EXHIBIT 4.1
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL
6.75% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2017
7.00% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2020
INDENTURE
DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 28, 2010
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
AS TRUSTEE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
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Section 1.1
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Definitions
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Section 1.2
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Other Definitions
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Section 1.3
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Trust Indenture Act Provisions
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Section 1.4
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Rules of Construction
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ARTICLE 2
THE SECURITIES
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Section 2.1
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Form and Dating
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Section 2.2
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Execution and Authentication
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Section 2.3
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Registrar and Paying Agent
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Section 2.4
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Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust
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Section 2.5
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Securityholder Lists
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Section 2.6
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Transfer and Exchange
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Section 2.7
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Replacement Securities
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Section 2.8
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Outstanding Securities
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Section 2.9
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Treasury Securities
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Section 2.10
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Temporary Securities
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Section 2.11
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Cancellation
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Section 2.12
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Legend; Additional Transfer and Exchange Requirements
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Section 2.13
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CUSIP and ISIN Numbers
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ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION AND PURCHASES
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Section 3.1
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Right to Redeem
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Section 3.2
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Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed
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Section 3.3
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Notice of Redemption
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Section 3.4
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Effect of Notice of Redemption
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Section 3.5
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Deposit of Redemption Price
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Section 3.6
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Securities Redeemed in Part
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Section 3.7
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Optional Redemption
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Section 3.8
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Purchase of Securities at Option of the Holder Upon Change of Control
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Section 3.9
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Effect of Change of Control Purchase Notice
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Section 3.10
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Deposit of Change of Control Purchase Price
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Section 3.11
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Securities Purchased in Part
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Section 3.12
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Compliance with Securities Laws upon Purchase of Securities
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Section 3.13
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Repayment to the Company
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Section 3.14
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Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds
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ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
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Section 4.1
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Payment of Securities
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Section 4.2
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Maintenance of Office or Agency
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Section 4.3
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Reports
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Section 4.4
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Compliance Certificates
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Section 4.5
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Further Instruments and Acts
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Section 4.6
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Maintenance of Corporate Existence
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Section 4.7
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Changes in Covenants When Securities Rated Investment Grade
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Section 4.8
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Restricted Payments
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Section 4.9
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Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock
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Section 4.10
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[Reserved]
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Section 4.11
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Liens
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Section 4.12
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Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries
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Section 4.13
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Transactions with Affiliates
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Section 4.14
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Asset Sales
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Section 4.15
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Additional Subsidiary Guarantees
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Section 4.16
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Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries
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Section 4.17
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Business Activities
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Section 4.18
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Payments for Consent
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Section 4.19
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Stay, Extension and Usury Laws
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Section 4.20
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[Reserved]
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Section 4.21
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Notice of Default
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Section 4.22
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Payment of Additional Amounts
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ARTICLE 5
MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR SALE OF ASSETS
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Section 5.1
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Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets
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Section 5.2
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Successor Substituted
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ARTICLE 6
DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
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Section 6.1
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Events of Default
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Section 6.2
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Acceleration
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Section 6.3
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Other Remedies
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Section 6.4
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Waiver of Defaults and Events of Default
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Section 6.5
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Control by Majority
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Section 6.6
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Limitations on Suits
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Section 6.7
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Rights of Holders to Receive Payment
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Section 6.8
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Collection Suit by Trustee
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Section 6.9
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Trustee May File Proofs of Claim
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Section 6.10
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Priorities
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Section 6.11
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Undertaking for Costs
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ARTICLE 7
TRUSTEE
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Section 7.1
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Duties of Trustee
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Section 7.2
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Rights of Trustee
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Section 7.3
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Individual Rights of Trustee
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Section 7.4
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Trustees Disclaimer
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Section 7.5
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Notice of Default or Events of Default
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Section 7.6
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Reports by Trustee to Holders
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Section 7.7
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Compensation and Indemnity
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Section 7.8
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Replacement of Trustee
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Section 7.9
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Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.
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Section 7.10
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Eligibility; Disqualification
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Section 7.11
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Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company
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ARTICLE 8
DEFEASANCE; SATISFACTION AND
DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE
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Section 8.1
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Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture
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Section 8.2
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Legal Defeasance
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Section 8.3
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Covenant Defeasance
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Section 8.4
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Application of Trust Money
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Section 8.5
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Repayment to the Company
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Section 8.6
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Reinstatement
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ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS
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Section 9.1
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Without Consent of Holders
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Section 9.2
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With Consent of Holders
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Section 9.3
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[Reserved]
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Section 9.4
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Revocation and Effect of Consents
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Section 9.5
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Notation on or Exchange of Securities
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Section 9.6
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Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc.
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Section 9.7
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Effect of Supplemental Indentures
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ARTICLE 10
NOTE GUARANTEES
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Section 10.1
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Note Guarantees
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Section 10.2
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Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantees
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Section 10.3
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Limitation on Note Guarantor Liability
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Section 10.4
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Merger and Consolidation of Note Guarantors
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Section 10.5
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Release
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Section 10.6
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Canadian Note Guarantee
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ARTICLE 11
MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 11.1
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Certain Trust Indenture Act Sections
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Section 11.2
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Notices
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Section 11.3
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Communications by Holders With Other Holders
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Section 11.4
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Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as to Conditions Precedent
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Section 11.5
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Record Date for Vote or Consent of Holders
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Section 11.6
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Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar
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Section 11.7
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Legal Holidays
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Section 11.8
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Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial
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Section 11.9
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No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements
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Section 11.10
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No Recourse Against Others
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Section 11.11
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Successors
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Section 11.12
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Multiple Counterparts
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Section 11.13
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Separability
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Section 11.14
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Table of Contents, Headings, etc.
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Section 11.15
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Calculations in Respect of the Securities
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Section 11.16
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Agent for Service and Waiver of Immunities
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Section 11.17
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Judgment Currency
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Section 11.18
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Foreign Currency Equivalent
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EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT A-1
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FORM OF 2017 NOTE
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EXHIBIT A-2
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FORM OF 2020 NOTE
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EXHIBIT B
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FORM OF GUARANTEE
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EXHIBIT C
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FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL
ACCREDITED INVESTOR
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EXHIBIT D
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FORM OF CANADIAN NOTE GUARANTEE
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THIS INDENTURE dated as of September 28, 2010 is among Valeant Pharmaceuticals
International, a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the
Company
), Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., a corporation continued under the federal
laws of Canada (
Parent
), the Subsidiary Guarantors party hereto and The Bank of New York Mellon
Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association duly organized under the laws of the United
States, as Trustee (the
Trustee
).
In consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof,
all parties agree as follows for the benefit of the other and for the equal and ratable benefit of
the registered Holders of the Companys 2017 Securities and the 2020 Securities.
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Section 1.1
Definitions
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2017 Securities
means any of the 6.75% Senior Notes due 2017, as amended or supplemented
from time to time, that are issued under this Indenture.
2020 Securities
means any of the 7.00% Senior Notes due 2020, as amended or supplemented
from time to time, that are issued under this Indenture.
4.0% Convertible Notes
means the 4.0% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2013 issued by the
Company and outstanding on the Issue Date.
Acquired Debt
means, with respect to any specified Person:
(1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged
with or into or became a Subsidiary of such specified Person and which is not satisfied in
full at such time, whether or not such Indebtedness is incurred in connection with, or in
contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into, or becoming a Subsidiary of, such
specified Person; and
(2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified
Person.
Additional Securities
means any additional 6.75% Senior Notes due 2017 and/or 7.00% Senior
Notes due 2020 that the Company may issue from time to time under this Indenture in accordance with
Section 2.1(c) of this Indenture as part of the same respective series of Securities issued on the
date hereof.
Affiliate
of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling
or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For
purposes of this definition, control, as used with respect to any Person, means the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies
of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise. For
purposes of this definition, the terms controlling, controlled by and under common control
with have correlative meanings.
Agent
means any Registrar or Paying Agent.
Applicable Premium
means, as determined by the Company, with respect to a Security, the
greater of
(1) 1.0% of the then outstanding principal amount of such Security and
(2) (a) the present value of all remaining required interest and principal payments due
on such Security and all premium payments relating to such Security assuming a redemption
date of October 1, 2014 (in the case of the 2017 Securities) or October 1, 2015 (in the case
of the 2020 Securities), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus 50
basis points,
minus
(b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Security,
minus
(c) accrued interest paid on the date of redemption.
Applicable Procedures
means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of beneficial
ownership interests in the Global Securities, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, to the
extent applicable to such transfer or exchange.
Asset Sale
means:
(1) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any assets, property or rights
outside of the ordinary course of business;
provided
that the sale, conveyance or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Parent and its Restricted
Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by Section 3.8 and/or Section 5.1 hereof and
not by the provisions of Section 4.14; and
(2) the issuance of Equity Interests by any of Parents Restricted Subsidiaries or the
sale of Equity Interests in any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
Notwithstanding the preceding, none of the following items will be deemed to be an Asset Sale:
(1) any single transaction or series of related transactions that involves assets
having a Fair Market Value of less than $10.0 million;
(2) a transfer of assets between or among Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(3) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent to Parent or
to another Restricted Subsidiary of Parent;
(4) the sale or lease of equipment, inventory or accounts receivable in the ordinary
course of business;
(5) the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents;
(6) a Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment that is permitted by Section 4.8
hereof;
(7) the license of intellectual property to third persons in the ordinary course of
business as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent in good faith;
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(8) the sale, exchange or other disposition of obsolete, worn out, uneconomical or
surplus assets, including any such intellectual property; and
(9) sales, transfers or other dispositions of assets for consideration at least equal
to the Fair Market Value of the assets sold or disposed of, but only if the consideration
received consists of property or assets (other than cash, except to the extent used as a
bona fide means of equalizing the value of the property or assets involved in the swap
transaction;
provided
,
however
, that cash does not exceed 10% of the sum of the amount of
the cash and the Fair Market Value of the assets received or given) of a nature or type that
are used in, a business having property or assets of a nature or type or engaged in a
Permitted Business (or Capital Stock of a Person whose assets consist of assets of the type
described in this clause (9)).
Attributable Debt
in respect of a sale and leaseback transaction means, at the time of
determination, the present value of the obligation of the lessee for net rental payments during the
remaining term of the lease included in such sale and leaseback transaction including any period
for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended. Such
present value shall be calculated using a discount rate equal to the rate of interest implicit in
such transaction, determined in accordance with GAAP.
Bank Financing Date
means the Business Day immediately prior to the Effective Time.
Bankruptcy Law
means any of Title 11 of the United States Code, the BIA, the CCAA, the WURA
and the CBCA, and any other applicable insolvency, corporate arrangement or restructuring or other
similar law of any jurisdiction including any law of any jurisdiction permitting a debtor to obtain
a stay or a compromise of the claims of its creditors against it.
Beneficial Owner
has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule l3d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under
the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular person
(as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such person will be deemed to
have beneficial ownership of all securities that such person has the right to acquire by
conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is
exercisable only after the passage of time. The terms Beneficially Owns and Beneficially Owned
have corresponding meanings.
BIA
means the
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
(Canada).
Board of Directors
means:
(1) with respect to a company or corporation, the board of directors of the company or
corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board;
(2) with respect to a partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of the
partnership or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board; and
(3) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a
similar function.
Business Day
means each day that is not a Legal Holiday.
Canadian Note Guarantee
means each Guarantee of the obligations with respect to the
Securities issued by each Canadian Note Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Indenture and
substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
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Canadian Note Guarantor
means each Note Guarantor that is organized under the laws of Canada
or any province or territory thereof.
Capital Lease Obligations
means, at the time any determination is to be made, the amount of
the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at that time be required to be capitalized
on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP.
Capital Stock
means:
(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;
(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests,
participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;
(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or
membership interests (whether general or limited); and
(4) any other interest or participation (including, without limitation, quotas) that
confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or
distributions of assets of, the issuing Person.
Cash Equivalents
means:
(1) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the U.S.
government or any agency or instrumentality thereof (
provided
, that the full faith and
credit of the U.S. is pledged in support thereof) having repricings or maturities of not
more than one year from the date of acquisition;
(2) certificates of deposit and time deposits with maturities of one year or less from
the date of acquisition, bankers acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year and
overnight bank deposits, in each case, with any United States commercial bank having capital
and surplus in excess of $500.0 million and a Thomson Bank Watch Rating of B or better;
(3) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 14 days for underlying
securities of the types described in clauses (1) and (2) above entered into with any
financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (2) above;
(4) commercial paper having a rating of at least P-2 or better from Moodys or at
least A-2 or better from S&P, or carrying an equivalent rating by an internationally
recognized rating agency and, in each case, maturing within one year after the date of
acquisition;
(5) Auction-rate, corporate and municipal securities, in each case (x) having either
short-term debt ratings of at least P-2 or better from Moodys or at least A-2 or better
from S&P or long-term senior debt ratings of A2 or better from Moodys or at least A or
better from S&P, or carrying an equivalent rating by an internationally recognized rating
agency, (y) having repricings or maturities of not more than one year from the date of
acquisition and (z) which are classifiable as cash and cash equivalents under GAAP;
(6) money market funds at least 95% of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents
of the kinds described in clauses (1) through (5) of this definition; or
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(7) in the case of Parent or any Foreign Subsidiary:
(a) direct obligations of the sovereign nation, or any agency thereof, in which
Parent or such Foreign Subsidiary is organized and is conducting business or in
obligations fully and unconditionally guaranteed by such sovereign nation, or any
agency thereof;
provided
, that such obligations have repricings or maturities of not
more than one year from the date of acquisition and are used by Parent or such
Foreign Subsidiary in accordance with normal investment practices for cash
management in investments of the type analogous to clauses (1) through (5) above; or
(b) investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (1) through (5)
above of foreign obligors, which investments or obligors have ratings described in
such clauses or equivalent ratings from internationally recognized rating agencies;
provided
, that such investments are used by Parent or such Foreign Subsidiary in
accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments of
the type analogous to clauses (1) through (5) above.
CBCA
means the
Canada Business Corporations Act
.
CCAA
means the
Companies Creditors Arrangement Act
(Canada).
Change of Control
means the occurrence of any of the following after the Effective Time:
(1) Parent ceases to own and control, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of
record, 100% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and
outstanding Equity Interests of the Company;
(2) any person (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) becomes
the Beneficial Owner, other than by way of merger or consolidation of Parent, of shares of
Parents Voting Stock representing (i) 50% or more of the total voting power of all of
Parents outstanding Voting Stock or (ii) the power, directly or indirectly, to elect a
majority of the members of Parents Board of Directors;
(3) Parent consolidates with, or merges with or into, another Person, or Parent,
directly or indirectly, sells, assigns, conveys, transfers, leases or otherwise disposes of
all or substantially all of the properties or assets of Parent and its Restricted
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a
series of related transactions, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into,
Parent, in any such event other than pursuant to a transaction in which the Persons that
Beneficially Owned the shares of Parents Voting Stock immediately prior to such transaction
Beneficially Own at least a majority of the total voting power of all outstanding Voting
Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the surviving or transferee Person;
(4) the holders of Parents or the Companys Capital Stock approve any plan or proposal
for the liquidation or dissolution of Parent or the Company (whether or not otherwise in
compliance with this Indenture); or
(5) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of
such period constituted the Board of Directors of Parent (together with any new directors
whose election by such Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the
shareholders of Parent has been approved by a majority of the directors then still in office
who either were
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directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or recommendation for
election was previously so approved) cease to constitute a majority of the Board of
Directors of Parent.
Clearstream
means Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, Luxembourg.
Company
means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a
successor replaces it pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter
Company shall mean such successor Company.
Consolidated Cash Flow
means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the
Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period
plus
:
(1) an amount equal to any extraordinary loss plus any net loss realized by such Person
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale, to the extent such
losses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income;
plus
(2) provision for taxes based on income or profits of such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such provision for taxes was deducted in
computing such Consolidated Net Income;
plus
(3) Fixed Charges of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to
the extent that any such expense was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income;
plus
(4) any restructuring charges or expenses (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall
include retention, severance, systems establishment costs, excess pension charges, contract
termination costs and costs to consolidate facilities and relocate employees), to the extent
that any such charge or expense was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income;
plus
(5) fees and expenses in connection with any proposed or actual issuance of any
Indebtedness or Equity Interests, or any proposed or actual acquisitions, Investments, Asset
Sales or divestitures permitted to be incurred under this Indenture, in an aggregate amount
not to exceed $25.0 million during any one fiscal year of Parent;
plus
(6) depreciation, amortization (including amortization of intangibles but excluding
amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period), and other non-cash
charges or expenses (including impairment charges and other write-offs of intangible assets
and goodwill but excluding any such non-cash charge or expense to the extent that it
represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period or amortization
of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period) of such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that such depreciation, amortization and other
non-cash charges or expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income;
minus
(7) non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than
the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business,
in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP.
Notwithstanding the preceding, the provision for taxes based on the income or profits of, and
the depreciation and amortization and other non-cash expenses of, a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent
(other than the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor) will be added to Consolidated Net Income to
compute Consolidated Cash Flow of Parent only to the extent that a corresponding amount would be
permitted at
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the date of determination to be dividended to Parent by such Restricted Subsidiary without
prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained), and without direct or indirect
restriction pursuant to the terms of its charter and all agreements, instruments, judgments,
decrees, orders, statutes, rules and governmental regulations applicable to that Restricted
Subsidiary or its stockholders.
Consolidated Net Income
means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the
aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a
consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP;
provided
that:
(1) the Net Income (but not loss) of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or
that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting will be included only to the extent
of the amount of dividends or distributions paid in cash to the specified Person or a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Person;
(2) the Net Income of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Company or any
Subsidiary Guarantor) will be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of
dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that Net Income is not
at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not
been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any
agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation
applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders;
(3) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles will be excluded;
(4) any extraordinary or nonrecurring gain or loss and any expense or charge in
connection with acquired intellectual property and research & development will be excluded;
(5) any extraordinary or nonrecurring gain or loss and any expense or charge
attributable to the disposition of discontinued operations will be excluded;
(6) any amortization expense incurred during such period with respect to products
acquired by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries that are used or useful in a Permitted
Business will be excluded;
(7) any gain (but not loss), together with any related provision for taxes on such gain
(but not loss), realized in connection with: (a) any Asset Sale; or (b) the disposition of
any securities by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or the extinguishment of
any Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will be excluded; and
(8) any extraordinary gain (but not loss), together with any related provision for
taxes on such extraordinary gain (but not loss) will be excluded.
Consolidated Total Assets
means, as of any date of determination, the total assets shown on
the consolidated quarterly or annual balance sheet of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of
the most recent date for which such a quarterly or annual balance sheet is available, determined on
a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (and in the case of any determination relating to any
incurrence of Indebtedness or Investment, on a pro forma basis). In addition, Consolidated Total
Assets will be calculated in a manner consistent with the definition of Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio to give effect to transactions that occurred after the date of the most recent quarterly or
annual balance sheet date.
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Corporate Trust Office
means the designated office of the Trustee at which at any particular
time its corporate trust business shall be administered which office at the date of the execution
of this Indenture is located at 700 South Flower Street, Suite 500, Los Angeles, California 90017,
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration or at any other time at such other address as the
Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Company.
Credit Agreement
means the Credit and Guaranty Agreement to be entered into on the Bank
Financing Date, by and among the Company, certain of its Subsidiaries, the lenders and agents
referred to therein, Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, as administrative agent and collateral
agent, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified, together with the related
documents thereto (including any guarantees and security documents).
Credit Facilities
means the facilities under the Credit Agreement and one or more other debt
facilities, credit agreements, commercial paper facilities, indentures or other agreements incurred
after the Issue Date, in each case with banks, institutional lenders, purchasers, investors,
trustees or agents providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing
(including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to
borrow from such lenders against such receivables), letters of credit or other extensions of credit
or other Indebtedness, in each case including any notes, mortgages, guarantees, collateral
documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and in each case 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 or instrument (and related documents) governing Indebtedness incurred to
refinance or replace, in whole or in part, the borrowings and commitments then outstanding or
permitted to be outstanding under such facilities or a successor facility, whether by the same or
any other bank, institutional lender, purchaser, investor, trustee or agent or group thereof.
Custodian
means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator, receiver-manager,
custodian, administrative receiver, administrator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
Default
means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both
would be, an Event of Default.
Definitive Securities
means Securities that are in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A and that do not include the information to which footnotes 1, 6 and 7 thereof apply.
Designated Noncash Consideration
means noncash consideration received by Parent or one of
its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is designated by Parent as
Designated Noncash Consideration, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in
connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Noncash Consideration, which cash and Cash
Equivalents shall be considered Net Proceeds received as of such date and shall be applied pursuant
to Section 4.14.
Disqualified Stock
means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any
security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case at the option
of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable,
pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder
thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the date on which the
Securities mature. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute
Disqualified Stock solely because the holders of the Capital Stock have the right to require Parent
or the Company to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control or an
asset sale will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that
Parent or the Company may not repurchase or redeem any such
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Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with
Section 4.8 hereof
Dollar Equivalent
of any amount means, at the time of determination thereof,
(1) if such amount is expressed in U.S. dollars, such amount, or
(2) if such amount is expressed in any other currency, the equivalent of such amount in
U.S. dollars determined by using the rate of exchange quoted by Goldman, Sachs & Co. in New
York, New York at 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date of determination (or, if such
date is not a Business Day, the last Business Day prior thereto) to prime banks in New York
for the spot purchase in the New York currency exchange market of such amount of U.S.
dollars with such currency.
Domestic Subsidiary
means any Restricted Subsidiary that was formed under the laws of the
United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
Effective Time
means the effective time of the Merger.
Equity Interests
means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire
Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for,
Capital Stock).
Equity Offering
means a public or private offering of Equity Interests (other than
Disqualified Stock).
Euroclear
means Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Brussels office, as operator of
the Euroclear System.
Exchange Act
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, as in effect from time to time.
Existing Indebtedness
means Indebtedness of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other
than Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement incurred under Section 4.9(b)(i) hereof) in existence
on the date of this Indenture, until such amounts are repaid.
Fair Market Value
means the price that could be negotiated in an arms-length transaction,
for cash, between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer, neither of whom is under undue
pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction, determined in good faith by the Board of
Directors of Parent (unless otherwise provided in this Indenture).
Fall Away Event
means, with respect to each series of notes, such time as such notes shall
have an Investment Grade Rating and Parent or the Company shall have delivered to the trustee an
officers certificate certifying that the foregoing condition has been satisfied.
Final Maturity Date
means October 1, 2017, with respect to the 2017 Securities, and October
1, 2020, with respect to the 2020 Securities.
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the
ratio of the Consolidated Cash Flow of such Person for such period to the Fixed Charges of such
Person for such period. In the event that the specified Person or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries incurs,
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assumes, Guarantees, repays, repurchases or redeems any Indebtedness (other than ordinary
working capital borrowings) or issues, repurchases or redeems preferred stock subsequent to the
commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated and on or
prior to the date on which the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
is made (the
Calculation Date
), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will be calculated giving
pro forma effect to such incurrence, assumption, Guarantee, repayment, repurchase or redemption of
Indebtedness, or such issuance, repurchase or redemption of preferred stock, and the use of the
proceeds therefrom as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter
reference period.
In addition, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio:
(1) acquisitions that have been made by the specified Person or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries, including through consolidations or mergers and including any related
financing transactions, during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such
reference period and on or prior to the Calculation Date will be given pro forma effect as
if they had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period and Consolidated
Cash Flow for such reference period will be calculated on a pro forma basis in accordance
with Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC;
(2) the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued operations, as determined
in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses disposed of prior to the Calculation
Date, will be excluded; and
(3) the Fixed Charges attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in
accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses disposed of prior to the Calculation
Date, will be excluded, but only to the extent that the obligations giving rise to such
Fixed Charges will not be obligations of the specified Person or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries following the Calculation Date.
Fixed Charges
means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without
duplication, of:
(1) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries
for such period, whether paid or accrued, including, without limitation, amortization of
debt issuance costs and original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest
component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments
associated with Capital Lease Obligations, imputed interest with respect to Attributable
Debt, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of
credit or bankers acceptance financings, and net of the effect of all payments made or
received pursuant to Interest Rate Hedging Obligations;
plus
(2) the consolidated interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was
capitalized during such period;
plus
(3) any interest expense on Indebtedness of another Person that is Guaranteed by such
Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such Person
or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether or not such Guarantee or Lien is called upon;
plus
(4) all dividends, whether paid or accrued and whether or not in cash, on any
Disqualified Stock or any series of preferred stock of such Person or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries, other than dividends on Equity Interests payable solely in Equity Interests of
Parent
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(other than Disqualified Stock) or to Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent, in
each case, on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP.
Foreign Subsidiary
means a Restricted Subsidiary that is not organized or existing under the
laws of the United States of America or any state or territory thereof or the District of Columbia
or is a Restricted Subsidiary of such Foreign Subsidiary.
GAAP
means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and
pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in
such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the
accounting profession, as in effect on the date of this Indenture.
Global Securities
means the 2017 Securities and 2020 Securities that are substantially in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-1 and Exhibit A-2, respectively, and that include the
information called for by footnotes 1, 6 and 7 thereof, and which are deposited with the Depositary
or its custodian and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee.
Government Securities
means direct non-callable obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United
States of America for the timely payment of which guarantee or obligations the full faith and
credit of the United States is pledged.
Guarantee
means a guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for
collection in the ordinary course of business, direct or indirect, in any manner including, without
limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements
in respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness.
Hedging Obligations
means, with respect to any specified Person:
(1) Interest Rate Hedging Obligations; and
(2) the obligations of such Person under agreements or arrangements designed to protect
such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
Holder
or
Securityholder
means the person in whose name a Security is registered on the
Registrars books.
Indebtedness
means, with respect to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person,
whether or not contingent:
(1) in respect of borrowed money;
(2) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit
(or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);
(3) in respect of bankers acceptances;
(4) representing Capital Lease Obligations or Attributable Debt in respect of sale and
leaseback transactions;
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(5) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property,
except any such balance that constitutes an accrued expense or trade payable; or
(6) representing net payment obligations under any Hedging Obligations,
if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other than letters of credit, Attributable Debt
and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the specified Person
prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the term Indebtedness includes (x) all
Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether or not such
Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person), the amount of such obligation being deemed to be
the lesser of the Fair Market Value of such asset and the amount of the obligation so secured and
(y) to the extent not otherwise included, the Guarantee by the specified Person of any Indebtedness
of any other Person.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with the purchase by a Person or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries of any business, the term Indebtedness will exclude post-closing payment
adjustments to which the seller may become entitled to the extent such payment is determined by a
final closing balance sheet, working capital calculation or other similar method or such payment
depends on the performance of such business after the closing;
provided
,
however
, that, at the time
of closing, the amount of any such payment is not determinable or is of a contingent nature and, to
the extent such payment thereafter becomes fixed and finally determined, the amount is paid within
60 days thereafter.
The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date will be:
(1) the accreted value of the Indebtedness, in the case of any Indebtedness issued with
original issue discount; and
(2) the principal amount of the Indebtedness, together with any interest on the
Indebtedness that is more than 30 days past due, in the case of any other Indebtedness.
Indenture
means this Indenture as amended or supplemented from time to time pursuant to the
terms of this Indenture.
Interest Rate Hedging Obligations
means, with respect to any specified Person, the
obligations of such Person under:
(1) interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements and interest rate
collar agreements; and
(2) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against
fluctuations in interest rates.
Investment Grade Rating
means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moodys and BBB- or better by
S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Moodys or S&P) (or, in each case,
if such Rating Agency ceases to rate the Securities for reasons outside of the control of Parent or
the Company, the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any Rating Agency selected by the
Company as a replacement Rating Agency).
Investments
means, with respect to any Person, all direct or indirect investments by such
Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of loans (including Guarantees or other
obligations), advances or capital contributions (excluding commission, travel and similar advances
to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions
for
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consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities, together with all items
that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP.
If (i) Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity
Interests of any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of Parent such that, after giving effect
to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent or (ii)
a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent is redesignated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, Parent will be
deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale, disposition or redesignation equal
to the Fair Market Value of Parents Investments in such Subsidiary that were not sold or disposed
of in an amount determined as provided in Section 4.8(c) hereof. The acquisition by Parent or any
Restricted Subsidiary of Parent of a Person that holds an Investment in a third Person will be
deemed to be an Investment by Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary in such third Person (but only
to the extent such Investment in a third person is material to the acquired entity) in an amount
equal to the Fair Market Value of the Investments held by the acquired Person in such third Person
in an amount determined as provided in Section 4.8(c) hereof. For the avoidance of doubt,
acquisitions of or licenses for products or assets used or useful in a Permitted Business do not
constitute Investments.
Issue Date
means September 28, 2010, the date of the initial issuance of the Securities
under this Indenture.
Lien
means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge (fixed and/or
floating), security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not
filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or
other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to
sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement
under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction.
Merger
means the merger of Beach Merger Corp., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of
Parent, with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation and as
an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
Merger Agreement
means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 20, 2010,
among Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Biovail Corporation, Biovail Americas Corp. and Beach
Merger Corp., as amended up and to the Effective Time.
Moodys
means Moodys Investors Service, Inc., or any successor to the rating agency
business thereof.
Net Income
means, with respect to any specified Person, the net income (loss) of such
Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock
dividends.
Net Proceeds
means the aggregate cash proceeds received by Parent or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale (including, without limitation, any cash received upon
the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any Asset Sale), net of the
direct costs relating to such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, legal, accounting and
investment banking fees, and sales commissions, and any relocation expenses incurred as a result of
the Asset Sale, taxes paid or payable as a result of the Asset Sale, in each case, after taking
into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements, and amounts
required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness, other than Indebtedness under a Credit
Facility, secured by a Lien on the asset or assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale and any
reserve for adjustment in respect of the sale price of such asset or assets established in
accordance with GAAP.
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Non-Recourse Debt
means Indebtedness:
(1) as to which none of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) provides
credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would
constitute Indebtedness), (b) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise,
or (c) constitutes the lender;
(2) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders of the
Indebtedness may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would
permit upon notice, lapse of time or both any holder of any other Indebtedness (other than
the Securities) of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to declare a default on such
other Indebtedness or cause the payment of the Indebtedness to be accelerated or payable
prior to its stated maturity; and
(3) as to which the lenders have been notified in writing that they will not have any
recourse to the stock or assets of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
Non-U.S. Person
means a Person who is not a U.S. Person.
Note Guarantee
means each Guarantee of the obligations with respect to the Securities issued
by Parent or a Subsidiary of Parent pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
Note Guarantor
means Parent and each Subsidiary of Parent that becomes a guarantor of the
Securities on the Issue Date, and each other Subsidiary of Parent that thereafter Guarantees the
Securities pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
Obligations
means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications,
reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any
Indebtedness.
Offering Circular
means the Offering Circular dated September 21, 2010, with respect to the
Securities.
Officer
means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any
Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Controller, Treasurer, the Secretary or any
Assistant Controller, Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Secretary of the Company.
Officers Certificate
means a certificate signed by two officers;
provided
,
however
, that
for purposes of Section 4.4 hereof, Officers Certificate means a certificate signed by the
principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer of the
Company and by one other Officer.
Opinion of Counsel
means a written opinion from legal counsel. The counsel may be an
employee of or counsel to Company.
Parent
means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a
successor replaces it pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter
Parent shall mean such successor Parent.
Participant
means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a person who
has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively, and, with respect to
the Depository Trust Company, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream.
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Permitted Business
means any business conducted by Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries at
the Effective Time and any business that is in the judgment of Parent reasonably related, ancillary
or complementary to the business of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries at the Effective Time.
Permitted Investments
means:
(1) any Investment in Parent or in a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent;
(2) any Investment in cash and Cash Equivalents;
(3) any Investment by Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent in a Person, if as a result of
such Investment:
(a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent; or
(b) such Person is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys
substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, Parent or a Restricted
Subsidiary of Parent;
(4) any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an
Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.14 hereof;
(5) any Investments made solely in exchange for the issuance of Equity Interests (other
than Disqualified Stock) of Parent;
(6) any Investments received in compromise of obligations owed to Parent or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries created in the ordinary course of business, including pursuant to
any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any
trade creditor or customer or in satisfaction of judgments;
(7) receivables owing to Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent if created or
acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with
customary trade terms (which trade terms may include such concessionary trade terms as
Parent or any such Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the circumstances), and
other Investments to the extent such Investments consist of prepaid expenses, negotiable
instruments held for collection and lease, utility and workers compensation, performance
and other similar deposits made in the ordinary course of business by Parent or any
Restricted Subsidiary;
(8) Investments represented by Hedging Obligations;
(9) Investments in existence on the date of this Indenture and any extension,
modification or renewal of any such Investments, but only to the extent such extension,
modification or renewal does not involve additional advances, contributions or other
Investments of cash or other assets or other increases thereof (other than as a result of
the accrual or accretion of interest or original issue discount or the issuance of
pay-in-kind securities, in each case, pursuant to the terms of such Investment as in effect
on the date of this Indenture);
(10) payroll, travel and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the
time of such advances ultimately to be treated as expenses for accounting purposes and that
are made in the ordinary course of business;
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(11) loans and advances to officers, directors and employees in the ordinary course of
business in the aggregate amount outstanding at any one time not to exceed $25.0 million;
(12) Investments in a Permitted Joint Venture, when taken together with all other
Investments made pursuant to this clause (12) that are at the time outstanding, not to
exceed the greater of (x) $250.0 million and (y) 2.5% of Consolidated Total Assets; and
(13) other Investments in any Person having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on
the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in
value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (13)
that are at the time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) $500.0 million and (y)
5.0% of Consolidated Total Assets.
Permitted Joint Venture
means any joint venture (which may be in the form of a limited
liability company, partnership, corporation or other entity) in which Parent or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries is a joint venturer;
provided
,
however
, that (a) the joint venture is
engaged solely in a Permitted Business and (b) Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary is required by the
governing documents of the joint venture or an agreement with the other parties to the joint
venture to participate in the management of such joint venture as a member of such joint ventures
Board of Directors or otherwise.
Permitted Liens
means:
(1) Liens securing Indebtedness and other Obligations under Credit Facilities that were
permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be incurred under Section 4.9(b)(i) hereof;
(2) Liens in favor of Parent, the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor;
(3) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged with or
into or consolidated with or is acquired by Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent;
provided
,
that such Liens were not incurred in contemplation of such merger, consolidation or
acquisition and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person merged into,
consolidated with or acquired by Parent or the Subsidiary;
(4) Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition of the property by Parent or
any Subsidiary of Parent,
provided
, that such Liens were not incurred in contemplation of
such acquisition;
(5) Liens to secure the performance of statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds,
performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of
business;
(6) Liens to secure Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) permitted by
Section 4.9(b)(iv) or Section 4.9(b)(v) hereof, covering only the assets acquired with such
Indebtedness (and improvements or accessions thereto);
(7) Liens existing on the date of this Indenture;
(8) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are not yet
delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly
instituted and diligently concluded,
provided
, that any reserve or other appropriate
provision as is required in conformity with GAAP has been made therefor;
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(9) Liens securing Hedging Obligations;
(10) Liens arising by reason of deposits necessary to obtain standby letters of credit
in the ordinary course of business;
(11) Liens to secure any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred
under this Indenture;
provided
,
however
, that:
(a) the new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property and
assets that secured or, under the written agreements pursuant to which the original
Lien arose, could secure the original Lien (plus improvements and accessions to,
such property or proceeds or distributions thereof); and
(b) the Indebtedness secured by the new Lien is not increased to any amount
greater than the sum of (x) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater,
committed amount, of the Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness and (y) an amount
necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such
refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement;
(12) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business of Parent or any Restricted
Subsidiary of Parent with respect to obligations that do not exceed the greater of (x)
$100.0 million and (y) 1.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at any one time outstanding;
(13) survey title exceptions, title defects, encumbrances, easements, reservations of,
or rights of others for, rights of way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph or telephone lines
and other similar purposes or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property
not materially interfering with the ordinary conduct of the business of Parent and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(14) Liens arising by operation of law in favor of landlords, mechanics, carriers,
warehousemen, materialmen, laborers, employees, suppliers or the like, incurred in the
ordinary course of business for sums which are not yet delinquent or are being contested in
good faith by negotiations or by appropriate proceedings which suspend the collection
thereof;
(15) Liens arising out of judgments, decrees, orders or awards in respect of which
Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent shall in good faith be prosecuting an appeal or
proceedings for review which appeal or proceedings shall not have been finally terminated,
or if the period within which such appeal or proceedings may be initiated shall not have
expired;
(16) with respect to each series of Securities, Liens securing the Securities of such
series and the Note Guarantees with respect thereto;
(17) Liens securing one or more local working capital facilities of Foreign
Subsidiaries, so long as such Liens do not extend to the assets of any Person other than
such foreign Restricted Subsidiaries;
(18) Liens on assets of Foreign Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness incurred by Foreign
Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 4.9(b)(xiii) hereof;
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(19) Liens imposed pursuant to licenses, sublicenses, leases and subleases which do not
materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of Parent or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries;
(20) Liens incurred to secure cash management services in the ordinary course of
business;
(21) customary restrictions on, or options, contracts or other agreements for,
transfers of assets contained in agreements related to any sale of assets pending such sale;
provided
that such restrictions apply only to the assets to be sold and such sale is
otherwise permitted by this Indenture;
(22) Liens securing obligations to the trustee arising under this Indenture;
(23) Liens on trusts, cash or Cash Equivalents or other funds provided in connection
with the defeasance (whether by covenant or legal defeasance), discharge or redemption of
Indebtedness;
provided
that such defeasance, discharge or redemption is otherwise permitted
by this Indenture; and
(24) Liens to secure any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.9,
provided
that, in the case of this clause (24), at the time of its incurrence and after
giving pro forma effect thereto, the Secured Leverage Ratio would be no greater than 2.50 to
1.0.
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness
means any Indebtedness of Parent or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance,
renew, replace, defease or refund other Indebtedness of Parent or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness);
provided
, that:
(1) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted
Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if
applicable) of the Indebtedness extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or
refunded (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all expenses and
premiums incurred in connection therewith);
(2) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the
final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than
the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced,
renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded;
(3) if the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or
refunded is subordinated in right of payment to the Securities, such Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and is
subordinated in right of payment to, the Securities on terms at least as favorable to the
Holders of Securities as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness
being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; and
(4) if the Indebtedness being refinanced is Indebtedness of Parent, the Company or a
Subsidiary Guarantor, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is also Indebtedness of
Parent, the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor.
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Person
means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association,
joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or government or
other entity.
Post-Merger Special Dividend
means a Restricted Payment in the aggregate amount of up to
$325.0 million, to be made on or prior to December 31, 2010, as may be approved by the Board of
Directors of Parent.
Pre-Merger Special Dividend
means the payment of a cash dividend of $16.77 per share of
Company common stock to the Companys existing shareholders prior to the Effective Time.
Principal
or
principal
of a debt security, including the Securities, means the principal
of the security plus, when appropriate, the premium, if any, on the security.
Rating Agency
means (1) each of Moodys and S&P and (2) if Moodys or S&P ceases to rate the
Securities for reasons outside of the control of Parent or the Company, a nationally recognized
statistical rating organization under the Exchange Act selected by the Company as a replacement
agency for Moodys or S&P, as the case may be.
Redemption Date
or
redemption date
means the date specified for redemption of the
Securities in accordance with the terms thereof and this Indenture.
Regulation S
means Regulation S under the Securities Act or any successor to such
regulation.
Regulation S Global Security
means a Global Security in substantially the form of Exhibit A
hereto that includes the information called for by footnotes 1, 6 and 7 thereof and that is
deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee.
Restricted Definitive Security
means a Definitive Security that is a Restricted Security.
Restricted Global Security
means a permanent Global Security in substantially the form of
Exhibit A attached hereto that bears the Global Security Legend and that has the Schedule of
Exchanges of Interests in the Global Security attached thereto, and that is deposited with or on
behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary, representing
Securities that bear the Legend.
Restricted Investment
means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.
Restricted Security
means a Security required to bear the restricted legend set forth in the
form of Securities set forth in Exhibit A of this Indenture.
Restricted Subsidiary
of a Person means any Subsidiary of the referent Person that is not an
Unrestricted Subsidiary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall at all times be considered
a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent.
Rule 144
means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any successor to such rule.
Rule 144A
means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act or any successor to such
rule.
Rule 903
means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.
Rule 904
means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act.
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S&P
means Standard & Poors Ratings Group, Inc., or any successor to the rating agency
business thereof.
SEC
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Secured Leverage Ratio
means the ratio of (i) total consolidated Indebtedness of Parent and
its Restricted Subsidiaries that is secured by a Lien on assets of Parent and its Restricted
Subsidiaries, after giving effect to all incurrences and repayments of Indebtedness on the relevant
transaction date, to (ii) Consolidated Cash Flow of Parent for the most recent four consecutive
full fiscal quarters for which financial statements are available ending on or prior to the
transaction date. In addition, the Secured Leverage Ratio will be calculated in a manner
consistent with the definition of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to give effect to transactions that
would require pro forma adjustments to such ratio.
Securities
means the 2017 Securities and 2020 Securities (each, a Security) as amended or
supplemented from time to time, that are issued under this Indenture.
Securities Act
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, as in effect from time to time.
Securities Custodian
means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Securities in
global form, or any successor thereto.
Significant Subsidiary
means any Subsidiary that would be a significant subsidiary as
defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated by the SEC, as such regulation is in
effect on the date hereof.
Stated Maturity
means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any
series of Indebtedness, the date on which the payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be
paid in the original documentation governing such Indebtedness, and will not include any contingent
obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date
originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
Subsidiary
means, with respect to any specified Person:
(1) any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the
total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of
any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees of the
corporation, association or other business entity is at the time owned or controlled,
directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that
Person (or a combination thereof); and
(2) any partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing general partner of
which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person or (b) the only general partners of
which are that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person (or any combination
thereof).
Subsidiary Guarantee
means each Guarantee of the Obligations with respect to the Securities
issued by a Subsidiary of Parent pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
Subsidiary Guarantor
means any Subsidiary that has issued a Subsidiary Guarantee.
TIA
means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder as in effect on the date of this Indenture, except as provided in Section 9.3 hereof,
and except
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to the extent any amendment to the Trust Indenture Act expressly provides for application of
the Trust Indenture Act as in effect on another date.
Total Leverage Ratio
means the ratio of (i) total consolidated Indebtedness of Parent and
its Restricted Subsidiaries, after giving effect to all incurrences and repayments of Indebtedness
on the transaction date, to (ii) Consolidated Cash Flow of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries
for the most recent four consecutive full fiscal quarters for which financial statements are
available ending on or prior to the transaction date. In addition, the Total Leverage Ratio will
be calculated in a manner consistent with the definition of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to give
effect to the transactions that would require pro forma adjustments to such ratio.
Transactions
means the Transactions as defined in the section of the Offering Circular
under the heading Summary.
Treasury Rate
means the rate per annum equal to the yield to maturity at the time of
computation of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity most nearly equal to the
period from such date of redemption to October 1, 2014 (in the case of the 2017 Securities) or
October 1, 2015 (in the case of the 2020 Securities);
provided
,
however
, that if the period from
such date of redemption to October 1, 2014 (in the case of the 2017 Securities) or October 1, 2015
(in the case of the 2020 Securities) is not equal to the constant maturity of a United States
Treasury security for which a weekly average yield is given, the Treasury Rate shall be obtained by
linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average
yields of United States Treasury securities for which such yields are given, except that if the
period from such date of redemption to October 1, 2014 (in the case of the 2017 Securities) or
October 1, 2015 (in the case of the 2020 Securities) is less than one year, the weekly average
yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one
year shall be used.
Trustee
means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a
successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter means the
successor.
Trust Officer
shall mean, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the
corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president,
assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who
customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be
such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such
persons knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct
responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
Unrestricted Subsidiary
means any Subsidiary (other than the Company) of Parent that is
designated by the Board of Directors of Parent as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a Board
Resolution, but only to the extent that such Subsidiary:
(1) has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt;
(2) is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with Parent
or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent unless the terms of any such agreement, contract,
arrangement or understanding are no less favorable to Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary,
in each case, taken as a whole, than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons
who are not Affiliates of Parent;
(3) is a Person with respect to which neither Parent nor any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (a) to subscribe for additional Equity
Interests or
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(b) to maintain or preserve such Persons financial condition or to cause such Person
to achieve any specified levels of operating results; and
(4) has not Guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for
any Indebtedness of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
Any designation of a Subsidiary of Parent as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be evidenced to
the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of the Board Resolution giving effect to
such designation and an Officers Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the
preceding conditions and was permitted by Section 4.8 hereof. If, at any time, any Unrestricted
Subsidiary would fail to meet the preceding requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it will
thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Indenture and any
Indebtedness of such Subsidiary will be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent
as of such date, and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be incurred as of such date under
Section 4.9 hereof, Parent will be in default of such covenant. The Board of Directors of Parent
may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary;
provided
that
such designation will be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of
Parent of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and such designation will
only be permitted if (1) such Indebtedness is permitted under Section 4.9 hereof, calculated on a
pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the four-quarter reference
period; and (2) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation.
Vice President
when used with respect the Company or the Trustee, means any vice president,
whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after the title vice
president.
Voting Stock
of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at
the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.
Weighted Average Life to Maturity
means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the
number of years obtained by dividing:
(1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then
remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of
principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the Indebtedness, by (b) the
number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date
and the making of such payment; by
(2) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
WURA
means the
Winding-Up and Restructuring Act
(Canada).
Section 1.2
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Section 1.3
Trust Indenture Act Provisions
. Whenever this Indenture refers to a
provision of the TIA, that provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this
Indenture. The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:
indenture securities
means the Securities;
indenture security holder
means a Securityholder;
indenture to be qualified
means this Indenture;
indenture trustee
or institutional trustee means the Trustee;
obligor
on the indenture securities means the obligors or any other obligor on the
Securities.
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All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined in the TIA, defined by TIA
reference to another statute or defined by any SEC rule and not otherwise defined herein have the
meanings assigned to them therein.
Section 1.4
Rules of Construction
. Unless the context otherwise requires:
(A) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(B) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in
accordance with GAAP;
(C) words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the
singular;
(D) provisions apply to successive events and transactions;
(E) the term merger includes a statutory share exchange and the term merged has a
correlative meaning;
(F) the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter;
(G) references to agreements and other instruments include subsequent amendments
thereto;
(H) herein, hereof and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a
whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;
(I) references to ratings by Moodys or S&P shall include any successor equivalent
ratings if either Moodys or S&P changes its ratings scale subsequent to the date of this
Indenture;
(J) except as otherwise provided for herein, the 2017 Securities and 2020 Securities
will be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture, including, without
limitations, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase; and
(K) a reference to a statute includes all regulations made pursuant to such statute
and, unless otherwise specified, the provisions of any statute or regulation which amends,
revises, restates, supplements or supersedes any such statute or any such regulation.
ARTICLE 2
THE SECURITIES
Section 2.1
Form and Dating
. The Securities and the Trustees certificate of
authentication shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A, which is incorporated in
and made part of this Indenture. The Securities of each series may have notations, legends or
endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. The Company shall provide any such
notations, legends or endorsements to the Trustee in writing. The Securities shall be in a minimum
denomination of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. Each Security shall be
dated the date of its authentication. The Securities are being offered and sold by the Company in
transactions exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
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(a)
Restricted Global Securities
. All of the Securities are initially being
offered and sold to (i) qualified institutional buyers as defined in Rule 144A
(collectively,
QIBs
or individually, each a
QIB
) in reliance on Rule 144A under the
Securities Act or (ii) outside the United States to persons other than U.S. persons in
reliance upon Regulation S under the Securities Act, and shall be issued initially in the
form of one or more Restricted Global Securities, which shall be deposited on behalf of the
purchasers of the Securities represented thereby with the Trustee, as custodian for the
depositary, The Depository Trust Company (
DTC
) (such depositary, or any successor thereto,
being hereinafter referred to as the
Depositary
), and registered in the name of its
nominee, Cede & Co., duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as
hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amount of the Restricted Global Securities
may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the
Securities Custodian as hereinafter provided, subject in each case to compliance with the
Applicable Procedures.
(b)
Form of Securities
. Global Securities shall be substantially in the form
of Exhibit A-1 (in the case of the 2017 Securities) and Exhibit A-2 (in the case of the 2020
Securities) attached hereto (including the Global Security Legend thereon and the Schedule
of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Security attached thereto). Definitive Securities
shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 (in the case of the 2017 Securities) and
Exhibit A-2 (in the case of the 2020 Securities) attached hereto (but without the Global
Security Legend thereon and without the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global
Security attached thereto). Each Global Security shall represent such of the outstanding
Securities as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the
aggregate principal amount of outstanding Securities from time to time endorsed thereon and
that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Securities represented thereby may from
time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions.
Any endorsement of a Global Security to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in
the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Securities represented thereby shall be made
by the Trustee or the Securities Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance
with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.12 hereof and shall
be made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary.
Members of, or participants in, the Depositary (
Agent Members
) shall have no rights
under this Indenture with respect to any Global Security held on their behalf by the
Depositary or under the Global Security, and the Depositary (including, for this purpose,
its nominee) may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the
Trustee as the absolute owner and Holder of such Global Security for all purposes
whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall (A) prevent the Company,
the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written
certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or (B) impair, as
between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing
the exercise of the rights of a Holder of any Security.
(c)
Additional Securities
. Subject to compliance with the provisions of
Section 4.9 hereof, the Company may issue Additional Securities in an unlimited amount under
this Indenture.
(d)
Regulation S Global Securities
. Securities offered and sold in reliance on
Regulation S shall be issued in the form of the Regulation S Global Security, which shall be
deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Securities represented thereby with the
Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary, and registered in the name of the Depositary or
the nominee of the Depositary for the accounts of designated agents holding on behalf of
Euroclear or Clearstream,
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duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided.
The aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S Global Securities may from time to time
be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee and the
Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, in connection with transfers of interest as
hereinafter provided.
(e)
Book Entry Provisions
. The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in
accordance with this Section 2.1(e), authenticate and deliver initially one or more Global
Securities of each series that (i) shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or its
nominee, (ii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant to the
Depositarys instructions and (iii) shall bear legends substantially in the form of the
first paragraph of Exhibit A-1 (in the case of the 2017 Securities) attached hereto or the
first paragraph of Exhibit A-2 (in the case of the 2020 Securities) attached hereto.
Section 2.2
Execution and Authentication
. An Officer of the Company shall sign the
Securities for the Company by manual or facsimile signature. Typographic and other minor errors or
defects in any such facsimile signature shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any
Security which has been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee.
If an Officer whose signature is on a Security no longer holds that office at the time the
Trustee authenticates the Security, the Security shall be valid nevertheless.
A Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee manually signs the
certificate of authentication on the Security. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the
Security has been authenticated under this Indenture.
The Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery the 2017 Securities for
original issue in an initial aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000 and the 2020 Securities for
original issue in an initial aggregate principal amount of $700,000,000, in each case, upon receipt
of a written order or orders of the Company signed by an Officer of the Company (a
Company
Order
). The Company Order shall specify the amount of Securities to be authenticated and shall
provide that all such Securities will be represented by a Restricted Global Security and the date
on which each original issue of Securities is to be authenticated. For the avoidance of doubt,
each of the 2017 Securities and the 2020 Securities shall constitute a separate series hereunder.
The aggregate principal amount of each series of Securities outstanding at any time may not exceed
the applicable amounts in the foregoing sentence, except as provided in Sections 2.1(c), 2.1(d) and
2.7 hereof.
The Trustee shall act as the initial authenticating agent. Thereafter, the Trustee may
appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Securities. An
authenticating agent may authenticate Securities whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in
this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An
authenticating agent shall have the same rights as an Agent to deal with the Company or an
Affiliate of the Company.
The Securities shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons and only in minimum
denominations of $2,000 principal amount and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
Section 2.3
Registrar and Paying Agent
. The Company shall maintain one or more
offices or agencies where Securities may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange
(each, a
Registrar
), one or more offices or agencies where Securities may be presented for
payment (each, a
Paying Agent
) and one or more offices or agencies where notices and demands to
or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served. The Company
will at all times maintain a Paying Agent, Registrar and an office or agency where notices and
demands to or upon the
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Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York. The Registrar shall keep a register of the Securities and of
their transfer and exchange.
The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent not a party to
this Indenture. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such
Agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of any Agent not a party to
this Indenture. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar, Paying Agent or agent for service of
notices and demands in any place required by this Indenture, or fail to give the foregoing notice,
the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any Affiliate of the Company may act as Paying Agent
(except for the purposes of Section 4.1 and Article 8).
The Company hereby initially designates the Trustee as Paying Agent, Registrar and Securities
Custodian, and the office or agency of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New
York (which shall initially be the office located at 101 Barclay Street 8W, New York, NY 10286)
as one such office or agency of the Company for each of the aforesaid purposes.
Section 2.4
Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust
. Prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City
time, on each due date of the principal of or interest on any Securities, the Company shall deposit
with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal or interest, if any, so becoming due. A
Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Securityholders or the Trustee all money held
by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of or interest, on the Securities, and shall
notify the Trustee of any default by the Company (or any other obligor on the Securities) in making
any such payment. If the Company or an Affiliate of the Company acts as Paying Agent, the Company
or such Affiliate shall, before 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on each due date of the principal
of or interest on any Securities, segregate the money and hold it as a separate trust fund. The
Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee, and the
Trustee may at any time during the continuance of any Default, upon written request to a Paying
Agent, require such Paying Agent to pay forthwith to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such
Paying Agent. Upon doing so, the Paying Agent (other than the Company) shall have no further
liability for the money.
Section 2.5
Securityholder Lists
. The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as
is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of
Securityholders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee on
or before each interest payment date, and at such other times as the Trustee may request in
writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names
and addresses of Securityholders.
Section 2.6
Transfer and Exchange
.
(a) Subject to compliance with any applicable additional requirements contained in Section
2.12 hereof, when a Security is presented to a Registrar with a request to register a transfer
thereof or to exchange such Security for an equal principal amount of Securities of other
authorized denominations, the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as
requested;
provided
,
however
, that every Security presented or surrendered for registration of
transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by an assignment form and, if
applicable, a transfer certificate in the form(s) included in Exhibit A and Exhibit C, as
applicable, and in form satisfactory to the Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or its
attorney duly authorized in writing. To permit registration of transfers and exchanges, upon
surrender of any Security for registration of transfer or exchange at an office or agency
maintained pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall
authenticate Securities of a like aggregate principal amount at the Registrars request. Any
exchange or transfer shall be without charge, except that the Company or the Registrar may require
payment of a sum sufficient to
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cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto, and
provided
, that this sentence shall not apply to any exchange pursuant to Section 2.10, 2.12(a),
3.6, 3.11 or 9.5 hereof.
Neither the Company, any Registrar nor the Trustee shall be required to exchange or register a
transfer of any Securities or portions thereof in respect of which a Change of Control Purchase
Notice or a notice in connection with an Asset Sale Offer has been delivered and not withdrawn by
the Holder thereof (except, in the case of the purchase of a Security in part, the portion thereof
not to be purchased).
All Securities issued upon any transfer or exchange of Securities shall be valid obligations
of the Company, evidencing the same debt and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as
the Securities surrendered upon such transfer or exchange.
(b) Any Registrar appointed pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof shall provide to the Trustee such
information as the Trustee may reasonably require in connection with the delivery by such Registrar
of Securities upon transfer or exchange of Securities.
(c) Each Holder of a Security agrees to indemnify the Company and the Trustee against any
liability that may result from the transfer, exchange or assignment of such Holders Security in
violation of any provision of this Indenture and/or applicable United States federal, state,
Canadian federal, provincial or territorial securities law.
Section 2.7
Replacement Securities
. If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the
Company, a Registrar or the Trustee, or the Company, a Registrar and the Trustee receive evidence
to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security, and there is delivered to
the Company, the applicable Registrar and the Trustee such security or indemnity as will be
required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company, such
Registrar or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company
shall execute, and upon its written request the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange
for any such mutilated Security or in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new
Security of like tenor and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to
become due and payable, or is about to be purchased by the Company pursuant to Article 3, the
Company in their discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay or purchase such Security,
as the case may be.
Upon the issuance of any new Securities under this Section 2.7, the Company may require the
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in
relation thereto and any other reasonable expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of
the Trustee or the Registrar) in connection therewith.
Every new Security issued pursuant to this Section 2.7 in lieu of any mutilated, destroyed,
lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the
Company, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time
enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all benefits of this Indenture equally and
proportionately with any and all other Securities duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section 2.7 are (to the extent lawful) exclusive and shall preclude (to
the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of
mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities.
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Section 2.8
Outstanding Securities
. Securities of a series outstanding at any time
are all Securities of such series authenticated by the Trustee, except for those canceled by it,
those delivered to it for cancellation or surrendered for transfer or exchange and those described
in this Section 2.8 as not outstanding.
If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.7 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding unless
the Company receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Security is held by a bona fide
purchaser.
If a Paying Agent (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) holds on a
Redemption Date, Change of Control Purchase Date or the Final Maturity Date money sufficient to pay
the principal of (including premium, if any) and interest on Securities (or portions thereof)
payable on that date, then on and after such Redemption Date, Change of Control Purchase Date or
the Final Maturity Date, as the case may be, such Securities (or portions thereof, as the case may
be) shall cease to be outstanding and interest on them shall cease to accrue.
Subject to the restrictions contained in Section 2.9 hereof, a Security does not cease to be
outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Security.
Section 2.9
Treasury Securities
. In determining whether the Holders of the required
principal amount of Securities of a series have concurred in any notice, direction, waiver or
consent, Securities of such series owned by the Company or any other obligor on the Securities or
by any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded, except that, for
purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such notice,
direction, waiver or consent, only Securities of such series which a Trust Officer of the Trustee
actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged
in good faith shall not be disregarded if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the
Trustee the pledgees right so to act with respect to the Securities and that the pledgee is
neither the Company nor any other obligor on the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of
such other obligor.
Section 2.10
Temporary Securities
. Until Definitive Securities are ready for
delivery, the Company may prepare and execute, and, upon receipt of a Company Order, the Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities. Temporary Securities shall be substantially
in the form of Definitive Securities but may have variations that the Company with the consent of
the Trustee considers appropriate for temporary Securities. Without unreasonable delay, the
Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver definitive Securities in
exchange for temporary Securities.
Section 2.11
Cancellation
. The Company at any time may deliver Securities to the
Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee or its
agent any Securities surrendered to them for transfer, exchange, payment or conversion. The
Trustee and no one else shall cancel, in accordance with its standard procedures, all Securities
surrendered for transfer, exchange, payment, conversion or cancellation and shall deliver the
canceled Securities to the Company. All Securities which are purchased or otherwise acquired by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the Final Maturity Date may be delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation or resold. The Company may not hold or resell such Securities or issue
any new Securities to replace any Securities delivered for cancellation
Section 2.12
Legend; Additional Transfer and Exchange Requirements
.
(a) If Securities are issued upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Securities subject
to restrictions on transfer and bearing the legends set forth on the form of Securities attached
hereto as Exhibit A (collectively, the
Legend
), or if a request is made to remove the Legend on a
Security, the
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Securities so issued shall bear the Legend, or the Legend shall not be removed, as the case
may be, unless there is delivered to the Company such satisfactory evidence, which shall include an
opinion of counsel if requested by the Company, as may be reasonably required by the Company, that
neither the Legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that
transfers thereof comply with the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or that such
Securities are not restricted within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act;
provided
that no such evidence need be supplied in connection with the sale of such Security pursuant to a
registration statement that is effective at the time of such sale. Upon (i) provision of
satisfactory evidence if requested, or (ii) notification by the Company to the Trustee and
Registrar of the sale of such Security pursuant to a registration statement that is effective at
the time of such sale, the Trustee, at the written direction of the Company, shall authenticate and
deliver a Security that does not bear the Legend. If the Legend is removed from the face of a
Security and the Security is subsequently held by an Affiliate of the Company, the Legend shall be
reinstated.
(b) A Global Security may not be transferred, in whole or in part, to any Person other than
the Depositary or a nominee or any successor thereof, and no such transfer to any such other Person
may be registered;
provided
that the foregoing shall not prohibit any transfer of a Security that
is issued in exchange for a Global Security but is not itself a Global Security;
provided further
that in no event shall a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Security be transferred to a
U.S. Person prior to the receipt by the Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to
Regulation S, as determined by the Company. No transfer of a Security to any Person shall be
effective under this Indenture or the Securities unless and until such Security has been registered
in the name of such Person. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture or the
Securities, transfers of a Global Security, in whole or in part, shall be made only in accordance
with this section 2.12.
(c) Subject to the succeeding paragraph, every Security shall be subject to the restrictions
on transfer provided in the Legend. Whenever any Restricted Security is presented or surrendered
for registration of transfer or for exchange for a Security registered in a name other than that of
the Holder, such Security must be accompanied by a certificate in substantially the form set forth
in Exhibit A, dated the date of such surrender and signed by the Holder of such Security, as to
compliance with such restrictions on transfer. The Registrar shall not be required to accept for
such registration of transfer or exchange any Security not so accompanied by a properly completed
certificate.
(d) The restrictions imposed by the Legend upon the transferability of any Security shall
cease and terminate when such Security has been sold pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act or transferred in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities
Act (or any successor provision thereto) or, if earlier, upon the expiration of the holding period
applicable to sales thereof under Rule 144(d)(1)(ii) under the Securities Act (or any successor
provision). Any Security as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in
accordance with their terms or shall have terminated may, upon a surrender of such Security for
exchange to the Registrar in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.12 (accompanied, in
the event that such restrictions on transfer have terminated by reason of a transfer in compliance
with Rule 144 or any successor provision, by, if requested by the Company or the Registrar, an
opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company and addressed to the Company to the effect
that the transfer of such Security has been made in compliance with Rule 144 or such successor
provision), be exchanged for a new Security, of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, which
shall not bear the restrictive Legend. The Company shall inform the Trustee of the effective date
of any registration statement registering the Securities under the Securities Act. The Trustee
shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance
with the aforementioned opinion of counsel or registration statement.
(e) As used in this Section 2.12, the term transfer encompasses any sale, pledge, transfer,
hypothecation or other disposition of any Security.
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(f) The provisions of clauses (iii), (iv) and (v) below shall apply only to Global Securities:
(i) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture or the Securities, a Global
Security shall not be exchanged in whole or in part for a Security registered in the name of
any Person other than the Depositary or one or more nominees thereof,
provided
that a Global
Security of a series may be exchanged for Securities of that series registered in the names
of any person designated by the Depositary in the event that (A) the Depositary (x) has
notified the obligors that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such
Global Security or (y) such Depositary has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under
the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the
obligors within 90 days after receipt of such notice or the Company becomes aware of such
failure of registration or (B) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with
respect to the Securities of that series. Any Global Security exchanged pursuant to clause
(A) above shall be so exchanged in whole and not in part, and any Global Security exchanged
pursuant to clause (B) may be exchanged in whole or from time to time in part as directed by
the Depositary. Any Security issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion
thereof shall be a Global Security;
provided
that any such Security so issued that is
registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary or a nominee thereof shall not
be a Global Security.
(ii) Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall
be issued in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons, shall have an
aggregate principal amount equal to that of such Global Security or portion thereof to be so
exchanged, shall be registered in such names and be in such authorized denominations as the
Depositary shall designate and shall bear the applicable legends provided for herein. Any
Global Security to be exchanged in whole shall be surrendered by the Depositary to the
Trustee, as Registrar. With regard to any Global Security to be exchanged in part, either
such Global Security shall be so surrendered for exchange or, if the Trustee is acting as
custodian for the Depositary or its nominee with respect to such Global Security, the
principal amount thereof shall be reduced, by an amount equal to the portion thereof to be
so exchanged, by means of an appropriate adjustment made on the records of the Trustee.
Upon any such surrender or adjustment, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver the
Security issuable on such exchange to or upon the order of the Depositary or an authorized
representative thereof.
(iii) Subject to the provisions of clause (v) below, the registered Holder may grant
proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and persons that may
hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take
under this Indenture or the Securities.
(iv) In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in clause (i) above,
the obligors will promptly make available to the Trustee a reasonable supply of Definitive
Securities of the applicable series in definitive, fully registered form, without interest
coupons.
(v) Neither Agent members nor any other Persons on whose behalf Agent Members may act
shall have any rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Security registered in
the name of the Depositary or any nominee thereof, or under any such Global Security, and
the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, may be treated by the Company, the
Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner and holder of such
Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein
shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from
giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the
Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, or impair, as between the Depositary, its
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other Person on whose behalf an Agent Member may act, the operation of customary
practices of such Persons governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of any Security.
(vi) The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as
to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under
applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Security (including any
transfers between or among Agent Members or beneficial owners in any Global Security) other
than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are
expressly required by, and to do so as and when expressly required by, the terms or this
Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the
express requirements hereof.
(g)
Euroclear and Clearstream Procedures Applicable
. The provisions of the Operating
Procedures of the Euroclear System and Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear and the
equivalent procedures of Clearstream shall be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in
Global Securities that are held by Participants through Euroclear or Clearstream.
Section 2.13
CUSIP and ISIN Numbers
. The Company in issuing the Securities may use
one or more CUSIP and ISIN numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall
use CUSIP and ISIN numbers in notices of purchase as a convenience to Holders;
provided
that
any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers
either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a purchase and that reliance
may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and any such
purchase shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will
promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP and ISIN numbers.
ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION AND PURCHASES
Section 3.1
Right to Redeem
. The Company, at its option, may redeem the Securities in
accordance with the provisions of Section 3.7 hereof.
The Company may not redeem the Securities of a series if it has failed to pay any interest or
premium on the Securities of such series and such failure to pay is continuing.
If the Company elects to redeem the Securities, it shall notify the Trustee at least 45 days
prior to the Redemption Date (unless a shorter notice period shall be satisfactory to the Trustee)
of the Redemption Date, the aggregate principal amount of the Securities and the series of such
Securities to be redeemed and the Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Securities are
being redeemed.
Section 3.2
Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed
. If less than all the outstanding
Securities of a series are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall select the Securities of that series
for redemption as follows:
(1) if such Securities are listed on any securities exchange, in compliance with the
requirements of the principal securities exchange on which such Securities are listed; or
(2) if such Securities are not listed on any securities exchange, on a pro rata basis,
by lot or by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate.
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In the event of partial redemption by lot, the particular Securities to be redeemed will be
selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the
Redemption Date by the Trustee from the outstanding Securities of the applicable series not
previously called for redemption.
The Trustee will promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities selected for
redemption and, in the case of any Security selected for partial redemption, the principal amount
thereof to be redeemed. Securities and portions of Securities selected will be in amounts of
$2,000 or whole multiples of $1,000 except that if all of the Securities of a Holder are to be
redeemed, the entire outstanding amount of Securities held by such Holder, even if not a multiple
of $1,000, shall be redeemed. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this
Indenture that apply to Securities called for redemption also apply to portions of Securities
called for redemption.
Section 3.3
Notice of Redemption
. At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a
Redemption Date, the Company shall mail, or shall cause to be mailed, a notice of redemption by
first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the Trustee and to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed.
The notice shall identify the Securities to be redeemed and shall state:
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if fewer than all the outstanding Securities are to be redeemed, the
certificate numbers, if any, and principal amounts of the particular Securities to
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that, unless the Company defaults in the deposit of the redemption price,
interest on Securities called for redemption will cease to accrue on and after the
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At the Companys request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Companys name and
at the Companys expense,
provided
that the Company makes such request at least three Business Days
prior to the date by which such notice of redemption must be given to Holders in accordance with
this Section 3.3. Concurrently with the mailing of any such notice of redemption, the Company
shall issue a press release announcing such redemption, the form and content of which shall be
determined by the Company. A notice of redemption may not be conditional. Redemption notices may
be mailed more than 60 days prior to a Redemption Date if the notice is issued in connection with a
defeasance of the Securities pursuant to Sections 8.3 or 8.4 or a satisfaction and discharge of
this Indenture pursuant to Section 8.1.
Section 3.4
Effect of Notice of Redemption
. Once notice of redemption is given,
Securities called for redemption become due and payable on the Redemption Date and at the
redemption price stated
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in the notice. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such Securities shall be paid at the
redemption price stated in the notice. If the Redemption Date falls during a period starting after
the close of business on an interest payment record date and ending on the opening of business on
the first Business Day after the next interest payment date, or if this interest payment date is
not a Business Day, the second Business Day after the interest payment date; then the interest
payment will be payable to the Holders who present the Securities for redemption.
On and after the Redemption Date, unless the Company defaults in the deposit of the redemption
price, interest will cease to accrue on the Securities or any portion of the Securities called for
redemption, and all other rights of the Holder will terminate other than the right to receive the
redemption price, without interest from the Redemption Date, on surrender of the Securities.
Section 3.5
Deposit of Redemption Price
. Prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on
the Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or the Trustee) money
sufficient to pay the redemption price on all Securities to be redeemed on that date.
Section 3.6
Securities Redeemed in Part
. Upon surrender of a Security that is
redeemed in part, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the
Holder, without service charge, a new Security in an authorized denomination equal in principal
amount to, and in exchange for, the unredeemed portion of the Security surrendered.
Section 3.7
Optional Redemption
.
(a) At any time prior to October 1, 2013, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem
up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of 2017 Securities (including 2017 Securities issued
after the Issue Date, if any) issued under this Indenture at a redemption price of 106.750% of the
principal amount thererof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, with the net
cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings;
provided
that
(1) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of 2017 Securities (including 2017
Securities issued after the Issue Date, if any) issued under this Indenture remains
outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption (excluding 2017 Securities
held by Parent and its Subsidiaries); and
(2) the redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of the closing of such Equity
Offering.
(b) On or after October 1, 2014, the Company may redeem all or a part of the 2017 Securities
upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as
percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest on the 2017
Securities redeemed, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period
beginning on October 1 of the years indicated below:
|
|
|
|
|
Year
|
|
Percentage
|
2014
|
|
|
103.375
|
%
|
2015
|
|
|
101.688
|
%
|
2016 and thereafter
|
|
|
100.000
|
%
|
(c) In addition, at any time prior to October 1, 2014, the Company may redeem the 2017
Securities, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount of the 2017
Securities redeemed plus the Applicable Premium plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of
redemption.
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(d) At any time prior to October 1, 2013, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem
up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of 2020 Securities (including 2020 Securities issued
after the Issue Date, if any) issued under this Indenture at a redemption price of 107.000% of the
principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, with the net
cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings;
provided
that:
(1) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of 2020 Securities (including 2020
Securities issued after the Issue Date, if any) issued under this Indenture remains
outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption (excluding 2020 Securities
held by Parent and its Subsidiaries); and
(2) the redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of the closing of such Equity
Offering.
(e) On or after October 1, 2015, the Company may redeem all or a part of the 2020 Securities
upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as
percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest on the 2020
Securities redeemed, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period
beginning on October 1 of the years indicated below:
|
|
|
|
|
Year
|
|
Percentage
|
2015
|
|
|
103.500
|
%
|
2016
|
|
|
102.333
|
%
|
2017
|
|
|
101.167
|
%
|
2018 and thereafter
|
|
|
100.000
|
%
|
(f) In addition, at any time prior to October 1, 2015, the Company may redeem the 2020
Securities, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount of the 2020
Securities redeemed plus the Applicable Premium plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the
date of redemption.
(g) Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.7 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of
Sections 3.1 through 3.6 hereof.
(h) In connection with any Redemption under this Section 3.7, the Company shall deliver to the
Trustee an Officers Certificate to the effect that all conditions precedent in this Indenture to
the Redemption have been complied with.
Section 3.8
Purchase of Securities at Option of the Holder Upon Change of Control
.
(a) If at any time that Securities remain outstanding there shall occur a Change of Control,
Securities shall be purchased by the Company at the option of the Holders, as of the Change of
Control Purchase Date, at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Securities,
together with accrued and unpaid interest, including interest on any unpaid overdue interest, if
any, to, but excluding, the Change of Control Purchase Date (the
Change of Control Purchase
Price
), subject to satisfaction by or on behalf of any Holder of the requirements set forth in
subsection (c) of this Section 3.8.
(b) Within 30 days after the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company shall mail a
written notice (
Company Notice
) of the Change of Control to the Trustee and to each Holder (and
to beneficial owners as required by applicable law) pursuant to which the Company shall make an
offer (a
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Change of Control Offer
) to each Holder to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an
integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of each Holders Securities at the Change of Control
Purchase Price. The notice shall include the form of a Change of Control Purchase Notice to be
completed by the Holder, shall describe the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change
of Control and shall state:
(i) that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 3.8 and
that all Securities tendered will be accepted for payment;
(ii) the date by which the Change of Control Purchase Notice pursuant to this Section
3.8 must be given;
(iii) the purchase date, which date shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than
60 days after the date the Company Notice is mailed (the
Change of Control Purchase Date
);
(iv) the Change of Control Purchase Price;
(v) the Holders right to require the Company to purchase the Securities;
(vi) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(vii) that, unless the Company defaults in making such payment, any Security accepted
for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will cease to accrue interest after the
Change of Control Purchase Date;
(viii) the procedures that the Holder must follow to exercise rights under this Section
3.8; and
(ix) the procedures for withdrawing a Change of Control Purchase Notice, including a
form of notice of withdrawal.
If any of the Securities is in the form of a Global Security, then the Company shall modify
such notice to the extent necessary to accord with the procedures of the Depositary applicable to
the repurchase of Global Securities.
(c) A Holder may exercise its rights specified in subsection (a) of this Section 3.8 upon
delivery of a written notice (which shall be in substantially the form included in Exhibit A
hereto, as applicable, and which may be delivered by letter, overnight courier, hand delivery,
facsimile transmission or in any other written form and, in the case of Global Securities, may be
delivered electronically or by other means in accordance with the Depositarys customary
procedures) of the exercise of such rights (a
Change of Control Purchase Notice
) to any Paying
Agent at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day next preceding the Change of
Control Purchase Date.
The delivery of such Security to any Paying Agent (together with all necessary endorsements)
at the office of such Paying Agent shall be a condition to the receipt by the Holder of the Change
of Control Purchase Price therefor.
The Company shall purchase from the Holder thereof, pursuant to this Section 3.8, a portion of
a Security if the principal amount of such portion is $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in
excess thereof. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to the purchase of all of a Security
pursuant to Sections 3.8 through 3.13 also apply to the purchase of such portion of such Security.
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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering to a Paying Agent the
Change of Control Purchase Notice contemplated by this subsection (c) shall have the right to
withdraw such Change of Control Purchase Notice in whole or in a portion thereof that is a
principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof at any time prior to
the close of business on the Business Day next preceding the Change of Control Purchase Date by
delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 3.9
hereof.
A Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Change of Control
Purchase Notice or written withdrawal thereof.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the case of Global Securities, any Change
of Control Purchase Notice may be delivered or withdrawn and such Securities may be surrendered or
delivered for purchase in accordance with the Applicable Procedures as in effect from time to time.
If the Change of Control Purchase Date falls after an interest payment record date and on or
before the date that is one Business Day after the next interest payment date, then the interest
payment will be payable to the Holder who presents a Security for purchase.
(d) The Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer with respect to a
series of Securities upon a Change of Control if (1) a third party makes the Change of Control
Offer with respect to such series in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the
requirements applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the obligors set forth in subsection
(b) of this Section 3.8 and purchases all Securities properly tendered and not withdrawn under the
Change of Control Offer, (2) notice of redemption with respect to such series has been given
pursuant to Section 3.1 or 3.7 hereof, unless and until there is a default in payment of the
applicable redemption price, or (3) after giving effect to such Change of Control, (i) no Default
or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) the Change of Control transaction has been
approved by the Board of Directors of Parent, and (iii) the Securities of such series have received
an Investment Grade Rating. In addition, a Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a
Change of Control, conditional upon such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place
for the Change of Control at the time of launching the Change of Control Offer.
(e) The Company will publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as
soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.
(f) The provisions under this Indenture relative to the Companys obligation to make an offer
to repurchase the Securities of a series as a result of a Change of Control may be waived or
modified with respect to that series with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Securities of that series.
Section 3.9
Effect of Change of Control Purchase Notice
. Upon receipt by any Paying
Agent of the Change of Control Purchase Notice specified in Section 3.8(c) hereof, the Holder of
the Security in respect of which such change of Control Purchase Notice was given shall (unless
such Change of Control Purchase Notice is withdrawn as specified below) thereafter be entitled to
receive the Change of Control Purchase Price with respect to such Security. Such Change of Control
Purchase Price shall be paid to such Holder promptly following the later of (a) the Change of
Control Purchase Date with respect to such Security (
provided
the conditions in Section 3.8(c)
hereof have been satisfied) and (b) the time of delivery of such Security to a Paying Agent by the
Holder thereof in the manner required by Section 3.8(c) hereof.
A Change of Control Purchase Notice may be withdrawn by means of a written notice (which may
be delivered by mail, overnight courier, hand delivery, facsimile transmission or in any other
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form and, in the case of Global Securities, may be delivered electronically or by other means
in accordance with the Depositarys customary procedures) of withdrawal delivered by the Holder to
a Paying Agent at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding
the Change of Control Purchase Date, specifying the principal amount of the Security or portion
thereof (which must be a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess
thereof) with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted.
Section 3.10
Deposit of Change of Control Purchase Price
. On or before 11:00 a.m. New
York City time on the Change of Control Purchase Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee
or with a Paying Agent (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) an amount of money
(in immediately available funds if deposited on such Change of Control Purchase Date) sufficient to
pay the aggregate Change of Control Purchase Price of all the Securities or portions thereof that
are to be purchased as of such Change of Control Purchase Date. The manner in which the deposit
required by this Section 3.10 is made by the Company shall be at the option of the Company,
provided
that such deposit shall be made in a manner such that the Trustee or a Paying Agent shall
have immediately available funds on the Change of Control Purchase Date.
If a Paying Agent holds, in accordance with the terms hereof, money sufficient to pay the
Change of Control Purchase Price of any Security for which a Change of Control Purchase Notice has
been tendered and not withdrawn in accordance with this Indenture then, on the Change of Control
Purchase Date, interest will cease to accrue on such Securities or any portion of the Securities as
to which a Change of Control Purchase Notice has been tendered and not withdrawn in accordance with
this Indenture and all other rights of the Holder will terminate other than the right to receive
the Change of Control Purchase Price, without interest from the Change of Control Purchase Date, on
surrender of the Securities.
Section 3.11
Securities Purchased in Part
. Any Security that is to be purchased only
in part shall be surrendered at the office of a Paying Agent, and promptly after the Change of
Control Purchase Date the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to
the Holder of such Security, without service charge, a new Security or Securities, of such
authorized denomination or denominations as may be requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal
amount equal to, and in exchange for, the portion of the principal amount of the Security so
surrendered that is not purchased.
Section 3.12
Compliance with Securities Laws upon Purchase of Securities
. In
connection with any offer to purchase or purchase of Securities under Section 3.8 hereof, the
Company shall (a) comply with Rule 14e-1 (or any successor to such Rule), if applicable, under the
Exchange Act, and (b) otherwise comply with all United States federal and state securities laws and
Canadian federal, provincial and territorial securities laws in connection with such offer to
purchase or purchase of Securities, all so as to permit the rights of the Holders and obligations
of the Company under Sections 3.8 through 3.11 hereof to be exercised in the time and in the manner
specified therein. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations
conflict with the Change of Control provisions of this Article 3, the Company will comply with the
applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations
under this Article 3 by virtue of such conflict.
Section 3.13
Repayment to the Company
. To the extent that the aggregate amount of
cash deposited by the Company pursuant to Section 3.10 hereof exceeds the aggregate Change of
Control Purchase Price (including interest thereon) of the Securities or portions thereof that the
Company is obligated to purchase, then promptly after the Change of Control Purchase Date, and upon
request, the Trustee or a Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall return any such excess cash to
the Company.
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Section 3.14
Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds
. In the event that,
pursuant to Section 4.14 hereof, the Company is required to commence an offer to all Holders to
purchase Securities (
Asset Sale Offer
), it shall follow the procedures specified below.
The Asset Sale Offer shall be made to all Holders of Securities and all holders of other
indebtedness that is pari passu with the Securities containing provisions similar to those set
forth in this Indenture with respect to offers to purchase or redeem with the proceeds of sales of
assets (
Parity Indebtedness
). The Asset Sale Offer shall remain open for a period of at least 20
Business Days following its commencement and not more than 30 Business Days, except to the extent
that a longer period is required by applicable law (the
Offer Period
). No later than three
Business Days after the termination of the Offer Period (the
Purchase Date
), the Company shall
apply a portion of the Excess Proceeds as calculated pursuant to Section 4.14 hereof (the
Offer
Amount
) to the purchase of Securities and such other Parity Indebtedness (on a pro rata basis, if
applicable) or, if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Securities and other Parity
Indebtedness tendered in response to the Asset Sale Offer. Payment for any Securities so purchased
shall be made in the same manner as interest payments are made.
Upon the commencement of an Asset Sale Offer, the Company shall send, by first-class mail, a
notice to the Trustee and each of the Holders. The notice will contain all instructions and
materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Securities pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer.
The notice, which will govern the terms of the Asset Sale Offer, will state:
(1) that the Asset Sale Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 3.14 and Section
4.14 hereof and the length of time the Asset Sale Offer will remain open;
(2) the Offer Amount, the purchase price and the Purchase Date;
(3) that any Security not tendered or accepted for payment will continue to accrue
interest;
(4) that, unless the Company defaults in making such payment, any Security accepted for
payment pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Purchase
Date;
(5) that Holders electing to have a Security purchased pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer
may elect to have Securities purchased in integral multiples of $1,000 only;
(6) that Holders electing to have a Security purchased pursuant to any Asset Sale Offer
shall be required to surrender the Security, with the form entitled Option of Holder to
Elect Purchase on the reverse of the Security completed, or transfer by book-entry
transfer, to the Company, a Depositary, if appointed by the Company, or a Paying Agent at
the address specified in the notice at least three days before the Purchase Date;
(7) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their election if the Company or the
Paying Agent, as the case may be, receives, not later than the expiration of the Offer
Period, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the
principal amount of the Security the Holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such
Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Security purchased;
(8) that, if the aggregate principal amount of Securities and other Parity Indebtedness
surrendered in connection with the Asset Sale offer exceeds the Offer Amount, the Company
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shall select the Securities and other Parity Indebtedness to be purchased on a pro rata
basis based on the principal amount of Securities of each series and such other Parity
Indebtedness surrendered (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the Company
so that only Securities in denominations of $1,000, or integral multiples thereof, will be
purchased); and
(9) that Holders whose Securities of a particular series were purchased only in part
will be issued new Securities of such series equal in principal amount to the unpurchased
portion of the Securities of such series surrendered (or transferred by book-entry
transfer).
On or before the Purchase Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful, accept for payment,
on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary, the Offer Amount of Securities or portions thereof
tendered pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer, or if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all
Securities tendered, and shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating that such
Securities or portions thereof were accepted for payment by the Company in accordance with the
terms of this Section 3.14. The Company, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be,
shall promptly (but in any case not later than five days after the Purchase Date) mail or deliver
to each tendering Holder an amount equal to the purchase price of the Securities tendered by such
Holder and accepted by the Company for purchase, and the Company shall promptly issue a new
Security of the applicable series, and the Trustee, upon written request from the Company, shall
authenticate and mail or deliver such new Security of the applicable series to such Holder, in a
principal amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Security of such series surrendered. Any
Security not so accepted shall be promptly mailed or delivered by the Company to the Holder
thereof. The Company shall publicly announce the results of the Asset Sale Offer on or as soon as
practicable after the Purchase Date.
Other than as specifically provided in this Section 3.14, any purchase pursuant to this
Section 3.14 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.1 through 3.6 hereof.
ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
Section 4.1
Payment of Securities
. The Company shall promptly make all payments in
respect of the Securities on the dates and in the manner provided in the Securities and this
Indenture. An installment of principal or interest shall be considered paid on the date it is due
if the Paying Agent (other than the Company) holds by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on that date
money, deposited by the Company or an Affiliate thereof, sufficient to pay the installment. Except
in the case of a redemption, a Change of Control Offer or an Asset Sale Offer, accrued and unpaid
interest on any Security that is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any
interest payment date shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Security is registered at the
close of business on the record date for such interest at the office or agency of the Company
maintained for such purpose. The Company shall (in immediately available funds), to the fullest
extent permitted by law, pay interest on overdue principal (including premium, if any) and overdue
installments of interest from the original due date to the date paid, at the rate applicable to the
Security plus 1% per annum, which interest shall be payable on demand.
The Company will make payments in respect of the Securities represented by the Global
Securities (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the accounts specified by the Holder of the Global Security. The Company will
make all payments of principal, interest and premium, if any, with respect to Definitive Securities
by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holders of the
Definitive Securities, in the case of a Holder holding an aggregate principal amount of notes of
$1,000,000 or more, or, if no such account is specified or in the case of a Holder holding an
aggregate principal amount of notes of less than
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$1,000,000, by mailing a check to each such Holders registered address. All payments shall
be made in immediately available funds in such coin or currency of the United States of America as
at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments to any
Holder holding an aggregate principal amount of Securities in excess of $1,000,000 shall be made by
wire transfer in immediately available funds to an account maintained by such Holder in the United
States, if such Holder has provided wire transfer instructions to the Company at least 10 Business
Days prior to the payment date. Any wire transfer instructions received by the Trustee will remain
in effect until revoked by the Holder.
Section 4.2
Maintenance of Office or Agency
.
(a) The Company shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, an office or
agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co
registrar) where Securities may be surrendered for payment, registration of transfer or for
exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and this
Indenture may be served. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the
location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company
shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with
the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at
the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.
(b) The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies
where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time
to time rescind such designations;
provided
,
however
, that no such designation or rescission shall
in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough
of Manhattan, The City of New York for such purposes. The Company shall give prompt written notice
to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such
other office or agency.
(c) The Company hereby designates the office of the Trustee set forth in Section 2.3 hereof as
one such office or agency of the Company.
Section 4.3
Reports
.
(a) Whether or not required by the SECs rules and regulations, so long as any Securities are
outstanding, Parent shall furnish (to the extent not publicly available on the SECs EDGAR system)
to the Trustee and the Holders of Securities and post on Parents website (in a format that is
accessible to Holders of Securities as well as prospective Holders of Securities), within the time
periods specified in the SECs rules and regulations:
(i) all quarterly and annual reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on
Forms 10-Q and 10-K if Parent were required to file such reports; and
(ii) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if
Parent were required to file such reports.
All such reports shall be prepared in all material respects in accordance with all of the
rules and regulations applicable to such reports (other than consolidating financial information
required by Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X or any comparable provision so long as Parent complies with
Section 4.3(d)). Each annual report on Form 10-K shall include a report on Parents consolidated
financial statements by Parents certified independent accountants. In addition, Parent shall file
a copy of each of the reports referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above with the SEC for public
availability within the time periods
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specified in the rules and regulations applicable to such reports (unless the SEC will not
accept such a filing) and make such information available to securities analysts and prospective
investors upon request. For the avoidance of doubt, Parent will be required to provide the
information described above regardless of whether it continues to file reports with the SEC.
(b) If, at any time, Parent is no longer subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the
Exchange Act for any reason, Parent shall nevertheless continue filing with the SEC and posting on
its website the reports specified in Section 4.3(a) hereof with the SEC within the time periods
specified above unless the SEC will not accept such a filing. Parent agrees that it shall not take
any action for the purpose of causing the SEC not to accept any such filings. If, notwithstanding
the foregoing, the SEC will not accept the Parents filings for any reason, Parent shall post the
reports referred to in Section 4.3(a) hereof on its website (and deliver them to the Trustee)
within the time periods that would apply if Parent were required to file those reports with the
SEC.
(c) Parent further agrees that, for so long as any Securities remain outstanding, at any time
it is not required to file the reports required by Section 4.3(a) or (b) hereof with the SEC, it
shall furnish to the Holders and to the Trustee and to securities analysts and prospective
investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4)
under the Securities Act.
(d) The quarterly and annual financial information required by Sections 4.3(a), (b) and (c)
hereof shall include a reasonably detailed presentation, either on the face of the financial
statements, in the footnotes of the financial statements or in Managements Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations that discloses the total assets, liabilities,
revenues and income from operations of Subsidiaries of Parent (other than the Company) that do not
Guarantee the Securities. The Trustee shall not be responsible for determining whether clause
4.3(d) has been satisfied, nor shall it have any liability in connection therewith.
(e) Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational
purposes only and the Trustees receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any
information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the
Companys compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to
rely exclusively on Officers Certificates).
(f) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that Parent fails to comply
with its obligation to file or provide such information, documents and reports as required by this
Section 4.3, Parent will be deemed to have cured such Default with respect to a series of
Securities for purposes of Section 6.1(d) upon the filing or provision of all such information,
documents and reports required hereunder prior to the expiration of 60 days after written notice to
Parent of such failure from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% of the principal amount of
such Securities.
Section 4.4
Compliance Certificates
. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within
90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company (beginning with the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2010), an Officers Certificate as to the signers knowledge of the Companys
compliance with all conditions and covenants on their part contained in this Indenture and stating
whether or not the signer knows of any Default or Event of Default. If such signer knows of such a
Default or Event of Default, the Officers Certificate shall describe the Default or Event of
Default and the efforts to remedy the same. For the purposes of this Section 4.4, compliance shall
be determined without regard to any grace period or requirement of notice provided pursuant to the
terms of this Indenture.
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Section 4.5
Further Instruments and Acts
. Upon request of the Trustee, the Company
will execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably
necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purposes of this Indenture.
Section 4.6
Maintenance of Corporate Existence
. Subject to Article 5 hereof, the
Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and
effect its corporate existence and the corporate existence of each Restricted Subsidiary;
provided
,
however
, that the Company shall not be required to preserve the corporate existence of any
Restricted Subsidiary if (a) the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine that the
preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and the
Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material
respect to the Holders of the Securities or (b) if a Subsidiary is to be dissolved, such Subsidiary
has no assets.
Section 4.7
Changes in Covenants When Securities Rated Investment Grade
. In the event of
the occurrence of a Fall Away Event (and notwithstanding the failure of Parent subsequently to
maintain an Investment Grade Rating), the provisions of Sections 4.8, 4.9, 4.12, 4.13 and 4.14
hereof and clause (iv) of Section 5.1(a) hereof will no longer be applicable to the Securities.
Section 4.8
Restricted Payments
.
(a) Parent shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly:
(i) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on account of
Parents or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries Equity Interests (including, without
limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving Parent or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or to the direct or indirect holders of the Parents or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries Equity Interests in their capacity as such (other than
dividends or distributions payable in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of
Parent or to Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent);
(ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without
limitation, in connection with any merger or consolidation involving Parent) any Equity
Interests of Parent or any direct or indirect parent of Parent;
(iii) purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to
scheduled maturity, scheduled repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment, any Indebtedness
of the Company or any Note Guarantor that is subordinated to the Securities or a Note
Guarantee, except (i) from Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent or (ii) the purchase,
redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of any such Indebtedness made in
anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final
maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such purchase, redemption,
defeasance or other acquisition or retirement; or
(iv) make any Restricted Investment
(all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above being collectively
referred to as
Restricted Payments
), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such
Restricted Payment:
(1) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur as a
consequence of such Restricted Payment;
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(2) Parent would, at the time of such Restricted Payment and after giving pro forma
effect thereto as if such Restricted Payment had been made at the beginning of the
applicable four-quarter period, have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional
Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.9(a)
hereof; and
(3) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted
Payments made by Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date (excluding
Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (ii) through (ix), (xi) and (xii) of Section
4.8(b)), is less than the sum, without duplication, of:
(A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of Parent (or prior to the Effective
Time, Parent and the Company on a combined basis) for the period (taken as one
accounting period) from July 1, 2010 to the end of Parents most recently ended
fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of
such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a
deficit, less 100% of such deficit),
plus
(B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by Parent since the Issue
Date as a contribution to its common equity capital or from the issue or sale of
Equity Interests of Parent (other than Disqualified Stock) or from the issue or sale
of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock or convertible or exchangeable
debt securities of Parent that have been converted into or exchanged for such Equity
Interests (other than Equity Interests (or Disqualified Stock or debt securities)
sold to a Subsidiary of Parent),
plus
(C) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after the Issue
Date is sold for cash or otherwise liquidated or repaid for cash, the lesser of (i)
the cash return of capital with respect to such Restricted Investment (less the cost
of disposition, if any) or (ii) the initial amount of such Restricted Investment,
plus
(D) to the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary of Parent is redesignated as
a Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market
Value of Parents Investment in such Subsidiary as of the date of such redesignation
or (ii) such Fair Market Value as of the date on which such Subsidiary was
originally designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
(b) The preceding provisions shall not prohibit:
(i) the payment of any dividend within 60 days after the date of declaration of the
dividend, if at the date of declaration the dividend payment would have complied with the
provisions of this Indenture (it being understood that the amount of any such dividend shall
be included in the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments determined in Section 4.8(a)(3)
only once and not as separate Restricted Payments made at both declaration and payment);
(ii) the redemption, repurchase, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition of any
subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any Note Guarantor or of any Equity Interests of
Parent in exchange for, or in an amount equal to the net cash proceeds of the substantially
concurrent sale (other than to Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent) of, Equity
Interests of Parent (other than Disqualified Stock) or other subordinated Indebtedness
incurred under Section 4.9;
provided
, that (i) an amount equal to such net cash proceeds
that are utilized for any such redemption, repurchase, retirement, defeasance or other
acquisition will be excluded from clause
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(3)(B) of Section 4.8(a) hereof and (ii) any such subordinated Indebtedness shall be
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;
(iii) the defeasance, redemption, repurchase or other acquisition or retirement of
subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any Note Guarantor with the net cash proceeds
from an incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;
(iv) the payment of any dividend by a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent to the holders of
its Equity Interests on a pro rata basis;
(v) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of
Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent held by any present or former employee,
director, officer or consultant of, or service provider to, Parent or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other
management or employee benefit plan or agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any
principal and interest payable on any notes issued by Parent in connection with any such
repurchase, retirement or other acquisition), or any stock subscription or shareholder
agreement, including any Equity Interest rolled over by management of Parent in connection
with the Transactions;
provided
that the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made under
this clause (v) shall not exceed in any calendar year $25.0 million (with unused amounts for
any year being carried over to the next succeeding year, but not to any subsequent year,
with the permitted amount for each year being used prior to any amount carried over from the
previous year);
provided further
that such amount in any calendar year may be increased by
an amount not to exceed:
(i) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by Parent or
its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date; less
(ii) the amount of any Restricted Payments previously made with the cash
proceeds described in subclause (i) of this clause (v);
(vi) payments to holders of Equity Interests (or to the holders of Indebtedness that is
convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests upon such conversion or exchange) in
lieu of the issuance of fractional shares;
(vii) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, cash
settlement of the aggregate principal amount (plus accrued interest and premium, if any) of
the 4.0% Convertible Notes on or after the first optional redemption date thereof upon
conversion by the holders thereof;
provided
,
however
, that, in lieu of cash settling all or
a portion of the 4.0% Convertible Notes, Parent may repurchase shares of Parents common
stock within six months of the first optional redemption date for the 4.0% Convertible
Notes, for aggregate consideration not to exceed the aggregate principal amount (plus
accrued interest and premium, if any) of the 4.0% Convertible Notes, in connection with the
settlement of all or a portion of the 4.0% Convertible Notes with Parent common stock;
(viii) any Restricted Payment made in connection with the consummation of the
Transactions as described in the Offering Circular (including, for the avoidance of doubt,
any Restricted Payments made to satisfy appraisal rights in connection with the Merger) and
the Post-Merger Special Dividend;
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(ix) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon exercise of stock
options or warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of
such options or warrants;
(x) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any
subordinated Indebtedness pursuant to provisions similar to those described under Section
3.8;
provided
that, prior thereto, all notes tendered by Holders in connection with a Change
of Control Offer have been repurchased, redeemed or acquired for value;
(xi) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock
of Parent or its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in accordance with Section 4.9; and
(xii) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, other
Restricted Payments;
provided
,
however
, that if the Total Leverage Ratio as of the date of
any Restricted Payment to be made pursuant to this clause (xii) is greater than or equal to
1.75 to 1.0, such Restricted Payment shall be permitted to be made pursuant to this clause
(xii) only if the amount of such Restricted Payment, when taken together with the amount of
all other Restricted Payments previously made pursuant to this clause (xii), does not exceed
$400.0 million in the aggregate.
(c) The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) shall be the Fair Market Value
(determined, for purposes of this covenant, by Parent or, in the case of any asset(s) valued in
excess of $40.0 million, by the Board of Directors of Parent, in each case evidenced by an
Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee) on the date of the Restricted Payment of the
asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by Parent or such Restricted
Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. The Board of Directors
determination shall be based upon an opinion or appraisal issued by an accounting, appraisal or
investment banking firm of national standing if the Fair Market Value of such non-cash assets
exceeds $100.0 million.
Section 4.9
Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock
.
(a) Parent shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly
liable, contingently or otherwise (collectively,
incur
), with respect to any Indebtedness
(including Acquired Debt), and Parent shall not issue any Disqualified Stock and shall not permit
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any Disqualified Stock or preferred stock;
provided
,
however
, that Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt)
or issue Disqualified Stock and any Restricted Subsidiary may issue preferred stock if the Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio for Parents most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal
financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such additional
Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock is issued would have been at
least 2.0 to 1.0, determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net
proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred or the Disqualified Stock
or preferred stock had been issued, as the case may be, at the beginning of such four-quarter
period.
