanding Notes shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the
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provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company or a Guarantor acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the holders of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal and interest on the Notes, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
(b) Anything in this Article 9 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee will deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request of the Company any money or Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 9.04 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, a nationally recognized investment bank or a nationally recognized appraisal or valuation firm expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 9.04(a)), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
Section 9.06 Repayment to the Company . Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its request or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the holder of such Note shall thereafter look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided , however , that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may cause to be published once, in The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal (national edition), notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 10 days from the date of such notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining shall be repaid to the Company.
Section 9.07 Reinstatement . If and for so long as the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any U.S. dollars or Government Securities in accordance with Section 9.02 or Section 9.03, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 9.02 or Section 9.03 until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 9.02 or Section 9.03, as the case may be; provided that, if the Company makes any payment of principal or interest on any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.01 Governing Law . THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND ANY GUARANTEE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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Section 10.02 Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 10.03 Force Majeure . In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services or other unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or facsimile or other wire or communication facility; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.
Section 10.04 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements . This Supplemental Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture or loan or debt agreement of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company. Any such indenture or agreement may not be used to interpret this Supplemental Indenture.
Section 10.05 Successors . All agreements of the Company in this Supplemental Indenture and the Securities shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors.
Section 10.06 Severability . In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 10.07 Counterpart Originals . The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.
Section 10.08 Table of Contents, Headings, etc . The Table of Contents and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Supplemental Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
Section 10.09 Facsimile and PDF Delivery of Signature Pages . The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
Section 10.10 Concerning the Trustee . The Trustee makes no representation as to and shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency
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of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Company. All of the provisions contained in the Indenture in respect of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities of the Trustee shall be applicable in respect of this Supplemental Indenture as fully and with like force and effect as though fully set forth in full herein. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of the Notes or the proceeds thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written.
IHS MARKIT LTD. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Todd Hyatt | |||||
Name: | Todd Hyatt | |||||
Title: | EVP, Chief Financial Officer | |||||
[ Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture ]
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee |
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By: | /s/ Gregory C. Clarke | |||||
Name: | Gregory C. Clarke | |||||
Title: | Vice President | |||||
[ Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture ]
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF FACE OF NOTE
THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITARY. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for Securities in definitive registered form, this Security may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to the nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.
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* | CUSIP [______] |
ISIN [______]
[FORM OF GLOBAL SECURITY]
4.250% Senior Note due 2029
No. [ ] | [Initially $[ ]] |
IHS MARKIT LTD.promises to pay [CEDE & CO.] [ ] or registered assigns the principal sum [set forth on the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached hereto] [of $[ ] ([ ] Dollars)] on May 1, 2029.
Interest Payment Dates: May 1 and November 1
Record Dates: April 15 and October 15
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
Dated: [ ]
IHS MARKIT LTD. | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture:
Dated: [ ]
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee |
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By: | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
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[Reverse
Side of Note]
4.250% Senior Note due 2029
Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.
INTEREST. IHS Markit Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company (the “ Company ”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 4.250% per annum until but excluding maturity. The Company shall pay interest semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year (each, an “ Interest Payment Date ”). If any such day is not a Business Day, interest shall be payable on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period. Interest on the Notes shall accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from and including April 8, 2019; provided that the first Interest Payment Date shall be , 20 . The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.
Payment of Additional Amounts . The Company or, if applicable, each Guarantor (pursuant to the terms of the applicable Guarantee) (each, a “ Payor ”) shall make all payments of, or in respect of, principal, premium (if any) and interest on the Notes, or any payment pursuant to the Guarantees, as the case may be, free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge (including penalties, interest, and other liabilities related thereto) whatsoever imposed, assessed, levied or collected (“ Taxes ”) by or for the account of Bermuda, the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction in which the Company or any Guarantor is organized, or resident for tax purposes, engaged in business for tax purposes or through which payment is made (or any political subdivision thereof or any authority thereof having the power to tax) (a “ Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction ”), unless such withholding or deduction is required by law or by the official interpretation or administration thereof. If a Payor is required by a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction to deduct or withhold Taxes from any payment of principal, premium (if any) and interest on the Notes, or any payments pursuant to the Guarantees, as the case may be, such Payor shall pay (together with such payments) such additional amounts (“ Additional Amounts ”) as may be necessary so that the net amount received in respect of such payments by the holder of such Note, after such deduction or withholding (including any such deduction or withholding in respect of such Additional Amounts) will not be less than the amount such holder would have received if such Taxes had not been withheld or deducted; provided , however , that a Payor shall not be required to pay Additional Amounts under certain circumstances set forth in the Indenture.
METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Company shall pay interest on the Notes to the Persons who are registered holders of Notes at the close of business on April 15 or October 15 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding the related Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.13 of the Base Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. Principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest and premium, if any, may be made by check mailed to the holders at their respective addresses set forth in the Registrar; provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds shall be required with respect to principal, premium, if any, and interest on all Global Securities and all other Notes the holders of which shall have provided wire transfer instructions to the Company or the Paying Agent at least five Business Days prior to the
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applicable payment date. Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.
PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, the Trustee under the Indenture, shall act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to the holders of Notes. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.
INDENTURE. The Company issued the Notes under the Senior Indenture, dated as of July 23, 2018, as supplemented by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 8, 2019 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “ Indenture ”), between the Company and the Trustee. This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of notes of the Company designated as its 4.250% Senior Notes due 2029. The Company shall be entitled to issue Additional Notes pursuant to the Indenture. The Notes and any Additional Notes issued under the Indenture shall be treated as a single class of securities under the Indenture. Any term used in this Note that is defined in the Indenture shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Indenture. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling.
REDEMPTION AND REPURCHASE. The Notes are subject to optional redemption, including optional redemption for tax reasons, and may be the subject of a Change of Control Offer, in each case, as further described in the Indenture. The Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.
DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents, and holders shall be required to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption or tendered for repurchase in connection with a Change of Control Offer, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed or repurchased in part.
PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. The Indenture, the Guarantees or the Notes may be amended or supplemented as provided in the Indenture.
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. The Events of Default relating to the Notes are defined in Section 6.01 of the Supplemental Indenture. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the rights and obligations of the Company, the Guarantors, if applicable, the Trustee and the holders shall be as set forth in the applicable provisions of the Indenture.
AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee.
GOVERNING LAW. THIS NOTE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
CUSIP AND ISIN NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP and ISIN
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numbers to be printed on the Notes, and the Trustee may use CUSIP and ISIN numbers in notices as a convenience to holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
The Company shall furnish to any holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to the Company at the following address:
c/o IHS Markit Ltd.
4th Floor,
Ropemaker Place
25 Ropemaker Street
London EC2Y 9LY
United Kingdom
Email: Sari.Granat@ihsmarkit.com
Attention: General Counsel
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Note, fill in the form below:
(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to: | ||
(Insert assignee’s legal name) | ||
(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.) | ||
(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code) | ||
and irrevocably appoint | ||
to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him. | ||
Date: _____________________
Your Signature: | |
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note) |
Signature Guarantee*: __________________________________
* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.01 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:
[ ] Section 4.01
If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.01 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:
$_______________ | ($2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000, in excess thereof) |
Date: _____________________
Your Signature: | ||
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note) | ||
Tax Identification No.: | ||
Signature Guarantee*: __________________________________
* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).
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SCHEDULE A
SCHEDULES
OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL SECURITY
The initial outstanding principal amount of this Global Security is $ . The following exchanges of a part of this Global Security for an interest in another Global Security or for a definitive Security, or exchanges of a part of another Global Security or definitive Security for an interest in this Global Security, have been made:
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURE
TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS
Supplemental Indenture (this “ Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of [__________] [__], 20[__], among __________________ (the “ Guaranteeing Subsidiary ”), a subsidiary of IHS Markit Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company (the “ Company ”), the Company, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture, dated as of July 23, 2018 (the “ Base Indenture ”), as supplemented by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 8, 2019 (herein called the “ Supplemental Indenture ” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), providing for the issuance of 4.250% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “ Notes ”);
WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary will execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary will unconditionally Guarantee all of the Company’s obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8.01 of the Supplemental Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders as follows:
1. Capitalized Terms . Capitalized terms used herein without definition will have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
2. Guarantor . The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees to be a Guarantor under the Indenture and to be bound by the terms of the Indenture applicable to Guarantors.
3. Governing Law . THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
4. Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY, THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE INDENTURE, THE NOTES, THE GUARANTEES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
5. Counterparts . The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy will be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or portable document format (PDF) transmission will constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF will be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
6. Headings . The headings of the Sections of this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Supplemental Indenture and will in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
7. The Trustee . The Trustee will not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture, the Guarantee of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Company and the Guaranteeing Subsidiary. All of the provisions contained in the Indenture in respect of the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, and duties of the Trustee will be applicable in respect of this Supplemental Indenture as fully and with like force and effect as though fully set forth in full herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written.
[NAME OF GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY] | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
IHS MARKIT LTD. | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Trustee |
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Exhibit 5.1
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IHS Markit Ltd.