(b) Subsection (a) of this Section 4.9 shall not prohibit the incurrence of any of the
following items of Indebtedness (collectively,
Permitted Debt
):
(i) the incurrence by Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness under
Credit Facilities in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding under this
clause
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(i) not to exceed $2,500 million
plus
an aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness
secured by a Lien outstanding at any time such that, on a pro forma basis (including a pro
forma application of the proceeds therefrom), the Secured Leverage Ratio would not exceed
2.5 to 1.0;
(ii) the incurrence by Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries of the Existing
Indebtedness;
(iii) the incurrence by the Company and the Note Guarantors of Indebtedness represented
by the Securities issued on the Issue Date (including the Note Guarantees);
(iv) the incurrence by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness
represented by Capital Lease Obligations, in an aggregate amount, including all Permitted
Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance or replace any Indebtedness incurred
pursuant to this clause (iv), not to exceed the greater of (x) $100.0 million and (y) 1.0%
of Consolidated Total Assets at any time outstanding;
(v) mortgage financings or purchase money obligations, in each case, incurred for the
purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of construction or
improvement of property, plant or equipment used in the business of Parent or any Restricted
Subsidiary of Parent, in an aggregate principal amount, including all Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance or replace any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to
this clause (v), not to exceed the greater of (x) $250.0 million and (y) 2.5% of
Consolidated Total Assets at any time outstanding;
(vi) the incurrence by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Permitted
Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to refund,
refinance or replace, Indebtedness (other than intercompany Indebtedness) that was permitted
by this Indenture to be incurred under Section 4.9(a) hereof or clause (ii), (iii), (xii) or
(xiv) of this Section 4.9(b) or this clause (vi) or, solely to the extent of the excess (if
any) of the amount of Indebtedness incurred and outstanding under clause (i) of this Section
4.9(b) prior to the applicable refinancing over the maximum aggregate amount permitted to be
incurred and outstanding under clause (i) of this Section 4.9(b) at the time of such
refinancing, clause (i) of this Section 4.9(b);
(vii) the incurrence by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of intercompany
Indebtedness between or among Parent and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
provided
,
however
, that:
(A) if the Company or a Note Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness,
such Indebtedness must be expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in
cash of all Obligations with respect to the Securities; and
(B) (i) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in
any such Indebtedness being held by a Person other than Parent or a Restricted
Subsidiary of Parent and (ii) any sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to
a Person that is not either Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent shall be
deemed, in each case, to constitute an incurrence of such Indebtedness by Parent or
such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that is not permitted by this clause
(vii);
(viii) the incurrence by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Hedging
Obligations that are incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative
purposes;
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(ix) the Guarantee by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent of Indebtedness of
Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary that was permitted to be incurred under this Section 4.9
(other than the Note Guarantees);
provided
that if the Indebtedness being guaranteed is
subordinated to or
pari passu
with the notes or any Note Guarantee, then the Guarantee shall
be subordinated to the same extent as the Indebtedness guaranteed;
(x) the accrual of interest, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount,
the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the
same terms, and the payment of dividends on Disqualified Stock in the form of additional
shares of the same class of Disqualified Stock will not be deemed to be an incurrence of
Indebtedness or an issuance of Disqualified Stock for purposes of this covenant;
provided
,
in each such case, that the amount thereof is included in Fixed Charges of Parent as
accrued;
(xi) Obligations in respect of performance and surety bonds and completion guarantees
provided by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent in an aggregate principal amount
at any time outstanding not to exceed $100.0 million;
(xii) the incurrence by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Acquired Debt;
provided
,
however
, that on the date of acquisition and after giving effect thereto on a pro
forma basis, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of Parent (A) would be at least 2.0 to 1.0 or
(B) would be greater than such Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio immediately prior to such
acquisition;
(xiii) the incurrence by any Foreign Subsidiary of Indebtedness in an aggregate
principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness
incurred to refund, refinance or replace any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause
(xiii), not to exceed the greater of (x) $250.0 million or (y) 2.5% of Consolidated Total
Assets;
(xiv) Indebtedness of the Company or any Note Guarantor incurred in connection with or
in contemplation of, or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support
utilized to consummate, the acquisition by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent of
property used or useful in a Permitted Business (whether through the direct purchase of
assets or the purchase of Capital Stock of, or merger or consolidation with, any Person
owning such assets);
provided
,
however
, on the date of such incurrence and after giving
effect thereto on a pro forma basis, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of Parent (A) would be
at least 2.0 to 1.0 or (B) would be greater than such Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
immediately prior to such incurrence;
(xv) Indebtedness incurred by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries constituting
reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of
business, including letters of credit in respect of workers compensation claims, death,
disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or
self-insurance, or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement-type obligations
regarding workers compensation claims;
provided
,
however
, that upon the drawing of such
letters of credit or the incurrence of such Indebtedness, such obligations are reimbursed
within 30 days following such drawing or incurrence;
(xvi) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution
of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary
course of business,
provided
that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business
Days of notice of its incurrence;
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(xvii) Indebtedness of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries supported by a
letter of credit issued pursuant to the Credit Facilities, in a principal amount not in
excess of the stated amount of such letter of credit;
(xviii) Indebtedness of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries consisting of (i)
the financing of insurance premiums or (ii) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply
arrangements, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business; and
(xix) the incurrence by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of additional
Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, as applicable) at any time
outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance
or replace any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (xix), not to exceed the
greater of (x) $250.0 million and (y) 2.5% of Consolidated Total Assets.
(c) Parent and the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary Guarantor to, incur
any Indebtedness (including Permitted Debt) that is contractually subordinated in right of payment
to any other Indebtedness of Parent, the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors unless such
Indebtedness is also contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Securities on
substantially identical terms;
provided
,
however
, that no Indebtedness of Parent, the Company or
the Subsidiary Guarantors shall be deemed to be contractually subordinated in right of payment to
any other Indebtedness of Parent, the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor solely by virtue of being
unsecured or having a junior lien priority.
(d) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.9, in the event that an item of
proposed Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt
described in clauses (i) through (xix) of Section 4.9(b) hereof, or is entitled to be incurred
pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 4.9, Parent shall be permitted to classify such item of
Indebtedness on the date of its incurrence, or later reclassify from time to time all or a portion
of such item of Indebtedness, in any manner that complies with this Section 4.9. Indebtedness
permitted by this Section 4.9 need not be permitted solely by reference to one clause permitting
such Indebtedness but may be permitted in part by one such clause and in part by one or more other
clauses of this Section 4.9 permitting such Indebtedness. Indebtedness under Credit Facilities
outstanding on the date on which Securities are first issued and authenticated under this Indenture
will be deemed to have been incurred on such date in reliance on the exception provided by clause
(i) of Section 4.9(b) hereof.
Section 4.10
[Reserved]
.
Section 4.11
Liens
.
(a) Parent shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien of any kind on any asset now owned or
hereafter acquired, except Permitted Liens, unless contemporaneously therewith:
(i) in the case of any Lien securing an obligation that ranks
pari passu
with the
Securities or a Note Guarantee, effective provision is made to secure the Securities or such
Note Guarantee, as the case may be, equally and ratably with or prior to such obligation
with a Lien on the same assets of Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be;
and
(ii) in the case of any Lien securing an obligation that is subordinated in right of
payment to the Securities or a Note Guarantee, effective provision is made to secure the
Securities or such Note Guarantee, as the case may be, with a Lien on the same assets of
Parent or
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such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that is prior to the Lien securing such
subordinated obligation.
Section 4.12
Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted
Subsidiaries
.
(a) Parent shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the
Company) to, directly or indirectly, create or permit to exist or become effective any consensual
encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any such Restricted Subsidiary to:
(i) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock to Parent or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries or pay any indebtedness owed to Parent or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries;
(ii) make loans or advances to Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; or
(iii) transfer any of its properties or assets to Parent or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries.
(b) The restrictions set forth in Section 4.12(a) hereof shall not apply to encumbrances or
restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(i) agreements, including agreements governing Existing Indebtedness as in effect on
the date of this Indenture and any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals,
increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of those agreements,
provided
that the amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements,
refundings, replacements or refinancings are not more restrictive, taken as a whole, with
respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in those
agreements on the date of this Indenture;
(ii) this Indenture, the Securities and the Note Guarantees;
(iii) any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to Credit Facilities incurred under
clause (i) of Section 4.9(b) hereof;
(iv) applicable law, rule, regulation or order, approval, license, permit or similar
restriction, including under contracts with foreign governments or agencies thereof entered
into in the ordinary course of business;
(v) any instrument governing Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person acquired by
Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition
(except to the extent such Indebtedness was incurred, or such Capital Stock was issued, in
connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction
is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the
Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired,
provided
that, in the case of
Indebtedness, such Indebtedness was permitted to be incurred under Section 4.9 hereof;
(vi) customary non-assignment provisions in leases, contracts and licenses entered into
in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices;
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(vii) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of
business that impose restrictions on that property of the nature described in clause (iii)
of Section 4.12(a) hereof;
(viii) any agreement for the sale or other disposition of a Restricted Subsidiary that
restricts distributions, transfers, loans or advances by that Restricted Subsidiary pending
its sale or other disposition;
(ix) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;
provided
that the restrictions contained in
the agreements governing such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are not more restrictive,
taken as a whole, than those contained in the agreements governing the Indebtedness being
refinanced;
(x) Permitted Liens securing Indebtedness that limit the right of the debtor to dispose
of the assets subject to such Liens;
(xi) customary provisions with respect to the disposition or distribution of assets or
property in joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, stock sale agreements and other
similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(xii) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under
contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; and
(xiii) restrictions in agreements or instruments which prohibit the payment or making
of dividends or other distributions other than on a pro rata basis.
Section 4.13
Transactions with Affiliates
.
(a) Parent shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any
payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or
purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract,
agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate
(each, an
Affiliate Transaction
) involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $10.0
million, unless:
(i) the Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are no less favorable, taken as a whole,
to Parent or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in
a comparable transaction by Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person;
and
(ii) Parent delivers to the Trustee, with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or
series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of
$50.0 million, a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company set forth in an
Officers Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with this Section
4.13(a) and that such Affiliate Transaction has been approved by a majority of the
disinterested members of the Board of Directors of Parent.
(b) The following items shall be deemed not to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, will
not be subject to the provisions of Section 4.13(a) hereof:
(i) any employment agreement or benefit plan entered into by Parent or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and consistent with the past
practice of Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary;
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(ii) transactions between or among Parent and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(iii) transactions with a Person that is an Affiliate of Parent solely because Parent
owns, directly or through a Restricted Subsidiary, an Equity Interest in, or controls, such
Person;
(iv) the payment of reasonable compensation and fees to, and the provision of customary
indemnities to, current or former officers, directors, employees or consultants of Parent or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(v) issuances or sales of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of Parent to
Affiliates or employees of or consultants to Parent;
(vi) Restricted Payments that are permitted by the provisions of Section 4.8 hereof and
Permitted Investments;
(vii) transactions effected pursuant to agreements in effect on the date of this
Indenture and any amendment, modification or replacement to such agreement (so long the as
amendment, modification or replacement is not disadvantageous to the Holders in any material
respect as compared to the applicable agreement as in effect on the date of this Indenture);
(viii) advances to employees in the ordinary course of business not to exceed $5.0
million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;
(ix) transactions with a Permitted Joint Venture in which Parent or any Restricted
Subsidiary holds or acquires an ownership interest (whether by way of Capital Stock or
otherwise) so long as the terms of any such transactions are no less favorable, taken as a
whole, to Parent or the Restricted Subsidiary participating in such joint venture than they
are to other joint venture partners; and
(x) transactions in which Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be,
delivers to the trustee a letter from an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of
national standing stating that such transaction meets the requirements of Section
4.13(a)(i).
Section 4.14
Asset Sales
.
(a) Parent shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate
an Asset Sale unless:
(i) Parent (or its Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) receives consideration at
the time of the Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value (determined, for purposes
of this clause (i), by Parent or, in the case of any asset(s) valued in excess of $75.0
million, by the Board of Directors of the Company, in each case evidenced by an Officers
Certificate delivered to the Trustee) of the assets or Equity Interests issued or sold or
otherwise disposed of; and
(ii) at least 75% of the consideration received in the Asset Sale by Parent or such
Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents. For purposes of this
provision, each of the following will be deemed to be cash:
(A) any liabilities, as shown on Parents most recent consolidated balance
sheet, of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than contingent liabilities and
liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Securities and the Note
Guarantees)
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that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets pursuant to an
agreement that releases Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary from further liability;
(B) any securities, notes or other obligations received by Parent or any such
Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by Parent or such
Restricted Subsidiary into cash within 180 days after the consummation of the
applicable Asset Sale, to the extent of the cash received in that conversion; and
(C) any Designated Noncash Consideration having an aggregate Fair Market Value
that, when taken together with all other Designated Noncash Consideration previously
received and then outstanding, does not exceed at the time of the receipt of such
Designated Noncash Consideration (with the Fair Market Value of each item of
Designated Noncash Consideration being measured at the time received and without
giving effect to subsequent changes in value) the greater of $100.0 million or 1.0%
of Consolidated Total Assets.
(b) Within 365 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale, Parent or the
applicable Restricted Subsidiary may apply those Net Proceeds:
(i) to repay Indebtedness and other Obligations under (A) a Credit Facility and, if the
Indebtedness repaid is revolving credit Indebtedness, to correspondingly reduce commitments
with respect thereto, (B) other secured Indebtedness or (C) other Indebtedness of a
Subsidiary (other than the Company) that does not Guarantee the Securities, so long as the
relevant assets were assets of such Subsidiary (
provided
, in the case of (B), that such
Indebtedness is not subordinated in right of payment to the Securities);
(ii) to acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, or a majority of the Voting
Stock of, another Permitted Business;
(iii) to make payments with respect to the acquisition or license of intellectual
property rights that are used in a Permitted Business;
(iv) to make a capital expenditure in or that is useful in a Permitted Business;
(v) to retire Securities pursuant to privately negotiated transactions, open market
purchases or otherwise; or
(vi) to acquire other assets that are not classified as current assets (for the
avoidance of doubt, including acquisitions of in-process research and development) under
GAAP and that are used or useful in a Permitted Business.
Notwithstanding Sections 4.14(a) and 4.14(b), Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not
be required to apply an amount equal to any Net Proceeds in accordance with this covenant except to
the extent that the aggregate Net Proceeds from all Asset Sales which are not applied in accordance
with this covenant exceed the greater of $100.0 million or 1.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at the
time of receipt of such Net Proceeds. Pending application of an amount equal to Net Proceeds
pursuant to this Section 4.14, Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary may temporarily reduce revolving
credit borrowings or otherwise invest the Net Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by this
Indenture.
(c) Any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales that are not applied or invested as provided in Section
4.14(b) hereof shall constitute
Excess Proceeds
. When the aggregate amount of Excess
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Proceeds exceeds the greater of $100.0 million or 1.0% of Consolidated Total Assets, the Company shall make
an offer (an
Asset Sale Offer
) to all Holders of Securities and all holders of Parity
Indebtedness to purchase the maximum principal amount of Securities and such other Parity
Indebtedness that may be purchased out of the amount of such Excess Proceeds. The offer price in
any Asset Sale Offer shall be equal to 100% of principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to
the date of purchase, and shall be payable in cash. If any Excess Proceeds remain after
consummation of an Asset Sale Offer, Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries may use the amount of
such Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture. If the aggregate
principal amount of Securities and other Parity Indebtedness tendered into such Asset Sale Offer
exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Company shall select the Securities and such other
Parity Indebtedness to be purchased on a pro rata basis. Upon completion of each Asset Sale Offer,
the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset at zero.
(d) The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and
any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are
applicable in connection with each repurchase of Securities pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer. To
the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Asset Sale
provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and
regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Asset Sale
provisions of this Indenture by virtue of such compliance.
Section 4.15
Additional Subsidiary Guarantees
. If any one of Parents Subsidiaries (other
than the Company) that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor Guarantees any Indebtedness of Parent or any
Restricted Subsidiary, that Subsidiary shall (i) execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental
indenture in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and, if such Subsidiary of Parent is a
Canadian Note Guarantor, a Canadian Note Guarantee, pursuant to which such Subsidiary shall
unconditionally Guarantee, on a senior unsecured (unless the Securities are secured pursuant to
Section 4.11) basis, all of the Companys obligations under the Securities and this Indenture on
the terms set forth in this Indenture and, if applicable, the Canadian Note Guarantee, and (ii)
deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel that such supplemental indenture has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by such Subsidiary and constitutes a legal, valid, binding and
enforceable obligation of such Subsidiary. Thereafter, such Subsidiary shall be a Subsidiary
Guarantor for all purposes hereof until such Subsidiary Guarantee is released in accordance
herewith.
Section 4.16
Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries
. Parents Board
of Directors may designate any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Company) to be an Unrestricted
Subsidiary if that designation would not cause a Default. Any designation of a Subsidiary as an
Unrestricted Subsidiary will be deemed to be a designation of each of such entitys Subsidiaries as
Unrestricted Subsidiaries. If a Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary,
the aggregate Fair Market Value of all outstanding Investments owned by Parent and its Restricted
Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be deemed to be an
Investment made as of the time of the designation and will reduce the amount available for
Restricted Payments under Section 4.8 hereof or under one or more of the clauses of the definition
of Permitted Investments, as determined by Parent. That designation will only be permitted if
the Investment would be permitted at that time and if the Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the
definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. Parents Board of Directors may redesignate any
Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary if the redesignation would not cause a
Default and the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for Parent would be greater than immediately prior to
such redesignation.
Section 4.17
Business Activities
. Parent shall not, and shall not permit any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than Permitted Businesses, except to such
extent as would not be material to Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
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Section 4.18
Payments for Consent
. Parent shall not, and shall not permit any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration to or
for the benefit of any Holder of a series of Securities for or as an inducement to any consent,
waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture relating to such series of
Securities or such Securities unless such consideration is offered to be paid and is paid to all
Holders of the Securities of such series that consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame
set forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.
Section 4.19
Stay, Extension and Usury Laws
. The Company covenants (to the extent
that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner
whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law
which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of,
premium, if any, or interest on the Securities as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at
any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this
Indenture, and the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all
benefit or advantage of any such law and covenant that it will not, by resort to any such law,
hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer
and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
Section 4.20
[Reserved].
Section 4.21
Notice of Default
. In the event that any Default or Event of Default
under Section 6.1 hereof shall occur, the Company shall give prompt written notice of such Default
or Event of Default to the Trustee.
Section 4.22
Payment of Additional Amounts
.
(a) All payments made under or with respect to any Note Guarantee by Parent or any Subsidiary
Guarantor organized other than in the United States (each such person, a
Payor
) will be made free
and clear of any withholding or deduction for or on account of any tax, duty, levy, impost,
assessment or other governmental charge of whatever nature (collectively,
Tax
) imposed or levied
by or on behalf of any jurisdiction in which such Payor is organized, resident or doing business
for tax purposes or from or through which such Payor makes any payment on its Note Guarantee or any
department or political subdivision of any of the foregoing (each, a
Relevant Taxing
Jurisdiction
), unless such Payor is required to withhold or deduct Taxes by law. For the
avoidance of doubt, a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction shall not include the United States, any state
thereof or the District of Columbia. If a Payor is required by law to withhold or deduct any
amount for or on account of Taxes of any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction from any payment made under
or with respect to any Note Guarantee, the Payor, subject to the exceptions listed below, will pay
additional amounts (
Additional Amounts
) as may be necessary to ensure that the net amount
received by each Holder or beneficial owner of the Securities after such withholding or deduction
(including withholding or deduction attributable to Additional Amounts payable hereunder) will not
be less than the amount the Holder or Beneficial Owner would have received if such Taxes had not
been withheld or deducted.
(b) A Payor will not, however, pay Additional Amounts to a Holder or Beneficial Owner of
Securities:
(i) to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have been
imposed but for the existence of any present or former connection between the Holder or
beneficial owner (or between a fiduciary, settler, beneficiary, member or shareholder of, or
possessor of a power over, such Holder or beneficial owner, if such Holder or beneficial
owner is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation) and the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction
(other than any
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connection resulting from the acquisition, ownership, holding or disposition
of Securities, the receipt of payments thereunder or under any Note Guarantee and/or the
exercise or enforcement of rights under any Securities or any Note Guarantee);
(ii) to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have been
imposed but for the failure of the Holder or Beneficial Owner of Securities, following the
Companys or the Payors written request addressed to the Holder, to the extent such Holder
or Beneficial Owner is legally eligible to do so, to comply with any certification,
identification, information or other reporting requirements, whether required by statute,
treaty, regulation or administrative practice of a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, as a
precondition to exemption from, or reduction in the rate of deduction or withholding of,
Taxes imposed by the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (including, without limitation, a
certification that the Holder or Beneficial Owner is not resident in the Relevant Taxing
Jurisdiction);
(iii) with respect to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales or any similar Taxes;
(iv) to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have been
imposed but for the presentation by the Holder or beneficial owner of any Security, where
presentation is required, for payment on a date more than 30 days after the date on which
payment became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof is duly provided for,
whichever occurs later;
(v) with respect to any withholding or deduction that is imposed on a payment to an
individual and that is required to be made pursuant to the European Council Directive on the
taxation of savings income which was adopted by the ECOFIN Council on June 3, 2003 or any
law implementing or complying with, or introduced in order to conform to, such directive
(the
EU Savings Tax Directive
) or is required to be made pursuant to the Agreement between
the European Community and the Swiss Confederation dated October 26, 2004 providing for
measures equivalent to those laid down in the EU Savings Tax Directive (the
EU-Swiss
Savings Tax Agreement
) or any law or other governmental regulation implementing or
complying with, or introduced in order to conform to, such agreement; or
(vi) any combination of items (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v).
(c) A Payor will (i) make any such withholding or deduction required by applicable law and
(ii) remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant authority in accordance with
applicable law. The Payor will make reasonable efforts to obtain certified copies of tax receipts
evidencing the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld from each Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction
imposing such Taxes. The Payor will provide to the Trustee, within a reasonable time after the
date the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld are due pursuant to applicable law, either a
certified copy or tax receipts evidencing such payment, or, if such tax receipts are not reasonably
available to the Payor, such other documentation that provides reasonable evidence of such payment
by the Payor.
(d) Prior to the date on which the payment of any Additional Amounts are due, the Payor will
deliver to the Trustee such Additional Amounts payable together with an Officers Certificate
stating that such Additional Amounts will be payable on the applicable payment date, and setting
forth the Additional Amounts so payable and will also set forth such other information necessary to
enable the Trustee to pay such Additional Amounts to Holders on the applicable payment date. Any
such Officers Certificate will be delivered to the Trustee at least 5 Business Days in advance of
when the payments in question are required to be made (unless a shorter period of time is
acceptable to the Trustee in its
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reasonable discretion). The Payor will promptly publish a notice
in accordance with Section 11.2 hereof stating that such Additional Amounts will be payable and
describing the obligation to pay such amounts.
(e) The Payors, jointly and severally, will reimburse the Holders of Securities, upon written
request of such Holder of Securities and certified proof of payment for the amount of (i) any Taxes
levied or imposed by a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction and payable by such Holder in connection with
payments made under or with respect to any Note Guarantee; and (ii) any Taxes levied or imposed
with respect to any reimbursement under the foregoing clause (i) or this clause (ii), so that the
net amount received by such Holder after such reimbursement will not be less than the net amount
such Holder would have received if the Taxes giving rise to the reimbursement described in clauses
(i) and/or (ii) had not been imposed,
provided
,
however
, that the indemnification obligation
provided for in this Section 4.22(e) shall not extend to Taxes imposed for which the Holder of the
Securities would not have been eligible to receive payment of Additional Amounts hereunder by
virtue of clauses (i) through (vi) of Section 4.22(b) hereof, or to the extent such Holder received
Additional Amounts with respect to such payments.
(f) In addition, the Payor will pay any stamp, issue, registration, court, documentary, excise
or other similar taxes, charges and duties, including interest and penalties with respect thereto,
imposed by any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction at any time in respect of the execution, issuance,
registration or delivery of any Note Guarantee or any other document or instrument referred to
thereunder and any such taxes, charges or duties imposed by any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction at any
time as a result of, or in connection with, (i) any payments made pursuant to the Securities, any
Note Guarantee or any other such document or instrument referred to thereunder and/or (ii) the
enforcement of any Note Guarantee or any other such document or instrument referred to thereunder.
(g) The obligations described under this Section 4.22 will survive any termination, defeasance
or discharge of this Indenture and will apply
mutatis mutandis
to any successor Person to any Payor
and to any jurisdiction (other than the United States, any state thereof or the District of
Columbia) in which such successor is organized, doing business or is otherwise resident for Tax
purposes or any jurisdiction (other than the United States, any state thereof or the District of
Columbia) from or through which payment is made by such successor or its respective agents.
(h) Whenever this Indenture refers to, in any context, the payment of principal, premium, if
any, interest or any other amount payable under or with respect to any Security or under any Note
Guarantee, such reference includes the payment of Additional Amounts or other payments that would
be payable pursuant to this Section 4.22, if applicable.
ARTICLE 5
MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR SALE OF ASSETS
Section 5.1
Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets
.
(a) Parent and the Company shall not, directly or indirectly, consolidate or merge with or
into another Person (whether or not Parent or the Company is the surviving corporation) or sell,
assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or
assets of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in one or more related
transactions, to another Person, unless:
(i) either: (x) Parent or the Company is the surviving corporation; or (y) the Person
formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than Parent or the
Company) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has
been made is organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States, any state
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or the District of Columbia or, except in the case of a consolidation
or merger of the Company, under the laws of Canada or any province thereof);
(ii) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than
Parent or the Company) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or
other disposition has been made expressly assumes all the obligations of Parent or the
Company, as applicable, under the Securities (or the Note Guarantee), and this Indenture
pursuant to agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee;
(iii) immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists;
(iv) either (a) Parent or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or
merger (if other than Parent or the Company), or to which such sale, assignment, transfer,
conveyance or other disposition has been made shall, on the date of such transaction after
giving pro forma effect thereto and any related financing transactions as if the same had
occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, be permitted to incur at
least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set
forth in Section 4.9(a) hereof or (b) Parent or the Person formed by or surviving any such
consolidation or merger (if other than Parent or the Company) or to which such sale,
assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made would, on the date of
such transaction after giving
pro forma
effect thereto and any related financing
transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter
period, have a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries
that would be equal to or greater than such ratio for such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries immediately prior to such action; and
(v) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating that such
consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and, if a supplemental indenture is
required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture complies with this
Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction
have been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the supplemental indenture,
if any, and the related transactions do not conflict with this Indenture.
(b) Parent or the Company may not, directly or indirectly, lease all or substantially all of
its properties or assets, in one or more related transactions, to any other Person.
(c) Parent will not permit any Subsidiary Guarantor to, directly or indirectly: (1)
consolidate or merge with or into another Person; or (2) sell, assign, transfer, convey or
otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets, in one or more related
transactions, to another Person unless:
(i) except in the case of a Subsidiary Guarantor (x) that has been disposed of in its
entirety to another Person (other than to Parent or an Affiliate of Parent), whether through
a merger, consolidation or sale of Capital Stock or assets or (y) that, as a result of the
disposition of all or a portion of its Capital Stock, ceases to be a Subsidiary of Parent,
in both cases in compliance with its obligations pursuant to Section 4.14 in respect of such
disposition, the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if not such Subsidiary
Guarantor) shall be a Person organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction under
which such Subsidiary was organized or under the laws of the United States of America, any
state thereof or the District of
Columbia, and such Person shall expressly assume, by a guarantee agreement in a form
reasonably satisfactory to the trustee, all the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor
under its Note Guarantee; and
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(ii) immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists.
Notwithstanding the foregoing: (A) any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Company) may
consolidate with, merge into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to Parent, the
Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor and (B) Parent or the Company may merge with an Affiliate of
Parent solely for the purpose of reincorporating Parent or the Company in another jurisdiction
within the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or, in the case
of Parent, Canada or any province thereof.
Section 5.2
Successor Substituted
. Upon any consolidation of the Company with, or
merger of the Company into, any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of all or
substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company in accordance with Section 5.1
hereof, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to
which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may
exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such
successor Person had been named as the Company herein, and thereafter, except in the case of a
lease, the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this
Indenture and the Securities.
ARTICLE 6
DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Section 6.1
Events of Default
. Each of the following is an
Event of Default
with
respect to a series of Securities:
(a) default in the payment of any principal of (including, without limitation, any premium, if
any, on) such series of Securities when the same becomes due and payable (whether at maturity, upon
a Redemption Date, Change of Control Purchase Date, Purchase Date or otherwise);
(b) default in the payment of any interest payable on such series of Securities when the same
becomes due and payable and the Default continues for a period of 30 days;
(c) failure by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
(i) to comply with any of the provisions of Sections 3.8, 3.14, 4.8, 4.9 or 4.14 of
this Indenture with respect to such series, which failure remains uncured for 30 days after
notice; or
(ii) to comply with the provisions described in Section 5.1 of this Indenture;
(d) Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries fails to comply with any of the other
covenants contained in such series of Securities or this Indenture with respect to such series and
the Default continues for 60 days after notice to the Company from the Trustee or the Holders of at
least 25% in aggregate principal amount of such series of Securities then outstanding;
(e) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by
which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by Parent or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is Guaranteed by Parent or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries) whether such Indebtedness or Guarantee now exists, or is created after the date
of this Indenture, if that default:
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(i) is caused by a failure to pay principal when due on such Indebtedness within any
applicable grace period provided in such Indebtedness (a
Payment Default
); or
(ii) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity,
and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal
amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity
of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $75.0 million or more;
(f) failure by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay final non-appealable
judgments aggregating in excess of $75.0 million, which judgments are not paid, discharged or
stayed for a period of 60 days after becoming final;
(g) any Note Guarantee by Parent or a Significant Subsidiary ceases to be in full force and
effect in all material respects (except as contemplated by the terms thereof) or Parent or any
Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary denies or disaffirms Parents or such
Subsidiary Guarantors, as applicable, obligations under this Indenture or any Note Guarantee and
such Default continues for 10 days after receipt of the notice as specified in this Indenture;
(h) Parent, the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any
group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary,
pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:
(i) commences a voluntary case or proceeding;
(ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case or
proceeding;
(iii) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all
of its property; or
(iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;
(i) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:
(i) is for relief against Parent, the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a
Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would
constitute a Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case or proceeding;
(ii) appoints a Custodian of Parent, the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a
Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would
constitute a Significant Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the property of
Parent, the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group
of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;
or
(iii) orders the liquidation of Parent, the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary that is
a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would
constitute a Significant Subsidiary;
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and in each case the order or decree described in this clause (i) remains unstayed and in effect
for 60 consecutive days.
Any notice given pursuant to Section 6.1(d) hereof must be in writing and must specify the
Default, demand that it be remedied and state that the notice is a
Notice of Default
. When any
Default under this Section 6.1 is cured, it ceases.
Section 6.2
Acceleration
. If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default
specified in clause (h) or (i) of Section 6.1 hereof with respect to Parent or the Company) with
respect to any series of Securities occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may, by notice to the
Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such
series then outstanding may, by notice to the Company and the Trustee, declare all unpaid principal
to the date of acceleration on the Securities of such series then outstanding (if not then due and
payable) to be due and payable upon any such declaration, and the same shall become and be
immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in clause (h) or (i) of Section 6.1
hereof with respect to Parent or the Company occurs, all unpaid principal (including, without
limitation, any premium, if any), and accrued interest, if any, on the Securities of such series
then outstanding shall
ipso facto
become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration
or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. The Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the applicable series of Securities then outstanding by notice to the Trustee
may rescind an acceleration and its consequences with respect to that series if (a) all existing
Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal of the applicable series of
Securities which has become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or
waived; (b) to the extent the payment of such interest is lawful, interest at a rate of 1% per
annum over the amount of interest otherwise payable on such Securities on overdue installments of
interest and overdue principal, which has become due otherwise than by such declaration of
acceleration, has been paid; (c) the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a
court of competent jurisdiction; and (d) all payments due to the Trustee and any predecessor
Trustee under Section 7.7 hereof have been made. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent
default or impair any right consequent thereto.
Section 6.3
Other Remedies
. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the
Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, pursue any available remedy by proceeding at law or in
equity to collect the payment of the principal of or interest on the Securities or to enforce the
performance of any provision of such Securities or this Indenture.
The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Securities or
does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any
Securityholder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair
the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. No remedy
is exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by
law.
Section 6.4
Waiver of Defaults and Events of Default
. Subject to Sections 6.7 and 9.2
hereof, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of a series then
outstanding by notice to the Trustee may waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its
consequences with respect to such series of Securities, except a Default or Event of Default in the
payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Securities of such series when due
or any Default or Event of Default in respect of any provision of this Indenture or the Securities
of such series which, under Section 9.2 hereof, cannot be modified or amended without the consent
of the Holder of
each Security of such series affected. When a Default or Event of Default is waived, it is
cured and ceases.
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Section 6.5
Control by Majority
. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of each affected series of Securities then outstanding may direct the time, method and place
of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy or power available to the Trustee or
exercising any trust or power conferred on it with respect to such series of Securities. However,
the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture, that the
Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of another Holder of Securities of that
series or the Trustee, or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability unless the Trustee is
offered indemnity satisfactory to it;
provided
,
however
, that the Trustee may take any other action
deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction.
Section 6.6
Limitations on Suits
. A Holder may not pursue any remedy with respect to
this Indenture or a series of Securities (except actions for payment of overdue principal, premium,
if any, or interest) unless:
(a) the Holder gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default;
(b) the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding
Securities of the applicable series make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the
remedy;
(c) such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee reasonable indemnity to the Trustee
against any loss, liability or expense;
(d) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the
request and the offer of indemnity; and
(e) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee
during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Securities of the applicable series.
A Securityholder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Securityholder
or to obtain a preference or priority over such other Securityholder.
Section 6.7
Rights of Holders to Receive Payment
. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Security to receive payment of the principal of, or
interest on the Security, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Security and this
Indenture and to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective
dates, is absolute and unconditional and shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of
the Holder.
Section 6.8
Collection Suit by Trustee
. If an Event of Default in the payment of
principal or interest specified in clause (a) or (b) of Section 6.1 hereof occurs and is continuing
with respect to any Securities, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of
an express trust against the Company or another obligor on the Securities for the whole amount of
principal and accrued interest remaining unpaid, together with, to the extent that payment of such
interest is lawful, interest on overdue principal and overdue installments of interest, in each
case at a rate equal to the interest rate then in effect on such Security plus 1% per annum and
such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including
the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and
counsel.
Section 6.9
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim
. The Trustee may file such proofs of
claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable
in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and
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Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders allowed in any judicial
proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor on the Securities), its creditors or its
property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect and receive any money or other property
payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same, and any Custodian in any such
judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and,
in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders,
to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements
and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under
Section 7.7 hereof, and to the extent that such payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances in any such proceedings shall be denied for any reason, payment of the
same shall be secured by a lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends,
money, securities and other property which the Holders may be entitled to receive in such
proceedings, whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or
otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or
consent to, or, on behalf of any Holder, to authorize, accept or adopt any plan of reorganization,
arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder
thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such
proceeding.
Section 6.10
Priorities
. If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article
6, it shall pay out the money in the following order:
First
, to the Trustee for amounts due under Section 7.7 hereof;
Second
, to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Securities for principal and
interest ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due
and payable on the Securities for principal and interest respectively; and
Third
, the balance, if any, to the Company.
The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this
Section 6.10.
Section 6.11
Undertaking for Costs
. In any suit for the enforcement of any right or
remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by
it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit
of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess
reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses, against any party litigant in
the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the
party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit made by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder
pursuant to Section 6.7 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal amount
of the Securities of a series then outstanding.
ARTICLE 7
TRUSTEE
Section 7.1
Duties of Trustee
.
(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of
the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in
its exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of
his or her own affairs.
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(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(A) the Trustee need perform only those duties as are specifically set forth in this
Indenture and no others; and
(B) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to
the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon
certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this
Indenture. The Trustee, however, shall examine any certificates and opinions which by any
provision hereof are specifically required to be delivered to the Trustee to determine
whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture.
(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own negligent action, its own
negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except (subject to the TIA) that:
(A) this paragraph does not limit the effect of subsection (b) of this Section 7.1;
(B) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a
Trust Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the
pertinent facts; and
(C) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to
take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.5
hereof.
(d) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds
or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in
the exercise of any of its rights or powers unless the Trustee shall have received satisfactory
indemnity in its opinion against potential costs and liabilities incurred by it relating thereto.
(e) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to
subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 7.1.
(f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the
Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be
segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
Section 7.2
Rights of Trustee
. Subject to Section 7.1 hereof:
(a) The Trustee may rely conclusively on any document believed by it to be genuine and
to have been signed or presented by the proper person. The Trustee need not investigate any
fact or matter stated in the document.
(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers
Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel (or both), which shall conform to Section 11.4(b)
hereof. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good
faith in reliance on such Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.
(c) The Trustee may act through its agents and shall not be responsible for the
misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care.
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(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good
faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers.
(e) The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection, and the advice or opinion of
such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection in
respect of any such action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in
accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.
(f) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers
vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to
this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity
satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be
incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.
(g) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters
stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or
other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry
or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall
determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the
books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole
cost of the Company and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by
reason of such inquiry or investigation.
(h) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default
unless a Trust Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice
of any event which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate
Trust Office, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture.
(i) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee,
including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be
enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and to each agent,
custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.
(j) In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, or
consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of
profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss
or damage and regardless of the form of action.
(k) 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; 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 7.3
Individual Rights of Trustee
. The Trustee in its individual or any other
capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company or
an Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent
may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee is subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11
hereof.
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Section 7.4
Trustees Disclaimer
. The Trustee makes no representation as to the
validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Securities, it shall not be accountable for the
Companys use of the proceeds from the Securities, and it shall not be responsible for any
statement in the Securities other than its certificate of authentication.
Section 7.5
Notice of Default or Events of Default
. If a default or an Event of
Default occurs and is continuing and if it is known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to each
Securityholder notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it is known by the
Trustee. However, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Trust
Officers in good faith determines that withholding notice is in the interests of Securityholders,
except in the case of a Default or an Event of Default in payment of the principal (including
premium, if any) of or interest on any Security.
Section 7.6
Reports by Trustee to Holders
. If such report is required by TIA Section
313, within 60 days after each May 15, beginning with the May 15 following the date of this
Indenture, the Trustee shall mail to each Holder a brief report dated as of such May 15 that
complies with TIA Section 313(a). The Trustee also shall comply with TIA Sections 313(b)(2) and
(c).
A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Holders shall be mailed to the Company and
filed with the SEC and each stock exchange, if any, on which the Securities are listed. The
Company shall notify the Trustee whenever the Securities become listed on any stock exchange or
listed or admitted to trading on any quotation system and any changes in the stock exchanges or
quotation systems on which the Securities are listed or admitted to trading and of any delisting
thereof.
Section 7.7
Compensation and Indemnity
. The Company shall pay to the Trustee from
time to time such compensation (as agreed to from time to time by the Company and the Trustee in
writing) for its services (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in
regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust). The Company shall reimburse the
Trustee upon request for all reasonable disbursements, expenses and advances incurred or made by
it. Such expenses may include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the
Trustees agents and counsel.
The Company shall indemnify the Trustee or any predecessor Trustee (which for purposes of this
Section 7.7 shall include its officers, directors, employees and agents) for, and hold it harmless
against, any and all loss, liability or expense including taxes (other than taxes based upon,
measured by or determined by the income of the Trustee), (including reasonable legal fees and
expenses) incurred by it in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under
this Indenture or any action or failure to act as authorized or within the discretion or rights or
powers conferred upon the Trustee hereunder including the reasonable costs and expenses of the
Trustee and its counsel in defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the
exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder. The Trustee shall notify the
Company promptly of any claim asserted against the Trustee for which it may seek indemnity. The
Company need not pay for any settlement effected without its prior written consent, which shall not
be unreasonably withheld.
The Company need not reimburse the Trustee for any expense or indemnify it against any loss or
liability incurred by it resulting from its gross negligence or bad faith.
To secure the Companys payment obligations in this Section 7.7, the Trustee shall have a
senior claim to which the Securities are hereby made subordinate on all money or property held or
collected by the Trustee, except such money or property held in trust to pay the principal of and
interest on the Securities. The obligations of the Company under this Section 7.7 shall survive
the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or the resignation or removal of the Trustee.
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When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in
clause (g) or (h) of Section 6.1 hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services
are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law to the extent
permitted by law. The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Indenture.
Section 7.8
Replacement of Trustee
. The Trustee may resign by so notifying the
Company. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then
outstanding may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and may, with the Companys written
consent, appoint a successor Trustee. The Company may remove the Trustee if:
(a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof;
(b) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent;
(c) a Custodian or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or
(d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of the Trustee for
any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. The resignation or removal of
a Trustee shall not be effective until a successor Trustee shall have delivered the written
acceptance of its appointment as described below.
If a successor Trustee does not take office within 45 days after the retiring Trustee resigns
or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of 10% in principal amount of the
Securities then outstanding may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of
a successor Trustee at the expense of the Company.
If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof, any Holder may petition any court of
competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring
Trustee and to the Company. Immediately after that, the retiring Trustee shall transfer all
property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee and be released from its obligations
(exclusive of any liabilities that the retiring Trustee may have incurred while acting as Trustee)
hereunder, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the
successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture.
A successor Trustee shall mail notice of its succession to each Holder.
A retiring Trustee shall not be liable for the acts or omissions of any successor Trustee
after its succession.
Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.8, the Companys
obligations under Section 7.7 hereof shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.
Section 7.9
Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc
. If the Trustee consolidates with,
merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust assets
(including the administration of this Indenture) to, another corporation, the resulting, surviving
or transferee corporation, without any further act, shall be the successor Trustee,
provided
such
transferee corporation shall qualify and be eligible under Section 7.10 hereof. Such successor
Trustee shall promptly mail notice of its succession to the Company and each Holder.
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Section 7.10
Eligibility; Disqualification
. The Trustee shall always satisfy the
requirements of paragraphs (1), (2) and (5) of TIA Section 310(a). The Trustee (or its parent
holding company) shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. If at any time
the Trustee shall cease to satisfy any such requirements, it shall resign immediately in the manner
and with the effect specified in this Article 7. The Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of
TIA Section 310(b). Nothing herein shall prevent the Trustee from filing with the SEC the
application referred to in the penultimate paragraph of TIA Section 310(b).
Section 7.11
Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company
. The Trustee shall
comply with TIA Section 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA Section 311(b).
A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA Section 311(a) to the extent
indicated therein.
ARTICLE 8
DEFEASANCE; SATISFACTION AND
DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE
Section 8.1
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture
. This Indenture shall cease to be
of further effect with respect to a series of Securities, and the Trustee, on demand of and at the
expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge
of this Indenture with respect to such series of Securities, when
(a) either
(i) all Securities of such series theretofore authenticated and delivered
(other than (i) Securities which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have
been replaced or paid as provided in section 2.7 hereof and (ii) Securities for
whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to
the Company as provided in Section 8.5 hereof) have been delivered to the Trustee
for cancellation; or
(ii) all such Securities of such series not theretofore delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation are within one year of the maturity date and the Company
has irrevocably deposited or caused to be irrevocably deposited cash, non-callable
U.S. government securities or a combination thereof with the Trustee or a Paying
Agent (other than the Company or any of their Affiliates) as trust funds in trust
for the purpose of and in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire
indebtedness on such Securities of such series not theretofore delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation, for principal and interest to the date of such deposit (in
the case of Securities which have become due and payable);
(b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such
series of Securities on the date of the deposit or will occur as a result of the deposit and
the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of or constitute a default under, any
other instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound, and as to
which the rights of the other parties thereto are senior to those of the Holders;
(c) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder with
respect to such series of Securities by the Company; and
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(d) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein relating to the satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture with respect to such series of Securities have been complied
with.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the
Company to the Trustee under Section 7.7 hereof shall survive and, if cash, non-callable U.S.
government securities or a combination thereof shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant
to subclause (ii) of clause (a) of this Section, the provisions of Sections 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6,
2.7, 2.12, 4.2, 4.3 and 7.8, this Article 8 and Section 11.5, shall survive until the Securities of
such series have been paid in full.
Section 8.2
Legal Defeasance
. The Company and the Note Guarantors shall be deemed to
have paid and will be discharged from any and all obligations in respect of this Indenture (with
respect to the applicable series of Securities) and the Securities of a series and the related Note
Guarantees on the date of the deposit referred to in clause (a) of this Section 8.2, and the
provisions of this Indenture shall no longer be in effect with respect to a series of Securities
(
Legal Defeasance
), and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper
instruments acknowledging the same, except for the following provisions, which shall survive until
otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (i) the rights of Holders of outstanding Securities
to receive solely from the trust fund described in clause (a) below payments in respect of the
principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such series of Securities when such payments are
due, (ii) the Companys obligations with respect to such series of Securities under Article 2 and
Section 4.2 hereof, (iii) the rights, powers, trusts, duties, indemnities and immunities of the
Trustee hereunder, including, without limitation, Section 7.7 hereof and the Companys obligations
in connection therewith and (iv) this Section 8.2. Subject to compliance with this Section 8.2,
the Company may exercise their option under this Section 8.2 notwithstanding the prior exercise of
their option under Section 8.3 hereof. The following conditions shall apply to Legal Defeasance:
(a) the Company shall have irrevocably deposited with the Trustee, in trust, for the
benefit of the Holders of such series of Securities, cash in U.S. dollars, Government
Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as shall be sufficient, in the opinion
of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of,
or interest and premium, if any, on the outstanding Securities of such series on the Stated
Maturity or on the applicable Redemption Date, as the case may be, and the Company must
specify whether the Securities are being defeased to their Stated Maturity or to a
particular Redemption Date;
(b) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel (based on a
ruling published by the United States Internal Revenue Service or other change in the
applicable U.S. federal income tax law) in the United States reasonably acceptable to the
Trustee to the effect that the Holders of such series will not recognize income, gain or
loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and Legal Defeasance
and 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 deposit and Legal Defeasance had not
occurred;
(c) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing with respect
to such series of Securities either: (i) on the date of such deposit (other than a Default
or an Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit)
or (ii) insofar as Events of Default from bankruptcy or insolvency events are concerned, at
the time in the period ending on the 91st day after the date of deposit;
(d) the Legal Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a
default under any material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture with respect
to such
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series of Securities) to which Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party
or by which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiary is bound;
(e) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating that the
deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the Holders of Securities
of such series over the other creditors of the Company with the intent of defeating,
hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors of the Company or others; and
(f) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance have
been complied with.
After any such irrevocable deposit, the Trustee upon request shall acknowledge in writing the
discharge of the Companys obligations under the applicable series of Securities and this Indenture
except for those surviving obligations in the immediately preceding paragraph.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Opinion of Counsel required by Section 8.2(b) hereof with
respect to a Legal Defeasance need not be delivered if all Securities of the applicable series not
theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (1) have become due and payable or (2) shall
become due and payable upon maturity or 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.
Section 8.3
Covenant Defeasance
. The Company and the Note Guarantors with respect to
a series of Securities may omit to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in clause
(iv) of Section 5.1(a) hereof, and the Company with respect to a series of Securities may omit to
comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in Sections 4.8 through 4.18 hereof and any
breach of clauses (c), (d), (e), or (f), or with respect to Significant Subsidiaries only, clauses
(h) or (i) under Section 6.1 hereof shall be deemed not to be an Event of Default with respect to
such series (
Covenant Defeasance
), if in each case with respect to such series of the outstanding
Securities:
(a) the Company shall have irrevocably deposited with the Trustee, in trust, for the
benefit of the Holders of such series of Securities, cash in U.S. dollars, Government
Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as shall be sufficient, in the opinion
of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of,
or interest and premium, if any, on the outstanding Securities of such series on the Stated
Maturity or on the applicable Redemption Date, as the case may be, and the Company must
specify whether the Securities are being defeased to their Stated Maturity or to a
particular Redemption Date;
(b) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United
States reasonably acceptable to such Trustee confirming that the Holders of the outstanding
Securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income
tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and 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 the Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;
(c) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing with respect
to such series of Securities either: (i) on the date of such deposit (other than a Default
or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit) or
(ii) insofar as Events of Default from bankruptcy or insolvency events are concerned, at the
time in the period ending on the 91st day after the date of deposit;
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(d) the Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute
a default under any material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture with respect
to such series of Securities) to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by
which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is bound;
(e) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating that the
deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the Holders of Securities
over the other creditors of the Company with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or
defrauding creditors of the Company or others; and
(f) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance have
been complied with.
If the funds deposited with the Trustee to effect Covenant Defeasance are insufficient to pay
the principal of and interest on the applicable series of Securities when due, then the obligations
of the Company and the Note Guarantors under this Indenture will be revived and no such defeasance
will be deemed to have occurred.
Upon the occurrence of a Covenant Defeasance, the Trustee shall send written notice of such
Covenant Defeasance to the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Opinion of Counsel required by Section 8.3(b) hereof with
respect to a Covenant Defeasance need not be delivered if all Securities not theretofore delivered
to the Trustee for cancellation (1) have become due and payable or (2) shall become due and payable
upon maturity or 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.
Section 8.4
Application of Trust Money
. Subject to the provisions of Section 8.5
hereof, the Trustee or a Paying Agent shall hold in trust, for the benefit of the Holders of a
particular series of Securities, all money deposited with it pursuant to Section 8.1, 8.2 or 8.3
hereof and shall apply the deposited money in accordance with this Indenture and the applicable
series of Securities to the payment of the principal of and interest on such series of Securities.
Section 8.5
Repayment to the Company
. The Trustee and each Paying Agent shall
promptly pay to the Company upon request any excess money (i) deposited with them pursuant to
Section 8.1, 8.2 or 8.3 hereof and (ii) held by them at any time.
The Trustee and each Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon request any money held by them
for the payment of principal or interest that remains unclaimed for two years after a right to such
money has matured;
provided
,
however
, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required
to make any such payment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be mailed to each Holder
entitled to such money notice that such money remains unclaimed and that after a date specified
therein, which shall be at least 30 days from the date of such mailing, any unclaimed balance of
such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company. After payment to the Company, Holders
entitled to money must look to the Company for payment as general creditors unless an applicable
abandoned property law designates another person.
Section 8.6
Reinstatement
. If the Trustee or any Paying Agent is unable to apply any
money in accordance with Section 8.5 hereof 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
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application, then the Companys obligations under this Indenture and the applicable series of
Securities shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section
8.1, 8.2 or 8.3 hereof until such time as the Trustee or such Paying Agent is permitted to apply
all such money or Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.5 hereof;
provided
,
however
,
that if the Company has made any payment of the principal of or interest on any Securities because
of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the
Holders of such Securities to receive any such payment from the money or Government Securities held
by the Trustee or such Paying Agent.
ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS
Section 9.1
Without Consent of Holders
. The Company and the Trustee may amend or
supplement this Indenture with respect to a series of Securities or the Securities of such series
without notice to or consent of any Holder:
(a) to comply with Section 5.1 hereof;
(b) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
(c) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated
Securities of such series;
(d) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the
Holders of Securities of such series or that does not adversely affect the legal rights
under this Indenture of any such Holder;
(e) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the
qualification of this Indenture under the TIA;
(f) to conform the text of this Indenture or the Securities to any provision of the
section of the Offering Circular dated September 21, 2010 captioned Description of the
Notes to the extent that such provision was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a
provision of this Indenture or the Securities;
(g) to provide for the issuance of Additional Securities in accordance with the
limitations set forth in this Indenture as of the date hereof;
(h) to add additional Note Guarantees with respect to the Securities of such series or
to confirm and evidence the release, termination or discharge of any Note Guarantee with
respect to such series of Securities when such release, termination or discharge is
permitted under this Indenture; or
(i) to appoint a successor Trustee.
Section 9.2
With Consent of Holders
. The Company and the Trustee may amend or
supplement this Indenture with respect to a series of Securities or the Securities of such series
with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Securities of such series then outstanding. The Holders of at least a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Securities of such series then outstanding may waive compliance in a
particular instance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture with respect to such series
or the Securities of such series without
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notice to any Holder. However, notwithstanding the foregoing but subject to Section 9.4
hereof, without the written consent of each Holder of Securities of a series affected hereby, an
amendment, supplement or waiver, including a waiver pursuant to Section 6.4 hereof, may not:
(a) reduce the principal amount of such Securities whose Holders must consent to an
amendment, supplement or waiver;
(b) reduce the principal of or change the Stated Maturity of any such Security or alter
the provisions with respect to the redemption of such Securities (excluding, for the
avoidance of doubt, provisions relating to Sections 3.8, 3.14 and 4.14);
(c) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any such Security;
(d) make any such Security payable in money other than U.S. dollars;
(e) make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to waivers of past
Defaults or the rights of Holders of such Securities to receive payments of principal of, or
interest or premium, if any, on such Securities;
(f) waive a redemption payment with respect to any such Security (excluding, for the
avoidance of doubt, a payment required by Sections 3.8, 3.14 and 4.14);
(g) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with
respect to such Securities;
(h) modify the Note Guarantees with respect to such Securities in any manner adverse to
the Holders of such Securities; or
(i) make any change in the preceding amendment and waiver provisions with respect to
such series of Securities.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.2 to approve the
particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such
consent approves the substance thereof.
After an amendment, supplement or waiver under Section 9.1 or this Section 9.2 becomes
effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders affected thereby a notice briefly describing the
amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect
therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amendment,
supplement or waiver.
Section 9.3
[Reserved]
.
Section 9.4
Revocation and Effect of Consents
. Until an amendment, supplement or
waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder is a continuing consent by the Holder and
every subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as the
consenting Holders Security, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Security.
However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent as to its Security or portion
of a Security if the Trustee receives the notice of revocation before the date the amendment,
supplement or waiver becomes effective.
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After an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, it shall bind every Holder of the
applicable series, unless it makes a change described in any of clauses (a) through (i) of Section
9.2 hereof. In that case the amendment, supplement or waiver shall bind each Holder of a Security
who has consented to it and every subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that
evidences the same debt as the consenting Holders Security.
Section 9.5
Notation on or Exchange of Securities
. If an amendment, supplement or
waiver changes the terms of a Security, the Trustee may require the Holder of the Security to
deliver it to the Trustee. The Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Security about the
changed terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if the Company or the Trustee so
determines, the Company in exchange for the Security shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate
a new Security that reflects the changed terms.
Section 9.6
Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc
. The Trustee shall sign any amendment or
supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment or supplemental
indenture does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee.
If it does, the Trustee may, in its sole discretion, but need not sign it. In signing or refusing
to sign such amendment or supplemental indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive and,
subject to Section 7.1 hereof, shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel
stating that such amendment or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture
and all conditions precedent in this Indenture to such execution have been complied with. The
Company may not sign an amendment or supplemental indenture until its Board of Directors approves
it.
Section 9.7
Effect of Supplemental Indentures
. Upon the execution of any supplemental
indenture under this Article, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such
supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of
Securities of the applicable series theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder
shall be bound thereby.
ARTICLE 10
NOTE GUARANTEES
Section 10.1
Note Guarantees
.
(a) Each of the Note Guarantors, jointly and severally, hereby unconditionally Guarantees to
each Holder of a Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its
successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the
Securities or the obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder that: (i) the due and punctual
payment of principal, premium and interest on the Securities shall be promptly paid in full when
due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, (ii) the due and punctual
payment of interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Securities, if any, if lawful,
and all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee under this Indenture or any
Security shall be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and
thereof, and (iii) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Securities or any
of such other obligations, that same shall be promptly paid in full when due or performed in
accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration
pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof or otherwise. Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed
or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Note Guarantors shall be jointly and
severally obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Note Guarantor shall agree that this is a
Guarantee of payment and not a Guarantee of collection.
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(b) Each of the Note Guarantors hereby agrees that its obligations with regard to its
Guarantee shall be joint and several, unconditional, irrespective of the validity or enforceability
of the Securities or the obligations of the Company under this Indenture, the absence of any action
to enforce the same, the recovery of any judgment against the Company or any other obligor with
respect to this Indenture, the Securities or the obligations of the Company under this Indenture or
the Securities, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstances (other than complete
performance) which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a Note
Guarantor. Each Note Guarantor further, to the extent permitted by law, shall waive and relinquish
all claims, rights and remedies accorded by applicable law to guarantors and shall agree not to
assert or take advantage of any such claims, rights or remedies, including but not limited to: (i)
any right to require any of the Trustee, the Holders or the Company (each a
Benefited Party
), as
a condition of payment or performance by such Note Guarantor, to (A) proceed against the Company,
any other guarantor (including any other Note Guarantor) of the obligations under the Note
Guarantees or any other person, (B) proceed against or exhaust any security held from the Company,
any such other guarantor or any other person, (C) proceed against or have resort to any balance of
any deposit account or credit on the books of any Benefited Party in favor of the Company or any
other person, or (D) pursue any other remedy in the power of any Benefited Party whatsoever; (ii)
any defense arising by reason of the incapacity, lack of authority or any disability or other
defense of the Company including any defense based on or arising out of the lack of validity or the
unenforceability of the obligations under the Note Guarantees or any agreement or instrument
relating thereto or by reason of the cessation of the liability of the Company from any cause other
than payment in full of the obligations under the Note Guarantees; (iii) any defense based upon any
statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in
amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal; (iv) any defense based
upon any Benefited Partys errors or omissions in the administration of the obligations under the
Note Guarantees, except behavior which amounts to bad faith; (v) (A) any principles or provisions
of law, statutory or otherwise, which are or might be in conflict with the terms of the Note
Guarantees and any legal or equitable discharge of such Note Guarantors obligations hereunder and
under its Note Guarantee, (B) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting such Note
Guarantors liability hereunder and under its Note Guarantee or the enforcement hereof and thereof,
(C) any rights to set-offs, recoupments and counterclaims and (D) promptness, diligence and any
requirement that any Benefited Party protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or
lien or any property subject thereto; (vi) notices, demands, presentations, protests, notices of
protest, notices of dishonor and notices of any action or inaction, including acceptance of the
Note Guarantees, notices of default under the Securities or any agreement or instrument related
thereto, notices of any renewal, extension or modification of the obligations under the Note
Guarantees or any agreement related thereto, and notices of any extension of credit to the Company
and any right to consent to any thereof; (vii) to the extent permitted under applicable law, the
benefits of any One Action rule; and (viii) any defenses or benefits that may be derived from or
afforded by law which limit the liability of or exonerate guarantors or sureties, or which may
conflict with the terms of the Note Guarantees. Except as set forth in Section 10.5, each Note
Guarantor shall covenant that its Note Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete
performance of the obligations contained in its Note Guarantee and this Indenture.
(c) If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the
Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official
acting in relation to either the Company or the Note Guarantors, any amount paid to either the
Trustee or such Holder, any Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in
full force and effect.
(d) Each Note Guarantor shall agree that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation
in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of
all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Note Guarantor shall further agree that, as between the
Note Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (i) the
maturity of the
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obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Section 6.2 hereof for the
purposes of any Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing
such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby and (ii) in the event of any
declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Section 6.2 hereof, such obligations
(whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Note Guarantors for
the purpose of any such Guarantee. The Note Guarantors shall have the right to seek contribution
from any non-paying Subsidiary Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the
rights of the Holders under the applicable Guarantee.
Section 10.2
Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantees
. To evidence its Guarantee set
forth in Section 10.1 hereof, each Note Guarantor hereby agrees that a notation of such Note
Guarantee substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto shall be endorsed by an officer of such
Note Guarantor on each Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and that this Indenture
shall be executed on behalf of such Note Guarantor by any of its Officers. Each of the Note
Guarantors, jointly and severally, hereby agrees that its Guarantee set forth in Section 10.1
hereof shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each
Security a notation of such Note Guarantee. If an officer or Officer whose signature is on this
Indenture or on the Note Guarantee of a Note Guarantor no longer holds that office at the time the
Trustee authenticates the Security on which the Note Guarantee of such Note Guarantor is endorsed,
the Note Guarantee of such Note Guarantor shall be valid nevertheless. The delivery of any
Security by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery
of the Note Guarantees set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Note Guarantors.
Section 10.3
Limitation on Note Guarantor Liability
. Each Note Guarantor shall
confirm, and by its acceptance of Securities, each Holder hereby confirms, that it is the intention
of all such parties that any Guarantee of such Note Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer
or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform
Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar applicable law to the extent applicable to any Note
Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee and the Holders irrevocably agree,
and the Note Guarantors shall irrevocably agree, that the obligations of such Note Guarantor under
this Article 10 shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to such maximum
amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Note Guarantor that are relevant
under such laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution
from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Note Guarantor in respect of the obligations of
such other Note Guarantor under this Article 10, result in the obligations of such Subsidiary
Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.
Section 10.4
Merger and Consolidation of Note Guarantors
.
(a) In case of any sale or other disposition, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance and
upon the assumption by the successor person, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to
the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the Note Guarantee endorsed upon the
Securities and the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions of this
Indenture to be performed by the Note Guarantor, such successor person shall succeed to and be
substituted for the Note Guarantor with the same effect as if it had been named herein as a Note
Guarantor. Such successor person thereupon may cause to be signed any or all of the Note
Guarantees to be endorsed upon all of the Securities available hereunder which theretofore shall
not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee. All the Note Guarantees so
issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Note
Guarantees theretofore and thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as
though all of such Note Guarantees had been issued at the date of the execution hereof.
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(b) Except as set forth in Articles 4 and 5 hereof, and notwithstanding clause (a) of this
Section 10.4, nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities shall prevent any
consolidation or merger of a Note Guarantor with or into the Company or another Note Guarantor, or
shall prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a Note Guarantor as an entirety or
substantially as an entirety to the Company or another Note Guarantor.
Section 10.5
Release
.
(a) In the event (i) of a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets
of any Subsidiary Guarantor, by way of merger, amalgamation, consolidation or otherwise, or a sale
or other disposition of all the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case to a
person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transactions) a Subsidiary of
Parent, so long as the Net Proceeds of such sale or other disposition are applied in accordance
with the applicable provisions of this Indenture, including without limitation Section 4.14 hereof,
(ii) of a designation by Parent of any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Guarantor as an
Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the definition thereof, (iii) upon the release or
discharge of any Note Guarantee in respect of any Indebtedness that resulted in the issuance after
the Issue Date of the Note Guarantee by such Subsidiary Guarantor or (iv) the Company discharges
this Indenture under Section 8.1 or exercises its legal or covenant defeasance options under
Section 8.2 or 8.3, respectively, such Subsidiary Guarantor or, in the case of a sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor, the Person
acquiring such property, shall be released and relieved of any obligations under its Guarantee
without any further action being required by the Trustee or any Holder. If the Company discharges
this Indenture under Section 8.1 or exercises its legal or covenant defeasance options under
Section 8.2 or 8.3, respectively, Parent shall be released and relieved of any obligations under
its Note Guarantee without any further action being required by the Trustee or any Holder.
(b) Upon delivery by the Company to the Trustee of an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel to the effect that such sale or other disposition was made by the Company in accordance
with the provisions of this Indenture, including without limitation Section 4.8 hereof, the Trustee
shall execute any documents reasonably required in order to evidence the release of any Subsidiary
Guarantor from its obligations under its Guarantee.
(c) Any Note Guarantor not released from its obligations under its Note Guarantee shall remain
liable for the full amount of principal of and interest on the Securities and for the other
obligations of any Note Guarantor under this Indenture as provided in this Article 10.
Section 10.6
Canadian Note Guarantee
.
The Company confirms that each Canadian Note Guarantor has delivered a duly executed Canadian
Note Guarantee to the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders.
ARTICLE 11
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.1
Certain Trust Indenture Act Sections
.
The Company shall comply with Sections 314(a)(4), 314(c) and 314(e) of the TIA.
Section 11.2
Notices
. Any demand, authorization notice, request, consent or
communication shall be given in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail,
postage prepaid, addressed
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as follows or transmitted by facsimile transmission (confirmed by delivery in person or mail
by first-class mail, postage prepaid, or by guaranteed overnight courier) to the following
facsimile numbers:
If to the Company, to:
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
One Enterprise
Aliso Viejo, California 92656
Attention: Corporate Secretary
Facsimile No.: (949) 461-6661
With a copy to:
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Worldwide Plaza
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Eric L. Schiele
Facsimile No.: (212) 474-3700
If to the Trustee, to:
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
700 South Flower Street, Suite 500
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Attn: Corporate Trust Administration
Facsimile No.: (213) 630-6298
Such notices or communications shall be effective when received.
The Company or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate additional or different
addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
Any notice or communication mailed to a Holder shall be mailed by first-class mail or
delivered by an overnight delivery service to it at its address shown on the register kept by the
Registrar.
Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its
sufficiency with respect to other Holders. If a notice or communication to a Holder is mailed in
the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
The Trustee agrees to accept and act upon instructions or directions pursuant to this
Indenture sent by unsecured e-mail, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic
methods (including pdf files). If the party elects to give the Trustee e-mail or facsimile
instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic method) and the Trustee in its discretion
elects to act upon such instructions, the Trustees understanding of such instructions shall be
deemed controlling. The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising
directly or indirectly from the Trustees reliance upon and compliance with such instructions
notwithstanding such instructions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written
instruction. The party providing electronic instructions agrees to assume all risks arising out of
the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Trustee, including
without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk or
interception and misuse by third parties.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, as long as the Securities are in
the form of a Global Security, notice to the Holders may be made electronically in accordance with
procedures of the Depositary.
Section 11.3
Communications by Holders With Other Holders
. Securityholders may
communicate pursuant to TIA Section 312(b) with other Securityholders with respect to their rights
under this Indenture or the Securities. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and any other
person shall have the protection of TIA Section 312(c).
Section 11.4
Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as to Conditions Precedent
.
(a) Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under
this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at the request of the Trustee:
(A) an Officers Certificate stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all
conditions precedent (including any covenants, compliance with which constitutes a condition
precedent), if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been
complied with; and
(B) an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such
conditions precedent (including any covenants, compliance with which constitutes a condition
precedent) have been complied with.
(b) Each Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel with respect to compliance with a
condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include:
(A) a statement that the person making such certificate or opinion has read such
covenant or condition;
(B) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation
upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
(C) a statement that, in the opinion of such person, he or she has made such
examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed
opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and
(D) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such person, such condition or
covenant has been complied with;
provided
,
however
, that with respect to matters of fact an Opinion of Counsel may rely on an
Officers Certificate or certificates of public officials.
Section 11.5
Record Date for Vote or Consent of Holders
. The Company (or, in the
event deposits have been made pursuant to Section 8.1, 8.2 or 8.3 hereof, the Trustee) may set a
record date for purposes of determining the identity of Holders entitled to vote or consent to any
action by vote or consent authorized or permitted under this Indenture, which record date shall not
be more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the commencement of solicitation of such action.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.4 hereof, if a record date is fixed, those persons who
were Holders of Securities at the close of business on such record date (or their duly designated
proxies), and only those persons, shall be entitled to take such action by vote or consent or to
revoke any vote or consent previously given, whether or not such persons continue to be Holders
after such record date.
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Section 11.6
Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar
. The Trustee may make
reasonable rules (not inconsistent with the terms of this Indenture) for action by or at a meeting
of Holders. Any Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for its functions.
Section 11.7
Legal Holidays
. A
Legal Holiday
is a Saturday, Sunday or a day on
which state or federally chartered banking institutions in New York, New York and the state in
which the Corporate Trust Office is located are not required to be open. If a payment date,
including any Redemption Date, Purchase Date, Change of Control Purchase Date and Final Maturity
Date, is a Legal Holiday, payment shall be made on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal
Holiday, and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period on such payment. If an interest
record date is a Legal Holiday, the record date shall not be affected.
Section 11.8
Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial
.
(a) This Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.
(b) The Company irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or
United States Federal court sitting in The City of New York over any suit, action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Indenture. The Company irrevocably waives, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of
any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such suit,
action or proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
(c) EACH OF 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 INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 11.9
No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements
. This Indenture may not be
used to interpret another indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or a Subsidiary of the
Company. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.
Section 11.10
No Recourse Against Others
. All liability described in paragraph 13 of
the Form of the Securities attached hereto as Exhibits A-1 and A-2 of any director, officer,
employee or shareowner, as such, of Parent, the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor is waived and
released.
Section 11.11
Successors
. All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the
Securities shall bind their successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind
its successor.
Section 11.12
Multiple Counterparts
. The parties may sign multiple counterparts of
this Indenture. Each signed counterpart shall be deemed an original, but all of them together
represent the same agreement.
Section 11.13
Separability
. In case any provisions in this Indenture or in the
Securities 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 11.14
Table of Contents, Headings, etc
. The table of contents,
cross-reference sheet and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been
inserted for convenience of
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reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall in no way modify or restrict
any of the terms or provisions hereof.
Section 11.15
Calculations in Respect of the Securities
. The Company and its agents
shall make all calculations under this Indenture and the Securities in good faith. In the absence
of manifest error, such calculations shall be final and binding on all Holders. The Company shall
provide a copy of such calculations to the Trustee as required hereunder.
Section 11.16
Agent for Service and Waiver of Immunities
. By the execution and
delivery of this Indenture, Parent and each Subsidiary Guarantor that is not a Domestic Subsidiary,
within 10 days of becoming a Subsidiary Guarantor that is not a Domestic Subsidiary, as applicable,
will (i) acknowledge that they will designate and appoint CT Corporation or another Person
satisfactory to the Trustee (the
Authorized Agent
), as their authorized agent upon whom process
may be served in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture or the
Securities that may be instituted in any federal or state court in the State of New York or brought
under federal or state securities laws, and acknowledge that the Authorized Agent has accepted such
designation, (ii) submit to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit or proceeding, and
(iii) agree that service of process upon the Authorized Agent and written notice of said service to
Parent or the Subsidiary Guarantor that is not a Domestic Subsidiary, as applicable, in accordance
with Section 11.2 shall be deemed effective service of process in any such suit or proceeding.
Parent and each Subsidiary Guarantor that is not a Domestic Subsidiary further agrees to take any
reasonable action, including the execution and filing of any and all such documents and
instruments, as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of the Authorized
Agent in full force and effect so long as any of the Securities shall be outstanding;
provided
,
however, that Parent and each Subsidiary Guarantor that is not a Domestic Subsidiary, as
applicable, may, by written notice to the Trustee, designate such additional or alternative agent
for service of process under this Section 11.16 that (i) maintains an office located in the Borough
of Manhattan, The City of New York, in the State of New York, (ii) is either (x) counsel for Parent
or such Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable or (y) a corporate service company which acts as agent
for service of process for other persons in the ordinary course of its business and (iii) agrees to
act as agent for service of process in accordance with this Section 11.16. Such written notice
shall identify the name of such agent for process and the address of the office of such agent for
process in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, State of New York. Upon the written
request of any Holder, the Trustee shall deliver a copy of such notice to such Holder.
Section 11.17
Judgment Currency
. Parent, the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor
shall indemnify each Holder and each Person, if any, who controls any Holder within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any loss incurred by
such party as a result of any judgment or order being given or made against the Company, Parent or
any Subsidiary Guarantor for any U.S. dollar amount due under this Indenture and such judgment or
order being expressed and paid in a currency (the
Judgment Currency
) other than U.S. dollars and
as a result of any variation as between (i) the rate of exchange at which the U.S. dollar amount is
converted into the Judgment Currency for the purpose of such judgment or order and (ii) the spot
rate of exchange in The City of New York at which such party on the date of payment of such
judgment or order is able to purchase U.S. dollars with the amount of the Judgment Currency
actually received by such party if such party had utilized such amount of Judgment Currency to
purchase U.S. dollars upon such partys receipt thereof. The foregoing indemnity shall continue in
full force and effect notwithstanding any such judgment or order as aforesaid. The term spot rate
of exchange shall include any premiums and costs of exchange payable in connection with the
purchase of, or conversion into, U.S. dollars.
Section 11.18
Foreign Currency Equivalent
. For purposes of determining compliance
with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction or amount, the U.S. dollar equivalent principal amount
of any amount
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denominated in a foreign currency will be the Dollar Equivalent calculated on the date the
Indebtedness was incurred or other transaction was entered into;
provided
that if any Permitted
Refinancing Indebtedness denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars is incurred to refinance
Indebtedness denominated in the same currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable U.S.
dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated on the date of such refinancing, such
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall be deemed not to exceed the principal amount of such
Indebtedness being refinanced. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no
restriction or amount will be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of
currencies.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of
the date and year first above written.
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VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL
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/s/ J. Michael Pearson
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J. Michael Pearson
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Chief Executive Officer
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VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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Margaret Mulligan
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Margaret Mulligan
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Chief Financial Officer
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SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:
BIOVAIL AMERICAS CORP.
BTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
PRESTWICK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
BIOVAIL TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
BIOVAIL DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION
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Mark Durham
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Senior Vice President
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HYTHE PROPERTY INCORPORATED
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/s/ William M. Wells
William M. Wells
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Director and President
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BIOVAIL LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL (BARBADOS) SRL
BIOVAIL LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL SRL
BIOVAIL HOLDINGS INTERNATIONAL, SRL
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Manager and President
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OCEANSIDE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
VALEANT BIOMEDICALS, INC.
PRIVATE FORMULA CORP.
DR. LEWINNS PRIVATE FORMULA INTERNATIONAL INC.
RENAUD SKIN CARE LABORATORIES, INC.
PRINCETON PHARMA HOLDINGS, LLC
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/s/ Rajiv De Silva
Rajiv De Silva
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President
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VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS NORTH AMERICA
CORIA LABORATORIES, LTD.
DOW PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, INC.
ATON PHARMA, INC.
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J. Michael Pearson
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS TRUSTEE
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/s/ Alex Briffett
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John A. (Alex) Briffett
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EXHIBIT A-1
[FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY]
[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY
CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY
AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO
CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. THIS
SECURITY 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 THEREOF. THIS SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR
SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE
LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND, UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR
IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE
BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A 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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[THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE SECURITIES ACT), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR
TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW. BY ITS ACQUISITION
HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN
RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN
AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (C) IT IS AN
ACCREDITED INVESTOR (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3), OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (AN
ACCREDITED INVESTOR), (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT PRIOR TO THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORIGINAL
ISSUANCE OF THIS SECURITY RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO THE ISSUER OR
ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN
COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO AN ACCREDITED
INVESTOR THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES (OR HAS FURNISHED ON ITS BEHALF BY A U.S. BROKER-
DEALER) TO THE TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING
TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY (THE FORM OF WHICH LETTER CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE
TRUSTEE FOR THIS SECURITY), (D) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE
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TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (E) PURSUANT
TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE),
(F) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT
(AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE ISSUER SO REQUESTS), OR (G) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO
WHOM THIS SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IN
CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THIS
SECURITY, IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR, THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH
TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE TRUSTEE AND THE ISSUER SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER
INFORMATION AS EITHER OF THEM MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE
PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF
THE SECURITIES ACT. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS OFFSHORE TRANSACTION, UNITED STATES AND U.S.
PERSON HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.]
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[THIS SECURITY AND ANY RELATED DOCUMENTATION MAY BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO
TIME TO MODIFY THE RESTRICTIONS ON RESALES AND OTHER TRANSFERS OF THIS NOTE TO REFLECT ANY CHANGE
IN APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION (OR THE INTERPRETATION THEREOF) OR IN PRACTICES RELATING TO THE
RESALE OR TRANSFER OF RESTRICTED SECURITIES GENERALLY. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY SHALL BE DEEMED
BY THE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NOTE TO HAVE AGREED TO ANY SUCH AMENDMENT OR
SUPPLEMENT.]
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[THIS SECURITY IS ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 1271 ET
SEQ. OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. PURSUANT TO U.S. TREASURY REGULATION
SECTION 1.1275-3, VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL, AT [ONE ENTERPRISE, ALISO VIEJO,
CALIFORNIA 92656], WILL MAKE AVAILABLE THE ISSUE PRICE, THE AMOUNT OF OID, THE ISSUE DATE, AND THE
YIELD TO MATURITY FOR THIS SECURITY UPON REQUEST TO THE HOLDER.]
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VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL
6.75% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2017
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, a Delaware corporation (the
Company
, which term shall
include any successor corporation under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof) promises
to pay to ____________________ or its registered assigns, the principal sum of
________________________ Dollars ($__________) on October 1, 2017 [or such greater or lesser amount
as is indicated on the Schedule of Exchanges of Notes on the other side of this
Note]
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and to pay interest thereon as provided on the other side of this Note.
Interest Payment Dates: April 1 and October 1, beginning April 1, 2011.
Record Dates: March 15 and September 15.
Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
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Trustees Certificate of Authentication:
This is one of the Securities referred to in
the within-mentioned Indenture for the 6.75%
Senior Notes due 2017.
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY,
N.A., as Trustee
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Authorized Signatory
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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF SECURITY]
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL
6.75% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2017
1. INTEREST
The Company shall pay interest on this Note semiannually in arrears on April 1 and October 1,
each an
interest payment date,
of each year, commencing on April 1, 2011, at the rate per annum
specified in the title of this Note. Interest shall accrue from and including September 28, 2010
or else the most recent interest payment date to which interest had been paid or duly provided for
to but excluding the date on which such interest is paid. Interest on this Note will be computed
on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
The Company shall, (in immediately available funds) to the fullest extent permitted by law,
pay interest on overdue principal (including premium, if any) and overdue installments of interest
from the original due date to the date paid, at the rate applicable to this Note plus 1% per annum,
which interest shall be payable on demand.
The interest so payable and punctually paid or duly provided for on any interest payment date
will be paid to the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on March
15 or September 15 preceding such interest payment date (the
Record Date
) except as provided in
the Indenture. Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note will be
made in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal
tender for payment of public and private debts and as otherwise provided in the Indenture.
2. METHOD OF PAYMENT
[The Company will make payments in respect of this Note (including principal, premium, if any,
interest) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the
Holder.]
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[The Company will make all payments of principal, interest and
premium, if any, with respect to this Note by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the
accounts specified by the Holders, in the case of a Holder holding an aggregate principal amount of
Securities of $1,000,000 or more, or, if no such account is specified or in the case of a Holder
holding an aggregate principal amount of Securities of less than $1,000,000, by mailing a check to
each such Holders registered address.]
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All payments shall be made in
immediately available funds in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time
of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments to any Holder holding
an aggregate principal amount of Securities in excess of $1,000,000 shall be made by wire transfer
in immediately available funds to an account maintained by such Holder in the United States, if
such Holder has provided wire transfer instructions to the Company at least 10 Business Days prior
to the payment date. Any wire transfer instructions received by the Trustee will remain in effect
until revoked by the Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as this Note is registered in
the name of a Depositary or
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its nominee, all payments hereon shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds
to the account of the Depositary or its nominee.
3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR
Initially, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (the
Trustee
, which term shall
include any successor trustee under the Indenture hereinafter referred to) will act as Paying Agent
and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to the Holder.
The Company or any of their Subsidiaries may, subject to certain limitations set forth in the
Indenture, act as Paying Agent or Registrar.
4. INDENTURE, LIMITATIONS
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the Company designated as its
6.75% Senior Notes due 2017 (the
Notes
), issued under an Indenture dated as of September 28, 2010
(together with any supplemental indentures thereto, the
Indenture
), among Parent, the Company,
the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee. The terms of this Note include those stated in the
Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, as in effect on the date of the Indenture. This Note is subject to all such terms, and
the Holder of this Note is referred to the Indenture and said Act for a statement of them.
Capitalized terms used and not defined herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the
Indenture.
The Company shall be entitled to issue Additional Securities pursuant to Section 2.1(c) of the
Indenture.
5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION; PURCHASE OF NOTES AT OPTION OF HOLDER.
(a)
Optional Redemption
. The Notes are redeemable at the option of the Company at the
prices, and upon the terms and conditions, set forth in Section 3.7 of the Indenture.
(b)
Repurchase at Option of Holder
. If there is a Change of Control, the Company
shall be required to make an offer (a
Change of Control Offer
) to repurchase all or any part
(equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of each Holders Notes at a
purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid
interest thereon, if any, to the date of purchase (the
Change of Control Payment
). Within 30
days following any Change of Control, the Company shall mail a notice to each Holder setting forth
the procedures governing the Change of Control Offer as required by the Indenture.
If after Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary consummates any Asset Sale, the aggregate amount of
Excess Proceeds exceeds the greater of $100.0 million or 1.0% of Consolidated Total Assets, the
Company shall commence an offer to all Holders of Notes and all holders of other Parity
Indebtedness to purchase the maximum aggregate principal amount of Notes and such other Parity
Indebtedness that may be purchased (or repaid, prepaid or redeemed) equal to the aggregate Excess
Proceeds (an
Asset Sale Offer
) pursuant to Section 4.14 of the Indenture to purchase the maximum
principal amount of Notes and other Parity Indebtedness that may be purchased out of the amount of
such Excess Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount
thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the date fixed for the closing of such
offer, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture. To the extent that the
aggregate amount of Notes and other Parity Indebtedness tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer is
less than the Excess Proceeds, Parent (or such Restricted Subsidiary) may use such deficiency for
any purpose not otherwise prohibited by the Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes
and other Parity Indebtedness surrendered by holders thereof
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exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Company shall select the Notes and other Parity
Indebtedness to be purchased on a
pro rata
basis. Holders of Notes that are the subject of an
offer to purchase will receive an Asset Sale Offer from the Company prior to any related purchase
date and may elect to have such Notes purchased by completing the form entitled Option of Holder
to Elect Purchase on the reverse of the Notes.
(d)
Notice of Redemption
. Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but
not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at
its registered address. Notes in denominations larger than $2,000 may be redeemed in part but only
in whole multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be redeemed. On and
after the redemption date interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for
redemption.
6. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, CANCELLATION
The Notes are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000 and integral
multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder may register the transfer of or exchange Notes in
accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish
appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes or other governmental charges
that may be imposed in relation thereto by law or permitted by the Indenture.
All Notes surrendered for payment, registration of transfer or exchange or conversion will, if
surrendered to the Company or any of its other Agents with respect to the Notes, be delivered to
the Trustee. The Trustee will promptly cancel all Notes delivered to it. No Notes will be
authenticated in exchange for any Notes cancelled, except as provided in the Indenture.
7. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS
The Holder of a Note may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.
8. UNCLAIMED MONEY
If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee
or Paying Agent will pay the money back to the Company at its written request, subject to
applicable unclaimed property law. After that, Holders entitled to money must look to the Company
for payment as general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another
person.
9. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture (with respect to the Notes) or the Notes may be
amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, and an existing default or Event of Default and its
consequence or compliance with any provision of the Indenture or the Notes may be waived in a
particular instance with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the Notes then outstanding. Without the consent of or notice to any Holder, the Company and the
Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture (with respect to the Notes) or the Notes to, among
other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency or make any other change that does not
adversely affect the rights of any Holder.
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10. SUCCESSOR ENTITY
When a successor corporation assumes all the obligations of its predecessor under the Notes
and the Indenture in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the predecessor
corporation (except in certain circumstances specified in the Indenture) shall be released from
those obligations.
11. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Under the Indenture, an Event of Default includes: (i) default in payment of any principal
(including, without limitation, any premium) on the Notes when due; (ii) default for 30 days in
payment of interest on any Notes; (iii) failure by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for
60 days after notice to it to comply with certain covenants contained in the Indenture or the
Notes; (iv) default in the payment of certain indebtedness of Parent, the Company or a Significant
Subsidiary; (v) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of Parent, the Company
or any Significant Subsidiary and (vi) certain other events described in the Indenture. If an
Event of Default (other than as a result of certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization of Parent or the Company) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at
least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may declare all unpaid
principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest, if any, to the date of acceleration on the Notes
then outstanding to be due and payable immediately, all as and to the extent provided in the
Indenture. If an Event of Default occurs as a result of certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency
or reorganization of Parent or the Company, unpaid principal, premium, if any, and accrued
interest, if any, on the Notes then outstanding shall become due and payable immediately without
any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder, all as and to the extent
provided in the Indenture. Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided
in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity satisfactory to it before it enforces the
Indenture or the Notes. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust
or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders notice of any continuing default (except a default
in payment of principal or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their
interests. The Company is required to file periodic reports with the Trustee as to the absence of
default.
12. TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH THE COMPANY
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., the Trustee under the Indenture, in its
individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from and perform services for
the Company or an Affiliate of the Company and may otherwise deal with the Company or an Affiliate
of the Company as if it were not the Trustee.
13. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS
A director, officer, employee or shareowner, as such, of the Company or any Note Guarantor
shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any Note Guarantor under the
Notes or the Indenture nor for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations
or their creation. The Holder of this Note by accepting this Note waives and releases all such
liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of this Note.
14. AUTHENTICATION
This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee or an authenticating agent manually signs the
certificate of authentication on the other side of this Note.
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15. ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of the Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM
(= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of
survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian) and UGMA (= Uniform Gifts to Minors
Act).
16. INDENTURE TO CONTROL; GOVERNING LAW
In the case of any conflict between the provisions of this Note and the Indenture, the
provisions of the Indenture shall control. This Note shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of
law.
The Company will furnish to any Holder, upon written request and without charge, a copy of the
Indenture. Requests may be made to: Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, One Enterprise, Aliso
Viejo, California 92656, (949) 461-6000, Attention: Investor Relations.
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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 assignees soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
(Print or type assignees name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint
agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act
for him or her.
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* Signature guaranteed by:
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The signature must be guaranteed by an institution which is a member of one of the following
recognized signature guaranty programs: (i) the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program
(STAMP); (ii) the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MSP); (iii) the Stock Exchange
Medallion Program (SEMP); or (iv) such other guaranty program acceptable to the Trustee.
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OPTION TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 3.8 or Section
4.14 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:
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Section 3.8
o
Section 4.14
If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 3.8
or Section 4.14 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:
$_____________________
Date: ___________________
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Tax Identification No.: _____________________
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Signature
Guarantee*: _________________
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Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature
guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).
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SCHEDULE
OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES
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The following exchanges, repurchases or conversions of a part of this global Note have
been made:
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CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR REGISTRATION
OF TRANSFER OF RESTRICTED SECURITIES
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Re: 6.75% Senior Notes due 2017 (the
Notes
) of Valeant
Pharmaceuticals International (the
Company
).
This certificate relates to $___________________ principal amount of Notes owned in (check
applicable box)
o
book-entry or
o
definitive form by____________________ (the
Transferor
).
The Transferor has requested a Registrar or the Trustee to exchange or register the transfer
of such Notes.
In connection with such request and in respect of each such Note, the Transferor does hereby
certify that the Transferor is familiar with transfer restrictions relating to the Notes as
provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture dated as of September 28, 2010 among Valeant
Pharmaceuticals International, the guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust
Company, N.A., as trustee (the
Indenture
), and the transfer of such Note is in accordance with
any applicable securities laws of any state and is being made pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
Securities Act
) (check applicable
box) or the transfer or exchange, as the case may be, of such Note does not require registration
under the Securities Act because (check applicable box):
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the Securities Act.
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Indenture) of the Company.
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Such Note is being transferred to a person the Transferor reasonably believes is a
qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A or any successor provision
thereto (
Rule 144A
) under the Securities Act) that is purchasing for its own
account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer, in each case to
whom notice has been given that the transfer is being made in reliance on such Rule
144A, and in each case in reliance on Rule 144A.
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the registration requirements under the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144
(or any successor thereto) (
Rule 144
) under the Securities Act.
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compliance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act (or any successor
thereto).
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Such Note is being transferred to an institutional accredited investor (as defined
in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of the Securities Act) that has provided a letter
addressed to the Company, in the form of Exhibit C attached to the Indenture,
containing certain representations and agreements.
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The Transferor acknowledges and agrees that, if the transferee will hold any such Notes in the
form of beneficial interests in a global Note which is a restricted security within the meaning
of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, then such transfer can only be made pursuant to (i) Rule 144A
under the Securities Act and such transferee must be a qualified institutional buyer (as defined
in Rule 144A) or (ii) Regulation S under the Securities Act.
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EXHIBIT A-2
[FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY]
[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY
CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY
AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO
CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. THIS
SECURITY 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 THEREOF. THIS SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR
SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE
LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND, UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR
IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE
BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A 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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[THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE SECURITIES ACT), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR
TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW. BY ITS ACQUISITION
HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN
RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN
AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (C) IT IS AN
ACCREDITED INVESTOR (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3), OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (AN
ACCREDITED INVESTOR), (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT PRIOR TO THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORIGINAL
ISSUANCE OF THIS SECURITY RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO THE ISSUER OR
ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN
COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO AN ACCREDITED
INVESTOR THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES (OR HAS FURNISHED ON ITS BEHALF BY A U.S. BROKER-
DEALER) TO THE TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING
TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY (THE FORM OF WHICH LETTER CAN BE OBTAINED FROM
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THE TRUSTEE FOR THIS SECURITY), (D) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN
COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (E) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION
FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (F) IN ACCORDANCE
WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE ISSUER SO REQUESTS), OR (G) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS
SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY
TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THIS SECURITY, IF THE
PROPOSED TRANSFEREE IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR, THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO
THE TRUSTEE AND THE ISSUER SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS EITHER OF
THEM MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION
FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. AS
USED HEREIN, THE TERMS OFFSHORE TRANSACTION, UNITED STATES AND U.S. PERSON HAVE THE MEANING
GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.]
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[THIS SECURITY AND ANY RELATED DOCUMENTATION MAY BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO
TIME TO MODIFY THE RESTRICTIONS ON RESALES AND OTHER TRANSFERS OF THIS NOTE TO REFLECT ANY CHANGE
IN APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION (OR THE INTERPRETATION THEREOF) OR IN PRACTICES RELATING TO THE
RESALE OR TRANSFER OF RESTRICTED SECURITIES GENERALLY. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY SHALL BE DEEMED
BY THE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NOTE TO HAVE AGREED TO ANY SUCH AMENDMENT OR
SUPPLEMENT.]
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[THIS SECURITY IS ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 1271 ET
SEQ. OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. PURSUANT TO U.S. TREASURY REGULATION
SECTION 1.1275-3, VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL, AT [ONE ENTERPRISE, ALISO VIEJO,
CALIFORNIA 92656], WILL MAKE AVAILABLE THE ISSUE PRICE, THE AMOUNT OF OID, THE ISSUE DATE, AND THE
YIELD TO MATURITY FOR THIS SECURITY UPON REQUEST TO THE HOLDER.]
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VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL
7.00% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2020
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, a Delaware corporation (the
Company
, which term shall
include any successor corporation under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof) promises
to pay to ____________________ or its registered assigns, the principal sum of
________________________ Dollars ($__________) on October 1, 2020 [or such greater or lesser amount
as is indicated on the Schedule of Exchanges of Notes on the other side of this
Note]
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and to pay interest thereon as provided on the other side of this Note.
Interest Payment Dates: April 1 and October 1, beginning April 1, 2011.
Record Dates: March 15 and September 15.
Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
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Trustees Certificate of Authentication:
This is one of the Securities referred to in
the within-mentioned Indenture for the 7.00%
Senior Notes due 2020.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY,
N.A., as Trustee
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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF SECURITY]
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL
7.00% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2020
1. INTEREST
The Company shall pay interest on this Note semiannually in arrears on April 1and October 1,
each an
interest payment date,
of each year, commencing on April 1, 2011, at the rate per annum
specified in the title of this Note. Interest shall accrue from and including September 28, 2010
or else the most recent interest payment date to which interest had been paid or duly provided for
to but excluding the date on which such interest is paid. Interest on this Note will be computed
on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
The Company shall, (in immediately available funds) to the fullest extent permitted by law,
pay interest on overdue principal (including premium, if any) and overdue installments of interest
from the original due date to the date paid, at the rate applicable to this Note plus 1% per annum,
which interest shall be payable on demand.
The interest so payable and punctually paid or duly provided for on any interest payment date
will be paid to the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on March
15 or September 15 preceding such interest payment date (the
Record Date
) except as provided in
the Indenture. Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note will be
made in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal
tender for payment of public and private debts and as otherwise provided in the Indenture.
2. METHOD OF PAYMENT
[The Company will make payments in respect of this Note (including principal, premium, if any,
interest) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the
Holder.]
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[The Company will make all payments of principal, interest and
premium, if any, with respect to this Note by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the
accounts specified by the Holders, in the case of a Holder holding an aggregate principal amount of
Securities of $1,000,000 or more, or, if no such account is specified or in the case of a Holder
holding an aggregate principal amount of Securities of less than $1,000,000, by mailing a check to
each such Holders registered address.]
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All payments shall be made in
immediately available funds in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time
of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments to any Holder holding
an aggregate principal amount of Securities in excess of $1,000,000 shall be made by wire transfer
in immediately available funds to an account maintained by such Holder in the United States, if
such Holder has provided wire transfer instructions to the Company at least 10 Business Days prior
to the payment date. Any wire transfer instructions received by the Trustee will remain in effect
until revoked by the Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as this Note is registered in
the name of a Depositary or
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its nominee, all payments hereon shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds
to the account of the Depositary or its nominee.
3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR
Initially, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (the
Trustee
, which term shall
include any successor trustee under the Indenture hereinafter referred to) will act as Paying Agent
and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to the Holder.
The Company or any of their Subsidiaries may, subject to certain limitations set forth in the
Indenture, act as Paying Agent or Registrar.
4. INDENTURE, LIMITATIONS
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the Company designated as its
7.00% Senior Notes due 2020 (the
Notes
), issued under an Indenture dated as of September 28, 2010
(together with any supplemental indentures thereto, the
Indenture
), among Parent, the Company,
the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee. The terms of this Note include those stated in the
Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, as in effect on the date of the Indenture. This Note is subject to all such terms, and
the Holder of this Note is referred to the Indenture and said Act for a statement of them.
Capitalized terms used and not defined herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the
Indenture.
The Company shall be entitled to issue Additional Securities pursuant to Section 2.1(c) of the
Indenture.
5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION; PURCHASE OF NOTES AT OPTION OF HOLDER.
(a)
Optional Redemption
. The Notes are redeemable at the option of the Company at the
prices, and upon the terms and conditions, set forth in Section 3.7 of the Indenture.
(b)
Repurchase at Option of Holder
. If there is a Change of Control, the Company
shall be required to make an offer (a
Change of Control Offer
) to repurchase all or any part
(equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of each Holders Notes at a
purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid
interest thereon, if any, to the date of purchase (the
Change of Control Payment
). Within 30
days following any Change of Control, the Company shall mail a notice to each Holder setting forth
the procedures governing the Change of Control Offer as required by the Indenture.
If after Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary consummates any Asset Sale, the aggregate amount of
Excess Proceeds exceeds the greater of $100.0 million or 1.0% of Consolidated Total Assets, the
Company shall commence an offer to all Holders of Notes and all holders of other Parity
Indebtedness to purchase the maximum aggregate principal amount of Notes and such other Parity
Indebtedness that may be purchased (or repaid, prepaid or redeemed) equal to the aggregate Excess
Proceeds (an
Asset Sale Offer
) pursuant to Section 4.14 of the Indenture to purchase the maximum
principal amount of Notes and other Parity Indebtedness that may be purchased out of the amount of
such Excess Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount
thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the date fixed for the closing of such
offer, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture. To the extent that the
aggregate amount of Notes and other Parity Indebtedness tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer is
less than the Excess Proceeds, Parent (or such Restricted Subsidiary) may use such deficiency for
any purpose not otherwise prohibited by the Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes
and other Parity Indebtedness surrendered by holders thereof
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exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Company shall select the Notes and other Parity
Indebtedness to be purchased on a
pro rata
basis. Holders of Notes that are the subject of an
offer to purchase will receive an Asset Sale Offer from the Company prior to any related purchase
date and may elect to have such Notes purchased by completing the form entitled Option of Holder
to Elect Purchase on the reverse of the Notes.
(d)
Notice of Redemption
. Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but
not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at
its registered address. Notes in denominations larger than $2,000 may be redeemed in part but only
in whole multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be redeemed. On and
after the redemption date interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for
redemption.
6. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, CANCELLATION
The Notes are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000 and integral
multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder may register the transfer of or exchange Notes in
accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish
appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes or other governmental charges
that may be imposed in relation thereto by law or permitted by the Indenture.
All Notes surrendered for payment, registration of transfer or exchange or conversion will, if
surrendered to the Company or any of its other Agents with respect to the Notes, be delivered to
the Trustee. The Trustee will promptly cancel all Notes delivered to it. No Notes will be
authenticated in exchange for any Notes cancelled, except as provided in the Indenture.
7. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS
The Holder of a Note may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.
8. UNCLAIMED MONEY
If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee
or Paying Agent will pay the money back to the Company at its written request, subject to
applicable unclaimed property law. After that, Holders entitled to money must look to the Company
for payment as general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another
person.
9. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture (with respect to the Notes) or the Notes may be
amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, and an existing default or Event of Default and its
consequence or compliance with any provision of the Indenture or the Notes may be waived in a
particular instance with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the Notes then outstanding. Without the consent of or notice to any Holder, the Company and the
Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture (with respect to the Notes) or the Notes to, among
other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency or make any other change that does not
adversely affect the rights of any Holder.
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10. SUCCESSOR ENTITY
When a successor corporation assumes all the obligations of its predecessor under the Notes
and the Indenture in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the predecessor
corporation (except in certain circumstances specified in the Indenture) shall be released from
those obligations.
11. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Under the Indenture, an Event of Default includes: (i) default in payment of any principal
(including, without limitation, any premium) on the Notes when due; (ii) default for 30 days in
payment of interest on any Notes; (iii) failure by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for
60 days after notice to it to comply with certain covenants contained in the Indenture or the
Notes; (iv) default in the payment of certain indebtedness of Parent, the Company or a Significant
Subsidiary; (v) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of Parent, the Company
or any Significant Subsidiary and (vi) certain other events described in the Indenture. If an
Event of Default (other than as a result of certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization of Parent or the Company) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at
least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may declare all unpaid
principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest, if any, to the date of acceleration on the Notes
then outstanding to be due and payable immediately, all as and to the extent provided in the
Indenture. If an Event of Default occurs as a result of certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency
or reorganization of Parent or the Company, unpaid principal, premium, if any, and accrued
interest, if any, on the Notes then outstanding shall become due and payable immediately without
any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder, all as and to the extent
provided in the Indenture. Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided
in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity satisfactory to it before it enforces the
Indenture or the Notes. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust
or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders notice of any continuing default (except a default
in payment of principal or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their
interests. The Company is required to file periodic reports with the Trustee as to the absence of
default.
12. TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH THE COMPANY
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., the Trustee under the Indenture, in its
individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from and perform services for
the Company or an Affiliate of the Company and may otherwise deal with the Company or an Affiliate
of the Company as if it were not the Trustee.
13. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS
A director, officer, employee or shareowner, as such, of the Company or any Note Guarantor
shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any Note Guarantor under the
Notes or the Indenture nor for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations
or their creation. The Holder of this Note by accepting this Note waives and releases all such
liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of this Note.
14. AUTHENTICATION
This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee or an authenticating agent manually signs the
certificate of authentication on the other side of this Note.
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15. ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of the Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM
(= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of
survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian) and UGMA (= Uniform Gifts to Minors
Act).
16. INDENTURE TO CONTROL; GOVERNING LAW
In the case of any conflict between the provisions of this Note and the Indenture, the
provisions of the Indenture shall control. This Note shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of
law.
The Company will furnish to any Holder, upon written request and without charge, a copy of the
Indenture. Requests may be made to: Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, One Enterprise, Aliso
Viejo, California 92656, (949) 461-6000, Attention: Investor Relations.
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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 assignees soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
(Print or type assignees name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint
agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act
for him or her.
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* Signature guaranteed by:
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The signature must be guaranteed by an institution which is a member of one of the following
recognized signature guaranty programs: (i) the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program
(STAMP); (ii) the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MSP); (iii) the Stock Exchange
Medallion Program (SEMP); or (iv) such other guaranty program acceptable to the Trustee.
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OPTION TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 3.8 or Section
4.14 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:
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Section 3.8
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Section 4.14
If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 3.8
or Section 4.14 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:
$_____________________
Date: ___________________
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Your Signature:
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(Sign exactly as your name appears
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Tax Identification No.: _____________________
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Signature
Guarantee*: _________________
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Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature
guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).
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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES
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The following exchanges, repurchases or conversions of a part of this global Note have
been made:
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CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR REGISTRATION
OF TRANSFER OF RESTRICTED SECURITIES
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Re: 7.00% Senior Notes due 2020 (the
Notes
) of Valeant
Pharmaceuticals International (the
Company
).
This certificate relates to $___________________ principal amount of Notes owned in (check
applicable box)
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book-entry or
o
definitive form by____________________ (the
Transferor
).
The Transferor has requested a Registrar or the Trustee to exchange or register the transfer
of such Notes.
In connection with such request and in respect of each such Note, the Transferor does hereby
certify that the Transferor is familiar with transfer restrictions relating to the Notes as
provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture dated as of September 28, 2010 among Valeant
Pharmaceuticals International, the guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust
Company, N.A., as trustee (the
Indenture
), and the transfer of such Note is in accordance with
any applicable securities laws of any state and is being made pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
Securities Act
) (check applicable
box) or the transfer or exchange, as the case may be, of such Note does not require registration
under the Securities Act because (check applicable box):
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the Securities Act.
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Such Note is being acquired for the Transferors own account, without transfer.
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Such Note is being transferred to the Company or a Subsidiary (as defined in the
Indenture) of the Company.
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Such Note is being transferred to a person the Transferor reasonably believes is a
qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A or any successor provision
thereto (
Rule 144A
) under the Securities Act) that is purchasing for its own
account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer, in each case to
whom notice has been given that the transfer is being made in reliance on such Rule
144A, and in each case in reliance on Rule 144A.
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Such Note is being transferred pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from
the registration requirements under the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144
(or any successor thereto) (
Rule 144
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Such Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in
compliance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act (or any successor
thereto).
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Such Note is being transferred to an institutional accredited investor (as defined
in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of the Securities Act) that has provided a letter
addressed to the Company, in the form of Exhibit C attached to the Indenture,
containing certain representations and agreements.
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The Transferor acknowledges and agrees that, if the transferee will hold any such Notes in the
form of beneficial interests in a global Note which is a restricted security within the meaning
of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, then such transfer can only be made pursuant to (i) Rule 144A
under the Securities Act and such transferee must be a qualified institutional buyer (as defined
in Rule 144A) or (ii) Regulation S under the Securities Act.
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF GUARANTEE
[Name of Note Guarantor] and its successors under the Indenture, jointly and severally with
any other Note Guarantors, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) guarantee the due and
punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities, whether at
maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest on the
overdue principal of and interest, if any, on the Securities, to the extent lawful, and the due and
punctual performance of all other obligations of Valeant Pharmaceutical International (the
"
Company
) to the Holders or the Trustee, all in accordance with the terms set forth in Article 10
of the Indenture and (ii) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Securities
or any of such other obligations, guarantee that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or
performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by
acceleration or otherwise. Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the
Indenture unless otherwise indicated.
No stockholder, officer, director or incorporator, as such, past, present or future, of [name
of Note Guarantor] shall have any personal liability under this Note Guarantee by reason of his,
her or its status as such stockholder, officer, director or incorporator. This Note Guarantee
shall be binding upon [name of Note Guarantor] and its successors and assigns and shall inure to
the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Trustee and the Holders and, in the event of any
transfer or assignment of rights by any Holder or the Trustee, the rights and privileges herein
conferred upon that party shall automatically extend to and be vested in such transferee or
assignee, all subject to the terms and conditions hereof.
This Note Guarantee shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of
authentication on the Security upon which this Note Guarantee is noted shall have been executed by
the Trustee under the Indenture by the manual signature of one of its authorized officers.
THE TERMS OF ARTICLE 10 OF THE INDENTURE ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE.
This Note Guarantee shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of New York.
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[NAME OF NOTE GUARANTOR]
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM ACQUIRING
INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
One Enterprise
Aliso Viejo, California 92656
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile No.: (949) 461-6609
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Re:
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6.75% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2017
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7.00% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2020
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Dear Sirs:
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of September 28, 2010 (the
Indenture
),
among Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, as issuer (the
Company
), Valeant Pharmaceuticals
International, Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust
Company, N.A., a banking corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of New York, as
trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in
the Indenture.
In connection with our proposed purchase of: [$___________________ aggregate principal amount
of 6.75% Senior Notes due 2017] [$___________________ aggregate principal amount of 7.00% Senior
Notes due 2020] (the
Securities
), we confirm that:
1. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Securities or any interest therein is
subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Indenture and the undersigned
agrees to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Securities or any
interest therein except in compliance with, such restrictions and conditions and the United States
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
Securities Act
).
2. We understand that the offer and sale of the Securities have not been registered under the
Securities Act, and that the Securities and any interest therein may not be offered or sold except
as permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts
for which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that if we should sell the Securities or any
interest therein, we will do so only (A) to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (B) in
accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a qualified institutional buyer (as defined
therein), (C) inside the United States to an institutional accredited investor (as defined below)
purchasing for its own account or for the account of another institutional accredited investor
that, prior to such transfer, furnishes (or has furnished on its behalf by a U.S. broker-dealer) to
you and to the Company a signed letter substantially in the form of this letter and, if the
proposed transfer is in respect of an aggregate principal amount of Securities of less than
$250,000, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that
such transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (D) pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144
under the Securities Act (if available), (E) in accordance with another exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act (and based upon an opinion of counsel acceptable to
the Company) or (F) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and
we further agree to provide to any
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person purchasing the Securities from us in a transaction meeting the requirements of clauses
(A) through (F) of this paragraph a notice advising such purchaser that resales thereof are
restricted as stated herein.
3. We understand that, on any proposed resale of the Securities or beneficial interest
therein, we will be required to furnish to you and the Company such certifications, legal opinions
and other information as you and the Company may reasonably require to confirm that the proposed
sale complies with the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Securities purchased
by us will bear a legend to the foregoing effect.
4. We are an institutional accredited investor (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or
(7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have such knowledge and experience in financial
and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the
Securities, and we and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk
of our or its investment.
5. We are acquiring the Securities or beneficial interest therein purchased by us for our own
account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional
Accredited Investor
) as to
each of which we exercise sole investment discretion.
You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to
produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal
proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
Dated:
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF CANADIAN NOTE GUARANTEE
THIS CANADIAN NOTE GUARANTEE (as amended, restated, modified, renewed or extended from time to
time, and including, for the avoidance of any doubt, the preamble and recitals hereto, this
Canadian Note Guarantee
), is executed and delivered as of
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by
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(
Guarantor
) in favour of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a national banking
association duly organized under the laws of the United States, as trustee (the
Trustee
) for the
benefit of each Holder (together with the Trustee, collectively, the
Beneficiaries
).
RECITALS:
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Reference is made to that Indenture dated as of September 28, 2010 among Valeant
Pharmaceuticals International, a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of
Delaware (the
Company
), Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., a corporation continued
under the federal laws of Canada (the
Parent
), the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and,
the Trustee (as amended, supplemented, restated, extended, renewed, or replaced from time to
time, the
Indenture
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Guarantor is an Affiliate of the Company, and, as such, will benefit by virtue of the
financial accommodations extended to the Company pursuant to the Indenture.
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THEREFORE
, Guarantor agrees as follows:
Section 1.
DEFINITIONS AND PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION
1.1. Definitions.
All capitalized terms used and not defined elsewhere in this Canadian Note Guarantee, and all
capitalized terms used and not defined in the provisions incorporated by reference into this
Canadian Note Guarantee, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture (such meanings
to be determined as if such terms were to be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the
Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable in the Province of Ontario) and shall
be incorporated by reference into this Canadian Note Guarantee, and the following words and terms
have the meanings set out below:
Guaranteed Obligations
has the meaning given to it in Section 2.1(a).
Indenture
has the meaning given to it in the recitals to this Canadian Note Guarantee.
Insolvency Proceeding
means (a) any proceeding by or against any Person seeking to adjudicate it
a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking dissolution, liquidation, winding-up, reorganization,
administration, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, rescheduling or composition of it or
its debts under any Bankruptcy Law, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment
of a monitor, receiver, interim receiver, administrative receiver, administrator, receiver-manager,
manager, examiner, trustee, custodian, liquidator, sequestrator, agent or other similar official
for any such Person or for any substantial part of its property under any provision of any
Bankruptcy Law, or (b) the appointment of a monitor, receiver, interim receiver, administrative
receiver, administrator, receiver-manager, manager, examiner, trustee, liquidator, custodian,
sequestrator, agent or similar official for such Person or a substantial part of its assets shall
occur under any Bankruptcy Law.
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1.2. Certain Rules of Interpretation.
In this Canadian Note Guarantee:
(a)
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Governing Law
This Canadian Note Guarantee (including terms incorporated by reference to
the Indenture) is a contract made under and shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable in the
Province of Ontario.
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(b)
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Headings
Headings of Articles and Sections are inserted for convenience of reference only
and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Canadian Note Guarantee.
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Including
Where the word including or includes is used in this Canadian Note
Guarantee, it means including (or includes) without limitation.
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(d)
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No Strict Construction
The language used in this Canadian Note Guarantee is the language
chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall
be applied against any party.
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(e)
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Number and Gender
Unless the context otherwise requires, words importing the singular
include the plural and vice versa and words importing gender include all genders.
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(f)
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Statutory references
A reference to a statute includes all regulations made pursuant to
such statute and, unless otherwise specified, the provisions of any statute or regulation
which amends, revises, restates, supplements or supersedes any such statute or any such
regulation.
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Time
Time is of the essence in the performance of Guarantors obligations under this
Canadian Note Guarantee.
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Section 2.
GUARANTEE
2.1. Guarantee of the Obligations.
(a)
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Guarantor hereby unconditionally Guarantees to each Holder of a Security authenticated and
delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of
the validity and enforceability of the Indenture, the Securities or the obligations of the
Company thereunder that: (i) the due and punctual payment of principal, premium and interest
on the Securities shall be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by
acceleration, redemption or otherwise, (ii) the due and punctual payment of interest on the
overdue principal of and interest on the Securities, if any, if lawful, and all other
obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee under the Indenture or any Security
shall be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms thereof, and
(iii) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Securities or any of such
other obligations, that same shall be promptly paid in full when due or performed in
accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by
acceleration pursuant to Section 6.2 of the Indenture or otherwise (collectively, the
Guaranteed Obligations
). Guarantor agrees that this Canadian Note Guarantee is a guarantee
of payment and not a guarantee of collection. Failing payment when due of any Guaranteed
Obligations for whatever reason, Guarantor shall be obligated to pay the same immediately.
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Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations with regard to its Canadian Note Guarantee shall
be unconditional, irrespective of the validity or enforceability of the Securities or the
obligations of the Company under the Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same,
the recovery of any judgment against the Company or any other obligor with respect to the
Indenture, the Securities or the obligations of the Company under the Indenture or the
Securities, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstances (other than complete
performance) which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a
guarantor. Guarantor further, to the extent permitted by applicable law, hereby waives and
relinquishes all claims, rights and remedies accorded by applicable law to guarantors and
shall agree not to assert or take advantage of any such claims, rights or remedies, including
but not limited to: (i) any right to require any Beneficiary, as a condition of payment or
performance by Guarantor, to (A) proceed against the Company, any other guarantor (including
any other Note Guarantor) of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other person, (B) proceed
against or exhaust any security held from the Company, any such other guarantor or any other
person, (C) proceed against or have resort to any balance of any deposit account or credit on
the books of any Beneficiary in favour of the Company or any other person, or (D) pursue any
other remedy in the power of any Beneficiary whatsoever; (ii) any defense arising by reason of
the incapacity, lack of authority or any disability or other defense of the Company including
any defense based on or arising out of the lack of validity or the unenforceability of the
Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement or instrument relating thereto or by reason of the
cessation of the liability of the Company from any cause other than payment in full of the
Guaranteed Obligations; (iii) any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides
that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more
burdensome than that of the principal; (iv) any defense based upon any Beneficiarys errors or
omissions in the administration of the Guaranteed Obligations, except behavior which amounts
to bad faith; (v) (A) any principles or provisions of law, statutory or otherwise, which are
or might be in conflict with the terms of this Canadian Note Guarantee and any legal or
equitable discharge of Guarantors obligations hereunder and under this Canadian Note
Guarantee, (B) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting Guarantors liability
hereunder or the enforcement hereof, (C) any rights to set-offs, recoupments and counterclaims
and (D) promptness, diligence and any requirement that any Beneficiary protect, secure,
perfect or insure any security interest or lien or any property subject thereto; (vi) notices,
demands, presentations, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and notices of any
action or inaction, including acceptance of this Canadian Note Guarantee, notices of default
under the Securities or any agreement or instrument related thereto, notices of any renewal,
extension or modification of the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement related thereto, and
notices of any extension of credit to the Company and any right to consent to any thereof; and
(vii) any defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by law which limit the
liability of or exonerate guarantors or sureties, or which may conflict with the terms of this
Canadian Note Guarantee.
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If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company,
any Note Guarantor or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in
relation to either the Company or any Note Guarantor, any amount paid to either the Trustee or
such Holder, this Canadian Note Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be
reinstated in full force and effect.
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Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the
Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all
Guaranteed Obligations. Guarantor further agrees that, as between Guarantor, on the one hand,
and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (i) the maturity of the Guaranteed
Obligations may be accelerated as provided in Section 6.2 of the Indenture for the purposes of
this Canadian Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition
preventing such acceleration in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations and (ii) in the event of
any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Section 6.2 of the
Indenture, such obligations (whether or not due
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and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by
Guarantor for the purpose of this Canadian Note Guarantee.
Guarantor shall not exercise any right to seek contribution
from any non-paying Note Guarantor if the exercise of such
right impairs the rights of the Holders under the Note
Guarantees.
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2.2. Merger and Consolidation of Guarantors
(a)
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In case of any sale or other disposition, consolidation, merger, amalgamation or conveyance
and upon the assumption by the successor person on terms and conditions satisfactory to the
Trustee of the obligations of Guarantor under this Canadian Note Guarantee, and the due and
punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions of the Indenture to be performed
by Guarantor, such successor person shall succeed to and be substituted for Guarantor under
this Canadian Note Guarantee with the same effect as if it had been named herein as Guarantor.
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Except as set forth in Articles 4 and 5 of the Indenture, and notwithstanding clause (a) of
this Section 2.2, nothing contained in the Indenture or in any of the Securities shall prevent
any consolidation, merger or amalgamation of a Note Guarantor with or into the Company or
another Note Guarantor, or shall prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a Note
Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company or another Note
Guarantor.
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2.3. Release
(a)
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In the event (i) of a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of
Guarantor, by way of merger, amalgamation, consolidation or otherwise, or a sale or other
disposition of all the Equity Interests of any Guarantor, in each case to a person that is not
(either before or after giving effect to such transactions) a Subsidiary of Parent, so long as
the Net Proceeds of such sale or other disposition are applied in accordance with the
applicable provisions of the Indenture, including without limitation Section 4.14 thereof,
(ii) of a designation by Parent of Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with
the definition thereof, (iii) upon the release or discharge of this Canadian Note Guarantee in
respect of any Indebtedness that resulted in the issuance after the Issue Date of this
Canadian Note Guarantee by Guarantor or (iv) the Company discharges the Indenture under
Section 8.1 thereof or exercises its legal or covenant defeasance options under Section 8.2 or
8.3 thereof, respectively, Guarantor or, in the case of a sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of Guarantor, the Person acquiring such property, shall be
released and relieved of any obligations under this Canadian Note Guarantee without any
further action being required by the Trustee or any Holder.
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Upon delivery by the Company to the Trustee of an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel to the effect that such sale or other disposition was made by the Company in
accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, including without limitation Section 4.8
thereof, the Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably required in order to evidence the
release of Guarantor from its obligations under this Canadian Note Guarantee.
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Section 3.
MISCELLANEOUS
3.1.
Limitations Act
, 2002 (Ontario)
Any and all limitation periods provided for in the
Limitations Act, 2002
(Ontario), as amended from
time to time, or any other applicable law limiting the time for which an action may be commenced
shall be
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excluded from application to the obligations of Guarantor hereunder to fullest extent permitted by
such Act or applicable law.
3.2. Usury Savings Clause
If any provision of this Canadian Note Guarantee, the Indenture or any Security would obligate any
Canadian Note Guarantor to make any payment of or on account of interest or other amount in an
amount or calculated at a rate which would result in a receipt by any Holder of interest at a
criminal rate (as such term is construed under the
Criminal Code
(Canada)), then notwithstanding
such provisions, such amount or rate shall be deemed to have been adjusted with retroactive effect
to the maximum amount or rate of interest, as the case may be, as would not so result in a receipt
by such Holder of interest at a criminal rate, such adjustment to be effected, to the extent
necessary, as follows: (1) firstly, by reducing the amount or rate of interest required to be paid
to such Holder, and (2) thereafter, by reducing any fees, commissions, premiums and other amounts
required to be paid to such Holder which would constitute interest for purposes of Section 347 of
the
Criminal Code
(Canada).
3.3. Interest Act (Canada)
For purposes of disclosure pursuant to the
Interest Act
(Canada), the annual rates of interest or
fees to which the rates of interest or fees provided for in this Canadian Note Guarantee, the
Indenture or the Securities (and stated herein or therein, as applicable, to be computed on the
basis of a 360 day year or any other period of time less than a calendar year) are equivalent are
the rates so provided for multiplied by the actual number of days in the applicable calendar year
and divided by 360 or the actual number of days in such other period of time, respectively.
3.4. Counterparts; Execution
This Canadian Note Guarantee may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties
on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an
original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and the same agreement.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Canadian Note Guarantee facsimile or other similar
method of electronic transmission (including by way of email attachment) shall be equally as
effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Canadian Note Guarantee.
3.5. Severability
If, in any jurisdiction, any provision of this Canadian Note Guarantee or its application to any
party or circumstance is restricted, prohibited or unenforceable, such provision shall, as to that
jurisdiction, be ineffective only to the extent of such restriction, prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Canadian Note Guarantee and
without affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction or
without affecting its application to other parties or circumstances.
3.6. Notices
All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed, sent, or
delivered in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
3.7. Successors
This Canadian Note Guarantee shall be binding upon Guarantor and its successors and shall inure to
the benefit of the successors of the Beneficiaries.
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3.8. Judgment Currency
Guarantor shall indemnify each Holder and each Person, if any, who controls any Holder within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any loss
incurred by such party as a result of any judgment or order being given or made against Guarantor
for any U.S. dollar amount due under this Canadian Note Guarantee and such judgment or order being
expressed and paid in a currency (the
Judgment Currency
) other than U.S. dollars and as a result
of any variation as between (i) the rate of exchange at which the U.S. dollar amount is converted
into the Judgment Currency for the purpose of such judgment or order and (ii) the spot rate of
exchange in The City of New York at which such party on the date of payment of such judgment or
order is able to purchase U.S. dollars with the amount of the Judgment Currency actually received
by such party if such party had utilized such amount of Judgment Currency to purchase U.S. dollars
upon such partys receipt thereof. Any amount due from Guarantor under this Section 3.8 shall be
due as a separate debt and shall not be affected by such judgment or order as aforesaid. The term
spot rate of exchange shall include any premiums and costs of exchange payable in connection with
the purchase of, or conversion into, U.S. dollars.
3.9. Payment of Additional Amounts
(a)
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All payments made under or with respect to this Canadian Note Guarantee by Guarantor will be
made free and clear of any withholding or deduction for or on account of any tax, duty, levy,
impost, assessment or other governmental charge of whatever nature (collectively,
Tax
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imposed or levied by or on behalf of Canada or any department or political subdivision thereof
(each, a
Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction
), unless Guarantor is required to withhold or deduct
Taxes by law. If Guarantor is required by law to withhold or deduct any amount for or on
account of Taxes of any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction from any payment made under or with
respect to this Canadian Note Guarantee, Guarantor, subject to the exceptions listed below,
will pay additional amounts (
Additional Amounts
) as may be necessary to ensure that the net
amount received by each Holder or beneficial owner of the Securities after such withholding or
deduction (including withholding or deduction attributable to Additional Amounts payable
hereunder) will not be less than the amount the Holder or beneficial owner would have received
if such Taxes had not been withheld or deducted.
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Guarantor will not, however, pay Additional Amounts to a Holder or Beneficial Owner of
Securities:
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to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have
been imposed but for the existence of any present or former connection between the
Holder or beneficial owner (or between a fiduciary, settler, beneficiary, member or
shareholder of, or possessor of a power over, such Holder or beneficial owner, if such
Holder or beneficial owner is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation) and the
Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (other than any connection resulting from the acquisition,
ownership, holding or disposition of Securities, the receipt of payments thereunder or
under this Canadian Note Guarantee and/or the exercise or enforcement of rights under
any Securities or this Canadian Note Guarantee);
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to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have
been imposed but for the failure of the Holder or Beneficial Owner of Securities,
following Guarantors written request addressed to the Holder, to the extent such
Holder or Beneficial Owner is legally eligible to do so, to comply with any
certification, identification, information or other reporting requirements, whether
required by statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of a Relevant Taxing
Jurisdiction, as a precondition to exemption from, or reduction in the rate of
deduction or withholding of, Taxes imposed by the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction
(including, without limitation, a
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certification that the Holder or Beneficial Owner is not resident in the Relevant
Taxing Jurisdiction);
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(iii)
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with respect to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales or any similar Taxes;
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to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have
been imposed but for the presentation by the Holder or beneficial owner of any
Security, where presentation is required, for payment on a date more than 30 days after
the date on which payment became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof
is duly provided for, whichever occurs later;
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with respect to any withholding or deduction that is imposed on a payment to an
individual and that is required to be made pursuant to the European Council Directive
on the taxation of savings income which was adopted by the ECOFIN Council on June 3,
2003 or any law implementing or complying with, or introduced in order to conform to,
such directive (the
EU Savings Tax Directive
) or is required to be made pursuant to
the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation dated October
26, 2004 providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in the EU Savings Tax
Directive (the
EU-Swiss Savings Tax Agreement
) or any law or other governmental
regulation implementing or complying with, or introduced in order to conform to, such
agreement; or
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any combination of items (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v).
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Guarantor will (i) make any such withholding or deduction required by applicable law and (ii)
remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction in accordance
with applicable law. Guarantor will make reasonable efforts to obtain certified copies of tax
receipts evidencing the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld from each Relevant Taxing
Jurisdiction imposing such Taxes. Guarantor will provide to the Trustee, within a reasonable
time after the date the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld are due pursuant to
applicable law, either a certified copy or tax receipts evidencing such payment, or, if such
tax receipts are not reasonably available to Guarantor, such other documentation that provides
reasonable evidence of such payment by Guarantor.
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Prior to the date on which the payment of any Additional Amounts are due, Guarantor will
deliver to the Trustee such Additional Amounts payable together with an Officers Certificate
stating that such Additional Amounts will be payable on the applicable payment date, and
setting forth the Additional Amounts so payable and will also set forth such other information
necessary to enable the Trustee to pay such Additional Amounts to Holders on the applicable
payment date. Any such Officers Certificate will be delivered to the Trustee at least 5
Business Days in advance of when the payments in question are required to be made (unless a
shorter period of time is acceptable to the Trustee in its reasonable discretion). Guarantor
will promptly publish a notice in accordance with Section 11.2 of the Indenture stating that
such Additional Amounts will be payable and describing the obligation to pay such amounts.
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Guarantor will reimburse the Holders of Securities, upon written request of such Holder of
Securities and certified proof of payment for the amount of (i) any Taxes levied or imposed by
a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction and payable by such Holder in connection with payments made
under or with respect to this Canadian Note Guarantee; and (ii) any Taxes levied or imposed
with respect to any reimbursement under the foregoing clause (i) or this clause (ii), so that
the net amount received by such Holder after such reimbursement will not be less than the net
amount such Holder would have received if the Taxes giving rise to the reimbursement described
in clauses (i) and/or (ii) had not been imposed, provided, however, that the indemnification
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obligation provided for in this Section 3.9(e) shall not extend to Taxes imposed for which
the Holder of the Securities would not have been eligible to receive payment of Additional
Amounts hereunder by virtue of clauses (i) through (vi) of Section 3.9(b) hereof, or to the
extent such Holder received Additional Amounts with respect to such payments.
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In addition, Guarantor will pay any stamp, issue, registration, court, documentary, excise or
other similar taxes, charges and duties, including interest and penalties with respect
thereto, imposed by any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction at any time in respect of the execution,
issuance, registration or delivery of this Canadian Note Guarantee or any other document or
instrument referred to thereunder and any such taxes, charges or duties imposed by any
Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction at any time as a result of, or in connection with, (i) any
payments made pursuant to the Securities, any Guarantee or any other such document or
instrument referred to thereunder and/or (ii) the enforcement of this Canadian Note Guarantee
or any other such document or instrument referred to thereunder.
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The obligations described under this Section 3.9 will survive any termination, defeasance or
discharge of this Indenture and will apply mutatis mutandis to any successor Person to
Guarantor and to any jurisdiction (other than the United States, any state thereof or the
District of Columbia) in which such successor is organized, doing business or is otherwise
resident for Tax purposes or any jurisdiction (other than the United States, any state thereof
or the District of Columbia) from or through which payment is made by such successor or its
respective agents.
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Whenever this Canadian Note Guarantee refers to, in any context, the payment of principal,
premium, if any, interest or any other amount payable under or with respect to any Security or
under this Canadian Note Guarantee, such reference includes the payment of Additional Amounts
or other payments that would be payable pursuant to this Section 3.9, if applicable.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, Guarantor has executed and delivered this Guarantee as of the first date
written above.
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Exhibit 4.3
EXECUTION COPY
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL
AND
RIBAPHARM INC.
3.0% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2010
4.0% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2013
INDENTURE
DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 19, 2003
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
AS TRUSTEE
CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*
TIA INDENTURE
SECTION SECTION
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Section 310(a)(1).......................................... 9.10
(a)(2)............................................. 9.10
(a)(3)............................................. N.A.**
(a)(4)............................................. N.A.
(a)(5)............................................. 9.10
(b)................................................ 9.8; 9.10
(c)................................................ N.A.
Section 311(a)............................................. 9.11
(b)................................................ 9.11
(c)................................................ N.A.
Section 312(a)............................................. 2.5
(b)................................................ 12.3
(c)................................................ 12.3
Section 313(a)............................................. 9.6
(b)(1)............................................. N.A.
(b)(2)............................................. 9.6
(c)................................................ 9.6; 12.2
(d)................................................ 9.6
Section 314(a)............................................. 6.2; 6.4; 12.2
(b)................................................ N.A.
(c)(1)............................................. 12.4(a)
(c)(2)............................................. 12.4(a)
(c)(3)............................................. N.A.
(d)................................................ N.A.
(e)................................................ 12.4(b)
(f)................................................ N.A.
Section 315(a)............................................. 9.1(b)
(b)................................................ 9.5; 12.2
(c)................................................ 9.1(a)
(d)................................................ 9.1(c)
(e)................................................ 8.11
Section 316(a)(last sentence).............................. 2.9
(a)(1)(A).......................................... 8.5
(a)(1)(B).......................................... 8.4
(a)(2)............................................. N.A.
(b)................................................ 8.7
(c)................................................ 12.5
Section 317(a)(1).......................................... 8.8
(a)(2)............................................. 8.9
(b)................................................ 2.4
Section 318(a)............................................. NA
(b)................................................ NA
(c)................................................ 12.1
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* This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part
of this Indenture.
** N.A. means Not Applicable.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE................. 1
Section 1.1 Definitions............................................... 1
Section 1.2 Other Definitions......................................... 7
Section 1.3 Trust Indenture Act Provisions............................ 8
Section 1.4 Rules of Construction..................................... 9
ARTICLE II THE SECURITIES............................................. 9
Section 2.1 Form and Dating........................................... 9
Section 2.2 Execution and Authentication.............................. 11
Section 2.3 Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent.............. 11
Section 2.4 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust....................... 12
Section 2.5 Securityholder Lists...................................... 12
Section 2.6 Transfer and Exchange..................................... 12
Section 2.7 Replacement Securities.................................... 13
Section 2.8 Outstanding Securities.................................... 14
Section 2.9 Treasury Securities....................................... 14
Section 2.10 Temporary Securities..................................... 15
Section 2.11 Cancellation............................................. 15
Section 2.12 Legend; Additional Transfer and Exchange Requirements.... 15
Section 2.13 CUSIP Numbers............................................ 18
ARTICLE III REDEMPTION AND PURCHASES................................... 18
Section 3.1 Right to Redeem........................................... 18
Section 3.2 Selection of Securities to be Redeemed.................... 19
Section 3.3 Notice of Redemption...................................... 19
Section 3.4 Effect of Notice of Redemption............................ 20
Section 3.5 Deposit of Redemption Price............................... 20
Section 3.6 Securities Redeemed in Part............................... 21
Section 3.7 Intentionally Omitted..................................... 21
Section 3.8 Purchase of Securities at Option of the Holder upon
Change in Control......................................... 21
Section 3.9 Obligors' Right to Elect Manner of Payment of Change in
Control Purchase Price for Payment........................ 24
Section 3.10 Effect of Change in Control Purchase Notice.............. 27
Section 3.11 Deposit of Change in Control Purchase Price.............. 27
Section 3.12 Securities Purchased in Part............................. 28
Section 3.13 Compliance with Securities Laws upon Purchase of
Securities............................................... 28
Section 3.14 Repayment to the Obligors................................ 28
ARTICLE IV CONVERSION................................................. 28
Section 4.1 Conversion Privilege...................................... 28
Section 4.2 Conversion Procedure...................................... 29
Section 4.3 Fractional Shares......................................... 31
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Section 4.4 Taxes on Conversion....................................... 31
Section 4.5 Obligors to Provide Stock................................. 31
Section 4.6 Adjustment of Conversion Rate............................. 32
Section 4.7 No Adjustment............................................. 37
Section 4.8 Adjustment for Tax Purposes............................... 37
Section 4.9 Notice of Adjustment...................................... 37
Section 4.10 Notice of Certain Transactions........................... 38
Section 4.11 Effect of Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or
Sale on Conversion Privilege ............................ 38
Section 4.12 Trustee's Disclaimer..................................... 39
Section 4.13 Voluntary Increase....................................... 39
Section 4.14 Cash Conversion Option................................... 40
ARTICLE V SUBORDINATION.............................................. 42
Section 5.1 Agreement of Subordination................................ 42
Section 5.2 Payments to Holders....................................... 42
Section 5.3 Subrogation of Securities................................. 44
Section 5.4 Authorization to Effect Subordination..................... 45
Section 5.5 Notice to Trustee......................................... 46
Section 5.6 Trustee's Relation to Senior Indebtedness................. 46
Section 5.7 No Impairment of Subordination............................ 47
Section 5.8 Certain Conversions not Deemed Payment.................... 47
Section 5.9 Article Applicable to Paying Agents....................... 47
Section 5.10 Senior Indebtedness Entitled to Rely..................... 48
ARTICLE VI COVENANTS.................................................. 48
Section 6.1 Payment of Securities..................................... 48
Section 6.2 SEC Reports............................................... 49
Section 6.3 Compliance Certificates................................... 49
Section 6.4 Further Instruments and Acts.............................. 49
Section 6.5 Maintenance of Corporate Existence........................ 49
Section 6.6 Rule 144A Information Requirement......................... 49
Section 6.7 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws............................ 50
Section 6.8 Payment of Additional Interest............................ 50
Section 6.9 Notice of Default......................................... 50
ARTICLE VII CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE....... 50
Section 7.1 Obligors May Consolidate, Etc. Only on Certain Terms...... 50
Section 7.2 Successor Substituted..................................... 51
ARTICLE VIII DEFAULT AND REMEDIES....................................... 51
Section 8.1 Events Of Default......................................... 51
Section 8.2 Acceleration.............................................. 53
Section 8.3 Other Remedies............................................ 54
Section 8.4 Waiver of Defaults and Events of Default.................. 54
Section 8.5 Control by Majority....................................... 54
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Section 8.6 Limitations on Suits...................................... 54
Section 8.7 Rights of Holders to Receive Payment and to Convert....... 55
Section 8.8 Collection Suit by Trustee................................ 55
Section 8.9 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.......................... 55
Section 8.10 Priorities............................................... 56
Section 8.11 Undertaking for Costs.................................... 56
ARTICLE IX TRUSTEE.................................................... 57
Section 9.1 Duties of Trustee......................................... 57
Section 9.2 Rights of Trustee......................................... 58
Section 9.3 Individual Rights of Trustee.............................. 59
Section 9.4 Trustee's Disclaimer...................................... 59
Section 9.5 Notice of Default or Events of Default.................... 59
Section 9.6 Reports by Trustee to Holders............................. 59
Section 9.7 Compensation and Indemnity................................ 59
Section 9.8 Replacement of Trustee.................................... 60
Section 9.9 Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.......................... 61
Section 9.10 Eligibility; Disqualification............................ 61
Section 9.11 Preferential Collection of Claims against Obligors....... 61
ARTICLE X SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; RELEASE OF
RIBAPHARM.................................................. 62
Section 10.1 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.................. 62
Section 10.2 Application of Trust Money............................... 63
Section 10.3 Repayment to Obligors.................................... 63
Section 10.4 Reinstatement............................................ 63
Section 10.5 Release of Ribapharm as Obligor.......................... 63
Section 10.6 Reinstatement of Ribapharm as Obligor.................... 64
ARTICLE XI AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS........................ 64
Section 11.1 Without Consent of Holders............................... 64
Section 11.2 With Consent of Holders.................................. 65
Section 11.3 Compliance with Trust Indenture Act...................... 66
Section 11.4 Revocation and Effect of Consents........................ 66
Section 11.5 Notation On or Exchange of Securities.................... 66
Section 11.6 Trustee To Sign Amendments, Etc.......................... 67
Section 11.7 Effect of Supplemental Indentures........................ 67
ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS.............................................. 67
Section 12.1 Trust Indenture Act Controls............................. 67
Section 12.2 Notices.................................................. 67
Section 12.3 Communications by Holders with other Holders............. 68
Section 12.4 Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as to Conditions
Precedent................................................ 69
Section 12.5 Record Date For Vote Or Consent of Holders............... 69
Section 12.6 Rules By Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar And
Conversion Agent......................................... 70
Section 12.7 Legal Holidays........................................... 70
Section 12.8 Governing Law; Submission To Jurisdiction................ 70
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Section 12.9 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements............ 70
Section 12.10 No Recourse against Others.............................. 70
Section 12.11 Successors.............................................. 70
Section 12.12 Multiple Counterparts................................... 70
Section 12.13 Separability............................................ 71
Section 12.14 Table of Contents, Headings, etc........................ 71
Section 12.15 Calculations in Respect of the Securities...............71c71
Section 12.15 Calculations in Respect of the Securities............... 71
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THIS INDENTURE dated as of November 19, 2003 is among Valeant
Pharmaceuticals International, a corporation duly organized under the laws of
the State of Delaware (the "Company"), Ribapharm Inc., a corporation duly
organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("Ribapharm"), and The Bank of
New York, a banking corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of
New York, as Trustee (the "Trustee").
In consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the
Holders thereof, all parties agree as follows for the benefit of the other and
for the equal and ratable benefit of the registered Holders of the Company's, as
issuer, and Ribapharm's, as co-obligor, 3.0% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due
2010 and 4.0% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due 2013.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Section 1.1 Definitions.
"Additional Interest" means "Liquidated Damages" as defined in Section 7
of the Registration Rights Agreement. All references herein to interest accrued
or payable as of any date shall include any Additional Interest accrued or
payable as of such date as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement.
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any specified person, any other person
directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect
common control with such specified person. For the purposes of this definition,
"control" when used with respect to any person means the power to direct the
management and policies of such person, directly or indirectly, whether through
the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms
"controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
"Agent" means any Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent.
"Applicable Procedures" means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of
beneficial ownership interests in the Global Securities, the rules and
procedures of the Depositary, to the extent applicable to such transfer or
exchange.
"Board of Directors" means either the board of directors of each of the
Obligors or any committee of each such Board of Directors authorized to act for
each of the Obligors with respect to this Indenture.
"Business Day" means each day that is not a Legal Holiday.
"Capital Stock" or "capital stock" of any Person means any and all shares,
interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other
equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, but
excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.
"Cash" or "cash" means such coin or currency of the United States as at
any time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.
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"Certificated Securities" means Securities that are in substantially the
forms attached hereto as or Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2 and that do not include
the information to which footnotes 1, 6 and 7 apply.
"Closing Price" of a share of Common Stock or other security, as
applicable, on any date means the last reported per share sale price (or if no
last sale price is reported, the average of the bid and the ask prices or, if
more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and average ask
prices) on such date as reported in composite transactions for the principal
U.S. securities exchange on which the Common Stock or other security, as
applicable, is then listed or, if the Common Stock or other security, as
applicable, is not listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, as
reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
System or, if such Common Stock or other security, as applicable, is not quoted
on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System, as
reported on the principal other market on which the Common Stock or other
security, as applicable, is then traded. In the absence of such quotations, the
Board of Directors will make a good faith determination of the Closing Price.
"Common Stock" means the common stock of the Company, $.01 par value per
share, as it exists on the date of this Indenture and any shares of any class or
classes of capital stock of the Company resulting from any reclassification or
reclassifications thereof and which have no preference in respect of dividends
or of amounts payable in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
dissolution or winding-up of the Company and which are not subject to redemption
by the Company; provided, however, that if at any time there shall be more than
one such resulting class, the shares of each such class then so issuable on
conversion of Securities shall be substantially in the proportion which the
total number of shares of such class resulting from all such reclassifications
bears to the total number of shares of all such classes resulting from all such
reclassifications.
"Company" means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this
Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to the applicable provisions of
this Indenture, and thereafter "Company" shall mean such successor Company.
"Conversion Rate" has the meaning specified in the Securities.
"Conversion Settlement Date" means the Business Day immediately following
the final day of the Cash Settlement Averaging Period.
"Corporate Trust Office" means the principal office of the Trustee at
which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered
which office at the date of the execution of this Indenture is located at 101
Barclay Street-8W, New York, NY 10286, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
or at any other time at such other address as the Trustee may designate from
time to time by notice to the Obligors.
"Default" or "default" means, when used with respect to the Securities,
any event which is or, after notice or passage of time or both, would be an
Event of Default.
"Designated Senior Indebtedness" means any Senior Indebtedness of the
Obligors in which the instrument creating or evidencing the same, or any related
agreements or documents to which either of the Obligors are a party, expressly
provides that such Senior Indebtedness shall
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be "Designated Senior Indebtedness" for purposes of this Indenture (provided
that such instrument, agreement or other document may place limitations and
conditions on the right of such Senior Indebtedness to exercise the rights of
Designated Senior Indebtedness).
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as in effect from time to
time.
"Final Maturity Date," when used with respect to the 3.0% Notes due 2010,
means August 16, 2010 and when used with respect to the 4.0% Notes due 2013,
means November 15, 2013.
"4.0% Notes due 2013" means any of the 4.0% Convertible Subordinated Notes
Due November 15, 2013, as amended or supplemented from time to time, that are
issued under this Indenture.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
of America as in effect as of the date of this Indenture, including those set
forth in (1) the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board
of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, (2) the statements
and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, (3) such other
statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the
accounting profession and (4) the rules and regulations of the SEC governing the
inclusion of financial statements (including pro forma financial statements) in
registration statements filed under the Securities Act and periodic reports
required to be filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including
opinions and pronouncements in staff accounting bulletins and similar written
statements from the accounting staff of the SEC.
"Global Securities" means Securities that are in substantially the forms
attached hereto as Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2 and that include the information
called for by footnotes 1 and 7 thereof and which are deposited with the
Depositary or its custodian and registered in the name of the Depositary or its
nominee.
"Holder" or "Securityholder" means the person in whose name a Security is
registered on the Primary Registrar's books.
"Indebtedness" means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, (a)
all indebtedness, obligations and other liabilities (contingent or otherwise) of
such Person (i) for borrowed money (including obligations of such Person in
respect of overdrafts, foreign exchange contracts, currency exchange agreements,
interest rate protection agreements, and any loans or advances from banks,
whether or not evidenced by notes or similar instruments) or (ii) evidenced by
credit or loan agreements, bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments
(whether or not the recourse of the lender is to the whole of the assets of such
Person or to only a portion thereof) (other than any accounts payable or other
accrued current liability or obligation incurred in the ordinary course of
business in connection with the obtaining of materials or services), (b) all
reimbursement obligations and other liabilities (contingent or otherwise) of
such Person with respect to letters of credit, bank guarantees or bankers'
acceptances, (c) all obligations and liabilities (contingent or otherwise) of
such Person in respect of leases of such Person required, in conformity with
GAAP, to be accounted for as capitalized lease obligations on the balance
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sheet of such Person, (d) all obligations and liabilities (contingent or
otherwise) of such Person under any lease or related document (including a
purchase agreement, conditional sale or other title retention agreement) in
connection with the lease of real property or improvements thereon (or any
personal property included as part of any such lease) which provides that such
Person is contractually obligated to purchase or cause a third party to purchase
the leased property or pay an agreed upon residual value of the leased property
to the lessor , including the obligations of such Person under such lease or
related document to purchase or cause a third party to purchase such leased
property or pay an agreed upon residual value of the leased property to the
lessor, (e) all obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such Person with
respect to any interest rate or other swap, cap, floor or collar agreement,
hedge agreement, forward contract, or other similar instrument or agreement or
foreign currency hedge, exchange, purchase or similar instrument or agreement;
(f) all direct or indirect guarantees, or similar agreements by such Person in
respect of, and obligations or liabilities of such Person to purchase or
otherwise acquire or otherwise assure a creditor against loss in respect of,
indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of another Person of the kinds
described in clauses (a) through (e), and (g) any and all deferrals, renewals,
extensions, refinancings and refundings of, or amendments, modifications or
supplements to, any indebtedness, obligation or liability of the kinds described
in clauses (a) through (f).
"Indenture" means this Indenture as amended or supplemented from time to
time pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
"Initial Purchasers" means Banc of America Securities LLC and Goldman,
Sachs & Co, as representatives of the initial purchasers named in Schedule I to
the Purchase Agreement.
"Interest" on any Security shall refer to interest and Additional Interest
thereon, unless the context otherwise requires.
"Obligors" means the Company and Ribapharm, jointly and severally, until
such time as Ribapharm is no longer an obligor pursuant to the applicable
provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter "Obligors" shall mean the Company.
"Officer" means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer,
the President, any Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Controller,
Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Controller, Assistant Treasurer or
Assistant Secretary of each of the Obligors.
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by two Officers;
provided, however, that for purposes of Sections 4.11 and 6.3, "Officers'
Certificate" means a certificate signed by the principal executive officer,
principal financial officer or principal accounting officer of each of the
Obligors and by one other Officer.
"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion from legal counsel. The
counsel may be an employee of or counsel to each of the Obligors or the Trustee.
"Person" or "person" means any individual, corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company,
trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political
subdivision thereof or any other entity.
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"Principal" or "principal" of a debt security, including the Securities,
means the principal of the security plus, when appropriate, the premium, if any,
on the security.
"Purchase Agreement" means the Purchase Agreement, dated November 13,
2003, among the Company, Ribapharm and Bank of America Securities LLC and
Goldman, Sachs & Co., as representatives of the initial purchasers named in
Schedule I thereto.
"Redemption Date" or "redemption date" means the date specified for
redemption of the 4.0% Notes due 2013 in accordance with the terms of the 4.0%
Notes due 2013 and this Indenture.
"Redemption Price" or "redemption price" means 100% of the Principal of
the 4.0% Notes due 2013 to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest and
Additional Interest, if any, including interest on any unpaid overdue interest,
compounded semi-annually, to but not including, the Redemption Date.
"Registration Rights Agreement" means the Registration Rights Agreement
dated as of November 19, 2003, among the Company, Ribapharm and the Initial
Purchasers.
"Representative" means the (a) indenture trustee or other trustee, agent
or representative for any Senior Indebtedness or (b) with respect to any Senior
Indebtedness that does not have any such trustee, agent or other representative,
(i) in the case of such Senior Indebtedness issued pursuant to an agreement
providing for voting arrangements as among the holders or owners of such Senior
Indebtedness, any holder or owner of such Senior Indebtedness acting with the
consent of the required persons necessary to bind such holders or owners of such
Senior Indebtedness and (ii) in the case of all other such Senior Indebtedness,
the holder or owner of such Senior Indebtedness.
"Restricted Global Security" means a Global Security that is a
Restricted Security.
"Restricted Security" means a Security required to bear the restricted
legend set forth in the form of Securities set forth in Exhibits A-1 and A-2 of
this Indenture.
"Ribapharm" means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this
Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to the applicable provisions of
this Indenture, and thereafter "Ribapharm" shall mean such successor.
"Rule 144" means Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any successor to
such Rule.
"Rule 144A" means Rule 144A under the Securities Act or any successor to
such Rule.
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Securities" means any of the 3.0% Notes due 2010 and 4.0% Notes due 2013
(each, a "Security"), as amended or supplemented from time to time, that are
issued under this Indenture.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as in effect from time to time.
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"Securities Custodian" means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the
Securities in global form, or any successor thereto.
"Senior Indebtedness" means the principal of, premium, if any, interest
(including any interest accruing subsequent to the commencement of any
bankruptcy or similar proceeding, whether or not a claim for post-petition
interest is allowed as a claim in any such proceeding) and rent payable on or in
connection with, and all fees, costs, expenses and other amounts accrued or due
on or in connection with, Indebtedness of the Obligors whether secured or
unsecured, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, outstanding on the date
of this Indenture or thereafter created, incurred, assumed, guaranteed or in
effect guaranteed by either of the Obligors (including all deferrals, renewals,
extensions or refundings of, or amendments, modifications or supplements to, the
foregoing). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term Senior Indebtedness shall
not include (i) any Indebtedness of the Obligors to any Subsidiary of the
Obligors (other than Indebtedness of the Obligors pledged as security for any
Senior Indebtedness), (ii) the Securities, (iii) Indebtedness evidenced by the
6 1/2% Notes, (iv) the Obligors' accounts payable to trade creditors arising in
the ordinary course of the Obligors' business and (iv) any Indebtedness that
expressly provides that it shall not be senior in right of payment to, or on the
same basis with, or is subordinated to or junior to, the Securities.
"Significant Subsidiary" means, in respect of any Person, a Subsidiary of
such Person that would constitute a "significant subsidiary" as such term is
defined under Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.
"6 1/2% Indenture" means the indenture, dated July 18, 2001, among the
Company, Ribapharm and The Bank of New York under which the 6 1/2% Notes were
originally issued.
"6 1/2% Notes" means any of the 6 1/2% Convertible Subordinated Notes due
July 15, 2008, originally issued under an indenture, dated July 18, 2001, among
the Company, Ribapharm and The Bank of New York.
"Subsidiary" means, in respect of any Person, any corporation,
association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the
total voting power of shares of Capital Stock or other interests (including
partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any
contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers, general partners or
trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by
(i) such Person; (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person;
or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
"3.0% Notes due 2010" means any of the 3.0% Convertible Subordinated Notes
Due August 16, 2010, as amended or supplemented from time to time, that are
issued under this Indenture.
"TIA" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder as in effect on the date of this Indenture, except as
provided in Section 11.3, and except to the extent any amendment to the Trust
Indenture Act expressly provides for application of the Trust Indenture Act as
in effect on another date.
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"Trading Day" means a day during which trading in securities generally
occurs on the New York Stock Exchange or, if the Common Stock is not listed on
the New York Stock Exchange, on the principal other national or regional
securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common
Stock is not listed on a national or regional securities exchange, on the
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System or, if the
Common Stock is not quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers
Automated Quotation System, on the principal other market on which the Common
Stock is then traded (provided that no day on which trading of the Common Stock
is suspended on such exchange or other trading market will count as a trading
day).
"Trustee" means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this
Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of
this Indenture, and thereafter means the successor.
"Trust Officer" means, with respect to the Trustee, any officer assigned
to the Corporate Trust Office, and also, with respect to a particular matter,
any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer's
knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
"Unrestricted Certificated Security" means a Certificated Security that
is not a Restricted Security.
"Unrestricted Global Security" means a Global Security that is not a
Restricted Security.
"Vice President" when used with respect to either of the Obligors or the
Trustee, means any vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a
word or words added before or after the title "vice president."
"Voting Stock" of a Person means any class or 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.
Section 1.2 Other Definitions.
TERM DEFINED IN SECTION
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"Agent Members"........................................... 2.1(b)
"Bankruptcy Law".......................................... 8.1
"Cash Amount"............................................. 4.14(a)
"Cash Settlement Averaging Period"........................ 4.14(a)
"Cash Settlement Notice Period"........................... 4.14(a)
"Change in Control"....................................... 3.8(a)
"Change in Control Purchase Date"......................... 3.8(a)
"Change in Control Purchase Notice"....................... 3.8(c)
"Change in Control Purchase Price"........................ 3.8(a)
"Obligors Notice"......................................... 3.8(b)
"Obligors Order".......................................... 2.2
"Conversion Agent"........................................ 2.3
"Conversion Date"......................................... 4.2
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TERM DEFINED IN SECTION
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"Conversion Obligation"................................... 4.1
"Conversion Price"........................................ 4.1
"Conversion Rate"......................................... 4.1
"Conversion Retraction Period"............................ 4.14(a)
"Conversion Settlement Distribution"...................... 4.14(a)
"Current Market Price".................................... 4.6(f)
"Custodian"............................................... 8.1
"DTC"..................................................... 2.1(a)
"Depositary".............................................. 2.1(a)
"Determination Date"...................................... 4.6(d)
"Dividend Threshold Amount"............................... 4.6(d)
"Event of Default"........................................ 8.1
"Expiration Date"......................................... 4.6(c)
"Expiration Time"......................................... 4.6(c)
"Instrument".............................................. 8.1
"Legal Holiday"........................................... 12.7
"Legend" ................................................. 2.12(a)
"Market Price" ........................................... 3.9(a)
"Notice of Conversion" 4.2
"Notice of Default"....................................... 8.1
"Paying Agent"............................................ 2.3
"Payment Blockage Notice"................................. 5.2
"Primary Registrar"....................................... 2.3
"Purchased Shares"........................................ 4.6(e)
"QIB"..................................................... 2.1
"Registrar"............................................... 2.3
"Rights Agreement" 4.6(c)
"Trigger Event" .......................................... 4.6(c)
"Triggering Distribution"................................. 4.6(d)
"Unissued Shares"......................................... 3.8(a)
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Section 1.3 Trust Indenture Act Provisions.
Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, that provision
is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The Indenture
shall also include those provisions of the TIA required to be included herein by
the provisions of the Trust Indenture Reform Act of 1990. The following TIA
terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:
"indenture securities" means the Securities;
"indenture security holder" means a Securityholder;
"indenture to be qualified" means this Indenture;
"indenture trustee" or "institutional trustee" means the Trustee;
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"obligor" on the indenture securities means the Obligors or any other
obligor on the Securities.
All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined in the TIA,
defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by any SEC rule and not
otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them therein.
Section 1.4 Rules of Construction.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(A) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(B) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning
assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;
(C) words in the singular include the plural, and words in the
plural include the singular;
(D) provisions apply to successive events and transactions;
(E) the term "merger" includes a statutory share exchange and the
term "merged" has a correlative meaning;
(F) the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter;
(G) references to agreements and other instruments include
subsequent amendments thereto; and
(H) "herein," "hereof" and other words of similar import refer to
this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other
subdivision.
ARTICLE II
THE SECURITIES
Section 2.1 Form and Dating.
The Securities and the Trustee's certificate of authentication shall be
substantially in the respective forms set forth in Exhibits A-1 and A-2, which
are incorporated in and made part of this Indenture. The Securities may have
notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or
usage. The Obligors shall provide any such notations, legends or endorsements to
the Trustee in writing. Each Security shall be dated the date of its
authentication. The Securities are being offered and sold by the Obligors
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, in transactions exempt from, or not subject
to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
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(a) Restricted Global Securities. All of the Securities are initially
being offered and sold to qualified institutional buyers as defined in Rule 144A
(collectively, "QIBS" or individually, each a "QIB") in reliance on Rule 144A
under the Securities Act and shall be issued initially in the form of one or
more Restricted Global Securities, which shall be deposited on behalf of the
purchasers of the Securities represented thereby with the Trustee, as custodian
for the depositary, The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") (such depositary, or
any successor thereto, being hereinafter referred to as the "DEPOSITARY"), and
registered in the name of its nominee, Cede & Co., duly executed by the Obligors
and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The aggregate
principal amount of the Restricted Global Securities may from time to time be
increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Securities
Custodian as hereinafter provided, subject in each case to compliance with the
Applicable Procedures.
(b) Global Securities in General. Each Global Security shall represent
such of the outstanding Securities as shall be specified therein and each shall
provide that it shall represent the aggregate amount of outstanding Securities
from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate amount of outstanding
Securities represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as
appropriate, to reflect exchanges, purchases or conversions of such Securities.
Any adjustment of the aggregate principal amount of a Global Security to reflect
the amount of any increase or decrease in the amount of outstanding Securities
represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee in accordance with instructions
given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.12 hereof and shall be made
on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary. Upon effectiveness of a shelf
registration statement pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the
Obligors shall issue, and the Trustee shall authenticate, a Global Security with
respect to each series of Securities in the form of Exhibit A-1 or A-2 hereof,
as applicable, which Global Securities shall not bear the Legend. Upon any sale
of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security pursuant to such
registration statement and delivery of appropriate evidence thereof to the
Trustee or any sale or transfer of a beneficial interest in connection with
which the Legend may be removed in accordance with this Indenture, the Trustee
shall increase the principal amount of the unrestricted Global Security by the
amount of such sale (or, as permitted by this Indenture, issue an unrestricted
Certificated Security) and likewise reduce the principal amount of the
Restricted Global Security.
Members of, or participants in, the Depositary ("AGENT MEMBERS") shall
have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Security held on
their behalf by the Depositary or under the Global Security, and the Depositary
(including, for this purpose, its nominee) may be treated by the Obligors, the
Trustee and any agent of the Obligors or the Trustee as the absolute owner and
Holder of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, nothing herein shall (A) prevent the Obligors, the Trustee or any
agent of the Obligors or the Trustee from giving effect to any written
certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or (B)
impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of
customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder of any
Security.
(c) Book Entry Provisions. The Obligors shall execute and the Trustee
shall, in accordance with this Section 2.1(c), authenticate and deliver
initially one or more Global Securities that (i) shall be registered in the name
of the Depositary or its nominee, (ii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to the
Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary's instructions and
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(iii) shall bear legends substantially in the form of the first paragraph of
Exhibits A-1 and A-2 hereto.
Section 2.2 Execution and Authentication.
An Officer of each of the Obligors shall sign the Securities for the
Obligors by manual or facsimile signature. Typographic and other minor errors or
defects in any such facsimile signature shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of any Security which has been authenticated and delivered by the
Trustee.
If an Officer whose signature is on a Security no longer holds that office
at the time the Trustee authenticates the Security, the Security shall be valid
nevertheless.
A Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee
manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Security. The signature
shall be conclusive evidence that the Security has been authenticated under this
Indenture.
The Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery Securities
for original issue in an aggregate principal amount of $240,000,000 of the 3.0%
Notes due 2010 and an aggregate principal amount of $240,000,000 of the 4.0%
Notes due 2013 upon receipt of a written order or orders of the Obligors signed
by an Officer of the Obligors (an "OBLIGORS ORDER"). The Obligors Order shall
specify the amount of Securities to be authenticated in each series, shall
provide that all such Securities will be represented by a Restricted Global
Security and the date on which each original issue of Securities is to be
authenticated. The aggregate principal amount of Securities outstanding at any
time of either series may not exceed the amounts in the foregoing sentence,
except as provided in Section 2.7. The 3.0% Notes due 2010 and the 4.0% Notes
due 2013 shall each constitute a separate series of Securities issued hereunder
and each such series shall vote separately as its own class under the Indenture,
except where otherwise provided.
The Trustee shall act as the initial authenticating agent. Thereafter, the
Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Obligors to
authenticate Securities. An authenticating agent may authenticate Securities
whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to
authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An
authenticating agent shall have the same rights as an Agent to deal with the
Obligors or an Affiliate of the Obligors.
The Securities shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons
and only in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and any integral multiple
thereof.
Section 2.3 Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent.
The Obligors shall maintain one or more offices or agencies where
Securities may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (each,
a "REGISTRAR"), one or more offices or agencies where Securities may be
presented for payment (each, a "PAYING AGENT"), one or more offices or agencies
where Securities may be presented for conversion (each, a "CONVERSION AGENT")
and one or more offices or agencies where notices and demands to or upon the
Obligors in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served. The
Obligors will at all times maintain a Paying Agent, Conversion Agent, Registrar
and an office or agency where notices and
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demands to or upon the Obligors in respect of the Securities and this Indenture
may be served in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York. One of the
Registrars (the "PRIMARY REGISTRAR") shall keep a register of the Securities and
of their transfer and exchange.
The Obligors shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any
Agent not a party to this Indenture. The agreement shall implement the
provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Agent. The Obligors shall
notify the Trustee of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this
Indenture. If the Obligors fail to maintain a Registrar, Paying Agent,
Conversion Agent or agent for service of notices and demands in any place
required by this Indenture, or fail to give the foregoing notice, the Trustee
shall act as such. The Obligors or any Affiliate of the Obligors may act as
Paying Agent (except for the purposes of Section 6.1 and Article 10).
The Obligors hereby initially designate the Trustee as Paying Agent,
Registrar, Securities Custodian and Conversion Agent, and the office or agency
of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York (which shall
initially be the office of the Trustee located at 101 Barclay Street - 8W, New
York, New York 10286) as one such office or agency of the Obligors for each of
the aforesaid purposes.
Section 2.4 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.
Prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on each due date of the principal
of, interest or Additional Interest, if any, on any Securities, the Obligors
shall deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal,
interest or Additional Interest, if any, so becoming due. Subject to Section
5.2, a Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Securityholders or
the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of,
interest or Additional Interest, if any, on the Securities, and shall notify the
Trustee of any default by the Obligors (or any other obligor on the Securities)
in making any such payment. If the Obligors or an Affiliate of the Obligors act
as Paying Agent, the Obligors or such Affiliate shall, before 11:00 a.m., New
York City time, on each due date of the principal of, interest or Additional
Interest, if any, on any Securities, segregate the money and hold it as a
separate trust fund. The Obligors at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay
all money held by it to the Trustee, and the Trustee may at any time during the
continuance of any default, upon written request to a Paying Agent, require such
Paying Agent to pay forthwith to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such
Paying Agent. Upon doing so, the Paying Agent (other than the Obligors) shall
have no further liability for the money.
Section 2.5 Securityholder Lists.
The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably
practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of
Securityholders. If the Trustee is not the Primary Registrar, the Obligors shall
furnish to the Trustee on or before each interest payment date, and at such
other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of
such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of
Securityholders.
Section 2.6 Transfer and Exchange.
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(a) Subject to compliance with any applicable additional requirements
contained in Section 2.12, when a Security is presented to a Registrar with a
request to register a transfer thereof or to exchange such Security for an equal
principal amount of Securities of other authorized denominations, the Registrar
shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested; provided,
however, that every Security presented or surrendered for registration of
transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by an assignment form
and, if applicable, a transfer certificate each in the form included in Exhibits
A-1 and A-2, as applicable, and in form satisfactory to the Registrar, duly
executed by the Holder thereof or its attorney duly authorized in writing. To
permit registration of transfers and exchanges, upon surrender of any Security
for registration of transfer or exchange at an office or agency maintained
pursuant to Section 2.3, the Obligors shall execute and the Trustee shall
authenticate Securities of a like aggregate principal amount at the Registrar's
request. Any exchange or transfer shall be without charge, except that the
Obligors or the Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto, and
provided, that this sentence shall not apply to any exchange pursuant to Section
2.10, 2.12(a), 3.6, 3.12, 4.2 (last paragraph) or 11.5.
Neither the Obligors, any Registrar nor the Trustee shall be required to
exchange or register a transfer of any Securities or portions thereof in respect
of which a Change in Control Purchase Notice has been delivered and not
withdrawn by the Holder thereof (except, in the case of the purchase of a
Security in part, the portion thereof not to be purchased).
All Securities issued upon any transfer or exchange of Securities shall be
valid obligations of the Obligors, evidencing the same debt and entitled to the
same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such
transfer or exchange.
(b) Any Registrar appointed pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof shall provide
to the Trustee such information as the Trustee may reasonably require in
connection with the delivery by such Registrar of Securities upon transfer or
exchange of Securities.
(c) Each Holder of a Security agrees to indemnify the Obligors and the
Trustee against any liability that may result from the transfer, exchange or
assignment of such Holder's Security in violation of any provision of this
Indenture and/or applicable United States federal or state securities law.
Section 2.7 Replacement Securities.
If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Obligors, a Registrar or
the Trustee, or the Obligors, a Registrar and the Trustee receive evidence to
their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security, and there
is delivered to the Obligors, the applicable Registrar and the Trustee such
security or indemnity as will be required by them to save each of them harmless,
then, in the absence of notice to the Obligors, such Registrar or the Trustee
that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Obligors
shall execute, and upon its written request the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver, in exchange for any such mutilated Security or in lieu of any such
destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of like tenor and principal
amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
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In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has
become or is about to become due and payable, or is about to be purchased by the
Obligors pursuant to Article 3, the Obligors in their discretion may, instead of
issuing a new Security, pay or purchase such Security, as the case may be.
Upon the issuance of any new Securities under this Section 2.7, the
Obligors may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other
reasonable expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of the Trustee
or the Registrar) in connection therewith.
Every new Security issued pursuant to this Section 2.7 in lieu of any
mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original
additional contractual obligation of the Obligors, whether or not the mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone,
and shall be entitled to all benefits of this Indenture equally and
proportionately with any and all other Securities duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section 2.7 are (to the extent lawful) exclusive
and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with
respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen
Securities.
Section 2.8 Outstanding Securities.
Securities outstanding at any time are all Securities authenticated by
the Trustee, except for those canceled by it, those converted pursuant to
Article IV, those delivered to it for cancellation or surrendered for transfer
or exchange and those described in this Section 2.8 as not outstanding.
If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.7, it ceases to be
outstanding unless the Obligors receive proof satisfactory to it that the
replaced Security is held by a bona fide purchaser.
If a Paying Agent (other than the Obligors or an Affiliate of the
Obligors) holds on a Redemption Date, Change in Control Purchase Date or the
Final Maturity Date money sufficient to pay the principal of (including premium,
if any), interest and Additional Interest, if any, on Securities (or portions
thereof) payable on that date, then on and after such Redemption Date, Change in
Control Purchase Date or the Final Maturity Date, as the case may be, such
Securities (or portions thereof, as the case may be) shall cease to be
outstanding and interest and Additional Interest, if any, on them shall cease to
accrue.
Subject to the restrictions contained in Section 2.9, a Security does
not cease to be outstanding because the Obligors or an Affiliate of the Obligors
hold the Security.
Section 2.9 Treasury Securities.
In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of
Securities have concurred in any notice, direction, waiver or consent,
Securities owned by the Obligors or any other obligor on the Securities or by
any Affiliate of the Obligors or of such other obligor shall be disregarded,
except that, for purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected
in
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relying on any such notice, direction, waiver or consent, only Securities which
a Trust Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so
disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith shall not
be disregarded if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the
pledgee's right so to act with respect to the Securities and that the pledgee is
not the either of Obligors or any other obligor on the Securities or any
Affiliate of the Obligors or of such other obligor.
Section 2.10 Temporary Securities.
Until definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the Obligors may
prepare and execute, and, upon receipt of a Obligors Order, the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities. Temporary Securities shall be
substantially in the form of definitive Securities but may have variations that
the Obligors with the consent of the Trustee considers appropriate for temporary
Securities. Without unreasonable delay, the Obligors shall prepare and the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver definitive Securities in exchange for
temporary Securities.
Section 2.11 Cancellation.
The Obligors at any time may deliver Securities to the Trustee for
cancellation. The Registrar, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent shall
forward to the Trustee or its agent any Securities surrendered to them for
transfer, exchange, payment or conversion. The Trustee and no one else shall
cancel, in accordance with its standard procedures, all Securities surrendered
for transfer, exchange, payment, conversion or cancellation and shall deliver
the canceled Securities to the Obligors. All Securities which are purchased or
otherwise acquired by the Obligors or any of their Subsidiaries prior to the
Final Maturity Date may be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or, if
permitted by law, be resold. The Obligors may not hold or resell such Securities
or issue any new Securities to replace any Securities delivered for cancellation
or any Securities that any Holder has converted pursuant to Article IV.
Section 2.12 Legend; Additional Transfer and Exchange Requirements.
(a) If Securities are issued upon the transfer, exchange or replacement
of Securities subject to restrictions on transfer and bearing the legends set
forth on the forms of Securities attached hereto as Exhibits A-1 and A-2
(collectively, the "LEGEND"), or if a request is made to remove the Legend on a
Security, the Securities so issued shall bear the Legend, or the Legend shall
not be removed, as the case may be, unless there is delivered to the Obligors
and the Registrar such satisfactory evidence, which shall include an opinion of
counsel if requested by the Obligors or such Registrar, as may be reasonably
required by the Obligors and the Registrar, that neither the Legend nor the
restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers
thereof comply with the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or that
such Securities are not "restricted" within the meaning of Rule 144 under the
Securities Act; provided that no such evidence need be supplied in connection
with the sale of such Security pursuant to a registration statement that is
effective at the time of such sale. Upon (i) provision of such satisfactory
evidence if requested, or (ii) notification by the Obligors to the Trustee and
Registrar of the sale of such Security pursuant to a registration statement that
is effective at the time of such sale, the Trustee, at the written direction of
the Obligors, shall authenticate and deliver a
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Security that does not bear the Legend. If the Legend is removed from the face
of a Security and the Security is subsequently held by an Affiliate of the
Obligors, the Legend shall be reinstated.
(b) A Global Security may not be transferred, in whole or in part, to
any Person other than the Depositary or a nominee or any successor thereof, and
no such transfer to any such other Person may be registered; provided that the
foregoing shall not prohibit any transfer of a Security that is issued in
exchange for a Global Security but is not itself a Global Security. No transfer
of a Security to any Person shall be effective under this Indenture or the
Securities unless and until such Security has been registered in the name of
such Person. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture or the
Securities, transfers of a Global Security, in whole or in part, shall be made
only in accordance with this Section 2.12.
(c) Subject to the succeeding paragraph, every Security shall be
subject to the restrictions on transfer provided in the Legend. Whenever any
Restricted Security is presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or
for exchange for a Security registered in a name other than that of the Holder,
such Security must be accompanied by a certificate in substantially the forms
set forth in Exhibits A-1 and A-2, as applicable, dated the date of such
surrender and signed by the Holder of such Security, as to compliance with such
restrictions on transfer. The Registrar shall not be required to accept for such
registration of transfer or exchange any Security not so accompanied by a
properly completed certificate.
(d) The restrictions imposed by the Legend upon the transferability of
any Security shall cease and terminate when such Security has been sold pursuant
to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or transferred
in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor provision
thereto) or, if earlier, upon the expiration of the holding period applicable to
sales thereof under Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act (or any successor
provision). Any Security as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have
expired in accordance with their terms or shall have terminated may, upon a
surrender of such Security for exchange to the Registrar in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 2.12 (accompanied, in the event that such
restrictions on transfer have terminated by reason of a transfer in compliance
with Rule 144 or any successor provision, by, if requested by the Obligors or
the Registrar, an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Obligors and
addressed to the Obligors to the effect that the transfer of such Security has
been made in compliance with Rule 144 or such successor provision), be exchanged
for a new Security, of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, which shall
not bear the restrictive Legend. The Obligors shall inform the Trustee of the
effective date of any registration statement registering the Securities under
the Securities Act. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or
omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the aforementioned
opinion of counsel or registration statement.
(e) As used in the preceding two paragraphs of this Section 2.12, the
term "transfer" encompasses any sale, pledge, transfer, hypothecation or other
disposition of any Security.
(f) The provisions of clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) below
shall apply only to Global Securities:
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(i) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture or
the Securities, a Global Security shall not be exchanged in whole or in
part for a Security registered in the name of any Person other than the
Depositary or one or more nominees thereof, provided that a Global
Security may be exchanged for Securities registered in the names of any
person designated by the Depositary in the event that (A) the
Depositary has notified the Obligors that it is unwilling or unable to
continue as Depositary for such Global Security or such Depositary has
ceased to be a "clearing agency" registered under the Exchange Act, and
a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Obligors within 90 days
after receipt of such notice or the Obligors become aware of such
failure of registration, (B) the Obligors have provided the Depositary
with written notice that they have decided to discontinue use of the
system of book-entry transfer through the Depositary or any successor
Depositary or (C) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
with respect to the Securities. Any Global Security exchanged pursuant
to clauses (A) or (B) above shall be so exchanged in whole and not in
part, and any Global Security exchanged pursuant to clause (C) above
may be exchanged in whole or from time to time in part as directed by
the Depositary. Any Security issued in exchange for a Global Security
or any portion thereof shall be a Global Security; provided that any
such Security so issued that is registered in the name of a Person
other than the Depositary or a nominee thereof shall not be a Global
Security.
(ii) Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security or
any portion thereof shall be issued in definitive, fully registered
form, without interest coupons, shall have an aggregate principal
amount equal to that of such Global Security or portion thereof to be
so exchanged, shall be registered in such names and be in such
authorized denominations as the Depositary shall designate and shall
bear the applicable legends provided for herein. Any Global Security to
be exchanged in whole shall be surrendered by the Depositary to the
Trustee, as Registrar. With regard to any Global Security to be
exchanged in part, either such Global Security shall be so surrendered
for exchange or, if the Trustee is acting as custodian for the
Depositary or its nominee with respect to such Global Security, the
principal amount thereof shall be reduced, by an amount equal to the
portion thereof to be so exchanged, by means of an appropriate
adjustment made on the records of the Trustee. Upon any such surrender
or adjustment, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver the Security
issuable on such exchange to or upon the order of the Depositary or an
authorized representative thereof.
(iii) Subject to the provisions of clause (v) below, the
registered Holder may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person,
including Agent Members and persons that may hold interests through
Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take
under this Indenture or the Securities.
(iv) In the event of the occurrence of any of the events
specified in clause (i) above, the Obligors will promptly make
available to the Trustee a reasonable supply of Certificated Securities
in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons.
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(v) Neither Agent Members nor any other Persons on whose
behalf Agent Members may act shall have any rights under this Indenture
with respect to any Global Security registered in the name of the
Depositary or any nominee thereof, or under any such Global Security,
and the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, may be treated
by the Obligors, the Trustee and any agent of the Obligors or the
Trustee as the absolute owner and holder of such Global Security for
all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein
shall prevent the Obligors, the Trustee or any agent of the Obligors or
the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or
other authorization furnished by the Depositary or such nominee, as the
case may be, or impair, as between the Depositary, its Agent Members
and any other Person on whose behalf an Agent Member may act, the
operation of customary practices of such Persons governing the exercise
of the rights of a holder of any Security.
(vi) The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor,
determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer
imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to
any transfer of any interest in any Security (including any transfers
between or among Agent Members or beneficial owners in any
Global Security) other than to require delivery of such certificates
and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and
to do so as and when expressly required by, the terms or this
Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance
as to form with the express requirements hereof.
Section 2.13 CUSIP Numbers.
The Obligors in issuing the Securities may use one or more "CUSIP"
numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use "CUSIP"
numbers in notices of purchase as a convenience to Holders; provided that any
such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of
such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice
of a purchase and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification
numbers printed on the Securities, and any such purchase shall not be affected
by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Obligors will promptly notify
the Trustee of any change in the "CUSIP" numbers.
ARTICLE III
REDEMPTION AND PURCHASES
Section 3.1 Right to Redeem.
The 3.0% Notes due 2010 may not be redeemed by the Obligors at any
time.
The Obligors, at their option, may redeem the 4.0% Notes due 2013, in
whole or in part, on or after May 20, 2011, in accordance with the provisions of
paragraph 14 of the 4.0% Notes due 2013.
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The Obligors may not redeem the 4.0% Notes due 2013 if they have failed
to pay any interest or premium on the 4.0% Notes due 2013 and such failure to
pay is continuing.
If the Obligors elect to redeem the 4.0% Notes due 2013, they shall
notify the Trustee at least 45 days prior to the Redemption Date (unless a
shorter notice period shall be satisfactory to the Trustee) of the Redemption
Date and the aggregate principal amount of the 4.0% Notes due 2013 to be
redeemed.
Section 3.2 Selection of Securities to be Redeemed.
If less than all the outstanding 4.0% Notes due 2013 are to be
redeemed, the Trustee shall select the 4.0% Notes due 2013 to be redeemed in
principal amounts of $1,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 by lot, or in its
discretion, on a pro rata basis. The Trustee shall make the selection at least
30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date for the outstanding
4.0% Notes due 2013 not previously called for redemption.
Provisions of this Indenture that apply to 4.0% Notes due 2013 called
for redemption also apply to portions of 4.0% Notes due 2013 called for
redemption. The Trustee shall notify the Obligors promptly of the 4.0% Notes due
2013 or portions of 4.0% Notes due 2013 to be redeemed.
If any 4.0% Note due 2013 selected for partial redemption is converted
in part before termination of the conversion right with respect to the portion
of the 4.0% Notes due 2013 so selected, the converted portion of such 4.0% Notes
due 2013 shall be deemed to be the portion selected for redemption. 4.0% Notes
due 2013 which have been converted during a selection of 4.0% Notes due 2013 to
be redeemed may be treated by the Trustee as outstanding for the purpose of such
selection.
Section 3.3 Notice of Redemption.
At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date,
the Obligors shall mail, or shall cause to be mailed, a notice of redemption by
first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the Trustee and to each Holder of 4.0%
Notes due 2013 to be redeemed.
The notice shall identify the 4.0% Notes due 2013 to be redeemed and
shall state:
- the aggregate principal amount of the 4.0% Notes due
2013 to be redeemed;
- the Redemption Date (which shall be a Business Day);
- the Redemption Price;
- the then current Conversion Price;
- the name and address of the Paying Agent and
Conversion Agent;
- that 4.0% Notes due 2013 called for redemption may be
converted at any time before the close of business on
the date that is the last Business Day prior to
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the Redemption Date but may not be converted on or
after the Redemption Date unless the Obligors fail to
pay the Redemption Price;
- that Holders who want to convert 4.0% Notes due 2013
must satisfy the requirements set forth in paragraph
6 of the 4.0% Notes due 2013;
- that 4.0% Notes due 2013 called for redemption must
be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the
Redemption Price;
- if fewer than all the outstanding 4.0% Notes due 2013
are to be redeemed, the certificate numbers, if any,
and principal amounts of the particular 4.0% Notes
due 2013 to be redeemed;
- that, unless the Obligors default in the deposit of
the Redemption Price, interest on 4.0% Notes due 2013
called for redemption will cease to accrue on and
after the Redemption Date; and
- the CUSIP number of the 4.0% Notes due 2013.
At the Obligors' request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the
Obligors' name and at the Obligors' expense, provided that the Obligors make
such request at least three Business Days prior to the date by which such notice
of redemption must be given to Holders in accordance with this Section 3.3.
Concurrently with the mailing of any such notice of redemption, the Obligors
shall issue a press release announcing such redemption, the form and content of
which shall be determined by the Obligors.
Section 3.4 Effect of Notice of Redemption.
Once notice of redemption is given, 4.0% Notes due 2013 called for
redemption become due and payable on the Redemption Date and at the Redemption
Price stated in the notice except for 4.0% Notes due 2013 which are converted in
accordance with the terms of this Indenture. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent,
such Securities shall be paid at the Redemption Price stated in the notice. If
the Redemption Date falls during a period starting after the close of business
on an interest payment record date and ending on the opening of business on the
first Business Day after the next interest payment date, or if this interest
payment date is not a Business Day, the second Business Day after the interest
payment date, then the interest payment will be payable to the Holders who
present the 4.0% Notes due 2013 for redemption.
On and after the Redemption Date, unless the Obligors default in the
deposit of the Redemption Price, interest will cease to accrue on the 4.0% Notes
due 2013 or any portion of the 4.0% Notes due 2013 called for redemption, the
conversion right with respect to the 4.0% Notes due 2013 or any portion of the
4.0% Notes due 2013 called for redemption will lapse and all other rights of the
Holder will terminate other than the right to receive the Redemption Price,
without interest from the Redemption Date, on surrender of the 4.0% Notes due
2013.
Section 3.5 Deposit of Redemption Price.
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Prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Redemption Date, the
Obligors shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or the Trustee) money sufficient
to pay the Redemption Price on all 4.0% Notes due 2013 to be redeemed on that
date other than 4.0% Notes due 2013 or portions of 4.0% Notes due 2013 called
for redemption which on or prior thereto have been delivered by the Obligors to
the Trustee for cancellation or have been converted. The Paying Agent shall as
promptly as practicable return to the Obligors any money not required for that
purpose because of conversion of 4.0% Notes due 2013 pursuant to Article IV. If
such money is then held by the Obligors in trust and is not required for such
purpose it shall be discharged from such trust.
Section 3.6 Securities Redeemed in Part.
Upon surrender of a 4.0% Note due 2013 that is redeemed in part, the
Obligors shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the
Holder, without service charge, a new 4.0% Note due 2013 in an authorized
denomination equal in principal amount to, and in exchange for, the unredeemed
portion of the 4.0% Note due 2013 surrendered.
Section 3.7 Intentionally Omitted.
Section 3.8 Purchase of Securities at Option of the Holder upon Change
in Control.
(a) If at any time that Securities remain outstanding there shall occur
a Change in Control, Securities shall be purchased by the Obligors at the option
of the Holders, as of the date that is 30 Business Days after the occurrence of
the Change in Control (the "Change in Control Purchase Date") at a purchase
price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities, together with
accrued and unpaid interest, including interest on any unpaid overdue interest,
compounded semi-annually, and Additional Interest, if any, to, but excluding,
the Change in Control Purchase Date (the "Change in Control Purchase Price"),
subject to satisfaction by or on behalf of any Holder of the requirements set
forth in subsection (c) of this Section 3.8.
A "Change in Control" shall be deemed to have occurred if any of the
following occurs after the date hereof (whether or not such transaction is
pursuant to Article 7):
(1) any "person" or "group" becomes the "beneficial owner" of
shares of the Company's Voting Stock representing 50% or more of the total
voting power of all of the Company's outstanding Voting Stock, or acquires the
power, directly or indirectly, to elect a majority of the members of the
Company's board of directors; or
(2) the Company consolidates with, or merges with or into,
another Person or the Company sells, assigns, conveys, transfers, leases or
otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of the Company's assets, or any
person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Company, in any such event
other than pursuant to a transaction in which the Persons that "beneficially
owned" the shares of the Company's Voting Stock immediately prior to such
transaction, "beneficially own" at least a majority of the total voting power of
all outstanding Voting Stock of the surviving or transferee Person, as
applicable; or
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(3) the holders of the Company's capital stock approve any
plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company (whether or
not otherwise in compliance with the Indenture).
For the purpose of the definition of "Change in Control," (i) "person" and
"group" have the meanings given such terms under Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Exchange Act or any successor provision to either of the foregoing, and the term
"group" includes any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or
disposing of securities within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the
Exchange Act (or any successor provision thereto), (ii) a "beneficial owner"
shall be determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, as in
effect on the date of this Indenture, except that the number of shares of Voting
Stock of the Company shall be deemed to include, in addition to all outstanding
shares of Voting Stock of the Company and Unissued Shares deemed to be held by
the "person" or "group" (as such terms are defined above) or other Person with
respect to which the Change in Control determination is being made, all Unissued
Shares deemed to be held by all other Persons, and (iii) the terms "beneficially
owned" and "beneficially own" shall have meanings correlative to that of
"beneficial owner". The term "Unissued Shares" means shares of Voting Stock not
outstanding that are subject to options, warrants, rights to acquire or
conversion privileges exercisable within 60 days of the date of determination of
a Change in Control.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 3.8,
a Change in Control will not be deemed to have occurred if either:
(1) the Closing Price of the Common Stock for any five Trading
Days during the ten Trading Days immediately preceding the Change in Control is
at least equal to 105% of the Conversion Price in effect on such Trading Day; or
(2) .in the case of a merger or consolidation, at least 90% of
the consideration by value in the merger or consolidation constituting the
Change in Control consists of common stock or American Depositary Receipts (or
other securities representing common equity interests) and any associated rights
traded on a United States national securities exchange or quoted on The NASDAQ
National Market (or which will be so traded or quoted when issued or exchanged
in connection with such Change in Control) and as a result of such transaction
or transactions at least 90% of the value of the consideration for which the
Securities become convertible consists of such common stock or American
Depositary Receipts (or other securities representing common equity interests)
and associated rights. The value of common stock, American Depositary Receipts
or other securities representing common equity interests shall be the closing
price therefor on the date of such merger or consolidation on the principal U.S.
trading market therefor, and the value of other consideration shall be the fair
market value thereof on such date.
(b) Within 10 Business Days after the occurrence of a Change in
Control, the Obligors shall mail a written notice ("OBLIGORS NOTICE") of the
Change in Control to the Trustee and to each Holder (and to beneficial owners as
required by applicable law). The notice shall include the form of a Change in
Control Purchase Notice to be completed by the Holder and shall state:
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(1) information about, and the terms and conditions of, the
Change in Control;
(2) the date by which the Change in Control Purchase Notice
pursuant to this Section 3.8 must be given;
(3) the Change in Control Purchase Date;
(4) the Change in Control Purchase Price;
(5) the Holder's right to require the Obligors to purchase the
Securities;
(6) briefly, the conversion rights of the Securities;
(7) the name and address of each Paying Agent and Conversion
Agent;
(8) the Conversion Price and any adjustments thereto;
(9) that Securities as to which a Change in Control Purchase
Notice has been given may be converted into Common Stock pursuant to Article IV
of this Indenture only to the extent that the Change in Control Purchase Notice
has been withdrawn in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;
(10) the procedures that the Holder must follow to exercise
rights under this Section 3.8;
(11) the procedures for withdrawing a Change in Control
Purchase Notice, including a form of notice of withdrawal;
(12) that the Holder must satisfy the requirements set forth
in the Securities in order to convert the Securities; and
(13) whether the Change in Control Purchase Price will be paid
in cash, common stock or American Depositary Receipts (or other securities
representing common equity interests), or a combination thereof and, if a
combination thereof, the percentage that it will pay in cash or shares of common
stock or such other securities.
If any of the Securities is in the form of a Global Security, then the
Obligors shall modify such notice to the extent necessary to accord with the
procedures of the Depositary applicable to the repurchase of Global Securities.
In the event the Obligors have elected to pay the Change in Control
Purchase Price (or a specified percentage thereof) with shares of Common Stock
or other securities, the Obligors Notice shall state, in addition to the items
specified above, (i) that each Holder will receive a number of shares of Common
Stock or other securities equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the
portion of the Change in Control Purchase Price to be paid in shares of Common
Stock or other securities, by (y) 97% of the average of the Closing Prices of
the Common Stock or such other securities for the 15 Trading Days immediately
preceding and including the third Trading
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Day prior to the Repurchase Date (except any cash amount to be paid in lieu of
fractional shares); and (ii) that because the market price of shares of Common
Stock or other securities will be determined prior to the Change in Control
Purchase Date, Holders of the Securities will bear the market risk with respect
to the value of such securities to be received from the date such market price
is determined to the Change in Control Purchase Date.
(c) A Holder may exercise its rights specified in subsection (a) of
this Section 3.8 upon delivery of a written notice (which shall be in
substantially the form included in Exhibits A-1 and A-2 hereto, as applicable,
and which may be delivered by letter, overnight courier, hand delivery,
facsimile transmission or in any other written form and, in the case of Global
Securities, may be delivered electronically or by other means in accordance with
the Depositary's customary procedures) of the exercise of such rights (a "CHANGE
IN CONTROL PURCHASE NOTICE") to any Paying Agent at any time prior to the close
of business on the Business Day next preceding the Change in Control Purchase
Date.
The delivery of such Security to any Paying Agent (together with all
necessary endorsements) at the office of such Paying Agent shall be a condition
to the receipt by the Holder of the Change in Control Purchase Price therefor.
The Obligors shall purchase from the Holder thereof, pursuant to this
Section 3.8, a portion of a Security if the principal amount of such portion is
$1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000. Provisions of the Indenture that apply
to the purchase of all of a Security pursuant to Sections 3.8 through 3.14 also
apply to the purchase of such portion of such Security.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering
to a Paying Agent the Change in Control Purchase Notice contemplated by this
subsection (c) shall have the right to withdraw such Change in Control Purchase
Notice in whole or in a portion thereof that is a principal amount of $1,000 or
in an integral multiple thereof at any time prior to the close of business on
the Business Day next preceding the Change in Control Purchase Date by delivery
of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with Section
3.10.
A Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Obligors of the receipt by it
of any Change in Control Purchase Notice or written withdrawal thereof.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the case of Global
Securities, any Change in Control Purchase Notice may be delivered or withdrawn
and such Securities may be surrendered or delivered for purchase in accordance
with the Applicable Procedures as in effect from time to time.
If the Change in Control Purchase Date falls after an interest payment
record date and on or before the date that is one Business Day after the next
interest payment date, then the interest payment will be payable to the Holder
who presents a Security for purchase.
Section 3.9 Obligors' Right to Elect Manner of Payment of Change in
Control Purchase Price for Payment.
(a) The Obligors may elect to pay the Change in Control Purchase Price
of the Securities to be purchased on any Change in Control Purchase Date
pursuant to Section 3.8 in cash or
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Common Stock or, in the case of a merger in which the Obligors are not the
surviving corporation, common stock or American Depositary Receipts (or other
securities representing common equity interests) of the surviving corporation or
its direct or indirect parent corporation (or the equivalent thereof in the case
of a foreign parent), or any combination of cash and stock, subject to the
conditions set forth in this Section 3.9(a) and Section 3.9(b) hereof. All
Holders whose Securities are purchased on a Change in Control Purchase Date
pursuant to this Section 3.9 shall receive the same percentage of cash or common
stock or American Depositary Receipts (or other securities representing common
equity interests) in payment of the Change in Control Purchase Price for such
Securities, except (i) as provided in Section 3.9(b) with regard to the payment
of cash in lieu of fractional Common Stock and (ii) in the event that the
Obligors are unable to purchase the Securities of a Holder or Holders for common
stock because any necessary qualifications or registrations of the common stock
or American Depositary Receipts (or other securities representing common equity
interests) under applicable state securities laws cannot be obtained, the
Obligors may purchase the Securities of such Holder or Holders for cash. The
Obligors may not change their election with respect to the consideration (or
components or percentages of components thereof) to be paid once the Obligors
have given their Obligors Notice to Securityholders except pursuant to this
Section 3.9(a) or pursuant to Section 3.9(b) in the event of a failure to
satisfy, prior to the close of business on the Change in Control Purchase Date,
any condition to the payment of the Change in Control Purchase Price, in whole
or in part, in common stock or American Depositary Receipts (or other securities
representing common equity interests), in which case the Change in Control
Purchase Price shall be paid in cash.
(b) In each case in which the Obligors have elected, pursuant to
Section 3.9(a), to pay all or a portion of the Change in Control Purchase Price
with common stock or American Depositary Receipts (or other securities
representing common equity interests), the number of common stock or American
Depositary Receipts (or other securities representing common equity interests)
that shall be payable shall be equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i)
the relevant amount of the Change in Control Purchase Price to be paid in common
stock or American Depositary Receipts (or other securities representing common
equity interests) by (ii) 97% of the average of the Closing Prices of the common
stock or American Depositary Receipts (or other securities representing common
equity interests) for the 15 Trading Days immediately preceding and including
the third Trading Day prior to the Repurchase Date (the "MARKET PRICE"), subject
to the next succeeding paragraph.
In lieu of delivering fractional common stock or American Depositary
Receipts (or other securities representing common equity interests) in payment
of the Change in Control Purchase Price, the Obligors will pay cash for the
Market Price of the fractional share or American Depositary Receipt (or other
security representing common equity interests). If a Holder elects to have more
than one Security purchased, the number of common stock or American Depositary
Receipts (or other securities representing common equity interests) shall be
based on the aggregate amount of Securities to be purchased.
The Obligors' right to exercise their election to purchase Securities
through the delivery of common stock or American Depositary Receipts (or other
securities representing common equity interests) or a combination of common
stock or American Depositary Receipts (or other securities representing common
equity interests) and cash, as provided in Section 3.9(a) shall be conditioned
upon:
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- the Obligors' not having given a Obligors Notice of
an election to pay entirely in cash and their timely
giving of a Obligors Notice of election to purchase
all or a specified percentage of the Securities with
common stock or American Depositary Receipts (or
other securities representing common equity
interests) as provided herein;
- the registration of the common stock or American
Depositary Receipts (or other securities representing
common equity interests) to be issued upon repurchase
under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, if
required;
- any necessary qualification or registration of the
common stock or American Depositary Receipts (or
other securities representing common equity
interests) to be issued upon repurchase under
applicable state securities laws or the availability
of an exemption from such qualification and
registration;
- listing of the common stock or American Depositary
Receipts (or other securities representing common
equity interests) on a United States national
securities exchange or quotation thereof in an
inter-dealer quotation system of any registered
United States national securities association; and
- the receipt by the Trustee of an Officers'
Certificate stating that the terms of the delivery of
the common stock or American Depositary Receipts (or
other securities representing common equity
interests) are in conformity with this Indenture;
that the conditions above have been satisfied and
that the securities being issued will be validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of
pre-emptive rights. The Officers' Certificate shall
also set forth the number of common stock or American
Depositary Receipts (or other securities representing
common equity interests) to be delivered for each
$1,000 Principal Amount of Securities and the daily
prices of the common stock or American Depositary
Receipts (or other securities representing common
equity interests) used to calculate the average of
the Closing Prices of the common stock or American
Depositary Receipts (or other securities representing
common equity interests).
- The receipt by the Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel
stating that the common stock or American Depositary
Receipts (or other securities representing common
equity interests) have been duly authorized and when
issued and delivered pursuant to the terms of this
Indenture in payment of the Change in Control
Purchase Price in respect of Securities, will be
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and
free from pre-emptive rights under the Company's (or
other applicable) certificate of incorporation or
bylaws or applicable law; and the conditions
regarding registration in the second bullet in this
Section 3.9(b) have been satisfied in all material
aspects.
If the foregoing conditions are not satisfied with respect to a Holder
or Holders prior to the close of business on the last day prior to the Change in
Control Purchase Date and the Obligors have elected to purchase the Securities
pursuant to this Section 3.9 through the delivery
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of common stock or American Depositary Receipts (or other securities
representing common equity interests), the Obligors shall pay the entire Change
in Control Purchase Price of the Securities of such Holder or Holders in cash.
Section 3.10 Effect of Change in Control Purchase Notice.
Upon receipt by any Paying Agent of the Change in Control Purchase
Notice specified in Section 3.8(c), the Holder of the Security in respect of
which such Change in Control Purchase Notice was given shall (unless such Change
in Control Purchase Notice is withdrawn as specified below) thereafter be
entitled to receive the Change in Control Purchase Price with respect to such
Security. Such Change in Control Purchase Price shall be paid to such Holder
promptly following the later of (a) the Change in Control Purchase Date with
respect to such Security (provided the conditions in Section 3.8(c) have been
satisfied) and (b) the time of delivery of such Security to a Paying Agent by
the Holder thereof in the manner required by Section 3.8(c). Securities in
respect of which a Change in Control Purchase Notice has been given by the
Holder thereof may not be converted into shares of Common Stock pursuant to
Article IV on or after the date of the delivery of such Change in Control
Purchase Notice unless such Change in Control Purchase Notice has first been
validly withdrawn.
A Change in Control Purchase Notice may be withdrawn by means of a
written notice (which may be delivered by mail, overnight courier, hand
delivery, facsimile transmission or in any other written form and, in the case
of Global Securities, may be delivered electronically or by other means in
accordance with the Depositary's customary procedures) of withdrawal delivered
by the Holder to a Paying Agent at any time prior to the close of business on
the Business Day immediately preceding the Change in Control Purchase Date,
specifying the principal amount of the Security or portion thereof (which must
be a principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess
thereof) with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted.
Section 3.11 Deposit of Change in Control Purchase Price.
On or before 11:00 a.m. New York City time on the Change in Control
Purchase Date, the Obligors shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying
Agent (other than the Obligors or an Affiliate of the Obligors) an amount of
money (in immediately available funds if deposited on such Change in Control
Purchase Date) or securities sufficient to pay the aggregate Change in Control
Purchase Price of all the Securities or portions thereof that are to be
purchased as of such Change in Control Purchase Date. The manner in which the
deposit required by this Section 3.11 is made by the Obligors shall be at the
option of the Obligors, provided that such deposit shall be made in a manner
such that the Trustee or a Paying Agent shall have immediately available funds
on the Change in Control Purchase Date.
If a Paying Agent holds, in accordance with the terms hereof, money or
securities sufficient to pay the Change in Control Purchase Price of any
Security for which a Change in Control Purchase Notice has been tendered and not
withdrawn in accordance with this Indenture then, on the Change in Control
Purchase Date, interest will cease to accrue on such Securities or any portion
of the Securities as to which a Change in Control Purchase Notice has been
tendered and not withdrawn in accordance with this Indenture, the conversion
right pursuant to Article IV
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hereof with respect to the Securities or any portion of the Securities as to
which the election has been made will lapse and all other rights of the Holder
will terminate other than the right to receive the Change in Control Purchase
Price, without interest from the Change in Control Purchase Date, on surrender
of the Securities.
The Obligors shall pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or
transfer tax due on any issuance of common stock or other securities used to pay
the Change in Control Purchase Price. However, the Holder shall pay any such tax
which is due because the Holder requests the shares be issued in a name other
than the Holder's name.
Section 3.12 Securities Purchased in Part.
Any Security that is to be purchased only in part shall be surrendered
at the office of a Paying Agent, and promptly after the Change in Control
Purchase Date the Obligors shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver to the Holder of such Security, without service charge, a new Security
or Securities, of such authorized denomination or denominations as may be
requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to, and in
exchange for, the portion of the principal amount of the Security so surrendered
that is not purchased.
Section 3.13 Compliance with Securities Laws upon Purchase of
Securities.
In connection with any offer to purchase or purchase of Securities
under Section 3.2, the Obligors shall (a) comply with Rule 13e-4 and Rule 14e-1
(or any successor to either such Rule), if applicable, under the Exchange Act,
(b) file the related Schedule TO (or any successor or similar schedule, form or
report) if required under the Exchange Act, and (c) otherwise comply with all
federal and state securities laws in connection with such offer to purchase or
purchase of Securities, all so as to permit the rights of the Holders and
obligations of the Obligors under Sections 3.8 through 3.12 to be exercised in
the time and in the manner specified therein.
Section 3.14 Repayment to the Obligors.
To the extent that the aggregate amount of cash or securities deposited
by the Obligors pursuant to Section 3.11 exceeds the aggregate Change in Control
Purchase Price (including interest and Additional Interest, if any, thereon) of
the Securities or portions thereof that the Obligors are obligated to purchase,
then promptly after the Change in Control Purchase Date the Trustee or a Paying
Agent, as the case may be, shall return any such excess cash or securities to
the Obligors.
ARTICLE IV
CONVERSION
Section 4.1 Conversion Privilege.
Subject to the further provisions of this Article IV and the applicable
paragraph of the Securities, a Holder of a Security may convert the principal
amount of such Security (or any portion thereof equal to $1,000 or any integral
multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) into
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Common Stock (and any associated rights represented thereby, including rights
attached thereto pursuant to the Company's Rights Agreement (as defined in
Section 4.6(c) hereof) in effect on the date hereof) at any time prior to the
close of business on the Final Maturity Date, at the Conversion Rate then in
effect; provided, however, that, if such Security is submitted or presented for
purchase or redemption pursuant to Article 3, such conversion right shall
terminate at the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the
Redemption Date or the Change in Control Purchase Date for such Security (unless
the Obligors shall default in making the Redemption Price or Change in Control
Purchase Price payment when due, in which case the conversion right shall
terminate at the close of business on the date such default is cured and such
Security is purchased).
The conversion rate per Security (the "Conversion Rate") shall be that
set forth in paragraph 6 in the Securities, subject to adjustment as herein set
forth. The initial Conversion Rate is 31.6336 shares of Common Stock per $1,000
principal amount of Securities (equivalent to a Conversion Price of $31.61 per
share). The "CONVERSION PRICE" at any particular time is determined by dividing
$1,000 by the then-applicable Conversion Rate.
Provisions of this Indenture that apply to conversion of all of a
Security also apply to conversion of a portion of a Security.
A Security in respect of which a Holder has delivered a Change in
Control Purchase Notice pursuant to Section 3.8(c) exercising the option of such
Holder to require the Obligors to purchase such Security may be converted only
if such Change in Control Purchase Notice is withdrawn by a written notice of
withdrawal delivered to a Paying Agent prior to the close of business on the
Business Day immediately preceding the Change in Control Purchase Date in
accordance with Section 3.10.
A Holder of Securities is not entitled to any rights of a holder of
Common Stock until such Holder has converted its Securities to Common Stock, and
only to the extent such Securities are deemed to have been converted into Common
Stock pursuant to this Article IV.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Securities or this
Indenture, all Holders' rights with respect to conversion of the Securities and
the Obligors' obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock upon such conversion
(the "CONVERSION OBLIGATION"), are subject, in their entirety, to the Obligors'
right, in their sole and absolute discretion, to elect to satisfy such
Conversion Obligation in any manner permitted pursuant to Section 4.14.
Section 4.2 Conversion Procedure.
To convert a Security, a Holder must (a) complete and manually sign the
conversion notice on the back of the Security or facsimile of the conversion
notice and deliver such notice to a Conversion Agent, (b) surrender the Security
to a Conversion Agent, (c) furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer
documents if required by a Registrar or a Conversion Agent, (d) pay any transfer
or similar tax, if required and (e) pay funds to the Obligors in an amount equal
to the interest payable on the next interest payment date if required pursuant
to this Section 4.2. Such notice is hereinafter referred to as a "NOTICE OF
CONVERSION". A Security shall be deemed to have been converted as of the close
of business on the date (the "CONVERSION DATE") on which
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the Holder has complied with the immediately preceding sentence of this Section
4.2. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the case of Global
Securities, conversion notices shall be delivered and such Securities shall be
surrendered for conversion in accordance with the Applicable Procedures as in
effect from time to time.
The Obligors will, on the Conversion Settlement Date, (i) pay the cash
component (including cash in lieu of any fraction of a share to which such
Holder would otherwise be entitled), if any, of the Conversion Settlement
Distribution determined pursuant to Section 4.14 to the Holder of a Security
surrendered for conversion, or such Holder's nominee or nominees, and (ii)
issue, or cause to be issued, and deliver to the Conversion Agent or to such
Holder, or such Holder's nominee or nominees, certificates for the number of
full shares of Common Stock, if any, to which such Holder shall be entitled as
part of such Conversion Settlement Distribution; provided, that if the
Conversion Settlement Distribution consists solely of shares of Common Stock,
the Obligors shall issue such shares of Common Stock as soon as practicable
after the expiration of the Cash Settlement Notice Period. The Person or Persons
entitled to receive the Common Stock as part of the applicable Conversion
Settlement Distribution upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes
as the record holder or holders of such Common Stock, as of the close of
business on the applicable Conversion Date; provided, however, that no surrender
of a Security on any date when the stock transfer books of the Obligors shall be
closed shall be effective to constitute the person or persons entitled to
receive the shares of Common Stock upon such conversion as the record holder or
holders of such shares of Common Stock on such date, but such surrender shall be
effective to constitute the person or persons entitled to receive such shares of
Common Stock as the record holder or holders thereof for all purposes at the
close of business on the next succeeding day on which such stock transfer books
are open; provided, further, that such conversion shall be at the Conversion
Rate in effect on the Conversion Date as if the stock transfer books of the
Obligors had not been closed. Upon conversion of a Security, such person shall
no longer be a Holder of such Security. Except as otherwise provided in Section
4.6, no payment or adjustment will be made for dividends or distributions on
shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of a Security.