4th Floor, Ropemaker Place
25 Ropemaker Street
London, England
EC2Y 9LY
Ladies and Gentlemen:
IHS Markit Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company (the “ Company ”), has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-224290) (the “ Registration Statement ”) for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), certain securities, including (i) $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 3.625% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “ 2024 Notes ”) and (ii) $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 4.250% Senior Notes due 2029 (together with the 2024 Notes, the “ Notes ”). The Notes are to be issued pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture dated as of July 23, 2018 (the “ Base Indenture ”) between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, (the “ Trustee ”), as supplemented and amended by a third supplemental indenture dated April 8, 2019 (the “ Third Supplemental Indenture ”) by and between the Company and the Trustee and a fourth supplemental indenture dated April 8, 2019 (the “ Fourth Supplemental Indenture ” and, together with the Base Indenture and the Third Supplemental Indenture, the “ Indenture ”) by and between the Company and the Trustee. The Notes are to be sold pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement dated April 3, 2019 (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”) between the Company and the several underwriters named therein (the “ Underwriters ”).
We, as your counsel, have examined originals or copies of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or advisable for the purpose of rendering this opinion.
In rendering the opinions expressed herein, we have, without independent inquiry or investigation, assumed that (i) all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic and complete, (ii) all documents submitted to us as copies conform to authentic, complete originals, (iii) all signatures on all documents that we reviewed are genuine, (iv) all natural persons executing documents had and have the legal capacity to do so, (v) all statements in certificates of public officials and officers of the Company that we reviewed were and are accurate and (vi)
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all representations made by the Company as to matters of fact in the documents that we reviewed were and are accurate.
Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the additional assumptions and qualifications set forth below, we advise you that, in our opinion, assuming the Notes have been duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Notes will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability; provided that we express no opinion as to (x) the enforceability of any waiver of rights under any usury or stay law, (y) the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law on the conclusions expressed above or (z) the validity, legally binding effect or enforceability of any provision that permits holders to collect any portion of stated principal amount upon acceleration of the Notes to the extent determined to constitute unearned interest.
In connection with the opinion expressed above, we have assumed that the Company is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under Bermuda law. In addition, we have assumed that the Indenture and the Notes (collectively, the “ Documents ”) are valid, binding and enforceable agreements of each party thereto (other than as expressly covered above in respect of the Company). We have also assumed that the execution, delivery and performance by each party to each Document to which it is a party (a) are within its corporate powers, (b) do not contravene, or constitute a default under, the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other constitutive documents of such party, (c) require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official and (d) do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision of applicable law or regulation or any judgment, injunction, order or decree or any agreement or other instrument binding upon such party.
We are members of the Bar of the State of New York and the foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of the State of New York and the federal laws of the United States of America, except that we express no opinion as to any law, rule or regulation that is applicable to the Company, the Documents or such transactions solely because such law, rule or regulation is part of a regulatory regime applicable to any party to any of the Documents or any of its affiliates due to the specific assets or business of such party or such affiliate. Insofar as the foregoing opinion involves matters governed by Bermuda law, we have relied, without independent inquiry or investigation, on the opinion of Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited, special Bermuda counsel for the Company, to be filed as an exhibit to a report on Form 8-K to be filed by the Company on the date hereof.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to a report on Form 8-K to be filed by the Company on the date hereof and its incorporation by reference into the Registration Statement and further consent to the reference to our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus supplement which is a part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Exhibit 5.2
Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited
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Mail: PO Box HM 666, Hamilton HM CX, Bermuda
Tel: +1 441 295 1422 Fax: +1 441 292 4720 conyersdill.com
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Matter No: 349324
Doc Ref: Legal – 15365475
+1 441 299 4903
niel.jones@conyersdill.com
IHS Markit Ltd.
4 th Floor, Ropemaker Place
25 Ropemaker Street
London, EC2Y 9LY
England
Dear Sirs,
Re: IHS Markit Ltd. (the “Company”)
We have acted as special Bermuda legal counsel to the Company in connection with an offering to be made pursuant to the prospectus (the “Prospectus”) comprised of a base prospectus included in a registration statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on 13 April 2018, as supplemented by a preliminary prospectus supplement dated 3 April 2019 and a final prospectus supplement dated 3 April 2019 and filed by the Company in accordance with Rule 424(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), relating to the registration and sale under the Securities Act of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 3.625% Senior Notes due 2024 and $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 4.250% Senior Notes due 2029 (collectively, the “Notes”).
For the purposes of giving this opinion, we have examined copies of the following documents:
(i) | the Registration Statement, including the Prospectus; |
(ii) | an indenture dated as of 23 July 2018 (the “Base Indenture”), as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of 8 April 2019 (the “Third Supplemental |
Indenture”) and the Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of 8 April 2019 (together with the Base Indenture and the Third Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”) between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”); and
(iii) | draft global notes representing the Notes to be issued by the Company and registered in the name of Cede & Co. (the “Note Certificates”). |
The documents listed in items (ii) and (iii) above are herein sometimes collectively referred to as the “Documents” (which term, along with the defined terms “Prospectus”, “Indenture” and “Registration Statement”, do not include any other document, instrument or agreement whether or not specifically referred to therein or attached as an exhibit or schedule thereto).