If a Holder converts a Security after a record date for an interest
payment but prior to the corresponding interest payment date, interest or
Additional Interest, if any, shall be payable to the registered Holder
notwithstanding the conversion of a Security after a regular record date and
prior to the interest payment date, subject to the provisions of this Indenture
relating to the payment of interest on a Redemption Date or Change in Control
Purchase Date. Securities so surrendered for conversion (in whole or in part)
during the period from the close of business on any regular record date to the
opening of business on the next succeeding interest payment date, if any, shall
also be accompanied by payment by the Holder in funds acceptable to the Obligors
of an amount equal to the interest or Additional Interest, if any, payable on
such interest payment date on the principal amount of such Security then being
converted. The preceding sentence does not apply, however, (1) if the Obligors,
with respect to any 4.0% Notes due 2013 called for redemption, have specified a
Redemption Date that is after a record date for an interest payment but on or
prior to the opening of business on the first Business Day after the next
interest payment date, or if this interest payment date is not a Business Day,
the second Business Day after the interest payment date, (2) with respect to
Securities to be repurchased upon a Change in Control, to the extent that the
Obligors have specified a date for repurchase of such Securities upon a Change
in Control that is after a record date and on or prior to the date that is one
Business Day after the next interest payment date or (3) if any overdue interest
exists at the time of conversion with respect to the notes converted (in which
case the Holder will not be required to pay the Obligors for the amount of the
interest payment that the Holder will receive that represents overdue interest,
but will be required to pay the Obligors for
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the amount of the interest payment that the Holder will receive that represents
payment of interest that is not overdue). Except as otherwise provided in this
Section 4.2, no payment or adjustment will be made for accrued interest or
Additional Interest, if any, on a converted Security. If the Obligors default in
the payment of interest or Additional Interest, if any, payable on such interest
payment date, the Obligors shall promptly repay such funds to such Holder.
Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of a Holder in whose
name any Security is registered at the close of business on a record date to
receive the interest and Additional Interest, if any, payable on such Security
on the interest payment date in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, the
Securities and the Registration Rights Agreement. If a Holder converts more than
one Security at the same time, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable
upon the conversion shall be based on the aggregate principal amount of
Securities converted.
If the last day on which Security may be converted is not a Business
Day in a place where a Conversion Agent is located, the Securities may be
surrendered to that Conversion Agent on the next succeeding Business Day.
Upon surrender of a Security that is converted in part, the Obligors
shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder, a
new Security equal in principal amount to the unconverted portion of the
Security surrendered.
Section 4.3 Fractional Shares.
The Obligors will not issue fractional shares of Common Stock upon
conversion of Securities. In lieu thereof, the Obligors will pay an amount in
cash for the current market value of the fractional shares. The current market
value of a fractional share shall be determined, (calculated to the nearest
1/1000th of a share) by multiplying the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the
Trading Day immediately prior to the Conversion Date by such fractional share
and rounding the product to the nearest whole cent.
Section 4.4 Taxes on Conversion.
If a Holder converts a Security, the Obligors shall pay any
documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the issue of shares
of Common Stock upon such conversion. However, the Holder shall pay any such tax
which is due because the Holder requests the shares to be issued in a name other
than the Holder's name. The Conversion Agent may refuse to deliver the
certificate representing the Common Stock being issued in a name other than the
Holder's name until the Conversion Agent receives a sum sufficient to pay any
tax which will be due because the shares are to be issued in a name other than
the Holder's name. Nothing herein shall preclude any tax withholding required by
law or regulation.
Section 4.5 Obligors to Provide Stock.
The Company shall, prior to issuance of any Securities hereunder, and
from time to time as may be necessary, reserve, out of its authorized but
unissued Common Stock, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to permit
the conversion of all outstanding Securities into shares of Common Stock.
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All shares of Common Stock delivered upon conversion of the Securities
shall be newly issued shares, shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable and shall be free from preemptive or similar rights and
free of any lien or adverse claim.
The Obligors will endeavor promptly to comply with all federal and
state securities laws regulating the offer and delivery of shares of Common
Stock upon conversion of Securities, if any, and will list or cause to have
quoted such shares of Common Stock on each national securities exchange or on
The NASDAQ National Market or other over-the-counter market or such other market
on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted. Any Common Stock issued upon
conversion of a Security hereunder which at the time of conversion was a
Restricted Security will also be a Restricted Security.
Section 4.6 Adjustment of Conversion Rate.
The conversion rate as stated in paragraph 6 of each of the Securities
(the "CONVERSION RATE") shall be adjusted from time to time by the Obligors as
follows:
(a) In case the Company shall (i) pay a dividend on its Common Stock in
shares of Common Stock to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock,
(ii) make a distribution on its Common Stock in shares of Common Stock to all or
substantially all holders of its Common Stock, (iii) subdivide its outstanding
Common Stock into a greater number of shares, or (iv) combine its outstanding
Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Conversion Rate in effect
immediately prior thereto shall be adjusted so that the Holder of any Security
thereafter surrendered for conversion shall be entitled to receive that number
of shares of Common Stock which it would have owned had such Security been
converted immediately prior to the happening of such event. An adjustment made
pursuant to this subsection (a) shall become effective immediately after the
record date in the case of a dividend or distribution and shall become effective
immediately after the effective date in the case of subdivision or combination.
(b) In case the Company shall issue rights or warrants (other than
pursuant to a stockholder rights plan) to all or substantially all holders of
its Common Stock entitling them (for a period commencing no earlier than the
record date described below and expiring not more than 60 days after such record
date) to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock (or securities
convertible into Common Stock) at a price per share (or having a conversion
price per share) less than the Closing Price per share of Common Stock on the
Business Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance on
the record, the Conversion Rate in effect shall be adjusted so that the same
shall equal the rate determined by multiplying the Conversion Rate in effect at
the opening of business on the Business Day after the date of such announcement
by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding at the close of business on the date of announcement plus the
number of additional shares of Common Stock offered (or into which the
convertible securities so offered are convertible), and the denominator of which
shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of
business on the date of announcement plus the number of shares which the
aggregate offering price of the total number of shares of Common Stock so
offered (or the aggregate conversion price of the convertible securities so
offered, which shall be determined by multiplying the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of such
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convertible securities by the conversion price per share of Common Stock
pursuant to the terms of such convertible securities) would purchase at the
Current Market Price per share (as defined in subsection (f) of this Section
4.6) of Common Stock on the Business Day immediately preceding the date of
announcement of such issuance. Such adjustment shall be made successively
whenever any such rights or warrants are issued, and shall become effective on
the day following the date of announcement of such issuance. If at the end of
the period during which such rights or warrants are exercisable not all rights
or warrants shall have been exercised, the adjusted Conversion Rate shall be
immediately readjusted to what it would have been based upon the number of
additional shares of Common Stock actually issued (or the number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of convertible securities actually
issued).
(c) In case the Company shall distribute to all or substantially all
holders of its Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company (other
than Common Stock), evidences of indebtedness or other non-cash assets
(including securities of any person other than the Company but excluding (1)
dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash or (2) dividends or
distributions referred to in subsection (a) of this Section 4.6), or shall
distribute to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock rights or
warrants to subscribe for or purchase any of its securities (excluding those
rights and warrants referred to in subsection (b) of this Section 4.6 and also
excluding the distribution of rights to all holders of Common Stock pursuant to
the Company's stockholders rights plan or the detachment of such rights under
the terms of such stockholder rights plan) (an "Asset Distribution") then in
each such case the Conversion Rate in effect on the record date with respect to
the Asset Distribution shall be adjusted so that the same shall equal the rate
determined by multiplying the current Conversion Rate by a fraction of which the
numerator shall be the Closing Price per share of the Common Stock on such
record date and the denominator shall be the Closing Price per share of the
Common Stock on such record date less the fair market value on such record date
(as determined in good faith by the Company's Board of Directors, whose
determination shall be conclusive evidence of such fair market value and which
shall be evidenced by an Officers' Certificate delivered to the Trustee) of the
portion of the Asset Distribution applicable to one share of Common Stock
(determined on the basis of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on
the record date). Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever any such
distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record
date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such
distribution.
In the event the then fair market value (as so determined) of the
portion of the capital stock, evidences of indebtedness or other assets so
distributed or of such rights or warrants applicable to one share of Common
Stock is equal to or greater than the Closing Price per share of the Common
Stock on such record date, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment, adequate
provision shall be made so that each holder of a Security shall have the right
to receive upon conversion the amount of capital stock, evidences of
indebtedness or other assets so distributed or of such rights or warrants such
holder would have received had such holder converted each Security on such
record date. In the event that such dividend or distribution is not so paid or
made, the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate
which would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been
declared. If the Board of Directors determines the fair market value of any
distribution for purposes of this Section 4.6(c) by reference to the actual or
when issued trading market for any securities, it must in doing so
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consider the prices in such market over the same period used in computing the
Current Market Price of the Common Stock.
Upon conversion of the Securities into Common Stock, to the extent that
the Rights Agreement, dated as of November 2, 1994 or any future rights plan is
in effect upon such conversion (the "Rights Agreement"), the holders of
Securities will receive, in addition to the Common Stock, the rights described
therein (whether or not the rights have separated from the Common Stock at the
time of conversion), subject to the limitations set forth in the Rights
Agreement. Any distribution of rights or warrants pursuant to a Rights Agreement
complying with the requirements set forth in the immediately preceding sentence
of this paragraph shall not constitute a distribution of rights or warrants
pursuant to this Article IV.
Rights or warrants distributed by the Company to all holders of Common
Stock entitling the holders thereof to subscribe for or purchase shares of the
Obligors' Capital Stock (either initially or under certain circumstances), which
rights or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events
("TRIGGER EVENT"): (i) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of Common
Stock; (ii) are not exercisable; and (iii) are also issued in respect of future
issuances of Common Stock, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for
purposes of this Section 4.6 (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under
this Section 4.6 will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger
Event, whereupon such rights and warrants shall be deemed to have been
distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion
Rate shall be made under this Section 4.6(c). If any such right or warrant,
including any such existing rights or warrants distributed prior to the date of
this Indenture, are subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights
or warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of
indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each
such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and record date with
respect to new rights or warrants with such rights (and a termination or
expiration of the existing rights or warrants without exercise by any of the
holders thereof). In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed
distribution) of rights or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event (of the
type described in the preceding sentence) with respect thereto that was counted
for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the
Conversion Rate under this Section 4.6 was made, (1) in the case of any such
rights or warrants which shall all have been redeemed or repurchased without
exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted upon
such final redemption or repurchase to give effect to such distribution or
Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal
to the per share redemption or repurchase price received by a holder or holders
of Common Stock with respect to such rights or warrants (assuming such holder
had retained such rights or warrants), made to all holders of Common Stock as of
the date of such redemption or repurchase, and (2) in the case of such rights or
warrants which shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any
holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights and
warrants had not been issued.
(d) In case the Company shall, by dividend or otherwise, make a
distribution (a "Triggering Distribution") to all or substantially all holders
of Common Stock payable exclusively in cash, excluding any regular quarterly
cash dividend or distribution to the extent that such regular quarterly cash
dividend or distribution does not exceed the Dividend Threshold Amount, the
Conversion Rate shall be increased so that the same shall equal the rate
determined
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by multiplying such Conversion Rate in effect at the close of business on the
record date with respect to such Triggering Distribution (the "Determination
Date") by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the Current Market Price
per share of the Common Stock on the Determination Date, and the denominator
shall be the Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock on the
Determination Date less the aggregate amount of cash so distributed applicable
to one share of Common Stock (determined on the basis of the number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding on the Determination Date) or, in the case of a regular
quarterly cash dividend, such Current Market Price on the Determination Date
less the amount by which the per share amount of the dividend exceeds the
Dividend Threshold Amount, such increase to become effective immediately prior
to the opening of business on the day following the record date with respect to
the Triggering Distribution. It is expressly understood that a stock buyback,
repurchase or similar program shall in no event be considered a Triggering
Distribution for purposes of this Section 4.6(d). If the Conversion Rate is
adjusted as described in this clause as a result of a Triggering Distribution
that is a regular quarterly dividend, the adjustment will be based on the amount
by which such dividend exceeds the Dividend Threshold Amount; if the Conversion
Rate is adjusted as described in this clause as a result of a Triggering
Distribution that is not a regular quarterly dividend, the adjustment will be
based on the full amount of the Triggering Distribution.
The "Dividend Threshold Amount" will initially be $0.0775 (the
Company's quarterly dividend rate as of the date hereof); the Dividend Threshold
Amount will be adjusted for Triggering Distributions, except that no adjustment
shall be made to the Dividend Threshold Amount for any regular quarterly cash
dividend paid by the Company unless that regular quarterly cash dividend, when
aggregated with other regular quarterly cash dividends paid by the Company
within the prior 12 months that have not already been applied to adjust the
Dividend Threshold Amount, exceeds 7.5% of the average of the Closing Price of
the Common Stock during the ten Trading Days immediately prior to the
declaration date of the dividend.
(e) In case any tender offer made by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries for Common Stock shall expire and such tender offer (as amended
upon the expiration thereof) shall involve the payment of aggregate
consideration for a share of Common Stock in an amount (determined as the sum of
the aggregate amount of cash consideration and the aggregate fair market value
(as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, whose determination
shall be conclusive evidence thereof and which shall be evidenced by an
Officers' Certificate delivered to the Trustee thereof) of any other
consideration) that, together with the aggregate amount of any cash and the fair
market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, whose
determination shall be conclusive evidence thereof and which shall be evidenced
by an Officers' Certificate delivered to the Trustee) of any other consideration
payable for a share of Common Stock in respect of any other tender offers by the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company for Common Stock consummated within the
12 months preceding the date of the Expiration Date (as defined below) and in
respect of which no Conversion Rate adjustment pursuant to this Section 4.6 has
been made exceeds the first reported sale price per share of Common Stock on the
Trading Day next succeeding the last date (the "Expiration Date") tenders could
have been made pursuant to the applicable such tender offer (as it may be
amended) (the last time at which such tenders could have been made on the
Expiration Date is hereinafter sometimes called the "Expiration Time"), then,
immediately prior to the opening of business on the day after the Expiration
Date, the Conversion Rate shall be increased so that the same shall equal the
rate determined by multiplying the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior
to the close of
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business on the Expiration Date by a fraction of which the numerator shall be
the sum of (x) the aggregate consideration (determined as aforesaid) payable to
stockholders based on the acceptance (up to any maximum specified in the terms
of the tender offer) of all shares validly tendered and not withdrawn as of the
Expiration Time (the shares deemed so accepted, up to any such maximum, being
referred to as the "Purchased Shares") and (y) the product of the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding (less any Purchased Shares and excluding any
shares held in the treasury of the Company) at the Expiration Time and the first
reported sale price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day next succeeding
the Expiration Date, and the denominator shall be the product of the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding (including Purchased Shares but excluding any
shares held in the treasury of the Company) at the Expiration Time multiplied by
the first reported sale price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day next
succeeding the Expiration Date, such increase to become effective immediately
prior to the opening of business on the day following the Expiration Date;
provided, however, that the fair market value of any such non-cash consideration
paid in respect of a tender or exchange offer for Common Stock shall not be
taken into consideration in the foregoing calculation unless such value (to the
extent it would result in an adjustment if considered) when aggregated with the
value of all other non-cash consideration paid within the preceding three months
and not considered as a result of this clause (to the extent that it would have
resulted in an adjustment if it had been considered) would exceed 1% of the
Company's market capitalization, in which case the value shall be considered,
but only to the extent that the aggregated value referred to above exceeds 1% of
Company's market capitalization. In the event that the Obligors are obligated to
purchase shares pursuant to any such tender offer, but the Obligors are
permanently prevented by applicable law from effecting any or all such purchases
or any or all such purchases are rescinded, the Conversion Rate shall again be
adjusted to be the Conversion Rate which would have been in effect based upon
the number of shares actually purchased. If the application of this Section
4.6(e) to any tender offer would result in a decrease in the Conversion Rate, no
adjustment shall be made for such tender offer under this Section 4.6(e).
For purposes of this Section 4.6(e), the term "tender offer" shall mean
and include both tender offers and exchange offers, all references to
"purchases" of shares in tender offers (and all similar references) shall mean
and include both the purchase of shares in tender offers and the acquisition of
shares pursuant to exchange offers, and all references to "tendered shares" (and
all similar references) shall mean and include shares tendered in both tender
offers and exchange offers.
(f) For the purpose of any computation under subsections (b) and (d) of
this Section 4.6, the current market price (the "CURRENT MARKET PRICE") per
share of Common Stock on any date shall be deemed to be the average of the daily
closing prices for the 15 consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding and
including (i) the Determination Date with respect to distributions under
subsection (d) of this Section 4.6 or (ii) the record date with respect to
distributions, issuances or other events requiring such computation under
subsection (b) of this Section 4.6. If no such prices are available, the
Current Market Price per share shall be the fair value of a share of Common
Stock as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors (which shall be
evidenced by an Officers' Certificate delivered to the Trustee).
(g) In any case in which this Section 4.6 shall require that an
adjustment be made following a record date or a Determination Date or Expiration
Date, as the case may be,
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established for purposes of this Section 4.6, the Obligors may elect to defer
(but only until five Business Days following the filing by the Obligors with the
Trustee of the certificate described in Section 4.9) issuing to the Holder of
any Security converted after such record date or Determination Date or
Expiration Date the shares of Common Stock and other capital stock of the
Company issuable upon such conversion over and above the shares of Common Stock
and other capital stock of the Company issuable upon such conversion only on the
basis of the Conversion Rate prior to adjustment; and, in lieu of the shares the
issuance of which is so deferred, the Obligors shall issue or cause their
transfer agents to issue due bills or other appropriate evidence prepared by the
Obligors of the right to receive such shares. If any distribution in respect of
which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required to be made as of the
record date or Determination Date or Expiration Date therefor is not thereafter
made or paid by the Obligors for any reason, the Conversion Rate shall be
readjusted to the Conversion Rate which would then be in effect if such record
date had not been fixed or such effective date or Determination Date or
Expiration Date had not occurred.
Section 4.7 No Adjustment.
No adjustment in the Conversion Rate shall be required if Holders may
participate in the transactions set forth in Section 4.6 above without
converting.
No adjustment in the Conversion Rate shall be required unless the
adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least 1% in the
Conversion Rate as last adjusted; provided, however, that any adjustments which
by reason of this Section 4.7 are not required to be made even if the adjustment
would require a change of less than 1% in the Conversion Rate then in effect,
shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment or
in connection with any conversion of Securities at redemption or maturity, as
applicable. All calculations under this Article IV shall be made to the nearest
one-tenth of a cent or to the nearest one-hundredth of a share, as the case may
be.
Except as otherwise described in this Article IV, no adjustment in the
Conversion Rate shall be required for the issuance of Common Stock or the right
to purchase Common Stock or any such convertible or exchangeable securities.
To the extent that the Securities become convertible into the right to
receive cash, no adjustment need be made thereafter as to the cash. Interest
will not accrue on the cash.
Section 4.8 Adjustment for Tax Purposes.
The Obligors shall, upon 15 days prior notice, be entitled to make such
increases in the Conversion Rate, in addition to those required by Section 4.6,
as they in their discretion shall determine to be advisable in order that any
stock dividends, subdivisions of shares, distributions of rights to purchase
stock or securities or distributions of securities convertible into or
exchangeable for stock hereafter made by the Obligors to their shareowners shall
not be taxable.
Section 4.9 Notice of Adjustment.
Whenever the Conversion Rate or conversion privilege is adjusted, the
Obligors shall promptly notify the Trustee and the Initial Purchasers (in the
manner provided in Section 12.2)
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and mail to Holders a notice of the adjustment and file with the Trustee an
Officers' Certificate briefly stating the facts requiring the adjustment and the
manner of computing it. Unless and until the Trustee shall receive an Officers'
Certificate setting forth an adjustment of the Conversion Rate, the Trustee may
assume without inquiry that the Conversion Rate has not been adjusted and that
the last Conversion Rate of which it has knowledge remains in effect.
Section 4.10 Notice of Certain Transactions.
In the event that:
(1) the Obligors take any action which would require an
adjustment in the Conversion Rate;
(2) either of the Obligors consolidates or merges with, or
transfers all or substantially all of its property and assets to, another
corporation and shareowners of such Obligor must approve the transaction; or
(3) there is a dissolution or liquidation of either of the
Obligors,
the Obligors shall mail to Holders and the Initial Purchasers (in the manner
provided in Section 12.2) and file with the Trustee a notice stating the
proposed record or effective date, as the case may be. The Obligors shall mail
the notice at least ten days before such date. Failure to mail such notice or
any defect therein shall not affect the validity of any transaction referred to
in clause (1), (2) or (3) of this Section 4.10.
Section 4.11 Effect of Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale
on Conversion Privilege.
If any of the following shall occur, namely: (a) any reclassification
or change of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities
(other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no
par value to par value, or as a result of a subdivision or combination, or any
other change for which an adjustment is provided in Section 4.6); (b) any
consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party other than a merger in
which the Company is the continuing corporation and which does not result in any
reclassification of, or change (other than in par value, or from par value to no
par value, or from no par value to par value, or as a result of a subdivision or
combination) in, outstanding shares of Common Stock; or (c) any sale or
conveyance as an entirety or substantially as an entirety of the property and
assets of the Company, directly or indirectly, to any person, then the Obligors,
or such successor, purchasing or transferee corporation, as the case may be,
shall, as a condition precedent to such reclassification, change, combination,
consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, execute and deliver to the Trustee a
supplemental indenture providing that the Holder of each Security then
outstanding shall have the right to convert such Security into the kind and
amount of shares of stock and other securities and property (including cash)
receivable upon such reclassification, change, combination, consolidation,
merger, sale or conveyance by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock
deliverable upon conversion of such Security immediately prior to such
reclassification, change, combination, consolidation, merger, sale or
conveyance. Such supplemental indenture shall provide for adjustments of the
Conversion Rate
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which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments of
the Conversion Rate provided for in this Article IV. If, in the case of any such
consolidation, merger, combination, sale or conveyance, the stock or other
securities and property (including cash) receivable thereupon by a holder of
Common Stock include shares of stock or other securities and property of a
person other than the successor, purchasing or transferee corporation, as the
case may be, in such consolidation, merger, combination, sale or conveyance,
then such supplemental indenture shall also be executed by such other person and
shall contain such additional provisions to protect the interests of the Holders
of the Securities as the Board of Directors shall reasonably consider necessary
by reason of the foregoing. The provisions of this Section 4.11 shall similarly
apply to successive reclassifications, changes, combinations, consolidations,
mergers, sales or conveyances.
In the event the Obligors shall execute a supplemental indenture
pursuant to this Section 4.11, the Obligors shall promptly file with the Trustee
(x) an Officers' Certificate briefly stating the reasons therefor, the kind or
amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash)
receivable by Holders of the Securities upon the conversion of their Securities
after any such reclassification, change, combination, consolidation, merger,
sale or conveyance, any adjustment to be made with respect thereto and that all
conditions precedent have been complied with and (y) an Opinion of Counsel that
all conditions precedent have been complied with, and shall promptly mail notice
thereof to all Holders.
Section 4.12 Trustee's Disclaimer.
The Trustee shall have no duty to determine when an adjustment under
this Article IV should be made, how it should be made or what such adjustment
should be, but may accept as conclusive evidence of that fact or the correctness
of any such adjustment, and shall be protected in relying upon, an Officers'
Certificate including the Officers' Certificate with respect thereto which the
Obligors are obligated to file with the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.9. The
Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or value of any securities or
assets issued upon conversion of Securities, and the Trustee shall not be
responsible for the Obligors' failure to comply with any provisions of this
Article IV.
The Trustee shall not be under any responsibility to determine the
correctness of any provisions contained in any supplemental indenture executed
pursuant to Section 4.11, but may accept as conclusive evidence of the
correctness thereof, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, the Officers'
Certificate with respect thereto which the Obligors are obligated to file with
the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.11.
Section 4.13 Voluntary Increase.
The Obligors from time to time may increase the Conversion Rate by any
amount for any period of time if the period is at least 20 days and if the
increase is irrevocable during the period if the Company's Board of Directors
determines that such increase would be in the best interests of the Obligors or
the Company's Board of Directors deems it advisable to avoid or diminish income
tax to holders of shares of Common Stock in connection with any stock or rights
dividend or distribution or similar event, and the Obligors provide 15 days
prior notice of any increase in the Conversion Rate.
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Section 4.14 Cash Conversion Option.
(a) If a Holder elects to convert all or any portion of a Security into
shares of Common Stock as set forth in Section 4.1 and the Obligors receive such
Holder's Notice of Conversion on or prior to the day that is 20 days prior to
the Final Maturity Date with respect to either series of Securities or, if all
or a portion of the 4.0% Notes due 2013 have been called for redemption, the
date that is 20 days prior to the Redemption Date (in either case, the "Final
Notice Date"), the Obligors may choose to satisfy all or any portion of the
Conversion Obligation in cash. Upon such election, the Obligors will notify the
Trustee, the Holder through the Trustee and the Initial Purchasers (in the
manner provided in Section 12.2), of the dollar amount to be satisfied in cash
(which must be expressed either as 100% of the Conversion Obligation or as a
fixed dollar amount) at any time on or before the date that is two Business Days
following the Obligors' receipt of such Holder's Notice of Conversion as
specified in Section 4.2 (such period, the "Cash Settlement Notice Period"). If
the Obligors elect to pay cash for any portion of the shares otherwise issuable
to the Holder, the Holder may retract such Holder's Notice of Conversion at any
time during the two Business Day period beginning on the day after the final day
of the Cash Settlement Notice Period (the "Conversion Retraction Period"); no
such retraction can be made after the Cash Settlement Notice Period (and a
Notice of Conversion shall be irrevocable) if the Obligors do not elect to
deliver cash in lieu of shares of Common Stock (other than cash in lieu of
fractional shares). Upon the expiration of the Conversion Retraction Period, a
Notice of Conversion shall be irrevocable. With respect to any Notice of
Conversion received by the Obligors prior to the Final Notice Date, the
"Conversion Settlement Distribution" for any Security subject to such Notice of
Conversion shall consist of cash, Common Stock or a combination thereof, as
selected by the Obligors as set forth below:
(i) if the Obligors elect to satisfy the entire Conversion
Obligation in shares of Common Stock, the Conversion Settlement
Distribution shall be a number of shares equal to (1) the aggregate
principal amount of the Securities to be converted divided by $1,000,
multiplied by (2) the Conversion Rate; in addition, the Obligors will
pay cash for all fractional shares of Common Stock based on the Closing
Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the
Conversion Date;
(ii) if the Obligors elect to satisfy the entire Conversion
Obligation in cash, the Conversion Settlement Distribution shall be
cash in an amount equal to the product of:
(1) a number equal to the product of (x) the aggregate
principal amount of Securities to be converted divided by $1,000 and (y) the
Conversion Rate, and
(2) the average Closing Price of the Common Stock during the
20 Trading-Day period beginning on the Trading Day immediately following the
final day of the Conversion Retraction Period (the "Cash Settlement Averaging
Period"); and
(iii) if the Obligors elect to satisfy a fixed portion (other
than 100%) of the Conversion Obligation in cash, the Conversion
Settlement Distribution shall consist of (1) such cash amount ("CASH
AMOUNT") and (2) a number of shares of
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Common Stock equal to the greater of (a) zero and (b) the excess, if
any, of the number of shares calculated as set forth in clause (i)
above over the number of shares equal to the sum, for each day of the
Cash Settlement Averaging Period, of (x) the Cash Amount, divided by
the number of days in the Cash Settlement Averaging Period, divided by
(y) the Closing Price of the Common Stock on such day. The Obligors
will pay cash for all fractional shares of Common Stock based on the
average Closing Price of the Common Stock during the Cash Settlement
Averaging Period.
If the Obligors elect to satisfy all or any portion of the Conversion
Obligation in cash, and the Notice of Conversion has not been retracted, then
settlement (in cash, shares of Common Stock or in cash and shares of Common
Stock) will occur on the Business Day following the final day of the Cash
Settlement Averaging Period.
If the Obligors are obligated to deliver shares to Holders pursuant to
this Article IV, then if on the date such Holders submit Notices of Conversion
and (i) hold Securities that are neither registered under the Securities Act nor
immediately freely saleable pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act and
(ii) there exists a Registration Default or an Effective Failure as defined in
the Registration Rights Agreement, the Obligors will deliver to such Holders an
additional number of shares in accordance with Section 7(d) of the Registration
Rights Agreement.
(b) With respect to Conversion Notices that the Obligors receive after
the Final Notice Date, the Obligors will not send individual notices of their
election to satisfy all or any portion of the Conversion Obligation in cash.
Instead, at any time on or before the fifth Business Day preceding any Final
Notice Date, the Obligors, if they choose to satisfy all or any portion of the
Conversion Obligation with respect to conversions after the Final Notice Date in
cash, will notify the Trustee and the Initial Purchasers (in the manner provided
in Section 12.2) of the dollar amount to be satisfied in cash (which must be
expressed either as 100% of the Conversion Obligation or as a fixed dollar
amount). In such case, the applicable Conversion Settlement Distribution will be
computed in the same manner as set forth in clause (a) above except that the
Cash Settlement Averaging Period, if applicable, shall be the twenty (20)
Trading Day period beginning on the first Trading Day following the Final
Maturity Date with respect to either series of Securities or, in the case of
conversion of 4.0% Notes due 2013 after the Final Notice Date with respect to
the Redemption Date, the twenty (20) Trading Day period beginning on the Trading
Day after the Redemption Date. Settlement (in cash, shares of Common Stock or in
cash and shares of Common Stock) will occur on the Business Day following the
final day of the applicable Cash Settlement Averaging Period. Holders shall not
be permitted to retract any Notice of Conversion that is delivered after the
Final Notice Date for the applicable Security.
(c) If, at any time, the Obligors notify the Holders that the Obligors
elect to satisfy the Conversion Obligation (i) in cash, in an amount up to (and
including) the principal amount of the Securities converted by each Holder and
(2) in shares of Common Stock, to satisfy the remainder, if any, of the
Conversion Obligation, the Obligators shall thereafter be obligated to satisfy
the Conversion Obligation in that manner.
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ARTICLE V
SUBORDINATION
Section 5.1 Agreement of Subordination.
The Obligors covenant and agree, and each Holder of Securities issued
hereunder by its acceptance thereof likewise covenants and agrees, that all
Securities shall be issued subject to the provisions of this Article V; and each
Person holding any Security, whether upon original issue or upon transfer,
assignment or exchange thereof, accepts and agrees to be bound by such
provisions.
The payment of the principal of, premium, if any, interest and
Additional Interest, if any, on all Securities (including, but not limited to,
the Redemption Price and the Change in Control Purchase Price with respect to
the Securities subject to redemption or purchase in accordance with Article 3 as
provided in this Indenture) issued hereunder shall, to the extent and in the
manner hereinafter set forth, be subordinated and subject in right of payment to
the prior payment in full in cash or other payment satisfactory to the holders
of Senior Indebtedness of all Senior Indebtedness, whether outstanding at the
date of this Indenture or thereafter incurred.
No provision of this Article V shall prevent the occurrence of any
default or Event of Default hereunder.
Section 5.2 Payments to Holders.
No payment shall be made with respect to the principal of, or premium,
if any, or interest or Additional Interest, if any, on the Securities
(including, but not limited to, the Redemption Price and the Change in Control
Purchase Price with respect to the Securities subject to redemption or purchase
in accordance with Article 3 as provided in this Indenture), except payments and
distributions made by the Trustee as permitted by the first or second paragraph
of Section 5.5, if:
(i) a default in the payment of principal, premium, interest, rent or
other obligations due on any Senior Indebtedness occurs and is continuing (or,
in the case of Senior Indebtedness for which there is a period of grace, in the
event of such a default that continues beyond the period of grace, if any,
specified in the instrument or lease evidencing such Senior Indebtedness),
unless and until such default shall have been cured or waived or shall have
ceased to exist; or
(ii) a default, other than a payment default, on a Designated Senior
Indebtedness occurs and is continuing that permits holders of such Designated
Senior Indebtedness to accelerate its maturity and the Trustee receives a notice
of the default (a "PAYMENT BLOCKAGE NOTICE") from a Representative or holder of
Designated Senior Indebtedness or the Obligors.
Subject to the provisions of Section 5.5, if the Trustee receives any
Payment Blockage Notice pursuant to clause (ii) above, no subsequent Payment
Blockage Notice shall be effective for purposes of this Section unless and until
at least 365 days shall have elapsed since the initial effectiveness of the
immediately prior Payment Blockage Notice. No nonpayment default that existed or
was continuing on the date of delivery of any Payment Blockage Notice to the
Trustee
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(unless such default was waived, cured or otherwise ceased to exist and
thereafter subsequently reoccurred) shall be, or be made, the basis for a
subsequent Payment Blockage Notice.
The Obligors may and shall resume payments on and distributions in
respect of the Securities upon the earlier of:
(a) in the case of a default referred to in clause (i) above, the date
upon which the default is cured or waived or ceases to exist, or
(b) in the case of a default referred to in clause (ii) above, the
earlier of the date on which such default is cured or waived or ceases to exist
or 179 days pass after the date on which the applicable Payment Blockage Notice
is received, unless this Article V otherwise prohibits the payment or
distribution at the time of such payment or distribution.
Upon any payment by the Obligors, or distribution of assets of the
Obligors of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to
creditors upon any dissolution or winding-up or liquidation or reorganization of
the Obligors (whether voluntary or involuntary) or in bankruptcy, insolvency,
receivership or similar proceedings, all amounts due or to become due upon all
Senior Indebtedness shall first be paid in full in cash, or other payments
satisfactory to the holders of Senior Indebtedness before any payment is made on
account of the principal of, premium, if any, interest or Additional Interest,
if any, on the Securities (except payments made pursuant to Article 10 from
monies deposited with the Trustee pursuant thereto prior to commencement of
proceedings for such dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization);
and upon any such dissolution or winding-up or liquidation or reorganization of
the Obligors or bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other proceeding, any
payment by the Obligors, or distribution of assets of the Obligors of any kind
or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to which the Holders of
the Securities or the Trustee would be entitled, except for the provision of
this Article V, shall (except as aforesaid) be paid by the Obligors or by any
receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, agent or other Person
making such payment or distribution, or by the Holders of the Securities or by
the Trustee under this Indenture if received by them or it, directly to the
holders of Senior Indebtedness (pro rata to such holders on the basis of the
respective amounts of Senior Indebtedness held by such holders, or as otherwise
required by law or a court order) or their representative or representatives, or
to the trustee or trustees under any indenture pursuant to which any instruments
evidencing any Senior Indebtedness may have been issued, as their respective
interests may appear, to the extent necessary to pay all Senior Indebtedness in
full in cash, or other payment satisfactory to the holders of Senior
Indebtedness, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to
or for the holders of Senior Indebtedness, before any payment or distribution is
made to the Holders of the Securities or to the Trustee.
For purposes of this Article V, the words, "cash, property or
securities" shall not be deemed to include shares of stock of the Obligors as
reorganized or readjusted, or securities of the Obligors or any other
corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment, the
payment of which is subordinated at least to the extent provided in this Article
V with respect to the Securities to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness which
may at the time be outstanding; provided that (i) the Senior Indebtedness is
assumed by the new corporation, if any, resulting from any reorganization or
readjustment, and (ii) the rights of the holders of Senior Indebtedness
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(other than leases which are not assumed by the Obligors or the new corporation,
as the case may be) are not, without the consent of such holders, altered by
such reorganization or readjustment. The consolidation of the Obligors with, or
the merger of the Obligors into, another corporation or the liquidation or
dissolution of the Obligors following the conveyance, transfer or lease of all
or substantially all their property to another corporation upon the terms and
conditions provided for in Article 7 shall not be deemed a dissolution,
winding-up, liquidation or reorganization for the purposes of this Section 5.2
if such other corporation shall, as a part of such consolidation, merger,
conveyance, transfer or lease, comply with the conditions stated in Article 7.
In the event of the acceleration of the Securities because of an Event
of Default, no payment or distribution shall be made to the Trustee or any
Holder of Securities in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, interest
or Additional Interest, if any, on the Securities by the Obligors (including,
but not limited to, the Redemption Price or Change in Control Purchase Price
with respect to the Securities subject to redemption or purchase in accordance
with Article 3 as provided in this Indenture), except payments and distributions
made by the Trustee as permitted by Section 5.5, until all Senior Indebtedness
has been paid in full in cash or other payment satisfactory to the holders of
Senior Indebtedness or such acceleration is rescinded in accordance with the
terms of this Indenture. If payment of the Securities is accelerated because of
an Event of Default, the Obligors shall promptly notify holders of Senior
Indebtedness of such acceleration.
In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, any
payment or distribution of assets of the Obligors of any kind or character,
whether in cash, property or securities (including, without limitation, by way
of setoff or otherwise), prohibited by the foregoing, shall be received by the
Trustee or the Holders of the Securities before all Senior Indebtedness is paid
in full, in cash or other payment satisfactory to the holders of Senior
Indebtedness, or provision is made for such payment thereof in accordance with
its terms in cash or other payment satisfactory to the holders of Senior
Indebtedness, such payment or distribution shall be held in trust for the
benefit of and shall be paid over or delivered to the holders of Senior
Indebtedness or their representative or representatives, or to the trustee or
trustees under any indenture pursuant to which any instruments evidencing any
Senior Indebtedness may have been issued, as their respective interests may
appear, as calculated by the Obligors, for application to the payment of all
Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay all Senior
Indebtedness in full, in cash or other payment satisfactory to the holders of
Senior Indebtedness, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or
distribution to or for the holders of such Senior Indebtedness.
Nothing in this Section 5.2 shall apply to claims of, or payments to,
the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 9.7. This Section 5.2 shall be subject
to the further provisions of Section 5.5.
Section 5.3 Subrogation of Securities.
Subject to the payment in full, in cash or other payment satisfactory
to the holders of Senior Indebtedness, of all Senior Indebtedness, the rights of
the Holders of the Securities shall be subrogated to the extent of the payments
or distributions made to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness pursuant to the
provisions of this Article V (equally and ratably with the holders of all
indebtedness of the Obligors which by its express terms is subordinated to other
indebtedness
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of the Obligors to substantially the same extent as the Securities are
subordinated and is entitled to like rights of subrogation) to the rights of the
holders of Senior Indebtedness to receive payments or distributions of cash,
property or securities of the Obligors applicable to the Senior Indebtedness
until the principal, premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if any,
on the Securities shall be paid in full in cash; and, for the purposes of such
subrogation, no payments or distributions to the holders of the Senior
Indebtedness of any cash, property or securities to which the Holders of the
Securities or the Trustee would be entitled except for the provisions of this
Article V, and no payment over pursuant to the provisions of this Article V, to
or for the benefit of the holders of Senior Indebtedness by Holders of the
Securities or the Trustee, shall, as between the Obligors, their creditors other
than holders of Senior Indebtedness, and the Holders of the Securities, be
deemed to be a payment by the Obligors to or on account of the Senior
Indebtedness; and no payments or distributions of cash, property or securities
to or for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities pursuant to the
subrogation provisions of this Article V, which would otherwise have been paid
to the holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be deemed to be a payment by the
Obligors to or for the account of the Securities. It is understood that the
provisions of this Article V are and are intended solely for the purposes of
defining the relative rights of the Holders of the Securities, on the one hand,
and the holders of the Senior Indebtedness, on the other hand.
Nothing contained in this Article V or elsewhere in this Indenture or
in the Securities is intended to or shall impair, as among the Obligors, their
creditors other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness, and the Holders of the
Securities, the obligation of the Obligors, which is absolute and unconditional,
to pay to the Holders of the Securities the principal of (and premium, if any),
interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Securities as and when the same
shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms, or is intended to
or shall affect the relative rights of the Holders of the Securities and
creditors of the Obligors other than the holders of the Senior Indebtedness, nor
shall anything herein or therein prevent the Trustee or the Holder of any
Security from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon
default under this Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under this Article
V of the holders of Senior Indebtedness in respect of cash, property or
securities of the Obligors received upon the exercise of any such remedy.
Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Obligors referred to
in this Article V, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 9.1, and
the Holders of the Securities shall be entitled to rely upon any order or decree
made by any court of competent jurisdiction in which such bankruptcy,
dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization proceedings are pending,
or a certificate of the receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee,
agent or other person making such payment or distribution, delivered to the
Trustee or to the Holders of the Securities, for the purpose of ascertaining the
persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of the Senior
Indebtedness and other indebtedness of the Obligors, the amount thereof or
payable thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article V.
Section 5.4 Authorization to Effect Subordination.
Each Holder of a Security by the Holder's acceptance thereof authorizes
and directs the Trustee on the Holder's behalf to take such action as may be
necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination as provided in this
Article V and appoints the Trustee to act as the
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Holder's attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes. If the Trustee does not
file a proper proof of claim or proof of debt in the form required in any
proceeding referred to in Section 5.3 hereof at least 30 days before the
expiration of the time to file such claim, the holders of any Senior
Indebtedness or their representatives are hereby authorized to file an
appropriate claim for and on behalf of the Holders of the Securities.
Section 5.5 Notice to Trustee.
The Obligors shall give prompt written notice in the form of an
Officers' Certificate to a Trust Officer of the Trustee and to any Paying Agent
of any fact known to the Obligors which would prohibit the making of any payment
of monies to or by the Trustee or any Paying Agent in respect of the Securities
pursuant to the provisions of this Article V. Notwithstanding the provisions of
this Article V or any other provision of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not
be charged with knowledge of the existence of any facts which would prohibit the
making of any payment of monies to or by the Trustee in respect of the
Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Article V, unless and until a
Trust Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof at the
Corporate Trust Office from the Obligors (in the form of an Officers'
Certificate) or a Representative or a Holder or Holders of Senior Indebtedness
or from any trustee thereof; and before the receipt of any such written notice,
the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 9.1, shall be entitled in all
respects to assume that no such facts exist; provided that if on a date not less
than one Business Day prior to the date upon which by the terms hereof any such
monies may become payable for any purpose (including, without limitation, the
payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, interest or Additional
Interest, if any, on any Security) the Trustee shall not have received, with
respect to such monies, the notice provided for in this Section 5.5, then,
anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall
have full power and authority to receive such monies and to apply the same to
the purpose for which they were received, and shall not be affected by any
notice to the contrary which may be received by it on or after such prior date.
Notwithstanding anything in this Article V to the contrary, nothing shall
prevent any payment by the Trustee to the Holders of monies deposited with it
pursuant to Article 10, and any such payment shall not be subject to the
provisions of Article V.
The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 9.1, shall be
entitled to rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a Representative
or a person representing himself to be a holder of Senior Indebtedness (or a
trustee on behalf of such holder) to establish that such notice has been given
by a Representative or a holder of Senior Indebtedness or a trustee on behalf of
any such holder or holders. In the event that the Trustee determines in good
faith that further evidence is required with respect to the right of any person
as a holder of Senior Indebtedness to participate in any payment or distribution
pursuant to this Article V, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish
evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of
Senior Indebtedness held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is
entitled to participate in such payment or distribution and any other facts
pertinent to the rights of such Person under this Article V, and if such
evidence is not furnished the Trustee may defer any payment to such Person
pending judicial determination as to the right of such Person to receive such
payment.
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Section 5.6 Trustee's Relation to Senior Indebtedness.
The Trustee in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the
rights set forth in this Article V in respect of any Senior Indebtedness at any
time held by it, to the same extent as any other holder of Senior Indebtedness,
and nothing in Section 9.11 or elsewhere in this Indenture shall deprive the
Trustee of any of its rights as such holder.
With respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness, the Trustee
undertakes to perform or to observe only such of its covenants and obligations
as are specifically set forth in this Article V, and no implied covenants or
obligations with respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be read
into this Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe
any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness and, subject to the
provisions of Section 9.1, the Trustee shall not be liable to any holder of
Senior Indebtedness if it shall pay over or deliver to Holders of Securities,
the Obligors or any other person money or assets to which any holder of Senior
Indebtedness shall be entitled by virtue of this Article V or otherwise.
Section 5.7 No Impairment of Subordination.
No right of any present or future holder of any Senior Indebtedness to
enforce subordination as herein provided shall at any time in any way be
prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Obligors
or by any act or failure to act, in good faith, by any such holder, or by any
noncompliance by the Obligors with the terms, provisions and covenants of this
Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof which any such holder may have or
otherwise be charged with.
Section 5.8 Certain Conversions not Deemed Payment.
For the purposes of this Article V only, the issuance and delivery of
junior securities upon conversion of Securities in accordance with Article IV
shall not be deemed to constitute a payment or distribution on account of the
principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on Securities or on account of the
purchase or other acquisition of Securities, and the payment, issuance or
delivery of cash (except in satisfaction of fractional shares pursuant to
section 4.3 hereof), property or other securities upon conversion of a Security
shall be deemed to constitute a payment or distribution on account of the
principal of such Security. For the purposes of this Section 5.8, the term
"JUNIOR SECURITIES" means (a) shares of any stock of any class of the Obligors,
or (b) securities of the Obligors which are subordinated in right of payment to
all Senior Indebtedness which may be outstanding at the time of issuance or
delivery of such securities to substantially the same extent as, or to a greater
extent than, the Securities are so subordinated as provided in this Article.
Nothing contained in this Article V or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the
Securities is intended to or shall impair, as among the Obligors, their
creditors other than holders of Senior Indebtedness and the Holders, the right,
which is absolute and unconditional, of the Holder of any Security to convert
such Security in accordance with Article IV.
Section 5.9 Article Applicable to Paying Agents.
If at any time any Paying Agent other than the Trustee shall have been
appointed by the Obligors and be then acting hereunder, the term "Trustee" as
used in this Article shall (unless the context otherwise requires) be construed
as extending to and including such Paying Agent within
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its meaning as fully for all intents and purposes as if such Paying Agent were
named in this Article in addition to or in place of the Trustee; provided,
however, that the first paragraph of Section 5.5 shall not apply to the Obligors
or any Affiliate of the Obligors if the Obligors or such Affiliate acts as
Paying Agent.
Section 5.10 Senior Indebtedness Entitled to Rely.
The holders of Senior Indebtedness (including, without limitation,
Designated Senior Indebtedness) shall have the right to rely upon this Article
V, and no amendment or modification of the provisions contained herein shall
diminish the rights of such holders unless such holders shall have agreed in
writing thereto.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS
Section 6.1 Payment of Securities.
The Obligors shall promptly make all payments in respect of the
Securities on the dates and in the manner provided in the Securities and this
Indenture. An installment of principal, interest or Additional Interest, if any,
shall be considered paid on the date it is due if the Paying Agent (other than
the Obligors) holds by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on that date money,
deposited by the Obligors or an Affiliate thereof, sufficient to pay the
installment. Subject to Section 4.2 hereof and except in the case of a
redemption or Change in Control, accrued and unpaid interest or Additional
Interest, if any, on any Security that is payable, and is punctually paid or
duly provided for, on any interest payment date shall be paid to the Person in
whose name that Security is registered at the close of business on the record
date for such interest or Additional Interest, if any, at the office or agency
of the Obligors maintained for such purpose. The Obligors shall, (in immediately
available funds) to the fullest extent permitted by law, pay interest on overdue
principal (including premium, if any) and overdue installments of interest from
the original due date to the date paid, at the rate applicable to the Security
plus 1% per annum, which interest shall be payable on demand. Additional
Interest, if any, shall accrue at the rates provided for in the Registration
Rights Agreement and shall be paid at the same time and in the same manner as
regular interest.
Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any, interest and
Additional Interest, if any, payable on the Final Maturity Date) on the
Securities shall be made at the office or agency of the Obligors maintained for
that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York (which shall
initially be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee) in immediately available
funds in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of
payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payment of
interest or Additional Interest, if any, shall be made by check mailed to the
address of the Person entitled thereto as such address appears in the Register;
provided further that a Holder with an aggregate principal amount in excess of
$10,000,000 will be paid by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to an
account maintained by the Holder in the United States, at the election of such
Holder, if such Holder has provided wire transfer instructions to the Obligors
at least 10 Business Days prior to the payment
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date. Any wire transfer instructions received by the Trustee will remain in
effect until revoked by the Holder.
Section 6.2 SEC Reports.
The Obligors shall file all reports and other information and documents
which they are required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act, and within 15 days after it files them with the SEC, the
Obligors shall file copies of all such reports, information and other documents
with the Trustee.
Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is
for informational purposes only and the Trustee's receipt of such shall not
constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or
determinable from information contained therein, including the Obligors'
compliance with any of their covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is
entitled to rely exclusively on Officers' Certificates).
Section 6.3 Compliance Certificates.
The Obligors shall deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days after the end
of each fiscal year of the Obligors (beginning with the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2003), an Officers' Certificate as to the signer's knowledge of the
Obligors' compliance with all conditions and covenants on their part contained
in this Indenture and stating whether or not the signer knows of any default or
Event of Default. If such signer knows of such a default or Event of Default,
the Officers' Certificate shall describe the default or Event of Default and the
efforts to remedy the same. For the purposes of this Section 6.3, compliance
shall be determined without regard to any grace period or requirement of notice
provided pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
Section 6.4 Further Instruments and Acts.
Upon request of the Trustee, the Obligors will execute and deliver such
further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or
proper to carry out more effectively the purposes of this Indenture.
Section 6.5 Maintenance of Corporate Existence.
Subject to Article 7, the Obligors will do or cause to be done all
things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect their corporate
existence.
Section 6.6 Rule 144A Information Requirement.
Within the period prior to the expiration of the holding period
applicable to sales of the Securities under Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act
(or any successor provision), the Obligors covenant and agree that they shall,
during any period in which they are not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) under the
Exchange Act, upon the request of any Holder or beneficial holder of the
Securities make available to such Holder or beneficial holder of Securities or
any Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof in connection with any sale
thereof and any prospective purchaser of Securities or such Common Stock
designated by such Holder or beneficial holder, the information required
pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act and they will take
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such further action as any Holder or beneficial holder of such Securities or
such Common Stock may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time
to time to enable such Holder or beneficial holder to sell its Securities or
Common Stock without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation
of the exemption provided by Rule 144A, as such Rule may be amended from time to
time. Upon the request of any Holder or any beneficial holder of the Securities
or such Common Stock, the Obligors will deliver to such Holder a written
statement as to whether they have complied with such requirements.
Section 6.7 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.
The Obligors covenant (to the extent that they may lawfully do so)
that they shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever
claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or
other law which would prohibit or forgive the Obligors from paying all or any
portion of the principal of, premium, if any, interest or Additional Interest,
if any, on the Securities as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at
any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the
performance of this Indenture, and the Obligors (to the extent they may lawfully
do so) hereby expressly waive all benefit or advantage of any such law and
covenant that they will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede
the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and
permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
Section 6.8 Payment of Additional Interest.
If Additional Interest is payable by the Obligors pursuant to the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Obligors shall deliver to the Trustee a
certificate to that effect stating (i) the amount of such Additional Interest
that is payable, (ii) the reason why such Additional Interest is payable and
(iii) the date on which such Additional Interest is payable. Unless and until a
Trust Officer of the Trustee receives such a certificate, the Trustee may assume
without inquiry that no such Additional Interest is payable.
Section 6.9 Notice of Default.
In the event that any default or Event of Default under Section 8.01
hereof shall occur, the Obligors shall give prompt written notice of such
default or Event of Default to the Trustee.
ARTICLE VII
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE
Section 7.1 Obligors May Consolidate, Etc. Only on Certain Terms.
The Obligors shall not consolidate with or merge with or into any other
Person (in a transaction in which either of the Obligors, as applicable, is not
the surviving corporation) or convey, transfer or lease their properties and
assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, unless:
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(1) in case the Obligors shall consolidate with or merge into
another Person (in a transaction in which either of the Obligors as applicable,
is not the surviving Person) or sell, assign, convey, transfer, lease or
otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of their properties and assets to
any Person, the Person formed by such consolidation or into which either of the
Obligors, as applicable, is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or
transfer, or which leases, the properties and assets of the Obligors
substantially as an entirety shall be a corporation organized and validly
existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or
the District of Columbia and shall expressly assume, by an indenture
supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory
to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, (premium, if
any), interest and Additional Interest, if any, on all the Securities and the
performance or observance of every covenant of this Indenture on the part of the
Obligors to be performed or observed (and the conversion rights shall be
provided for in accordance with Article IV, by supplemental indenture
satisfactory in form to the Trustee, executed and delivered to the Trustee, by
the Person (if other than the Obligors) formed by such consolidation or into
which the Obligors shall have been merged or by the Person which shall have
acquired the Obligors' assets);
(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no
Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both,
would become an Event of Default, shall have happened and be continuing; and
(3) the Obligors have delivered to the Trustee an Officers'
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation,
merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and, if a supplemental indenture is
required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture
complies with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for
relating to such transaction have been complied with.
Section 7.2 Successor Substituted.
Upon any consolidation of the Obligors with, or merger of the Obligors
into, any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of all or
substantially all of the properties and assets of the Obligors in accordance
with Section 7.1, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into
which either of the Obligors is merged or to which such conveyance, transfer or
lease is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every
right and power of, the Obligors under this Indenture with the same effect as if
such successor Person had been named as the Obligors herein, and thereafter,
except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all
obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities.
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ARTICLE VIII
DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Section 8.1 Events of Default.
An "Event of Default" shall occur if:
(1) the Obligors default in the payment of any principal of
(including, without limitation, any premium, if any, on) any Security when the
same becomes due and payable (whether at maturity, upon a Redemption Date,
Change in Control Purchase Date or otherwise), whether or not such payment shall
be prohibited by the provisions of Article V hereof;
(2) the Obligors default in the payment of any interest or
Additional Interest, if any, payable on any Security when the same becomes due
and payable and the default continues for a period of 30 days, whether or not
such payment shall be prohibited by the provisions of Article V hereof;
(3) the Obligors fail to comply with any of their other
covenants contained in the Securities or this Indenture and the default
continues for the period and after the notice specified below; or
(4) any indebtedness under any bond, debenture, note or other
evidence of indebtedness for money borrowed by the Obligors or any Significant
Subsidiary or under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may
be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness for
money borrowed by the Obligors or any Significant Subsidiary (an "Instrument")
with a principal amount then outstanding in excess of U.S. $15,000,000, whether
such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created, is not paid at final
maturity of the Instrument (either at its stated maturity or upon acceleration
thereof), and such indebtedness is not discharged, or such default in payment or
acceleration is not cured or rescinded, within a period of 30 days after there
shall have been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Obligors by the
Trustee or to the Obligors and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in
aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of a series a written
notice specifying such default and requiring the Obligors to cause such
indebtedness to be discharged or cause such default to be cured or waived or
such acceleration to be rescinded or annulled and stating that such notice is a
"Notice of Default" hereunder; or
(5) the Obligors or any Significant Subsidiary, pursuant to or
within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:
(A) commences a voluntary case or proceeding;
(B) consents to the entry of an order for relief
against it in an involuntary case or proceeding;
(C) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it
or for all or substantially all of its property; or
(D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its
creditors; or
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(6) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or
decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:
(A) is for relief against the Obligors or any
Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case or proceeding;
(B) appoints a Custodian of the Obligors or any
Significant Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the
property of the Obligors or any Significant Subsidiary; or
(C) orders the liquidation of the Obligors or any
Significant Subsidiary;
and in each case the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60
consecutive days.
The term "Bankruptcy Law" means Title 11 of the United States Code (or
any successor thereto) or any similar federal or state law for the relief of
debtors. The term "Custodian" means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator,
sequestrator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
A default under clause (3) above is not an Event of Default until the
Trustee notifies the Obligors, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate
principal amount of the Securities of a series then outstanding notify the
Obligors and the Trustee, in writing of the default, and the Obligors do not
cure the default within 60 days after receipt of such notice. The notice given
pursuant to this Section 8.1 must specify the default, demand that it be
remedied and state that the notice is a "Notice of Default." When any default
under this Section 8.1 is cured, it ceases.
The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any default or Event
of Default unless written notice thereof shall have been given to a Trust
Officer at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee by the Obligors, a Paying
Agent, any Holder or any agent of any Holder.
Section 8.2 Acceleration.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in
clause (5) or (6) of Section 8.1) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may, by
notice to the Obligors, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities then outstanding of any series may, by notice to the
Obligors and the Trustee, declare all unpaid principal to the date of
acceleration on the Securities then outstanding of such series (if not then due
and payable) to be due and payable upon any such declaration, and the same shall
become and be immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in
clause (5) or (6) of Section 8.1 occurs, all unpaid principal (including,
without limitation, any premium, in any), and accrued interest and additional
amounts, if any on the Securities of the applicable series then outstanding
shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any
declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. The Holders
of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the applicable
series then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may rescind an acceleration and
its consequences with respect to that series if (a) all existing Events of
Default with respect to that series, other than the nonpayment of the principal
of the Securities which has become due solely by such declaration of
acceleration, have been cured or waived; (b) to the
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extent the payment of such interest is lawful, interest at a rate of 1% per
annum over the amount of interest otherwise payable on such Security on overdue
installments of interest and Additional Interest, if any, and overdue principal,
which has become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, has
been paid; (c) the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of
a court of competent jurisdiction; and (d) all payments due to the Trustee and
any predecessor Trustee under Section 9.7 have been made. No such rescission
shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereto.
Section 8.3 Other Remedies.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing with respect to any
series, the Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, pursue any available
remedy by proceeding at law or in equity to collect the payment of the principal
of or interest or Additional Interest, if any, on the Securities of such series
or to enforce the performance of any provision of such Securities or this
Indenture.
The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any
of the Securities or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or
omission by the Trustee or any Securityholder in exercising any right or remedy
accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or
constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. No remedy is
exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative to the
extent permitted by law.
Section 8.4 Waiver of Defaults and Events of Default.
Subject to Sections 8.7 and 11.2, the Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding of a series by
notice to the Trustee may waive an existing default or Event of Default and its
consequence with respect to such series, except a default or Event of Default in
the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest or Additional
Interest, if any, on any Security when due, a failure by the Obligors to convert
any Securities into Common Stock or any default or Event of Default in respect
of any provision of this Indenture or the Securities which, under Section 11.2,
cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Security
affected. When a default or Event of Default is waived, it is cured and ceases.
Section 8.5 Control by Majority.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of all Securities then
outstanding of any series may direct the time, method and place of conducting
any proceeding for exercising any remedy or power available to the Trustee or
exercising any trust or power conferred on it with respect to such series.
However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law
or this Indenture, that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the
rights of another Holder or the Trustee, or that may involve the Trustee in
personal liability unless the Trustee is offered indemnity satisfactory to it;
provided, however, that the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by
the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction.
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Section 8.6 Limitations on Suits.
A Holder may not pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or
the Securities (except actions for payment of overdue principal, premium, if
any, interest or Additional Interest, if any, or for the right to convert the
Securities pursuant to Article IV) unless:
(1) the Holder gives to the Trustee written notice of a
continuing Event of Default;
(2) the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount
of the then outstanding Securities of the applicable series make a written
request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
(3) such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee reasonable
indemnity to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;
(4) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60
days after receipt of the request and the offer of indemnity; and
(5) no direction inconsistent with such written request has
been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority
in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding of the
applicable series.
A Securityholder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of
another Securityholder or to obtain a preference or priority over such other
Securityholder.
Section 8.7 Rights of Holders to Receive Payment and to Convert.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any
Holder of a Security to receive payment of the principal of, interest and
Additional Interest, if any, on the Security, on or after the respective due
dates expressed in the Security and this Indenture, to convert such Security in
accordance with Article IV and to bring suit for the enforcement of any such
payment on or after such respective dates or the right to convert, is absolute
and unconditional and shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of
the Holder.
Section 8.8 Collection Suit by Trustee.
If an Event of Default in the payment of principal, interest or
Additional Interest, if any, specified in clause (1) or (2) of Section 8.1
occurs and is continuing with respect to any Securities, the Trustee may recover
judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Obligors
or another obligor on the Securities for the whole amount of principal and
accrued interest or Additional Interest, if any, remaining unpaid, together
with, to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue
principal and overdue installments of interest or Additional Interest, if any,
in each case at a rate equal to the interest rate then in effect on such
Security plus 1% per annum and such further amount as shall be sufficient to
cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents
and counsel.
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Section 8.9 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents
as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee
(including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements
and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders allowed in
any judicial proceedings relative to the Obligors (or any other obligor on the
Securities), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered
to collect and receive any money or other property payable or deliverable on any
such claims and to distribute the same, and any Custodian in any such judicial
proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the
Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such
payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for
the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under
Section 9.7, and to the extent that such payment of the reasonable compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances in any such proceedings shall be denied for
any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a lien on, and shall be paid
out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other
property which the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceedings,
whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or
otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to
authorize or consent to, or, on behalf of any Holder, to authorize, accept or
adopt any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition
affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize
the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such
proceeding.
Section 8.10 Priorities.
If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article 8, it shall
pay out the money in the following order:
First, to the Trustee for amounts due under Section 9.7;
Second, to the holders of Senior Indebtedness to the extent required by
Article V;
Third, to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Securities for
principal, interest and Additional Interest, if any, ratably, without preference
or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the
Securities for principal, interest and Additional Interest, if any,
respectively; and
Fourth, the balance, if any, to the Obligors.
The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to
Holders pursuant to this Section 8.10.
Section 8.11 Undertaking for Costs.
In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this
Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by
it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party
litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the
court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable
attorneys' fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due
regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party
litigant. This Section 8.11 does not apply to a suit
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made by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 8.7, or a suit by
Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then
outstanding of any series.
ARTICLE IX
TRUSTEE
Section 9.1 Duties of Trustee.
(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee
shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and
use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent person would
exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own
affairs.
(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(1) the Trustee need perform only those duties as are
specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others; and
(2) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may
conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the
opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the
Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. The Trustee,
however, shall examine any certificates and opinions which by any provision
hereof are specifically required to be delivered to the Trustee to determine
whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture.
(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own
negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful
misconduct, except (subject to the Trust Indenture Act) that:
(1) this paragraph does not limit the effect of subsection (b)
of this Section 9.1;
(2) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment
made in good faith by a Trust Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was
negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
(3) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action
it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received
by it pursuant to Section 8.5.
(d) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend
or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the
performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its
rights or powers unless the Trustee shall have received satisfactory indemnity
in its opinion against potential costs and liabilities incurred by it relating
thereto.
(e) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the
Trustee is subject to subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 9.1.
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(f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by
it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Obligors. Money held in
trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the
extent required by law.
Section 9.2 Rights of Trustee.
Subject to Section 9.1:
(a) The Trustee may rely conclusively on any document believed by it to be
genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person. The Trustee
need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.
(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an
Officers' Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel, which shall conform to Section
12.4(b). The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to
take in good faith in reliance on such Officers' Certificate or Opinion of
Counsel.
(c) The Trustee may act through its agents and shall not be responsible
for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care.
(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to
take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or
powers.
(e) The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection, and the advice
or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete
authorization and protection in respect of any such action taken, omitted or
suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or
opinion of such counsel.
(f) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights
or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of
the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered
to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the
costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with
such request or direction.
(g) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the
facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument,
opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture,
note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the
Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into
such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to
make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the
books, records and premises of the Obligors, personally or by agent or attorney
at the sole cost of the Obligors and shall incur no liability or additional
liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.
(h) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event
of Default unless a Trust Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or
unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received
by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office, and such notice references the
Securities and this Indenture.
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(i) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to
the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are
extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities
hereunder, and to each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act
hereunder.
Section 9.3 Individual Rights of Trustee.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner
or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Obligors or an
Affiliate of the Obligors with the same rights it would have if it were not
Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee is
subject to Sections 9.10 and 9.11.
Section 9.4 Trustee's Disclaimer.
The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this
Indenture or the Securities, it shall not be accountable for the Obligors' use
of the proceeds from the Securities, and it shall not be responsible for any
statement in the Securities other than its certificate of authentication.
Section 9.5 Notice of Default or Events of Default.
If a default or an Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is
known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to each Securityholder of the
affected series notice of the default or Event of Default within 90 days after
it occurs. However, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a
committee of its Trust Officers in good faith determines that withholding notice
is in the interests of Securityholders of such series, except in the case of a
default or an Event of Default in payment of the principal (including premium,
if any) of, interest or Additional Interest, if any, on any Security of such
series.
Section 9.6 Reports by Trustee to Holders.
If such report is required by TIA Section 313, within 60 days after each
May 15, beginning with the May 15 following the date of this Indenture, the
Trustee shall mail to each Holder a brief report dated as of such May 15 that
complies with TIA Section 313(a). The Trustee also shall comply with TIA Section
313(b)(2) and (c).
A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Holders shall be
mailed to the Obligors and filed with the SEC and each stock exchange, if any,
on which the Securities are listed. The Obligors shall notify the Trustee
whenever the Securities become listed on any stock exchange or listed or
admitted to trading on any quotation system and any changes in the stock
exchanges or quotation systems on which the Securities are listed or admitted to
trading and of any delisting thereof.
Section 9.7 Compensation and Indemnity.
The Obligors shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation
(as agreed to from time to time by the Obligors and the Trustee in writing) for
its services (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in
regard to the compensation of a
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trustee of an express trust). The Obligors shall reimburse the Trustee upon
request for all reasonable disbursements, expenses and advances incurred or made
by it. Such expenses may include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and
expenses of the Trustee's agents and counsel.
The Obligors shall indemnify the Trustee or any predecessor Trustee (which
for purposes of this Section 9.7 shall include its officers, directors,
employees and agents) for, and hold it harmless against, any and all loss,
liability or expense including taxes (other than taxes based upon, measured by
or determined by the income of the Trustee), (including reasonable legal fees
and expenses) incurred by it in connection with the acceptance or administration
of its duties under this Indenture or any action or failure to act as authorized
or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon the Trustee
hereunder including the reasonable costs and expenses of the Trustee and its
counsel in defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with
the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder. The
Trustee shall notify the Obligors promptly of any claim asserted against the
Trustee for which it may seek indemnity. The Obligors need not pay for any
settlement effected without its prior written consent, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
The Obligors need not reimburse the Trustee for any expense or indemnify
it against any loss or liability incurred by it resulting from its gross
negligence or bad faith.
To secure the Obligors' payment obligations in this Section 9.7, the
Trustee shall have a senior claim to which the Securities are hereby made
subordinate on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except
such money or property held in trust to pay the principal of, interest and
Additional Interest, if any, on the Securities. The obligations of the Obligors
under this Section 9.7 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this
Indenture or the resignation or removal of the Trustee.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of
Default specified in clause (5) or (6) of Section 8.1 occurs, the expenses and
the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of
administration under any Bankruptcy Law to the extent permitted by law. The
provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Indenture.
Section 9.8 Replacement of Trustee.
The Trustee may resign by so notifying the Obligors. The Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding may
remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and may, with the Obligors'
written consent, appoint a successor Trustee. The Obligors may remove the
Trustee if:
(1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 9.10;
(2) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent;
(3) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee
or its property; or
(4) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
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If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office
of Trustee for any reason, the Obligors shall promptly appoint a successor
Trustee. The resignation or removal of a Trustee shall not be effective until a
successor Trustee shall have delivered the written acceptance of its appointment
as described below.
If a successor Trustee does not take office within 45 days after the
retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Obligors or
the Holders of 10% in principal amount of the Securities then outstanding may
petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor
Trustee at the expense of the Obligors.
If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 9.10, any Holder may petition
any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the
appointment of a successor Trustee.
A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment
to the retiring Trustee and to the Obligors. Immediately after that, the
retiring Trustee shall transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the
successor Trustee and be released from its obligations (exclusive of any
liabilities that the retiring Trustee may have incurred while acting as Trustee)
hereunder, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become
effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and
duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. A successor Trustee shall mail
notice of its succession to each Holder.
A retiring Trustee shall not be liable for the acts or omissions of any
successor Trustee after its succession.
Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 9.8,
the Obligors' obligations under Section 9.7 shall continue for the benefit of
the retiring Trustee.
Section 9.9 Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.
If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers
all or substantially all of its corporate trust assets (including the
administration of this Indenture) to, another corporation, the resulting,
surviving or transferee corporation, without any further act, shall be the
successor Trustee, provided such transferee corporation shall qualify and be
eligible under Section 9.10. Such successor Trustee shall promptly mail notice
of its succession to the Obligors and each Holder.
Section 9.10 Eligibility; Disqualification.
The Trustee shall always satisfy the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2)
and (5) of TIA Section 310(a). The Trustee (or its parent holding company) shall
have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. If at any time the
Trustee shall cease to satisfy any such requirements, it shall resign
immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Article 9. The
Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of TIA Section 310(b). Nothing herein
shall prevent the Trustee from filing with the SEC the application referred to
in the penultimate paragraph of TIA Section 310(b).
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Section 9.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Obligors.
The Trustee shall comply with TIA Section 311(a), excluding any creditor
relationship listed in TIA Section 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been
removed shall be subject to TIA Section 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.
ARTICLE X
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; RELEASE OF RIBAPHARM
Section 10.1 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
This Indenture shall cease to be of further effect (except as to any
surviving rights of conversion, registration of transfer or exchange of
Securities herein expressly provided for and except as further provided below),
and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Obligors, shall execute
proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture,
when
(1) either
(A) all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered
(other than (i) Securities which have been destroyed, lost or stolen
and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.7 and
(ii) Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been
deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Obligors as provided
in Section 10.3) have been delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation; or
(B) all such Securities not theretofore delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation are within one year of the maturity date
for the applicable series or, only in relation to the 4.0% Notes due
2013, within one year of May 20, 2011, and the Obligors have
irrevocably deposited or caused to be irrevocably deposited cash
with the Trustee or a Paying Agent (other than the Obligors or any
of their Affiliates) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of and
in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness
on such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation, for principal and interest (including Additional
Interest, if any) to the date of such deposit (in the case of
Securities which have become due and payable);
(2) the Obligors have paid or caused to be paid all other sums
payable hereunder by the Obligors; and
(3) the Obligors have delivered to the Trustee an Officers'
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions
precedent herein relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture
have been complied with.
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Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the
obligations of the Obligors to the Trustee under Section 9.7 shall survive and,
if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (B) of
clause (1) of this Section, the provisions of Sections 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7,
2.12, Article IV, Section 6.1, Section 6.2, this Article 10 and Section 12.5,
shall survive until the Securities have been paid in full.
Section 10.2 Application of Trust Money.
Subject to the provisions of Section 10.3, the Trustee or a Paying Agent
shall hold in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, all money deposited with it
pursuant to Section 10.1 and shall apply the deposited money in accordance with
this Indenture and the Securities to the payment of the principal of, interest
and Additional Interest, if any, on the Securities. Money so held in trust shall
not be subject to the subordination provisions of Article V.
Section 10.3 Repayment to Obligors.
The Trustee and each Paying Agent shall promptly pay to the Obligors upon
request any excess money (i) deposited with them pursuant to Section 10.1 and
(ii) held by them at any time.
The Trustee and each Paying Agent shall pay to the Obligors upon request
any money held by them for the payment of principal or interest or Additional
Interest, if any, that remains unclaimed for two years after a right to such
money has matured; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent,
before being required to make any such payment, may at the expense of the
Obligors cause to be mailed to each Holder entitled to such money notice that
such money remains unclaimed and that after a date specified therein, which
shall be at least 30 days from the date of such mailing, any unclaimed balance
of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Obligors. After payment to
the Obligors, Holders entitled to money must look to the Obligors for payment as
general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another
person.
Section 10.4 Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or any Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in
accordance with Section 10.2 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, then the Obligors'
obligations under this Indenture and the Securities shall be revived and
reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 10.1 until such
time as the Trustee or such Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in
accordance with Section 10.2; provided, however, that if the Obligors have made
any payment of the principal of or interest or Additional Interest, if any, on
any Securities because of the reinstatement of their obligations, the Obligors
shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive
any such payment from the money held by the Trustee or such Paying Agent.
Section 10.5 Release of Ribapharm as Obligor.
If Ribapharm's obligations under the 6 1/2% Notes and the 6 1/2% Indenture
shall have been discharged in accordance with Article VIII of such indenture
(other than the obligations which shall survive pursuant to Section 8.01 of the
6 1/2% Indenture), the Company and
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Ribapharm shall deliver to the Trustee Officers' Certificates certifying to that
effect as of the date of such Officers' Certificates, then automatically,
without the requirement of any further action by the Company, Ribapharm or the
Trustee, Ribapharm shall, from the date of such Officers' Certificates, have no
further obligation or liability under the Indenture or the Securities. The
Trustee shall, at the Company's and Ribapharm's expense, execute and deliver
such instruments as the Company and Ribapharm may reasonably request to evidence
such discharge.
Section 10.6 Reinstatement of Ribapharm as Obligor.
If, at any time after Ribapharm has been released as an Obligor pursuant
to section 10.5 hereof, the obligations of Ribapharm under the 6 1/2% Notes and
the 6 1/2% Indenture shall be revived and reinstated pursuant to Section 8.04 of
the 6 1/2% Indenture, the Company and Ribapharm shall promptly execute a
supplemental indenture reinstating Ribapharm as an Obligor under the Indenture
and the Securities until such time as section 10.5 hereof shall again apply.
ARTICLE XI
AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS
Section 11.1 Without Consent of Holders.
The Obligors and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the
Securities with respect to one or both series of Securities without notice to or
consent of any Holder:
(a) to comply with Sections 4.11 and 7.1;
(b) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
(c) to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of
any Holder;
(d) to comply with the provisions of the TIA;
(e) to add to the covenants of the Obligors for the equal and ratable
benefit of the Holders or to surrender any right, power or option conferred upon
the Obligors; or
(f) without limiting the generality of paragraph (e) above, to document an
election by the Obligors under Section 4.14(c) hereof;
(g) to appoint a successor Trustee; or
(h) to remove or reinstate Ribapharm as an Obligor under the Indenture,
pursuant to Section 10.5 or Section 10.6 hereof.
The Obligors will retain the right to modify their rights to settle their
payment obligations upon conversion of Securities in Common Stock, cash, or a
combination of cash and Common Stock; the Obligors will retain the right to fix
the settlement of their Conversion Obligations (1) in cash, in an amount up to
(and including) the principal amount of the notes converted by each
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Holder and (2) in shares of Common Stock, to satisfy the remainder, if any, of
the Conversion Obligation.
Section 11.2 With Consent of Holders.
The Obligors and the Trustee may, with respect to any series of
Securities, amend or supplement this Indenture or the Securities with the
written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities then outstanding of each series affected thereby. The
Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities
then outstanding of a series may waive compliance (with respect to such series)
in a particular instance by the Obligors with any provision of this Indenture or
the Securities of such series without notice to any Securityholder. However,
notwithstanding the foregoing but subject to Section 11.4, without the written
consent of each Securityholder of the series affected, an amendment, supplement
or waiver, including a waiver pursuant to Section 8.4, may not:
(a) extend the fixed maturity of the principal of any Security;
(b) reduce the principal amount of, or any premium or interest on, any
Security;
(c) change the time for payment of interest or the Redemption Date, if
applicable, on any Security;
(d) change the place or currency of payment of principal of, or any
premium, interest or Additional Interest, if any, on, any Security;
(e) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment
on, or with respect to, any Security;
(f) modify the provisions with respect to the repurchase right of a Holder
pursuant to Article 3 upon a Change in Control in a manner adverse to a Holder;
(g) modify the subordination provisions of Article V in a manner adverse
to a Holder;
(h) adversely affect the right of a Holder to convert Securities other
than as provided in or under Article IV of this Indenture;
(i) reduce the percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding Securities whose Holders must consent to a modification or
amendment;
(j) reduce the percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding Securities necessary for the waiver of compliance with the
provisions of this Indenture or the waiver of defaults under this Indenture;
(k) modify any of the provisions of this Section or Section 8.4, except to
increase any such percentage or to provide that provisions of this Indenture
cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each
outstanding Security affected thereby;
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(l) remove Ribapharm as an Obligor on the Securities prior to such time as
Ribapharm's obligations under the 6 1/2% Notes and 6 1/2% Indenture shall have
been discharged as described in Section 10.5 hereof; or
(m) take any other action otherwise prohibited by this Indenture to be
taken without the consent of each Holder affected by such action.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this
Section 11.2 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment,
supplement or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the
substance thereof. Any Securities held by the Obligors or one of their
Subsidiaries will be disregarded for voting purposes in connection with this
Article XI.
After an amendment, supplement or waiver under Section 11.1 or this
Section 11.2 becomes effective, the Obligors shall mail to the Holders affected
thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any
failure of the Obligors to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not,
however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amendment,
supplement or waiver. An amendment or supplement under this Section 11.2 or
under Section 11.1 may not make any change that adversely affects the rights
under Article V of any holder of an issue of Senior Indebtedness unless the
holders of that issue, pursuant to its terms, consent to the change.
Section 11.3 Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.
Every amendment to or supplement of this Indenture or the Securities shall
comply with the TIA as in effect at the date of such amendment or supplement.
Section 11.4 Revocation and Effect of Consents.
Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to
it by a Holder is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder
of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as the
consenting Holder's Security, even if notation of the consent is not made on any
Security. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent
as to its Security or portion of a Security if the Trustee receives the notice
of revocation before the date the amendment, supplement or waiver becomes
effective.
After an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective with respect to
a series, it shall bind every Holder of such series, unless it makes a change
described in any of clauses (a) through (k) of Section 11.2. In that case the
amendment, supplement or waiver shall bind each Holder of a Security who has
consented to it and every subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a
Security that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder's Security.
Section 11.5 Notation On or Exchange of Securities.
If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Security, the
Trustee may require the Holder of the Security to deliver it to the Trustee. The
Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Security about the changed
terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if the Obligors or the Trustee
so determines, the Obligors in exchange for the
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Security shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a new Security that
reflects the changed terms.
Section 11.6 Trustee To Sign Amendments, Etc.
The Trustee shall sign any amendment or supplemental indenture authorized
pursuant to this Article 11 if the amendment or supplemental indenture does not
adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee.
If it does, the Trustee may, in its sole discretion, but need not sign it. In
signing or refusing to sign such amendment or supplemental indenture, the
Trustee shall be entitled to receive and, subject to Section 9.1, shall be fully
protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that such amendment or
supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The
Obligors may not sign an amendment or supplement indenture until their Boards of
Directors approve it.
Section 11.7 Effect of Supplemental Indentures.
Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article, this
Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental
indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder
of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder
shall be bound thereby.
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 12.1 Trust Indenture Act Controls.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the
duties imposed by any of Sections 310 to 317, inclusive, of the TIA through
operation of Section 318(c) thereof, such imposed duties shall control.
Section 12.2 Notices.
Any demand, authorization notice, request, consent or communication shall
be given in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows or transmitted by facsimile transmission
(confirmed by delivery in person or mail by first-class mail, postage prepaid,
or by guaranteed overnight courier) to the following facsimile numbers:
If to the Obligors, to:
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
3300 Hyland Avenue
Costa Mesa, California 92626
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Facsimile No.: (714) 641-7271
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With a copy to:
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
3300 Hyland Avenue
Costa Mesa, California 92626
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile No.: (714) 641-7228
If to the Trustee, to:
The Bank of New York
101 Barclay Street - 8W
New York, NY 10286
Attn: Corporate Trust Administration
Facsimile No.: (212) 815-5705
If to the Initial Purchasers, to:
Banc of America Securities LLC
9 West 57th Street
New York, New York 10019
Attn: Legal Department
Facsimile No.: (212) 230-8610
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
85 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
Attn: Registration Department
Facsimile No.: (212) 902-3000
Such notices or communications shall be effective when received.
The Obligors, the Initial Purchasers or the Trustee by notice to the other
may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or
communications.
Any notice or communication mailed to a Holder shall be mailed by
first-class mail or delivered by an overnight delivery service to it at its
address shown on the register kept by the Primary Registrar.
Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it
shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders. If a notice or
communication to a Holder is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly
given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
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Section 12.3 Communications by Holders with other Holders.
Securityholders may communicate pursuant to TIA Section 312(b) with other
Securityholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the
Securities. The Obligors, the Trustee, the Registrar and any other person shall
have the protection of TIA Section 312(c).
Section 12.4 Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as to Conditions
Precedent.
(a) Upon any request or application by the Obligors to the Trustee to take
any action under this Indenture, the Obligors shall furnish to the Trustee at
the request of the Trustee:
(1) an Officers' Certificate stating that, in the opinion of the
signers, all conditions precedent (including any covenants, compliance with
which constitutes a condition precedent), if any, provided for in this Indenture
relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and
(2) an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such
counsel, all such conditions precedent (including any covenants, compliance with
which constitutes a condition precedent) have been complied with.
(b) Each Officers' Certificate and Opinion of Counsel with respect to
compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall
include:
(1) a statement that the person making such certificate or opinion
has read such covenant or condition;
(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination
or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such
certificate or opinion are based;
(3) a statement that, in the opinion of such person, he or she has
made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to
express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has
been complied with; and
(4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such person,
such condition or covenant has been complied with;
provided however, that with respect to matters of fact an Opinion of Counsel may
rely on an Officers' Certificate or certificates of public officials.
Section 12.5 Record Date For Vote Or Consent of Holders.
The Obligors (or, in the event deposits have been made pursuant to Section
10.1, the Trustee) may set a record date for purposes of determining the
identity of Holders entitled to vote or consent to any action by vote or consent
authorized or permitted under this Indenture, which record date shall not be
more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the commencement of solicitation
of such action. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 11.4, if a record date
is fixed, those persons who were Holders of Securities at the close of business
on such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those persons,
shall be entitled to take such action by
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vote or consent or to revoke any vote or consent previously given, whether or
not such persons continue to be Holders after such record date.
Section 12.6 Rules By Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar And Conversion
Agent.
The Trustee may make reasonable rules (not inconsistent with the terms of
this Indenture) for action by or at a meeting of Holders. Any Registrar, Paying
Agent or Conversion Agent may make reasonable rules for its functions.
Section 12.7 Legal Holidays.
A "Legal Holiday" is a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which state or
federally chartered banking institutions in New York, New York and the state in
which the Corporate Trust Office is located are not required to be open. If a
payment date, including any Redemption Date, Change in Control Purchase Date and
Final Maturity Date, is a Legal Holiday, payment shall be made on the next
succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest or Additional
Interest, if any, shall accrue for the intervening period on such payment. If an
interest record date is a Legal Holiday, the record date shall not be affected.
Section 12.8 Governing Law; Submission To Jurisdiction.
(a) This Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to
principles of conflicts of laws.
(b) The Obligors irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of
any New York State or United States Federal court sitting in The City of New
York over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this
Indenture. The Obligors irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by
law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of
any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that
any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in
an inconvenient forum.
Section 12.9 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.
This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan or
debt agreement of the Obligors or a Subsidiary of the Obligors. Any such
indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.
Section 12.10 No Recourse against Others.
All liability described in paragraph 15 of the 3.0% Notes due 2010 and in
paragraph 16 of the 4.0% Notes due 2013 of any director, officer, employee or
shareowner, as such, of the Obligors are waived and released.
Section 12.11 Successors.
All agreements of the Obligors in this Indenture and the Securities shall
bind their successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall
bind its successor.
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Section 12.12 Multiple Counterparts.
The parties may sign multiple counterparts of this Indenture. Each signed
counterpart shall be deemed an original, but all of them together represent the
same agreement.
Section 12.13 Separability.
In case any provisions in this Indenture or in the Securities 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 12.14 Table of Contents, Headings, etc.
The table of contents, cross-reference sheet and headings of the Articles
and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference
only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall in no way modify or
restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
Section 12.15 Calculations in Respect of the Securities.
The Obligors and their agents shall make all calculations under the
Indenture and the Securities in good faith. In the absence of manifest error,
such calculations shall be final and binding on all Holders. The Obligors shall
provide a copy of such calculations to the Trustee as required hereunder.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be
duly executed as of the date and year first above written.
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL
By: /s/ Bary G. Bailey
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Name: Bary G. Bailey
Title: Chief Financial Officer
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RIBAPHARM INC.
By: /s/ Philip Loberg
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Name: Philip Loberg
Title: Treasurer
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE
By: /s/ John Giuliano
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Name: John Giuliano
Title: Vice President
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(Signature Page to Indenture)
EXHIBIT A-1
[FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY]
[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE COMPANY, RIBAPHARM OR THEIR AGENTS FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT
HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE
OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE
THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. THIS SECURITY
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 THEREOF. THIS
SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER
THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED
IN THE INDENTURE AND, UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR
SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A
WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A 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.](1)
[THIS NOTE AND ANY COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON THE CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE
HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
"SECURITIES ACT"), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE
OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF
THIS NOTE IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF THIS NOTE MAY BE RELYING ON THE
EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY
RULE 144A THEREUNDER.](2)
[THIS NOTE AND ANY COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON THE CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE
MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (A) (1) TO A
PERSON WHO THE TRANSFEROR REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER
WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT ACQUIRING FOR ITS OWN
ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN A TRANSACTION
MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (2) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144 THEREUNDER (IF
AVAILABLE), (3) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR
1 These paragraphs to be included only if the Security is a Global Security.
2 These paragraphs to be included only if the Security is a Restricted
Security.
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THAT IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR
(7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE) AND WHO FURNISHES TO THE
TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS (THE
FORM OF WHICH LETTER IS AN EXHIBIT TO THE INDENTURE AND CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE
TRUSTEE) OR (4) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, AND (B) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE
STATES OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS.](3)
[THIS NOTE, ANY SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON ITS CONVERSION AND
ANY RELATED DOCUMENTATION MAY BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME TO
MODIFY THE RESTRICTIONS ON RESALES AND OTHER TRANSFERS OF THIS NOTE AND ANY SUCH
SHARES TO REFLECT ANY CHANGE IN APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION (OR THE
INTERPRETATION THEREOF) OR IN PRACTICES RELATING TO THE RESALE OR TRANSFER OF
RESTRICTED SECURITIES GENERALLY. THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE AND SUCH SHARES SHALL
BE DEEMED BY THE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NOTE AND ANY SUCH SHARES TO HAVE AGREED TO
ANY SUCH AMENDMENT OR SUPPLEMENT.](4)
[THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY IS ENTITLED TO THE BENEFITS OF A REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT (AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE
REVERSE HEREOF) AND, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES TO BE BOUND BY AND TO
COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT.](5)
3 These paragraphs to be included only if the Security is a Restricted
Security.
4 These paragraphs to be included only if the Security is a Restricted
Security.
5 Include only if a Registration Statement is not effective.
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VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL
CUSIP: 91911XAA2 No. 1
3.0% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE AUGUST 16, 2010
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company," which term shall include any successor corporation under the
Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof), and Ribapharm Inc. ("Ribapharm,"
which term shall include any successor corporation under the Indenture referred
to on the reverse hereof) promise to pay to___________ _________________, or
registered assigns, the principal sum of _____________________________ Dollars
($__________) on August 16, 2010 [or such greater or lesser amount as is
indicated on the Schedule of Exchanges of Notes on the other side of this Note]6
and to pay interest thereon as provided on the other side of this Note.
Interest Payment Dates: February 16 and August 16, beginning February 16, 2004.
Record Dates: February 1 and August 1
This Note is convertible as specified on the other side of this Note.
Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
6 This phrase should be included only if the Security is a Global Security.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Ribapharm have caused this instrument
to be duly executed.
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
By:
Name:
Title:
Ribapharm Inc.
By:
Name:
Title:
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Trustee's Certificate of Authentication: This is one of the
Securities referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture for
the 3.0% Convertible Subordinated Notes due
August 16, 2010.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Trustee
Authorized Signatory
By:
Dated:
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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF SECURITY]
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL
3.0% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE AUGUST 16, 2010
1. INTEREST
The Company and Ribapharm shall pay interest on this Note semiannually
in arrears on February 16 and August 16, each an "interest payment date," of
each year, commencing on February 16, 2004, at the rate per annum specified in
the title of this Note. Interest shall accrue from and including November 19,
2003 or the most recent interest payment date to which interest had been paid or
duly provided for to but excluding the date on which such interest is paid.
Interest on this Note will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve
30-day months.
The Company and Ribapharm shall, (in immediately available funds) to the
fullest extent permitted by law, pay interest on overdue principal (including
premium, if any) and overdue installments of interest from the original due date
to the date paid, at the rate applicable to this Note plus 1% per annum, which
interest shall be payable on demand.
All references in the Indenture and this Note to interest shall be
deemed to include a reference to Additional Interest payable pursuant to the
Registration Rights Agreement with respect to this Note. If Additional Interest
is payable on this Note as contemplated under the Registration Rights Agreement,
such interest shall be payable on each interest payment date and at maturity to
the record holder entitled to interest on such date.
The interest so payable and punctually paid or duly provided for on any
interest payment date will be paid to the Person in whose name this Note is
registered at the close of business on February 1 or August 1 preceding such
interest payment date (the "Record Date") except as provided in the Indenture.
Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note will
be made in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time
of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts and as
otherwise provided in the Indenture.
2. METHOD OF PAYMENT
The Holder must surrender this Note to a Paying Agent to collect payment
of principal at maturity. The Company and Ribapharm will make any payments of
interest at maturity to the person to whom the principal is paid. On
presentation and surrender of the certificated Note, the Company and Ribapharm
will pay principal and interest in money of the United States that at the time
of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. The Company
and Ribapharm will make any payments of interest on any interest payment date
other than the date of maturity by check mailed to the address of the record
date registered holder as it appears in the security register; provided,
however, that a Holder with an aggregate principal amount in excess of
$10,000,000 will be paid by wire transfer in immediately available funds to an
account maintained by the Holder in the United States at the election of such
Holder if such Holder has
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provided wire transfer instructions in writing to the Trustee not less than 10
Business Days prior to the interest payment date. Any wire transfer instructions
received by the trustee will remain in effect until revoked by the registered
holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as this Note is registered in the
name of a Depositary or its nominee, all payments hereon shall be made by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Depositary or its
nominee.
3. PAYING AGENT, REGISTRAR AND CONVERSION AGENT
Initially, The Bank of New York (the "Trustee," which term shall include
any successor trustee under the Indenture hereinafter referred to) will act as
Paying Agent, Registrar and Conversion Agent. The Company and Ribapharm may
change any Paying Agent, Registrar or Conversion Agent without notice to the
Holder. The Company and Ribapharm or any of their Subsidiaries may, subject to
certain limitations set forth in the Indenture, act as Paying Agent or
Registrar.
4. INDENTURE, LIMITATIONS
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the Company
and Ribapharm designated as their 3.0% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due August
16, 2010 (the "Notes"), issued under an Indenture dated as of November 19, 2003
(together with any supplemental indentures thereto, the "Indenture"), among the
Company, Ribapharm and the Trustee. The terms of this Note include those stated
in the Indenture and those required by or made part of the Indenture by
reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, as in effect on the
date of the Indenture. This Note is subject to all such terms, and the Holder of
this Note is referred to the Indenture and said Act for a statement of them.
Capitalized terms used and not defined herein have the meanings assigned to such
terms in the Indenture.
The Notes are subordinated unsecured obligations of the Company and
Ribapharm of $240,000,000 aggregate principal amount. The Indenture does not
limit other debt of the Company and Ribapharm, secured or unsecured, including
Senior Indebtedness.
5. PURCHASE OF NOTES AT OPTION OF HOLDER UPON A CHANGE IN CONTROL
At the option of the Holder and subject to the terms and conditions of
the Indenture, the Company and Ribapharm shall become obligated to purchase all
or any part specified by the Holder (so long as the principal amount of such
part is $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of the Notes
held by such Holder on the date that is 30 Business Days after the occurrence of
a Change in Control, at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount
thereof together with accrued and unpaid, interest including interest on any
unpaid overdue interest, compounded semi-annually, and Additional Interest, if
any, up to, but excluding, the Change in Control Purchase Date. The Holder shall
have the right to withdraw any Change in Control Purchase Notice (in whole or in
a portion thereof that is $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess
thereof) at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day next
preceding the Change in Control Purchase Date by delivering a written notice of
withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
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The Company and Ribapharm may pay the purchase price in cash or certain
securities, as set forth in the Indenture.
6. CONVERSION
A Holder of a Note may convert the principal amount of such Note (or any
portion thereof equal to $1,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess
thereof) into shares of Common Stock, subject to the conditions to conversion
set forth in Section 4.1 through 4.14 of the Indenture; provided, however, that
subject to the relevant provisions of the Indenture, the Company and Ribapharm
may satisfy their obligation with respect to any demand for conversion by
delivering Common Stock, cash or a combination of cash and Common Stock;
provided, however, that if the Note subject to conversion is submitted by the
Holder for purchase upon a Change in Control, the conversion right shall
terminate at the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the
Change in Control Purchase Date for such Note or such earlier date as the Holder
presents such Note for purchase (unless the Company and Ribapharm shall default
in paying the Change in Control Purchase Price when due, in which case the
conversion right shall terminate at the close of business on the date such
default is cured and such Note is purchased). The initial Conversion Rate is
31.6336 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to
adjustment under certain circumstances as provided in the Indenture. No
fractional shares will be issued upon conversion; in lieu thereof, an amount
will be paid in cash based upon the Closing Price (as defined in the Indenture)
of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately prior to the Conversion Date.
To convert a Note, a Holder must (a) complete and manually sign the
conversion notice set forth below and deliver such notice to a Conversion Agent,
(b) surrender the Note to a Conversion Agent, (c) furnish appropriate
endorsements and transfer documents if required by a Registrar or a Conversion
Agent, and (d) pay any transfer or similar tax, if required. If interest is then
payable in the Notes, Notes so surrendered for conversion (in whole or in part)
during the period from the close of business on any record date for the payment
of interest to the opening of business on the next succeeding interest payment
date (except, with respect to Notes to be repurchased upon a Change in Control,
to the extent that the Company and Ribapharm have specified a date for
repurchase of such Notes upon a Change in Control that is after a record date
and on or prior to the date that is one Business Day after the next interest
payment date) shall also be accompanied by payment in funds acceptable by the
Company and Ribapharm in an amount equal to the interest payable on such
interest payment date on the principal amount of such Note then being converted,
and such interest shall be payable to such registered Holder notwithstanding the
conversion of such Note, subject to the provisions of this Indenture relating to
the payment of defaulted interest by the Company and Ribapharm. If the Company
or Ribapharm default in the payment of interest payable on such interest payment
date, the Company and Ribapharm shall promptly repay such funds to such Holder.
A Holder may convert a portion of a Note equal to $1,000 principal amount or any
integral multiple thereof. A Note in respect of which a Holder had delivered a
Change in Control Purchase Notice exercising the option of such Holder to
require the Company and Ribapharm to purchase such Note may be converted only if
the Change in Control Purchase Notice, as the case may be, is withdrawn in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
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If (i) the Company reclassifies its Common Stock, (ii) the Company or
Ribapharm are a party to a consolidation or merger or (iii) the Company or
Ribapharm conveys its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any
other Person, the right to convert this Note into shares of Common Stock may be
changed into the right to convert it into securities, cash or other assets of
the Company and Ribapharm or such other Person, in each case in accordance with
the Indenture.
7. SUBORDINATION
The indebtedness evidenced by the Notes is, to the extent and in the
manner provided in the Indenture, subordinate and junior in right of payment to
the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Company and
Ribapharm (but only, in the case of Ribapharm, for so long as Ribapharm is an
Obligor on the Notes) (including any interest accruing subsequent to the
commencement of any bankruptcy or similar proceeding, whether or not a claim for
post-petition interest is allowed as a claim in any such proceeding). Any Holder
by accepting this Note agrees to and shall be bound by such subordination
provisions and authorizes the Trustee to give them effect. In addition to all
other rights of Senior Indebtedness described in the Indenture, the Senior
Indebtedness shall continue to be Senior Indebtedness and entitled to the
benefits of the subordination provisions irrespective of any amendment,
modification or waiver of any terms of any instrument relating to the Senior
Indebtedness or any extension or renewal of the Senior Indebtedness.
8. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, CANCELLATION
The Notes are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of
$1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. A Holder may register the transfer of
or exchange Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a
Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer
documents and to pay any taxes or other governmental charges that may be imposed
in relation thereto by law or permitted by the Indenture.
All Notes surrendered for payment, registration of transfer or exchange
or conversion will, if surrendered to the Company or Ribapharm or any of their
other Agents with respect to the Notes, be delivered to the Trustee. The Trustee
will promptly cancel all Notes delivered to it. No Notes will be authenticated
in exchange for any Notes cancelled as provided in the Indenture.
9. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS
The Holder of a Note may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.
10. UNCLAIMED MONEY
If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed for
two years, the Trustee or Paying Agent will pay the money back to the Company
and Ribapharm at their written request, subject to applicable unclaimed property
law. After that, Holders entitled to money must look to the Company and
Ribapharm for payment as general creditors unless an applicable abandoned
property law designates another person.
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11. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Notes may be amended
or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, and an existing
default or Event of Default and its consequence or compliance with any provision
of the Indenture or the Notes may be waived in a particular instance with the
consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes
then outstanding. Without the consent of or notice to any Holder, the Company
and Ribapharm and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes
to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency or make any
other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder or remove
Ribapharm as an obligor hereunder pursuant to paragraph 19 below.
12. SUCCESSOR ENTITY
When a successor corporation assumes all the obligations of its
predecessor under the Notes and the Indenture in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Indenture, the predecessor corporation (except in certain
circumstances specified in the Indenture) shall be released from those
obligations.
13. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Under the Indenture, an Event of Default includes: (i) default for 30
days in payment of interest or Additional Interest, if any, on any Notes; (ii)
default in payment of any principal (including, without limitation, any premium)
on the Notes when due; (iii) failure by the Company and Ribapharm for 60 days
after notice to it to comply with any of its other covenants contained in the
Indenture or the Notes; (iv) default in the payment of certain indebtedness of
the Company, Ribapharm or a Significant Subsidiary; (v) certain events of
bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company, Ribapharm or any
Significant Subsidiary and (vi) certain other events described in the Indenture.
If an Event of Default (other than as a result of certain events of bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization of the Company or Ribapharm) occurs and is
continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal
amount of the Notes then outstanding may declare all unpaid principal, premium,
if any, and accrued interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the date of
acceleration on the Notes then outstanding to be due and payable immediately,
all as and to the extent provided in the Indenture. If an Event of Default
occurs as a result of certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization
of the Company or Ribapharm or any Significant Subsidiary, unpaid principal,
premium, if any, and accrued interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the
Notes then outstanding shall become due and payable immediately without any
declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder, all as and to
the extent provided in the Indenture. Holders may not enforce the Indenture or
the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity
satisfactory to it before it enforces the Indenture or the Notes. Subject to
certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Notes then outstanding may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or
power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders notice of any continuing default
(except a default in payment of principal or interest) if it determines that
withholding notice is in their interests. The Company and Ribapharm are required
to file periodic reports with the Trustee as to the absence of default.
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14. TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH THE COMPANY
The Bank of New York, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual
or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from and perform
services for the Company, Ribapharm or an Affiliate of the Company or Ribapharm,
and may otherwise deal with the Company, Ribapharm or an Affiliate of the
Company or Ribapharm, as if it were not the Trustee.
15. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS
A director, officer, employee or shareowner, as such, of the Company and
Ribapharm shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company and
Ribapharm under the Notes or the Indenture nor for any claim based on, in
respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. The Holder of
this Note by accepting this Note waives and releases all such liability. The
waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of this Note.
16. AUTHENTICATION
This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee or an authenticating
agent manually signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this
Note.
17. ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of the Holder or an
assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the
entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as
tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian) and UGMA (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
All terms defined in the Indenture and used in this Note but not
specifically defined herein are defined in the Indenture and are used herein as
so defined.
18. INDENTURE TO CONTROL; GOVERNING LAW
In the case of any conflict between the provisions of this Note and the
Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall control. This Note shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New
York, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
The Company and Ribapharm will furnish to any Holder, upon written
request and without charge, a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to:
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 3300 Hyland Avenue, Costa Mesa,
California 92626, (714) 641-7215, Attention: Investor Relations.
19. RELEASE OF RIBAPHARM AS OBLIGOR
If Ribapharm's obligations under the 6 1/2% Notes and the 6 1/2%
Indenture shall have been discharged in accordance with Article VIII of such
indenture (other than the obligations which shall survive pursuant to Section
8.01 of the 6 1/2% Indenture), the Company and Ribapharm shall deliver to the
Trustee Officers' Certificates certifying to that effect as of the date
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of such Officers' Certificates, then automatically, without the requirement of
any further action by the Company, Ribapharm or the Trustee, Ribapharm shall,
from the date of such Officers' Certificates, have no further obligation or
liability under the Indenture or the Securities. The Trustee shall, at the
Company's and Ribapharm's expense, execute and deliver such instruments as the
Company and Ribapharm may reasonably request to evidence such discharge.
20. REINSTATEMENT OF RIBAPHARM AS OBLIGOR
If, at any time after Ribapharm has been released as an Obligor pursuant
to section 10.5 of the Indenture, the obligations of Ribapharm under the 6 1/2%
Notes and the 6 1/2% Indenture shall be revived and reinstated pursuant to
Section 8.04 of the 6 1/2% Indenture, the Company and Ribapharm shall promptly
execute a supplemental indenture reinstating Ribapharm as an Obligor under the
Indenture and the Securities until such time as section 10.5 of the Indenture
shall again apply.
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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 soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint
agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Company and Ribapharm. The agent
may substitute another to act for him or her.
Your Signature:
Date: ____________________________ _________________________________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the
other side of this Note)
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*Signature guaranteed by:
By: _____________________________
* The signature must be guaranteed by an institution which is a
member of one of the following recognized signature guaranty
programs: (i) the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program
(STAMP); (ii) the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program
(MSP); (iii) the Stock Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP); or (iv)
such other guaranty program acceptable to the Trustee.
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CONVERSION NOTICE
To convert this Note into Common Stock of the Company, check the box:
To convert only part of this Note, state the principal amount to be
converted (must be $1,000 or a integral multiple of $1,000): $____________.
If you want the stock certificate made out in another person's name,
fill in the form below:
(Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)
Your Signature:
Date: ______________________________ _________________________________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the
other side of this Note)
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*Signature guaranteed by:
By: _______________________________
* The signature must be guaranteed by an institution which is a
member of one of the following recognized signature guaranty
programs: (i) the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program
(STAMP); (ii) the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program
(MSP); (iii) the Stock Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP); or (iv)
such other guaranty program acceptable to the Trustee.
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OPTION TO ELECT REPURCHASE
UPON A CHANGE IN CONTROL
To: Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
The undersigned registered owner of this Security hereby irrevocably
acknowledges receipt of a notice from Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (the
"Company") and Ribapharm Inc. ("Ribapharm") as to the occurrence of a Change in
Control with respect to the Company and requests and instructs the Company and
Ribapharm to purchase the entire principal amount of this Security, or the
portion thereof (which is $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) below
designated, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture referred to in this
Security at the Change in Control Purchase Price, together with accrued
interest, if any, to, but excluding, such date, to the registered Holder hereof.
Dated: ____________ ____________________________________
____________________________________
Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a
qualified guarantor institution with
membership in an approved signature
guarantee program pursuant to Rule
17Ad-15 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
____________________________________
Signature Guaranty
Principal amount to be purchased
(in an integral multiple of $1,000,
if less than all):
______________________________
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NOTICE: The signature to the foregoing Election must correspond to the Name as
written upon the face of this Security in every particular, without alteration
or any change whatsoever.
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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES 7
The following exchanges, repurchases or conversions of a part of this
global Note have been made:
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE AUTHORIZED AMOUNT OF
FOLLOWING SUCH SIGNATORY OF AMOUNT OF DECREASE IN INCREASE IN
DECREASE DATE SECURITIES PRINCIPAL AMOUNT PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
OF EXCHANGE (OR INCREASE) CUSTODIAN OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE
------------------------- --------- ------------------- -------------------
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CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR REGISTRATION
OF TRANSFER OF RESTRICTED SECURITIES (8)
Re: 3.0% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due August 16, 2010 (the "Notes") of
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International and Ribapharm Inc.
This certificate relates to $_______ principal amount of Notes owned in
(check applicable box)
/ / book-entry or / / definitive form by ___________________ (the
"Transferor").
The Transferor has requested a Registrar or the Trustee to exchange or
register the transfer of such Notes.
In connection with such request and in respect of each such Note, the
Transferor does hereby certify that the Transferor is familiar with transfer
restrictions relating to the Notes as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture
dated as of November 19, 2003 among Valeant Pharmaceuticals International,
Ribapharm Inc. and The Bank of New York, as trustee (the "Indenture"), and the
transfer of such Note is in accordance with any applicable securities laws of
any state and is being made pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") (check
applicable box) or the transfer or exchange, as the case may be, of such Note
does not require registration under the Securities Act because (check applicable
box):
/ / Such Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act.
/ / Such Note is being acquired for the Transferor's own account,
without transfer.
/ / Such Note is being transferred to the Company, Ribapharm or a
Subsidiary (as defined in the Indenture) of the Company.
/ / Such Note is being transferred to a person the Transferor
reasonably believes is a "qualified institutional buyer" (as defined
in Rule 144A or any successor provision thereto ("Rule 144A") under
the Securities Act) that is purchasing for its own account or for
the account of a "qualified institutional buyer," in each case to
whom notice has been given that the transfer is being made in
reliance on such Rule 144A, and in each case in reliance on Rule
144A.
/ / Such Note is being transferred pursuant to and in compliance with
an exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities
Act in accordance with Rule 144 (or any successor thereto) ("Rule
144") under the Securities Act.
/ / Such Note is being transferred to a non-U.S. Person in an offshore
transaction in compliance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the
Securities Act (or any successor thereto).
(8) This certificate should only be included if this Security is a Restricted
Security.
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The Transferor acknowledges and agrees that, if the transferee will hold
any such Notes in the form of beneficial interests in a global Note which is a
"restricted security" within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act,
then such transfer can only be made pursuant to (i) Rule 144A under the
Securities Act and such transferee must be a "qualified institutional buyer" (as
defined in Rule 144A) or (ii) Regulation S under the Securities Act.
Date: _______________________________ __________________________________
(Insert Name of Transferor)
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EXHIBIT A-2
[FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY]
[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE COMPANY, RIBAPHARM OR THEIR AGENTS FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT
HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE
OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE
THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. THIS SECURITY
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 THEREOF. THIS
SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER
THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED
IN THE INDENTURE AND, UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR
SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A
WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A 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.](1)
[THIS NOTE AND ANY COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON THE CONVERSION OF THIS
NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE
ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH
PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF THIS NOTE MAY BE
RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT
PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER.](2)
[THIS NOTE AND ANY COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON THE CONVERSION OF THIS
NOTE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (A) (1)
TO A PERSON WHO THE TRANSFEROR REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL
BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT ACQUIRING FOR ITS
OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN A
TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (2) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION
FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144 THEREUNDER (IF
AVAILABLE), (3) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR
(1) These paragraphs to be included only if the Security is a Global Security.
(2) These paragraphs to be included only if the Security is a Restricted
Security.
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THAT IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR
(7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE) AND WHO FURNISHES TO THE
TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS (THE
FORM OF WHICH LETTER IS AN EXHIBIT TO THE INDENTURE AND CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE
TRUSTEE) OR (4) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, AND (B) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE
STATES OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS.](3)
[THIS NOTE, ANY SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON ITS CONVERSION AND
ANY RELATED DOCUMENTATION MAY BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME TO
MODIFY THE RESTRICTIONS ON RESALES AND OTHER TRANSFERS OF THIS NOTE AND ANY SUCH
SHARES TO REFLECT ANY CHANGE IN APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION (OR THE
INTERPRETATION THEREOF) OR IN PRACTICES RELATING TO THE RESALE OR TRANSFER OF
RESTRICTED SECURITIES GENERALLY. THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE AND SUCH SHARES SHALL
BE DEEMED BY THE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NOTE AND ANY SUCH SHARES TO HAVE AGREED TO
ANY SUCH AMENDMENT OR SUPPLEMENT.](4)
[THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY IS ENTITLED TO THE BENEFITS OF A
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED
TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF) AND, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES TO BE BOUND BY
AND TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT.](5)
(3) These paragraphs to be included only if the Security is a Restricted
Security.
(4) These paragraphs to be included only if the Security is a Restricted
Security.
(5) Include only if a Registration Statement is not effective.
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VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL
CUSIP: 91911XAC8 No. 1
4.0% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE NOVEMBER 15, 2013
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company," which term shall include any successor corporation under the
Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof) and Ribapharm Inc. ("Ribapharm,"
which term shall include any successor corporation under the Indenture referred
to on the reverse hereof), promise to pay to___________ _________________, or
registered assigns, the principal sum of _____________________________ Dollars
($__________) on November 15, 2013 or such greater [or lesser amount as is
indicated on the Schedule of Exchanges of Notes on the other side of this Note]
(6) and to pay interest thereon as provided on the other side of this Note.
Interest Payment Dates: May 15 and November 15, beginning May 15, 2004.
Record Dates: May 1 and November 1
This Note is convertible as specified on the other side of this Note.
Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
(6) This phrase should be included only if the Security is a Global Security.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Ribapharm have caused this
instrument to be duly executed.
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL
By: __________________________________
Name:
Title:
RIBAPHARM INC.
By: __________________________________
Name:
Title:
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Trustee's Certificate of Authentication:
This is one of the Securities referred
to in the within-mentioned Indenture for
the 4.0% Convertible Subordinated Notes
due November 15, 2013.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
as Trustee
Authorized Signatory
By:
Date:
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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF SECURITY]
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL
4.0% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE NOVEMBER 15, 2013
1. INTEREST
The Company and Ribapharm shall pay interest on this Note semiannually
in arrears on May 15 and November 15, each an interest payment date, of each
year commencing on May 15, 2004 at the rate per annum specified in the title of
this Note. Interest shall accrue from and including November 19, 2003 or the
most recent interest payment date to which interest had been paid or duly
provided for to but excluding the date on which such interest is paid. Interest
on this Note will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day
months.
The Company and Ribapharm shall, (in immediately available funds) to the
fullest extent permitted by law, pay interest on overdue principal (including
premium, if any) and overdue installments of interest from the original due date
to the date paid, at the rate applicable to this Note plus 1% per annum, which
interest shall be payable on demand.
All references in the Indenture and this Note to interest shall be
deemed to include a reference to Additional Interest payable pursuant to the
Registration Rights Agreement with respect to this Note. If Additional Interest
is payable on this Note as contemplated under the Registration Rights Agreement,
such interest shall be payable on each interest payment date and at maturity to
the record holder entitled to interest on such date.
The interest so payable and punctually paid or duly provided for on any
interest payment date will be paid to the Person in whose name this Note is
registered at the close of business on the May 1 or November 1 preceding such
interest payment date (the "Record Date") except as provided in the Indenture.
Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note will
be made in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time
of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts and as
otherwise provided in the Indenture.
2. METHOD OF PAYMENT
The Holder must surrender this Note to a Paying Agent to collect payment
of principal at maturity. The Company and Ribapharm will make any payments of
interest at maturity to the person to whom the principal is paid. On
presentation and surrender of the certificated Note, the Company and Ribapharm
will pay principal and interest in money of the United States that at the time
of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. The Company
and Ribapharm will make any payments of interest on any interest payment date
other than the date of maturity by check mailed to the address of the record
date registered holder as it appears in the security register; provided,
however, that a Holder with an aggregate principal amount in excess of
$10,000,000 will be paid by wire transfer in immediately available funds to an
account maintained by the Holder in the United States at the election of such
Holder if such Holder has provided wire transfer instructions in writing to the
Trustee not less than 10 Business Days prior
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to the interest payment date. Any wire transfer instructions received by the
trustee will remain in effect until revoked by the registered holder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as this Note is registered in the name of
a Depositary or its nominee, all payments hereon shall be made by wire transfer
of immediately available funds to the account of the Depositary or its nominee.
3. PAYING AGENT, REGISTRAR AND CONVERSION AGENT
Initially, The Bank of New York (the "Trustee," which term shall include
any successor trustee under the Indenture hereinafter referred to) will act as
Paying Agent, Registrar and Conversion Agent. The Company and Ribapharm may
change any Paying Agent, Registrar or Conversion Agent without notice to the
Holder. The Company and Ribapharm or any of their Subsidiaries may, subject to
certain limitations set forth in the Indenture, act as Paying Agent or
Registrar.
4. INDENTURE, LIMITATIONS
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the Company
and Ribapharm designated as their 4.0% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due
November 15, 2013 (the "Notes"), issued under an Indenture dated as of November
19, 2003 (together with any supplemental indentures thereto, the "Indenture"),
among the Company, Ribapharm and the Trustee. The terms of this Note include
those stated in the Indenture and those required by or made part of the
Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, as in
effect on the date of the Indenture. This Note is subject to all such terms, and
the Holder of this Note is referred to the Indenture and said Act for a
statement of them. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein have the
meanings assigned to such terms in the Indenture.
The Notes are subordinated unsecured obligations of the Company and
Ribapharm of $240,000,000 aggregate principal amount. The Indenture does not
limit other debt of the Company and Ribapharm, secured or unsecured, including
Senior Indebtedness.
5. PURCHASE OF NOTES AT OPTION OF HOLDER UPON A CHANGE IN CONTROL
At the option of the Holder and subject to the terms and conditions of
the Indenture, the Company and Ribapharm shall become obligated to purchase all
or any part specified by the Holder (so long as the principal amount of such
part is $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of the Notes
held by such Holder on the date that is 30 Business Days after the occurrence of
a Change in Control, at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount
thereof together with accrued and unpaid, interest including interest on any
unpaid overdue interest, compounded semi-annually, and Additional Interest, if
any, up to, but excluding, the Change in Control Purchase Date. The Holder shall
have the right to withdraw any Change in Control Purchase Notice (in whole or in
a portion thereof that is $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess
thereof) at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day next
preceding the Change in Control Purchase Date by delivering a written notice of
withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
The Company and Ribapharm may pay the purchase price in cash or certain
securities, as set forth in the Indenture.
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6. CONVERSION
A Holder of a Note may convert the principal amount of such Note (or any
portion thereof equal to $1,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess
thereof) into shares of Common Stock, subject to the conditions to conversion
set forth in Section 4.1 through 4.14 of the Indenture; provided, however, that
subject to the relevant provisions of the Indenture, the Company and Ribapharm
may satisfy their obligation with respect to any demand for conversion by
delivering Common Stock, cash or a combination of cash and Common Stock;
provided, however, that if the Note subject to conversion is called for
redemption or submitted by the Holder for purchase on a Repurchase Date or upon
a Change in Control, the conversion right shall terminate at the close of
business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Repurchase Date or the
Change in Control Purchase Date, as the case may be, for such Note or such
earlier date as the Holder presents such Note for redemption or purchase (unless
the Company and Ribapharm shall default in making the redemption payment, or in
paying the Repurchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price, as the case may
be, when due, in which case the conversion right shall terminate at the close of
business on the date such default is cured and such Note is redeemed or
purchased, as the case may be). The initial Conversion Rate is 31.6336 shares of
Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to adjustment under
certain circumstances as provided in the Indenture. No fractional shares will be
issued upon conversion; in lieu thereof, an amount will be paid in cash based
upon the Closing Price (as defined in the Indenture) of the Common Stock on the
Trading Day immediately prior to the Conversion Date.
To convert a Note, a Holder must (a) complete and manually sign the
conversion notice set forth below and deliver such notice to a Conversion Agent,
(b) surrender the Note to a Conversion Agent, (c) furnish appropriate
endorsements and transfer documents if required by a Registrar or a Conversion
Agent, and (d) pay any transfer or similar tax, if required. If interest is then
payable in the Notes, Notes so surrendered for conversion (in whole or in part)
during the period from the close of business on any record date for the payment
of interest to the opening of business on the next succeeding interest payment
date (excluding Notes or portions thereof called for redemption on a Redemption
Date during the period beginning at the close of business on a regular record
date and ending at the opening of business on the first Business Day after the
next succeeding interest payment date, or if such interest payment date is not a
Business Day, the second such Business Day and, with respect to Notes to be
repurchased upon a Change in Control, except to the extent that the Company and
Ribapharm have specified a date for repurchase of such Notes upon a Change in
Control that is after a record date and on or prior to the date that is one
Business Day after the next interest payment date) shall also be accompanied by
payment in funds acceptable by the Company and Ribapharm in an amount equal to
the interest payable on such interest payment date on the principal amount of
such Note then being converted, and such interest shall be payable to such
registered Holder notwithstanding the conversion of such Note, subject to the
provisions of this Indenture relating to the payment of defaulted interest by
the Company and Ribapharm. If the Company or Ribapharm default in the payment of
interest payable on such interest payment date, the Company and Ribapharm shall
promptly repay such funds to such Holder. A Holder may convert a portion of a
Note equal to $1,000 principal amount or any integral multiple thereof. A Note
in respect of which a Holder had delivered a Repurchase Notice or Change in
Control Purchase Notice exercising the option of such Holder to require the
Company and Ribapharm to purchase such Note may be converted
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only if the Repurchase Notice or Change in Control Purchase Notice, as the case
may be, is withdrawn in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
If (i) the Company reclassifies its Common Stock, (ii) the Company or
Ribapharm are a party to a consolidation or merger or (iii) the Company or
Ribapharm conveys its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any
other Person, the right to convert this Note into shares of Common Stock may be
changed into the right to convert it into securities, cash or other assets of
the Company and Ribapharm or such other Person, in each case in accordance with
the Indenture.
7. SUBORDINATION
The indebtedness evidenced by the Notes is, to the extent and in the
manner provided in the Indenture, subordinate and junior in right of payment to
the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Company and
Ribapharm (but only, in the case of Ribapharm, for so long as Ribapharm is an
Obligor on the Notes) (including any interest accruing subsequent to the
commencement of any bankruptcy or similar proceeding, whether or not a claim for
post-petition interest is allowed as a claim in any such proceeding). Any Holder
by accepting this Note agrees to and shall be bound by such subordination
provisions and authorizes the Trustee to give them effect. In addition to all
other rights of Senior Indebtedness described in the Indenture, the Senior
Indebtedness shall continue to be Senior Indebtedness and entitled to the
benefits of the subordination provisions irrespective of any amendment,
modification or waiver of any terms of any instrument relating to the Senior
Indebtedness or any extension or renewal of the Senior Indebtedness.
8. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, CANCELLATION
The Notes are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of
$1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. A Holder may register the transfer of
or exchange Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a
Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer
documents and to pay any taxes or other governmental charges that may be imposed
in relation thereto by law or permitted by the Indenture.
All Notes surrendered for payment, registration of transfer or exchange
or conversion will, if surrendered to the Company or Ribapharm or any of their
other Agents with respect to the Notes, be delivered to the Trustee. The Trustee
will promptly cancel all Notes delivered to it. No Notes will be authenticated
in exchange for any Notes cancelled as provided in the Indenture.
9. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS
The Holder of a Note may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.
10. UNCLAIMED MONEY
If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed for
two years, the Trustee or Paying Agent will pay the money back to the Company
and Ribapharm at their written request, subject to applicable unclaimed property
law. After that, Holders entitled to
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money must look to the Company and Ribapharm for payment as general creditors
unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another person.
11. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Notes may be amended
or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, and an existing
default or Event of Default and its consequence or compliance with any provision
of the Indenture or the Notes may be waived in a particular instance with the
consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes
then outstanding. Without the consent of or notice to any Holder, the Company
and Ribapharm and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes
to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency or make any
other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder or remove
Ribapharm as an obligor hereunder pursuant to paragraph 20 below.
12. SUCCESSOR ENTITY
When a successor corporation assumes all the obligations of its
predecessor under the Notes and the Indenture in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Indenture, the predecessor corporation (except in certain
circumstances specified in the Indenture) shall be released from those
obligations.
13. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Under the Indenture, an Event of Default includes: (i) default for 30
days in payment of interest or Additional Interest, if any, on any Notes; (ii)
default in payment of any principal (including, without limitation, any premium)
on the Notes when due; (iii) failure by the Company and Ribapharm for 60 days
after notice to it to comply with any of its other covenants contained in the
Indenture or the Notes; (iv) default in the payment of certain indebtedness of
the Company, Ribapharm or a Significant Subsidiary; (v) certain events of
bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company, Ribapharm or any
Significant Subsidiary and (vi) certain other events described in the Indenture.
If an Event of Default (other than as a result of certain events of bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization of the Company or Ribapharm) occurs and is
continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal
amount of the Notes then outstanding may declare all unpaid principal, premium,
if any, and accrued interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the date of
acceleration on the Notes then outstanding to be due and payable immediately,
all as and to the extent provided in the Indenture. If an Event of Default
occurs as a result of certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization
of the Company or Ribapharm or any Significant Subsidiary, unpaid principal,
premium, if any, and accrued interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the
Notes then outstanding shall become due and payable immediately without any
declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder, all as and to
the extent provided in the Indenture. Holders may not enforce the Indenture or
the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity
satisfactory to it before it enforces the Indenture or the Notes. Subject to
certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Notes then outstanding may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or
power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders notice of any
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continuing default (except a default in payment of principal or interest) if it
determines that withholding notice is in their interests. The Company and
Ribapharm are required to file periodic reports with the Trustee as to the
absence of default.
14. REDEMPTION AT THE OPTION OF THE COMPANY.
No sinking fund is provided for the Notes. The Company and Ribapharm may
redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, on or after May 20, 2011, for 100% of the
principal amount of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional
Interest, if any, including interest on any unpaid overdue interest, compounded
semi-annually, to, but not including, the Redemption Date.
Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than
60 days before the redemption date to each holder of Notes to be redeemed at the
Holder's registered address. If money sufficient to pay the redemption price
plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date of all
Notes (or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the redemption date is deposited
with the Paying Agent prior to or on the redemption date, immediately after such
redemption date interest ceases to accrue on such Notes or portions thereof.
Notes in denominations larger than $1,000 of principal amount may be redeemed in
part but only in integral multiples of $1,000 of principal amount.
15. TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH THE COMPANY
The Bank of New York, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual
or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from and perform
services for the Company, Ribapharm or an Affiliate of the Company or Ribapharm,
and may otherwise deal with the Company, Ribapharm or an Affiliate of the
Company or Ribapharm, as if it were not the Trustee.
16. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS
A director, officer, employee or shareowner, as such, of the Company and
Ribapharm shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company and
Ribapharm under the Notes or the Indenture nor for any claim based on, in
respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. The Holder of
this Note by accepting this Note waives and releases all such liability. The
waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of this Note.
17. AUTHENTICATION
This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee or an authenticating
agent manually signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this
Note.
18. ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of the Holder or an
assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the
entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as
tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian) and UGMA (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
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All terms defined in the Indenture and used in this Note but not
specifically defined herein are defined in the Indenture and are used herein as
so defined.
19. INDENTURE TO CONTROL; GOVERNING LAW
In the case of any conflict between the provisions of this Note and the
Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall control. This Note shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New
York, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
The Company and Ribapharm will furnish to any Holder, upon written
request and without charge, a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to:
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 3300 Hyland Avenue, Costa Mesa,
California 92626, (714) 641-7215, Attention: Investor Relations.
20. RELEASE OF RIBAPHARM AS OBLIGOR
If Ribapharm's obligations under the 6 1/2% Notes and the 6 1/2%
Indenture shall have been discharged in accordance with Article VIII of such
indenture (other than the obligations which shall survive pursuant to Section
8.01 of the 6 1/2% Indenture), the Company and Ribapharm shall deliver to the
Trustee Officers' Certificates certifying to that effect as of the date of such
Officers' Certificates, then automatically, without the requirement of any
further action by the Company, Ribapharm or the Trustee, Ribapharm shall, from
the date of such Officers' Certificates, have no further obligation or liability
under the Indenture or the Securities. The Trustee shall, at the Company's and
Ribapharm's expense, execute and deliver such instruments as the Company and
Ribapharm may reasonably request to evidence such discharge.
21. REINSTATEMENT OF RIBAPHARM AS OBLIGOR
If, at any time after Ribapharm has been released as an Obligor pursuant
to section 10.5 of the Indenture, the obligations of Ribapharm under the 6 1/2%
Notes and the 6 1/2% Indenture shall be revived and reinstated pursuant to
Section 8.04 of the 6 1/2% Indenture, the Company and Ribapharm shall promptly
execute a supplemental indenture reinstating Ribapharm as an Obligor under the
Indenture and the Securities until such time as section 10.5 of the Indenture
shall again apply.
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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 soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint
agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Company and Ribapharm. The agent
may substitute another to act for him or her.
Your Signature:
Date:
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(Sign exactly as your name appears on the
other side of this Note)
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*Signature guaranteed by:
By:
* The signature must be guaranteed by an institution which is a member
of one of the following recognized signature guaranty programs: (i)
the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (STAMP); (ii) the
New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MSP); (iii) the Stock
Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP); or (iv) such other guaranty
program acceptable to the Trustee.
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CONVERSION NOTICE
To convert this Note into Common Stock of the Company, check the box: [ ]
To convert only part of this Note, state the principal amount to be
converted (must be $1,000 or a integral multiple of $1,000): $____________.
If you want the stock certificate made out in another person's name, fill
in the form below:
(Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)
Your Signature:
Date:
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(Sign exactly as your name appears on the
other side of this Note)
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*Signature guaranteed by:
By:
* The signature must be guaranteed by an institution which is a member
of one of the following recognized signature guaranty programs: (i)
the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (STAMP); (ii) the
New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MSP); (iii) the Stock
Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP); or (iv) such other guaranty
program acceptable to the Trustee.
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OPTION TO ELECT REPURCHASE
UPON A CHANGE IN CONTROL
To: Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
The undersigned registered owner of this Security hereby irrevocably
acknowledges receipt of a notice from Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (the
"Company") and Ribapharm Inc. ("Ribapharm") as to the occurrence of a Change in
Control with respect to the Company and requests and instructs the Company and
Ribapharm to purchase the entire principal amount of this Security, or the
portion thereof (which is $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) below
designated, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture referred to in this
Security at the Change in Control Purchase Price, together with accrued
interest, if any, to, but excluding, such date, to the registered Holder hereof.
Dated: ____________ _________________________________
_________________________________
Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a
qualified guarantor institution with
membership in an approved signature
guarantee program pursuant to Rule
17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934.
_________________________________
Signature Guaranty
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Principal amount to be purchased
(in an integral multiple of $1,000, if less than all):
NOTICE: The signature to the foregoing Election must correspond to the Name as
written upon the face of this Security in every particular, without alteration
or any change whatsoever.
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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES(7)
The following exchanges, repurchases or conversions of a part of this
global Note have been made:
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE AUTHORIZED AMOUNT OF
FOLLOWING SUCH SIGNATORY OF AMOUNT OF DECREASE IN INCREASE IN
DECREASE DATE SECURITIES PRINCIPAL AMOUNT PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
OF EXCHANGE (OR INCREASE) CUSTODIAN OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE
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7 This schedule should be included only if the Security is a Global
Security.
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CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR REGISTRATION
OF TRANSFER OF RESTRICTED SECURITIES(8)
Re: 4.0% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due November 15, 2013 (the "Notes") of
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International and Ribapharm Inc.
This certificate relates to $_______ principal amount of Notes owned in
(check applicable box)
[ ] book-entry or [ ] definitive form by ___________________ (the
"Transferor").
The Transferor has requested a Registrar or the Trustee to exchange or
register the transfer of such Notes.
In connection with such request and in respect of each such Note, the
Transferor does hereby certify that the Transferor is familiar with transfer
restrictions relating to the Notes as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture
dated as of November 19, 2003 among Valeant Pharmaceuticals International,
Ribapharm Inc. and The Bank of New York, as trustee (the "Indenture"), and the
transfer of such Note is in accordance with any applicable securities laws of
any state and is being made pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") (check
applicable box) or the transfer or exchange, as the case may be, of such Note
does not require registration under the Securities Act because (check applicable
box):
[ ] Such Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act.
[ ] Such Note is being acquired for the Transferor's own account,
without transfer.
[ ] Such Note is being transferred to the Company, Ribapharm or a
Subsidiary (as defined in the Indenture) of the Company.
[ ] Such Note is being transferred to a person the Transferor reasonably
believes is a "qualified institutional buyer" (as defined in Rule
144A or any successor provision thereto ("Rule 144A") under the
Securities Act) that is purchasing for its own account or for the
account of a "qualified institutional buyer," in each case to whom
notice has been given that the transfer is being made in reliance on
such Rule 144A, and in each case in reliance on Rule 144A.
[ ] Such Note is being transferred pursuant to and in compliance with an
exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities
Act in accordance with Rule 144 (or any successor thereto) ("Rule
144") under the Securities Act.
[ ] Such Note is being transferred to a non-U.S. Person in an offshore
transaction in compliance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the
Securities Act (or any successor thereto).
2 This certificate should only be included if this Security is a Restricted
Security.
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The Transferor acknowledges and agrees that, if the transferee will hold
any such Notes in the form of beneficial interests in a global Note which is a
"restricted security" within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act,
then such transfer can only be made pursuant to (i) Rule 144A under the
Securities Act and such transferee must be a "qualified institutional buyer" (as
defined in Rule 144A) or (ii) Regulation S under the Securities Act.
Date: ___________________________ __________________________________
(Insert Name of Transferor)
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM ACQUIRING
INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
3300 Hyland Avenue
Costa Mesa, California 92626
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile No.: (714) 641-7228
The Bank of New York
101 Barclay Street - 8W
New York, NY 10286
Attn: Corporate Trust Administration
Facsimile No.: (212) 815-5705
RE: 3.0% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2010
4.0% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2013
Dear Sirs:
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of November 19, 2003 (the
"INDENTURE"), among Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, as issuer (the
"COMPANY"), Ribapharm Inc., as co-obligor ("RIBAPHARM") and The Bank of New
York, a banking corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of New
York, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings given to them in the Indenture.
In connection with our proposed purchase of: (a) $____________ aggregate
principal amount of 3.0% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due 2010 (the "3.0%
Notes due 2010") and/or (b) $____________ aggregate principal amount of 4.0%
Convertible Subordinated Notes Due 2013 (the "4.0% Notes due 2013 and, together
with the 3.0% Notes due 2010, the "Securities"), we confirm that:
1. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Securities or any
interest therein is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in
the Indenture and the undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to resell,
pledge or otherwise transfer the Securities or any interest therein except in
compliance with, such restrictions and conditions and the United States
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "SECURITIES ACT").
2. We understand that the offer and sale of the Securities have not been
registered under the Securities Act, and that the Securities and any interest
therein may not be offered or sold except as permitted in the following
sentence. We agree, on our own
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behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter
stated, that if we should sell the Securities or any interest therein, we will
do so only (A) to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including Ribapharm,
(B) in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a "qualified
institutional buyer" (as defined therein), (C) inside the United States to an
institutional "accredited investor" (as defined below) purchasing for its own
account or for the account of another institutional accredited investor that,
prior to such transfer, furnishes (or has furnished on its behalf by a U.S.
broker-dealer) to you and to the Company a signed letter substantially in the
form of this letter and, if the proposed transfer is in respect of an aggregate
principal amount of Securities of less than $250,000, an Opinion of Counsel in
form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such transfer is in
compliance with the Securities Act, (D) pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144
under the Securities Act (if available), (E) in accordance with another
exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (and based
upon an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company) or (F) pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and we further agree
to provide to any person purchasing the Securities from us in a transaction
meeting the requirements of clauses (A) through (F) of this paragraph a notice
advising such purchaser that resales thereof are restricted as stated herein.
3. We understand that, on any proposed resale of the Securities or beneficial
interest therein, we will be required to furnish to you and the Company such
certifications, legal opinions and other information as you and the Company may
reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing
restrictions. We further understand that the Securities purchased by us will
bear a legend to the foregoing effect.
4. We are an institutional "accredited investor" (as defined in Rule
501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have
such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable
of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Securities, and we
and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk
of our or its investment.
5. We are acquiring the Securities or beneficial interest therein purchased
by us for our own account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an
institutional "accredited investor") as to each of which we exercise sole
investment discretion. You, the Company and Ribapharm are entitled to rely upon
this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy
hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or
official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
Dated:
[Insert Name of Accredited Investor]
By: ________________________________
Name:
Title:
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Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION
CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
dated as of September 27, 2010
among
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL,
as Borrower,
BIOVAIL CORPORATION,
as Parent and a Guarantor,
CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL
and BIOVAIL CORPORATION,
as Guarantors,
VARIOUS LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC,
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
and
JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC
as Joint Lead Arrangers, Joint Bookrunners and Syndication Agents,
GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC,
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent,
and
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
DNB NOR BANK ASA,
SUNTRUST BANK
and
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
as Documentation Agent
$2,750,000,000 Senior Secured Credit Facilities
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
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5.16. Counterpart Agreement
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5.17. Post-Closing Matters
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5.18. Canadian Employee Benefit Plans
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SECTION 6. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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6.1. Indebtedness
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6.2. Liens
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6.3. No Further Negative Pledges
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6.4. Restricted Junior Payments
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97
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6.5. Restrictions on Subsidiary Distributions
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99
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6.6. Investments
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99
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6.7. Financial Covenants
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100
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6.8. Fundamental Changes; Disposition of Assets; Acquisitions
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6.9. Disposal of Subsidiary Interests
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6.10. Sales and Leasebacks
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6.11. Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates
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6.12. Conduct of Business
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6.13. Amendments or Waivers with Respect to Subordinated Indebtedness
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6.14. Amendments or Waivers of Organizational Documents
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6.15. Fiscal Year
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6.16. Specified Subsidiary Dispositions
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6.17. Biovail Insurance
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SECTION 7. GUARANTY
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7.2. Contribution by Guarantors
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7.3. Payment by Guarantors
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7.4. Liability of Guarantors Absolute
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7.6. Guarantors Rights of Subrogation, Contribution, etc.
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7.8. Continuing Guaranty
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7.11. Bankruptcy, etc.
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8.1. Events of Default
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SECTION 9. AGENTS
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112
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9.1. Appointment of Agents
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112
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9.2. Powers and Duties
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112
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9.3. General Immunity
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9.4. Agents Entitled to Act as Lender
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9.5. Lenders Representations, Warranties and Acknowledgment
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9.6. Right to Indemnity
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9.8. Collateral Documents and Guaranty
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10.12. Obligations Several; Independent Nature of Lenders Rights
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APPENDICES:
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A-1
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Tranche A Term Loan Commitments
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A-2
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Tranche B Term Loan Commitments
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A-3
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Revolving Commitments
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B
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Notice Addresses
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SCHEDULES:
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1.1
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Closing Date Guarantors
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3.1(g)(i)
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Closing Date Mortgaged Properties
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4.1
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Jurisdictions of Organization and Qualification
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4.2
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Equity Interests and Ownership
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4.13
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Real Estate Assets
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5.11
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Barbados Collateral Documents
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5.16
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Biovail Guarantors
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5.17
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Post-Closing Matters
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6.1
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Certain Indebtedness
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6.2
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Certain Liens
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6.3
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Certain Negative Pledges
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6.5
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Certain Restrictions on Subsidiary Distributions
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Certain Investments
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6.11
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Certain Affiliate Transactions
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EXHIBITS:
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Funding Notice
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A-2
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Conversion/Continuation Notice
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B-1
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Tranche A Term Loan Note
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B-2
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Tranche B Term Loan Note
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B-3
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Revolving Loan Note
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B-4
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Swing Line Note
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C
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Compliance Certificate
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D
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Assignment Agreement
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E
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Certificate re Non-Bank Status
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F-1
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Closing Date Certificate
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F-2
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Solvency Certificate
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G
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Counterpart Agreement
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H-1
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Form of Canadian Guarantee
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H-2
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Form of Barbados Guarantee
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I-1
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Form of Pledge and Security Agreement
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I-2
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Form of Canadian Pledge and Security Agreement
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I-3
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Form of Barbados Deed of Charge
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J-1
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Intercompany Note
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J-2
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Subordination Agreement
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K
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Joinder Agreement
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L
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Contribution Agreement
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-v-
CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
This
CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
, dated as of September 27, 2010, is entered into by and
among
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL
, a Delaware corporation (the
Borrower
), and, upon
consummation of the Merger (as defined herein) and delivery of the Counterpart Agreement (as
defined herein) pursuant to Section 5.16,
BIOVAIL CORPORATION
, a corporation continued under the
federal laws of Canada (
Parent
),
CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER
, as Guarantors, and, upon
consummation of the Merger (as defined herein) and delivery of the Counterpart Agreement (as
defined herein) pursuant to Section 5.16,
CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF PARENT
, as Guarantors, the
Lenders party hereto from time to time,
GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC
(
GSLP
),
MORGAN STANLEY
SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
(
Morgan Stanley
) and
JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC
(
Jefferies
), as Joint Lead
Arrangers, Joint Bookrunners and Syndication Agents (each of GSLP, Morgan Stanley and Jefferies in
such capacities,
Syndication Agent
), GSLP, as Administrative Agent (together with its permitted
successors in such capacity,
Administrative Agent
) and as Collateral Agent (together with its
permitted successors in such capacity,
Collateral Agent
), and each of
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
(
Bank of America
)
, DNB NOR BANK ASA
(
DnB
),
SUNTRUST BANK
(
Suntrust
) and
THE BANK OF NOVA
SCOTIA
(
Bank of Nova Scotia
), as Documentation Agent (each in such capacity,
Documentation
Agent
).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS
, capitalized terms used in these Recitals shall have the respective meanings set forth
for such terms in Section 1.1 hereof;
WHEREAS
, Lenders have agreed to extend certain credit facilities to Borrower, in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $2,750,000,000, consisting of $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal
amount of Tranche A Term Loans, $1,625,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Tranche B Term Loans
(including Delayed Draw Commitments), and up to $125,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
Revolving Commitments, the proceeds of which will be used on the Closing Date to fund the
Refinancing, the Dividend and certain related fees and expenses. Revolving Loans will be used (i)
after the Closing Date for permitted capital expenditures and permitted acquisitions, to provide
for the ongoing working capital requirements of Parent and its Subsidiaries and for general
corporate purposes and (ii) on the Closing Date to fund any original issue discount or closing fees
with respect to the Loans made on the Closing Date;
provided
that after giving effect to
all such borrowings on the Closing Date there remains at least $50,000,000 of undrawn Revolving
Commitments;
WHEREAS
, each Lender with a Delayed Draw Commitment has agreed to make Delayed Draw Term Loans
to Borrower, the proceeds of which will be used to pay the Post-Merger Special Dividend;
WHEREAS
, Borrower has agreed to secure all of its Obligations by granting to Collateral Agent,
for the benefit of Secured Parties, a First Priority Lien on substantially all of its assets,
including a pledge of all of the Equity Interests of certain of its Domestic Subsidiaries and 65%
of all the Equity Interests of each of its First-Tier Foreign Subsidiaries, subject to exceptions
set forth herein and in the Collateral Documents; and
WHEREAS
, Guarantors have agreed to guarantee the obligations of Borrower hereunder and to
secure their respective Obligations by granting to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured
Parties, a First Priority Lien on substantially all of their respective assets, including (i) in
the case of Parent and each of its Subsidiaries that is not also a Subsidiary of Borrower, a pledge
of all of the Equity Interests of each of its Subsidiaries and (ii) in the case of each Subsidiary
of the Borrower, a pledge of all of the Equity Interests of each of their respective Domestic
Subsidiaries and 65% of all the Equity Interests of each
of their respective First-Tier Foreign Subsidiaries, in each case subject to exceptions set
forth herein and in the Collateral Documents.
NOW, THEREFORE
, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants
herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.1. Definitions
. The following terms used herein, including in the preamble, recitals,
exhibits, appendices and schedules hereto, shall have the following meanings:
2016 Notes
means the Borrowers 8.375% Senior Notes due 2016, issued under that certain
indenture dated as of June 9, 2009, among the Borrower, the guarantors party thereto and The Bank
of New York Mellon Trust Company, Inc., as trustee.
2020 Notes
means the Borrowers 7.625% Senior Notes due 2020, issued under that certain
indenture dated as of April 9, 2010, among the Borrower, the guarantors party thereto and The Bank
of New York Mellon Trust Company, Inc., as trustee.
Adjusted Eurodollar Rate
means, for any Interest Rate Determination Date with respect to an
Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate per annum obtained by dividing (and rounding
upward to the next whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) (i) (a) the rate per annum (rounded to the
nearest 1/100 of 1%) equal to the rate determined by Administrative Agent to be the offered rate
which appears on the page of the Reuters Screen which displays an average British Bankers
Association Interest Settlement Rate (such page currently being LIBOR01 page) for deposits (for
delivery on the first day of such period) with a term equivalent to such period in Dollars,
determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on such Interest Rate
Determination Date, or (b) in the event the rate referenced in the preceding clause (a) does not
appear on such page or service or if such page or service shall cease to be available, the rate per
annum (rounded to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) equal to the rate determined by Administrative Agent to
be the offered rate on any such other page or other service which displays an average British
Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate for deposits (for delivery on the first day of such
period) with a term equivalent to such period in Dollars, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m.
(London, England time) on such Interest Rate Determination Date, or (c) in the event the rates
referenced in the preceding clauses (a) and (b) are not available, the rate per annum (rounded to
the nearest 1/100 of 1%) equal to the offered quotation rate to a major bank in the London
interbank market by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. for deposits (for delivery on the first day of the
relevant period) in Dollars of amounts in same day funds comparable to the principal amount of the
applicable Loan, for which the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate is then being determined with maturities
comparable to such period as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on such Interest
Rate Determination Date, by (ii) an amount equal to (a) one
minus
(b) the Applicable
Reserve Requirement;
provided
,
however
, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Adjusted Eurodollar Rate in respect of the Tranche B Term Loans shall at no time be less than
1.50%.
Administrative Agent
as defined in the preamble hereto.
Adverse Proceeding
means any action, suit, claim, proceeding, hearing (in each case, whether
administrative, judicial or otherwise), governmental investigation or arbitration (whether or not
purportedly on behalf of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries) pursuant to any statute, regulation,
ordinance, common law, equity or any other legal principle or process, or before or by any
Governmental Authority, domestic or foreign (including any Environmental Claims), whether pending
or, to the knowledge of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting Parent
or any of its Subsidiaries or any property of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.
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Affected Lender
as defined in Section 2.18(b).
Affected Loans
as defined in Section 2.18(b).
Affiliate
means, as applied to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, that Person. For the purposes of this
definition, control (including, with correlative meanings, the terms controlling, controlled
by and under common control with), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power (i) solely for purposes of Section 6.11, to vote 10% or more of the
Securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or (ii) to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise.
Agent
means each of (a) Administrative Agent, (b) the Syndication Agents, (c) Collateral
Agent, (d) Documentation Agent and (e) any other Person appointed under the Credit Documents to
serve in an agent or similar capacity.
Agent Affiliates
as defined in Section 10.1(b).
Aggregate Amounts Due
as defined in Section 2.17.
Agreement
means this Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2010, as it
may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Applicable Law
means any and all current and future applicable laws (including common law
and equity), statutes, by-laws, rules, regulations, orders, ordinances, protocols, codes, treaties,
policies, directions, directives, decrees, restrictions, judgments, decisions, in each case, of,
from or required by any Governmental Authority and, in each case, whether having the force of law
or not.
Applicable Margin
shall mean (i) with respect to Tranche A Term Loans and Revolving Loans
that are Eurodollar Rate Loans, 4.00% per annum; (ii) with respect to Tranche A Term Loans,
Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans that are Base Rate Loans, 3.00% per annum; (iii) with respect
to Tranche B Term Loans (including Delayed Draw Term Loans) that are Eurodollar Rate Loans, 4.00%
per annum; and (iv) with respect to Tranche B Term Loans (including Delayed Draw Term Loans) that
are Base Rate Loans, 3.00% per annum.
Applicable Reserve Requirement
means, at any time, for any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the maximum
rate, expressed as a decimal, at which reserves (including, any basic marginal, special,
supplemental, emergency or other reserves) are required to be maintained by member banks of the
United States Federal Reserve System (or any successor thereto) with respect thereto against
Eurocurrency liabilities (as such term is defined in Regulation D) under regulations issued from
time to time by the Board of Governors or other applicable banking regulator. Without limiting the
effect of the foregoing, the Applicable Reserve Requirement shall reflect any other reserves
required to be maintained by such member banks with respect to (i) any category of liabilities
which includes deposits by reference to which the applicable Adjusted Eurodollar Rate is to be
determined, or (ii) any category of extensions of credit or other assets which include Eurodollar
Rate Loans. A Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency liabilities and as
such shall be deemed subject to reserve requirements without benefits of credit for proration,
exceptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to the applicable Lender. The rate
of interest on Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective
date of any change in the Applicable Reserve Requirement.
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Approved Electronic Communications
means any notice, demand, communication, information,
document or other material that any Credit Party provides to an Agent pursuant to any Credit
Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed to the Agents or to the
Lenders by means of electronic communications pursuant to Section 10.1(b).
Arrangers
means GSLP, Morgan Stanley and Jefferies, each in its capacity as a joint lead
arranger under the Commitment Letter.
Asset Sale
means a sale, lease or sub-lease (as lessor or sublessor), sale and leaseback,
assignment, conveyance, exclusive license (as licensor or sublicensor), transfer or other
disposition to, or any exchange of property with, any Person (other than Parent, Borrower or any
Guarantor Subsidiary), in one transaction or a series of transactions, of all or any part of
Parents or any of its Subsidiaries businesses, assets or properties of any kind, whether real,
personal, or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, whether now owned or hereafter acquired,
leased or licensed, including, the Equity Interests of any of Parents Subsidiaries, other than:
(1) inventory (or other assets, including, for greater certainty, Intellectual
Property) sold, leased or licensed out in the ordinary course of business (excluding any
such sales, leases or licenses out by operations or divisions discontinued or to be
discontinued);
(2) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Subsidiary of Parent to Parent or to another
Subsidiary (so long as such issuance would otherwise be permitted under Section 6.6) or the
issuance of directors qualifying shares or of other nominal amounts of other Equity
Interests that are required to be held by specified Persons under Applicable Law;
(3) the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents;
(4) a Restricted Junior Payment that is permitted by Sections 6.4 or Investment that is
permitted by Section 6.6 hereof;
(5) the license of Intellectual Property to third persons in the ordinary course of
business;
(6) the sale, exchange or other disposition of accounts receivable in connection with
the compromise, settlement or collection thereof consistent with past practice;
(7) leases entered into in the ordinary course of business, to the extent that they do
not materially interfere with the business of Parent, Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries;
(8) the sale or other disposition of Investments under clause (c)(i) and (k) of Section
6.6;
(9) sales, lease, license or other dispositions of other assets for aggregate
consideration not to exceed $25,000,000 for all such sales, leases or licenses in any Fiscal
Year;
(10) sales, leases, licenses or other dispositions of assets to Parent, Borrower or any
of their respective Subsidiaries;
provided
that, if any such disposition involves a
Credit Party and a Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party, then such disposition shall be
made in compliance with Section 6.11; and
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(11) the disposition of assets resulting in Cash proceeds satisfying the definition of
Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds and applied in accordance with Section 2.14(b) hereof.
For purposes of clarity, Asset Sale shall not include the issuance of any Equity Interests
of Parent (including the issuance by any other Person of any warrant, right or option to purchase
or other arrangements or rights to acquire any Equity Interests of Parent).
Assignment Agreement
means an Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form
of Exhibit D, with such amendments or modifications as may be approved by Administrative Agent.
Assignment Effective Date
as defined in Section 10.6(b).
Authorized Officer
means, as applied to any Person, any individual holding the position of
chairman of the board (if an officer), chief executive officer, president, vice president (or the
equivalent thereof), chief financial officer or treasurer of such Person;
provided
that the
secretary or assistant secretary of such Person shall have delivered an incumbency certificate to
the Administrative Agent as to the authority of such Authorized Officer.
Bankruptcy Code
means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled Bankruptcy, as now and
hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.
Barbados Credit Party
means, after the closing of the Merger, each of Biovail Holdings
International SRL, Biovail Laboratories International SRL, Biovail Laboratories International
(Barbados) SRL, Hythe Property Incorporated and each other Credit Party that is organized under the
laws of Barbados.
Barbados Guarantee
means the Barbados Guarantee Agreement to be executed by each Barbados
Credit Party substantially in the form of Exhibit H-2, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented
or otherwise modified from time to time.
Barbados Security Documents
means each of the documents set forth on Schedule 5.11, as each
of such documents may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time
and additional analogous agreements as may be entered into from time to time in accordance with
Section 5.11 hereof and as required by the Collateral Documents.
Base Rate
means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greater of (i) the Prime Rate in
effect on such day and (ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus
1
/
2
of 1%.
Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate
shall be effective on the effective day of such change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds
Effective Rate, respectively;
provided
,
however
, that notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Base Rate in respect of Tranche B Term Loans shall at no time be less than 2.50% per
annum. On any day that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, in no event shall the Base Rate be less
than the sum of (i) the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate (after giving effect to the Adjusted Eurodollar
Rate floor set forth in the definition thereof in the case of Tranche B Term Loans) that would be
payable on such day for a Eurodollar Rate Loan with a one-month interest period plus (ii) the
difference between the Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Rate Loans and the Applicable Margin for
Base Rate Loans.
Base Rate Loan
means a Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base
Rate.
Beneficiary
means each Agent, Issuing Bank, Lender and Lender Counterparty.
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BIA
means the
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
(Canada).
Biovail Insurance
means Biovail Insurance Incorporated, a company organized under the laws
of Barbados.
Biovail Insurance Trust Indenture
means the trust indenture dated as of June 25, 2003,
entered into among Biovail Insurance, Zurich Insurance Company and the other parties thereto.
Biovail Lux
means Biovail International S.a.r.l., a company organized under the laws of
Luxembourg.
Board of Governors
means the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System,
or any successor thereto.
Borrower
as defined in the preamble hereto.
Business Day
means (i) any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day which is a legal
holiday under the laws of the State of New York or is a day on which banking institutions located
in such state are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close and (ii) with
respect to all notices, determinations, fundings and payments in connection with the Adjusted
Eurodollar Rate or any Eurodollar Rate Loans, the term Business Day means any day which is a
Business Day described in clause (i) and which is also a day for trading by and between banks in
Dollar deposits in the London interbank market.
Canadian Credit Party
means, after the closing of the Merger, each of Biovail Corporation
and each other Credit Party that (i) is organized under the laws of Canada or any province or
territory thereof, (ii) carries on business in Canada, or (iii) has any title or interest in or to
material property in Canada.
Canadian Dollars
and the sign CDN$ mean the lawful money of Canada.
Canadian Employee Benefit Plans
means all plans, arrangements, agreements, programs,
policies, practices or undertakings, whether oral or written, formal or informal, funded or
unfunded, insured or uninsured, registered or unregistered to which a Canadian Credit Party is a
party or bound or in which their employees participate or under which a Canadian Credit Party has,
or will have, any liability or contingent liability, or pursuant to which payments are made, or
benefits are provided to, or an entitlement to payment or benefits may arise with respect to any of
their employees or former employees, directors or officers, individuals working on contract with a
Canadian Credit Party or other individuals providing services to a Canadian Credit Party of a kind
normally provided by employees (or any spouses, dependants, survivors or beneficiaries of any such
person), but does not include the Canada Pension Plan that is maintained by the Government of
Canada or any Employee Benefit Plan.
Canadian Guarantee
means the Canadian Guarantee to be executed by each Canadian Credit Party
satisfying clause (i) of the definition thereof substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1, as it may
be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Canadian Pension Plan
means all Canadian Employee Benefit Plans that are required to be
registered under Canadian provincial or federal pension benefits standards legislation.
Canadian Pension Plan Termination Event
means an event which would entitle a Person (without
the consent of a Canadian Credit Party) to wind up or terminate a Canadian Pension Plan in full
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or in part, or the institution of any steps by any Person to withdraw from, terminate
participation in, wind up or order the termination or wind-up of, in full or in part, any Canadian
Pension Plan, or the receipt by a Canadian Credit Party of correspondence from a Governmental
Authority relating to a potential or actual, partial or full, termination or wind-up of any
Canadian Pension Plan, or an event respecting any Canadian Pension Plan which would result in the
revocation of the registration of such Canadian Pension Plan or which could otherwise reasonably be
expected to adversely affect the tax status of any such Canadian Pension Plan.
Canadian Pension Plan Unfunded Liability
means an unfunded liability in respect of any
Canadian Pension Plan, including a going concern unfunded liability, a solvency deficiency or
wind-up deficiency.
Canadian Pledge and Security Agreement
means the Canadian Pledge and Security Agreement to
be executed by each Canadian Credit Party (satisfying clause (i) of the definition thereof)
substantially in the form of Exhibit I-2, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.
Capital Lease
means, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property (whether real,
personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee that, in conformity with GAAP, is or should be
accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person.
Cash
means money, currency or a credit balance in any demand or Deposit Account.
Cash Equivalents
means, as at any date of determination, any of the following: (i)
marketable securities (a) issued or directly and unconditionally guaranteed as to interest and
principal by the United States Government or the Government of Canada, or (b) issued by any agency
of the United States Government or the Government of Canada, the obligations of which are backed by
the full faith and credit of such government, in each case maturing within one year after such
date; (ii) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any
province of Canada or any political subdivision of any such state or province or any public
instrumentality thereof, in each case maturing within one year after such date and having, at the
time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from Moodys;
(iii) commercial paper maturing no more than 270 days from the date of creation thereof and having,
at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from
Moodys; (iv) certificates of deposit or bankers acceptances maturing within 180 days after such
date and issued or accepted by any Lender or by (a) any commercial bank organized under the laws of
the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia that (x) is at least
adequately capitalized (as defined in the regulations of its primary Federal banking regulator)
and (y) has Tier 1 capital (as defined in such regulations) of not less than $500,000,000, or (b)
any bank listed on Schedule I of the
Bank Act
(Canada) that has Tier 1 capital (as defined in OSFI
Guideline A-1 on Capital Adequacy Requirements) of not less than CDN$500,000,000; (v) shares of any
money market mutual fund that (a) has substantially all of its assets invested continuously in the
types of investments referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, (b) has net assets of not less than
$5,000,000,000, and (c) has the highest rating obtainable from either S&P or Moodys; (vi) fully
collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30 days for securities described
in clause (i) above and entered into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria described
in clause (iv) above; and (vii) other short-term investments utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries in
accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments of the type
analogous to the foregoing.
Cash Management Agreement
shall mean any agreement or arrangement to provide treasury,
depository, overdraft, credit or debit card, purchase card, electronic funds transfer (including
automated clearing house fund transfer services) and other cash management services.
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CBCA
means the
Canada Business Corporations Act
.
CCAA
means the
Companies Creditors Arrangement Act
(Canada).
Certificate re Non-Bank Status
means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
Change of Control
means, at any time, (i) any Person or group (within the meaning of Rules
13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act or Part XX of the
Securities Act
(Ontario)) (a) shall have
acquired beneficial ownership of 35% or more on a fully diluted basis of the voting and/or economic
interest in the Equity Interests of Parent (or, prior to the closing of the Merger, Borrower) or
(b) shall have obtained the power (whether or not exercised) to elect a majority of the members of
the board of directors (or similar governing body) of Parent (or, prior to the closing of the
Merger, Borrower); (ii) after the consummation of the Merger, Parent shall cease, directly or
indirectly, to beneficially own and control 100% on a fully diluted basis of the economic and
voting interest in the Equity Interests of Borrower; or (iii) the majority of the seats (other than
vacant seats) on the board of directors (or similar governing body) of Parent (or, prior to the
closing of the Merger, Borrower) shall cease to be occupied by Persons who either (a) were members
of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of Parent immediately following the closing
of the Merger (or, prior to the closing of the Merger, of Borrower on the Closing Date) or (b) were
nominated for election by the board of directors (or similar governing body) of Parent (or, prior
to the closing of the Merger, Borrower), a majority of whom were members of the board of directors
(or similar governing body) of Parent (or, prior to the closing of the Merger, Borrower)
immediately following the closing of the Merger (or prior to the closing of the Merger, of Borrower
on the Closing Date) or whose election or nomination for election was previously approved by a
majority of such members;
provided
that in no event shall the closing of the Merger
constitute or result in a Change of Control.
Class
means (i) with respect to Lenders, each of the following classes of Lenders: (a)
Lenders having Tranche A Term Loan Exposure, (b) Lenders having Tranche B Term Loan Exposure, (c)
Lenders having Revolving Exposure (including Swing Line Lender) and (d) Lenders having New Term
Loan Exposure of each applicable Series and (ii) with respect to Loans, each of the following
classes of Loans: (a) Tranche A Term Loans, (b) Tranche B Term Loans, (c) Revolving Loans
(including Swing Line Loans), and (d) each Series of New Term Loans.
Closing Date
means the date on which the Tranche A Term Loans and the Tranche B Term Loans
(other than the Delayed Draw Term Loans) are made.
Closing Date Certificate
means a Closing Date Certificate substantially in the form of
Exhibit F-1.
Closing Date Material Adverse Effect
means, with respect to any Person, any fact,
circumstance, effect, change, event or development that materially adversely affects the business,
properties, financial condition or results of operations of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, excluding any effect that results from or arises in connection with (i) changes or
conditions generally affecting the industries in which such Person and any of its Subsidiaries
operate, except to the extent such effect has a materially disproportionate effect on such Person
and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to others in the industries in which such Person
and any of its Subsidiaries operate, (ii) general economic or regulatory, legislative or political
conditions or securities, credit, financial or other capital markets conditions, in each case in
the United States, Canada or any foreign jurisdiction, except to the extent such effect has a
materially disproportionate effect on such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative
to others in the industries in which such Person and any of its Subsidiaries operate, (iii) any
failure, in and of itself, by such Person to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts,
estimates or predictions in respect of revenues, earnings or other financial or operating metrics
for any period (it being understood
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that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such failure may be deemed to
constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a Closing
Date Material Adverse Effect), (iv) the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement or the
public announcement or pendency of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by the
Merger Agreement, including the impact thereof on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of
such Person or any of its Subsidiaries with employees, labor unions, customers, suppliers or
partners, (v) any change, in and of itself, in the market price, credit rating or trading volume of
such Persons securities (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or
contributing to such change may be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining
whether there has been or will be, a Closing Date Material Adverse Effect), (vi) any change in
applicable Law (as defined in the Merger Agreement), regulation or GAAP (or authoritative
interpretation thereof), except to the extent such effect has a materially disproportionate effect
on such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to others in the industries in
which such Person and any of its Subsidiaries operate, (vii) geopolitical conditions, the outbreak
or escalation of hostilities, any acts of war, sabotage or terrorism, or any escalation or
worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism threatened or underway as of the date of
the Merger Agreement or (viii) any hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake or other natural disaster.
Closing Date Mortgaged Property
as defined in Section 3.1(g)(i).
CNI Growth Amount
shall mean, on any date of determination, (a) 50% of Cumulative
Consolidated Net Income minus (b) (1) the aggregate amount at the time of determination of
Restricted Junior Payments made since the Closing Date using the CNI Growth Amount pursuant to
Section 6.4(k) and (2) Investments made since the Closing Date using the CNI Growth Amount pursuant
to Section 6.6(i).
Collateral
means, collectively, all of the real, personal and mixed property (including
Equity Interests) in which Liens are purported to be granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents
as security for the Obligations.
Collateral Agent
as defined in the preamble hereto.
Collateral Documents
means the Pledge and Security Agreement, the Canadian Pledge and
Security Agreement, the Barbados Security Documents, the U.S. Mortgages, the Canadian Mortgages,
the Intellectual Property Security Agreements and all other instruments, documents and agreements
delivered by or on behalf or at the request of any Credit Party pursuant to this Agreement or any
of the other Credit Documents in order to grant to, or perfect, preserve or protect in favor of,
Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, a Lien on any real, personal or mixed
property of that Credit Party as security for the Obligations or to protect or preserve the
interest of the Collateral Agent or the Secured Parties therein.
Collateral Questionnaire
means a certificate in form reasonably satisfactory to Collateral
Agent that provides information with respect to the personal or mixed property of each Credit
Party.
Commitment
means any Revolving Commitment or Term Loan Commitment.
Commitment Letter
as defined in Section 10.20.
Compliance Certificate
means a Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit
C.
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA
means, for any period, an amount determined for Parent and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis equal to Consolidated Net Income for such period,
plus
, (i) to the
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extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum, without
duplication of amounts for:
(a) Consolidated Interest Expense
(b) provisions for taxes based on income,
(c) total depreciation expense,
(d) total amortization expense,
(e) fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions;
(f) non-recurring expenses or charges;
(g) (i) restructuring charges (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include
retention, severance, systems establishment costs, excess pension charges, contract
termination costs and costs to consolidate facilities and relocate employees) not to exceed
$75,000,000 in any twelve-month period and (ii) restructuring charges (which, for the
avoidance of doubt, shall include retention, severance, systems establishment costs, excess
pension charges, contract termination costs and costs to consolidate facilities and relocate
employees and charges in connection with the termination or settlement of employee stock
options, restricted stock units and performance stock units, in each case in existence as of
the Closing Date) in connection with the Transactions;
(h) any extraordinary gain or loss and any expense or charge attributable to the
disposition of discontinued operations;
(i) fees and expenses in connection with any proposed or actual issuance of any
Indebtedness or Equity Interests, or any proposed or actual acquisitions, investments, asset
sales or divestitures permitted hereunder, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $75,000,000
during the term of this Agreement; and
(j) other non-Cash charges (including impairment charges and other write offs of
intangible assets and goodwill but excluding any such non-Cash charge to the extent that it
represents an accrual or reserve for potential Cash items in any future period or
amortization of a prepaid Cash charge that was paid in a prior period);
(k) the amount of costs savings and synergies projected by the Parent in good faith to
be realized on or prior to December 31, 2011 as a result of the Transactions, net of the
amount of actual cost savings and synergies realized during such period as a result of the
Transaction;
provided
that (i) such cost savings and synergies are (A) reasonably
identifiable, (B) factually supportable and (C) certified by the chief financial officer of
Parent or Borrower and (ii) the aggregate amount of such cost savings and synergies
increasing Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA pursuant to this clause (k) shall not exceed
$300,000,000;
minus
(ii) non-Cash gains increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period (excluding any such non-Cash
gain to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for potential Cash items in
any prior period and any such non-Cash gain relating to Cash received in a prior period (or to be
received in a future period)).
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For purposes of this Agreement, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA shall be $238,700,000,
$206,300,000 and $225,900,000 for the Fiscal Quarters ended December 31, 2009, March 31, 2010 and
June 30, 2010, respectively.
Consolidated Capital Expenditures
means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures
of Parent and its Subsidiaries during such period determined on a consolidated basis that, in
accordance with GAAP, are or should be included in purchase of property and equipment or similar
items reflected in the consolidated statement of cash flows of Parent and its Subsidiaries;
provided
that Consolidated Capital Expenditures shall not include any expenditures (i) for
replacements and substitutions for fixed assets, capital assets or equipment to the extent made
with Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds invested pursuant to Section 2.14(b) or with Net Asset
Sale Proceeds invested pursuant to Section 2.14(a), (ii) which constitute a Permitted Acquisition
permitted under Section 6.8, (iii) made by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to effect leasehold
improvements to any property leased by Parent or such Subsidiary as lessee, to the extent that such
expenses have been reimbursed by the landlord and (iv) made with the proceeds from the issuance of
Equity Interests of Parent permitted hereunder that are Not Otherwise Applied.
Consolidated Current Assets
means, as at any date of determination with respect to any
Person, the total assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may
properly be classified as current assets in conformity with GAAP, excluding Cash and Cash
Equivalents.
Consolidated Current Liabilities
means, as at any date of determination with respect to any
Person, the total liabilities of such Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may
properly be classified as current liabilities in conformity with GAAP, excluding the current
portion of long term debt.
Consolidated Excess Cash Flow
means, for any period, an amount (if positive) equal to:
(i) the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for such period of (a) Consolidated
Net Income,
plus
, (b) to the extent reducing Consolidated Net Income, the sum,
without duplication, of amounts for non Cash charges reducing Consolidated Net Income
(including for depreciation and amortization and impairment charges and other write offs of
intangible assets and goodwill but excluding any such non Cash charge to the extent that it
represents an accrual or reserve for a potential Cash charge in any future period or
amortization of a prepaid Cash charge that was paid in a prior period),
plus
(c) the
Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment,
minus
(ii) the sum, without duplication, of (a) the amounts for such period paid from
Internally Generated Cash of (1) scheduled repayments of Indebtedness for borrowed money
(excluding repayments of Revolving Loans or Swing Line Loans except to the extent the
Revolving Commitments are permanently reduced in connection with such repayments) and
scheduled repayments of obligations under Capital Leases (excluding any interest expense
portion thereof), and (2) Consolidated Capital Expenditures,
plus
(b) other non Cash
gains increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period (excluding any such non Cash gain
to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential Cash
charge in any prior period),
plus
(c) the aggregate amount of Restricted Junior
Payments made in Cash by Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries during
such period pursuant to clauses (e) and (g) of Section 6.4 using Internally Generated Cash,
except to the extent that such Restricted Junior Payments are made to fund expenditures that
reduce Consolidated Net Income,
plus
(d) the aggregate amount of Investments made in
cash by Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries during such period pursuant
to clauses (g), (h), (i), (j), (k) and (l) of Section 6.6 (other than any intercompany
Investments) using Internally Generated Cash. As used in this clause (ii), scheduled
repayments of Indebtedness do not include mandatory prepayments or voluntary prepayments
thereof.
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Consolidated Interest Expense
means, for any period, (a) total interest expense (including
imputed interest expense in respect of obligations under Capital Leases as determined in accordance
with GAAP as well as interest required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP) of Parent and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness
of Parent and its Subsidiaries, including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges
owed with respect to letters of credit and the net effect of Interest Rate Agreements, but
excluding, however, any amount not payable in Cash during such period and any amounts referred to
in Section 2.11(e) or (f) payable on or before the Closing Date, minus (b) total interest income of
Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period.
Consolidated Net Income
means, for any period, the net income (or loss) of Parent and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period taken as a single accounting period determined
in conformity with GAAP,
provided
that there will be excluded (a) the income (or loss) of
any Person (other than a Subsidiary of Parent) in which any other Person (other than Parent or any
of its Subsidiaries) has a joint interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other
distributions actually paid to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries by such Person during such period,
(b) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior
to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of Parent (other than as a result of the consummation of the
Merger) or is merged into or consolidated with Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (other than as a
result of the consummation of the Merger) or the income (or loss) in respect of the assets of any
Person accrued prior to the date such assets are acquired by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries
(other than as a result of the consummation of the Merger), (c) the income of any Subsidiary of
Parent (other than any such Subsidiary that is a Credit Party) during such period to the extent
that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Subsidiary of that
income is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement,
instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that
Subsidiary, (d) any after tax gains or losses attributable to Asset Sales and casualty or
condemnation events (of the type described in the definition of Net Insurance/Condemnation
Proceeds) or returned surplus assets of any Pension Plan, in each case accrued during such period,
(e) (to the extent not included in clauses (a) through (d) above) any net extraordinary gains or
net extraordinary losses accrued during such period, (f) the cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principles and (g) solely for purposes of calculating the CNI Growth Amount for such
period, amortization or depreciation expense incurred during such period with respect to assets
that are used or useful in the business or lines of business in which Parent and/or its
Subsidiaries are engaged as of the Closing Date or similar or related or ancillary businesses;
provided
further
that, without duplication of amounts included in clause (a) of the
preceding proviso, the net income of a Specified Joint Venture for such period shall be included in
the calculation of Consolidated Net Income in proportion to Parent and its Subsidiaries Equity
Interests in such Specified Joint Venture (provided that the net income of all Specified Joint
Ventures included pursuant to this proviso for any period shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate
Consolidated Net Income for Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period).
Consolidated Secured Indebtedness
means, as of any date of determination, Consolidated Total
Debt that is secured by a Lien on any assets of Parent and its Subsidiaries.
Consolidated Total Assets
means, as of any date of determination, the total assets of Parent
and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Total Debt
means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate principal
amount of all Indebtedness of Parent and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP (net of unrestricted and unencumbered Cash and Cash Equivalents of Parent and
its Subsidiaries as of such date in an amount not to exceed $100,000,000),
provided
that
the term Indebtedness (for purposes of this definition) shall not include (i) any letter of
credit, except to the extent of unreimbursed
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amounts thereunder,
provided
that Consolidated Total Debt shall not include
(x) any unreimbursed amount under commercial letters of credit shall not be counted as Consolidated
Total Debt until 1 day after such amount is drawn and (y) the Net Mark-to-Market Exposure of any
Hedge Agreement,
provided
further
that, for purposes of the definition of
Consolidated Total Debt the Indebtedness in respect of convertible debt securities shall be
deemed to be the aggregate principal amount thereof outstanding as of such date of determination.
Consolidated Working Capital
means, as at any date of determination, the Consolidated
Current Assets of Parent minus the Consolidated Current Liabilities of Parent, in each case as of
such date. Consolidated Working Capital at any date may be a positive or negative number.
Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment
means, for any period on a consolidated basis, the
Consolidated Working Capital as of the beginning of such period minus the Consolidated Working
Capital as of the end of such period. The Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment for any period
may be a positive or negative number. In calculating the Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment
there shall be excluded the effect of reclassification during such period of current assets to long
term assets and current liabilities to long term liabilities and the effect of any Permitted
Acquisition during such period.
Contractual Obligation
means, as applied to any Person, any provision of any Security issued
by that Person or of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, contract, undertaking, agreement or
other instrument to which that Person is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound
or to which it or any of its properties is subject.
Contribution Agreement
means a contribution agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit L
among the Credit Parties and Administrative Agent.
Conversion/Continuation Date
means the effective date of a continuation or conversion, as
the case may be, as set forth in the applicable Conversion/Continuation Notice.
Conversion/Continuation Notice
means a Conversion/Continuation Notice substantially in the
form of Exhibit A-2.
Counterpart Agreement
means a Counterpart Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit G
delivered by a Credit Party pursuant to Section 5.11 or Section 5.16, as applicable, or a similar
agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, pursuant to
which Parent or the Subsidiary becomes a Guarantor hereunder. Such Counterpart Agreement may, if
reasonably requested by Borrower, include limitations on guarantees applicable to such Subsidiary
and required under Applicable Law.
Credit Date
means the date of a Credit Extension.
Credit Document
means any of this Agreement, the Notes, if any, the Fee Letter, the Canadian
Guarantee, the Barbados Guarantee, the Counterpart Agreements, if any, the Collateral Documents,
any documents or certificates executed by Borrower in favor of Issuing Bank relating to Letters of
Credit, and all other documents, instruments or agreements executed and delivered by or on behalf
of or at the request of a Credit Party (or any officer of a Credit Party pursuant to the terms
hereof) for the benefit of any Agent, Issuing Bank or any Lender in connection herewith on or after
the date hereof.
Credit Extension
means the making of a Loan or the issuing of a Letter of Credit.
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Credit Party
means Parent, Borrower and each Guarantor;
provided
that, prior to the
closing of the Merger, none of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (prior to giving effect to the
Merger) will be a Credit Party for purposes hereof.
Cumulative Consolidated Net Income
means, as of any date of determination, Consolidated Net
Income of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the period (taken as one accounting period)
commencing on the first day of the fiscal quarter of Parent in which the Closing Date occurs and
ending on the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter or fiscal year, as applicable, for
which financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or Section 5.1(b),
and the related Compliance Certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(c), have
been received by Administrative Agent,
provided
that for the purposes of this definition,
the Consolidated Net Income for the period commencing on the first day of the fiscal quarter of
Parent in which the Closing Date occurs and ending on the Closing Date, shall be the Consolidated
Net Income of the Parent and its Subsidiaries and Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Pro Forma
Basis for such period.
Currency Agreement
means any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement, futures
contract, option contract, synthetic cap or other similar agreement or arrangement, each of which
is for the purpose of hedging the foreign currency risk associated with Parents and its
Subsidiaries operations and not for speculative purposes.
Default
means a condition or event that, after notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute an Event of Default.
Default Excess
means, with respect to any Funds Defaulting Lender, the excess, if any, of
such Defaulting Lenders Pro Rata Share of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Loans of
all Lenders (calculated as if all Funds Defaulting Lenders (including such Funds Defaulting Lender)
had funded all of their respective Defaulted Loans) over the aggregate outstanding principal amount
of all Loans of such Funds Defaulting Lender.
Default Period
means, (x) with respect to any Funds Defaulting Lender, the period commencing
on the date that such Lender became a Funds Defaulting Lender and ending on the earliest of: (i)
the date on which all Commitments are cancelled or terminated and/or the Obligations are declared
or become immediately due and payable, (ii) the date on which (a) the Default Excess with respect
to such Defaulting Lender shall have been reduced to zero (whether by the funding by such
Defaulting Lender of any Defaulted Loans of such Defaulting Lender or by the non pro rata
application of any voluntary or mandatory prepayments of the Loans in accordance with the terms of
Section 2.13 or Section 2.14 or by a combination thereof) or such Defaulting Lender shall have paid
all amounts due under Section 9.6, as the case may be, and (b) such Defaulting Lender shall have
delivered to Borrower and Administrative Agent a written reaffirmation of its intention to honor
its obligations hereunder with respect to its Commitments, and (iii) the date on which Borrower,
Administrative Agent and Requisite Lenders waive all failures of such Defaulting Lender to fund or
make payments required hereunder in writing; and (y) with respect to any Insolvency Defaulting
Lender, the period commencing on the date such Lender became an Insolvency Defaulting Lender and
ending on the earliest of the following dates: (i) the date on which all Commitments are cancelled
or terminated and/or the Obligations are declared or become immediately due and payable and (ii)
the date that such Defaulting Lender ceases to hold any portion of the Loans or Commitments.
Defaulted Loan
means any Revolving Loan or portion of any unreimbursed payment under Section
2.3(b)(v) or 2.4(e) not made by any Lender when required hereunder.
Defaulting Lender
means any Funds Defaulting Lender or Insolvency Defaulting Lender.
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Delayed Draw Commitment
means the commitment of a Lender to make or otherwise fund a Delayed
Draw Term Loan on the Delayed Draw Funding Date and Delayed Draw Commitments means such
commitments of all Lenders in the aggregate. The amount of each Lenders Delayed Draw Commitment,
if any, is set forth on Appendix A-2 or in the applicable Assignment Agreement, subject to any
adjustment or reduction pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. The aggregate amount of the
Delayed Draw Commitments as of the Closing Date is $125,000,000.
Delayed Draw Commitment Termination Date
means the date which is the earliest to occur of
(x) December 31, 2010, (y) the first date on which a borrowing pursuant to Section 2.1(c) has been
made and (z) the first date on which all undrawn Delayed Draw Commitments have been terminated or
reduced to zero pursuant to the terms hereof.
Delayed Draw Funding Date
means the date after the Closing Date and prior to the Delayed
Draw Commitment Termination Date on which Delayed Draw Term Loans are funded.
Delayed Draw Term Loan
means a Tranche B Term Loan made by a Lender pursuant to Section
2.1(a)(iii).
Delayed Draw Term Loan Exposure
means, with respect to any Lender as of any date of
determination, that Lenders Delayed Draw Commitment.
Deposit Account
means a demand, time, savings, passbook or like account with a bank, savings
and loan association, credit union or like organization, other than an account evidenced by a
negotiable certificate of deposit.
Designated Noncash Consideration
means non-Cash consideration received by Parent or any of
its Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is designated by Parent as Designated
Noncash Consideration, less the amount of Cash received in connection with a subsequent sale of
such Designated Noncash Consideration, which Cash shall be considered Net Asset Sale Proceeds
received as of such date and shall be applied pursuant to Section 2.14(a).
Disqualified Equity Interests
means any Equity Interest which, by its terms (or by the terms
of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is
exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (i) matures or is mandatorily
redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interests which are not otherwise Disqualified Equity
Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (ii) is redeemable at the option of
the holder thereof (other than solely for Equity Interests which are not otherwise Disqualified
Equity Interests), in whole or in part, (iii) provides for scheduled payments or dividends in cash,
or (iv) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity
Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that
is 91 days after the latest Term Loan Maturity Date, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii),
if as a result of a change of control or asset sale, so long as any rights of the holders thereof
upon the occurrence of such a change of control or asset sale event are subject to the prior
payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent amounts not yet due), the cancellation or
expiration of all Letters of Credit and the termination of the Commitments).
Dividend
means the Pre-Merger Special Dividend (as such term is defined in the Merger
Agreement) to be made on the Closing Date, immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger, pro
rata to Borrowers shareholders on the record date of such for such dividend.
Documentation Agent
as defined in the preamble hereto.
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Dollars
and the sign
$
mean the lawful money of the United States of America.
Domestic Subsidiary
means any Subsidiary organized under the laws of the United States of
America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
Eligible Assignee
means any Person other than a natural Person that is (i) a Lender, an
Affiliate of any Lender or a Related Fund (any two or more Related Funds being treated as a single
Eligible Assignee for all purposes hereof), or (ii) a commercial bank, insurance company,
investment or mutual fund or other entity that is an accredited investor (as defined in
Regulation D under the
Securities Act
or as defined under the Canadian Securities Administrators
National Instrument 45-106, as amended, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to
time) and which extends credit or buys loans in the ordinary course of business;
provided
,
neither any Credit Party nor any Affiliate thereof shall be an Eligible Assignee.
Employee Benefit Plan
means, in respect of any Credit Party, any employee benefit plan as
defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA which is or was sponsored, maintained or contributed to by, or
required to be contributed by, Parent, Borrower, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any of
their respective ERISA Affiliates in each case other than any Canadian Employee Benefit Plan.
Environmental Claim
means any notice of violation, claim, legal charge, action, suit,
proceeding, demand, abatement order or other order or directive (conditional or otherwise), by any
Governmental Authority or any other Person, arising (i) pursuant to or in connection with any
actual or alleged violation of or liability under any Environmental Law; (ii) in connection with
any Hazardous Material or any actual or alleged Release or threat of Release of any Hazardous
Materials; or (iii) in connection with any actual or alleged damage, injury, threat or harm to
health, safety, natural resources or the environment.
Environmental Laws
means any and all foreign or domestic, federal or state (or any
subdivision of either of them), statutes, ordinances, by-laws, orders, rules, codes, guidelines,
regulations, judgments, Governmental Authorizations, or any other requirements of Governmental
Authorities relating to (i) the generation, use, storage, treatment, presence, handling, abatement,
remediation, transportation or Release or threat of Release of Hazardous Materials; (ii) as it
relates to exposure to Hazardous Materials, occupational safety and health and industrial hygiene;
or (iii) land use or the protection of the environment, natural resources, or human, plant or
animal safety, health or welfare, in each of cases (i) through (iii), in any manner applicable to
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any Facility.
Equity Interests
means any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents
(however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests
in a Person (other than a corporation), including partnership interests and membership interests,
and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase or other arrangements or rights to acquire
any of the foregoing (excluding convertible securities to the extent constituting Indebtedness
for purposes of this Agreement).
Equivalent Amount
means, at any time, (a) with respect to Dollars or an amount denominated
in Dollars, such amount and (b) with respect to an amount denominated in a currency other than
Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate as of
such time for the purchase of Dollars with such currency.
ERISA
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to
time, and any successor thereto.
ERISA Affiliate
means, as applied to any Person, (i) any corporation which is a member of a
controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Internal Revenue Code
of
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which that Person is a member; (ii) any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which
is a member of a group of trades or businesses under common control within the meaning of Section
414(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of which that Person is a member; and (iii) any member of an
affiliated service group within the meaning of Section 414(m) or (o) of the Internal Revenue Code
of which that Person, any corporation described in clause (i) above or any trade or business
described in clause (ii) above is a member. Any former ERISA Affiliate of Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries shall continue to be considered an ERISA Affiliate of Parent or any such Subsidiary
within the meaning of this definition with respect to the period such entity was an ERISA Affiliate
of Parent or such Subsidiary and with respect to liabilities arising after such period for which
Parent or such Subsidiary could be liable under the Internal Revenue Code or ERISA.
ERISA Event
means (i) a reportable event within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA and
the regulations issued thereunder with respect to any Pension Plan (excluding those for which the
provision for 30 day notice to the PBGC has been waived by regulation); (ii) the failure to meet
the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to any
Pension Plan (whether or not waived in accordance with Section 412(c) of the Internal Revenue Code)
or the failure to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Internal
Revenue Code with respect to any Pension Plan or the failure to make any required contribution to a
Multiemployer Plan; (iii) the provision by the administrator of any Pension Plan pursuant to
Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate such plan in a distress termination
described in Section 4041(c) of ERISA; (iv) the withdrawal by Parent, Borrower, any of their
Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from any Pension Plan with two or more
contributing sponsors or the termination of any such Pension Plan resulting in liability to Parent,
Borrower, any of their Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates pursuant to Section
4063 or 4064 of ERISA; (v) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate any Pension
Plan, or the occurrence of any event or condition which might constitute grounds under ERISA for
the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (vi) the
imposition of liability on Parent, Borrower, any of their Subsidiaries or any of their respective
ERISA Affiliates pursuant to Section 4062(e) or 4069 of ERISA or by reason of the application of
Section 4212(c) of ERISA; (vii) the withdrawal of Parent, Borrower, any of their Subsidiaries or
any of their respective ERISA Affiliates in a complete or partial withdrawal (within the meaning of
Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA) from any Multiemployer Plan if there is any potential liability
therefore, or the receipt by Parent, Borrower, any of their Subsidiaries or any of their respective
ERISA Affiliates of notice from any Multiemployer Plan that it is in reorganization or insolvency
pursuant to Section 4241 or 4245 of ERISA, or that it intends to terminate or has terminated under
Section 4041A or 4042 of ERISA; (viii) the occurrence of an act or omission which could give rise
to the imposition on Parent, Borrower, any of their Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA
Affiliates of fines, penalties, taxes or related charges under Chapter 43 of the Internal Revenue
Code or under Section 409, Section 502(c), (i) or (l), or Section 4071 of ERISA in respect of any
Employee Benefit Plan; (ix) the assertion of a material claim (other than routine claims for
benefits) against any Employee Benefit Plan other than a Multiemployer Plan or the assets thereof,
or against Parent, Borrower, any of their Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates
in connection with any Employee Benefit Plan; (x) receipt from the Internal Revenue Service of
notice of the failure of any Pension Plan (or any other Employee Benefit Plan intended to be
qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code) to qualify under Section 401(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code, or the failure of any trust forming part of any Pension Plan to qualify for
exemption from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code; or (xi) the imposition
of a Lien on the assets of Parent, Borrower, any of their Subsidiaries or any of their respective
ERISA Affiliates pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Internal Revenue Code or ERISA or a violation of
Section 436 of the Internal Revenue Code by Parent, Borrower, any of their Subsidiaries or any of
their respective ERISA Affiliates.
Escrow Corp
means a newly formed wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower.
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Eurodollar Rate Loan
means a Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the
Adjusted Eurodollar Rate.
Event of Default
means each of the conditions or events set forth in Section 8.1.
Exchange Act
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and
any successor statute.
Excluded Subsidiary
means (a) any Subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary, to the
extent such Subsidiary is prohibited by contractual requirements, including the Organizational
Documents of such Subsidiary (other than contractual requirements entered into by such Subsidiary
to avoid guaranteeing the Obligations) from guaranteeing the Obligations and (b) any Immaterial
Subsidiary.
Excluded Taxes
means, with respect to any Agent, any Lender (including each Swing Line
Lender and Issuing Bank) or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any
obligation of any Credit Party hereunder or under any other Credit Document, (a) any Taxes imposed
on (or measured by) its net income (or any franchise or similar Taxes in lieu thereof) by a
jurisdiction in which the recipient is organized, resident or, in the case of any Lender, in which
its lending office is located, (b) any branch profits tax within the meaning of section 884(a) of
the Internal Revenue Code or similar Tax imposed by any jurisdiction described in clause (a), (c)
in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender, any U.S. federal withholding tax that is imposed pursuant to any
law in effect at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new
lending office), except to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at
the time of designation of a new applicable lending office (or assignment), to receive additional
amounts with respect to such United States federal withholding Tax pursuant to Section 2.20(b), (d)
any U.S. federal withholding tax under current Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue
Code or any amended version or successor provision that is substantively comparable to and, in each
case, any regulations promulgated thereunder and any interpretation and other guidance issued in
connection therewith and (e) any withholding tax (including U.S. federal backup withholding tax)
that is attributable to a Lenders failure to comply with Section 2.20(d).
Existing Notes
means the 2016 Notes and the 2020 Notes.
Existing Biovail Facility
means that certain credit agreement, dated as of June 9, 2009,
among Parent, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch, as
Administrative Agent.
Existing Valeant Facility
means that certain credit and guaranty agreement, dated as of May
26, 2010, among Borrower, the guarantors party thereto, Goldman Sachs Lending Partners L.P., as
sole lead arranger, and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as administrative agent and collateral agent.
Extending Lender
as defined in Section 10.5(d).
Facility
means any real property (including all buildings, fixtures or other improvements
located thereon) now, hereafter or heretofore owned, leased, operated or used by Parent or any of
its Subsidiaries or any of their respective predecessors or Affiliates.
FATCA
means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Federal Funds Effective Rate
means, for any day, the rate per annum (expressed as a decimal,
rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100 of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the
rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged
by Federal
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funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the
Business Day next succeeding such day;
provided
that, (i) if such day is not a Business
Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next
preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (ii) if no such
rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day
shall be the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100 of 1%) of the
quotations for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three
Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
Fee Letter
as defined in Section 10.20.
Financial Officer Certification
means, with respect to the financial statements for which
such certification is required, the certification of the chief financial officer of Parent that
such financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition of
Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and their
cash flows for the periods indicated, subject to changes resulting from audit and normal year end
adjustments.
Financial Plan
as defined in Section 5.1(i).
First Priority
means, with respect to any Lien purported to be created in any Collateral
pursuant to any Collateral Document, that such Lien is the only Lien to which such Collateral is
subject, other than any Permitted Lien.
First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary
means a Foreign Subsidiary that is a direct Subsidiary of (x)
Borrower or (y) any Guarantor that is a Domestic Subsidiary of Borrower.
Fiscal Quarter
means a fiscal quarter of any Fiscal Year.
Fiscal Year
means the fiscal year of Parent and its Subsidiaries ending on December 31 of
each calendar year.
Flood Hazard Property
means any Real Estate Asset subject to a Mortgage in favor of
Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and located in an area designated by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood or mud slide hazards.
Foreign Subsidiary
means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
Funding Notice
means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.
Funds Defaulting Lender
means any Lender who (i) other than at the direction or request of
any regulatory agency or authority, defaults in its obligation to fund any Revolving Loan or its
portion of any unreimbursed payment under Section 2.3(b)(v) or 2.4(e) or its Pro Rata Share of any
payment under Section 9.6, (ii) has notified Borrower or Administrative Agent in writing, or has
made a public statement, that it does not intend to comply with its obligation to fund any
Revolving Loan or its portion of any unreimbursed payment under Section 2.3(b)(v) or 2.4(e) or its
Pro Rata Share of any payment under Section 9.6, (iii) has failed to confirm that it will comply
with its obligation to fund any Revolving Loan or its portion of any unreimbursed payment under
Section 2.3(b)(v) or 2.4(e) or its Pro Rata Share of any payment under Section 9.6 within five
Business Days after written request for such confirmation from Administrative Agent (which request
may only be made after all conditions to funding have been satisfied);
provided
that such
Lender shall cease to be a Funds Defaulting Lender upon receipt of such confirmation by
Administrative Agent, or (iv) has failed to pay to Administrative Agent or any other Lender any
amount (other than its portion of any Revolving Loan or amounts required to be paid under Section
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2.3(b)(v), 2.4(e) or 9.6 or any other amount that is de minimis) due under any Credit Document
within five Business Days of the date due, unless such amount is the subject of a good faith
dispute.
GAAP
means, subject to the limitations on the application thereof set forth in Section 1.2,
United States generally accepted accounting principles in effect as of the date of determination
thereof.
Governmental Acts
means any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or
future de jure or de facto government or Governmental Authority.
Governmental Authority
means any federal, state, provincial, territorial, municipal,
national or other government, governmental department, commission, board, bureau, court, agency,
organization, central bank, tribunal or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof or any
other entity, officer or examiner exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory,
governmental (quasi-governmental) or administrative functions of or pertaining to any government or
any court or central bank, in each case whether associated with a state of the United States, the
United States, a province or territory of Canada, Canada, Barbados, or a foreign entity or
government.
Governmental Authorization
means any permit, license, approval, authorization, plan,
directive, direction, certificate, accreditation, registration, notice, agreement, consent order or
consent decree or other like instrument of, from or required by any Governmental Authority.
Grantor
means Parent, Borrower and each of their Subsidiaries, in each case granting a Lien
to Collateral Agent to secure any Obligations;
provided
that, prior to the closing of the
Merger, none of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (prior to giving effect to the Merger) will be a
Grantor for purposes hereof.
GSLP
as defined in the preamble hereto.
Guarantee
of or by any Person (the
guarantor
) means any obligation, contingent or
otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any
Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the
primary obligor
) in any manner, whether
directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to
purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or
other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security
for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose
of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to
maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of
the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other
obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty
issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation,
provided
that the term Guarantee shall
not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term
Guarantee as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
Guaranteed Obligations
as defined in Section 7.1.
Guarantor
means, (i) on the Closing Date, Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries listed on
Schedule 1.1 and (ii) thereafter, any Person that executes a Counterpart Agreement, a Canadian
Guarantee or a Barbados Guarantee pursuant to Section 5.11 (including Parent and each of its
Subsidiaries (prior to giving effect to the Merger) listed on Schedule 5.16).
Guarantor Subsidiary
means each Guarantor other than Parent.
Guaranty
means the guaranty of each Guarantor set forth in Section 7.
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Hazardous Materials
means any chemical, material or substance: (i) that is prohibited,
limited, restricted or otherwise regulated under Environmental Laws, (ii) that may or could
reasonably be expected to pose a hazard to the health and safety of the owners, occupants or any
Persons in the vicinity of any Facility or to the indoor or outdoor environment, or (iii) that are
included in the definition of hazardous substances, waste, hazardous waste, hazardous
materials, toxic substances, pollutants, polluting substance, contaminants,
contamination, dangerous goods, deleterious substances or words of similar import under any
Environmental Law.
Hedge Agreement
means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative
transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more
rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or
pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar
transaction or combination of these transactions;
provided
that (x) no phantom stock or
similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former
directors, officers, employees or consultants of Parent, Borrower or any of their respective
Subsidiaries shall be a Hedge Agreement, (y) such agreement has not been entered into for
speculative purposes and (z) such agreements are with a Lender Counterparty.
Highest Lawful Rate
means the maximum lawful interest rate, if any, that at any time or from
time to time may be contracted for, charged, or received under the laws applicable to any Lender
which are presently in effect or, to the extent allowed by law, under such Applicable Law which may
hereafter be in effect and which allow a higher maximum nonusurious interest rate than Applicable
Law now allows.
Historical Financial Statements
means as of the Closing Date, (A) (i) the audited
consolidated financial statements of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, for the immediately preceding
three Fiscal Years ended more than 90 days prior to the Closing Date, consisting of consolidated
balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders equity and cash
flows for such Fiscal Years, and (ii) the unaudited consolidated financial statements of Borrower
and its Subsidiaries as of the most recent ended Fiscal Quarter after the date of the most recent
audited consolidated financial statements and ended at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date,
consisting of a consolidated balance sheet and the related consolidated statements of income and
cash flows for the three-, six- or nine-month period, as applicable, ending on such date, and (B)
(i) the audited consolidated financial statements of Parent and its Subsidiaries (other than
Borrower and its Subsidiaries), for the immediately preceding three Fiscal Years ended more than 90
days prior to the Closing Date, consisting of consolidated balance sheets and the related
consolidated statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Years, and
(ii) the unaudited consolidated financial statements of Parent and its Subsidiaries (other than
Borrower and its Subsidiaries) as of the most recent ended Fiscal Quarter ended after the date of
the most recent audited consolidated financial statements and ended at least 45 days prior to the
Closing Date, consisting of a consolidated balance sheet and the related consolidated statements of
income and cash flows for the three-, six- or nine-month period, as applicable, ending on such
date, and, in each case, certified by the chief financial officer of Borrower that they fairly
present, in all material respects, the financial condition of Borrower and its Subsidiaries and
Parent and its Subsidiaries, respectively, as at the dates indicated and the results of their
operations and their cash flows for the periods indicated, subject to changes resulting from audit
and normal year end adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of the unaudited
consolidated financial statements.
Immaterial Subsidiary
means any Subsidiary of Parent (or, prior to the closing of the
Merger, of Borrower), designated in writing to Administrative Agent by Parent (or Borrower) as an
Immaterial Subsidiary, that, individually and collectively with all other Immaterial Subsidiaries
as of the relevant date of determination, has (i) total assets as of such date of less than 7.5% of
the consolidated total assets
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of Parent and its Subsidiaries (or, prior to the closing of the Merger, of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries) as of such date and (ii) total revenues for the ended four-fiscal-quarter period most
recently ended prior to such date of less than 7.5% of the consolidated total revenues of Parent
and its Subsidiaries (or, prior to the closing of the Merger, of Borrower and its Subsidiaries) for
such period. It is understood and agreed that Parent (or Borrower) may, from time to time,
redesignate any Immaterial Subsidiary as a non-Immaterial Subsidiary to the extent that the
requirements set forth in Section 5.11 are satisfied with respect to such Subsidiary at or prior to
the date of such redesignation.
Increased Amount Date
as defined in Section 2.24.
Increased Cost Lender
as defined in Section 2.23.
Indebtedness
means, as applied to any Person, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness of
such Person for borrowed money (including for the avoidance of doubt, convertible debt securities);
(ii) that portion of obligations of such Person with respect to Capital Leases that is properly
classified as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person in conformity with GAAP; (iii) notes
payable and drafts accepted representing extensions of credit to such Person whether or not
representing obligations for borrowed money; (iv) any obligation of such Person owed for all or any
part of the deferred purchase price of property or services including any earn out obligations
(excluding any such obligations incurred under ERISA), which purchase price is (a) due more than
twelve months from the date of incurrence of the obligation in respect thereof or (b) evidenced by
a note or similar written instrument; (v) all indebtedness of such Person secured by any Lien on
any property or asset owned or held by such Person regardless of whether the indebtedness secured
thereby shall have been assumed by such Person or is nonrecourse to the credit of such Person; (vi)
the face amount of any letter of credit issued for the account of such Person or as to which that
Person is otherwise liable for reimbursement of drawings; (vii) Disqualified Equity Interests
issued by such Person; (viii) the direct or indirect guaranty, endorsement (otherwise than for
collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), co making, discounting with recourse or
sale with recourse by such Person of the obligation of another Person to the extent such obligation
would constitute Indebtedness pursuant to any of clauses (i) through (vii) or clause (xi) hereof;
(ix) any obligation of such Person the primary purpose or intent of which is to provide assurance
to an obligee that the obligation constituting Indebtedness pursuant to clauses (i) through (vii)
or (xi) hereof of the obligor thereof will be paid or discharged, or any agreement relating thereto
will be complied with, or the holders thereof will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss
in respect thereof; (x) any liability of such Person for an obligation constituting Indebtedness
pursuant to clauses (i) through (vii) or (xi) hereof of another through any agreement (contingent
or otherwise) (a) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such obligation or any security
therefor, or to provide funds for the payment or discharge of such obligation (whether in the form
of loans, advances, stock purchases, capital contributions or otherwise) or (b) to maintain the
solvency or any balance sheet item, level of income or financial condition of another if, in the
case of any agreement described under subclauses (a) or (b) of this clause (x), the primary purpose
or intent thereof is as described in clause (ix) above; and (xi) the Net Mark-to-Market Exposure of
any Hedge Agreement. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause (v) above
shall (unless such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person) be deemed to be equal to the
lesser of (i) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (ii) the fair market value of
the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith.
Indemnified Liabilities
means, collectively, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages (expectation, reliance or otherwise, and including natural resource damages), penalties,
claims (including Environmental Claims), fines, orders, actions, judgments, suits, costs (including
the costs of any investigation, study, sampling, testing, abatement, cleanup, removal, remediation
or other response action necessary to remove, remediate, clean up or abate any Release or threat of
Release of Hazardous Materials)
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and expenses (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for Indemnitees
in connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding or hearing commenced or
threatened by any Person, whether or not any such Indemnitee shall be designated as a party or a
potential party thereto, and any fees or expenses incurred by Indemnitees in enforcing this
indemnity), whether direct, indirect or consequential and whether based on any Applicable Law or on
contract or otherwise, that may be issued to, imposed on, incurred or suffered by, or asserted
against any such Indemnitee, in any manner relating to or arising out of (i) this Agreement or the
other Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including the Lenders
agreement to make Credit Extensions, the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein
or the use or intended use of the proceeds thereof, or any enforcement of any of the Credit
Documents (including any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon any of the Collateral
or the enforcement of the Guaranty)); (ii) the Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter (and any
related engagement letter) delivered by any Agent or any Lender to Parent and Borrower with respect
to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or (iii) any Environmental Claim or any Release
or threat of Release of Hazardous Materials related to Parent, Borrower or any of their respective
Subsidiaries, including such claims or activities relating to or arising from, directly or
indirectly, any past or present activity, operation, land ownership, occupation or use, or practice
by or of Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries.
Indemnified Taxes
means any Taxes other than Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes.
Indemnitee
as defined in Section 10.3(a).
Indemnitee Agent Party
as defined in Section 9.6.
Initial Draw Tranche B Term Loan
means a Tranche B Term Loan made by a Lender to Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(ii)(x).
Initial Tranche B Term Loan Commitment
means the commitment of a Lender to make or otherwise
fund a Tranche B Term Loan (consisting of an Initial Draw Tranche B Term Loan and a Second Draw
Tranche B Term Loans) on the Closing Date and
Initial Tranche B Term Loan Commitments
means such
commitments of all Lenders in the aggregate. The amount of each Lenders Initial Tranche B Term
Loan Commitment, if any, is set forth on Appendix A-2 or in the applicable Assignment Agreement,
subject to any adjustment or reduction pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. The aggregate
amount of the Initial Tranche B Term Loan Commitments as of the Closing Date is $1,500,000,000.
Insolvency Defaulting Lender
means any Lender with a Revolving Commitment who (i) has been
adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such
Person or its assets to be, insolvent, (ii) becomes the subject of an insolvency, bankruptcy,
dissolution, liquidation or reorganization proceeding, or (iii) becomes the subject of an
appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator under any Insolvency Laws now or hereafter in
effect;
provided
that a Lender shall not be an Insolvency Defaulting Lender solely by
virtue of the ownership or acquisition by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof of
any Equity Interest in such Lender or a parent company thereof.
Insolvency Laws
means any of the Bankruptcy Code, the BIA, the CCAA, the WURA and the CBCA,
and any other applicable insolvency, corporate arrangement or restructuring or other similar law of
any jurisdiction including any law of any jurisdiction permitting a debtor to obtain a stay or a
compromise of the claims of its creditors against it.
Installment
as defined in Section 2.12.
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Installment Date
as defined in Section 2.12.
Intellectual Property
as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement, the Canadian Pledge
and Security Agreement and the Barbados Security Documents, as applicable.
Intellectual Property Asset
means, at the time of determination, any interest (fee, license
or otherwise) then owned by any Credit Party in any Intellectual Property.
Intellectual Property Security Agreements
has the meaning assigned to that term in the
Pledge and Security Agreement or the Canadian Pledge and Security Agreement, as applicable.