We have also reviewed the memorandum of association and the bye-laws of the Company, each certified by the Secretary of the Company on 8 April 2019, extracts of resolutions from minutes of meetings of its directors held on 21 January 2018 and 18 October 2018 certified by the Secretary of the Company on 8 April 2019 (the “Resolutions”), and such other documents and made such enquiries as to questions of law as we have deemed necessary in order to render the opinion set forth below.
We have assumed (a) the genuineness and authenticity of all signatures and the conformity to the originals of all copies (whether or not certified) examined by us and the authenticity and completeness of the originals from which such copies were taken, (b) that where a document has been examined by us in draft or unexecuted form, it will be or has been executed and/or filed in the form of that draft or unexecuted form, and where a number of drafts of a document have been examined by us all changes thereto have been marked or otherwise drawn to our attention, (c) the capacity, power and authority of each of the parties to the Documents, other than the Company, to enter into and perform its respective obligations under the Documents, (d) the due execution and delivery of the Indenture by each of the parties thereto, other than the Company, and the physical delivery thereof by the Company with an intention to be bound thereby, (e) the due execution of the Note Certificates by each of the parties thereto and the delivery thereof by each of the parties thereto, and the due authentication of the Note Certificates by the Trustee, (f) the accuracy and completeness of all factual representations made in the Registration Statement and the Documents and other documents reviewed by us, (g) that the Resolutions were passed at one or more duly convened, constituted and quorate meetings, or by unanimous written resolutions, remain in full force and effect and have not been rescinded or amended; (h) that there is no provision of the law of any jurisdiction, other than Bermuda, which would have any implication in relation to the opinions expressed herein, (i) the validity and binding effect under the laws of the State of New York (the “Foreign Laws”) of the Documents in accordance with their respective terms, (j) the validity and binding effect under the Foreign
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Laws of the submission by the Company pursuant to the Indenture to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the federal courts located in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York (the “Foreign Courts”), (k) that none of the parties to the Documents carries on business from premises in Bermuda at which it employs staff and pays salaries and other expenses, (n) at the time of issue of the Notes, the Company will be able to pay its liabilities as they become due, and (o) that shares of the Company will be listed on an appointed stock exchange, as defined in the Companies Act 1981, as amended, and the consent to the issue and free transfer of shares and securities of the Company given by the Bermuda Monetary Authority dated 14 March 2014 will not have been revoked or amended at the time of issuance of the Notes.
The obligations of the Company under the Documents (a) will be subject to the laws from time to time in effect relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, possessory liens, rights of set off, reorganisation, amalgamation, merger, moratorium or any other laws or legal procedures, whether of a similar nature or otherwise, generally affecting the rights of creditors as well as applicable international sanctions, (b) will be subject to statutory limitation of the time within which proceedings may be brought, (c) will be subject to general principles of equity and, as such, specific performance and injunctive relief, being equitable remedies, may not be available, (d) may not be given effect to by a Bermuda court, whether or not it was applying the Foreign Laws, if and to the extent they constitute the payment of an amount which is in the nature of a penalty, (e) may not be given effect by a Bermuda court to the extent that they are to be performed in a jurisdiction outside Bermuda and such performance would be illegal under the laws of that jurisdiction. Notwithstanding any contractual submission to the jurisdiction of specific courts, a Bermuda court has inherent discretion to stay or allow proceedings in the Bermuda courts.
We express no opinion as to the enforceability of any provision of the Documents which provides for the payment of a specified rate of interest on the amount of a judgment after the date of judgment, which purports to fetter the statutory powers of the Company or which purports to establish the exclusive jurisdiction of any courts.
We have made no investigation of and express no opinion in relation to the laws of any jurisdiction other than Bermuda. This opinion is to be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Bermuda and is limited to and is given on the basis of the current law and practice in Bermuda. This opinion is issued solely for the purposes of the filing of the Registration Statement and the offering of the Notes by the Company and is not to be relied upon in respect of any other matter.
On the basis of and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:
1. | The Company is duly incorporated and existing under the laws of Bermuda in good standing (meaning solely that it has not failed to make any filing with any Bermuda |
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government authority or to pay any Bermuda government fees or tax which would make it liable to be struck off the Register of Companies and thereby cease to exist under the laws of Bermuda).
2. | The Company has taken all corporate action required to authorize its execution, delivery and performance of the Documents including the issuance of the Notes. |
3. | When issued in accordance with the Indenture, and upon the Note Certificates being duly executed by the Company, duly authenticated by the Trustee and delivered by or on behalf of the Company as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Notes will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company under the laws of Bermuda. |
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus forming part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are experts within the meaning of section 11 of the Securities Act or that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
Yours faithfully,
/s/ Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited
Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited
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