Intercompany Note
means a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit J-1
evidencing Indebtedness owed among Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries.
Interest Coverage Ratio
means the ratio as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter of (i)
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the four Fiscal Quarter period then ended to (ii) Consolidated
Interest Expense for such four Fiscal Quarter period.
Interest Payment Date
means with respect to (i) any Loan that is a Base Rate Loan, each
March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year, commencing on the first such date to
occur after the Closing Date, and the final maturity date of such Loan; and (ii) any Loan that is a
Eurodollar Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan;
provided
that, in the case of each Interest Period of longer than three months Interest
Payment Date shall also include each date that is three months, or an integral multiple thereof,
after the commencement of such Interest Period.
Interest Period
means, in connection with a Eurodollar Rate Loan, an interest period of one,
two, three or six months (or interest periods of nine or twelve months if mutually agreed upon by
Borrower and the applicable Lenders), as selected by Borrower in the applicable Funding Notice or
Conversion/Continuation Notice, (i) initially, commencing on the Credit Date or
Conversion/Continuation Date thereof, as the case may be; and (ii) thereafter, commencing on the
day on which the immediately preceding Interest Period expires;
provided
that, (a) if an
Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period
shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day unless no further Business Day occurs in such
month, in which case such Interest Period shall expire on the immediately preceding Business Day;
(b) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for
which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest
Period) shall, subject to clauses (c) and (d), of this definition, end on the last Business Day of
a calendar month; (c) no Interest Period with respect to any portion of any Class of Term Loans
shall extend beyond such Classs Term Loan Maturity Date; and (d) no Interest Period with respect
to any portion of the Revolving Loans shall extend beyond the Revolving Commitment Termination
Date.
Interest Rate Agreement
means any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement,
interest rate collar agreement, interest rate hedging agreement or other similar agreement or
arrangement, each of which is for the purpose of hedging the interest rate exposure associated with
Parents and its Subsidiaries operations and not for speculative purposes.
Interest Rate Determination Date
means, with respect to any Interest Period, the date that
is two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period.
Internal Revenue Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended to the date hereof
and from time to time hereafter, and any successor statute.
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Internally Generated Cash
means, with respect to any period, any cash of Parent and its
Subsidiaries generated during such period, excluding Net Asset Sale Proceeds, Net
Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds and any cash that is received from an incurrence of Indebtedness,
an issuance of Equity Interests or a capital contribution.
Investment
means (i) any direct or indirect purchase or other acquisition by Parent or any
of its Subsidiaries of, or of a beneficial interest in, any of the Securities of any other Person
(other than Borrower or a Guarantor Subsidiary); (ii) any direct or indirect purchase or other
acquisition for value, by any Subsidiary of Parent from any Person (other than Parent or any other
Credit Party), of any Equity Interests of such Person; (iii) any direct or indirect loan, advance
(other than advances to employees for moving, entertainment and travel expenses, drawing accounts
and similar expenditures in the ordinary course of business) or capital contributions by Parent or
any of its Subsidiaries to any other Person (other than Parent or any other Credit Party),
including all indebtedness and accounts receivable from that other Person that are not current
assets or did not arise from sales to that other Person in the ordinary course of business and (iv)
all investments consisting of any exchange traded or over the counter derivative transaction,
including any Interest Rate Agreement and Currency Agreement, whether entered into for hedging or
speculative purposes. The amount of any Investment shall be the original cost of such Investment
plus the cost of all additions thereto, without any adjustments for increases or decreases in
value, or write ups, write downs or write offs with respect to such Investment, less an amount
equal to any returns of capital or sale proceeds actually received in cash in respect of any such
Investment (which amount shall not exceed the amount of such Investment valued at cost at the time
such Investment was made).
Issuance Notice
means an Issuance Notice in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Issuing Bank.
Issuing Bank
means The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Issuing Bank hereunder, together with its
permitted successors and assigns in such capacity.
Jefferies
as defined in the preamble hereto.
Joinder Agreement
means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit K.
Joint Venture
means a joint venture, partnership or other similar arrangement, whether in
corporate, partnership or other legal form and, for the avoidance of doubt, includes a Specified
Joint Venture;
provided
, in no event shall any corporate Subsidiary of any Person be
considered to be a Joint Venture to which such Person is a party.
Judgment Conversion Date
as defined in Section 10.25(a).
Judgment Currency
as defined in Section 10.25(a).
Leasehold Property
means any leasehold interest of any Credit Party as lessee under any
lease of real property, other than any such leasehold interest designated from time to time by
Collateral Agent in its sole discretion as not being required to be included in the Collateral.
Lender
means each financial institution listed on the signature pages hereto as a Lender,
and any other Person that becomes a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment Agreement or a Joinder
Agreement.
Lender Counterparty
means, at any time, each Person that is a counterparty to a Hedge
Agreement or Cash Management Agreement,
provided
that such Person is a Lender, an Agent, or
an Affiliate
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of a Lender or Agent at such time or was a Lender, an Agent or an Affiliate of a
Lender or Agent, at the time such Hedge Agreement or Cash Management Agreement was entered into or,
in the case of any such Hedge Agreement or Cash Management Agreement in effect as of the Closing
Date, is a Lender, an Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Agent as of the Closing Date.
Letter of Credit
means a commercial or standby letter of credit issued or to be issued by
Issuing Bank pursuant to this Agreement.
Letter of Credit Sublimit
means, as of any date of determination, the lesser of (i)
$125,000,000 and (ii) the aggregate unused amount of the Revolving Commitments then in effect.
Letter of Credit Usage
means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the maximum
aggregate amount which is, or at any time thereafter may become, available for drawing under all
Letters of Credit then outstanding, and (ii) the aggregate amount of all drawings under Letters of
Credit honored by Issuing Bank and not theretofore reimbursed by or on behalf of Borrower.
Leverage Ratio
means the ratio as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter of (i) Consolidated
Total Debt as of such day to (ii) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the four Fiscal Quarter period
ending on such date.
Lien
means (i) any lien, mortgage, hypothecation, deed of trust, pledge, assignment,
security interest, charge, deposit arrangement or encumbrance of any kind (including any agreement
to give any of the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and any
lease or license in the nature thereof) and any option, trust or other preferential arrangement
having the practical effect of any of the foregoing and (ii) in the case of Securities, any
purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such Securities.
Loan
means any of a Tranche A Term Loan, a Tranche B Term Loan, a Revolving Loan, a Swing
Line Loan and a New Term Loan.
Material Adverse Effect
means a material adverse effect on (i) the business, operations,
properties, assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole; (ii) the ability of any Credit Party to fully and timely pay its Obligations when due or
(iii) the rights, remedies and benefits available to, or conferred upon, any Agent and any Lender
or any Secured Party under any Credit Document.
Material Real Estate Asset
means any fee owned Real Estate Asset having a fair market value
in excess of $20,000,000;
provided
that in no event shall Material Real Estate Assets
include the Real Estate Assets of Parent and its Subsidiaries owned as of the Closing Date and
located in (a) Carolina, Puerto Rico and (b) Christ Church, Barbados.
Merger
means the merger of Borrower with and into a Subsidiary of Parent pursuant to the
Merger Agreement.
Merger Agreement
means the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 20, 2010, among
Borrower, Parent, Biovail Americas Corp. and Beach Merger Corp., together with all exhibits,
schedules, documents, agreements, and instruments executed and delivered in connection therewith,
as the same may be amended, or modified in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof.
Merger Certificate
as defined in Section 3.3(a)(1).
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Moodys
means Moodys Investors Service, Inc.
Morgan Stanley
as defined in the preamble hereto.
Mortgage
means a mortgage, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral
Agent, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Multiemployer Plan
means any Employee Benefit Plan which is a multiemployer plan as
defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA.
Narrative Report
means, with respect to the financial statements for which such narrative
report is required, a narrative report describing the operations of Parent and its Subsidiaries
that complies with the applicable requirements under the Exchange Act for a Management Discussion
and Analysis for the applicable Fiscal Quarter or Fiscal Year and for the period from the
beginning of the then current Fiscal Year to the end of such period to which such financial
statements relate.
Net Asset Sale Proceeds
means, with respect to any Asset Sale, an amount equal to: (i) Cash
payments (including any Cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization
of, a note receivable or otherwise (including by way of milestone payment), but only as and when so
received) received by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries from such Asset Sale,
minus
(ii)
any reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses and bona fide direct costs incurred in connection
with such Asset Sale, including (a) income or gains taxes payable by the seller as a result of any
gain recognized in connection with such Asset Sale, (b) payment of the outstanding principal amount
of, premium or penalty, if any, and interest on any Indebtedness (other than the Loans) that is
secured by a Lien on the stock or assets in question and that is required to be repaid under the
terms thereof as a result of such Asset Sale, (c) a reasonable reserve for any indemnification
payments (fixed or contingent) attributable to sellers indemnities, contributions, cost sharings
and representations and warranties to purchaser or any advisor in respect of such Asset Sale
undertaken by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with such Asset Sale and (d) fees
paid for legal and financial advisory services in connection with such Asset Sale;
provided
that proceeds from Asset Sales permitted under clauses (e) or (g) of Section 6.8, shall not be
included in the calculation of proceeds for purposes of this definition except as expressly set for
in such clauses.
Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds
means an amount equal to: (i) any Cash payments or
proceeds received by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (a) under any property damage or casualty
insurance policies in respect of any covered loss thereunder or (b) as a result of the taking of
any assets of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries by any Person pursuant to the power of eminent
domain, condemnation or otherwise, or pursuant to a sale of any such assets to a purchaser with
such power under threat of such a taking,
minus
(ii) (a) any actual and reasonable costs
incurred by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the adjustment or settlement of
any claims of Parent or such Subsidiary in respect thereof, and (b) any reasonable fees and
out-of-pocket expenses and bona fide direct costs incurred in connection with any sale of such
assets as referred to in clause (i)(b) of this definition, including income taxes payable as a
result of any gain recognized in connection therewith.
Net Mark-to-Market Exposure
of a Person means, as of any date of determination, the excess
(if any) of all unrealized losses over all unrealized profits of such Person arising from Hedge
Agreements. As used in this definition, unrealized losses means the fair market value of the
cost to such Person of replacing such Hedge Agreement as of the date of determination (assuming the
Hedge Agreement were to be terminated as of that date), and unrealized profits means the fair
market value of the gain to such Person of replacing such Hedge Agreement as of the date of
determination (assuming such Hedge Agreement were to be terminated as of that date).
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New Revolving Commitments
as defined in Section 2.24.
New Revolving Lender
as defined in Section 2.24.
New Revolving Loan Exposure
means, with respect to any Lender, as of any date of
determination, the outstanding principal amount of the New Revolving Loans of such Lender.
New Revolving Loan Maturity Date
means the date on which New Revolving Loans of a Series
shall become due and payable in full hereunder, as specified in the applicable Joinder Agreement,
including by acceleration or otherwise.
New Revolving Loans
as defined in Section 2.24.
New Term Loan Commitments
as defined in Section 2.24.
New Term Loan Exposure
means, with respect to any Lender, as of any date of determination,
the outstanding principal amount of the New Term Loans of such Lender as of such date.
New Term Loan Lender
as defined in Section 2.24.
New Term Loan Maturity Date
means the date on which New Term Loans of a Series shall become
due and payable in full hereunder, as specified in the applicable Joinder Agreement, including by
acceleration or otherwise.
New Term Loans
as defined in Section 2.24.
Non-Consenting Lender
as defined in Section 2.23.
Non-Public Information
means information which has not been disseminated in a manner making
it available to investors generally, within the meaning of Regulation FD.
Non-U.S. Lender
as defined in Section 2.20(d).
Not Otherwise Applied
means, with reference to any amount of any transaction or event, that
such amount (i) was not required to be applied to prepay the Loans pursuant to Section 2.14, and
(ii) was not previously applied in determining the permissibility of a transaction under the Credit
Documents where such permissibility was (or may have been) contingent on the receipt or
availability of such amount.
Note
means a Tranche A Term Loan Note, a Tranche B Term Loan Note, a Revolving Loan Note or
a Swing Line Note.
Notice
means a Funding Notice, an Issuance Notice, or a Conversion/Continuation Notice.
Obligation Currency
as defined in Section 10.25(a).
Obligations
means all obligations of every nature of each Credit Party owing to any Secured
Party (including former Agents) (but limited, in the case of obligations in respect of Hedge
Agreement and Cash Management Agreements, to those obligations owing to Lender Counterparties)
under any Credit Document, Hedge Agreement or Cash Management Agreement whether for principal,
interest (including interest which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to
such Credit Party,
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would have accrued on any Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against such Credit
Party for such interest in the related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under
Letters of Credit, payments for early termination of Hedge Agreements or Cash Management
Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise.
Obligee Guarantor
as defined in Section 7.7.
Offering Memorandum
means the offering memorandum relating to the Senior Notes dated as of
September 21, 2010.
Organizational Documents
means (i) with respect to any corporation or company or society
with restricted liability, its certificate, memorandum or articles of incorporation, organization,
association or amalgamation, its letters patent or other constating documents, in each case, as
amended, and its by laws, as amended, (ii) with respect to any limited partnership, its certificate
or declaration of limited partnership, as amended, and its partnership agreement, as amended, (iii)
with respect to any general partnership, its partnership agreement, as amended, and (iv) with
respect to any limited liability company, its articles of organization, as amended, and its
operating agreement, as amended. In the event any term or condition of this Agreement or any other
Credit Document requires any Organizational Document to be certified by a Governmental Authority,
the reference to any such Organizational Document shall only be to a document of a type
customarily certified by such Governmental Authority.
Other Taxes
as defined in Section 2.20(e).
Parent
as defined in the preamble hereto.
Participant Register
as defined in Section 10.06(g)(2).
PATRIOT Act
as defined in Section 3.1(s).
PBGC
means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor thereto.
PCTFA
as defined in Section 4.24.
Pension Plan
means, in respect of any Credit Party, any Employee Benefit Plan, other than a
Multiemployer Plan, which is subject to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 302 of
ERISA.
Permitted Acquisition
means any acquisition by Parent or any of its wholly owned
Subsidiaries, whether by purchase, merger, amalgamation or otherwise, of all or substantially all
of the assets of, all of the Equity Interests of, or a business line or unit or a division of, or a
product or a product candidate of, any Person;
provided
that:
(i) immediately prior to, and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom;
(ii) all transactions in connection therewith shall be consummated, in all material
respects, in accordance with all Applicable Law and in conformity with all applicable
Governmental Authorizations;
(iii) in the case of the acquisition of Equity Interests, all of the Equity Interests
(except for any such Securities in the nature of directors qualifying shares required
pursuant to
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Applicable Law) acquired or otherwise issued by such Person or any newly formed Subsidiary of
Parent in connection with such acquisition shall be owned 100% by Parent, Borrower or a
Guarantor Subsidiary, and Borrower shall have taken, or caused to be taken, as of the date
such Person becomes a Subsidiary of Parent, each of the actions set forth in Sections 5.11
and/or 5.12, as applicable;
(iv) Parent and its Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with the financial covenants
set forth in Section 6.7 on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such acquisition as of
the last day of the Fiscal Quarter most recently ended for which financial statements are
required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or 5.1(b), as applicable (as
determined in accordance with Section 6.7(d));
(v) in the case of an acquisition involving aggregate consideration in excess of
$25,000,000, Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent at least five (5) days
prior to such proposed acquisition, (i) a Compliance Certificate evidencing compliance with
Section 6.7 as required under clause (iv) above and (ii), all other relevant financial
information with respect to such acquired assets, including the aggregate consideration for
such acquisition and any other information required to demonstrate compliance with Section
6.7; and
(vi) any Person or assets or division as acquired in accordance herewith shall be in
same business or lines of business in which Parent and/or its Subsidiaries are engaged as of
the Closing Date or similar or related or ancillary businesses.
Permitted Liens
means each of the Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.2.
Permitted Secured Notes
means debt securities of any Credit Party that are secured by a Lien
ranking pari passu with or junior to the Liens securing the Obligations;
provided
that (a)
the terms of such debt securities do not provide for any scheduled repayment, mandatory redemption
or sinking fund obligations prior to the latest Term Loan Maturity Date (other than customary
offers to repurchase upon a change of control, asset sale or event of loss and customary
acceleration rights after an event of default), (b) the covenants, events of default, guarantees,
collateral and other terms of which (other than interest rate and redemption premiums), taken as a
whole, are not more restrictive to Parent, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries than those in
this Agreement, (c) the Borrower will cause the collateral agent or representatives for the holders
of Permitted Secured Notes to enter into an intercreditor agreement with Collateral Agent in form
and substance usual and customary for transactions of this type and otherwise satisfactory to
Collateral Agent in its sole discretion, (d) at the time that any such Permitted Secured Notes are
issued (and after giving effect thereto) no Default or Event of Default shall exist, be continuing
or result therefrom, (e) on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the incurrence of such
Permitted Secured Notes (and the use of proceeds thereof), Parent shall be in compliance with the
covenants set forth in Section 6.7(a) and (b) as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal
Quarter for which financial statements were required to have been delivered pursuant to Section
5.1(a) or (b), as applicable, in each case, as if such Permitted Secured Notes had been outstanding
on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter and (f) no Subsidiary of Borrower (other than a Guarantor)
shall be an obligor and no Permitted Secured Notes shall be secured by any collateral other than
the Collateral.
Person
means and includes natural persons, corporations, limited partnerships, general
partnerships, limited liability companies, unlimited liability companies, limited liability
partnerships, joint stock companies, Joint Ventures, associations, companies, trusts, banks, trust
companies, land trusts, business trusts or other organizations, whether or not legal entities, and
Governmental Authorities.
Platform
as defined in Section 5.1(n).
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Pledge and Security Agreement
means the Pledge and Security Agreement to be executed by
Borrower and each Guarantor substantially in the form of Exhibit I-1, as it may be amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Post-Merger Special Dividend
as defined in the Merger Agreement.
PPSA
means the
Personal Property Security Act
(Ontario),
provided
,
however
,
if the validity, attachment, perfection (or opposability), effect of perfection or of
non-perfection or priority of Collateral Agents security interest in any Collateral are governed
by the personal property security laws or laws relating to personal or movable property of any
jurisdiction other than Ontario, PPSA shall also include those personal property security laws or
laws relating to movable property in such other jurisdiction for the purpose of the provisions
hereof relating to such validity, attachment, perfection (or opposability), effect of perfection or
of non-perfection or priority and for the definitions related to such provisions.
Prescription Drug Business
means the business or businesses comprising the Borrowers and/or
its Subsidiaries businesses in Central Europe and Latin America as of the Closing Date.
Prime Rate
means the rate of interest quoted in the print edition of The Wall Street
Journal, Money Rates Section as the Prime Rate (currently defined as the base rate on corporate
loans posted by at least 75% of the nations thirty (30) largest banks), as in effect from time to
time. The Prime Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best
rate actually charged to any customer. Any Agent or any other Lender may otherwise make commercial
loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above or below the Prime Rate.
Principal Office
means, for each of Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and Issuing
Bank, such Persons Principal Office as set forth on Appendix B, or such other office or office
of a third party or sub-agent, as appropriate, as such Person may from time to time designate in
writing to Borrower, Administrative Agent and each Lender.
Projections
as defined in Section 4.8.
Pro Forma Basis
means, with respect to the calculation of the financial covenants contained
in Section 6.7 or for purposes of determining the Leverage Ratio or Secured Leverage Ratio as of
any date, that such calculation shall give pro forma effect to all Permitted Acquisitions and all
sales, transfers or other dispositions of any material assets outside the ordinary course of
business that have occurred during (or, if such calculation is being made for the purpose of
determining whether any proposed acquisition will constitute (or will be permitted as) a Permitted
Acquisition or any Indebtedness (including New Term Loans) or Liens may be incurred, since the
beginning of) the four consecutive Fiscal Quarter period most-recently ended on or prior to such
date as if they occurred on the first day of such four consecutive fiscal quarter period (including
expected cost savings (without duplication of actual cost savings) to the extent (a) such cost
savings would be permitted to be reflected in pro forma financial information complying with the
requirements of GAAP and Article 11 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act as interpreted by
the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and as certified by a financial officer of
Parent or Borrower or (b) Parent or Borrower in good faith believes that such cost savings will be
realized within one year after the applicable Permitted Acquisition or sale, transfer or other
disposition of material assets outside the ordinary course of business and all steps necessary for
the realization of such cost savings have been taken as certified by a financial officer of Parent
or Borrower). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for all purposes under this Agreement, other than as
permitted by clause (k) of the definition of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, no cost savings or
synergies relating to the Transactions shall be included for purposes of calculating any financial
covenants contained in Section 6.7 or for purposes of determining the Leverage Ratio or Secured
Leverage Ratio until actually realized.
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Pro Rata Share
means (i) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters
relating to the Tranche A Term Loan Commitment or Tranche A Term Loan of any Lender, the percentage
obtained by dividing (a) the Tranche A Term Loan Exposure of that Lender by (b) the aggregate
Tranche A Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders; (ii) with respect to all payments, computations and
other matters relating to the Tranche B Term Loan Commitment or Tranche B Term Loan of any Lender,
the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the Tranche B Term Loan Exposure of that Lender by (b) the
aggregate Tranche B Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders; (iii) with respect to all payments,
computations and other matters relating to the Revolving Commitment or Revolving Loans of any
Lender or any Letters of Credit issued or participations purchased therein by any Lender or any
participations in any Swing Line Loans purchased by any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing
(a) the Revolving Exposure of that Lender by (b) the aggregate Revolving Exposure of all Lenders
(exclusive of the Revolving Exposure of the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Bank in their
capacities as such); and (iv) with respect to all payments, computations, and other matters
relating to New Term Loan Commitments or New Term Loans of a particular Series, the percentage
obtained by dividing (a) the New Term Loan Exposure of that Lender with respect to that Series by
(b) the aggregate New Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders with respect to that Series. For all other
purposes with respect to each Lender, Pro Rata Share means the percentage obtained by dividing
(A) an amount equal to the sum of the Tranche A Term Loan Exposure, the Tranche B Term Loan
Exposure, the Revolving Exposure and the New Term Loan Exposure of that Lender, by (B) an amount
equal to the sum of the aggregate Tranche A Term Loan Exposure, the aggregate Tranche B Term Loan
Exposure, the aggregate Revolving Exposure and the aggregate New Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders
(exclusive of the Revolving Exposure of the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Bank in their
capacities as such).
Public Lenders
means Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information
with respect to Parent, its Subsidiaries or their respective Securities.
Real Estate Asset
means, at any time of determination, any interest (fee, leasehold or
otherwise) then owned by any Credit Party in any real property.
Refinancing
means (i) the redemption of all of the 2016 Notes and the 2020 Notes, (ii) the
repayment in full and termination of the Existing Valeant Facility and (iii) the repayment in full
and termination of the Existing Biovail Facility.
Refinancing Indebtedness
as defined in Section 6.1(r).
Refunded Swing Line Loans
as defined in Section 2.3(b)(iv).
Register
as defined in Section 2.7(b).
Regulation D
means Regulation D of the Board of Governors, as in effect from time to time.
Regulation FD
means Regulation FD as promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Act and Exchange Act as in effect from time to time.
Reimbursement Date
as defined in Section 2.4(d).
Related Fund
means, with respect to any Lender that is an investment fund, any other
investment fund that invests in commercial loans and that is managed or advised by the same
investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.
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Release
means any release, spill, emission, emanation, leaking, pumping, pouring, injection,
spraying, escaping, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, abandonment, placing,
exhausting, leaching or migration of any Hazardous Material into the indoor or outdoor environment
(including the abandonment or disposal of any barrels, containers or other closed receptacles
containing any Hazardous Material), including the movement of any Hazardous Material through the
air, soil, surface water or groundwater.
Replacement Lender
as defined in Section 2.23.
Required Prepayment Date
as defined in Section 2.15(c).
Requisite Lenders
means one or more Lenders having or holding Tranche A Term Loan Exposure,
Tranche B Term Loan Exposure, New Term Loan Exposure and/or Revolving Exposure and representing
more than 50% of the sum of (i) the aggregate Tranche A Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders, (ii) the
aggregate Tranche B Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders, (iii) the aggregate Revolving Exposure of
all Lenders and (iv) the aggregate New Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders.
Restricted Junior Payment
means (i) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect,
on account of any shares of any class of stock of Parent, Borrower or any of their respective
Subsidiaries (or any direct or indirect parent of Borrower or Parent) now or hereafter outstanding,
except a dividend payable solely in shares of that class of stock (or, in the case of preferred
stock, in shares of that class of stock or in common stock) to the holders of that class; (ii) any
redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value,
direct or indirect, of any shares of any class of stock of Parent or Borrower or any of their
respective Subsidiaries (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) now or hereafter outstanding;
(iii) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options
or other rights to acquire shares of any class of stock of Parent, Borrower or any of their
respective Subsidiaries (or any direct or indirect parent of Borrower or Parent) now or hereafter
outstanding; and (iv) any payment or prepayment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on,
or redemption, purchase, retirement, defeasance (including in substance or legal defeasance),
sinking fund or similar payment with respect to, any Subordinated Indebtedness owed to a Person
that is not Borrower or a Guarantor (other than (x) regularly scheduled payments of interest and
principal in respect of any Subordinated Indebtedness and (y) the conversion of convertible
securities to common stock of Parent, in each case in accordance with the terms of, and only to the
extent required by, and subject to the subordination provisions contained in, the indenture or
other agreement pursuant to which such Subordinated Indebtedness was issued).
Revolving Commitment
means the commitment of a Lender to make or otherwise fund any
Revolving Loan and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans hereunder
and
Revolving Commitments
means such commitments of all Lenders in the aggregate. The amount of
each Lenders Revolving Commitment, if any, is set forth on Appendix A-3 or in the applicable
Assignment Agreement, subject to any adjustment or reduction pursuant to the terms and conditions
hereof. The aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments as of the Closing Date is $125,000,000.
Revolving Commitment Period
means the period from and including the Closing Date to but
excluding the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.
Revolving Commitment Termination Date
means the earliest to occur of (i) the date that is
four and one-half years after the Closing Date, (ii) the date the Revolving Commitments are
permanently reduced to zero pursuant to Section 2.13(b) or 2.14 and (iii) the date of the
termination of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 8.1.
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Revolving Exposure
means, with respect to any Lender as of any date of determination, (i)
prior to the termination of the Revolving Commitments, that Lenders Revolving Commitment as of
such date; and (ii) after the termination of the Revolving Commitments, the sum of (a) the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans of that Lender, (b) in the case of
Issuing Bank, the aggregate Letter of Credit Usage in respect of all Letters of Credit issued by
that Lender (net of any participations by Lenders in such Letters of Credit), (c) the aggregate
amount of all participations by that Lender in any outstanding Letters of Credit or any
unreimbursed drawing under any Letter of Credit, (d) in the case of Swing Line Lender, the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Swing Line Loans (net of any participations therein
by other Lenders), and (e) the aggregate amount of all participations therein by that Lender in any
outstanding Swing Line Loans, in each case as of such date.
Revolving Loan
means a Loan made by a Lender to Borrower pursuant to Section 2.2(a).
Revolving Loan Note
means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit B-3, as it may be
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
S&P
means Standard & Poors, a Division of The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc.
Second Draw Tranche B Term Loans
means a Tranche B Term Loan made by a Lender to Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(ii)(y).
Secured Leverage Ratio
means, as of any date of determination, the ratio, on a Pro Forma
Basis, of (a) Consolidated Secured Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA
for the four Fiscal Quarter period ending on such date.
Secured Parties
has the meaning assigned to that term in the Pledge and Security Agreement,
the Canadian Pledge and Security Agreement and the Barbados Security Documents, as applicable.
Securities
means any stock, shares, partnership interests, voting trust certificates,
certificates of interest or participation in any profit sharing agreement or arrangement, options,
warrants, bonds, debentures, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, secured or unsecured,
convertible, subordinated or otherwise, or in general any instruments commonly known as
securities or any certificates of interest, shares or participations in temporary or interim
certificates for the purchase or acquisition of, or any right to subscribe to, purchase or acquire,
any of the foregoing.
Securities Act
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and any
successor statute.
Senior Notes
shall mean, collectively, the 6.750% Senior Notes due 2017 of the Borrower and
the 7.000% Senior Notes due 2020 of the Borrower.
Series
as defined in Section 2.24.
Solvency Certificate
means a Solvency Certificate of the chief financial officer of each
Credit Party substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2.
Solvent
means, with respect to any Credit Party, that as of the date of determination (after
giving effect to all rights of reimbursement, contribution and subrogation under Applicable Law and
the Credit Documents), if subject to the Insolvency Laws of (a) any jurisdiction other than Canada
or any political subdivision thereof, (i) the sum of such Credit Partys debt (including contingent
liabilities) does not exceed the present fair saleable value of such Credit Partys present assets;
(ii) such Credit Partys
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capital is not unreasonably small in relation to its business as contemplated on the Closing
Date and reflected in the Projections or with respect to any transaction contemplated to be
undertaken after the Closing Date; and (iii) such Credit Party has not incurred and does not intend
to incur, or believe (nor should it reasonably believe) that it will incur, debts beyond its
ability to pay such debts as they become due (whether at maturity or otherwise); and (b) Canada or
any political subdivision thereof, (i) the property of such Credit Party is sufficient, if disposed
of at a fairly conducted sale under legal process, to enable payment of all its obligations, due
and accruing due, (ii) the property of such Credit Party is, at a fair valuation, greater than the
total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Credit Party; and (iii) such
Credit Party has not ceased paying its current obligations in the ordinary course of business as
they generally become due. For purposes of this definition, the amount of any contingent liability
at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances
existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or
matured liability (irrespective of whether such contingent liabilities meet the criteria for
accrual under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 5 or any other analogous criteria in
any jurisdiction).
Specified Asset Disposition
means the sale, transfer or other disposition of Retigabine (and
for the avoidance of doubt, Intellectual Property related thereto) in accordance with Section 6.8.
Specified Joint Venture
with respect to any Person, means a Joint Venture (a) in which such
Person, directly or indirectly (i) owns more than 50% of the Equity Interests (or owns at least 50%
of the Equity Interests if such Joint Venture is consolidated in the financial statements of such
Person) and (ii) with respect to any Joint Venture in which such Person owns more than 50% of the
Equity Interests, exercises control (as defined in the definition of Affiliate) and (b) that is
designated in writing by the Board of Directors (or equivalent governing body) of such Person as a
Specified Joint Venture for purposes of this Agreement.
Specified Representations
means the representations and warranties set forth in Sections
4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.6, 4.16, 4.21, 4.24, 4.25 and 4.26.
Spot Rate
means, on any day, for purposes of determining the Equivalent Amount of any
currency, the rate at which such currency may be exchanged into Dollars at the time of
determination on such day on the Reuters Currencies page for such currency. In the event that such
rate does not appear on the Reuters Currencies page, the Spot Rate shall be determined by reference
to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be agreed upon by
Administrative Agent and Borrower or, in the absence of such an agreement, the Spot Rate shall
instead be the arithmetic average of the spot rates of exchange of Administrative Agent in the
market where its foreign currency exchange operations in respect of such currency are then being
conducted, at or about such time as Administrative Agent shall elect after determining that such
rates shall be the basis for determining the Spot Rate on such date for the purchase of Dollars for
delivery two Business Days later;
provided
that if at the time of any such determination,
for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, Administrative Agent may use any reasonable
method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be conclusive
absent manifest error.
Subordinated Indebtedness
means Indebtedness that, by its terms, is subordinated in right
and time of payment to the Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and
containing such terms and conditions that are market terms and conditions on the date of issuance.
Subsidiary
means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, company, partnership, limited
liability company, unlimited liability company, association, society with restricted liability,
Joint Venture or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares
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ownership interests entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in
the election of the Person or Persons (whether directors, managers, trustees or other Persons
performing similar functions) having the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
and policies thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, legally or
beneficially, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person or a
combination thereof;
provided
, in no event shall any Specified Joint Venture with respect
to which such Person is party be considered to be a Subsidiary.
Swing Line Lender
means GSLP in its capacity as the lender of Swing Line Loans hereunder,
together with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity.
Swing Line Loan
means a Loan made by Swing Line Lender to Borrower pursuant to Section 2.3.
Swing Line Note
means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit B-4, as it may be amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Swing Line Sublimit
means, as of any date of determination, the lesser of (i) $25,000,000,
and (ii) the aggregate unused amount of Revolving Commitments then in effect.
Syndication Agent
as defined in the preamble hereto.
Tax
means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, assessment, charge, fee, deduction
or withholding of any nature and whatever called, including any interest, additions to tax or
penalties thereto, by whomsoever, on whomsoever and wherever imposed, levied, collected, withheld
or assessed.
Term Loan
means a Tranche A Term Loan, a Tranche B Term Loan and a New Term Loan.
Term Loan Commitment
means the Tranche A Term Loan Commitment, the Tranche B Term Loan
Commitment or the New Term Loan Commitment of a Lender, and
Term Loan Commitments
means such
commitments of all Lenders.
Term Loan Maturity Date
means the Tranche A Term Loan Maturity Date, the Tranche B Term Loan
Maturity Date and the New Term Loan Maturity Date of any Series of New Term Loans.
Terminated Lender
as defined in Section 2.23.
Title Policy
as defined in Section 3.1(g)(iv).
Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments
means, as at any date of determination, the sum
of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans (other than Revolving
Loans made for the purpose of repaying any Refunded Swing Line Loans or reimbursing Issuing Bank
for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, but not yet so applied), (ii) the aggregate
principal amount of all outstanding Swing Line Loans, and (iii) the Letter of Credit Usage.
Tranche A Term Loan
means a Tranche A Term Loan made by a Lender to Borrower pursuant to
Section 2.1(a)(i).
Tranche A Term Loan Commitment
means the commitment of a Lender to make or otherwise fund a
Tranche A Term Loan and
Tranche A Term Loan Commitments
means such commitments of all Lenders in
the aggregate. The amount of each Lenders Tranche A Term Loan Commitment, if any, is set forth on
Appendix A-1 or in the applicable Assignment Agreement, subject to any adjustment
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or reduction pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. The aggregate amount of the
Tranche A Term Loan Commitments as of the Closing Date is $1,000,000,000.
Tranche A Term Loan Exposure
means, with respect to any Lender, as of any date of
determination, the outstanding principal amount of the Tranche A Term Loans of such Lender as of
such date;
provided
, at any time prior to the making of the Tranche A Term Loans, the
Tranche A Term Loan Exposure of any Lender shall be equal to such Lenders Tranche A Term Loan
Commitment at such time.
Tranche A Term Loan Maturity Date
means the earlier of (i) the fifth anniversary of the
Closing Date, and (ii) the date on which all Tranche A Term Loans shall become due and payable in
full hereunder, whether by acceleration or otherwise.
Tranche A Term Loan Note
means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit B-1, as it may be
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Tranche B Term Loan
means any of an Initial Draw Tranche B Term Loan, a Second Draw Tranche
B Term Loan and a Delayed Draw Term Loan.
Tranche B Term Loan Commitment
means, as to any Lender, such Lenders Initial Tranche B Term
Loan Commitment, if any, and such Lenders Delayed Draw Commitment, if any. The original aggregate
principal amount of the Tranche B Term Loan Commitments is $1,625,000,000.
Tranche B Term Loan Exposure
means, with respect to any Lender, as of any date of
determination, the sum of (i) the outstanding principal amount of the Tranche B Term Loans of such
Lender and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Delayed Draw Commitments of such Lender, in each case
as of such date;
provided
that, at any time prior to the making of the Tranche B Term
Loans, the Tranche B Term Loan Exposure of any Lender shall be equal to the aggregate amount of
such Lenders Tranche B Term Loan Commitment and Delayed Draw Commitment at such time.
Tranche B Term Loan Maturity Date
means the earlier of (i) the sixth anniversary of the
Closing Date, and (ii) the date that all Tranche B Term Loans shall become due and payable in full
hereunder, whether by acceleration or otherwise.
Tranche B Term Loan Note
means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit B-2, as it may be
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Transactions
means the entry into this Agreement and the Credit Documents and the making of
the Loans hereunder on the Closing Date, the Refinancing, the payment of the Dividend, the
consummation of the Merger, the issuance of the Senior Notes and the payment of all fees and
expenses related thereto.
Type of Loan
means (i) with respect to either Term Loans or Revolving Loans, a Base Rate
Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan, and (ii) with respect to Swing Line Loans, a Base Rate Loan.
UCC
means the Uniform Commercial Code (or any similar or equivalent legislation) as in
effect in any applicable jurisdiction.
U.S. Lender
as defined in Section 2.20(d).
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Valeant Convertible Notes
means the Borrowers 4.000% Convertible Subordinated Notes due
2013, issued under that certain indenture dated as of November 19, 2003, among the Borrower,
Ribapharm Inc. as co-obligor and The Bank of New York, as trustee.
Waivable Mandatory Prepayment
as defined in Section 2.15(c).
WURA
means the
Winding-Up and Restructuring Act
(Canada).
1.2. Accounting Terms
. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all accounting terms not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in conformity with GAAP;
provided
that, if
Parent or Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that Parent or Borrower requests an amendment
to any provision (including any definition) hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring
after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or
if the Administrative Agent notifies Parent or Borrower that the Requisite Lenders request an
amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given
before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be
interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have
become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in
accordance herewith. Financial statements and other information required to be delivered by Parent
to Lenders pursuant to Sections 5.1(a) and 5.1(b) shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP as in
effect at the time of such preparation (and delivered together with the reconciliation statements
provided for in Section 5.1(d), if applicable).
1.3. Interpretation, etc.
Any of the terms defined herein may, unless the context otherwise requires, be used in the
singular or the plural, depending on the reference. References herein to any Section, Appendix,
Schedule or Exhibit shall be to a Section, an Appendix, a Schedule or an Exhibit, as the case may
be, hereof unless otherwise specifically provided. The use herein of the word include or
including, when following any general statement, term or matter, shall not be construed to limit
such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set forth immediately following
such word or to similar items or matters, whether or not non limiting language (such as without
limitation or but not limited to or words of similar import) is used with reference thereto, but
rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that fall within the broadest
possible scope of such general statement, term or matter. The terms lease and license shall
include sub lease and sub license, as applicable. A reference to a statute includes all
regulations made pursuant to such statute and, unless otherwise specified, the provisions of any
statute or regulation which amends, revises, restates, supplements or supersedes any such statute
or any such regulation. In this Agreement, where the terms continuing, continuance or words to
similar effect are used in relation to a Default or an Event of Default, the terms shall mean only,
in the case of a Default, that the applicable event or circumstance has not been waived or, if
capable of being cured, cured, prior to the event becoming or resulting in an Event of Default, and
in the case of an Event of Default, that such event or circumstance has not been waived.
1.4. Currency Matters
. All Obligations of each Credit Party under the Credit Documents shall be payable in
Dollars, and all calculations, comparisons, measurements or determinations under the Credit
Documents shall be made in Dollars. For the purpose of such calculations, comparisons,
measurements or determinations, amounts denominated in other currencies shall be converted into the
Equivalent Amount of Dollars on the date of calculation, comparison, measurement or determination.
1.5. Pro Forma Transactions
. With respect to any period during which any Permitted Acquisition or any sale, transfer or
other disposition of any material assets outside the ordinary course of business occurs, for
purposes of determining compliance with the covenant contained in Section 6.7(b), or for purposes
of determining the Leverage Ratio as of any date, calculations with respect to such period shall be
made on a Pro Forma Basis.
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SECTION 2. LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT
2.1. Term Loans
.
(a)
Loan Commitments
. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof,
(i) each Lender severally agrees to make, on the Closing Date, a Tranche A Term Loan to
Borrower in an amount equal to such Lenders Tranche A Term Loan Commitment;
(ii) each Lender severally agrees to make, on the Closing Date, Tranche B Term Loans to
Borrower in an amount equal to such Lenders Initial Tranche B Term Loan Commitment, such
Loans to be provided in two drawings: (x) the Initial Draw Tranche B Term Loans and (y) the
Second Draw Tranche B Term Loans; and
(iii) each Lender severally agrees to make, on the Delayed Draw Funding Date, a Delayed
Draw Term Loan to Borrower in an amount equal to such Lenders Delayed Draw Commitment.
The Borrower may make only one borrowing under the Tranche A Term Loan Commitments, which shall be
on the Closing Date. The Borrower may make two borrowings under the Initial Tranche B Term Loan
Commitments, each of which shall be on the Closing Date. The Borrower may make only one borrowing
under the Delayed Draw Commitments, which shall be on the Delayed Draw Funding Date. Any amount
borrowed under this Section 2.1(a) and subsequently repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.
Subject to Sections 2.13(a) and 2.14, all amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Tranche A Term
Loans and the Tranche B Term Loans shall be paid in full no later than the Tranche A Term Loan
Maturity Date and the Tranche B Term Loan Maturity Date, respectively. Each Lenders Tranche A
Term Loan Commitment and Initial Tranche B Term Loan Commitment shall terminate immediately and
without further action on the Closing Date after giving effect to the funding of such Lenders
Tranche A Term Loan Commitment and Initial Tranche B Term Loan Commitment on such date (which, for
purposes of the termination of the Initial Tranche B Term Loan Commitments, shall include the
funding of the Initial Draw Tranche B Term Loans and the Second Draw Tranche B Term Loans to be
funded by such Lender thereunder). Each Lenders Delayed Draw Commitment shall terminate
immediately and without further action on the Delayed Draw Commitment Termination Date, regardless
of whether any Delayed Draw Term Loans are made on such date.
(b)
Borrowing Mechanics for Term Loans on the Closing Date
.
(i) The Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent a fully executed Funding Notice (which,
for the avoidance of doubt, may include the Tranche A Term Loans, the Initial Draw Tranche B Term
Loans and the Second Draw Tranche B Term Loans) no later than three days prior to the Closing Date.
Promptly upon receipt by Administrative Agent of such Funding Notice, Administrative Agent shall
notify each Lender of the proposed borrowings.
(ii) Tranche A Term Loans. Each Lender shall make its Tranche A Term Loan available to
Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Closing Date, by wire
transfer of same day funds in Dollars, at the Principal Office designated by Administrative Agent.
(iii) Initial Draw Tranche B Term Loans. Each Lender shall make its Initial Draw Tranche B
Term Loan available to Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the
Closing Date, by wire transfer of same day funds in Dollars, at the Principal Office designated by
Administrative Agent.
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(iv) Second Draw Tranche B Term Loans. Each Lender shall make its Second Draw Tranche B Term
Loan available to Administrative Agent not later than 4:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the Closing
Date, by wire transfer of same day funds in Dollars, at the Principal Office designated by
Administrative Agent.
(v) Upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent specified herein, Administrative
Agent shall make the proceeds of the Term Loans available to Borrower on the Closing Date by
causing an amount of same day funds in Dollars equal to the proceeds of all such Loans received by
Administrative Agent from Lenders to be credited to the account of Borrower at the Principal Office
designated by Administrative Agent or to such other account as may be designated in writing to
Administrative Agent by Borrower.
(c)
Borrowing Mechanics for Term Loans on the Delayed Draw Funding Date
.
(i) The Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent a fully executed Funding Notice no
later than three days prior to the Delayed Draw Funding Date. Promptly upon receipt by
Administrative Agent of such Funding Notice, Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender with a
Delayed Draw Commitment of the proposed borrowing.
(ii) Each Lender with a Delayed Draw Commitment shall make its Delayed Draw Term Loan
available to Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Delayed
Draw Funding Date, by wire transfer of same day funds in Dollars, at the Principal Office
designated by Administrative Agent. Upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent
specified herein, Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of the Delayed Draw Term Loans
available to Borrower on the Delayed Draw Funding Date by causing an amount of same day funds in
Dollars equal to the proceeds of all such Loans received by Administrative Agent from Lenders to be
credited to the account of Borrower at the Principal Office designated by Administrative Agent or
to such other account as may be designated in writing to Administrative Agent by Borrower.
2.2. Revolving Loans
.
(a)
Revolving Commitments
. During the Revolving Commitment Period, subject to the
terms and conditions hereof, each Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans to Borrower in an
aggregate amount up to but not exceeding such Lenders Revolving Commitment;
provided
, that
after giving effect to the making of any Revolving Loans in no event shall the Total Utilization of
Revolving Commitments exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect. Amounts borrowed pursuant
to this Section 2.2(a) may be repaid and reborrowed during the Revolving Commitment Period. Each
Lenders Revolving Commitment shall expire on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date and all
Revolving Loans and all other amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Revolving Loans and the
Revolving Commitments shall be paid in full no later than such date.
(b)
Borrowing Mechanics for Revolving Loans
.
(i) Except pursuant to Section 2.4(d), Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans shall be made
in an aggregate minimum amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that
amount, and Revolving Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount
of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount.
(ii) Subject to Section 3.2(b), whenever Borrower desires that Lenders make Revolving Loans,
Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent a fully executed and delivered Funding Notice no
later than 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) at least three Business Days in advance of the proposed
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Date in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Loan, and at least one Business Day in advance of the
proposed Credit Date in the case of a Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate Loan.
(iii) Notice of receipt of each Funding Notice in respect of Revolving Loans, together with
the amount of each Lenders Pro Rata Share thereof, if any, together with the applicable interest
rate, shall be provided by Administrative Agent to each applicable Lender by telefacsimile with
reasonable promptness, but (
provided
Administrative Agent shall have received such notice
by 10:00 a.m. (New York City time)) not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the same day
as Administrative Agents receipt of such Notice from Borrower.
(iv) Each Lender shall make the amount of its Revolving Loan available to Administrative Agent
not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the applicable Credit Date by wire transfer of
same day funds in Dollars, at the Principal Office designated by Administrative Agent. Except as
provided herein, upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent specified herein,
Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of such Revolving Loans available to Borrower on the
applicable Credit Date by causing an amount of same day funds in Dollars equal to the proceeds of
all such Revolving Loans received by Administrative Agent from Lenders to be credited to the
account of Borrower at the Principal Office designated by Administrative Agent or such other
account as may be designated in writing to Administrative Agent by Borrower.
2.3. Swing Line Loans
.
(a)
Swing Line Loans Commitments
. During the Revolving Commitment Period, subject to
the terms and conditions hereof, Swing Line Lender shall make Swing Line Loans to Borrower in the
aggregate amount up to but not exceeding the Swing Line Sublimit;
provided
, that after
giving effect to the making of any Swing Line Loan, in no event shall the Total Utilization of
Revolving Commitments exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect. Amounts borrowed pursuant
to this Section 2.3 may be repaid and reborrowed during the Revolving Commitment Period. Swing
Line Lenders Revolving Commitment shall expire on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date and
all Swing Line Loans and all other amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Swing Line Loans and
the Revolving Commitments shall be paid in full no later than such date.
(b)
Borrowing Mechanics for Swing Line Loans
.
(i) Swing Line Loans shall be made in an aggregate minimum amount of $500,000 and integral
multiples of $100,000 in excess of that amount.
(ii) Subject to Section 3.2(b), whenever Borrower desires that Swing Line Lender make a Swing
Line Loan, Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent a Funding Notice no later than 12:00 p.m.
(New York City time) on the proposed Credit Date.
(iii) Swing Line Lender shall make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to
Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m.(New York City time) on the applicable Credit Date by
wire transfer of same day funds in Dollars, at the Principal Office designated by Administrative
Agent. Except as provided herein, upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent
specified herein, Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of such Swing Line Loans available
to Borrower on the applicable Credit Date by causing an amount of same day funds in Dollars equal
to the proceeds of all such Swing Line Loans received by Administrative Agent from Swing Line
Lender to be credited to the account of Borrower at the Principal Office designated by
Administrative Agent, or to such other account as may be designated in writing to Administrative
Agent by Borrower.
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(iv) With respect to any Swing Line Loans which have not been voluntarily prepaid by Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.13, Swing Line Lender may at any time in its sole and absolute discretion,
deliver to Administrative Agent (with a copy to Borrower), no later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City
time) at least one Business Day in advance of the proposed Credit Date, a notice (which shall be
deemed to be a Funding Notice given by Borrower) requesting that each Lender holding a Revolving
Commitment make Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans to Borrower on such Credit Date in an
amount equal to the amount of such Swing Line Loans (the
Refunded Swing Line Loans
) outstanding
on the date such notice is given which Swing Line Lender requests Lenders to prepay. Anything
contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, (1) the proceeds of such Revolving
Loans made by the Lenders other than Swing Line Lender shall be immediately delivered by
Administrative Agent to Swing Line Lender (and not to Borrower) and applied to repay a
corresponding portion of the Refunded Swing Line Loans and (2) on the day such Revolving Loans are
made, Swing Line Lenders Pro Rata Share of the Refunded Swing Line Loans (determined by reference
to Swing Line Lenders Revolving Commitment, if any) shall be deemed to be paid with the proceeds
of a Revolving Loan made by Swing Line Lender to Borrower, and such portion of the Swing Line Loans
deemed to be so paid shall no longer be outstanding as Swing Line Loans and shall no longer be due
under the Swing Line Note of Swing Line Lender but shall instead constitute part of Swing Line
Lenders outstanding Revolving Loans to Borrower and shall be due under the Revolving Loan Note
issued by Borrower to Swing Line Lender. The Borrower hereby authorizes Administrative Agent and
Swing Line Lender to charge Borrowers accounts with Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender (up
to the amount available in each such account) in order to immediately pay Swing Line Lender the
amount of the Refunded Swing Line Loans to the extent of the proceeds of such Revolving Loans made
by Lenders, including the Revolving Loans deemed to be made by Swing Line Lender, are not
sufficient to repay in full the Refunded Swing Line Loans. If any portion of any such amount paid
(or deemed to be paid) to Swing Line Lender should be recovered by or on behalf of Borrower from
Swing Line Lender in bankruptcy, by assignment for the benefit of creditors or otherwise, the loss
of the amount so recovered shall be ratably shared among all Lenders in the manner contemplated by
Section 2.17.
(v) If for any reason Revolving Loans are not made pursuant to Section 2.3(b)(iv) in an amount
sufficient to repay any amounts owed to Swing Line Lender in respect of any outstanding Swing Line
Loans on or before the third Business Day after demand for payment thereof by Swing Line Lender,
each Lender holding a Revolving Commitment shall be deemed to, and hereby agrees to, have purchased
a participation in such outstanding Swing Line Loans, and in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share
of the applicable unpaid amount together with accrued interest thereon. Upon one Business Days
notice from Swing Line Lender, each Lender holding a Revolving Commitment shall deliver to Swing
Line Lender an amount equal to its respective participation in the applicable unpaid amount in same
day funds at the Principal Office of Swing Line Lender. In order to evidence such participation
each Lender holding a Revolving Commitment agrees to enter into a participation agreement at the
request of Swing Line Lender in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Swing Line Lender.
In the event any Lender holding a Revolving Commitment fails to make available to Swing Line Lender
the amount of such Lenders participation as provided in this paragraph, Swing Line Lender shall be
entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon for three
Business Days at the rate customarily used by Swing Line Lender for the correction of errors among
banks and thereafter at the Base Rate, as applicable.
(vi) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, (1) each Lenders obligation
to make Revolving Loans for the purpose of repaying any Refunded Swing Line Loans pursuant to the
second preceding paragraph and each Lenders obligation to purchase a participation in any unpaid
Swing Line Loans pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph shall be absolute and
unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any set-off,
counterclaim, recoupment, defense
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or other right which such Lender may have against Swing Line Lender, any Credit Party or any
other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuation of a Default or Event of
Default; (C) any adverse change in the business, operations, properties, assets, condition
(financial or otherwise) or prospects of any Credit Party; (D) any breach of this Agreement or any
other Credit Document by any party thereto; or (E) any other circumstance, happening or event
whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing;
provided
that such obligations
of each Lender are subject to the condition that Swing Line Lender had not received prior notice
from Borrower or the Requisite Lenders that any of the conditions under Section 3.2 to the making
of the applicable Refunded Swing Line Loans or other unpaid Swing Line Loans, were not satisfied at
the time such Refunded Swing Line Loans or unpaid Swing Line Loans were made; and (2) Swing Line
Lender shall not be obligated to make any Swing Line Loans (A) if it has elected not to do so after
the occurrence and during the continuation of a Default or Event of Default, (B) it does not in
good faith believe that all conditions under Section 3.2 to the making of such Swing Line Loan have
been satisfied or waived by the Requisite Lenders or (C) at a time when any Lender is a Defaulting
Lender unless Swing Line Lender has entered into arrangements reasonably satisfactory to it and
Borrower to eliminate Swing Line Lenders risk with respect to the Defaulting Lenders
participation in such Swing Ling Loan, including by cash collateralizing such Defaulting Lenders
Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Swing Line Loans.
(c)
Resignation and Removal of Swing Line Lender
. Swing Line Lender may resign as
Swing Line Lender upon 30 days prior written notice to Administrative Agent, Lenders and Borrower.
Swing Line Lender may be replaced at any time by written agreement among Borrower, Administrative
Agent, the replaced Swing Line Lender (
provided
that no consent will be required if the
replaced Swing Line Lender has no Swing Line Loans outstanding) and the successor Swing Line
Lender. Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of Swing Line
Lender. At the time any such replacement or resignation shall become effective, (i) Borrower shall
prepay any outstanding Swing Line Loans made by the resigning or removed Swing Line Lender, (ii)
upon such prepayment, the resigning or removed Swing Line Lender shall surrender any Swing Line
Note held by it to Borrower for cancellation, and (iii) Borrower shall issue, if so requested by
the successor Swing Line Lender, a new Swing Line Note to the successor Swing Line Lender, in the
principal amount of the Swing Line Sublimit then in effect and with other appropriate insertions.
From and after the effective date of any such replacement or resignation, (x) any successor Swing
Line Lender shall have all the rights and obligations of a Swing Line Lender under this Agreement
with respect to Swing Line Loans made thereafter and (y) references herein to the term Swing Line
Lender shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Swing Line Lender, or to such
successor and all previous Swing Line Lenders, as the context shall require.
2.4. Issuance of Letters of Credit and Purchase of Participations Therein
.
(a)
Letters of Credit
. During the Revolving Commitment Period, subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, Issuing Bank agrees to issue Letters of Credit for the account of Borrower;
provided
, (i) each Letter of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars; (ii) the stated amount
of each Letter of Credit shall not be less than $250,000 or such lesser amount as is acceptable to
Issuing Bank; (iii) after giving effect to such issuance, in no event shall the Total Utilization
of Revolving Commitments exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect; (iv) after giving effect
to such issuance, in no event shall the Letter of Credit Usage exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit
then in effect; (v) in no event shall any standby Letter of Credit have an expiration date later
than the earlier of (1) the Revolving Commitment Termination Date and (2) the date which is one
year from the date of issuance of such standby Letter of Credit; (vi) in no event shall any
commercial Letter of Credit have an expiration date later than the earlier of (1) the Revolving
Commitment Termination Date and (2) the date which is one year from the date of issuance of such
commercial Letter of Credit; and (vii) Issuing Bank shall be under no obligation to issue any
Letter of Credit if the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of
Issuing Bank
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applicable to letters of credit generally and not solely to letters of credit issuable to
Borrower. Subject to the foregoing, Issuing Bank may agree that a standby Letter of Credit will
automatically be extended for one or more successive periods not to exceed one year each, unless
Issuing Bank elects not to extend for any such additional period, and so notifies the beneficiary
thereof 30 days in advance that such standby Letter of Credit will not be so extended;
provided
that Issuing Bank shall not extend any such Letter of Credit if it has received
written notice that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time Issuing Bank
must elect to allow such extension;
provided
,
further
, that if any Lender is a
Defaulting Lender, Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue any Letter of Credit unless Issuing
Bank has entered into arrangements reasonably satisfactory to it and Borrower to eliminate Issuing
Banks risk with respect to the participation in Letters of Credit of the Defaulting Lender,
including by cash collateralizing such Defaulting Lenders Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit
Usage.
(b)
Notice of Issuance
. Subject to Section 3.2(b), whenever Borrower desires the
issuance of a Letter of Credit, it shall deliver to Administrative Agent an Issuance Notice no
later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) at least three Business Days (in the case of standby
letters of credit) or five Business Days (in the case of commercial letters of credit), or in each
case such shorter period as may be agreed to by Issuing Bank in any particular instance, in advance
of the proposed date of issuance. Upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in
Section 3.2, Issuing Bank shall issue the requested Letter of Credit only in accordance with
Issuing Banks standard operating procedures. Upon the issuance of any Letter of Credit or
amendment or modification to a Letter of Credit, Issuing Bank shall promptly notify each Lender
with a Revolving Commitment of such issuance, which notice shall be accompanied by a copy of such
Letter of Credit or amendment or modification to a Letter of Credit and the amount of such Lenders
respective participation in such Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.4(e).
(c)
Responsibility of Issuing Bank With Respect to Requests for Drawings and Payments
.
In determining whether to honor any drawing under any Letter of Credit by the beneficiary thereof,
Issuing Bank shall be responsible only to examine the documents delivered under such Letter of
Credit with reasonable care so as to ascertain whether they appear on their face to be in
accordance with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit. As between Borrower and Issuing
Bank, Borrower assumes all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of the Letters of Credit
issued by Issuing Bank, by the respective beneficiaries of such Letters of Credit. In furtherance
and not in limitation of the foregoing, Issuing Bank shall not be responsible for: (i) the form,
validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by any party
in connection with the application for and issuance of any such Letter of Credit, even if it should
in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged;
(ii) the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to
transfer or assign any such Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds
thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason; (iii)
failure of the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit to comply fully with any conditions
required in order to draw upon such Letter of Credit; (iv) errors, omissions, interruptions or
delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or otherwise,
whether or not they be in cipher; (v) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (vi) any loss or
delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under
any such Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof; (vii) the misapplication by the beneficiary
of any such Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; or (viii)
any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of Issuing Bank, including any Governmental
Acts; none of the above shall affect or impair, or prevent the vesting of, any of Issuing Banks
rights or powers hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing and in furtherance thereof, any action
taken or omitted by Issuing Bank under or in connection with the Letters of Credit or any documents
and certificates delivered thereunder, if taken or omitted in good faith, shall not give rise to
any liability on the part of Issuing Bank to Borrower. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Section
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2.4(c), Borrower shall retain any and all rights it may have against Issuing Bank for any
liability arising solely out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Issuing Bank.
(d)
Reimbursement by Borrower of Amounts Drawn or Paid Under Letters of Credit
. In
the event Issuing Bank has determined to honor a drawing under a Letter of Credit, it shall
immediately notify Borrower and Administrative Agent, and Borrower shall reimburse Issuing Bank on
or before the Business Day immediately following the date on which the Borrower was notified by
Issuing Bank that such drawing was honored (the
Reimbursement Date
) in an amount in Dollars and
in same day funds equal to the amount of such honored drawing;
provided
that anything
contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) unless Borrower shall have notified
Administrative Agent and Issuing Bank prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date such
drawing is honored that Borrower intends to reimburse Issuing Bank for the amount of such honored
drawing with funds other than the proceeds of Revolving Loans, Borrower shall be deemed to have
given a timely Funding Notice to Administrative Agent requesting Lenders with Revolving Commitments
to make Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans on the Reimbursement Date in an amount in Dollars
equal to the amount of such honored drawing, and (ii) subject to satisfaction or waiver of the
conditions specified in Section 3.2, Lenders with Revolving Commitments shall, on the Reimbursement
Date, make Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans in the amount of such honored drawing, the
proceeds of which shall be applied directly by Administrative Agent to reimburse Issuing Bank for
the amount of such honored drawing; and
provided
,
further
, that if for any reason
proceeds of Revolving Loans are not received by Issuing Bank on the Reimbursement Date in an amount
equal to the amount of such honored drawing, Borrower shall reimburse Issuing Bank, on demand, in
an amount in same day funds equal to the excess of the amount of such honored drawing over the
aggregate amount of proceeds of such Revolving Loans, if any, which are so received. Nothing in
this Section 2.4(d) shall be deemed to relieve any Lender with a Revolving Commitment from its
obligation to make Revolving Loans on the terms and conditions set forth herein, and Borrower shall
retain any and all rights it may have against any such Lender resulting from the failure of such
Lender to make such Revolving Loans under this Section 2.4(d).
(e)
Lenders Purchase of Participations in Letters of Credit
. Immediately upon the
issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender having a Revolving Commitment shall be deemed to
have purchased, and hereby agrees to irrevocably purchase, from Issuing Bank a participation in
such Letter of Credit and any drawings honored thereunder in an amount equal to such Lenders Pro
Rata Share (with respect to the Revolving Commitments) of the maximum amount which is or at any
time may become available to be drawn thereunder. In the event that Borrower shall fail for any
reason to reimburse Issuing Bank as provided in Section 2.4(d), Issuing Bank shall promptly notify
each Lender with a Revolving Commitment of the unreimbursed amount of such honored drawing and of
such Lenders respective participation therein based on such Lenders Pro Rata Share of the
Revolving Commitments. Each Lender with a Revolving Commitment shall make available to Issuing
Bank an amount equal to its respective participation, in Dollars and in same day funds, at the
office of Issuing Bank specified in such notice, not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on
the first business day (under the laws of the jurisdiction in which such office of Issuing Bank is
located) after the date notified by Issuing Bank. In the event that any Lender with a Revolving
Commitment fails to make available to Issuing Bank on such business day the amount of such Lenders
participation in such Letter of Credit as provided in this Section 2.4(e), Issuing Bank shall be
entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon for three
Business Days at the rate customarily used by Issuing Bank for the correction of errors among banks
and thereafter at the Base Rate. Nothing in this Section 2.4(e) shall be deemed to prejudice the
right of any Lender with a Revolving Commitment to recover from Issuing Bank any amounts made
available by such Lender to Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section in the event that the payment
with respect to a Letter of Credit in respect of which payment was made by such Lender constituted
gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of Issuing Bank. In the event Issuing Bank
shall have been reimbursed
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by other Lenders pursuant to this Section 2.4(e) for all or any portion of any drawing
honored by Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit, such Issuing Bank shall distribute to each Lender
which has paid all amounts payable by it under this Section 2.4(e) with respect to such honored
drawing such Lenders Pro Rata Share of all payments subsequently received by Issuing Bank from
Borrower in reimbursement of such honored drawing when such payments are received. Any such
distribution shall be made to a Lender at its primary address set forth below its name on Appendix
B or at such other address as such Lender may request.
(f)
Obligations Absolute
. The obligation of Borrower to reimburse Issuing Bank for
drawings honored under the Letters of Credit issued by it and to repay any Revolving Loans made by
Lenders pursuant to Section 2.4(d) and the obligations of Lenders under Section 2.4(e) shall be
unconditional and irrevocable and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms hereof under
all circumstances including any of the following circumstances: (i) any lack of validity or
enforceability of any Letter of Credit; (ii) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other
right which Borrower or any Lender may have at any time against a beneficiary or any transferee of
any Letter of Credit (or any Persons for whom any such transferee may be acting), Issuing Bank,
Lender or any other Person or, in the case of a Lender, against Borrower, whether in connection
herewith, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transaction (including any
underlying transaction between Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries and the beneficiary for which
any Letter of Credit was procured); (iii) any draft or other document presented under any Letter of
Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement
therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; (iv) payment by Issuing Bank under any Letter of
Credit against presentation of a draft or other document which does not substantially comply with
the terms of such Letter of Credit; (v) any adverse change in the business, operations, properties,
assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries; (vi)
any breach hereof or any other Credit Document by any party thereto; (vii) any other circumstance
or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; or (viii) the fact that an
Event of Default or a Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
provided
, in each
case, that payment by Issuing Bank under the applicable Letter of Credit shall not have constituted
gross negligence or willful misconduct of Issuing Bank under the circumstances in question.
(g)
Indemnification
. Without duplication of any obligation of Borrower under Section
10.2 or 10.3, in addition to amounts payable as provided herein, Borrower hereby agrees to protect,
indemnify, pay and save harmless Issuing Bank from and against any and all claims, demands,
liabilities, damages, losses, costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable fees, expenses and
disbursements of counsel and allocated costs of internal counsel) which Issuing Bank may incur or
be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of (i) the issuance of any Letter of Credit by
Issuing Bank, other than as a result of (1) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Issuing
Bank or (2) the wrongful dishonor by Issuing Bank of a proper demand for payment made under any
Letter of Credit issued by it, or (ii) the failure of Issuing Bank to honor a drawing under any
such Letter of Credit as a result of any Governmental Act, other than any Governmental Act
resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Issuing Bank.
(h)
Resignation and Removal of Issuing Bank
. An Issuing Bank may resign as Issuing
Bank upon 60 days prior written notice to Administrative Agent, Lenders and Borrower. An Issuing
Bank may be replaced at any time by written agreement among Borrower, Administrative Agent, the
replaced Issuing Bank (
provided
that no consent will be required if the replaced Issuing
Bank has no Letters of Credit or reimbursement Obligations with respect thereto outstanding) and
the successor Issuing Bank. Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement
of such Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement or resignation shall become effective,
Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank. From and
after the effective date of any such replacement or resignation, (i) any successor Issuing Bank
shall have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under
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this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii) references
herein to the term Issuing Bank shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous
Issuing Bank, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require.
After the replacement or resignation of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall
remain a party hereto to the extent that Letters of Credit issued by it remain outstanding and
shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with
respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement or resignation, but shall not
be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.
2.5. Pro Rata Shares; Availability of Funds
.
(a)
Pro Rata Shares
. All Loans shall be made, and all participations shall be
purchased, by Lenders simultaneously and proportionately to their respective Pro Rata Shares, it
being understood that no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in such
other Lenders obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder or purchase a participation required
hereby nor shall any Term Loan Commitment or any Revolving Commitment of any Lender be increased or
decreased as a result of a default by any other Lender in such other Lenders obligation to make a
Loan requested hereunder or purchase a participation required hereby.
(b)
Availability of Funds
. Unless Administrative Agent shall have been notified by
any Lender prior to the applicable Credit Date that such Lender does not intend to make available
to Administrative Agent the amount of such Lenders Loan requested on such Credit Date,
Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to Administrative
Agent on such Credit Date and Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, but shall not be
obligated to, make available to Borrower a corresponding amount on such Credit Date. If such
corresponding amount is not in fact made available to Administrative Agent by such Lender,
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such
Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from such Credit Date until the date such
amount is paid to Administrative Agent, at the customary rate set by Administrative Agent for the
correction of errors among banks for three Business Days and thereafter at the Base Rate. If such
Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon Administrative Agents demand
therefor, Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Borrower and Borrower shall immediately pay
such corresponding amount to Administrative Agent together with interest thereon, for each day from
such Credit Date until the date such amount is paid to Administrative Agent, at the rate payable
hereunder for Base Rate Loans for such Class of Loans. Nothing in this Section 2.5(b) shall be
deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Term Loan Commitments and Revolving
Commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights that Borrower may have against any Lender as a
result of any default by such Lender hereunder.
2.6. Use of Proceeds
.
(a) The proceeds of the Loans shall be used as follows:
(1) the proceeds of the Tranche A Term Loans, the Initial Draw Tranche B Term Loans and
the Revolving Loans, if any, made on the Closing Date shall be applied by Borrower to fund
the Refinancing and the payment of all fees and expenses related thereto and to the other
Transactions as well as, in the case of the Revolving Loans, to fund original issue discount
or upfront fees payable in respect of the funding of the Loans on the Closing Date;
(2) the proceeds of the Second Draw Tranche B Term Loans made on the Closing Date shall
be applied by Borrower to fund the Dividend and dividend-equivalent payments to holders of
certain Borrower equity awards (including withholding tax related to such
dividend-equivalent payments);
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(3) the proceeds of the Delayed Draw Term Loans made on the Delayed Draw Funding Date
shall be applied by Parent (following a dividend or intercompany loan of the proceeds
thereof by the Borrower to Parent) to fund the Post-Merger Special Dividend; and
(4) the proceeds of the Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit made
after the Closing Date shall be applied by Borrower for working capital and general
corporate purposes of Parent and its Subsidiaries, including Permitted Acquisitions;
provided
that Borrower hereby represents that none of the Revolving Loans or Swing
Line Loans shall be used, in any manner, to fund the Dividend.
(b) No portion of the proceeds of any Credit Extension shall be used in any manner that causes
or might cause such Credit Extension or the application of such proceeds to violate Regulation T,
Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board of Governors or any other regulation thereof.
2.7. Evidence of Debt; Register; Lenders Books and Records; Notes
.
(a)
Lenders Evidence of Debt
. Each Lender shall maintain on its internal records an
account or accounts evidencing the Obligations of Borrower to such Lender, including the amounts of
the Loans made by it and each repayment and prepayment in respect thereof. Any such recordation
shall be conclusive and binding on Borrower, absent manifest error;
provided
, that the
failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect any
Lenders Revolving Commitments or Borrowers Obligations in respect of any applicable Loans; and
provided
further
that, in the event of any inconsistency between the Register and
any Lenders records, the recordations in the Register shall govern.
(b)
Register
. Administrative Agent (or its agent or sub-agent appointed by it) shall
maintain at the Principal Office designated by Administrative Agent a register for the recordation
of the names and addresses of Lenders and the Revolving Commitments and Loans of each Lender from
time to time (the
Register
). The Register shall be available for inspection by Borrower or any
Lender (with respect to any entry relating to such Lenders Loans) at any reasonable time and from
time to time upon reasonable prior notice. Administrative Agent shall record, or shall cause to be
recorded, in the Register the Revolving Commitments and the Loans in accordance with the provisions
of Section 10.6, and each repayment or prepayment in respect of the principal amount of the Loans,
and any such recordation shall be conclusive and binding on Borrower and each Lender, absent
manifest error;
provided
that failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such
recordation, shall not affect any Lenders Revolving Commitments or Borrowers Obligations in
respect of any Loan. The Borrower hereby designates Administrative Agent to serve as Borrowers
agent solely for purposes of maintaining the Register as provided in this Section 2.7, and Borrower
hereby agrees that, to the extent Administrative Agent serves in such capacity, Administrative
Agent and its officers, directors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates shall constitute
Indemnitees.
(c)
Notes
. If so requested by any Lender by written notice to Borrower (with a copy
to Administrative Agent) at least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date, or at any time
thereafter, Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (and/or, if applicable and if so
specified in such notice, to any Person who is an assignee of such Lender pursuant to Section 10.6)
on the Closing Date (or, if such notice is delivered after the Closing Date, as promptly as
practicable after Borrowers receipt of such notice) a Note or Notes to evidence such Lenders
Tranche A Term Loan, Tranche B Term Loan, New Term Loan, Revolving Loan or Swing Line Loan, as the
case may be.
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2.8. Interest on Loans
.
(a) Except as otherwise set forth herein, each Class of Loans shall bear interest on the
unpaid principal amount thereof from the date made through repayment (whether by acceleration or
otherwise) thereof as follows:
(i) in the case of Tranche A Term Loans and Revolving Loans:
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if a Base Rate Loan, at the Base Rate
plus
the
Applicable Margin; or
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if a Eurodollar Rate Loan, at the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate
plus
the Applicable Margin;
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(ii) in the case of Swing Line Loans, at the Base Rate
plus
the Applicable
Margin; and
(iii) in the case of Tranche B Term Loans:
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if a Base Rate Loan, at the Base Rate
plus
the
Applicable Margin; or
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if a Eurodollar Rate Loan, at the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate
plus
the Applicable Margin.
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(b) The basis for determining the rate of interest with respect to any Loan (except a Swing
Line Loan which can be made and maintained as Base Rate Loans only), and the Interest Period with
respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, shall be selected by Borrower and notified to Administrative
Agent and Lenders pursuant to the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, as
the case may be;
provided
that, until the date on which Administrative Agent notifies
Borrower that the primary syndication of the Loans and Revolving Commitments has been completed, as
determined by Administrative Agent (but in no event to exceed 90 days after the Closing Date), the
Term Loans shall be maintained as either (1) Eurodollar Rate Loans having an Interest Period of no
longer than one month or (2) Base Rate Loans. If on any day a Loan is outstanding with respect to
which a Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice has not been delivered to Administrative
Agent in accordance with the terms hereof specifying the applicable basis for determining the rate
of interest, then for that day such Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan.
(c) In connection with Eurodollar Rate Loans there shall be no more than seven (7) Interest
Periods outstanding at any time. In the event Borrower fails to specify between a Base Rate Loan
or a Eurodollar Rate Loan in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, such
Loan (if outstanding as a Eurodollar Rate Loan) will be automatically converted into a Base Rate
Loan on the last day of then current Interest Period for such Loan (or if outstanding as a Base
Rate Loan will remain as, or (if not then outstanding) will be made as, a Base Rate Loan). In the
event Borrower fails to specify an Interest Period for any Eurodollar Rate Loan in the applicable
Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an
Interest Period of one month. As soon as practicable after 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on each
Interest Rate Determination Date, Administrative Agent shall determine (which determination shall,
absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties) the interest rate that
shall apply to the Eurodollar Rate Loans for which an interest rate is then being determined for
the applicable Interest Period and shall promptly give notice thereof (in writing or by telephone
confirmed in writing) to Borrower and each Lender.
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(d) Interest payable pursuant to Section 2.8(a) shall be computed (i) in the case of Base Rate
Loans on the basis of a 365 day or 366 day year, as the case may be, and (ii) in the case of
Eurodollar Rate Loans, on the basis of a 360 day year, in each case for the actual number of days
elapsed in the period during which it accrues. In computing interest on any Loan, the date of the
making of such Loan or the first day of an Interest Period applicable to such Loan or, with respect
to a Term Loan, the last Interest Payment Date with respect to such Term Loan or, with respect to a
Base Rate Loan being converted from a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the date of conversion of such
Eurodollar Rate Loan to such Base Rate Loan, as the case may be, shall be included, and the date of
payment of such Loan or the expiration date of an Interest Period applicable to such Loan or, with
respect to a Base Rate Loan being converted to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the date of conversion of
such Base Rate Loan to such Eurodollar Rate Loan, as the case may be, shall be excluded;
provided
that, if a Loan is repaid on the same day on which it is made, one days interest
shall be paid on that Loan.
(e) Except as otherwise set forth herein, interest on each Loan (i) shall accrue on a daily
basis and shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date with respect to interest
accrued on and to each such payment date; (ii) shall accrue on a daily basis and shall be payable
in arrears upon any prepayment of that Loan, whether voluntary or mandatory, to the extent accrued
on the amount being prepaid; and (iii) shall accrue on a daily basis and shall be payable in
arrears at maturity of the Loans, including final maturity of the Loans;
provided
,
however
, with respect to any voluntary prepayment of a Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate
Loan, accrued interest shall instead be payable on the applicable Interest Payment Date.
(f) The Borrower agrees to pay to Issuing Bank, with respect to drawings honored under any
Letter of Credit, interest on the amount paid by Issuing Bank in respect of each such honored
drawing from the date such drawing is honored to but excluding the date such amount is reimbursed
by or on behalf of Borrower at a rate equal to (i) for the period from the date such drawing is
honored to but excluding the applicable Reimbursement Date, the rate of interest otherwise payable
hereunder with respect to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans, and (ii) thereafter, the rate
of interest required pursuant to Section 2.10.
(g) Interest payable pursuant to Section 2.8(f) shall be computed on the basis of a 365/366
day year for the actual number of days elapsed in the period during which it accrues, and shall be
payable on demand or, if no demand is made, on the date on which the related drawing under a Letter
of Credit is reimbursed in full. Promptly upon receipt by Issuing Bank of any payment of interest
pursuant to Section 2.8(f), Issuing Bank shall distribute to each Lender, out of the interest
received by Issuing Bank in respect of the period from the date such drawing is honored to but
excluding the date on which Issuing Bank is reimbursed for the amount of such drawing (including
any such reimbursement out of the proceeds of any Revolving Loans), the amount that such Lender
would have been entitled to receive in respect of the letter of credit fee that would have been
payable in respect of such Letter of Credit for such period if no drawing had been honored under
such Letter of Credit. In the event Issuing Bank shall have been reimbursed by Lenders for all or
any portion of such honored drawing, Issuing Bank shall distribute to each Lender which has paid
all amounts payable by it under Section 2.4(e) with respect to such honored drawing such Lenders
Pro Rata Share of any interest received by Issuing Bank in respect of that portion of such honored
drawing so reimbursed by Lenders for the period from the date on which Issuing Bank was so
reimbursed by Lenders to but excluding the date on which such portion of such honored drawing is
reimbursed by Borrower.
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2.9. Conversion/Continuation
.
(a) Subject to Section 2.18 and so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred
and then be continuing, Borrower shall have the option:
(i) to convert at any time all or any part of any Term Loan or Revolving Loan equal to
$5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount from one Type of
Loan to another Type of Loan;
provided
that a Eurodollar Rate Loan may only be
converted on the expiration of the Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Rate Loan
unless Borrower shall pay all amounts due under Section 2.18 in connection with any such
conversion; or
(ii) upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to any Eurodollar Rate Loan,
to continue all or any portion of such Loan equal to $5,000,000 and integral multiples of
$1,000,000 in excess of that amount as a Eurodollar Rate Loan.
(b) Subject to Section 3.2(b), Borrower shall deliver a Conversion/Continuation Notice to
Administrative Agent no later than 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) at least one Business Day in
advance of the proposed conversion date (in the case of a conversion to a Base Rate Loan) and at
least three Business Days in advance of the proposed conversion/continuation date (in the case of a
conversion to, or a continuation of, a Eurodollar Rate Loan).
2.10. Default Interest
. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 8.1(a),
the overdue amount shall thereafter bear interest (including post petition interest in any
proceeding under Insolvency Laws) payable on demand at a rate which is 2% per annum in excess of
the interest rate otherwise payable hereunder for Base Rate Loans (or, in the case of any such fees
and other amounts, at a rate which is 2% per annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise payable
hereunder for Base Rate Loans that are Revolving Loans). Payment or acceptance of the increased
rates of interest provided for in this Section 2.10 is not a permitted alternative to timely
payment and shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of Default or otherwise prejudice or limit
any rights or remedies of Administrative Agent or any Lender.
2.11. Fees
.
(a) The Borrower agrees to pay to Lenders having Revolving Exposure (for purposes of clarity,
excluding the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Bank, in their capacities as such):
(i) commitment fees accruing at 0.75% per annum on the average of the daily difference
between (a) the Revolving Commitments, and (b) the aggregate principal amount of (x) all
outstanding Revolving Loans (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding Swing Line Loans)
plus
(y) the Letter of Credit Usage; and
(ii) letter of credit fees accruing at the Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans that
are Eurodollar Rate Loans on the average aggregate daily maximum amount available to be
drawn under all such Letters of Credit (regardless of whether any conditions for drawing
could then be met and determined as of the close of business on any date of determination).
(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any commitment fee which accrued with respect to
the Revolving Commitment of a Defaulting Lender during the period prior to the time such
Lender became a Defaulting Lender and unpaid at such time shall not be payable by Borrower
so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender except to the extent that such
commitment fee shall otherwise have been due and payable by Borrower prior to such time; and
provided
,
further
,
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that no such commitment fee shall accrue on the Revolving Commitment of a Defaulting
Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender.
All fees referred to in this Section 2.11(a) shall be paid to Administrative Agent at its Principal
Office and upon receipt, Administrative Agent shall promptly distribute to each Lender its Pro Rata
Share thereof.
(b) The Borrower agrees to pay directly to Issuing Bank, for its own account, the following
fees:
(i) a fronting fee accruing at 0.25% per annum on the average aggregate daily maximum
amount available to be drawn under all Letters of Credit (determined as of the close of
business on any date of determination); and
(ii) such documentary and processing charges for any issuance, amendment, transfer or
payment of a Letter of Credit as are in accordance with Issuing Banks standard schedule for
such charges and as in effect at the time of such issuance, amendment, transfer or payment,
as the case may be.
(c) The Borrower agrees to pay to Lenders having Delayed Draw Term Loan Exposure commitment
fees accruing at 0.75% per annum on the average aggregate daily maximum amount available to be
drawn under the Delayed Draw Commitments. All fees referred to in this Section 2.11(c) shall be
paid to Administrative Agent at its Principal Office and upon receipt, Administrative Agent shall
promptly distribute to each Lender its Pro Rata Share thereof.
(d) (i) All fees referred to in Section 2.11(a) and 2.11(b)(i) shall be calculated on the
basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed and shall be payable quarterly in
arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year during the Revolving
Commitment Period, commencing on December 31, 2010, and on the Revolving Commitment Termination
Date.
(ii) All fees referred to in Section 2.11(c) shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day
year and the actual number of days elapsed and shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the Delayed
Draw Commitment Termination Date.
(e) (i) Borrower agrees to pay on the Closing Date to each Lender party to this Agreement as
a Lender on the Closing Date, as fee compensation for the funding of such Lenders Tranche B Term
Loans (other than Delayed Draw Term Loans), a closing fee in an amount equal to 1.00% of the stated
principal amount of such Lenders Tranche B Term Loans (other than Delayed Draw Term Loans),
payable to such Lender from the proceeds of its Loan as and when funded on the Closing Date. Such
closing fee will be in all respects fully earned, due and payable on the Closing Date and
non-refundable and non-creditable thereafter;
provided
that, for purposes of this clause
(e)(i) only, the aggregate principal amount of the Tranche B Term Loans funded on the Closing Date
shall be deemed to be $500,000,000 regardless of the aggregate principal amount of the Tranche B
Term Loans funded on the Closing Date.
(ii) Borrower agrees to pay on the Delayed Draw Funding Date to each Lender with a Delayed
Draw Commitment party to this Agreement as a Lender on the Delayed Draw Funding Date, as fee
compensation for the funding of such Lenders Delayed Draw Term Loans, a closing fee in an amount
equal to 1.00% of the stated principal amount of such Lenders Delayed Draw Term Loan, payable to
such Lender from the proceeds of its Delayed Draw Term Loan as and when funded on the Delayed Draw
Funding Date. Such closing fee will be in all respects fully earned, due and payable on the
Delayed Draw Funding Date and non-refundable and non-creditable thereafter.
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(f) In addition to any of the foregoing fees, Borrower agrees to pay to Agents such other fees
in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon.
2.12. Scheduled Payments/Commitment Reductions
.
(a)
Scheduled Installments
. The principal amounts of the Term Loans shall be repaid
in consecutive quarterly installments (each, an
Installment
) in the aggregate amounts set forth
below (which amount with respect to Tranche B Term Loans (without giving effect to any Installment
payments or prepayments, other than prepayments of Tranche B Term Loans under 2.14(h), prior to the
funding of Delayed Draw Term Loans) shall be increased proportionately to the extent any Tranche B
Term Loans are borrowed pursuant to the Delayed Draw Commitments and, in such event, the
Administrative Agent shall provide an updated amortization table to Lenders reflecting the
increased amounts) on the four quarterly scheduled Interest Payment Dates applicable to Term Loans
(each such date, an
Installment Date
), commencing December 31, 2010:
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Amortization
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Tranche A
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Tranche B
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Date
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Term Loan Installments
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Term Loan Installments
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December 31, 2010
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$
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25,000,000
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$
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3,750,000
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March 31, 2011
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$
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25,000,000
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$
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3,750,000
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June 30, 2011
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$
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25,000,000
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$
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3,750,000
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September 30, 2011
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$
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25,000,000
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$
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3,750,000
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December 31, 2011
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$
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25,000,000
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$
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3,750,000
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March 31, 2012
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$
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25,000,000
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$
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3,750,000
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June 30, 2012
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$
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25,000,000
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$
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3,750,000
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September 30, 2012
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$
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25,000,000
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$
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3,750,000
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December 31, 2012
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$
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50,000,000
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$
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3,750,000
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March 31, 2013
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$
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50,000,000
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$
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3,750,000
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June 30, 2013
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$
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50,000,000
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$
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3,750,000
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September 30, 2013
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$
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50,000,000
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$
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3,750,000
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December 31, 2013
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$
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50,000,000
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$
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3,750,000
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March 31, 2014
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$
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50,000,000
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$
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3,750,000
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June 30, 2014
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$
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50,000,000
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$
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3,750,000
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September 30, 2014
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$
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50,000,000
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$
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3,750,000
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December 31, 2014
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$
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100,000,000
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$
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3,750,000
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March 31, 2015
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$
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100,000,000
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$
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3,750,000
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June 30, 2015
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$
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100,000,000
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$
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3,750,000
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September 30, 2015
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$
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3,750,000
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Tranche A Term
Loan Maturity Date
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$
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100,000,000
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December 31, 2015
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$
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3,750,000
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March 31, 2016
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$
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3,750,000
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June 30, 2016
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$
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3,750,000
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Tranche B Term
Loan Maturity Date
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$
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1,413,750,000
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) such Installments shall be reduced in connection with any
voluntary or mandatory prepayments of the Tranche A Term Loans or the Tranche B Term Loans, as the
case may be, in accordance with Sections 2.13, 2.14 and 2.15, as applicable; and (y) the Tranche A
Term Loans and the
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Tranche B Term Loans, together with all other amounts owed hereunder with respect thereto, shall,
in any event, be paid in full no later than the Tranche A Term Loan Maturity Date and the Tranche B
Term Loan Maturity Date, respectively.
2.13. Voluntary Prepayments/Commitment Reductions
.
(a)
Voluntary Prepayments
.
(i) Any time and from time to time:
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with respect to Base Rate Loans, Borrower may prepay any such Loans on any
Business Day in whole or in part (in the case of a partial prepayment, in an
aggregate minimum amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in
excess of that amount);
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with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans, Borrower may prepay any such Loans on
any Business Day in whole or in part (in the case of a partial prepayment, in
an aggregate minimum amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000
in excess of that amount); and
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with respect to Swing Line Loans, Borrower may prepay any such Loans on any
Business Day in whole or in part (in the case of a partial prepayment, in an
aggregate minimum amount of $500,000, and in integral multiples of $100,000 in
excess of that amount).
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(ii) All such prepayments shall be made:
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upon not less than one Business Days prior written or telephonic notice in
the case of Base Rate Loans;
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upon not less than three Business Days prior written or telephonic notice
in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans; and
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upon written or telephonic notice on the date of prepayment, in the case of
Swing Line Loans;
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in each case given to Administrative Agent or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, by 12:00 p.m.
(New York City time) on the date required and, if given by telephone, promptly confirmed by
delivery of written notice thereof to Administrative Agent (and Administrative Agent will promptly
transmit such original notice for Term Loans or Revolving Loans, as the case may be, by
telefacsimile or telephone to each Lender) or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be. Upon the
giving of any such notice, the principal amount of the Loans specified in such notice shall become
due and payable on the prepayment date specified therein;
provided
that a notice of
voluntary prepayment may state that such notice is conditional upon the effectiveness of other
credit facilities or the receipt of the proceeds from the issuance of other Indebtedness or upon
the closing of an acquisition transaction, in which case such notice of prepayment may be revoked
by Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified date) if such
condition is not satisfied. Any such voluntary prepayment shall be applied as specified in Section
2.15(a).
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(b)
Voluntary Commitment Reductions
.
(i) The Borrower may, upon not less than three Business Days prior written or telephonic
notice promptly confirmed by delivery of written notice thereof to Administrative Agent (which
original written or telephonic notice Administrative Agent will promptly transmit by telefacsimile
or telephone to each applicable Lender), at any time and from time to time terminate in whole or
permanently reduce in part, without premium or penalty, the Revolving Commitments in an amount up
to the amount by which the Revolving Commitments exceed the Total Utilization of Revolving
Commitments at the time of such proposed termination or reduction;
provided
that any such
partial reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of
$5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount.
(ii) The Borrower may, upon not less than three Business Days prior written or telephonic
notice confirmed in writing to Administrative Agent (which original written or telephonic notice
Administrative Agent will promptly transmit by telefacsimile or telephone to each applicable
Lender), at any time and from time to time terminate in whole or permanently reduce in part,
without premium or penalty, the Delayed Draw Commitments;
provided
that any such partial
reduction of the Delayed Draw Commitments shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $5,000,000 and
integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount.
(iii) The Borrowers notice to Administrative Agent shall designate the date (which shall be a
Business Day) of such termination or reduction and the amount of any partial reduction, and such
termination or reduction of the Revolving Commitments or the Delayed Draw Commitments, as
applicable, shall be effective on the date specified in Borrowers notice and shall reduce the
Revolving Commitment or the Delayed Draw Commitments, as applicable, of each Lender
proportionately to its Pro Rata Share thereof;
provided
that a notice of termination or
partial reduction may state that such notice is conditional upon the effectiveness of other credit
facilities or the receipt of the proceeds from the issuance of other Indebtedness or upon the
closing of an acquisition transaction, in which case such notice of termination or partial
reduction may be revoked by Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the
specified date) if such condition is not satisfied.
2.14. Mandatory Prepayments
.
(a)
Asset Sales
. No later than three Business Days following the date of receipt by
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries of any Net Asset Sale Proceeds, Borrower shall prepay the Loans
as set forth in Section 2.15(b) in an aggregate amount equal to such Net Asset Sale Proceeds;
provided
that, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries may invest an amount equal to all or any portion of
such Net Asset Sale Proceeds within 365 days of receipt thereof in real estate, equipment and other
tangible assets useful in the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries (or any similar or related or
ancillary business), in which case the amount of Net Asset Sale Proceeds so invested shall not be
required to be applied to prepay the Loans pursuant to this Section 2.14(a).
(b)
Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds
. No later than three Business Days following the
date of receipt by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or Administrative Agent as loss payee, of any
Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds in excess of $25,000,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal Year,
Borrower shall prepay the Loans as set forth in Section 2.15(b) in an aggregate amount equal to
such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds;
provided
that, so long as no Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries may invest an
amount equal to all or any portion of such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds within 365 days of
receipt thereof in real estate, equipment and other tangible assets useful in the business of
Parent and its Subsidiaries (or any similar or
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related or ancillary business), which investment may include the repair, restoration or
replacement of the applicable assets thereof, in which case the amount of Net
Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds so invested shall not be required to be applied to prepay the Loans
pursuant to this Section 2.14(b).
(c)
Issuance of Equity Securities
. No later than three Business Days following the
date of receipt by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries of any Cash proceeds from a capital
contribution to, or the issuance of any Equity Interests of, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries
(other than (i) pursuant to any employee stock or stock option compensation plan or any employment
agreement, (ii) the receipt of a capital contribution from, or the issuance of Equity Interests to,
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries and (iii) the issuance of directors qualifying shares or of
other nominal amounts of other Equity Interests that are required to be held by specified Persons
under Applicable Law), Borrower shall prepay the Loans as set forth in Section 2.15(b) in an
aggregate amount equal to 50% of such proceeds;
provided
that if, as of the end of the most
recent four consecutive fiscal quarter period for which financial statements are required to have
been delivered under Section 5.1(a) or 5.1(b) ended prior to the date of receipt of such Cash
proceeds, the Leverage Ratio determined on a Pro Forma Basis shall be 2.50:1.00 or less, Borrower
shall only be required to make prepayments otherwise required hereby in an amount equal to 25% of
such proceeds, in each case, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and other reasonable
costs and expenses associated therewith, including reasonable legal fees and expenses;
(d)
Issuance of Debt
. No later than one Business Day following the date of receipt by
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries of any Cash proceeds from the incurrence of any Indebtedness of
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (other than with respect to any Indebtedness permitted to be
incurred pursuant to Section 6.1), Borrower shall prepay the Loans as set forth in Section 2.15(b)
in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such proceeds, net of underwriting discounts and
commissions and other reasonable costs and expenses associated therewith, including reasonable
legal fees and expenses.
(e)
Consolidated Excess Cash Flow
. In the event that there shall be Consolidated
Excess Cash Flow for any Fiscal Year (commencing with Fiscal Year 2011), Borrower shall, no later
than ninety days after the end of such Fiscal Year, prepay the Loans as set forth in Section
2.15(b) in an aggregate amount equal to (i) 50% of such Consolidated Excess Cash Flow
minus
(ii) voluntary repayments of the Loans (excluding repayments of Revolving Loans or Swing Line Loans
except to the extent the Revolving Commitments are permanently reduced in connection with such
repayments);
provided
that if, as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Year
the Leverage Ratio (determined for any such period by reference to the Compliance Certificate
delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(c) calculating the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such
Fiscal Year) shall be 2.50:1.00 or less, Borrower shall only be required to make the prepayments
otherwise required hereby in an amount equal to (i) 25% of such Consolidated Excess Cash Flow
minus
(ii) voluntary repayments of the Loans (excluding repayments of Revolving Loans or
Swing Line Loans except to the extent the Revolving Commitments are permanently reduced in
connection with such repayments).
(f)
Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans
. The Borrower shall from time to time prepay
first
, the Swing Line Loans, and
second
, the Revolving Loans to the extent necessary so that the
Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments shall not at any time exceed the Revolving Commitments
then in effect.
(g)
Prepayment Certificate
. Concurrently with any prepayment of the Loans pursuant to
Sections 2.14(a) through 2.14(e), Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent a certificate of
an Authorized Officer demonstrating the calculation of the amount of the applicable net proceeds or
Consolidated Excess Cash Flow, as the case may be. In the event that Borrower shall subsequently
determine that the actual amount received exceeded the amount set forth in such certificate,
Borrower shall promptly make
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an additional prepayment of the Loans in an amount equal to such excess, and Borrower shall
concurrently therewith deliver to Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer
demonstrating the derivation of such excess.
(h)
Senior Notes Issuance
. On the date that is the later of (x) receipt by Borrower
of the Cash proceeds from the issuance of the Senior Notes and (y) the release of such Cash
proceeds to Borrower in accordance with the escrow arrangements as described in the Offering
Memorandum related to the Senior Notes, Borrower shall prepay the Tranche B Term Loans in an
aggregate amount equal to $1,000,000,000. The prepayment of Tranche B Term Loans pursuant to this
Section 2.14(h) shall be applied on a pro rata basis to reduce the remaining scheduled Installments
of principal of the Tranche B Term Loans.
(i)
Special Mandatory Redemption
. In the event that Parent and its Subsidiaries have
not complied with Section 5.16 within the time limits and with respect to the matters set forth
therein, the Borrower shall prepay the aggregate principal amount of Loans outstanding as of the
Business Day immediately preceding the date on which the Borrower is required to prepay the Loans
pursuant to this clause.
2.15. Application of Prepayments
.
(a)
Application of Voluntary Prepayments by Type of Loans
. Any prepayment of any Loan
pursuant to Section 2.13(a) shall be applied as specified by Borrower in the applicable notice of
prepayment;
provided
that, in the event Borrower fails to specify the Loans to which any
such prepayment shall be applied, such prepayment shall be applied as follows:
first
, to repay outstanding Swing Line Loans to the full extent thereof;
second
, to repay outstanding Revolving Loans to the full extent thereof; and
third
, to prepay the Term Loans on a pro rata basis (in accordance with the respective
outstanding principal amounts thereof); and further applied on a pro rata basis to reduce
the remaining scheduled Installments of principal of the Tranche A Term Loans, Tranche B
Term Loans and the New Term Loans (if any).
(b)
Application of Mandatory Prepayments by Type of Loans
. Any amount required to be
paid pursuant to Sections 2.14(a) through 2.14(e) shall be applied as follows:
first
, to prepay Term Loans on a pro rata basis (in accordance with the respective
outstanding principal amounts thereof) and further applied on a pro rata basis to reduce the
remaining scheduled Installments of principal of the Tranche A Term Loans, Tranche B Term
Loans and the New Term Loans (if any);
second
, to prepay the Swing Line Loans to the full extent thereof;
third
, to prepay the Revolving Loans to the full extent thereof;
fourth
, to prepay outstanding reimbursement obligations with respect to Letters of
Credit;
fifth
, to cash collateralize Letters of Credit; and
sixth
, to Borrower.
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(c)
Waivable Mandatory Prepayment
. Anything contained herein to the contrary
notwithstanding, so long as any Tranche A Term Loans are outstanding, in the event Borrower is
required to make any mandatory prepayment (a
Waivable Mandatory Prepayment
) of the Tranche B Term
Loans, not less than five Business Days prior to the date (the
Required Prepayment Date
) on which
Borrower is required to make such Waivable Mandatory Prepayment, Borrower shall notify
Administrative Agent of the amount of such prepayment, and Administrative Agent will promptly
thereafter notify each Lender holding an outstanding Tranche B Term Loans of the amount of such
Lenders Pro Rata Share of such Waivable Mandatory Prepayment and such Lenders option to refuse
such amount. Each such Lender may exercise such option by giving written notice to Borrower and
Administrative Agent of its election to do so on or before the third Business Day prior to the
Required Prepayment Date (it being understood that any Lender which does not notify Borrower and
Administrative Agent of its election to exercise such option on or before the third Business Day
prior to the Required Prepayment Date shall be deemed to have elected, as of such date, not to
exercise such option). On the Required Prepayment Date, Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent
the amount of the Waivable Mandatory Prepayment, which amount shall be applied (i) in an amount
equal to that portion of the Waivable Mandatory Prepayment payable to those Lenders that have
elected not to exercise such option, to prepay the Tranche B Term Loans of such Lenders (which
prepayment shall be applied to the scheduled Installments of principal of the Tranche B Term Loans
in accordance with Section 2.15(b)), and (ii) in an amount equal to that portion of the Waivable
Mandatory Prepayment otherwise payable to those Lenders that have elected to exercise such option,
to prepay the Tranche A Term Loans (which prepayment shall be further applied to the scheduled
installments of principal of the Tranche A Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.15(b)), with any
excess after such prepayment of the Tranche A Term Loans being further applied in accordance with
clauses
second
through
sixth
of Section 2.15(b).
(d)
Application of Prepayments of Loans to Base Rate Loans and Eurodollar Rate Loans
.
Considering each Class of Loans being prepaid separately, any prepayment thereof shall be applied,
as between the Base Rate Loans and the Eurodollar Rate Loans, as directed by Borrower.
2.16. General Provisions Regarding Payments
.
(a) All payments by Borrower of principal, interest, fees and other Obligations shall be made
in Dollars in same day funds, without defense, recoupment, set-off or counterclaim, free of any
restriction or condition, and delivered to Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York
City time) on the date due at the Principal Office designated by Administrative Agent for the
account of Lenders; for purposes of computing interest and fees, funds received by Administrative
Agent after that time on such due date shall be deemed to have been paid by Borrower on the next
succeeding Business Day.
(b) All payments in respect of the principal amount of any Loan (other than voluntary
prepayments of Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans) shall be accompanied by payment of accrued
interest on the principal amount being repaid or prepaid, and all such payments (and, in any event,
any payments in respect of any Loan on a date when interest is due and payable with respect to such
Loan) shall be applied to the payment of interest then due and payable before application to
principal.
(c) Administrative Agent (or its agent or sub-agent appointed by it) shall promptly distribute
to each Lender at such address as such Lender shall indicate in writing, such Lenders applicable
Pro Rata Share of all payments and prepayments of principal and interest due hereunder, together
with all other amounts due thereto, including, all fees payable with respect thereto, to the extent
received by Administrative Agent.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions hereof, if any Conversion/Continuation Notice is
withdrawn as to any Affected Lender or if any Affected Lender makes Base Rate Loans in lieu of its
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Pro Rata Share of any Eurodollar Rate Loans, Administrative Agent shall give effect thereto in
apportioning payments received thereafter.
(e) Subject to the provisos set forth in the definition of Interest Period as they may apply
to Revolving Loans, whenever any payment to be made hereunder with respect to any Loan shall be
stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next
succeeding Business Day and, with respect to Revolving Loans only, such extension of time shall be
included in the computation of the payment of interest hereunder or of the Revolving Commitment
fees hereunder.
(f) [Reserved].
(g) Administrative Agent shall deem any payment by or on behalf of Borrower hereunder that is
not made in same day funds prior to 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) to be a non-conforming payment.
Any such payment shall not be deemed to have been received by Administrative Agent until the later
of (i) the time such funds become available funds, and (ii) the next succeeding Business Day.
Administrative Agent shall give prompt telephonic notice to Borrower and each applicable Lender
(confirmed in writing) if any payment is non-conforming. Any non-conforming payment may constitute
or become a Default or Event of Default in accordance with the terms of Section 8.1(a). Interest
shall continue to accrue on any principal as to which a non-conforming payment is made until such
funds become available funds (but in no event less than the period from the date of such payment to
the next succeeding applicable Business Day) at the rate determined pursuant to Section 2.10 from
the date such amount was due and payable until the date such amount is paid in full.
(h) If an Event of Default shall have occurred and not otherwise been waived, and the maturity
of the Obligations shall have been accelerated pursuant to Section 8.1, all payments or proceeds
received by Agents hereunder in respect of any of the Obligations, shall be applied in accordance
with the application arrangements described in Section 9.2 of the Pledge and Security Agreement and
the analogous sections of any other Collateral Documents.
2.17. Ratable Sharing
. Lenders hereby agree among themselves that, except as otherwise provided in the Collateral
Documents with respect to amounts realized from the exercise of rights with respect to Liens on the
Collateral, if any of them shall, whether by voluntary payment (other than a voluntary prepayment
of Loans made and applied in accordance with the terms hereof), through the exercise of any right
of set-off, consolidation or bankers lien, by counterclaim or cross action or by the enforcement
of any right under the Credit Documents or otherwise, or as adequate protection of a deposit
treated as cash collateral under any Insolvency Laws, receive payment or reduction of a proportion
of the aggregate amount of principal, interest, amounts payable in respect of Letters of Credit,
fees and other amounts then due and owing to such Lender hereunder or under the other Credit
Documents (collectively, the
Aggregate Amounts Due
to such Lender) which is greater than the
proportion received by any other Lender in respect of the Aggregate Amounts Due to such other
Lender, then the Lender receiving such proportionately greater payment shall (a) notify
Administrative Agent and each other Lender of the receipt of such payment and (b) apply a portion
of such payment to purchase participations (which it shall be deemed to have purchased from each
seller of a participation simultaneously upon the receipt by such seller of its portion of such
payment) in the Aggregate Amounts Due to the other Lenders so that all such recoveries of Aggregate
Amounts Due shall be shared by all Lenders in proportion to the Aggregate Amounts Due to them;
provided
that, if all or part of such proportionately greater payment received by such
purchasing Lender is thereafter recovered from such Lender upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of
Borrower or otherwise, those purchases shall be rescinded and the purchase prices paid for such
participations shall be returned to such purchasing Lender ratably to the extent of such recovery,
but without interest. Borrower expressly consents to the foregoing arrangement and agrees that any
holder of a participation so purchased
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may exercise any and all rights of bankers lien, consolidation, set-off or
counterclaim with respect to any and all monies owing by Borrower to that holder with respect
thereto as fully as if that holder were owed the amount of the participation held by that holder.
The provisions of this Section 2.17 shall not be construed to apply to (a) any payment made by
Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or (b) any payment
obtained by any Lender as consideration for the assignment or sale of a participation in any of its
Loans or other Obligations owed to it.
2.18. Making or Maintaining Eurodollar Rate Loans
.
(a)
Inability to Determine Applicable Interest Rate
. In the event that Administrative
Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all
parties hereto absent manifest error), on any Interest Rate Determination Date with respect to any
Eurodollar Rate Loans, that by reason of circumstances affecting the London interbank market
adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the interest rate applicable to such Loans on
the basis provided for in the definition of Adjusted Eurodollar Rate or the Eurodollar rate for any
requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loans does not adequately and
fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, Administrative Agent shall on such
date give notice (by email or by telephone confirmed in writing) to Borrower and each Lender of
such determination, whereupon (i) no Loans may be made as, or converted to, Eurodollar Rate Loans
until such time as Administrative Agent notifies Borrower and Lenders that the circumstances giving
rise to such notice no longer exist, and (ii) any Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice
given by Borrower with respect to the Loans in respect of which such determination was made shall
be deemed to be rescinded by Borrower.
(b)
Illegality or Impracticability of Eurodollar Rate Loans
. In the event that on any
date any Lender shall have determined (which determination shall be final and conclusive and
binding upon all parties hereto absent manifest error) that the making, maintaining or continuation
of its Eurodollar Rate Loans (i) has become unlawful as a result of compliance by such Lender in
good faith with any law, treaty, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order (or would
conflict with any such treaty, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order not having the
force of law even though the failure to comply therewith would not be unlawful), or (ii) has become
impracticable, as a result of contingencies occurring after the date hereof which materially and
adversely affect the London interbank market or the position of such Lender in that market, then,
and in any such event, such Lender shall be an
Affected Lender
and it shall on that day give
notice (by email or by telephone confirmed in writing) to Borrower and Administrative Agent of such
determination (which notice Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each other Lender). If
the Administrative Agent receives a notice from (x) any Lender pursuant to clause (i) of the
preceding sentence or (y) a notice from Lenders constituting Requisite Lenders pursuant to clause
(ii) of the preceding sentence, then (1) the obligation of the Lenders (or, in the case of any
notice pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding sentence, such Lender) to make Loans as, or to
convert Loans to, Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until such notice shall be withdrawn by
each Affected Lender, (2) to the extent such determination by the Affected Lender relates to a
Eurodollar Rate Loan then being requested by Borrower pursuant to a Funding Notice or a
Conversion/Continuation Notice, Lenders (or in the case of any notice pursuant to clause (i) of the
preceding sentence, such Lender) shall make such Loan as (or continue such Loan as or convert such
Loan to, as the case may be) a Base Rate Loan, (3) the Lenders (or in the case of any notice
pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding sentence, such Lenders) obligations to maintain their
respective outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans (the
Affected Loans
) shall be terminated at the
earlier to occur of the expiration of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the
Affected Loans or when required by law, and (4) the Affected Loans shall automatically convert into
Base Rate Loans on the date of such termination. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
to the extent a determination by an Affected Lender as described above relates to a Eurodollar Rate
Loan then being requested by Borrower pursuant to a Funding Notice or a Conversion/Continuation
Notice, Borrower shall
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have the option, subject to the provisions of Section 2.18(c), to rescind such Funding Notice
or Conversion/Continuation Notice as to all Lenders by giving written or telephonic notice
(promptly confirmed by delivery of written notice thereof) to Administrative Agent of such
rescission on the date on which the Affected Lender gives notice of its determination as described
above (which notice of rescission Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each other
Lender).
(c)
Compensation for Breakage or Non-Commencement of Interest Periods
. The Borrower
shall compensate each Lender, as promptly as practicable after written request by such Lender
(which request shall set forth the basis for requesting such amounts and shall be conclusive absent
manifest error), for all reasonable losses, expenses and liabilities (including any interest paid
or calculated to be due and payable by such Lender to lenders of funds borrowed by it to make or
carry its Eurodollar Rate Loans and any loss, expense or liability sustained by such Lender in
connection with the liquidation or deployment of such funds but excluding loss of anticipated
profits) which such Lender may sustain: (i) if for any reason (other than a default by such Lender)
a borrowing of any Eurodollar Rate Loan does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Funding
Notice or a telephonic request for borrowing, or a conversion to or continuation of any Eurodollar
Rate Loan does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Conversion/Continuation Notice or a
telephonic request for conversion or continuation; (ii) if any prepayment or other principal
payment of, or any conversion of, any of its Eurodollar Rate Loans occurs on a date prior to the
last day of an Interest Period applicable to that Loan; or (iii) if any prepayment of any of its
Eurodollar Rate Loans is not made on any date specified in a notice of prepayment given by
Borrower.
(d)
Booking of Eurodollar Rate Loans
. Any Lender may make, carry or transfer
Eurodollar Rate Loans at, to, or for the account of any of its branch offices or the office of an
Affiliate of such Lender.
(e)
Assumptions Concerning Funding of Eurodollar Rate Loans
. Calculation of all
amounts payable to a Lender under this Section 2.18 and under Section 2.19 shall be made as though
such Lender had actually funded each of its relevant Eurodollar Rate Loans through the purchase of
a Eurodollar deposit bearing interest at the rate obtained pursuant to clause (i) of the definition
of Adjusted Eurodollar Rate in an amount equal to the amount of such Eurodollar Rate Loan and
having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period and through the transfer of such
Eurodollar deposit from an offshore office of such Lender to a domestic office of such Lender in
the United States of America;
provided
,
however
, each Lender may fund each of its
Eurodollar Rate Loans in any manner it sees fit and the foregoing assumptions shall be utilized
only for the purposes of calculating amounts payable under this Section 2.18 and under Section
2.19.
2.19. Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy
.
(a)
Compensation for Increased Costs and Taxes
. In the event that any Lender (which
term shall include Issuing Bank for purposes of this Section 2.19(a)) shall reasonably determine
(which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all
parties hereto) that any Applicable Law, or any change therein or in the interpretation,
administration or application thereof (including the introduction of any new Applicable Law), or
any determination of any Governmental Authority, in each case that becomes effective after the date
hereof, or compliance by such Lender with any guideline, request or directive issued or made after
the date hereof by any Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law): (i)
subjects such Lender (or its applicable lending office) to any additional Tax (other than any
Excluded Taxes or Indemnified Taxes covered under Section 2.20) with respect to this Agreement or
any of the other Credit Documents or any of its obligations hereunder or thereunder or any payments
to such Lender (or its applicable lending office) of principal, interest, fees or any other amount
payable hereunder; (ii) imposes, modifies or holds applicable any reserve (including
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any marginal, emergency, supplemental, special or other reserve), special deposit, compulsory
loan, FDIC insurance or similar requirement against assets held by, or deposits or other
liabilities in or for the account of, or advances or loans by, or other credit extended by, or any
other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Lender (other than any such reserve or other
requirements with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans that are reflected in the definition of Adjusted
Eurodollar Rate); or (iii) imposes any other condition (other than with respect to a Tax matter) on
or affecting such Lender (or its applicable lending office) or its obligations hereunder or the
London interbank market; and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such
Lender of agreeing to make, making or maintaining Loans hereunder or to reduce any amount received
or receivable by such Lender (or its applicable lending office) with respect thereto; then, in any
such case, Borrower shall pay to such Lender, as promptly as practicable after receipt of the
statement referred to in the next sentence, such additional amount or amounts (in the form of an
increased rate of, or a different method of calculating, interest or otherwise as such Lender in
its sole discretion shall determine) as may be necessary to compensate such Lender for any such
increased cost or reduction in amounts received or receivable hereunder. Such Lender shall deliver
to Borrower (with a copy to Administrative Agent) a written statement, setting forth in reasonable
detail the basis for calculating the additional amounts owed to such Lender under this Section
2.19(a), which statement shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto absent manifest
error.
(b)
Capital Adequacy Adjustment
. In the event that any Lender (which term shall
include Issuing Bank for purposes of this Section 2.19(b)) shall have reasonably determined that
the adoption, effectiveness, phase in or applicability after the Closing Date of any Applicable Law
regarding capital adequacy, reserve requirements or similar requirements, or any change therein or
in the interpretation, application or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority, central
bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance
by any Lender (or its applicable lending office) with any Applicable Law regarding capital
adequacy, reserve requirements or similar requirements (whether or not having the force of law) of
any such Governmental Authority, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on the
capital of such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender as a consequence of, or with
reference to, such Lenders Loans or Revolving Commitments or Letters of Credit, or participations
therein or other obligations hereunder with respect to the Loans or the Letters of Credit to a
level below that which such Lender or such controlling corporation could have achieved but for such
adoption, effectiveness, phase in, applicability, change or compliance (taking into consideration
the policies of such Lender or such controlling corporation with regard to capital adequacy), then
from time to time, within five Business Days after receipt by Borrower from such Lender of the
statement referred to in the next sentence, Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional
amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such controlling corporation on an after tax
basis for such reduction. Such Lender shall deliver to Borrower (with a copy to Administrative
Agent) a written statement, setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for calculating the
additional amounts owed to Lender under this Section 2.19(b), which statement shall be conclusive
and binding upon all parties hereto absent manifest error.
2.20. Taxes; Withholding, etc.
(a)
Payments to Be Free and Clear
. All sums payable by or on behalf of any Credit
Party hereunder and under the other Credit Documents shall (except to the extent required by law)
be paid free and clear of, and without any deduction or withholding on account of, any Tax.
(b)
Withholding of Taxes
. If any Credit Party or any other applicable withholding
agent is required by law to make any deduction or withholding on account of any Indemnified Taxes
or Other Taxes from any sum paid or payable by any Credit Party to any Agent or any Lender (which
term shall include each Swing Line Lender and Issuing Bank for purposes of this Section 2.20) under
any of the
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Credit Documents: (i) Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent of any such requirement or
any change in any such requirement as soon as Borrower becomes aware of it; (ii) the applicable
withholding agent shall make such deduction or withholding and pay such Indemnified Taxes or Other
Taxes before the date on which penalties attach thereto, such payment to be made (if the liability
to pay is imposed on any Credit Party) for its own account or (if that liability is imposed on
Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be) on behalf of and in the name of
Administrative Agent or such Lender; (iii) the sum payable by the Credit Party in respect of which
the relevant deduction, withholding or payment is required shall be increased to the extent
necessary to ensure that, after the making of that deduction, withholding or payment (including any
deduction, withholding or payment applicable to additional amounts payable under this Section
2.20), Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, receives on the due date a net sum
equal to what it would have received had no such deduction, withholding or payment been required or
made; and (iv) within thirty days after paying any sum from which it is required by law to make any
deduction or withholding, and within thirty days after the due date of payment of any Indemnified
Taxes or Other Taxes which it is required by clause (ii) above to pay, Borrower (if Borrower is the
withholding agent) shall deliver to Administrative Agent evidence satisfactory to the other
affected parties of such deduction, withholding or payment and of the remittance thereof to the
relevant taxing or other authority.
(c) Borrower agrees to indemnify each Agent and each Lender for (i) the full amount of
Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes (including any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes attributable to
any amounts payable under this Section 2.20) payable by such Agent or such Lender (whether or not
such Taxes are correctly or legally imposed) and (ii) any expenses arising therefrom or with
respect thereto. A certificate from the relevant Lender or Agent, setting forth in reasonable
detail the basis and calculation of such Taxes shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(d)
Evidence of Exemption from Withholding Tax
. Each Lender shall, at such times as
are reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, provide the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent with any documentation prescribed by law or reasonably requested by Borrower
or Administrative Agent certifying as to any entitlement of such Lender to an exemption from, or
reduction in, withholding tax with respect to any payments to be made to such Lender under the
Credit Documents. Each Lender shall, whenever a lapse in time or change in such Lenders
circumstances renders such documentation obsolete, expired or inaccurate in any material respect,
deliver promptly to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent updated or other appropriate
documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by the applicable withholding
agent) or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of its inability to do so.
Without limiting the foregoing:
(A) Each Lender that is not a United States person (as such term is defined in Section
7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code) for U.S. federal income tax purposes (a
Non-U.S.
Lender
) shall, to the extent it is legally eligible to do so, deliver to Administrative
Agent for transmission to Borrower, on or prior to the Closing Date (in the case of each
Lender listed on the signature pages hereof on the Closing Date) or on or prior to the date
of the Assignment Agreement pursuant to which it becomes a Lender (in the case of each other
Lender), and at such other times as may be necessary in the determination of Borrower or
Administrative Agent (each in the reasonable exercise of its discretion), (i) two original
copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI (or, in each case, any successor
forms), properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, and such other documentation
required under the Internal Revenue Code and reasonably requested by Borrower to establish
that such Lender is not subject to deduction or withholding of United States federal income
tax with respect to any payments to such Lender of
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principal, interest, fees or other amounts payable under any of the Credit Documents,
(ii) if such Lender is not a bank or other Person described in Section 881(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code, a Certificate re Non Bank Status substantially in the form of Exhibit
E, together with two original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN (or any
successor form), properly completed and duly executed by such Lender or (iii) to the extent
a Lender is not the beneficial owner (for example, where the Lender is a partnership, or is
a Participant holding a participation granted by a participating Lender), Internal Revenue
Service Form W-8IMY (or any successor forms) of the Lender, accompanied by a Form W-8ECI,
W-8BEN, a Certificate re Non Bank Status substantially in the form of Exhibit E, Form W-9,
Form W-8IMY or any other required information from each beneficial owner, as applicable
(
provided
that, if one or more beneficial owners are claiming the portfolio interest
exemption, the Certificate re Non Bank Status substantially in the form of Exhibit E may be
provided by such Lender on behalf of such beneficial owner) and such other documentation
required under the Internal Revenue Code and reasonably requested by Borrower to establish
that such Lender is not subject to deduction or withholding of United States federal income
tax with respect to any payments to such Lender of interest payable under any of the Credit
Documents.
(B) Each Lender that is a United States person (as such term is defined in Section
7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code) for United States federal income tax purposes (a
U.S. Lender
) and is not an exempt recipient within the meaning of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.6049-4(c) shall deliver to Administrative Agent and Borrower on or prior to the
Closing Date (or, if later, on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a party to
this Agreement) two original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor
form), properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, certifying that such U.S. Lender
is entitled to an exemption from United States backup withholding tax, or otherwise prove
that it is entitled to such an exemption.
(C) If a payment made to a Lender under any of the Credit Documents would be subject to
United States federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply
with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section
1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver
to Administrative Agent and Borrower, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such
time or times reasonably requested by Administrative Agent or Borrower, such documentation
prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the
Internal Revenue Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by
Administrative Agent or Borrower as may be necessary for Administrative Agent or Borrower to
comply with its obligations under FATCA, to determine that such Lender has complied with
such Lenders obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from
such payment. For purposes of this clause, FATCA shall include any regulations or official
interpretations thereof.
(D) Each Lender required to deliver any forms, certificates or other evidence with
respect to United States federal income tax withholding matters pursuant to this Section
2.20(d) hereby agrees, from time to time after the initial delivery by such Lender of such
forms, certificates or other evidence, whenever a lapse in time or change in such Lenders
circumstances renders such forms, certificates or other evidence expired, obsolete or
inaccurate in any material respect, that such Lender shall promptly deliver to
Administrative Agent for transmission to Borrower two new original copies of Internal
Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, W-8ECI and/or W-8IMY (or, in each case, any successor form), or
a Certificate re Non Bank Status and two original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form
W-8BEN (or any successor form), as the case may be, properly completed and duly executed by
such Lender, and such other documentation required
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under the Internal Revenue Code and reasonably requested by Borrower to confirm or
establish that such Lender is not subject to deduction or withholding of United States
federal income tax with respect to payments to such Lender under the Credit Documents, or
notify Administrative Agent and Borrower of its inability to deliver any such forms,
certificates or other evidence.
(e)
Payment of Taxes
. In addition, Borrower agrees to pay any present or future
stamp, court or documentary Taxes and any other excise, property, intangible or mortgage recording
Taxes imposed by any Governmental Authority, which arise from any payment made under any Credit
Document or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or otherwise
with respect to, any Credit Document (
Other Taxes
).
(f)
Treatment of Certain Refunds
. If any party determines, in its sole discretion
exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been
indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.20 (including additional amounts paid pursuant to this
Section 2.20), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to
the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to
such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including any Taxes) of such indemnified party and
without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect
to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay
to such indemnified party the amount paid to such indemnified party pursuant to the previous
sentence (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental
Authority) in the event such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such
Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.20(f), in no
event will any indemnified party be required to pay any amount to any indemnifying party pursuant
to this Section 2.20(f) if such payment would place such indemnified party in a less favorable
position (on a net after-Tax basis) than such indemnified party would have been in if the
indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid.
This Section 2.20(f) shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its
Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes which it deems confidential) to the
indemnifying party or any other Person.
2.21. Obligation to Mitigate
. Each Lender (which term shall include Issuing Bank for purposes of this Section 2.21)
agrees that, as promptly as practicable after the officer of such Lender responsible for
administering its Loans or Letters of Credit, as the case may be, becomes aware of the occurrence
of an event or the existence of a condition that would cause such Lender to become an Affected
Lender or that would entitle such Lender to receive payments under Section 2.18, 2.19 or 2.20, it
will, to the extent not inconsistent with the internal policies of such Lender and any applicable
legal or regulatory restrictions, use reasonable efforts to (a) make, issue, fund or maintain its
Credit Extensions, including any Affected Loans, through another office of such Lender, or (b) take
such other measures as such Lender may deem reasonable, if as a result thereof the circumstances
which would cause such Lender to be an Affected Lender would cease to exist or the additional
amounts which would otherwise be required to be paid to such Lender pursuant to Section 2.18, 2.19
or 2.20 would be materially reduced and if, as determined by such Lender in its sole discretion,
the making, issuing, funding or maintaining of such Revolving Commitments, Loans or Letters of
Credit through such other office or in accordance with such other measures, as the case may be,
would not otherwise adversely affect such Revolving Commitments, Loans or Letters of Credit or the
interests of such Lender;
provided
, such Lender will not be obligated to utilize such other
office or take such other measures pursuant to this Section 2.21 unless Borrower agrees to pay all
reasonable incremental expenses incurred by such Lender as a result of utilizing such other office
or take such other measures as described above. A certificate as to the amount of any such
expenses payable by Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.21 (setting forth in reasonable detail the
basis for requesting such amount) submitted by such Lender to Borrower (with a copy to
Administrative Agent) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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2.22. Defaulting Lenders
. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that any Lender
becomes a Defaulting Lender, then during any Default Period with respect to such Defaulting Lender,
such Defaulting Lender shall be deemed not to be a Lender for purposes of any amendment, waiver
or consent with respect to any provision of the Credit Documents that requires the approval of
Requisite Lenders, and Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent such additional amounts of cash
as reasonably requested by the Issuing Bank or the Swing Line Lender to be held as security for
Borrowers reimbursement Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans then
outstanding (such amount not to exceed such Defaulting Lenders obligations under Sections 2.3 and
2.4). During any Default Period with respect to a Funds Defaulting Lender that is not also an
Insolvency Defaulting Lender, (a) any amounts that would otherwise be payable to such Funds
Defaulting Lender with respect to its Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments under the Credit
Documents (including, without limitation, voluntary and mandatory prepayments and fees) shall, in
lieu of being distributed to such Funds Defaulting Lender, be retained by Administrative Agent and
applied in the following order of priority:
first
, to the payment of any amounts owing by such
Funds Defaulting Lender to Administrative Agent,
second
, to the payment of any amounts owing by
such Funds Defaulting Lender to the Swing Line Lender,
third
, to the payment of any amounts owing
by such Funds Defaulting Lender to the Issuing Bank, and
fourth
, to the payment of the Revolving
Loans of other Lenders (but not to the Revolving Loans of such Funds Defaulting Lender) as if such
Funds Defaulting Lender had funded all Defaulted Loans of such Funds Defaulting Lender; and (b) the
Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments as at any date of determination shall be calculated as
if such Defaulting Lender had funded all Defaulted Loans of such Defaulting Lender. During any
Default Period with respect to an Insolvency Defaulting Lender, any amounts that would otherwise be
payable to such Insolvency Defaulting Lender under the Credit Documents (including, without
limitation, voluntary and mandatory prepayments and fees including fees payable under Section
2.11(d)) may, in lieu of being distributed to such Insolvency Defaulting Lender, be retained by
Administrative Agent to collateralize indemnification and reimbursement obligations of such
Insolvency Defaulting Lender in an amount reasonably determined by Administrative Agent. No
Revolving Commitment of any Lender shall be increased or otherwise affected, and, except as
otherwise expressly provided in this Section 2.22, performance by Borrower of its obligations
hereunder and the other Credit Documents shall not be excused or otherwise modified as a result of
any Lender becoming a Defaulting Lender or the operation of this Section 2.22. The rights and
remedies against a Defaulting Lender under this Section 2.22 are in addition to other rights and
remedies which Borrower may have against such Defaulting Lender as a result of it becoming a
Defaulting Lender and which Administrative Agent or any Lender may have against such Defaulting
Lender with respect thereto.
2.23. Removal or Replacement of a Lender
. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that: (a) (i) any
Lender (an
Increased Cost Lender
) shall give notice to Borrower that such Lender is an Affected
Lender or that such Lender is entitled to receive payments under Section 2.18, 2.19 or 2.20, (ii)
the circumstances which have caused such Lender to be an Affected Lender or which entitle such
Lender to receive such payments shall remain in effect, and (iii) such Lender shall fail to
withdraw such notice within five Business Days after Borrowers request for such withdrawal; or (b)
(i) any Lender shall become a Defaulting Lender, (ii) the Default Period for such Defaulting Lender
shall remain in effect, and (iii) such Defaulting Lender shall fail to cure the default as a result
of which it has become a Defaulting Lender within five Business Days after Borrowers request that
it cure such default; or (c) in connection with any proposed amendment, modification, termination,
waiver or consent with respect to any of the provisions hereof as contemplated by Section 10.5(b),
the consent of Requisite Lenders shall have been obtained but the consent of one or more of such
other Lenders (each a
Non-Consenting Lender
) whose consent is required shall not have been
obtained; then, with respect to each such Increased Cost Lender, Defaulting Lender or
Non-Consenting Lender (the
Terminated Lender
), Borrower may, by giving written notice to
Administrative Agent and any Terminated Lender of its election to do so, elect to cause such
Terminated Lender (and such Terminated Lender hereby
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irrevocably agrees) to assign its outstanding Loans and its Revolving Commitments, if any, in
full to one or more Eligible Assignees (each a
Replacement Lender
) in accordance with the
provisions of Section 10.6 and Borrower shall pay the fees, if any, payable thereunder in
connection with any such assignment from an Increased Cost Lender, a Non-Consenting Lender or
Insolvency Defaulting Lender, and the Funds Defaulting Lender (if not also an Insolvency Defaulting
Lender) shall pay the fees, if any, payable thereunder in connection with any such assignment from
such Defaulting Lender;
provided
, (1) on the date of such assignment, the Replacement
Lender shall pay to Terminated Lender an amount equal to the sum of (A) an amount equal to the
principal of, and all accrued interest on, all outstanding Loans of the Terminated Lender, (B) an
amount equal to all unreimbursed drawings that have been funded by such Terminated Lender, together
with all then unpaid interest with respect thereto at such time and (C) an amount equal to all
accrued, but theretofore unpaid fees owing to such Terminated Lender pursuant to Section 2.11; (2)
on the date of such assignment, Borrower shall pay any amounts payable to such Terminated Lender
pursuant to Section 2.18(c), 2.19 or 2.20; or otherwise as if it were a prepayment; (3) in the case
of any assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.19 or payments required
to be made under Section 2.20, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or
payment and (4) in the event such Terminated Lender is a Non-Consenting Lender, each Replacement
Lender shall consent, at the time of such assignment, to each matter in respect of which such
Terminated Lender was a Non-Consenting Lender;
provided
that Borrower may not make such
election with respect to any Terminated Lender that is also an Issuing Bank unless, prior to the
effectiveness of such election, Borrower shall have caused each outstanding Letter of Credit issued
thereby to be cancelled. Upon the prepayment of all amounts owing to any Terminated Lender and the
termination of such Terminated Lenders Revolving Commitments, if any, such Terminated Lender shall
no longer constitute a Lender for purposes hereof;
provided
that any rights of such
Terminated Lender to indemnification hereunder shall survive as to such Terminated Lender. Each
Lender agrees that if Borrower exercises its option hereunder to cause an assignment by such Lender
as a Terminated Lender, such Lender shall, promptly after receipt of written notice of such
election, execute and deliver all documentation necessary to effectuate such assignment in
accordance with Section 10.6. In the event that a Terminated Lender does not comply with the
requirements of the immediately preceding sentence within one Business Day after receipt of such
notice, each Lender hereby authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver
such documentation as may be required to give effect to an assignment in accordance with Section
10.6 on behalf of such Terminated Lender and any such documentation so executed by the
Administrative Agent shall be effective for purposes of documenting an assignment pursuant to
Section 10.6.
2.24. Incremental Facilities
. The Borrower may by written notice to Administrative Agent elect to request (A) prior to
the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, an increase to the existing Revolving Loan Commitments
(any such increase, the
New Revolving Loan Commitments
) and/or (B) the establishment of one or
more new term loan commitments (the
New Term Loan Commitments
), by an amount not in excess of
$250,000,000 in the aggregate and not less than $25,000,000 individually (or such lesser amount
which shall be approved by Administrative Agent or such lesser amount that shall constitute the
difference between $250,000,000 and all such New Revolving Loan Commitments and New Term Loan
Commitments obtained prior to such date), and integral multiples of $10,000,000 in excess of that
amount. Each such notice shall specify (A) the date (each, an
Increased Amount Date
) on which
Borrower proposes that the New Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term Loan Commitments shall be
effective, which shall be a date not less than 10 Business Days after the date on which such notice
is delivered to Administrative Agent and (B) the identity of each Lender or other Person that is an
Eligible Assignee;
provided
that, Issuing Bank shall have consented (such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed) to the allocation of New Revolving Loan Commitments to any
Eligible Assignee under clause (ii) of the definition thereof (each, a
New Revolving Loan Lender
or
New Term Loan Lender
, as applicable) to whom Borrower proposes any portion of such New
Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term Loan Commitments, as applicable, be allocated and the
amounts of such allocations;
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provided
that GSLP may elect or decline to arrange such New Revolving Loan Commitments
or New Term Loan Commitments, as applicable, in its sole discretion and any Lender approached to
provide all or a portion of the New Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term Loan Commitments may
elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide a New Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term
Loan Commitment. Such New Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term Loan Commitments shall become
effective, as of such Increased Amount Date;
provided
that (1) no Default or Event of
Default shall exist on such Increased Amount Date before or after giving effect to such New
Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term Loan Commitments; (2) both before and after giving effect to
the making of any Series of New Term Loans, each of the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 shall
be satisfied; (3) Parent and its Subsidiaries shall be in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis after
giving effect to such New Term Loans and the application of the proceeds thereof, with each of the
covenants set forth in Section 6.7 as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter
after giving effect to such New Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term Loan Commitments; (4) the
New Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term Loan Commitments, as applicable, shall be effected
pursuant to one or more Joinder Agreements executed and delivered by the applicable New Revolving
Lender or New Term Lender, as the case may be, Borrower and Administrative Agent, and each of which
shall be recorded in the Register and shall be subject to the requirements set forth in Section
2.20(d); (5) Borrower shall make any payments required pursuant to Section 2.18(c) in connection
with the New Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term Loan Commitments, as applicable; and (6)
Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered any customary legal opinions or other documents
reasonably requested by Administrative Agent in connection with any such transaction. Any New Term
Loans made on an Increased Amount Date shall be designated a separate series (a
Series
) of New
Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement.
On any Increased Amount Date on which New Revolving Loan Commitments are effected, subject to
the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, (a) each of the Revolving Lenders shall
assign to each of the New Revolving Loan Lenders, and each of the New Revolving Loan Lenders shall
purchase from each of the Revolving Loan Lenders, at the principal amount thereof (together with
accrued interest), such interests in the Revolving Loans outstanding on such Increased Amount Date
as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases,
such Revolving Loans will be held by existing Revolving Loan Lenders and New Revolving Loan Lenders
ratably in accordance with their Revolving Loan Commitments after giving effect to the addition of
such New Revolving Loan Commitments to the Revolving Loan Commitments, (b) each New Revolving Loan
Commitment shall be deemed for all purposes a Revolving Loan Commitment and each Loan made
thereunder (a
New Revolving Loan
) shall be deemed, for all purposes, a Revolving Loan and (c)
each New Revolving Loan Lender shall become a Lender with respect to the New Revolving Loan
Commitment and all matters relating thereto.
On any Increased Amount Date on which any New Term Loan Commitments of any Series are
effective, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, (i) each New Term
Loan Lender of any Series shall make a Loan to Borrower (a
New Term Loan
) in an amount equal to
its New Term Loan Commitment of such Series, and (ii) each New Term Loan Lender of any Series shall
become a Lender hereunder with respect to the New Term Loan Commitment of such Series and the New
Term Loans of such Series made pursuant thereto.
Administrative Agent shall notify Lenders promptly upon receipt of Borrowers notice of each
Increased Amount Date and in respect thereof (x) the New Revolving Loan Commitments and the New
Revolving Loan Lenders or the Series of New Term Loan Commitments and the New Term Loan Lenders of
such Series, as applicable, and (y) in the case of each notice to any Revolving Loan Lender, the
respective interests in such Revolving Loan Lenders Revolving Loans, in each case subject to the
assignments contemplated by this Section.
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The terms and provisions of the New Term Loans and New Term Loan Commitments of any Series
shall be, except with respect to pricing, amortization and maturity and except as otherwise set
forth herein or in the Joinder Agreement and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to Administrative
Agent, identical to the Tranche B Term Loans. The terms and provisions of the New Revolving Loans
shall be identical to the Revolving Loans. In any event (i) the weighted average life to maturity
of all New Term Loans of any Series shall be no shorter than the then-remaining weighted average
life to maturity of the Tranche B Terms Loans, (ii) the applicable New Term Loan Maturity Date of
each Series shall be no shorter than the latest of the final maturity of the Tranche B Term Loans,
and (iii) the yield applicable to the New Term Loans of each Series shall be determined by Borrower
and the applicable new Lenders and shall be set forth in each applicable Joinder Agreement;
provided
however
that the yield applicable to the New Term Loans (after giving
effect to all upfront or similar fees or original issue discount payable with respect to such New
Term Loans) shall not be greater than the applicable yield payable pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement as amended through the date of such calculation with respect to Tranche B Term Loans
(including any upfront or similar fees or original issue discount paid and payable to the initial
Lenders hereunder) plus 0.25% per annum unless the interest rate with respect to the Tranche B Term
Loan is increased so as to cause the then applicable yield under this Agreement on the Tranche B
Term Loans (including any upfront or similar fees or original issue discount paid and payable to
the initial Lenders hereunder) to equal the yield then applicable to the New Term Loans (after
giving effect to all upfront or similar fees or original issue discount payable with respect to
such New Term Loans) minus 0.25% per annum. For purposes of clause (iii) of the immediately
preceding sentence, upfront or similar fees and original issue discount will be equated to interest
rates based upon an assumed four-year average life. Each Joinder Agreement may, without the
consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative
Agent, to effect the provision of this Section 2.24.
2.25.
Interest Act
(Canada)
. For purposes of disclosure pursuant to the Interest Act (Canada), the annual rates of
interest or fees to which the rates of interest or fees provided for in this Agreement and the
other Credit Documents (and stated herein or therein, as applicable, to be computed on the basis of
a 360 day year or any other period of time less than a calendar year) are equivalent are the rates
so provided for multiplied by the actual number of days in the applicable calendar year and divided
by 360 or the actual number of days in such other period of time, respectively.
SECTION 3. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
3.1. Closing Date
. The obligation of each Lender to make a Tranche A Term Loan, a Revolving Loan, an Initial
Draw Tranche B Term Loan or to issue a Letter of Credit, in each case on the Closing Date is
subject to the satisfaction, or waiver in accordance with Section 10.5, of the following conditions
on or before the Closing Date:
(a)
Credit Documents
. Administrative Agent and Arrangers shall have received
sufficient copies of each Credit Document originally executed and delivered by each applicable
Credit Party for each Agent;
provided
that the executed signature pages of each Credit
Document as to Parent and its Subsidiaries (other than Borrower and its Subsidiaries) that would
otherwise be required upon the closing of the Merger shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent
to be held in escrow pending their release and effectiveness in accordance with Section 10.24
hereto.
(b)
Organizational Documents; Incumbency
. Administrative Agent and Arrangers shall
have received (i) a copy of each Organizational Document executed and delivered by each Credit
Party, as applicable, and, to the extent applicable, certified as of a recent date by the
appropriate governmental official, each dated the Closing Date or a recent date prior thereto; (ii)
signature and incumbency certificates
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of the officers of such Person executing the Credit Documents to which it is a party; (iii)
resolutions of the board of directors or similar governing body of each Credit Party approving and
authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents to which it is a party or by which it or its assets may be bound as of the Closing Date,
certified as of the Closing Date by its secretary or an assistant secretary as being in full force
and effect without modification or amendment; (iv) a certificate of status, certificate of
compliance or other certificate of good standing from the applicable Governmental Authority of each
Credit Partys jurisdiction of incorporation, organization, amalgamation or formation and in each
jurisdiction in which it is qualified as a foreign corporation or other entity to do business, each
dated a recent date prior to the Closing Date; and (v) such other documents, including, without
limitation, current international SRL licenses for the applicable Barbados Credit Parties, as
Administrative Agent and Arrangers may reasonably request.
(c) [Reserved]
(d)
Consummation of Transactions; No Closing Date Material Adverse Effect
.
(1) All conditions precedent to the consummation of the Merger in the Merger Agreement
dated as of June 20, 2010 (other than the payment of the Dividend) shall have been (or shall
substantially concurrently with the Closing Date be) satisfied or waived, without giving
effect to any amendments thereto or any waivers or consents that are materially adverse to
the Arrangers or the Lenders in their capacities as Lenders, in each case without the
consent of the Arrangers.
(2) The representations and warranties made by or with respect to Parent and its
Subsidiaries in the Merger Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders shall
be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date to the same
extent as though made on and as of that date (except to the extent such representations and
warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and
warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such
earlier date), but only to the extent that Borrower has the right to terminate its
obligations under the Merger Agreement as a result of a breach of such representations and
warranties in the Merger Agreement;
provided
that, in each case, such materiality
qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that are qualified
or modified by materiality in the text thereof. The representations and warranties made by
or with respect to Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the Merger Agreement as are material to
the interests of the Lenders shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of
the Closing Date to the same extent as though made on and as of that date (except to the
extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which
case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material
respects on and as of such earlier date), but only to the extent that Parent has the right
to terminate its obligations under the Merger Agreement as a result of a breach of such
representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement;
provided
that, in each case,
such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties
that are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof.
(3) Since January 1, 2010, there shall not have occurred any fact, circumstance,
effect, change, event or development that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or
would reasonably be expected to have a Closing Date Material Adverse Effect on either
Borrower and its Subsidiaries or Parent and its Subsidiaries (other than Borrower and its
Subsidiaries).
(e)
Existing Indebtedness
. On the Closing Date (substantially concurrently with the
initial funding of the Loans hereunder), (A) Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall have (i) repaid in
full (x) the Existing Valeant Facility and (y) all other Indebtedness of Borrower, other than (1)
Indebtedness with an
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aggregate principal amount not in excess of $5,000,000, (2) Indebtedness set forth on Schedule
6.1 hereto and (3) Indebtedness among the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries permitted by
Section 6.1 hereto and except for the Existing Notes (as to which clause (B) below shall apply),
(ii) terminated any commitments to lend or make other extensions of credit thereunder, (iii)
delivered to Administrative Agent all documents or instruments necessary to release all Liens
securing such Indebtedness or other obligations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries thereunder being
repaid on the Closing Date and (iv) made arrangements reasonably satisfactory to Administrative
Agent and Arrangers with respect to the cancellation of any letters of credit outstanding
thereunder or the issuance of Letters of Credit to support the obligations of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries with respect thereto, (B) Borrower shall have repaid or issued an irrevocable call
notice with respect to all of the Existing Notes in accordance with the terms of the indentures
governing such Existing Notes and shall have deposited amounts necessary to redeem the outstanding
amount of such Existing Notes, together with any accrued interest, premium or other amounts owed,
with the trustees under the indentures governing the Existing Notes and (C) there will not exist
(pro forma for the Transactions) any default or event of default under the Valeant Convertible
Notes.
(f)
Governmental Authorizations and Consents
. Each Credit Party shall have obtained
all Governmental Authorizations and all consents of other Persons, in each case that are necessary
or advisable in connection with the Transactions and each of the foregoing shall be in full force
and effect and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and Arrangers.
All applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken or threatened by
any competent authority which would restrain, prevent or otherwise impose adverse conditions on the
Transactions and no action, request for stay, petition for review or rehearing, reconsideration, or
appeal with respect to any of the foregoing shall be pending, and the time for any applicable
agency to take action to set aside its consent on its own motion shall have expired.
(g)
Real Estate Assets
. In order to create in favor of Collateral Agent, for the
benefit of Secured Parties, a valid and, subject to Liens permitted to exist pursuant to the
Mortgages related thereto and any filing and/or recording referred to herein, perfected First
Priority security interest in certain Real Estate Assets, Collateral Agent shall have received from
Borrower and each applicable Guarantor:
(i) fully executed and notarized Mortgages, in proper form for registering or
recording in all appropriate places in all applicable jurisdictions, encumbering
each Real Estate Asset listed in Schedule 3.1(g)(i) (each, a
Closing Date Mortgaged
Property
);
(ii) an opinion of counsel (which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to
Collateral Agent) in each state, province or other jurisdiction in which a Closing
Date Mortgaged Property is located with respect to the enforceability of the form(s)
of Mortgages to be registered or recorded in such state, province or other
jurisdiction and such other matters as Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in
each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent;
(iii) [Reserved];
(iv) (A) ALTA mortgagee title insurance policies or unconditional commitments
therefor issued by one or more title companies reasonably satisfactory to Collateral
Agent with respect to each Closing Date Mortgaged Property (each, a
Title Policy
),
in amounts not less than the fair market value of each Closing Date Mortgaged
Property, together with a title report issued by a title company with respect
thereto, dated not more than thirty days prior to the Closing Date and copies of all
recorded documents listed as exceptions to title or otherwise referred to therein,
each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent and (B)
evidence satisfactory to Collateral Agent that
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such Credit Party has paid to the title company or to the appropriate
Governmental Authorities all expenses and premiums of the title company and all
other sums required in connection with the issuance of each Title Policy and all
recording and stamp taxes (including mortgage recording and intangible taxes)
payable in connection with recording the Mortgages for each Closing Date Mortgaged
Property in the appropriate real estate records;
(v) standard flood hazard determination certifications with respect to all
Closing Date Mortgaged Properties and evidence of flood insurance with respect to
each Flood Hazard Property that is located in a community that participates in the
National Flood Insurance Program, in each case in compliance with any applicable
regulations of the Board of Governors, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to Collateral Agent; and
(vi) ALTA surveys of all Closing Date Mortgaged Properties, certified to
Collateral Agent and dated not more than thirty days prior to the Closing Date or
copies of existing surveys currently in the possession of Parent, Borrower or any of
their respective Subsidiaries if such existing surveys are, together with any
affidavits of no change or other related affidavits that may be required by the
title companies, sufficient for the title companies to issue survey related
endorsements to the mortgagee title insurance policies referred to in Section
3.1(g)(iv) above.
(h)
Personal Property Collateral
. In order to create in favor of Collateral Agent,
for the benefit of Secured Parties, a valid, perfected First Priority security interest in the
personal property Collateral, each Credit Party shall have delivered to Collateral Agent:
(i) evidence satisfactory to Collateral Agent of the compliance by each Credit
Party of their obligations under the Pledge and Security Agreement, the Canadian
Pledge and Security Agreement, the Barbados Security Documents and the other
Collateral Documents (including their obligations to execute and deliver, file or
register UCC and PPSA financing statements (or equivalent filings), as applicable,
to deliver originals of securities, instruments and chattel paper and any agreements
governing deposit and/or securities accounts as provided therein);
(ii) a completed Collateral Questionnaire dated the Closing Date and executed
by an Authorized Officer of each Credit Party, together with all attachments
contemplated thereby, including (A) the results of a recent lien search, by a Person
reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, of all effective UCC and PPSA
financing statements (or equivalent filings) made with respect to any personal
property of any Credit Party in each jurisdiction where the Collateral Agent, acting
reasonably, considers it to be necessary or desirable that such searches be
conducted, together with copies of all such filings disclosed by such search, and
(B) UCC and PPSA financing change statements (or similar documents) duly executed or
authorized by all applicable Persons for filing in all applicable jurisdictions as
may be necessary to terminate any effective UCC or PPSA financing statements (or
equivalent filings) disclosed in such search (other than any such financing
statements in respect of Permitted Liens);
(iii) fully executed Intellectual Property Security Agreements, in proper form
for filing or recording in all appropriate places in all applicable jurisdictions,
memorializing and recording the encumbrance of the Intellectual Property Assets
listed in Schedule
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5.2 to the Pledge and Security Agreement and the analogous sections of any
other Collateral Documents;
(iv) opinions of counsel in each jurisdiction which governs the validity,
attachment, perfection, effect of perfection or of non-perfection, or priority of
any personal property Collateral in which any Credit Party has an interest (which
counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent) with respect to the
creation and perfection of the security interests in favor of Collateral Agent in
such Collateral and such other matters governed by the laws of each jurisdiction in
which any Credit Party or any personal property Collateral is located as Collateral
Agent may reasonably request, in each case in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Collateral Agent; and
(v) evidence satisfactory to Collateral Agent that Borrower has retained, at
its sole cost and expense, a service provider acceptable to Collateral Agent for the
tracking of all of UCC financing statements of Borrower and the Guarantors and that
will provide notification to Collateral Agent of, among other things, the upcoming
lapse or expiration thereof.
(i)
Financial Statements; Projections
. Administrative Agent and Arrangers shall have
received from Borrower (i) the Historical Financial Statements, (ii) pro forma consolidated balance
sheets of Parent and its Subsidiaries as at June 30, 2010, and reflecting the consummation of the
Transactions, and (iii) the Projections.
(j)
Evidence of Insurance
. Collateral Agent shall have received a certificate from
Borrowers insurance broker or other evidence satisfactory to it that all insurance required to be
maintained pursuant to Section 5.6 is in full force and effect, together with endorsements naming
the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, as additional insured and loss payee
thereunder to the extent required under Section 5.6.
(k)
Opinions of Counsel to Credit Parties
. Lenders and their respective counsel shall
have received originally executed copies of the favorable written opinions of:
(i) Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP, U.S. counsel to Parent and Borrower,
(ii) Chancery Chambers, special Barbados counsel to Parent and Borrower; and
(iii) Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, special Canadian counsel to Parent and
Borrower
in each case as to such matters as Administrative Agent may reasonably request, dated as of
the Closing Date and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Administrative Agent and Arrangers (and each Credit Party hereby instructs such counsel to
deliver such opinions to Agents and Lenders).
(l)
Fees
. Borrower shall have paid to Agents the fees payable on the Closing Date
referred to in Section 2.11(e) and (f).
(m)
Solvency Certificate
. On the Closing Date, Administrative Agent and Arrangers
shall have received a Solvency Certificate in respect of each Credit Party dated the Closing Date
and addressed to Administrative Agent and Lenders, and in form, scope and substance satisfactory to
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Agent and Arrangers, with appropriate attachments and demonstrating that after giving effect
to the consummation of the Transactions (giving effect to the assumptions set forth in such
Solvency Certificate), Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries that are Credit Parties are and will
be Solvent.
(n)
Closing Date Certificate
. Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent
and Arrangers an originally executed Closing Date Certificate, together with all attachments
thereto.
(o)
No Litigation
. There shall not exist any action, suit, investigation, litigation,
proceeding, hearing or other legal or regulatory developments, pending or threatened in any court
or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority that, in the reasonable opinion of
Administrative Agent and Arrangers, singly or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to
result in an injunction of the Merger after the funding of the Loans on the Closing Date.
(p) [Reserved]
(q)
Letter of Direction
. Administrative Agent shall have received a duly executed
letter of direction from Borrower addressed to Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and
Lenders, directing the disbursement on the Closing Date of the proceeds of the Loans made on such
date.
(r)
Maximum Leverage Ratio
. The ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Debt as of the
Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions to (ii) pro forma Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA
(excluding any synergies relating to the Merger) for the latest consecutive four fiscal quarter
period for which financial statements are then publicly available shall not be greater than 3.75:
1.00.
(s)
Patriot Act
. At least 10 days prior to the Closing Date, the Lenders shall have
received all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under
applicable know-your-customer and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct
Terrorism Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001) (the
PATRIOT Act
)
and the PCTFA.
Each Lender, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement and funding a Loan on the Closing
Date, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Credit
Document and each other document required to be approved by any Agent, Requisite Lenders or
Lenders, as applicable on the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, after the
commercially reasonable efforts of Borrower and Parent to do so, any Lien on the Collateral
required to be created and perfected pursuant to paragraphs (g) and (h) of this Section 3.1 (other
than (i) the pledge and perfection of Collateral with respect to which a Lien may be perfected
solely by the filing of financing statements under the UCC or PPSA statements under PPSA, (ii)
filings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office with respect to
Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property Assets and (iii) to the extent applicable, the
delivery of certificated securities representing intercompany debt or Equity Interests required to
constitute Collateral and related security powers) is not or cannot be provided or perfected on the
Closing Date, the creation and/or perfection of such Lien shall be deemed not to be a condition
precedent to the Closing Date but shall be required to be satisfied in accordance with Section
5.17.
3.2. Conditions to Each Credit Extension
.
(a)
Conditions Precedent
. The obligation of each Lender to make any Loan, or Issuing
Bank to issue any Letter of Credit, on any Credit Date, including the Closing Date, are subject to
the satisfaction, or waiver in accordance with Section 10.5, of the following conditions precedent:
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(i) Administrative Agent shall have received a fully executed and delivered Funding
Notice or Issuance Notice, as the case may be;
(ii) after making the Credit Extensions requested on such Credit Date, the Total
Utilization of Revolving Commitments shall not exceed the Revolving Commitments then in
effect;
(iii) as of such Credit Date, (x) with respect to the Closing Date, the Specified
Representations, and (y) with respect to any other Credit Date, the representations and
warranties contained herein and in the other Credit Documents, in each case, shall be true
and correct in all material respects on and as of that Credit Date to the same extent as
though made on and as of that date, except to the extent such representations and warranties
specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties
shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date;
provided
that, in each case, such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to
any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in
the text thereof; and
provided
,
further
, that in the case of the Closing
Date, any Specified Representation that is modified by the term Material Adverse Effect
shall be deemed to be modified such that clause (i) of the definition of Material Adverse
Effect shall be deemed to instead refer to a Closing Date Material Adverse Effect but
clause (ii) of the definition of Material Adverse Effect shall continue to apply;
(iv) except in the case of the Credit Extensions on the Closing Date, as of such Credit
Date, no event shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the consummation
of the applicable Credit Extension that would constitute an Event of Default or a Default;
provided
that, for the avoidance of doubt, if any such event shall have occurred and
be continuing that would constitute an Event of Default or a Default as a result of the
making of the Credit Extensions on the Closing Date and such event has not been cured or
waived in accordance with the terms hereof, then such event shall constitute an Event of
Default or Default immediately after the making of such Credit Extensions on the Closing
Date;
(v) on or before the date of issuance of any Letter of Credit, Administrative Agent
shall have received all other information required by the applicable Letter of Credit
Application, and such other documents or information as Issuing Bank may reasonably require
in connection with the issuance of such Letter of Credit; and
(vi) in the case of the funding of the Delayed Draw Term Loans on the Delayed Draw
Funding Date only, (i) the Merger shall have been consummated and become effective, (ii)
Parent shall have previously declared the Post-Merger Special Dividend to its shareholders
and (iii) Borrower shall have paid the fees payable on the Delayed Draw Funding Date
referred to in Section 2.11(e).
(b)
Notices
. Any Notice shall be executed by an Authorized Officer in a writing
delivered to Administrative Agent. In lieu of delivering a Notice, Parent or Borrower, as
applicable, may give Administrative Agent telephonic notice by the required time of any proposed
borrowing, conversion/continuation or issuance of a Letter of Credit, as the case may be;
provided
that each such telephonic notice shall be promptly confirmed in writing by
delivery of the applicable Notice to Administrative Agent on or before the close of business on the
date that the telephonic notice is given. In the event of a discrepancy between the telephonic
notice and the written Notice, the written Notice shall govern. In the case of any Notice that is
irrevocable once given, if Parent or Borrower, as applicable, provides telephonic notice in lieu
thereof, such telephone notice shall also be irrevocable once given. Neither Administrative Agent
nor any Lender shall incur any liability to Parent or Borrower, as applicable, in acting
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upon any telephonic notice referred to above that Administrative Agent believes in good faith
to have been given by a duly authorized officer or other person authorized on behalf of Parent or
Borrower, as applicable or for otherwise acting in good faith.
3.3. Conditions to the Second Draw Tranche B Term Loans
.
(a)
Conditions Precedent
. The obligation of each Lender to make a Second Draw Tranche
B Term Loan on the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction, or waiver in accordance with
Section 10.5, of all of the conditions precedent set forth in Sections 3.1 and 3.2 hereof, and also
the following conditions precedent:
(1) The certificate relating to the Merger (the
Merger Certificate
) shall be filed
with the Delaware Secretary of State substantially concurrently with the funding of the
Second Draw Tranche B Term Loans. The Merger Certificate shall provide that the Merger shall
become automatically effective at 12:01 a.m. (Eastern time) on the date following the filing
of the Merger Certificate (without any additional conditions to effectiveness).
(2) There will not exist (pro forma for the Transactions) any default or event of
default under any material Indebtedness of Parent or its Subsidiaries. Pro forma for the
consummation of the Merger, all material preexisting Indebtedness of Parent and its
Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness outstanding under this Agreement, the Notes, the
Valeant Convertible Notes, Indebtedness among the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries
permitted by Section 6.1 and Parents 5.375% Convertible Notes due 2014) shall have been
repaid or repurchased in full (or, in the case of the Existing Notes, the requirements set
forth in Section 3.1(e)(B) shall have been satisfied), all commitments relating thereto
shall have been terminated, and all Liens related thereto shall have been terminated or
released, in each case on terms satisfactory to the Arrangers (or, in the case of the
Existing Biovail Facility, evidence reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent shall
have been
provided
that the commitments thereunder shall terminate immediately upon
the effectiveness of the Merger).
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
In order to induce Agents, Lenders and Issuing Bank to enter into this Agreement and to make
each Credit Extension to be made thereby, each Credit Party represents and warrants to each Agent,
each Lender and Issuing Bank, on the Closing Date and on each Credit Date, that the following
statements are true and correct (it being understood and agreed that the representations and
warranties made on the Closing Date are deemed to be made concurrently with the consummation of the
Transactions).
4.1. Organization; Requisite Power and Authority; Qualification
. Except as otherwise set
forth on Schedule 4.1, each of Parent, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries (a) is duly
organized, validly existing and, to the extent such concept is applicable in the relevant
jurisdiction, in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization as identified in
Schedule 4.1, (b) has all requisite power and authority to own and operate its properties, to carry
on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, to enter into the Credit
Documents to which it is a party and to carry out the transactions contemplated thereby, and (c) to
the extent such concept is applicable in the relevant jurisdiction, is qualified to do business and
in good standing in every jurisdiction where its assets are located and wherever necessary to carry
out its business and operations, except in jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or in
good standing has not had, and could not be reasonably expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
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4.2. Equity Interests and Ownership
. The Equity Interests of each of Parent, Borrower and
their respective Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and
non-assessable. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.2, as of the date hereof, there is no existing
option, warrant, call, right, commitment or other agreement to which Parent, Borrower or any of
their respective Subsidiaries is a party requiring, and there is no membership interest or other
Equity Interests of Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries outstanding which upon
conversion or exchange would require, the issuance by Parent, Borrower or any of their respective
Subsidiaries of any additional membership interests or other Equity Interests of Parent, Borrower
or any of their respective Subsidiaries or other Securities convertible into, exchangeable for or
evidencing the right to subscribe for or purchase a membership interest or other Equity Interests
of Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries. Schedule 4.2 correctly sets forth the
ownership interest of Parent, Borrower and each of their respective Subsidiaries as of the Closing
Date after giving effect to the Transactions.
4.3. Due Authorization
. The execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Documents have
been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of each Credit Party that is a party
thereto.
4.4. No Conflict
. The execution, delivery and performance by Credit Parties of the Credit
Documents to which they are parties and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
Credit Documents do not and will not (a) violate (i) any provision of any Applicable Law, (ii) any
of the Organizational Documents of Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or
(iii) any order, judgment or decree of any court or other agency of government binding on Parent,
Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, except with respect to clauses (i) and (iii) to
the extent that such violation could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(b) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a
default under any Contractual Obligation of Parent, Borrower or any of their respective
Subsidiaries, except to the extent that such conflict, breach or default could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (c) result in or require the creation or imposition of
any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Parent, Borrower or any of their respective
Subsidiaries (other than any Liens created under any of the Credit Documents in favor of Collateral
Agent, on behalf of Secured Parties); or (d) require any approval of stockholders, members or
partners or any approval or consent of any Person under any Contractual Obligation of Parent,
Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, except for such approvals or consents which will
be obtained on or before the Closing Date and disclosed in writing to Lenders and except for any
such approval or consent the failure of which to obtain could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
4.5. Governmental Consents
. The execution, delivery and performance by Credit Parties of the
Credit Documents to which they are parties and the consummation of the Transactions do not and will
not require any registration with, consent or approval of, or notice to, or other action to, with
or by, any Governmental Authority except as otherwise set forth in the Merger Agreement, and except
for filings and recordings with respect to the Collateral to be made, or otherwise delivered to
Collateral Agent for filing and/or recordation, as of the Closing Date.
4.6. Binding Obligation
. Each Credit Document has been duly executed and delivered by each
Credit Party that is a party thereto and is the legally valid and binding obligation of such Credit
Party, enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance with its respective terms, except as may
be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or
limiting creditors rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability.
4.7. Historical Financial Statements
. The Historical Financial Statements were prepared in
conformity with GAAP and fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position, on a
consolidated basis, of the Persons described in such financial statements as at the respective
dates thereof and the
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results of operations and cash flows, on a consolidated basis, of the Persons described
therein for each of the periods then ended, subject, in the case of any such unaudited financial
statements, to changes resulting from audit and normal year end adjustments and the absence of
footnotes. As of the Closing Date, none of Parent, Borrower or any of their respective
Subsidiaries has any contingent liability or liability for taxes, long term lease or unusual
forward or long term commitment that is not reflected in the Historical Financial Statements or the
notes thereto and which in any such case is material in relation to the business, operations,
properties, assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of Parent, Borrower and their respective
Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
4.8. Projections
. On and as of the Closing Date, the Projections of Parent, Borrower and
their respective Subsidiaries for the period of Fiscal Year 2011 through and including Fiscal Year
2014 provided to Lenders or prospective Lenders in writing on or prior to the Closing Date (the
Projections
) are based on good faith estimates and assumptions made by the management of Parent
and Borrower;
provided
that the Projections are not to be viewed as facts and that actual
results during the period or periods covered by the Projections may differ from such Projections
and that the differences may be material.
4.9. No Material Adverse Change
. Since January 1, 2010, no event, circumstance or change has
occurred that has caused or evidences, or could reasonably be expected to have, either in any case
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
4.10. [Reserved].
4.11. Adverse Proceedings, etc.
There are no Adverse Proceedings, individually or in the
aggregate, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of Parent,
Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries (a) is in violation of any Applicable Laws
(including Environmental Laws) that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (b) is subject to or in default with respect to any
Governmental Authority or any final judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees, rules or regulations of
any Governmental Authority, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.12. Payment of Taxes
. Except for any failure that would not be reasonably expected to,
individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect:
(a) all Tax returns and reports of Parent, Borrower and each of their respective Subsidiaries
required to be filed by any of them have been timely filed, and all Taxes (whether or not shown on
such Tax returns) of Parent, Borrower and each of their respective Subsidiaries and upon their
respective properties, assets, income, businesses and franchises (including in the capacity of a
withholding agent) which are due and payable have been timely paid (except for Taxes that are being
contested in accordance with the terms of Section 5.3) and adequate accruals and reserves have been
made in accordance with GAAP for Taxes of Parent, Borrower and each of their respective
Subsidiaries in that are not due and payable and
(b) there is no current, or, to the knowledge of Parent, Borrower or their respective
Subsidiaries, proposed or pending audit, examination, Tax assessment, claims or proceedings against
Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries which is not being actively contested by
Parent, Borrower or such Subsidiary in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which
adequate reserves have been made in accordance with GAAP by Parent, Borrower or any of their
respective Subsidiary, as applicable.
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4.13. Properties
.
(a)
Title
. Each of Parent, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries has (i) good,
sufficient and legal and beneficial title to (in the case of fee interests in real property), (ii)
valid leasehold interests in (in the case of leasehold interests in real or personal property),
(iii) valid licensed rights in (in the case of licensed interests in intellectual property) and
(iv) good title to (in the case of all other personal property), all of their respective properties
and assets material to its business, except for minor defects in title that do not interfere with
its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties for their
intended purposes. Except as permitted by this Agreement, all such properties and assets are free
and clear of Liens.
(b)
Real Estate
. As of the Closing Date, Schedule 4.13 contains a true, accurate and
complete list of (i) all Real Estate Assets, and (ii) all leases, subleases, licenses or
assignments of leases, subleases, licenses or other agreements (together with all amendments,
modifications, supplements, renewals or extensions of any thereof) affecting each Real Estate Asset
of any Credit Party, regardless of whether such Credit Party is the landlord (licensor) or tenant
(licensee) (whether directly or as an assignee or successor in interest) under such lease,
sublease, license, assignment or other agreement. Each agreement listed in clause (ii) of the
immediately preceding sentence is in full force and effect and neither Parent nor Borrower has
knowledge of any default that has occurred and is continuing thereunder, except to the extent that
the failure to be in full force and effect or the occurrence and continuance of a default,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect, and each such agreement constitutes the legally valid and binding obligation of each
applicable Credit Party, enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance with its terms, except
as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws
relating to or limiting creditors rights generally or by equitable principles. None of the
buildings or other structures located on any Real Estate Asset encroaches upon any land not owned
or leased by a Credit Party (except in a manner that constitutes a Permitted Lien), and there are
no restrictive covenants or statutes, regulations, orders or other laws which restrict or prohibit
the use in any material respect of any Real Estate Asset or such buildings or structures for the
purposes for which they are currently used. To the knowledge of the Credit Parties, there are no
expropriation or similar proceedings, actual or threatened, against any Real Estate Asset or any
part thereof.
(c)
Intellectual Property
. Each Credit Party possesses or has the right to use all
Intellectual Property material to the conduct of its business and, to each Credit Partys
knowledge, has the right to use such Intellectual Property without violation or infringement of any
rights of others with respect thereto.
4.14. Environmental Matters
. None of Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries
or any of their respective Facilities or operations are subject to any actual or, to Parent or
Borrowers knowledge, as applicable, threatened, order, consent decree or settlement agreement with
any Person pursuant to any Environmental Law or relating to any Environmental Claim or any Release
or threat of Release of Hazardous Materials, that, individually or in the aggregate, could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of Parent, Borrower or any of
their respective Subsidiaries has received any written notice of non-compliance with any
Environmental Law, letter or request for information under Section 104 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9604) or any comparable state
law, except as, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect. Each Facility is free from the presence of Hazardous Materials, except
for such materials the presence of which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. There are and, to each of Parents, Borrowers
and their respective Subsidiaries knowledge, have been no conditions, occurrences, or Release or
threat of Release of Hazardous Materials that could reasonably be expected to form the basis
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of a Environmental Claim against Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries
that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect. None of Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries or, to any Credit
Partys knowledge, any predecessor of Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries has
filed any notice under any Environmental Law indicating past or present treatment of Hazardous
Materials at any Facility, except as, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and none of Parents, Borrowers or any of their
respective Subsidiaries operations involves the generation, transportation, treatment, storage or
disposal of hazardous waste, as defined under 40 C.F.R. Parts 260 or 270 or any state or other
equivalent, in each case, except as, individually or in the aggregate could not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Parent, Borrower and each of their respective
Subsidiaries, Facilities and operations are in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, in
each case, except as, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect. No event or condition has occurred or is occurring with respect to
Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries relating to any Environmental Law, any
breach of Environmental Law, any Release or threat of Release of Hazardous Materials, that
individually or in the aggregate has had, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material
Adverse Effect.
4.15. No Defaults
. None of Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries is in
default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or
conditions contained in any of its Contractual Obligations, and no condition exists which, with the
giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, could constitute such a default, except where the
consequences, direct or indirect, of such default or defaults, if any, could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.16. Governmental Regulation
. Neither Borrower and its Subsidiaries nor (after giving effect
to the Merger) Parent and its Subsidiaries (other than Borrower and its Subsidiaries) is subject to
regulation under the Federal Power Act or the Investment Company Act of 1940 or any other
Applicable Law or Governmental Authorization that restricts or limits its ability to incur
Indebtedness or to perform or satisfy its Obligations.
4.17. [Reserved]
.
4.18. Employee Matters
. None of Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries is
engaged in any unfair labor practice or other labor proceeding (including certification) or
complaint that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as could
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect,
there is (a) no unfair labor practice complaint pending against Parent, Borrower or any of their
respective Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Parent and Borrower, threatened against any of them
before the National Labor Relations Board or a labor board of any other jurisdiction, and no
grievance or arbitration proceeding arising out of or under any collective bargaining agreement
pending against Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of
Parent and Borrower, threatened against any of them, and none of Parent, Borrower or any of their
respective Subsidiaries is in violation of any collective bargaining agreement, (b) no strike or
work stoppage in existence or, to the knowledge of Parent and Borrower, threatened involving
Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries and (c) to the knowledge of Parent and
Borrower, no union representation question existing with respect to the employees of Parent,
Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of Parent and Borrower, no
union organization activity is taking place with respect to the employees of Parent, Borrower or
any of their respective Subsidiaries. Except as could not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, all payments due from any Canadian Credit
Party for employee health and welfare insurance have been paid or accrued as a liability on the
books of such Canadian Credit Party and such Canadian Credit
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Party has withheld and remitted all employee withholdings to be withheld or remitted by it and
has made all employer contributions to be made by it, in each case, pursuant to applicable law on
account of the Canada Pension Plan maintained by the Government of Canada, employment insurance,
employee income taxes, and any other required payroll deduction.
4.19. Employee Benefit Plans
. Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect, (a) Parent, Borrower, each of their respective Subsidiaries and each of their
respective ERISA Affiliates are in compliance with all applicable provisions and requirements of
ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder
with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan, and have performed all their obligations under each
Employee Benefit Plan, (b) each Employee Benefit Plan which is intended to qualify under Section
401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal
Revenue Service indicating that such Employee Benefit Plan is so qualified and, to the knowledge of
Parent and Borrower, nothing has occurred subsequent to the issuance of such determination letter
which would cause such Employee Benefit Plan to lose its qualified status, (c) no liability to the
PBGC (other than required premium payments), the Internal Revenue Service, any Employee Benefit
Plan or any trust established under Title IV of ERISA has been or is expected to be incurred by
Parent, Borrower, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates, (d) no
ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur and (e) except to the extent required
under Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code or similar state laws, no Employee Benefit Plan
provides health or welfare benefits (through the purchase of insurance or otherwise) for any
retired or former employee of Parent, Borrower, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any of
their respective ERISA Affiliates. The present value of the aggregate benefit liabilities under
each Pension Plan sponsored, maintained or contributed to by Parent, Borrower, any of their
respective Subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates (determined as of the end of the most
recent plan year on the basis of the actuarial assumptions specified for funding purposes in the
most recent actuarial valuation for such Pension Plan), did not exceed the then-current aggregate
value of the assets of such Pension Plan by more than $70,000,000. As of the most recent valuation
date for each Multiemployer Plan for which the actuarial report is available, the potential
liability of Parent, Borrower, their respective Subsidiaries and their respective ERISA Affiliates
for a complete withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan (within the meaning of Section 4203 of
ERISA), when aggregated with such potential liability for a complete withdrawal from all
Multiemployer Plans, based on information available pursuant to Section 4221(e) of ERISA, is not
more than $70,000,000. Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect, Parent, Borrower, each of their respective Subsidiaries and each of their ERISA Affiliates
have complied with the requirements of Section 515 of ERISA with respect to each Multiemployer Plan
and are not in default (as defined in Section 4219(c)(5) of ERISA) with respect to payments to a
Multiemployer Plan.
4.20. Canadian Employee Benefit Plans
.
(a) Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Canadian
Employee Benefit Plans are, and have been, established, registered, amended, funded, invested and
administered in compliance with the terms of such Canadian Employee Benefit Plans (including the
terms of any documents in respect of such Canadian Employee Benefit Plans), all Applicable Laws and
any applicable collective agreements. There is no investigation by a Governmental Authority or
claim (other than routine claims for payment of benefits) pending or, to the knowledge of a
Canadian Credit Party, threatened involving any Canadian Employee Benefit Plan or its assets, and
no facts exist which could reasonably be expected to give rise to any such investigation or claim
(other than routine claims for payment of benefits).
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(b) All employer and employee payments, contributions and premiums required to be remitted,
paid to or in respect of each Canadian Pension Plan have been paid or remitted in accordance with
its terms and all applicable laws.
(c) No Canadian Pension Plan Termination Events have occurred that individually or in the
aggregate, would result in a Canadian Credit Party owing an amount that could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) There is no Canadian Pension Plan Unfunded Liability in respect of any Canadian Pension
Plan.
(e) None of the Canadian Employee Benefit Plans, other than the Canadian Pension Plans,
provide benefits beyond retirement or other termination of service to employees or former employees
of a Canadian Credit Party, or to the beneficiaries or dependants of such employees.
4.21. Solvency
. Each Credit Party is and, upon the incurrence of any Obligation by such
Credit Party on any date on which this representation and warranty is made, will be, Solvent.
4.22. Compliance with Statutes, etc.
Each of Parent, Borrower and their respective
Subsidiaries is in compliance with all Applicable Laws imposed by all Governmental Authorities, in
respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership of its property (including compliance with
all applicable Environmental Laws with respect to any Real Estate Asset or governing its business
and the requirements of any permits issued under such Environmental Laws with respect to any such
Real Estate Asset or the operations of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries as currently operated or
conducted), except such non-compliance that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
4.23. Disclosure
. None of the reports, certificates or written statements furnished to
Lenders by or on behalf of Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries for use in
connection with the Transactions contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state
a material fact (known to Parent or Borrower, in the case of any document not furnished by either
of them) necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading in
light of the circumstances in which the same were made. Any projections and pro forma financial
information contained in such materials are based upon good faith estimates and assumptions
believed by Parent or Borrower to be reasonable at the time made, it being recognized by Lenders
that such projections as to future events are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results
during the period or periods covered by any such projections may differ from the projected results
and such differences may be material. There are no facts known (or which should upon the
reasonable exercise of diligence be known) to Parent or Borrower (other than matters of a general
economic nature) that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect and that have not been disclosed herein or other documents, certificates
and statements furnished to Lenders for use in connection with the Transactions.
4.24. PATRIOT Act and PCTFA
. To the extent applicable, each Credit Party is in compliance, in
all material respects, with the (i) Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign
assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V,
as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, (ii) the
PATRIOT Act, (iii) Part II.1 of the
Criminal Code
(Canada), (iv) the
Proceeds of Crime (money
laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act
(Canada) (the
PCTFA
), (v) the
Regulations Implementing
the United Nations Resolutions on the Suppression of Terrorism
(Canada) and (vi)
United Nations
Al-Qaida and Taliban Regulations
(Canada). No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used,
directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party,
official of a political party, candidate for political
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office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or
direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
4.25. Creation, Perfection, etc.
Except as otherwise contemplated hereby or under any other
Credit Document, including without limitation in Section 3 hereof, all filings and other actions
necessary to perfect the Liens on the Collateral created under, and in the manner contemplated by,
the Collateral Documents have been duly made or taken or otherwise provided for (to the extent
required hereby or by the applicable Collateral Documents), and the Collateral Documents create in
favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, or in favor of the Secured
Parties, a valid and, together with such filings and other actions (to the extent required hereby
or by the applicable Collateral Documents), perfected First Priority Lien on the Collateral,
securing the payment of the Obligations.
4.26. Senior Indebtedness
. The Obligations constitute Senior Indebtedness of the Borrower
under and as defined in the indenture governing Valeants Convertible Notes.
4.27. OFAC Matters.
None of Borrower, Parent, any of their respective Subsidiaries or, to the
knowledge of Borrower and Parent, respectively, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate
of Borrower, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S.
sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the
Treasury (OFAC); and Borrower, Parent and their respective Subsidiaries will not, directly or
indirectly, use the proceeds of the Loans, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such
proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person or entity, for the purpose of
financing the activities of any Person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by
OFAC.
SECTION 5. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Each Credit Party covenants and agrees that so long as any Commitment is in effect and until
payment in full of all principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees, expenses and other
amounts (other than contingent amounts not yet due) payable under any Credit Document and
cancellation or expiration of all Letters of Credit, each Credit Party shall perform, and shall
cause each of its Subsidiaries to perform, all covenants in this Section 5.
5.1. Financial Statements and Other Reports
. Parent will deliver to Administrative Agent on
behalf of each Lender:
(a)
Quarterly Financial Statements
. Within 45 days after the end of each Fiscal
Quarter of each Fiscal Year, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter in which the Closing Date occurs,
the consolidated balance sheets of Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter
and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows of Parent and its Subsidiaries for
such Fiscal Quarter and for the period from the beginning of the then current Fiscal Year to the
end of such Fiscal Quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding
figures for the corresponding periods of the previous Fiscal Year, commencing with the first Fiscal
Quarter for which such corresponding figures are available, all in reasonable detail, together with
a Financial Officer Certification and a Narrative Report with respect thereto;
(b)
Annual Financial Statements
. Within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year,
commencing with the first Fiscal Year in which the Closing Date occurs, (i) the consolidated
balance sheets of Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year and the related
consolidated statements of
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income, stockholders equity and cash flows of Parent and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal
Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for the previous
Fiscal Year commencing with the first Fiscal Year for which such corresponding figures are
available, all in reasonable detail, together with a Financial Officer Certification and a
Narrative Report with respect thereto; and (ii) with respect to such consolidated financial
statements a report thereon by an independent certified public accountant (or accountants) of
recognized national standing selected by Parent, and reasonably satisfactory to Administrative
Agent (which report and/or the accompanying financial statements shall be unqualified as to going
concern and scope of audit, and shall state that such consolidated financial statements fairly
present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Parent and its
Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and their cash flows for
the periods indicated in conformity with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior years
(except as otherwise disclosed in such financial statements) and that the examination by such
accountants in connection with such consolidated financial statements has been made in accordance
with generally accepted auditing standards) together with a written statement by such independent
certified public accountants stating (1) that their audit examination has included a review of the
terms of Section 6.7 of this Agreement and the related definitions, (2) whether, in connection
therewith, any condition or event that constitutes a Default or an Event of Default under Section
6.7 has come to their attention and, if such a condition or event has come to their attention,
specifying the nature and period of existence thereof, and (3) that nothing has come to their
attention that causes them to believe that the information contained in any Compliance Certificate
is not correct or that the matters set forth in such Compliance Certificate are not stated in
accordance with the terms hereof;
(c)
Compliance Certificate
. Together with each delivery of financial statements of
Parent and its Subsidiaries pursuant to Sections 5.1(a) and 5.1(b), a duly executed and completed
Compliance Certificate;
(d)
Statements of Reconciliation after Change in Accounting Principles
. If, as a
result of any change in accounting principles and policies from those used in the preparation of
the Historical Financial Statements, the consolidated financial statements of Parent and its
Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or 5.1(b) will differ in any material respect
from the consolidated financial statements that would have been delivered pursuant to such
subdivisions had no such change in accounting principles and policies been made, then, together
with the first delivery of such financial statements after such change, one or more statements of
reconciliation for all such prior financial statements in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Administrative Agent;
(e)
Notice of Default
. Promptly upon any officer of Parent or Borrower obtaining
knowledge (i) of any condition or event that constitutes a Default or an Event of Default or that
notice has been given to Parent or Borrower with respect thereto; (ii) that any Person has given
any notice to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or taken any other action with respect to any event
or condition set forth in Section 8.1(b); or (iii) of the occurrence of any event or change that
has caused or evidences or could reasonably be expected to result in, either individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, a certificate of an Authorized Officer specifying the nature
and period of existence of such condition, event or change, or specifying the notice given and
action taken by any such Person and the nature of such claimed Event of Default, Default, default,
event or condition, and what action Borrower has taken, is taking and proposes to take with respect
thereto;
(f)
Notice of Litigation
. Promptly upon any officer of Parent or Borrower obtaining
knowledge of any actual or threatened (i) Adverse Proceeding not previously disclosed in writing by
Borrower to Lenders, or (ii) development in any Adverse Proceeding that, in the case of either
clause (i) or (ii), if adversely determined could be reasonably expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect, or seeks to enjoin
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or otherwise prevent the consummation of, or to recover any damages or obtain relief as a
result of, the Transactions, written notice thereof together with such other information as may be
reasonably available to Parent or Borrower to enable Lenders and their counsel to evaluate such
matters;
(g)
ERISA
. (i) Promptly upon becoming aware of the occurrence of or forthcoming
occurrence of any ERISA Event, a written notice specifying the nature thereof, what action Parent,
Borrower, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has
taken, is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto and, when known, any action taken or
threatened by the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor or the PBGC with respect
thereto; and (ii) with reasonable promptness, copies of (1) each Schedule B (Actuarial Information)
to the annual report (Form 5500 Series) filed by Parent, Borrower, any of their respective
Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates with the Internal Revenue Service with
respect to each Pension Plan; (2) all notices received by Parent, Borrower, any of their respective
Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan sponsor
concerning an ERISA Event; and (3) copies of such other documents or governmental reports or
filings relating to any Employee Benefit Plan as Administrative Agent shall reasonably request;
(h)
Canadian Employee Benefit Plans
. Promptly upon becoming aware of: (1) a Canadian
Pension Plan Termination Event; (2) the failure to make a required contribution to or payment under
any Canadian Pension Plan when due; (3) the occurrence of any event which is reasonably likely to
result in a Canadian Credit Party incurring any liability, fine or penalty with respect to any
Canadian Employee Benefit Plan; (4) the existence of any report which discloses a Canadian Pension
Plan Unfunded Liability, prior to the filing of such report with any Governmental Authority; or (5)
the establishment of any new Canadian Employee Benefit Plans or any change to an existing Canadian
Employee Benefit Plan; in the notice to the Administrative Agent of the foregoing, copies of all
documentation relating thereto as Administrative Agent shall reasonably request shall be provided;
(i)
Financial Plan
. As soon as practicable and in any event no later than 30 days
subsequent to the beginning of each Fiscal Year (beginning with the Fiscal Year ending December 31,
2011), a consolidated plan and financial forecast for such Fiscal Year and each Fiscal Year (or
portion thereof) through the final maturity date of the Loans (a
Financial Plan
), including (i) a
forecasted consolidated balance sheet and forecasted consolidated statements of income and cash
flows of Parent for each such Fiscal Year and an explanation of the assumptions on which such
forecasts are based and (ii) forecasted consolidated statements of income and cash flows of Parent
for each Fiscal Quarter of such Fiscal Year (it being understood that the forecasted financial
information is not to be viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or periods
covered by the Financial Plan may differ from such forecasted financial information and that such
differences may be material);
(j)
Insurance Report
. As soon as practicable and in any event by the last day of each
Fiscal Year, a certificate from Borrowers insurance broker in form and substance satisfactory to
Administrative Agent outlining all material insurance coverage maintained as of the date of such
certificate by Parent and its Subsidiaries;
(k)
Information Regarding Collateral
. The Borrower will furnish to Collateral Agent
prompt (and in any event within 30 days of such change) written notice of any change (i) in any
Credit Partys legal name, (ii) in any Credit Partys identity or corporate structure, (iii) in any
Credit Partys jurisdiction of organization or of the jurisdiction in which its chief executive
office is located or (iv) in any Credit Partys Federal Taxpayer Identification Number or state
organizational identification number. Borrower agrees not to effect or permit any change referred
to in the preceding sentence unless all filings have been made under the Uniform Commercial Code,
the PPSA or otherwise that are required in order for Collateral
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Agent to continue at all times following such change to have a valid, legal and perfected
security interest in all the Collateral as contemplated in the Collateral Documents. Borrower also
agrees promptly to notify Collateral Agent if any material portion of the Collateral is damaged or
destroyed;
(l)
Annual Collateral Verification
. Each year, at the time of delivery of annual
financial statements with respect to the preceding Fiscal Year pursuant to Section 5.1(b), Borrower
shall deliver to Collateral Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer (i) either confirming that
there has been no change in the information required by the Collateral Questionnaire since the date
of the Collateral Questionnaire delivered on the Closing Date or the date of the most recent
certificate delivered pursuant to this Section and/or identifying such changes and (ii) certifying
that all Uniform Commercial Code and PPSA financing statements (including fixtures filings, as
applicable) and all supplemental intellectual property security agreements or other appropriate
filings, recordings or registrations, have been filed or recorded in each governmental, municipal
or other appropriate office in each jurisdiction identified in the Collateral Questionnaire or
pursuant to clause (i) above to the extent necessary to effect, protect and perfect the security
interests under the Collateral Documents for a period of not less than 18 months after the date of
such certificate (except as noted therein with respect to any continuation statements to be filed
within such period);
(m)
Other Information
. (A) Promptly upon their becoming publicly available, copies
(or e-mail notice) of (i) all financial statements, reports, notices and proxy statements sent or
made available generally by Parent to its security holders acting in such capacity or by any
Subsidiary of Parent to its security holders other than Parent or another Subsidiary of Parent,
(ii) all regular and periodic reports and all registration statements and prospectuses, if any,
filed by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries with any securities exchange or with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the Ontario Securities Commission or any other Governmental Authority and
(iii) all press releases and other statements made available generally by Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries to the public concerning material developments in the business of Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries, and (B) such other information and data with respect to the operations, business
affairs and financial condition of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries as from time to time may be
reasonably requested by Administrative Agent or any Lender;
(n)
Certification of Public Information
. Parent, Borrower and each Lender acknowledge
that certain of the Lenders may be Public Lenders and, if documents or notices required to be
delivered pursuant to this Section 5.1 or otherwise are being distributed through
IntraLinks/IntraAgency, SyndTrak or another relevant website or other information platform (the
Platform
), any document or notice that Parent or Borrower has indicated contains Non-Public
Information shall not be posted on that portion of the Platform designated for such Public Lenders.
Each of Parent and Borrower agrees to clearly designate all information provided to Administrative
Agent by or on behalf of Parent or Borrower which is suitable to make available to Public Lenders.
If Parent or Borrower has not indicated whether a document or notice delivered pursuant to this
Section 5.1 contains Non-Public Information, Administrative Agent reserves the right to post such
document or notice solely on that portion of the Platform designated for Lenders who wish to
receive material non-public information with respect to Parent, its Subsidiaries and their
respective Securities; and
(o)
Environmental Reports and Audits
. As soon as practicable following receipt
thereof, copies of all environmental audits and written reports with respect to environmental
matters at any Facility or that relate to any environmental liabilities of any Credit Party, in
each case that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
(p)
General
. Any financial statement required to be delivered pursuant to this
Section 5.1 shall be delivered in accordance with Section 10.1 and, at Parents or Borrowers
election, shall be
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deemed to have been delivered on the date on which such financial statement is posted on the
SECs website on the Internet at www.sec.gov and, in each case, such financial statement is readily
accessible to the Administrative Agent on such date;
provided
that Parent or Borrower shall
give notice of any such posting to Administrative Agent (who shall then give notice of any such
posting to the Lenders). Furthermore, if any financial statement, certificate or other information
required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5.1 shall be required to be delivered on any date
that is not a Business Day, such financial statement, certificate or other information may be
delivered to Administrative Agent on the next succeeding Business Day after such date.
5.2. Existence
. Except as otherwise permitted under Section 6.8, each Credit Party will, and
will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, at all times preserve and keep in full force and effect its
existence and all rights and franchises, licenses and permits material to its business;
provided
that no Credit Party (other than Borrower with respect to existence) or any of its
Subsidiaries shall be required to preserve any such existence, right or franchise, licenses and
permits if such Persons board of directors (or similar governing body) shall determine that the
preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of such Person, and that
the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any material respect to such Person or to Lenders.
5.3. Payment of Taxes and Claims
. Except for failures that, individually and in the
aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Credit
Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay all Taxes imposed upon it or any of its
properties or assets or in respect of any of its income, businesses or franchises before any
penalty or fine accrues thereon, and all claims (including claims for labor, services, materials
and supplies) for sums that have become due and payable and that by law have or may become a Lien
upon any of its properties or assets, prior to the time when any penalty or fine shall be incurred
with respect thereto;
provided
, no such Tax or claim need be paid if it is being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted, so long as
(a) adequate reserve or other appropriate provision, as shall be required in conformity with GAAP
shall have been made therefor, and (b) in the case of a Tax or claim which has or may become a Lien
against any of the Collateral, such contest proceedings conclusively operate to stay the sale of
any portion of the Collateral to satisfy such Tax or claim. No Credit Party will, nor will it
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, file or consent to the filing of any consolidated income tax
return with any Person (other than Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries).
5.4. Maintenance of Properties
. Each Credit Party will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, maintain or cause to be maintained in good repair, working order and condition,
ordinary wear and tear excepted, all material properties used or useful in the business of Parent
and its Subsidiaries.
5.5. [Reserved]
.
5.6. Insurance
. Parent, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries will maintain or cause to
be maintained, with financially sound and reputable insurers, such public liability insurance,
property damage insurance and business interruption insurance with respect to liabilities, losses
or damage in respect of the assets, properties and businesses of Parent, Borrower and their
respective Subsidiaries as is customarily carried or maintained under similar circumstances by
Persons of established reputation engaged in similar businesses in the same or similar locations,
in each case in such amounts (giving effect to self-insurance), with such deductibles, covering
such risks and otherwise on such terms and conditions as shall be customary for such Persons.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent will maintain or cause to be maintained
(a) flood insurance with respect to each Flood Hazard Property that is located in a community that
participates in the National Flood Insurance Program, in each case in compliance with any
applicable regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and (b)
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replacement value property damage insurance on the Collateral under such policies of
insurance, with such insurance companies, in such amounts, with such deductibles, and covering such
risks as are carried or maintained under similar circumstances by Persons of established reputation
engaged in similar businesses in the same or similar locations. Each such policy of insurance
shall (i) name Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as an additional insured
thereunder as its interests may appear and (ii) in the case of each property damage insurance
policy, contain a loss payable clause or endorsement, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance
to Collateral Agent, that names Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as the loss
payee thereunder and provides for at least thirty days prior written notice to Collateral Agent of
any modification or cancellation of such policy;
provided
that the provisions of the
foregoing sentence shall not apply to any policy of insurance maintained solely for the purpose of
compliance with Applicable Law to the extent that the assets, properties and businesses that are
the subject of such policy are separately the subject of an insurance policy with respect to which
the Parent shall have satisfied the provision of the foregoing sentence.
5.7. Books and Records; Inspections
. Each Credit Party will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and accounts in which full, true and correct entries
in conformity in all material respects with GAAP shall be made of all dealings and transactions in
relation to its business and activities. Each Credit Party will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, permit any authorized representatives designated by any Lender to visit and
inspect any of the properties of any Credit Party and any of its respective Subsidiaries, to
inspect, copy and take extracts from its and their financial and accounting records, and to discuss
its and their affairs, finances and accounts with its and their officers and independent public
accountants, all upon reasonable notice and at such reasonable times during normal business hours
and as often as may reasonably be requested;
provided
that, excluding any such visits and
inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, only the Administrative Agent on behalf
of the Lenders may exercise rights under this Section 5.7 and the Administrative Agent shall not
exercise such rights more often than two times during any calendar year absent the existence of an
Event of Default. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.7 or any other Credit
Document, none of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to disclose, permit the
inspection, examination or making of copies or taking of extracts of, or discussion of, any
document, information or other matter (a) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or
non-financial proprietary information, (b) in respect of which disclosure to Administrative Agent
or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives) is prohibited by any Applicable Law or
any binding contractual agreement or (c) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or
constitutes attorney work product.
5.8. Lenders Meetings
. Parent and Borrower will, upon the request of Administrative Agent or
Requisite Lenders, participate in a meeting of Administrative Agent and Lenders once during each
Fiscal Year to be held at Parents or Borrowers corporate offices (or at such other location as
may be agreed to by Parent, Borrower and Administrative Agent) at such time as may be agreed to by
Parent, Borrower and Administrative Agent.
5.9. Compliance with Laws
. Each Credit Party will comply, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to comply, with the requirements of all Applicable Law, rules, regulations and orders
of any Governmental Authority (including all Environmental Laws), non-compliance with which could
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
5.10. Environmental
.
(a)
Environmental Disclosure
. Parent will deliver to Administrative Agent and
Lenders:
(i) as soon as practicable following receipt thereof, copies of all written reports of
environmental audits, investigations or analyses of any kind or character, whether prepared
by
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personnel of Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries or, to the extent
in Parents, Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries possession or control, by
independent consultants, Governmental Authorities or any other Persons, with respect to
significant environmental matters at any Facility or with respect to any Environmental
Claims that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect;
(ii) promptly upon the occurrence thereof, written notice describing in reasonable
detail (1) any Release required to be reported to any Governmental Authority under any
applicable Environmental Laws that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (2) any response or remedial action taken
by Parent or any other Person as a result of (A) any Hazardous Materials Activities the
existence of which could reasonably be expected to result in one or more Environmental
Claims having, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, or (B) any
Environmental Claims that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect, (3) Parents or Borrowers discovery of any occurrences
or conditions at any Facility that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (4) Parents or Borrowers discovery of
any occurrence or condition on any real property adjoining or in the vicinity of any
Facility that could cause such Facility or any part thereof to be subject to any material
restrictions on the ownership, occupancy, transferability or use thereof under any
Environmental Laws that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(iii) as soon as practicable following the sending or receipt thereof by Parent,
Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, a copy of any and all written
communications to or from any Governmental Authority or third party claimant or their
representatives with respect to any Environmental Claims that, individually or in the
aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) prompt written notice describing in reasonable detail (1) any proposed acquisition
of stock, assets, or property by Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries
that could reasonably be expected to (A) expose Parent, Borrower or any of their respective
Subsidiaries to, or result in, Environmental Claims that could reasonably be expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (B) adversely affect
the ability of Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries to maintain in full
force and effect Governmental Authorizations required under any Environmental Laws for their
respective operations, the absence of which could reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect and (2) any proposed action to be taken by Parent, Borrower or any
of their respective Subsidiaries to modify current operations in a manner that could
reasonably be expected to subject Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries
to any additional obligations or requirements under any Environmental Laws, to the extent
any such obligation or requirement could reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect; and
(v) with reasonable promptness, such other documents and information as from time to
time may be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent in relation to any matters
disclosed pursuant to this Section 5.10(a).
(b)
Environmental Matters
. Each Credit Party shall promptly take, and shall cause
each of its Subsidiaries promptly to take, any and all actions necessary to (i) cure any violation
of applicable Environmental Laws by such Credit Party or its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and (ii) make an
appropriate response to any
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Environmental Claim against such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries and discharge any
obligations it may have to any Person thereunder where failure to do so could reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, except in each case
to the extent such Credit Party or Subsidiary is contesting such violation, Environmental Claim or
obligation in good faith and by proper proceedings and appropriate reserves are being maintained in
accordance with GAAP.
5.11. Subsidiaries
.
(1) In the event that any Person becomes a Domestic Subsidiary of Parent (other than a
Subsidiary that is, or would be, an Excluded Subsidiary), Parent and Borrower shall (a) promptly
cause such Domestic Subsidiary to become a Guarantor hereunder and a Grantor under the Pledge and
Security Agreement by executing and delivering to Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent a
Counterpart Agreement and a Pledge Supplement (as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement),
and (b) take all such actions and execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all
such documents, instruments, agreements, and certificates as are similar to those described in
Sections 3.1(b), 3.1(h), 3.1(j) and 3.1(k).
(2) In the event that any Person becomes a Foreign Subsidiary of Borrower (other than a
Subsidiary that is, or would be, an Excluded Subsidiary) after the Closing Date, and the ownership
interests of such Foreign Subsidiary are directly owned by Borrower or by any Guarantor that is a
Domestic Subsidiary thereof, Borrower shall, or shall cause such Domestic Subsidiary to, deliver,
all such documents, instruments, agreements, and certificates as are similar to those described in
Sections 3.1(b), and Borrower shall take, or shall cause such Domestic Subsidiary to take, all of
the actions referred to in Section 3.1(h)(i) necessary to grant and to perfect a First Priority
Lien in favor of Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, under the Pledge and
Security Agreement (subject to the limitations set forth therein) in 65% of such ownership
interests that is voting stock and 100% of such ownership interest that is not voting stock.
(3) In the event that any Person becomes a Foreign Subsidiary of Parent (but not a Subsidiary
of Borrower) (other than a Subsidiary that is, or would be, an Excluded Subsidiary) after the
Closing Date, Parent shall (a) promptly cause such Subsidiary to become a Guarantor (and to deliver
(x) a Canadian Guarantee in respect of any such Foreign Subsidiary that is a Canadian Credit Party
satisfying clause (i) of the definition thereof, (y) a Barbados Guarantee in respect of any such
Foreign Subsidiary that is a Barbados Credit Party and (z) a Counterpart Agreement in form and
substance sufficient to create a binding Guarantee of the Obligations by each such Foreign
Subsidiary not meeting the requirements of clauses (x) and (y) above) and a Grantor under the
Collateral Documents (and to deliver (x) the Canadian Pledge and Security Agreement in respect of
any such Foreign Subsidiary that is a Canadian Credit Party satisfying clause (i) of the definition
thereof, (y) the Barbados Security Documents in respect of any such Foreign Subsidiary that is a
Barbados Credit Party and (z) such agreement or agreements under the laws of the jurisdiction of
organization of such Foreign Subsidiary as are analogous to the Collateral Documents described
under clauses (x) and (y) above), and (b) take all such actions and execute and deliver, or cause
to be executed and delivered, all such documents, instruments, agreements, and certificates as are
similar to those described in Sections 3.1(b), 3.1(h), 3.1(j) and 3.1(k).
(4) With respect to each such Subsidiary described in paragraph (1) through (3) of this
Section 5.11, Borrower shall promptly send to Administrative Agent written notice setting forth
with respect to such Person (i) the date on which such Person became a Subsidiary of Borrower, and
(ii) all of the data required to be set forth in Schedules 4.1 and 4.2 with respect to all
Subsidiaries of Borrower, and such written notice shall be deemed to supplement Schedules 4.1 and
4.2 for all purposes hereof.
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(5) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.11 to the contrary, in no event shall (i) any
Subsidiary that is otherwise prohibited by Applicable Law from guaranteeing the Obligations or
pledging its assets in support of the Obligations be required to execute a Counterpart Agreement or
any Collateral Document or take any other action required by paragraph (1), (2) or (3) of this
Section 5.11 (including, without limitation, Biovail Insurance) and (ii) Borrower or any Guarantor
be required to pledge the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary in support of the Obligations if such
pledge is otherwise prohibited by Applicable Law.
(6) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Credit Document to the contrary
(including this Section 5.11 and Sections 5.12 and 5.14), no Credit Document shall require the
creation or perfection of pledges of or security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance,
legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to, particular assets of the Credit Parties, if,
and for so long as, Administrative Agent, in consultation with Borrower, determines in writing that
the cost of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets, or obtaining
such title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables in respect of such assets (taking into
account any adverse tax consequences to Parent, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries
(including the imposition of withholding or other material taxes)), shall be excessive in view of
the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom. Administrative Agent may grant
extensions of time for the creation and perfection of security interests in or the obtaining of
title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to particular assets or the
provision of the Guarantee (or any other guarantee in support of the Obligations) by any Subsidiary
where it determines that such action cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the
time or times at which it would otherwise be required to be accomplished by this Agreement or the
other Credit Documents.
5.12. Additional Material Real Estate Assets
. In the event that any Credit Party acquires a
Material Real Estate Asset or a Real Estate Asset owned or leased on the Closing Date becomes a
Material Real Estate Asset and such interest has not otherwise been made subject to the Lien of the
Collateral Documents in favor of Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, then such
Credit Party shall promptly take all such actions and execute and deliver, or cause to be executed
and delivered, all such mortgages, documents, instruments, agreements, opinions and certificates
similar to those described in Sections 3.1(j) and 3.1(k) with respect to each such Material Real
Estate Asset that Collateral Agent shall reasonably request to create in favor of Collateral Agent,
for the benefit of Secured Parties, a valid and, subject to any filing and/or recording referred to
herein, perfected First Priority security interest in such Material Real Estate Asset. In addition
to the foregoing, Parent or Borrower shall, at the request of Collateral Agent, deliver, from time
to time, to Collateral Agent such appraisals as are required by Applicable Law of Real Estate
Assets with respect to which Collateral Agent has been granted a Lien.
5.13. Interest Rate Protection
. No later than ninety (90) days following the Closing Date and
at all times thereafter until the third anniversary of the Closing Date, Borrower shall obtain and
cause to be maintained protection against fluctuations in interest rates pursuant to one or more
Interest Rate Agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, in
order to ensure that no less than 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the total Indebtedness
for borrowed money of Parent and its Subsidiaries then outstanding is either (i) subject to such
Interest Rate Agreements or (ii) Indebtedness that bears interest at a fixed rate.
5.14. Further Assurances
. At any time or from time to time, each Credit Party will, at its
expense, promptly execute, acknowledge and deliver such further documents and do such other acts
and things as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent may reasonably request in order to effect
fully the purposes of the Credit Documents. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing,
each Credit Party shall take such actions as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent may
reasonably request from
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time to time to ensure that the Obligations are guarantied by the Guarantors and are secured
by substantially all of the assets of Parent, the Borrower and the other Guarantors (subject to the
limitations contained herein and in the other Credit Documents).
5.15. Maintenance of Ratings
. At all times, Borrower shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to maintain (x) a corporate family rating issued by Moodys and a corporate credit rating
issued by S&P and (y) public ratings issued by Moodys and S&P with respect to its senior secured
debt.
5.16. Counterpart Agreement
. Borrower agrees to cause Parent and each of its Subsidiaries set
forth on Schedule 5.16 to execute and deliver a Counterpart Agreement (in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent) to Administrative Agent and
Collateral Agent on the date that is one day immediately following the Closing Date;
provided
that, for the avoidance of doubt, the effectiveness of such Counterpart Agreement
shall not be subject to any condition or covenant set forth in this Agreement and each other Credit
Document, including, but not limited to, the accuracy of the representations and warranties set
forth in this Agreement and each other Credit Document.
5.17. Post-Closing Matters
. Parent, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries, as
applicable, agree to execute and deliver the documents and take the actions set forth on Schedule
5.17, in each case within the time limits specified on such schedule (unless Administrative Agent,
in its sole and absolute discretion, shall have agreed to any particular longer period).
5.18. Canadian Employee Benefit Plans
. Each Canadian Credit Party shall:
(a) with respect to each Canadian Pension Plan, pay all contributions, premiums and payments
when due in accordance with its terms and applicable law; and
(b) promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent copies of: (A) annual information returns,
actuarial valuations and any other reports which have been filed with a Governmental Authority with
respect to each Canadian Pension Plan; and (B) any direction, order, notice, ruling or opinion that
a Canadian Credit Party may receive from a Governmental Authority with respect to any Canadian
Employee Benefit Plan.
SECTION 6. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Each Credit Party covenants and agrees that, so long as any Commitment is in effect and until
payment in full of all principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees, expenses and other
amounts (other than contingent amounts not yet due) payable under any Credit Document and
cancellation or expiration of all Letters of Credit, such Credit Party shall perform, and shall
cause each of its Subsidiaries to perform, all covenants in this Section 6.
6.1. Indebtedness
. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or guaranty, or otherwise become or remain directly
or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness, except:
(a) the Obligations;
(b) Senior Notes in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,200,000,000;
(c) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of Parent to Parent or any other such Subsidiary or of
Parent to any of its Subsidiaries;
provided
that (i) all such Indebtedness, if owed to a
Credit Party, shall be
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evidenced by the Intercompany Note or another promissory note and shall be subject to a First
Priority Lien pursuant to the applicable Collateral Document, (ii) all such Indebtedness owing by a
Credit Party to a Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party shall be unsecured and subordinated in
right of payment to the payment in full of the Obligations pursuant to the terms of a subordination
agreement with respect to such Indebtedness substantially in the form of Exhibit J-2 among the
Credit Parties and such Subsidiaries party to such Indebtedness and (iii) in respect of any
Indebtedness owing by a Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party to a Credit Party, such Indebtedness
is permitted as an Investment under the proviso to Section 6.6(d);
(d) Indebtedness incurred by Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries arising
from agreements providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations
(including Indebtedness consisting of the deferred purchase price of property acquired in a
Permitted Acquisition) or from guaranties or letters of credit, surety bonds, performance bonds or
similar obligations securing the performance of Parent, Borrower or any such Subsidiary pursuant to
such agreements, in connection with Permitted Acquisitions or permitted dispositions of any
business, assets or Subsidiary of Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries;
(e) Indebtedness which may be deemed to exist pursuant to any guaranties, performance, surety,
statutory, appeal or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(f) Indebtedness in respect of netting services, overdraft protections and otherwise in
connection with deposit accounts;
(g) guaranties in the ordinary course of business of the obligations of suppliers, customers,
franchisees of and licensees to and of Parent, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries;
(h) guaranties by Parent of Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of Parent or guaranties by a
Subsidiary of Parent of Indebtedness of Parent or any other such Subsidiary, in each case with
respect to Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to this Section 6.1;
provided
that (i) if the Indebtedness that is being guarantied is unsecured and/or
subordinated to the Obligations, the guaranty thereof shall be unsecured and/or subordinated to the
Obligations to the same extent and (ii) in respect of any guaranty by a Credit Party of
Indebtedness of a Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party, such guaranty is permitted as an
Investment under Section 6.6(d);
(i) Indebtedness described in Schedule 6.1 (other than Indebtedness described in clauses (a)
or (b) of this Section 6.1);
(j) Indebtedness of Parent or its Subsidiaries with respect to Capital Leases or purchase
money Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the
greater of (x) $50,000,000 and (y) 0.50% of Consolidated Total Assets;
provided
, any such
Indebtedness shall be secured only by the asset acquired in connection with the incurrence of such
Indebtedness;
(k) Indebtedness of a Person or Indebtedness attaching to assets of a Person that, in either
case, becomes a Subsidiary of Parent or Indebtedness attaching to assets that are acquired by
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case after the Closing Date;
provided
that
(x) on a Pro Forma Basis (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Subordinated Indebtedness) after
giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness (including the use of proceeds thereof), the
Leverage Ratio of Parent shall be at least 0.25 times lower than the Leverage Ratio for the
applicable period set forth in Section 6.7(b) (i.e. if the required ratio in Section 6.7(b) is 3.50
to 1.0 the requirement to incur Indebtedness under this clause (k) shall be 3.25 to 1.0), (y) such
Indebtedness existed at the time such Person became a Subsidiary or at the time such assets were
acquired and, in each case, was not created in anticipation thereof and (z) such
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Indebtedness is not guaranteed in any respect by Parent or any Subsidiary (other than by any
such Person that so becomes a Subsidiary);
(l) Indebtedness representing the deferred purchase price of property (including Intellectual
Property) or services, including earn-out obligations, incurred in connection with the acquisition
of equity or assets permitted or consented to hereunder;
(m) (i) Indebtedness under any Hedge Agreement (and any guarantees thereof) other than those
entered into for speculative purposes, (ii) Cash Management Agreements (and any guarantees thereof)
and (iii) Indebtedness arising under any Hedge Agreement in effect on the date hereof, including
any extensions thereof and such increases, if any, as shall result when the underlying obligations
of such agreements are marked to market or increased to address accrued interest on the
intercompany obligation relating to such agreement;
(n) Indebtedness in respect of performance and surety bonds and completion guarantees provided
by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries;
(o) Indebtedness of Parent or any Subsidiary as an account party in respect of trade letters
of credit;
(p) Indebtedness payable or assumed in connection with the acquisition of Princeton Pharma LLC
by Borrower, including any milestone or similar payments in connection therewith;
provided
that Indebtedness incurred to finance any such payments shall not be permitted under this clause
(p);
(q) other Indebtedness (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Subordinated Indebtedness) of
Parent, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries;
provided
that on a Pro Forma Basis
after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness (including the use of proceeds thereof),
(x) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y)
the Leverage Ratio of Parent shall be at least 0.25 times lower than the Leverage Ratio for the
applicable period set forth in Section 6.7(b) (i.e. if the required ratio in Section 6.7(b) is 3.50
to 1.0 the requirement to incur Indebtedness under this clause (q) shall be 3.25 to 1.0);
(r)
provided
that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or
would result therefrom, the incurrence or issuance by Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent of
Indebtedness which serves to extend, replace, refund, renew, defease or refinance any Indebtedness
incurred as permitted under clause (b), (i), (j), (k), (q), (r), (s) or (u) of this Section 6.1 or
any Indebtedness issued to so extend, replace, refund, renew, defease or refinance such
Indebtedness, or any Indebtedness, including additional Indebtedness, incurred to pay premiums
(including tender premiums), defeasance costs and fees and expenses in connection therewith (the
Refinancing Indebtedness
);
provided
,
however
, that such Refinancing Indebtedness:
(1) has a final maturity date later than the date that is 91 days after the
latest Term Loan Maturity Date, and has a weighted average life to the date of the
latest Term Loan Maturity Date that is not less than the weighted average life to
the date of the latest Term Loan Maturity Date of the Indebtedness being extended,
replaced, renewed, defeased, refunded or refinanced,
(2) to the extent such Refinancing Indebtedness extends, replaces, refunds,
renews, defeases or refinances (x) Indebtedness subordinated or pari passu to the
Obligations, such Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated or pari passu to the
Obligations at least to the same extent as the Indebtedness being extended,
replaced, renewed, defeased,
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refinanced or refunded or (y) Disqualified Equity Interests such Refinancing
Indebtedness must be Disqualified Equity Interests,
(3) shall have direct and contingent obligors that are the same as (or, in the
case of contingent obligors, no more expansive than) the direct and contingent
obligors, respectively, of the refinanced Indebtedness, or
(4) shall not be secured by any assets that were not required to be used to
secure the Indebtedness being extended, replaced, renewed, defeased, refunded or
refinanced;
(s) Permitted Secured Notes;
(t) Indebtedness owed to any Person (including obligations in respect of letters of credit for
the benefit of such Person) providing workers compensation, health, disability or other employee
benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance, pursuant to reimbursement or indemnification
obligations to such Person, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business; and
(u) Indebtedness of Subsidiaries of Parent (other than Biovail Insurance and any other such
Subsidiary that is not permitted by Applicable Law to guaranty the Obligations) that is not a
Credit Party and that is organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States
of America consisting of working capital credit facilities in an aggregate principal amount at any
time outstanding, with respect to the applicable working capital credit facility, not to exceed the
greater of (i) 2.5% of the total revenues for the four Fiscal Quarter period most recently ended
and (ii) 2.5% of the consolidated total assets, as determined in accordance with GAAP, as of the
applicable date of determination, in each case of such Subsidiaries party to such working capital
credit facility.
6.2. Liens
. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly
or indirectly, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on or with respect to any property
or asset of any kind (including any document or instrument in respect of goods or accounts
receivable) of Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, or any income, profits or royalties therefrom, or file or permit the filing of
any financing statement or other similar notice of any Lien with respect to any such property,
asset, income, profits or royalties under the UCC of any State, the PPSA of any province or
territory or under any similar recording or notice statute or under any applicable intellectual
property laws, rules or procedures, except:
(a) Liens in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of Secured Parties granted pursuant to
any Credit Document;
(b) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or that are being contested in accordance with
Section 5.3;
(c) statutory Liens of landlords, banks (and rights of set-off), of carriers, warehousemen,
mechanics, repairmen, workmen and materialmen, and other Liens imposed by law (other than any such
Lien imposed pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Internal Revenue Code or ERISA or a violation of
Section 436 of the Internal Revenue Code or, in respect of a Canadian Credit Party, a Lien imposed
pursuant to pension benefits standards legislation;
provided
that, in each case, such Liens
shall be governed by Sections 5.1(g), 5.18, 8.1(j) and 8.1(k) and not this Section 6.2), in each
case incurred in the ordinary course of business (i) for amounts not yet overdue or (ii) for
amounts that are overdue and that (in the case of any such amounts overdue for a period in excess
of five days) are being contested in good faith by appropriate
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proceedings, so long as such reserves or other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be
required by GAAP shall have been made for any such contested amounts;
(d) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers
compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, or to secure the
performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, leases, government
contracts, trade contracts, performance and return of money bonds and other similar obligations
(exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money or other Indebtedness), so long as no
foreclosure, sale or similar proceedings have been commenced with respect to any portion of the
Collateral on account thereof;
(e) easements, rights of way, restrictions, encroachments, and other minor defects or
irregularities in title, in each case which do not and will not interfere in any material respect
with the ordinary conduct of the business of Parent, Borrower or any of their respective
Subsidiaries;
(f) any interest or title of a lessor, lessee, sublessor or sublessee under any lease
permitted hereunder and any interest or title of a licensor, licensee, sublicensor or sublicensee
under any license permitted hereunder;
(g) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by Parent, Borrower or any of their
respective Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted
hereunder;
(h) purported Liens evidenced by the filing of precautionary UCC or PPSA financing statements
(or any similar precautionary filings) relating solely to operating leases of personal property
entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(i) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure
payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;
(j) any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to
control or regulate the use of any real property;
(k) outbound licenses of patents, copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property
rights granted by Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries in the ordinary course
of business and not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of or materially
detracting from the aggregate value of the business of Parent, Borrower or such Subsidiary;
(l) Liens described in Schedule 6.2 or on a title report delivered pursuant to Section
3.1(g)(iv);
(m) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.1(j) (and any Refinancing
Indebtedness in respect thereof permitted under Section 6.1(r));
provided
, any such Lien
shall encumber only the asset acquired with the proceeds of such Indebtedness;
(n) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by Sections 6.1(k) (and any Refinancing Indebtedness
in respect thereof permitted under Section 6.1(r)),
provided
any such Lien shall encumber
only those assets which secured such Indebtedness at the time such assets were acquired by Borrower
or its Subsidiaries;
(o) other Liens on assets other than the Collateral securing obligations in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 at any time outstanding;
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(p) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.1(m);
(q) Liens arising out of judgments, decrees, orders or awards that do not constitute an Event
of Default under Section 8.1(h);
(r) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by Sections 6.1(q) and (s);
provided
that
either (x) on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness (and the
use of proceeds thereof) the Secured Leverage Ratio of Parent shall be less than or equal to 2.50
to 1.0, as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements
were required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or (b), as applicable, in each
case, as if such Indebtedness had been outstanding on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter or (y)
the Cash proceeds of Indebtedness secured by such Liens are applied to prepay Term Loans in
accordance with Section 2.15;
(s) Liens on assets of any Subsidiary of Parent (other than Biovail Insurance and any other
such Subsidiary that is not permitted by Applicable Law to guaranty the Obligations) that is not a
Credit Party and that is organized in a jurisdiction other than the United States of America to the
extent such Liens secure Indebtedness of such Subsidiary permitted under Section 6.1(u); and
(t) Liens on assets deposited in escrow to secure the obligations of Escrow Corp under the
Senior Notes in accordance with the escrow arrangements as described in the Offering Memorandum;
provided
that (x) any such Liens shall encumber only those assets of Escrow Corp and (y)
such Liens shall be released automatically upon the earlier of (i) release of the Cash proceeds
from such assets to Borrower or (ii) the mandatory redemption of the Senior Notes with the Cash
proceeds from such assets, in each case, in accordance with the escrow arrangements as described in
the Offering Memorandum;
provided
,
however
, that no reference herein to Liens permitted hereunder (including
Permitted Liens), including any statement or provision as to the acceptability of any Liens
(including Permitted Liens), shall in any way constitute or be construed as to provide for a
subordination of any rights of the Agents, Lenders or other Secured Parties hereunder or arising
under any of the other Credit Documents in favor of such Liens.
6.3. No Further Negative Pledges
. Except with respect to (a) specific property encumbered to
secure payment of particular Indebtedness or to be sold pursuant to an executed agreement with
respect to a permitted Asset Sale, (b) restrictions by reason of customary provisions restricting
assignments, subletting or other transfers contained in leases, licenses and similar agreements
entered into in the ordinary course of business (
provided
that such restrictions are
limited to the property or assets secured by such Liens or the property or assets subject to such
leases, licenses or similar agreements, as the case may be) and (c) restrictions identified on
Schedule 6.3, no Credit Party nor any of its Subsidiaries shall enter into any agreement
prohibiting the creation or assumption of any Lien upon any of its properties or assets, whether
now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure the Obligations.
6.4. Restricted Junior Payments
. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its
Subsidiaries through any manner or means or through any other Person to, directly or indirectly,
declare, order, pay, make or set apart, or agree to declare, order, pay, make or set apart, any sum
for any Restricted Junior Payment except for:
(a) the declaration and payment of dividends or the making of other distributions by any
Subsidiary of Parent ratably to its direct equity holders;
(b) [Reserved];
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(c) the redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of any Equity Interests,
including any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, or Subordinated Indebtedness of Parent or any
Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent company of Parent, in exchange for, or out of the
proceeds of, the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary) of, Equity Interests of
Parent or any direct or indirect parent company of Parent to the extent contributed to Parent (in
each case, other than any Disqualified Equity Interests);
(d) refinancings of Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.1;
(e) any Restricted Junior Payment to pay for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition
or retirement for value of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of Parent
held by any future, present or former employee, director, officer or consultant of Parent or any of
its Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent companies pursuant to any management equity plan
or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement (including, for
the avoidance of doubt, any principal and interest payable on any notes issued by Parent or any
direct or indirect parent company of Parent in connection with any such repurchase, retirement or
other acquisition), or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, including any Equity
Interest rolled over by management of Parent or any direct or indirect parent company of Parent in
connection with the Transactions;
provided
, that the aggregate amount of Restricted Junior
Payments made under this clause (e) shall not exceed in any calendar year $25,000,000 (with unused
amounts for any year being carried over to the next succeeding year, but not to any subsequent
year, and the permitted amount for each year shall be used prior to any amount carried over from
the previous year);
provided
further
that such amount in any calendar year may be
increased by an amount not to exceed:
(i) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by Parent or
its Subsidiaries after the Closing Date; less
(ii) the amount of any Restricted Junior Payments previously made with the cash
proceeds described in subclause (i) of this clause (e);
(f) cashless repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or
warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or
warrants;
(g) cash payments in lieu of issuing fractional shares in connection with the exercise of
warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests of
Parent or any direct or indirect parent company of Parent;
(h) any Restricted Junior Payment used to fund (or otherwise made in connection with) the
Transactions (including the Dividend and the Refinancing);
(i) the Post-Merger Special Dividend;
(j) [Reserved];
(k) other Restricted Junior Payments in an aggregate amount taken together with all other
Restricted Junior Payments made pursuant to this clause (k) not to exceed $400,000,000 (reduced on
a dollar for dollar basis by outstanding Investments pursuant to clause (i) of Section 6.6, other
than Investments under such clause made using the CNI Growth Amount) at any time;
provided
that such amount shall be increased (but not decreased) by the CNI Growth Amount as in effect
immediately prior to the time of making of such Restricted Junior Payment; and
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(l) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, cash settlement
of the aggregate principal amount (plus accrued interest and premium, if any) of the Valeant
Convertible Notes on or after the first optional redemption date thereof upon conversion by the
holders thereof; provided, however, that, in lieu of cash settling all or a portion of the Valeant
Convertible Notes, Parent may repurchase shares of Parents common stock within six months of the
first optional redemption date for the Valeant Convertible Notes, for aggregate consideration not
to exceed the aggregate principal amount (plus accrued interest and premium, if any) of the Valeant
Convertible Notes, in connection with the settlement of all or a portion of the Valeant Convertible
Notes with Parent common stock.
6.5. Restrictions on Subsidiary Distributions
. Except as provided herein, no Credit Party
shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist
or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any
Subsidiary of Parent to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on any of such
Subsidiarys Equity Interests owned by Parent or any other Subsidiary of Parent, (b) repay or
prepay any Indebtedness owed by such Subsidiary to Parent or any other Subsidiary of Parent, (c)
make loans or advances to Parent or any other Subsidiary of Parent, or (d) transfer, lease or
license any of its property or assets to Parent or any other Subsidiary of Parent other than
restrictions (i) imposed by law, (ii) in agreements evidencing Indebtedness permitted by Section
6.1(k) that impose restrictions on the property so acquired, (iii) by reason of customary
provisions restricting assignments, subletting or other transfers contained in leases, licenses,
Joint Venture agreements and similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business,
(iv) that are or were created by virtue of any transfer of, agreement to transfer or option or
right with respect to any property, assets or Equity Interests not otherwise prohibited under this
Agreement or (v) identified on Schedule 6.5.
6.6. Investments
. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
directly or indirectly, make or own any Investment in any Person, including any Joint Venture,
except:
(a) Investments in Cash and Cash Equivalents;
(b) equity Investments owned as of the Closing Date in any Subsidiary and Investments made
after the Closing Date in Borrower and any Guarantor;
(c) Investments (i) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of, or
settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes with, customers and suppliers, in each case in the
ordinary course of business and (ii) consisting of deposits, prepayments and other credits to
suppliers made in the ordinary course of business consistent with the past practices of Parent,
Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, as applicable;
(d) intercompany loans and advances to the extent permitted under Section 6.1(c) and other
Investments in (including Guarantees by Credit Parties of Indebtedness of) Subsidiaries of Parent
which are not Guarantors;
provided
that such Investments in Subsidiaries other than Credit
Parties, to the extent made by any Credit Party, shall not exceed at any time an aggregate amount
of $100,000,000;
(e) Consolidated Capital Expenditures with respect to Parent and the Guarantors permitted by
Section 6.7(c);
(f) loans and advances to employees of Parent, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries made
in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000;
(g) Permitted Acquisitions permitted pursuant to Section 6.8;
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(h) Investments described in Schedule 6.6;
(i) other Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $400,000,000 (reduced on a dollar
for dollar basis by Restricted Junior Payments pursuant to clause (k) of Section 6.4, other than
Restricted Junior Payments under such clause made using the CNI Growth Amount) at any time
outstanding;
provided
that such amount shall be increased (but not decreased) by the CNI
Growth Amount as in effect immediately prior to the time of making of such Investments;
(j) Investments represented by (i) any Hedge Agreement, but only to the extent such Hedge
Agreement is (A) required by Section 5.13, (B) entered into to hedge or mitigate risks to which
Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries has actual exposure or (C) entered into in
order to effectively cap, collar or exchange interest rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one
floating rate to another floating rate or otherwise) with respect to any interest-bearing liability
or investment of Parent, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries or (ii) Cash
Management Agreements;
(k) Investments received in connection with the disposition of any asset permitted by Section
6.8;
(l) Investments (which may take the form of asset contributions) in (x) Joint Ventures in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000,000 and (y) Joint Ventures consisting primarily of a
Prescription Drug Business; and
(m) Investments of any Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of Parent
or consolidates or merges with Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (including in connection with a
Permitted Acquisition) so long as such Investments were not made in contemplation of such Person
becoming a Subsidiary of Parent or of such consolidation or merger.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Credit Party make any Investment which results
in or facilitates in any manner any Restricted Junior Payment not otherwise permitted under the
terms of Section 6.4.
6.7. Financial Covenants
.
(a)
Interest Coverage Ratio
. Parent shall not permit the Interest Coverage Ratio as
of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, beginning with the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2010,
to be less than the ratio indicated in the table below opposite such Fiscal Quarter:
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Fiscal
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Interest
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Quarter
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Coverage Ratio
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December 31, 2010
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2.25:1.00
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March 31, 2011
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2.50:1.00
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June 30, 2011
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2.50:1.00
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September 30, 2011
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2.50:1.00
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December 31, 2011
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2.50:1.00
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March 31, 2012
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2.75:1.00
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June 30, 2012
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2.75:1.00
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September 30, 2012
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2.75:1.00
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December 31, 2012
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2.75:1.00
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March 31, 2013 and thereafter
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3.00:1.00
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(b)
Leverage Ratio
. Parent shall not permit the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of
any Fiscal Quarter, beginning with the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2010, to exceed the ratio
indicated in the table below opposite such Fiscal Quarter:
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Leverage
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Quarter
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Ratio
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December 31, 2010
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3.50:1.00
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March 31, 2011
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3.50:1.00
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June 30, 2011
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3.50:1.00
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September 30, 2011
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3.50:1.00
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December 31, 2011
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3.50:1.00
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March 31, 2012
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3.25:1.00
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June 30, 2012
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3.25:1.00
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September 30, 2012
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3.25:1.00
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December 31, 2012
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3.25:1.00
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March 31, 2013
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3.00:1.00
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June 30, 2013
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3.00:1.00
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September 30, 2013
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3.00:1.00
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December 31, 2013
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3.00:1.00
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March 31, 2014 and thereafter
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2.75:1.00
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(c)
Maximum Consolidated Capital Expenditures
. Parent shall not, and shall not permit
its Subsidiaries (including Borrower) to, make or incur Consolidated Capital Expenditures, in any
Fiscal Year in an aggregate amount for Parent, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries in excess
of $55,000,000;
provided
that such amount for any Fiscal Year shall be increased by an
amount equal to the excess, if any, (but in no event more than $27,500,000) of such amount for the
previous Fiscal Year (as adjusted in accordance with this proviso) over the actual amount of
Consolidated Capital Expenditures for such previous Fiscal Year.
6.8. Fundamental Changes; Disposition of Assets; Acquisitions
. No Credit Party shall, nor
shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any transaction of merger, amalgamation,
arrangement, reorganization or consolidation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer
any liquidation or dissolution), or convey, sell, lease or license, exchange, transfer or otherwise
dispose of, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or any part of its business, assets
or property of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or
intangible, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, leased or licensed, or acquire by purchase or
otherwise (other than purchases or other acquisitions of inventory, materials and equipment in the
ordinary course of business and capital expenditures permitted by Section 6.7(c)) the business or
fixed assets of, or stock or other evidence of beneficial ownership of, any Person or any division
or line of business or other business unit of any Person, except:
(a) any Subsidiary of Parent may be (i) merged or amalgamated with or merged into Parent,
Borrower or any other Subsidiary of Parent;
provided
that (A) in the case of such a merger
or amalgamation involving Parent or Borrower, Parent or Borrower, as the case may be, shall be the
continuing or surviving Person and (B) in the case of such a merger or amalgamation involving any
other Guarantor (and not involving Parent or Borrower), the surviving Person shall be a Guarantor,
or (ii) other than with respect to Borrower, liquidated, wound up or dissolved if Parent determines
in good faith that such liquidation, winding up or dissolution is in the best interest of Parent
and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders;
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(b) sales or other dispositions of assets or property that do not constitute Asset Sales
(which sales or other dispositions may take the form of a merger, amalgamation or similar
transaction);
(c) Asset Sales (which Asset Sale may take the form of a merger, amalgamation or similar
transaction), the proceeds of which (valued at the principal amount thereof in the case of non-Cash
proceeds consisting of notes or other debt Securities and valued at fair market value in the case
of other non-Cash proceeds) when aggregated with the proceeds of all other Asset Sales made within
the same Fiscal Year, are less than $150,000,000 (with the amount for any Fiscal Year increased by
an amount equal to the excess, if any, of such amount for the immediately preceding Fiscal Year
over the amount of proceeds from Asset Sales made pursuant to this clause (c) in such immediately
preceding Fiscal Year);
provided
that (1) the consideration received for such assets shall
be in an amount at least equal to the fair market value thereof (determined in good faith by the
board of directors of Parent (or similar governing body) of Parent or the applicable Subsidiary or
Credit Party for Asset Sales with a fair market value in excess of $75,000,000), (2) no less than
75% thereof shall be paid in Cash, and (3) the Net Asset Sale Proceeds thereof shall be applied as
required by Section 2.14(a);
(d) Asset Sales consisting of obsolete, worn out or surplus assets or property, including, for
greater certainty, Intellectual Property;
(e) Asset Sales consisting of sale and leaseback transactions permitted by Section 6.10;
provided
that the Net Asset Sale Proceeds in excess of $50,000,000 from any such Asset Sale
shall be applied as required by Section 2.14(a);
(f) Specified Asset Disposition;
provided
that the Net Asset Sale Proceeds thereof
shall be applied as required by Section 2.14(a);
(g) Asset Sales of property to the extent that (i) such property is concurrently exchanged for
credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such
Asset Sales are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;
(h) the Merger;
(i) Permitted Acquisitions (which acquisition may take the form of a merger, amalgamation or
similar transaction so long as such merger, amalgamation or similar transaction would be permitted
by clause (a) of this Section 6.8 if the acquired Person was, initially, a Subsidiary of Parent);
provided
(x) in respect of acquisition targets that do not, upon such acquisition, become
Credit Parties, the consideration for such Persons or assets (other than Equity Interests of Parent
issued in payment of a portion of such consideration and the net proceeds of the issuance of Equity
Interests to the extent used to pay any portion of such compensation) shall not exceed,
collectively with any Investment permitted under Section 6.6(d) in Subsidiaries other than Credit
Parties, $100,000,000 per Fiscal Year and (y) immediately prior to such Permitted Acquisition and
on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto, the Leverage Ratio of Parent shall be at least
0.25 times lower than the Leverage Ratio for the applicable period set forth in Section 6.7(b)
(i.e. if the required ratio in Section 6.7(b) is 3.50 to 1.0 the requirement to incur Indebtedness
under this clause (s) shall be 3.25 to 1.0); and
(j) Investments made in accordance with Section 6.6, other than pursuant to clause (g) thereof
(which Investment may take the form of a merger, amalgamation or similar transaction so long as
such merger, amalgamation or similar transaction would be permitted by clause (a) of this Section
6.8 if the acquired Person was, initially, a Subsidiary of Parent).
For purposes of clause (c) of this Section 6.8, each of the following will be deemed Cash:
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(i) any liabilities, as shown on Parents most recent consolidated balance sheet, of
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (other than contingent liabilities and liabilities that
are by their terms subordinated to the Loans) that are assumed by the transferee of any such
assets pursuant to an agreement that releases Parent or such Subsidiary from further
liability;
(ii) any securities, notes or other obligations received by Parent or any such
Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by Parent or such Subsidiary into Cash
within 180 days after the consummation of the applicable Asset Sale, to the extent of the
Cash received in that conversion; and
(iii) any Designated Noncash Consideration having an aggregate fair market value that,
when taken together with all other Designated Noncash Consideration previously received and
then outstanding, does not exceed at the time of the receipt of such Designated Noncash
Consideration (with the fair market value of each item of Designated Noncash Consideration
being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in
value) the greater of $100,000,000 or 1.00% of Consolidated Total Assets.
6.9. Disposal of Subsidiary Interests
. Except for any sale of all of its interests in the
Equity Interests of any of its Subsidiaries in compliance with the provisions of Section 6.8, no
Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to directly or indirectly sell,
assign, pledge or otherwise encumber or dispose of any Equity Interests of any of its Subsidiaries,
except to another Credit Party (subject to the restrictions on such disposition otherwise imposed
hereunder), or to qualify directors if required by Applicable Law.
6.10. Sales and Leasebacks
. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, become or remain liable as lessee or as a guarantor or
other surety with respect to any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed), whether
now owned or hereafter acquired, which such Credit Party (a) has sold or transferred or is to sell
or to transfer to any other Person (other than Parent, Borrower or any of their respective
Subsidiaries), or (b) intends to use for substantially the same purpose as any other property which
has been or is to be sold or transferred by such Credit Party to any Person (other than Parent,
Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries) in connection with such lease, except for any
such sale and subsequent lease of any fixed or capital assets by a Credit Party or any of its
Subsidiaries that is made for Cash consideration in an amount not less than the fair value of such
fixed or capital asset and is consummated within 90 days after such Credit Party or such Subsidiary
acquires or completes the construction of such fixed or capital asset,
provided
that, if
such sale and leaseback results in Indebtedness with respect to Capital Leases, such Indebtedness
is permitted by Section 6.1(j) and any Lien made the subject of such Indebtedness is permitted by
Section 6.2(m).
6.11. Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates
. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any
transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of
any service) with any Affiliate of Parent or Borrower on terms that are less favorable to Parent,
Borrower or that Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that might be obtained at the time from
a Person who is not such an Affiliate;
provided
that the foregoing restriction shall not
apply to (a) any transaction between or among Borrower and the Guarantors; (b) reasonable and
customary fees paid to members of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of Parent,
Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries; (c) compensation arrangements (including severance
arrangements to the extent approved by a majority of the disinterested members of Parents,
Borrowers or the applicable Subsidiarys board of directors (or similar governing body) or the
applicable committee thereof) for present or former officers and other employees of Parent,
Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries entered into in the ordinary course of business; (d)
transactions described in
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Schedule 6.11; (e) any Restricted Junior Payment permitted pursuant to Section 6.4; (f)
indemnities provided for the benefit of, directors, officers or employees of Parent, Borrower and
their respective Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; and (g) loans and advances to
employees of Parent, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries permitted by Section 6.6(f) (as
well as advances to employees contemplated by clause (iii) of the defined term Investment).
6.12. Conduct of Business
. From and after the Closing Date, no Credit Party shall, nor shall
it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than (i) the businesses engaged
in by such Credit Party or Subsidiary on the Closing Date and similar or related or ancillary
businesses and (ii) such other lines of business as may be consented to by Requisite Lenders.
6.13. Amendments or Waivers with Respect to Subordinated Indebtedness
. No Credit Party shall,
nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, amend or otherwise change the terms of any
Subordinated Indebtedness or the Senior Notes, if such amendment or change would be materially
adverse to any Credit Party or Lenders.
6.14. Amendments or Waivers of Organizational Documents
. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, agree to any amendment, restatement, supplement or other
modification to, or waiver of, any of its Organizational Documents after the Closing Date that is
materially adverse to such Credit Party or such Subsidiary, as applicable, and to the Lenders.
6.15. Fiscal Year
. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
change its Fiscal Year end from December 31.
6.16. Specified Subsidiary Dispositions
. Parent will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary
to, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of the Equity Interests it holds in Biovail
Insurance.
6.17. Biovail Insurance
. Parent will not permit Biovail Insurance to (i) carry on any
business other than the business of an Exempt Insurance Company as defined under the Exempt
Insurance Act of Barbados for the purpose of insuring Parent and/or some or all of its Subsidiaries
or (ii) cancel, terminate or otherwise amend or modify the Biovail Insurance Trust Indenture.
SECTION 7. GUARANTY
7.1. Guaranty of the Obligations
. Subject to the provisions of the Contribution Agreement,
Guarantors jointly and severally hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guaranty to Administrative
Agent for the ratable benefit of the Beneficiaries the due and punctual payment in full of all
Obligations when the same shall become due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment,
declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise (including amounts that would become due but for the
operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 362(a) or
other Insolvency Laws) (collectively, the
Guaranteed Obligations
).
7.2. Contribution by Guarantors
. Each of the Guarantors shall be party to, and subject to the
terms of, the Contribution Agreement.
7.3. Payment by Guarantors
. Subject to the Contribution Agreement, Guarantors hereby jointly
and severally agree, in furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which
any Beneficiary may have at law or in equity against any Guarantor by virtue hereof, that upon the
failure of Borrower to pay any of the Guaranteed Obligations when and as the same shall become due,
whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise
(including amounts that would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section
362(a) of the
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Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 362(a) or analogous provisions of other Insolvency Laws),
Guarantors will upon demand pay, or cause to be paid, in Cash, to Administrative Agent for the
ratable benefit of Beneficiaries, an amount equal to the sum of the unpaid principal amount of all
Guaranteed Obligations then due as aforesaid, accrued and unpaid interest on such Guaranteed
Obligations (including interest which, but for Borrowers becoming the subject of a case or
proceeding under any Insolvency Law, would have accrued on such Guaranteed Obligations, whether or
not a claim is allowed against Borrower for such interest in the related bankruptcy case) and all
other Guaranteed Obligations then owed to Beneficiaries as aforesaid.
7.4. Liability of Guarantors Absolute
. To the extent permitted under Applicable Law, each
Guarantor agrees that its obligations hereunder are irrevocable, absolute, independent and
unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance which constitutes a legal or equitable
discharge of a guarantor or surety other than satisfaction in full of the Guaranteed Obligations.
In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, each Guarantor agrees
as follows:
(a) this Guaranty is a guaranty of payment and performance when due and not of collectability.
This Guaranty is a primary obligation of each Guarantor and not merely a contract of surety;
(b) to the extent permitted under Applicable Law, Administrative Agent may enforce this
Guaranty upon the occurrence of an Event of Default notwithstanding the existence of any dispute
between Borrower and any Beneficiary with respect to the existence of such Event of Default;
(c) the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are independent of the obligations of Borrower
and the obligations of any other guarantor (including any other Guarantor) of the obligations of
Borrower, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against such Guarantor
whether or not any action is brought against Borrower or any of such other guarantors and whether
or not Borrower is joined in any such action or actions;
(d) payment by any Guarantor of a portion, but not all, of the Guaranteed Obligations shall in
no way limit, affect, modify or abridge any Guarantors liability for any portion of the Guaranteed
Obligations which has not been paid. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if
Administrative Agent is awarded a judgment in any suit brought to enforce any Guarantors covenant
to pay a portion of the Guaranteed Obligations, such judgment shall not be deemed to release such
Guarantor from its covenant to pay the portion of the Guaranteed Obligations that is not the
subject of such suit, and such judgment shall not, except to the extent satisfied by such
Guarantor, limit, affect, modify or abridge any other Guarantors liability hereunder in respect of
the Guaranteed Obligations;
(e) any Beneficiary, upon such terms as it deems appropriate, without notice or demand and
without affecting the validity or enforceability hereof or giving rise to any reduction,
limitation, impairment, discharge or termination of any Guarantors liability hereunder, from time
to time may (i) renew, extend, accelerate, increase the rate of interest on, or otherwise change
the time, place, manner or terms of payment of the Guaranteed Obligations; (ii) settle, compromise,
release or discharge, or accept or refuse any offer of performance with respect to, or
substitutions for, the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement relating thereto and/or subordinate
the payment of the same to the payment of any other obligations; (iii) request and accept other
guaranties of the Guaranteed Obligations and take and hold security for the payment hereof or the
Guaranteed Obligations; (iv) release, surrender, exchange, substitute, compromise, settle, rescind,
waive, alter, subordinate or modify, with or without consideration, any security for payment of the
Guaranteed Obligations, any other guaranties of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any other obligation
of any Person (including any other Guarantor) with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations; (v)
enforce and apply any security now or hereafter held by or for the benefit of such Beneficiary in
respect hereof or the Guaranteed Obligations and direct the order or manner of sale thereof, or
exercise any other
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right or remedy that such Beneficiary may have against any such security, in each case as such
Beneficiary in its discretion may determine consistent herewith or the applicable Hedge Agreement
or Cash Management Agreement and any applicable security agreement, including foreclosure on any
such security pursuant to one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales, whether or not every aspect of
any such sale is commercially reasonable, and even though such action operates to impair or
extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of any Guarantor
against Borrower or any security for the Guaranteed Obligations; and (vi) exercise any other rights
available to it under the Credit Documents or any Hedge Agreements or any Cash Management
Agreements; and
(f) this Guaranty and the obligations of Guarantors hereunder shall be valid and enforceable
and shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment, discharge or termination for any
reason (other than payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations), including the occurrence of any
of the following, whether or not any Guarantor shall have had notice or knowledge of any of them:
(i) any failure or omission to assert or enforce or agreement or election not to assert or enforce,
or the stay or enjoining, by order of court, by operation of law or otherwise, of the exercise or
enforcement of, any claim or demand or any right, power or remedy (whether arising under the Credit
Documents or any Hedge Agreements or any Cash Management Agreements, at law, in equity or
otherwise) with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement relating thereto, or with
respect to any other guaranty of or security for the payment or performance of the Guaranteed
Obligations; (ii) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of, or any consent to departure
from, any of the terms or provisions (including provisions relating to events of default) hereof,
any of the other Credit Documents, any of the Hedge Agreements, any of the Cash Management
Agreements or any agreement or instrument executed pursuant thereto, or of any other guaranty or
security for the Guaranteed Obligations, in each case whether or not in accordance with the terms
hereof or such Credit Document, such Hedge Agreement, such Cash Management Agreement or any
agreement relating to such other guaranty or security; (iii) to the extent permitted by Applicable
Law, the Guaranteed Obligations, or any agreement relating thereto, at any time being found to be
illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect; (iv) the application of payments received from
any source (other than payments received pursuant to the other Credit Documents, any of the Hedge
Agreements, any of the Cash Management Agreements or from the proceeds of any security for the
Guaranteed Obligations, except to the extent such security also serves as collateral for
indebtedness other than the Guaranteed Obligations) to the payment of indebtedness other than the
Guaranteed Obligations, even though any Beneficiary might have elected to apply such payment to any
part or all of the Guaranteed Obligations; (v) any Beneficiarys consent to the change,
reorganization or termination of the corporate structure or existence of Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries and to any corresponding restructuring of the Guaranteed Obligations; (vi) any failure
to perfect or continue perfection of a security interest in any collateral which secures any of the
Guaranteed Obligations; (vii) to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, any defenses, set-offs or
counterclaims which Borrower may allege or assert against any Beneficiary in respect of the
Guaranteed Obligations, including failure of consideration, breach of warranty, payment, statute of
frauds, statute of limitations, accord and satisfaction and usury; and (viii) any other act or
thing or omission, or delay to do any other act or thing, which may or might in any manner or to
any extent vary the risk of any Guarantor as an obligor in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations.
7.5. Waivers by Guarantors
. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, each Guarantor hereby
waives, for the benefit of Beneficiaries: (a) any right to require any Beneficiary, as a condition
of payment or performance by such Guarantor, to (i) proceed against Borrower, any other guarantor
(including any other Guarantor) of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other Person, (ii) proceed
against or exhaust any security held from Borrower, any such other guarantor or any other Person,
(iii) proceed against or have resort to any balance of any Deposit Account or credit on the books
of any Beneficiary in favor of Borrower or any other Person, or (iv) pursue any other remedy in the
power of any Beneficiary whatsoever; (b) any defense arising by reason of the incapacity, lack of
authority or any disability or other
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defense of Borrower or any other Guarantor including any defense based on or arising out of the
lack of validity or the unenforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement or
instrument relating thereto or by reason of the cessation of the liability of Borrower or any other
Guarantor from any cause other than satisfaction in full of the Guaranteed Obligations; (c) any
defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation of a surety must
be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal; (d)
any defense based upon any Beneficiarys errors or omissions in the administration of the
Guaranteed Obligations, except behavior which amounts to gross negligence, willful misconduct or
bad faith; (e) (i) any principles or provisions of law, statutory or otherwise, which are or might
be in conflict with the terms hereof and any legal or equitable discharge of such Guarantors
obligations hereunder, (ii) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting such Guarantors
liability hereunder or the enforcement hereof, (iii) any rights to set-offs, recoupments and
counterclaims, and (iv) promptness, diligence and any requirement that any Beneficiary protect,
secure, perfect or insure any security interest or lien or any property subject thereto; (f)
notices, demands, presentments, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and notices of
any action or inaction, including acceptance hereof, notices of default hereunder, the Hedge
Agreements, the Cash Management Agreements or any agreement or instrument related thereto, notices
of any renewal, extension or modification of the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement related
thereto, notices of any extension of credit to Borrower and notices of any of the matters referred
to in Section 7.4 and any right to consent to any thereof; and (g) any defenses or benefits that
may be derived from or afforded by law which limit the liability of or exonerate guarantors or
sureties, or which may conflict with the terms hereof.
7.6. Guarantors Rights of Subrogation, Contribution, etc.
Until the Guaranteed Obligations
shall have been indefeasibly paid in full and the Revolving Commitments shall have terminated and
all Letters of Credit shall have expired or been cancelled, each Guarantor hereby waives, to the
extent permitted by Applicable Law, any claim, right or remedy, direct or indirect, that such
Guarantor now has or may hereafter have against Borrower or any other Guarantor or any of its
assets in connection with this Guaranty or the performance by such Guarantor of its obligations
hereunder, in each case whether such claim, right or remedy arises in equity, under contract, by
statute, under common law or otherwise and including (a) any right of subrogation, reimbursement or
indemnification that such Guarantor now has or may hereafter have against Borrower with respect to
the Guaranteed Obligations, (b) any right to enforce, or to participate in, any claim, right or
remedy that any Beneficiary now has or may hereafter have against Borrower, and (c) any benefit of,
and any right to participate in, any collateral or security now or hereafter held by any
Beneficiary. In addition, until the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in
full and the Revolving Commitments shall have terminated and all Letters of Credit shall have
expired or been cancelled, each Guarantor shall withhold exercise of any right of contribution such
Guarantor may have against any other guarantor (including any other Guarantor) of the Guaranteed
Obligations, including any such right of contribution as contemplated by the Contribution
Agreement. Each Guarantor further agrees that, to the extent the waiver or agreement to withhold
the exercise of its rights of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnification and contribution as set
forth herein is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void or voidable for any reason,
any rights of subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification such Guarantor may have against
Borrower or against any collateral or security, and any rights of contribution such Guarantor may
have against any such other guarantor, shall be junior and subordinate to any rights any
Beneficiary may have against Borrower, to all right, title and interest any Beneficiary may have in
any such collateral or security, and to any right any Beneficiary may have against such other
guarantor. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of any such subrogation,
reimbursement, indemnification or contribution rights at any time when all Guaranteed Obligations
shall not have been finally and indefeasibly paid in full, such amount shall be held in trust for
Administrative Agent on behalf of Beneficiaries and shall forthwith be paid over to Administrative
Agent for the benefit of Beneficiaries to be credited and applied against the Guaranteed
Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms hereof.
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7.7. Subordination of Other Obligations
. Any Indebtedness of Borrower or any Guarantor now or
hereafter held by any Guarantor (the
Obligee Guarantor
) is hereby subordinated in right of
payment to the Guaranteed Obligations, and any such Indebtedness collected or received by the
Obligee Guarantor after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing shall be held in trust
for Administrative Agent on behalf of Beneficiaries and shall forthwith be paid over to
Administrative Agent for the benefit of Beneficiaries to be credited and applied against the
Guaranteed Obligations but without affecting, impairing or limiting in any manner the liability of
the Obligee Guarantor under any other provision hereof.
7.8. Continuing Guaranty
. This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall remain in effect
until all of the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been paid in full and the Revolving Commitments
shall have terminated and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or been cancelled. Each
Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any right to revoke this Guaranty as to future transactions
giving rise to any Guaranteed Obligations.
7.9. Authority of Guarantors or Borrower
. It is not necessary for any Beneficiary to inquire
into the capacity or powers of any Guarantor or Borrower or the officers, directors or any agents
acting or purporting to act on behalf of any of them.
7.10. Financial Condition of Borrower
. Any Credit Extension may be made to Borrower or
continued from time to time, and any Hedge Agreements or Cash Management Agreements may be entered
into from time to time, in each case without notice to or authorization from any Guarantor
regardless of the financial or other condition of Borrower at the time of any such grant or
continuation or at the time such Hedge Agreement or Cash Management Agreement is entered into, as
the case may be. No Beneficiary shall have any obligation to disclose or discuss with any
Guarantor its assessment, or any Guarantors assessment, of the financial condition of Borrower.
Each Guarantor has adequate means to obtain information from Borrower on a continuing basis
concerning the financial condition of Borrower and its ability to perform its obligations under the
Credit Documents and the Hedge Agreements and the Cash Management Agreements, and each Guarantor
assumes the responsibility for being and keeping informed of the financial condition of Borrower
and of all circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Guaranteed Obligations. Each
Guarantor hereby waives and relinquishes any duty on the part of any Beneficiary to disclose any
matter, fact or thing relating to the business, operations or conditions of Borrower now known or
hereafter known by any Beneficiary.
7.11. Bankruptcy, etc.
(a) So long as any Guaranteed Obligations remain outstanding, no Guarantor shall, without the
prior written consent of Administrative Agent acting pursuant to the instructions of Requisite
Lenders, commence or join with any other Person in commencing any bankruptcy, reorganization or
insolvency case, application or proceeding of or against Borrower or any other Guarantor. The
obligations of Guarantors hereunder shall not be reduced, limited, impaired, discharged, deferred,
suspended or terminated by any case, application or proceeding, voluntary or involuntary, involving
the bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization, liquidation or arrangement of Borrower or
any other Guarantor or by any defense which Borrower or any other Guarantor may have by reason of
the order, decree or decision of any court or administrative body resulting from any such
proceeding.
(b) Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that any interest on any portion of the Guaranteed
Obligations which accrues after the commencement of any case, application or proceeding referred to
in clause (a) above (or, if interest on any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations ceases to accrue
by operation of law by reason of the commencement of such case, application or proceeding, such
interest as would have accrued on such portion of the Guaranteed Obligations if such case,
application or proceeding
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had not been commenced) shall be included in the Guaranteed Obligations because it is the
intention of Guarantors and Beneficiaries that the Guaranteed Obligations which are guaranteed by
Guarantors pursuant hereto should be determined without regard to any rule of law or order which
may relieve Borrower of any portion of such Guaranteed Obligations. Guarantors will permit any
trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, debtor in possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors or
similar Person to pay Administrative Agent, or allow the claim of Administrative Agent in respect
of, any such interest accruing after the date on which such case, application or proceeding is
commenced.
(c) In the event that all or any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations are paid by Borrower,
the obligations of Guarantors hereunder shall continue and remain in full force and effect or be
reinstated, as the case may be, in the event that all or any part of such payment(s) are rescinded
or recovered directly or indirectly from any Beneficiary as a preference, fraudulent transfer or
otherwise, and any such payments which are so rescinded or recovered shall constitute Guaranteed
Obligations for all purposes hereunder.
7.12. Discharge of Guaranty upon Sale of Guarantor
. If all of the Equity Interests of any
Guarantor or any of its successors in interest hereunder shall be sold or otherwise disposed of
(including by merger, amalgamation or consolidation) in accordance with the terms and conditions
hereof, the Guaranty of such Guarantor or such successor in interest, as the case may be, hereunder
shall automatically be discharged and released without any further action by any Beneficiary or any
other Person effective as of the time of such Asset Sale.
SECTION 8. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
8.1. Events of Default
. If any one or more of the following conditions or events shall occur:
(a)
Failure to Make Payments When Due
. Failure by Borrower to pay (i) when due any
installment of principal of any Loan, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, by notice of
voluntary prepayment, by mandatory prepayment or otherwise; (ii) when due any amount payable to
Issuing Bank in reimbursement of any drawing under a Letter of Credit; or (iii) any interest on any
Loan or any fee or any other amount due hereunder within three days after the date due; or
(b)
Default in Other Agreements
. (i) Failure of any Credit Party or any of their
respective Subsidiaries to pay when due any principal of or interest on or any other amount,
including any payment in settlement, payable in respect of one or more items of Indebtedness (other
than Indebtedness referred to in Section 8.1(a)) in an individual principal amount (or Net
Mark-to-Market Exposure) of $70,000,000 or with an aggregate principal amount (or Net
Mark-to-Market Exposure) of $70,000,000 or more, in each case beyond the grace period, if any,
provided therefor; or (ii) breach or default by any Credit Party with respect to any other material
term of (1) one or more items of Indebtedness in the individual or aggregate principal amounts (or
Net Mark-to-Market Exposure) referred to in clause (i) above or (2) any loan agreement, mortgage,
indenture or other agreement relating to such item(s) of Indebtedness, in each case beyond the
grace period, if any, provided therefor, if the effect of such breach or default is to cause, or to
permit the holder or holders of that Indebtedness (or a trustee on behalf of such holder or
holders), to cause, that Indebtedness to become or be declared due and payable (or redeemable)
prior to its stated maturity or the stated maturity of any underlying obligation, as the case may
be; or
(c)
Breach of Certain Covenants
. Failure of any Credit Party to perform or comply
with any term or condition contained in Section 2.6, Section 5.1(e), Section 5.2 or Section 6; or
(d)
Breach of Representations, Etc
. Any representation, warranty, certification or
other statement made or deemed made by any Credit Party in any Credit Document or in any statement
or
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certificate at any time given by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries in writing pursuant
hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall be false in any material respect as
of the date made or deemed made; or
(e)
Other Defaults Under Credit Documents
. Any Credit Party shall default in the
performance of or compliance with any term contained herein or any of the other Credit Documents,
other than any such term referred to in any other Section of this Section 8.1, and such default
shall not have been remedied or waived within thirty days after the earlier of (i) an officer of
such Credit Party becoming aware of such default or (ii) receipt by Borrower of notice from
Administrative Agent or any Lender of such default; or
(f)
Involuntary Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver, etc
. (i) A court of competent
jurisdiction shall enter a decree or order for relief in respect of Parent, Borrower or any of
their respective Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiaries) in an involuntary case under
any Insolvency Law, which decree or order is not stayed; or any other similar relief shall be
granted under any Applicable Law; or (ii) an involuntary case or proceeding (including the filing
of any notice of intention in respect thereof) shall be commenced against Parent, Borrower or any
of their respective Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiaries) under any Insolvency Law
now or hereafter in effect; or a decree or order of a court having jurisdiction in the premises for
the appointment of a receiver, receiver-manager, administrative receiver, administrator,
liquidator, sequestrator, trustee, custodian or other officer having similar powers over Parent,
Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiaries), or over
all or a substantial part of its property, shall have been entered; or there shall have occurred
the involuntary appointment of an interim receiver, trustee, custodian or similar officer of
Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiaries)
for all or a substantial part of its property; or a warrant of attachment, execution or similar
process shall have been issued against any substantial part of the property of Parent, Borrower or
any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiaries), and any such event
described in this clause (ii) shall continue for sixty days without having been dismissed, bonded
or discharged; or
(g)
Voluntary Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver, etc
. (i) Parent, Borrower or any
of their respective Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiaries) shall have an order for
relief entered with respect to it or shall file a petition or application seeking any relief or
shall otherwise commence a voluntary case or proceeding under any Insolvency Law, or shall consent
to, or fail to contest in a timely manner the commencement of, or the entry of an order for relief
in an involuntary case or proceeding, or to the conversion of an involuntary case to a voluntary
case or proceeding, under any such law, or shall consent to, or fail to contest in a timely manner,
the commencement of, or the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, receiver-manager,
trustee, custodian or other similar officer for all or a substantial part of its property; or
Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiaries)
shall make any assignment for the benefit of creditors; or (ii) Parent, Borrower or any of their
respective Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiaries) shall be unable, or shall fail
generally, or shall admit in writing its inability, to pay its debts as such debts become due or is
otherwise insolvent; or the board of directors (or similar governing body) of Parent, Borrower or
any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiaries) (or any committee
thereof) shall adopt any resolution or otherwise authorize any action to approve any of the actions
referred to herein or in Section 8.1(f); or
(h)
Judgments and Attachments
. Any money judgment, writ or warrant of attachment or
similar process involving an amount in excess of $70,000,000 individually or in the aggregate at
any time (in either case to the extent not adequately covered by insurance as to which a solvent
and unaffiliated insurance company has acknowledged coverage) shall be entered or filed against
Parent, Borrower or any
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of their respective Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets and shall remain
undischarged, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of sixty days (or in any event later
than five days prior to the date of any proposed sale thereunder); or
(i)
Dissolution
. Any order, judgment or decree shall be entered against any Credit
Party decreeing the dissolution, winding-up or split-up of such Credit Party and such order shall
remain undischarged or unstayed for a period in excess of thirty days; or
(j)
Employee Benefit Plans
. There shall occur one or more ERISA Events that have had
or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect; or
(k)
Canadian Employee Benefit Plans
. (x) There shall occur one or more Canadian
Pension Plan Termination Events that have had or could reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (y) a Canadian Credit Party fails to make a
required contribution to or payment under any Canadian Pension Plan when due and such failure has
had or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect; or
(l)
Change of Control
. A Change of Control shall occur; or
(m)
Guaranties, Collateral Documents and Other Credit Documents
. At any time after
the execution and delivery thereof, (i) the Guaranty for any reason, other than the satisfaction in
full of all Obligations, shall cease to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with
its terms) or shall be declared to be null and void or any Guarantor shall repudiate its
obligations thereunder, (ii) this Agreement or any Collateral Document ceases to be in full force
and effect (other than by reason of a release of Collateral in accordance with the terms hereof or
thereof or the satisfaction in full of the Obligations (other than Obligations in respect of any
Hedge Agreement or Cash Management Agreement) in accordance with the terms hereof) or shall be
declared null and void, or Collateral Agent shall not have or shall cease to have a valid and
perfected Lien in any Collateral purported to be covered by the Collateral Documents with the
priority required by the relevant Collateral Document, in each case for any reason other than the
failure of Collateral Agent or any Secured Party to take any action within its control, or (iii)
any Credit Party shall contest the validity or enforceability of any Credit Document in writing or
deny in writing that it has any further liability, including with respect to future advances by
Lenders, under any Credit Document to which it is a party or shall contest the validity or
perfection of any Lien in any portion of the Collateral purported to be covered by the Collateral
Documents,
THEN
, (1) upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 8.1(f) or 8.1(g) with
respect to Parent or Borrower, automatically, and (2) upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of any other Event of Default, at the request of (or with the consent of) Requisite
Lenders, upon notice to Borrower by Administrative Agent, (A) the Revolving Commitments, if any, of
each Lender having such Revolving Commitments and the obligation of Issuing Bank to issue any
Letter of Credit shall immediately terminate; (B) each of the following shall immediately become
due and payable, in each case without presentment, demand, protest or other requirements of any
kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Credit Party: (I) the unpaid principal
amount of and accrued interest on the Loans, (II) an amount equal to the maximum amount that may at
any time be drawn under all Letters of Credit then outstanding (regardless of whether any
beneficiary under any such Letter of Credit shall have presented, or shall be entitled at such time
to present, the drafts or other documents or certificates required to draw under such Letters of
Credit), to be held as security for Borrowers reimbursement Obligations in respect of Letters of
Credit then outstanding and (III) all other Obligations;
provided
, the foregoing shall not
affect in any way the obligations of Lenders under Section 2.3(b)(v) or Section 2.4(e); and (C)
Administrative Agent may cause Collateral Agent to enforce any and all Liens and security interests
created pursuant to Collateral Documents.
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SECTION 9. AGENTS
9.1. Appointment of Agents
. GSLP, Morgan Stanley and Jefferies are hereby appointed
Syndication Agents hereunder, and each Lender hereby authorizes GSLP, Morgan Stanley and Jefferies
to act as Syndication Agents in accordance with the terms hereof and the other Credit Documents.
GSLP is hereby appointed Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent hereunder and under the other
Credit Documents and each Lender hereby authorizes GSLP to act as Administrative Agent and
Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms hereof and of the other Credit Documents. Each of
Bank of America, DnB, Suntrust and Bank of Nova Scotia is hereby appointed Documentation Agent
hereunder, and each Lender hereby authorizes each of Bank of America, DnB, Suntrust and Bank of
Nova Scotia to act as Documentation Agent in accordance with the terms hereof and the other Credit
Documents. Each Agent hereby agrees to act in its capacity as such upon the express conditions
contained herein and the other Credit Documents, as applicable. The provisions of this Section 9
are solely for the benefit of Agents and Lenders and no Credit Party shall have any rights as a
third party beneficiary of any of the provisions thereof. In performing its functions and duties
hereunder, each Agent shall act solely as an agent of Lenders and does not assume and shall not be
deemed to have assumed any obligation towards or relationship of agency or trust with or for
Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries. Each Syndication Agent and the
Documentation Agent, without consent of or notice to any party hereto, may assign any and all of
its rights or obligations hereunder (in its capacity as a Syndication Agent or Documentation Agent,
respectively) to any of its Affiliates. As of the Closing Date, none of GSLP, Morgan Stanley or
Jefferies, in their respective capacities as Syndication Agent, and none of Bank of America, DnB,
Suntrust and Bank of Nova Scotia, in their respective capacities as Documentation Agent, shall have
any obligations but shall be entitled to all benefits of this Section 9. Each of the Syndication
Agents, Documentation Agent and any Agent described in clause (e) of the definition thereof may
resign from such role at any time, with immediate effect, by giving prior written notice thereof to
Administrative Agent and Borrower.
9.2. Powers and Duties
. Each Lender irrevocably authorizes each Agent to take such action on
such Lenders behalf and to exercise such powers, rights and remedies hereunder and under the other
Credit Documents as are specifically delegated or granted to such Agent by the terms hereof and
thereof, together with such powers, rights and remedies as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each
Agent shall have only those duties and responsibilities that are expressly specified herein and the
other Credit Documents. Each Agent may exercise such powers, rights and remedies and perform such
duties by or through its agents or employees. No Agent shall have, by reason hereof or any of the
other Credit Documents, a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender; and nothing herein or
any of the other Credit Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as
to impose upon any Agent any obligations in respect hereof or any of the other Credit Documents
except as expressly set forth herein or therein.
9.3. General Immunity
.
(a)
No Responsibility for Certain Matters
. No Agent shall be responsible to any
Lender for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, collectability or
sufficiency hereof or any other Credit Document or for any representations, warranties, recitals or
statements made herein or therein or made in any written or oral statements or in any financial or
other statements, instruments, reports or certificates or any other documents furnished or made by
any Agent to Lenders or by or on behalf of any Credit Party or to any Agent or any Lender in
connection with the Credit Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby or for the financial
condition or business affairs of any Credit Party or any other Person liable for the payment of any
Obligations, nor shall any Agent be required to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or
observance of any of the terms, conditions, provisions, covenants or agreements contained in any of
the Credit Documents or as to the use of the proceeds of the Loans or as
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to the existence or possible existence of any Event of Default or Default or to make any
disclosures with respect to the foregoing. Anything contained herein to the contrary
notwithstanding, Administrative Agent shall not have any liability arising from confirmations of
the amount of outstanding Loans or the Letter of Credit Usage or the component amounts thereof.
(b)
Exculpatory Provisions
. No Agent nor any of its officers, partners, directors,
employees or agents shall be liable to Lenders for any action taken or omitted by any Agent under
or in connection with any of the Credit Documents except to the extent caused by such Agents gross
negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of
competent jurisdiction. Each Agent shall be entitled to refrain from any act or the taking of any
action (including the failure to take an action) in connection herewith or with any of the other
Credit Documents or from the exercise of any power, discretion or authority vested in it hereunder
or thereunder unless and until such Agent shall have received instructions in respect thereof from
Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such instructions under Section
10.5) and, upon receipt of such instructions from Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders, as the
case may be), such Agent shall be entitled to act or (where so instructed) refrain from acting, or
to exercise such power, discretion or authority, in accordance with such instructions. Without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, (i) each Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall
be fully protected in relying, upon any communication, instrument or document believed by it to be
genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person or Persons and shall be
entitled to rely and shall be protected in relying on opinions and judgments of attorneys (who may
be attorneys for Parent, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries), accountants, experts and
other professional advisors selected by it; and (ii) no Lender shall have any right of action
whatsoever against any Agent as a result of such Agent acting or (where so instructed) refraining
from acting hereunder or any of the other Credit Documents in accordance with the instructions of
Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such instructions under Section
10.5).
(c)
Delegation of Duties
. Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties
and exercise its rights and powers under this Agreement or under any other Credit Document by or
through any one or more sub-agents appointed by Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent and any
such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or
through their respective Affiliates. The exculpatory, indemnification and other provisions of this
Section 9.3 and of Section 9.6 shall apply to any of the Affiliates of Administrative Agent and
shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit
facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent. All of the rights,
benefits, and privileges (including the exculpatory and indemnification provisions) of this Section
9.3 and of Section 9.6 shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Affiliates of any such
sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities as sub-agent as if such sub-agent and
Affiliates were named herein. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to
each sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent, (i) such sub-agent shall be a third party
beneficiary under this Agreement with respect to all such rights, benefits and privileges
(including exculpatory rights and rights to indemnification) and shall have all of the rights and
benefits of a third party beneficiary, including an independent right of action to enforce such
rights, benefits and privileges (including exculpatory rights and rights to indemnification)
directly, without the consent or joinder of any other Person, against any or all of Credit Parties
and the Lenders, (ii) such rights, benefits and privileges (including exculpatory rights and rights
to indemnification) shall not be modified or amended without the consent of such sub-agent, and
(iii) such sub-agent shall only have obligations to Administrative Agent and not to any Credit
Party, Lender or any other Person and no Credit Party, Lender or any other Person shall have any
rights, directly or indirectly, as a third party beneficiary or otherwise, against such sub-agent;
provided
that the Administrative Agent shall be responsible for the gross negligence,
willful misconduct or bad faith of such sub-agent.
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9.4. Agents Entitled to Act as Lender
. The agency hereby created shall in no way impair or
affect any of the rights and powers of, or impose any duties or obligations upon, any Agent in its
individual capacity as a Lender hereunder. With respect to its participation in the Loans and the
Letters of Credit, each Agent shall have the same rights and powers hereunder as any other Lender
and may exercise the same as if it were not performing the duties and functions delegated to it
hereunder, and the term Lender shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include
each Agent in its individual capacity. Any Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend
money to, own securities of, and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory
or other business with Parent, Borrower or any of their respective Affiliates as if it were not
performing the duties specified herein, and may accept fees and other consideration from Borrower
for services in connection herewith and otherwise without having to account for the same to
Lenders.
9.5. Lenders Representations, Warranties and Acknowledgment
.
(a) Each Lender represents and warrants that it has made its own independent investigation of
the financial condition and affairs of Parent, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries in
connection with Credit Extensions hereunder and that it has made and shall continue to make its own
appraisal of the creditworthiness of Parent, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries. No Agent
shall have any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to make any such
investigation or any such appraisal on behalf of Lenders or to provide any Lender with any credit
or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the making of
the Loans or at any time or times thereafter, and no Agent shall have any responsibility with
respect to the accuracy of or the completeness of any information provided to Lenders.
(b) Each Lender, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement, an Assignment Agreement
or a Joinder Agreement and funding its Tranche A Term Loan, Tranche B Term Loan and/or Revolving
Loans on the Closing Date or by the funding of any New Term Loans or New Revolving Loans, as the
case may be, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each
Credit Document and each other document required to be approved by any Agent, Requisite Lenders or
Lenders, as applicable on the Closing Date or as of the date of funding of such New Revolving Loans
or New Term Loans.
9.6. Right to Indemnity
. Each Lender, in proportion to its Pro Rata Share, severally agrees
to indemnify each Agent, their Affiliates and their respective officers, partners, directors,
trustees, employees and agents of each Agent (each, an
Indemnitee Agent Party
), to the extent
that such Indemnitee Agent Party shall not have been reimbursed by any Credit Party, for and
against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments,
suits, costs, expenses (including counsel fees and disbursements) or disbursements of any kind or
nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Indemnitee Agent
Party in exercising its powers, rights and remedies or performing its duties hereunder or under the
other Credit Documents or otherwise in its capacity as such Agent in any way relating to or arising
out of this Agreement or the other Credit Documents, in all cases, whether or not caused by or
arising, in whole or in part, out of the negligence of such Indemnitee Agent Party;
provided
that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations,
losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting
from such Indemnitee Agent Partys gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final,
non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. If any indemnity furnished to any
Indemnitee Agent Party for any purpose shall, in the opinion of such Indemnitee Agent Party, be
insufficient or become impaired, such Indemnitee Agent Party may call for additional indemnity and
cease, or not commence, to do the acts indemnified against until such additional indemnity is
furnished;
provided
that in no event shall this sentence require any Lender to indemnify
any Indemnitee Agent Party against any liability, obligation,
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loss, damage, penalty, action, judgment, suit, cost, expense or disbursement in excess of such
Lenders Pro Rata Share thereof; and
provided
further
that this sentence shall not
be deemed to require any Lender to indemnify any Indemnitee Agent Party against any liability,
obligation, loss, damage, penalty, action, judgment, suit, cost, expense or disbursement described
in the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence.
9.7. Successor Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Swing Line Lender
.
(a) Administrative Agent shall have the right to resign at any time by giving prior written
notice thereof to Lenders and Borrower and Administrative Agent may be removed at any time with or
without cause by an instrument or concurrent instruments in writing delivered to Borrower and
Administrative Agent and signed by Requisite Lenders. Administrative Agent shall have the right to
appoint a financial institution to act as Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent hereunder,
subject to the reasonable satisfaction of Borrower and the Requisite Lenders, and Administrative
Agents resignation shall become effective on the earliest of (i) 30 days after delivery of the
notice of resignation, (ii) the acceptance of such successor Administrative Agent by Borrower and
the Requisite Lenders or (iii) such other date, if any, agreed to by the Requisite Lenders. Upon
any such notice of resignation or any such removal, if a successor Administrative Agent has not
already been appointed by the retiring Administrative Agent, Requisite Lenders shall have the
right, upon five Business Days notice to Borrower, to appoint a successor Administrative Agent.
If neither Requisite Lenders nor Administrative Agent have appointed a successor Administrative
Agent, Requisite Lenders shall be deemed to have succeeded to and become vested with all the
rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent;
provided
that,
until a successor Administrative Agent is so appointed by Requisite Lenders or Administrative
Agent, any collateral security held by Administrative Agent in its role as Collateral Agent on
behalf of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank under any of the Credit Documents shall continue to be
held by the retiring Collateral Agent as nominee until such time as a successor Collateral Agent is
appointed. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor
Administrative Agent, that successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become
vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative
Agent and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall promptly (i) transfer to such
successor Administrative Agent all sums, Securities and other items of Collateral held under the
Collateral Documents, together with all records and other documents necessary or appropriate in
connection with the performance of the duties of the successor Administrative Agent under the
Credit Documents, and (ii) execute and deliver to such successor Administrative Agent such
amendments to financing statements, and take such other actions, as may be necessary or appropriate
in connection with the assignment to such successor Administrative Agent of the security interests
created under the Collateral Documents, whereupon such retiring or removed Administrative Agent
shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. Except as provided above, any
resignation or removal of GSLP or its successor as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section
shall also constitute the resignation or removal of GSLP or its successor as Collateral Agent.
After any retiring or removed Administrative Agents resignation or removal hereunder as
Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Section 9 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions
taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent hereunder. Any successor
Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to this Section shall, upon its acceptance of such
appointment, become the successor Collateral Agent for all purposes hereunder.
(b) In addition to the foregoing, Collateral Agent may resign at any time by giving prior
written notice thereof to Lenders and the Grantors, and Collateral Agent may be removed at any time
with or without cause by an instrument or concurrent instruments in writing delivered to the
Grantors and Collateral Agent signed by Requisite Lenders. Administrative Agent shall have the
right to appoint a financial institution as Collateral Agent hereunder, subject to the reasonable
satisfaction of Borrower and the Requisite
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Lenders and Collateral Agents resignation shall become effective on the earliest of
(i) 30 days after delivery of the notice of resignation, (ii) the acceptance of such successor
Collateral Agent by Borrower and the Requisite Lenders or (iii) such other date, if any, agreed to
by the Requisite Lenders. Upon any such notice of resignation or any such removal, Requisite
Lenders shall have the right, upon five Business Days notice to Administrative Agent, to appoint a
successor Collateral Agent. Until a successor Collateral Agent is so appointed by Requisite
Lenders or Administrative Agent, any collateral security held by Collateral Agent on behalf of the
Lenders or the Issuing Bank under any of the Credit Documents shall continue to be held by the
retiring Collateral Agent as nominee until such time as a successor Collateral Agent is appointed.
Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor Collateral
Agent, that successor Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the
rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Collateral Agent under this
Agreement and the Collateral Documents, and the retiring or removed Collateral Agent under this
Agreement shall promptly (i) transfer to such successor Collateral Agent all sums, Securities and
other items of Collateral held hereunder or under the Collateral Documents, together with all
records and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance of the
duties of the successor Collateral Agent under this Agreement and the Collateral Documents, and
(ii) execute and deliver to such successor Collateral Agent or otherwise authorize the filing of
such amendments to financing statements, and take such other actions, as may be necessary or
appropriate in connection with the assignment to such successor Collateral Agent of the security
interests created under the Collateral Documents, whereupon such retiring or removed Collateral
Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the Collateral
Documents. After any retiring or removed Collateral Agents resignation or removal hereunder as
the Collateral Agent, the provisions of this Agreement and the Collateral Documents shall inure to
its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it under this Agreement or the
Collateral Documents while it was the Collateral Agent hereunder.
(c) Any resignation or removal of GSLP or its successor as Administrative Agent pursuant to
this Section shall also constitute the resignation or removal of GSLP or its successor as Swing
Line Lender, and any successor Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to this Section shall, upon
its acceptance of such appointment, become the successor Swing Line Lender for all purposes
hereunder. In such event (i) Borrower shall prepay any outstanding Swing Line Loans made by the
retiring or removed Administrative Agent in its capacity as Swing Line Lender, (ii) upon such
prepayment, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender shall surrender any
Swing Line Note held by it to Borrower for cancellation, and (iii) Borrower shall issue, if so
requested by successor Administrative Agent and Swing Line Loan Lender, a new Swing Line Note to
the successor Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender, in the principal amount of the Swing Line
Sublimit then in effect and with other appropriate insertions.
9.8. Collateral Documents and Guaranty
.
(a)
Agents Under Collateral Documents and Guaranty
. Each Secured Party hereby further
authorizes Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, on behalf of and for the
benefit of Secured Parties, to be the agent for and representative of Secured Parties with respect
to the Guaranty, the Collateral and the Collateral Documents;
provided
that neither
Administrative Agent nor Collateral Agent shall owe any fiduciary duty, duty of loyalty, duty of
care, duty of disclosure or any other obligation whatsoever to any holder of Obligations with
respect to any Hedge Agreement. Subject to Section 10.5, without further written consent or
authorization from any Secured Party, Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable may
execute any documents or instruments necessary to (i) in connection with a sale or disposition of
assets permitted by this Agreement, release any Lien encumbering any item of Collateral that is the
subject of such sale or other disposition of assets or to which Requisite Lenders (or such other
Lenders as may be required to give such consent under Section 10.5) have otherwise consented or
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(ii) release any Guarantor from the Guaranty pursuant to Section 7.12 or with respect to which
Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such consent under Section
10.5) have otherwise consented.
(b)
Right to Realize on Collateral and Enforce Guaranty
. Anything contained in any of
the Credit Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, Borrower, Administrative Agent, Collateral
Agent and each Secured Party hereby agree that (i) no Secured Party shall have any right
individually to realize upon any of the Collateral or to enforce the Guaranty, it being understood
and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies hereunder may be exercised solely by Administrative
Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms hereof and all powers, rights
and remedies under the Collateral Documents may be exercised solely by Collateral Agent, and (ii)
in the event of a foreclosure by Collateral Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or
private sale or other disposition, Collateral Agent or any Lender may be the purchaser or licensor
of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale or other disposition and Collateral Agent, as
agent for and representative of Secured Parties (but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their
respective individual capacities unless Requisite Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing) shall
be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for
all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such public sale, to use and apply any of the
Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any collateral payable by Collateral
Agent at such sale or other disposition.
(c)
Rights Under Hedge Agreements and Cash Management Agreements
. No Hedge Agreement
or Cash Management Agreement will create (or be deemed to create) in favor of any Lender
Counterparty that is a party thereto any rights in connection with the management or release of any
Collateral or of the obligations of any Guarantor under the Credit Documents except as expressly
provided in Section 10.5(c)(v) of this Agreement, Section 9.2 of the Pledge and Security Agreement
and the analogous sections of any other Collateral Documents. By accepting the benefits of the
Collateral, such Lender Counterparty shall be deemed to have appointed Collateral Agent as its
agent and agreed to be bound by the Credit Documents as a Secured Party, subject to the limitations
set forth in this clause (c).
(d)
Release of Collateral and Guarantees, Termination of Credit Documents
.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or any other Credit Document, when all
Obligations (other than obligations in respect of any Hedge Agreement or Cash Management Agreement)
have been paid in full, all Commitments have terminated or expired and no Letter of Credit shall be
outstanding (unless the outstanding amounts under all such Letters of Credit have been cash
collateralized in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Issuing Bank or, if satisfactory to Issuing
Bank in its sole discretion, a backstop Letter of Credit is in place), upon request of Borrower,
Administrative Agent shall (without notice to, or vote or consent of, any Lender, or any Affiliate
of any Lender or any Lender Counterparty that is a party to any Hedge Agreement or Cash Management
Agreement) take such actions as shall be required to release its security interest in all
Collateral, and to release all guarantee obligations provided for in any Credit Document, whether
or not on the date of such release there may be outstanding Obligations in respect of Hedge
Agreements or Cash Management Agreements (and, subject to the next succeeding sentence, the
provisions of Section 7 shall cease to apply). Any such release of guarantee obligations shall be
deemed subject to the provision that such guarantee obligations shall be reinstated if after such
release any portion of any payment in respect of the Obligations guaranteed thereby shall be
rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution,
liquidation or reorganization of Borrower or any Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the
appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for,
Borrower or any Guarantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such
payment had not been made. In addition, upon (a) any disposition of property permitted by this
Agreement to a Person that is not a Credit Party, the Liens granted thereon shall be deemed to be
automatically released and such property shall automatically revert to the applicable Grantor
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with no further action on the part of any Person and (b) the consummation of any
transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement as a result of which a Guarantor ceases to be a
Subsidiary of Parent or the Borrower, such Guarantor shall automatically be released from its
obligations hereunder and under the Collateral Documents and the guaranty and security interest in
the Collateral of such Guarantor shall automatically be released.
9.9. Withholding Taxes
. To the extent required by any Applicable Law, Administrative Agent
may withhold from any payment to any Lender (which term shall include Swing Line Lender and Issuing
Bank for purposes of this Section 9.9) an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding tax. If
the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority asserts a claim that
Administrative Agent did not properly withhold Tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any
Lender because the appropriate form was not delivered or was not properly executed or because such
Lender failed to notify Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance which rendered the
exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax ineffective or for any other reason, such Lender
shall indemnify fully and hold harmless Administrative Agent (to the extent that the Administrative
Agent has not already been reimbursed by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.20 and without limiting
or expanding the obligation of the Borrower to do so) for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly,
by the Administrative Agent as Taxes or otherwise, together with all expenses incurred, including
legal expenses and any other out-of-pocket expenses, whether or not such Tax was correctly or
legally imposed or asserted by the relevant governmental authority. A certificate as to the amount
of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be
conclusive absent manifest error. The agreements in this Section 9.9 shall survive the resignation
and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of,
a Lender, the termination of the Agreement and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all
other Obligations.
SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS
10.1. Notices
.
(a)
Notices Generally
. Any notice or other communication herein required or permitted
to be given to a Credit Party, Syndication Agent, Collateral Agent, Administrative Agent, Swing
Line Lender, Issuing Bank or Documentation Agent shall be sent to such Persons address as set
forth on Appendix B or in the other relevant Credit Document, and in the case of any Lender, the
address as indicated on Appendix B or otherwise indicated to Administrative Agent in writing.
Except as otherwise set forth in Section 3.2(b) or paragraph (b) below, each notice hereunder shall
be in writing and may be personally served or sent by telefacsimile (except for any notices sent to
Administrative Agent) or United States mail or Canada Post or courier service and shall be deemed
to have been given when delivered in person or by courier service and signed for against receipt
thereof, upon receipt of telefacsimile, or three Business Days after depositing it in the United
States mail or Canada Post with postage prepaid and properly addressed;
provided
that no
notice to any Agent shall be effective until received by such Agent;
provided
further
that any such notice or other communication shall at the request of the
Administrative Agent be provided to any sub-agent appointed pursuant to Section 9.3(c) hereto as
designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time.
(b)
Electronic Communications
. (1) Notices and other communications to Lenders and
the Issuing Bank hereunder may be delivered or furnished by
electronic communication (including e mail and Internet or intranet websites, including the Platform) pursuant to procedures approved by
Administrative Agent,
provided
that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender
or the Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2 if such Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, has
notified Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Section by
electronic communication. Administrative Agent or
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Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it
hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it,
provided
that
approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. Unless
Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail
address shall be deemed received upon the senders receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended
recipient (such as by the return receipt requested function, as available, return e-mail or other
written acknowledgement),
provided
that if such notice or other communication is not sent
during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to
have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii)
notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon
the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing
clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the
website address therefor.
(2) Each Credit Party understands that the distribution of material through an electronic
medium is not necessarily secure and that there are confidentiality and other risks associated with
such distribution and agrees and assumes the risks associated with such electronic distribution,
except to the extent caused by the willful misconduct or gross negligence of Administrative Agent,
as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(3) The Platform and any Approved Electronic Communications are provided as is and as
available. None of the Agents nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents,
advisors or representatives (the
Agent Affiliates
) warrant the accuracy, adequacy, or
completeness of the Approved Electronic Communications or the Platform and each expressly disclaims
liability for errors or omissions in the Platform and the Approved Electronic Communications. No
warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including any warranty of merchantability,
fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third party rights or freedom from viruses or
other code defects is made by the Agent Affiliates in connection with the Platform or the Approved
Electronic Communications.
(4) Each Credit Party, each Lender, each Issuing Bank and each Agent agrees that
Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, store any Approved Electronic
Communications on the Platform in accordance with Administrative Agents customary document
retention procedures and policies.
(5) Any notice of Default or Event of Default may be provided by telephone if confirmed
promptly thereafter by delivery of written notice thereof.
(c)
Private Side Information Contacts
. Each Public Lender agrees to cause at least
one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the Private
Side Information or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order
to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lenders compliance
procedures and Applicable Law, including United States federal and state securities laws, to make
reference to information that is not made available through the Public Side Information portion
of the Platform and that may contain Non-Public Information with respect to Parent, its
Subsidiaries or their securities for purposes of Applicable Law, including United States federal or
state securities laws.
10.2. Expenses
. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated,
Borrower agrees to pay promptly (a) all the actual and reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses
incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of the Credit Documents and
any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications thereto; (b) all the reasonable
out-of-pocket costs of furnishing all opinions by counsel for Borrower and the other Credit
Parties; (c) the reasonable out-of-pocket fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel to Agents in
connection with the negotiation, preparation,
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execution and administration of the Credit Documents and any consents, amendments,
waivers or other modifications thereto and any other documents or matters requested by Borrower;
(d) all the actual costs and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of creating, perfecting, recording,
maintaining and preserving Liens in favor of Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties,
including filing and recording fees, expenses and taxes, stamp or documentary taxes, search fees,
title insurance premiums and reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel to each Agent
and of counsel providing any opinions that any Agent or Requisite Lenders may request in respect of
the Collateral or the Liens created pursuant to the Collateral Documents; (e) all the actual costs
and reasonable out-of-pocket fees, expenses and disbursements of any auditors, accountants,
consultants or appraisers; (f) all the actual costs and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
(including the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of any appraisers, consultants, advisors
and agents employed or retained by Collateral Agent and its counsel) in connection with the custody
or preservation of any of the Collateral; (g) all other actual and reasonable out-of-pocket costs
and expenses incurred by each Agent in connection with the syndication of the Loans and Commitments
and the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents and any consents, amendments, waivers or
other modifications thereto; and (h) after the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, all
out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees and costs of settlement,
incurred by any Agent and Lenders in enforcing any Obligations of or in collecting any payments due
from any Credit Party hereunder or under the other Credit Documents by reason of such Default or
Event of Default (including in connection with the sale, lease or license of, collection from, or
other realization upon any of the Collateral or the enforcement of the Guaranty) or in connection
with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided hereunder in the nature
of a work-out or pursuant to any insolvency or bankruptcy cases or proceedings.
10.3. Indemnity
.
(a) In addition to the payment of expenses pursuant to Section 10.2, whether or not the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated, each Credit Party agrees to defend
indemnify, pay and hold harmless each Agent and Lender and the officers, partners, members,
directors, trustees, advisors, employees, agents, sub-agents and Affiliates of each Agent and each
Lender (each, an
Indemnitee
), from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities, in all cases,
whether or not caused by or arising, in whole or in part, out of the negligence of such Indemnitee;
provided
that no Credit Party shall have any obligation to any Indemnitee hereunder with
respect to any Indemnified Liabilities to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities arise from the
gross negligence or willful misconduct of that Indemnitee, in each case as determined by a final,
non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, or if such Indemnified Liabilities
result from any action, suit or proceeding in contract brought by a Credit Party for direct damages
(as opposed to special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages) against such Indemnitee for a
material breach by such Indemnitee of its Obligations under any Credit Document that is determined
in favor of such Credit Party by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction. To the extent that the undertakings to defend, indemnify, pay and hold harmless set
forth in this Section 10.3 apply but are unenforceable in whole or in part because they are
violative of any law or public policy, the applicable Credit Party shall contribute the maximum
portion that it is permitted to pay and satisfy under Applicable Law to the payment and
satisfaction of all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by Indemnitees or any of them.
(b) To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, no Credit Party shall assert, and each Credit
Party hereby waives, any claim against each Lender, each Agent, Arranger and their respective
Affiliates, directors, employees, attorneys, agents or sub-agents, on any theory of liability, for
special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages)
(whether or not the claim therefor is based on contract, tort or duty imposed by any applicable
legal requirement) arising out of, in connection with, as a result of, or in any way related to,
this Agreement or any Credit Document or any
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agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby or referred to herein or therein, the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof or any act
or omission or event occurring in connection therewith, and each Credit Party hereby waives,
releases and agrees not to sue upon any such claim or any such damages, whether or not accrued and
whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor.
10.4. Set-Off
. In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under Applicable Law and
not by way of limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default each
Lender is hereby authorized by each Credit Party at any time or from time to time subject to the
consent of Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to
set-off and to appropriate and to apply any and all deposits (general or special, including
Indebtedness evidenced by certificates of deposit, whether matured or unmatured, but not including
trust accounts (in whatever currency)) and any other Indebtedness at any time held or owing by such
Lender to or for the credit or the account of any Credit Party (in whatever currency) against and
on account of the obligations and liabilities of any Credit Party to such Lender hereunder, the
Letters of Credit and participations therein and under the other Credit Documents, including all
claims of any nature or description arising out of or connected hereto, the Letters of Credit and
participations therein or with any other Credit Document, irrespective of whether or not (a) such
Lender shall have made any demand hereunder or (b) the principal of or the interest on the Loans or
any amounts in respect of the Letters of Credit or any other amounts due hereunder shall have
become due and payable pursuant to Section 2 and although such obligations and liabilities, or any
of them, may be contingent or unmatured. The applicable Lender shall notify Borrower and
Administrative Agent of such set-off and application,
provided
that any failure or any
delay in giving such notice shall not affect the validity of any such set-off and application under
this Section 10.4.
10.5. Amendments and Waivers
.
(a)
Requisite Lenders Consent
. Subject to the additional requirements of Sections
10.5(b) and 10.5(c), no amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of the
Credit Documents, or consent to any departure by any Credit Party therefrom, shall in any event be
effective without the written concurrence of the Requisite Lenders;
provided
that
Administrative Agent may, with the consent of Borrower only, amend, modify or supplement this
Agreement to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency, so long as such amendment,
modification or supplement does not adversely affect the rights of any Lender or Issuing Bank.
(b)
Affected Lenders Consent
. Without the written consent of each Lender that would
be directly affected thereby, no amendment, modification, termination, or consent shall be
effective if the effect thereof would:
(i) extend the scheduled final maturity of any Loan or Note;
(ii) waive, reduce or postpone any scheduled repayment (but not prepayment);
(iii) extend the stated expiration date of any Letter of Credit beyond the Revolving
Commitment Termination Date;
(iv) reduce the rate of interest on any Loan (other than any waiver of any increase in
the interest rate applicable to any Loan pursuant to Section 2.10) or any fee or any premium
payable hereunder;
(v) extend the time for payment of any such interest or fees;
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(vi) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or any reimbursement obligation in respect
of any Letter of Credit;
(vii) amend, modify, terminate or waive any provision of Section 2.13(b)(iii), this
Section 10.5(b), Section 10.5(c) or any other provision of this Agreement that expressly
provides that the consent of all Lenders is required;
(viii) amend the definition of Requisite Lenders or Pro Rata Share;
provided
, with the consent of Requisite Lenders, additional extensions of credit
pursuant hereto may be included in the determination of Requisite Lenders or Pro Rata
Share on substantially the same basis as the Term Loan Commitments, the Term Loans, the
Revolving Commitments and the Revolving Loans are included on the Closing Date;
(ix) release all or substantially all of the Collateral or all or substantially all of
the Guarantors from the Guaranty except as expressly provided in the Credit Documents; or
(x) consent to the assignment or transfer by any Credit Party of any of its rights and
obligations under any Credit Document;
provided
that for the avoidance of doubt, all Lenders shall be deemed directly affected
thereby with respect to any amendment described in clauses (vii), (viii), (ix) and (x).
(c)
Other Consents
. No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any
provision of the Credit Documents, or consent to any departure by any Credit Party therefrom,
shall:
(i) increase any Revolving Commitment of any Lender over the amount thereof then in
effect without the consent of such Lender;
provided
that no amendment, modification
or waiver of any condition precedent, covenant, Default or Event of Default shall constitute
an increase in any Revolving Commitment of any Lender;
(ii) amend, modify, terminate or waive any provision hereof relating to the Swing Line
Sublimit or the Swing Line Loans without the consent of Swing Line Lender;
(iii) alter the required application of any repayments or prepayments as between
Classes pursuant to Section 2.15 without the consent of Lenders holding more than 50% of the
aggregate Tranche A Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders, Tranche B Term Loan Exposure of all
Lenders, Revolving Exposure of all Lenders or New Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders, as
applicable, of each Class which is being allocated a lesser repayment or prepayment as a
result thereof;
provided
that Requisite Lenders may waive, in whole or in part, any
prepayment so long as the application, as between Classes, of any portion of such prepayment
which is still required to be made is not altered;
(iv) amend, modify, terminate or waive any obligation of Lenders relating to the
purchase of participations in Letters of Credit as provided in Section 2.4(e) without the
written consent of Administrative Agent and of Issuing Bank;
(v) amend, modify or waive this Agreement, the Pledge and Security Agreement, the
Canadian Pledge and Security Agreement or the Barbados Security Documents so as to alter the
ratable treatment of Obligations arising under the Credit Documents and Obligations arising
under Hedge Agreements or Cash Management Agreements or the definition of Lender
Counterparty, Hedge Agreement, Cash Management Agreement, Obligations, or Secured
Obligations
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(as defined in any applicable Collateral Document) in each case in a manner
adverse to any Lender Counterparty with Obligations then outstanding without the written
consent of any such Lender Counterparty;
(vi) amend, modify, terminate or waive any provision of Section 9 as the same applies
to any Agent, or any other provision hereof as the same applies to the rights or obligations
of any Agent, in each case without the consent of such Agent;
(vii) amend any provision relating solely to the Delayed Draw Commitments without the
written consent of Lenders holding a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Delayed
Draw Commitments; or
(viii) increase any Delayed Draw Commitment of any Lender over the amount thereof then
in effect without the consent of such Lender;
provided
that no amendment,
modification or waiver of any condition precedent, covenant, Default or Event of Default
shall constitute an increase in any Delayed Draw Commitment of any Lender.
(d) Subject to Section 10.5(a), any such agreement that shall extend the Revolving Commitment
Termination Date or the Term Loan Maturity Date, as applicable, of one or more Lenders (the
"
Extending Lender
) and does not amend any other provision of this Agreement or the Credit
Documents other than to change the Applicable Margin of Extending Lenders shall only require the
consent of Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Extending Lenders. In addition,
notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the
written consent of Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders providing the relevant New
Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.24 (i) to add one or more New Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.24
and to permit the extensions of credit and all related obligations and liabilities arising in
connection therewith from time to time outstanding to share ratably (or on a basis subordinated to
the existing facilities hereunder) in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents
with the obligations and liabilities from time to time outstanding in respect of the existing
facilities hereunder and (ii) in connection with the foregoing, to permit, as deemed appropriate by
the Administrative Agent and approved by the Requisite Lenders, the Lenders providing such New Term
Loans to participate in any required vote or action required to be approved by the Requisite
Lenders or by any other number or percentage hereunder.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, without the consent of any other Person, the
applicable Credit Party or Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent may (in its or their
respective sole discretion, or shall, to the extent required by any Credit Document) enter into any
amendment or waiver of any Credit Document, or enter into any new agreement or instrument, to
effect the granting, perfection, protection, expansion or enhancement of any security interest in
Collateral or additional property to become Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Parties, or
as required by local law to give effect to, or protect any security interest for the benefit of the
Secured Parties, in any property or so that the security interests therein comply with applicable
law. Furthermore, upon the request of Borrower, this Agreement may be amended without the consent
of the Required Lenders, Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender to add Parent as a borrower with respect
to obligations under the Revolving Commitments or Revolving Loans and to make any related
amendments necessary to effect the addition of Parent as a co-borrower under this Agreement and any
other Credit Document.
(e)
Execution of Amendments, etc
. Administrative Agent may, but shall have no
obligation to, with the concurrence of any Lender, execute amendments, modifications, waivers or
consents on behalf of such Lender. Any waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific
instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given. No notice to or demand on any Credit
Party in any case shall entitle any Credit Party to any other or further notice or demand in
similar or other circumstances. Any
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amendment, modification, termination, waiver or consent effected in accordance with this
Section 10.5 shall be binding upon each Lender at the time outstanding, each future Lender and, if
signed by a Credit Party, on such Credit Party.
10.6. Successors and Assigns; Participations
.
(a)
Generally
. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their
respective successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the
successors and assigns of Lenders. No Credit Partys rights or obligations hereunder nor any
interest therein may be assigned or delegated by any Credit Party without the prior written consent
of all Lenders. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon
any Person (other than the parties hereto, Indemnitee Agent Parties under Section 9.6 and
Indemnitees under Section 10.3, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby and, to
the extent expressly contemplated hereby, Affiliates of each of the Agents and Lenders) any legal
or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b)
Register
. Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lenders shall deem and treat the
Persons listed as Lenders in the Register as the holders and owners of the corresponding
Commitments and Loans listed therein for all purposes hereof, and no assignment or transfer of any
such Commitment or Loan shall be effective, in each case, unless and until recorded in the Register
following receipt of a fully executed Assignment Agreement effecting the assignment or transfer
thereof, together with the required forms and certificates regarding tax matters and any fees
payable in connection with such assignment, in each case, as provided in Section 10.6(d). Each
assignment shall be recorded in the Register promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent
of the fully executed Assignment Agreement and all other necessary documents and approvals, prompt
notice thereof shall be provided to Borrower and a copy of such Assignment Agreement shall be
maintained, as applicable. The date of such recordation of a transfer shall be referred to herein
as the
Assignment Effective Date
. Any request, authority or consent of any Person who, at the
time of making such request or giving such authority or consent, is listed in the Register as a
Lender shall be conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder, assignee or transferee of the
corresponding Commitments or Loans, absent manifest error.
(c)
Right to Assign
. Each Lender shall have the right at any time to sell, assign or
transfer all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, including all or a
portion of its Commitment or Loans owing to it or other Obligations (
provided
,
however
, that pro rata assignments shall not be required and each assignment, other than
pursuant to Section 10.6(h), shall be of a uniform, and not varying, percentage of all rights and
obligations under and in respect of any Loan and any related Commitments):
(i) to any Person meeting the criteria of clause (i) of the definition of the term
Eligible Assignee upon the giving of notice to Borrower and Administrative Agent; and
(ii) to any Person meeting the criteria of clause (ii) of the definition of the term
Eligible Assignee upon giving of notice to Borrower and Administrative Agent and, in the
case of assignments of Tranche A Term Loans, Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments to any
such Person (except in the case of assignments made by or to GSLP or Goldman Sachs Bank
USA), consented to by each of Borrower and Administrative Agent (such consent not to be (x)
unreasonably withheld or delayed or (y) in the case of Borrower, required at any time an
Event of Default shall have occurred and then be continuing);
provided
,
further
that each such assignment pursuant to this Section 10.6(c)(ii) shall be in
an aggregate amount of not less than (A) $2,500,000 (or such lesser amount as may be agreed
to by Borrower and Administrative Agent or as shall constitute the aggregate amount of the
Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans of
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the assigning Lender) with respect to the assignment of the Revolving Commitments and
Revolving Loans and (B) $1,000,000 (or such lesser amount as may be agreed to by Borrower
and Administrative Agent or as shall constitute the aggregate amount of the Term Loan
Commitments, Tranche A Term Loans, Tranche B Term Loans or New Term Loans of a Series of the
assigning Lender) with respect to the assignment of Term Loan Commitments and Term Loans.
(d)
Mechanics
. Assignments and assumptions of Loans and Commitments by Lenders shall
be effected by manual execution and delivery to Administrative Agent of an Assignment Agreement.
Assignments made pursuant to the foregoing provision shall be effective as of the Assignment
Effective Date. In connection with all assignments there shall be delivered to Administrative
Agent such forms, certificates or other evidence, if any, with respect to United States federal
income tax withholding matters as the assignee under such Assignment Agreement may be required to
deliver pursuant to Section 2.20(d), together with payment to Administrative Agent of a
registration and processing fee of $3,500 (except that no such registration and processing fee
shall be payable (x) in connection with an assignment by or to GSLP or any Affiliate thereof or (y)
in the case of an Assignee which is already a Lender or is an Affiliate or Related Fund of a Lender
or a Person under common management with a Lender).
(e)
Representations and Warranties of Assignee
. Each Lender, upon execution and
delivery hereof or upon succeeding to an interest in the Commitments and Loans, as the case may be,
represents and warrants as of the Closing Date or as of the Assignment Effective Date that (i) it
is an Eligible Assignee; (ii) it has experience and expertise in the making of or investing in
commitments or loans such as the applicable Commitments or Loans, as the case may be; and (iii) it
will make or invest in, as the case may be, its Commitments or Loans for its own account in the
ordinary course and without a view to distribution of such Commitments or Loans within the meaning
of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or other federal securities laws (it being understood
that, subject to the provisions of this Section 10.6, the disposition of such Revolving Commitments
or Loans or any interests therein shall at all times remain within its exclusive control).
(f)
Effect of Assignment
. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 10.6,
as of the Assignment Effective Date (i) the assignee thereunder shall have the rights and
obligations of a Lender hereunder to the extent of its interest in the Loans and Commitments so
assigned as reflected in the Register and shall thereafter be a party hereto and a Lender for all
purposes hereof; (ii) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and
obligations hereunder have been assigned to the assignee, relinquish its rights (other than any
rights which survive the termination hereof under Section 10.8) and be released from its
obligations hereunder (and, in the case of an assignment covering all or the remaining portion of
an assigning Lenders rights and obligations hereunder, such Lender shall cease to be a party
hereto on the Assignment Effective Date);
provided
that anything contained in any of the
Credit Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, (y) Issuing Bank shall continue to have all
rights and obligations thereof with respect to such Letters of Credit until the cancellation or
expiration of such Letters of Credit and the reimbursement of any amounts drawn thereunder and (z)
such assigning Lender shall continue to be entitled to the benefit of all indemnities hereunder as
specified herein with respect to matters arising out of the prior involvement of such assigning
Lender as a Lender hereunder; (iii) the Commitments shall be modified to reflect any Commitment of
such assignee and any Revolving Commitment of such assigning Lender, if any; and (iv) if any such
assignment occurs after the issuance of any Note hereunder, the assigning Lender shall, upon the
effectiveness of such assignment or as promptly thereafter as practicable, surrender its applicable
Notes to Administrative Agent for cancellation, and thereupon Borrower shall issue and deliver new
Notes, if so requested by the assignee and/or assigning Lender, to such assignee and/or to such
assigning Lender, with appropriate insertions, to reflect the new Commitments and/or outstanding
Loans of the assignee and/or the assigning Lender.
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(g)
Participations
.
(1) Each Lender shall have the right at any time to sell one or more participations to any
Person (other than Parent, Borrower, any of their Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates) in all
or any part of its Commitments or Loans or in any other Obligation.
(2) The holder of any such participation, other than an Affiliate of the Lender granting such
participation, shall not be entitled to require such Lender to take or omit to take any action
hereunder except that the participation agreement may provide that the Lender must first obtain the
participants consent with respect to any amendment, modification or waiver that would (A) extend
the final scheduled maturity of any Loan, Note or Letter of Credit (unless such Letter of Credit is
not extended beyond the Revolving Commitment Termination Date) in which such participant is
participating, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest or fees thereon (except
in connection with a waiver of applicability of any post default increase in interest rates) or
reduce the principal amount thereof, or increase the amount of the participants participation over
the amount thereof then in effect (it being understood that a waiver of any Default or Event of
Default or of a mandatory reduction in the Commitment shall not constitute a change in the terms of
such participation, and that an increase in any Commitment or Loan shall be permitted without the
consent of any participant if the participants participation is not increased as a result
thereof), (B) consent to the assignment or transfer by any Credit Party of any of its rights and
obligations under this Agreement or (C) release all or substantially all of the Collateral under
the Collateral Documents (except as expressly provided in the Credit Documents) supporting the
Loans hereunder in which such participant is participating. Each Lender that sells a participation
shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register
on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated
interest) of each participants interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement
(the
Participant Register
). The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive and such
Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of
such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.
(3) Borrower agrees that each participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections
2.18(c), 2.19 and 2.20 to the same extent as if it were a Lender (subject to the requirements and
limitations thereof, including the requirement to provide forms under Section 2.20(d)) and had
acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section;
provided
that a participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.19 or 2.20
than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation
sold to such participant, except to the extent that entitlement to a greater payment results from a
change in law that occurs after such Participant acquires the applicable participation. To the
extent permitted by law, each participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.4 as
though it were a Lender,
provided
such participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.17 as
though it were a Lender.
(h)
SPC
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a
Granting Lender
) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle identified as such in writing
from time to time by the Granting Lender to Administrative Agent and Parent (an
SPC
) the option
to provide all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to
make pursuant to this Agreement;
provided
that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a
commitment by any SPC to fund any Loan, and (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or
otherwise fails to make all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to
make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof. Each party hereto hereby agrees that (i) an SPC shall
be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.18(c), 2.19 and 2.20 to the same extent as if it were a
Lender (subject to the requirements and limitations thereof, including the requirement to provide
forms under Section 2.20(d)) and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant
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to paragraph (c) of this Section;
provided
that an SPC shall not be entitled to
receive any greater payment under Section 2.19 or 2.20 than the applicable Lender would have been
entitled to receive with respect to the Loans subject to such option, except to the extent that
entitlement to a greater payment results from a change in law that occurs after such SPC acquires
such option, (ii) no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this
Agreement for which a Lender would be liable, and (iii) the Granting Lender shall for all purposes,
including the approval of any amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of any
Credit Document, remain the lender of record hereunder. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder
shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were
made by such Granting Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any SPC
may (i) with notice to, but without prior consent of Parent Borrower and Administrative Agent and
with the payment of a processing fee of $3,500, assign all or any portion of its right to receive
payment with respect to any Loan to the Granting Lender and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis
any non-public information relating to its funding of Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper
dealer or provider of any surety or Guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC.
(i)
Certain Other Assignments and Participations
. In addition to any other assignment
or participation permitted pursuant to this Section 10.6, any Lender may assign and/or pledge all
or any portion of its Loans, the other Obligations owed by or to such Lender, and its Notes, if
any, to secure obligations of such Lender including any Federal Reserve Bank or any central bank
having jurisdiction over such Lender as collateral security pursuant to Regulation A of the Board
of Governors and any operating circular issued by such Federal Reserve Bank or such other central
bank having jurisdiction over such Lender;
provided
that no Lender, as between Borrower and
such Lender, shall be relieved of any of its obligations hereunder as a result of any such
assignment and pledge, and
provided
further
that in no event shall the applicable
Federal Reserve Bank, pledgee or trustee be considered to be a Lender or be entitled to require
the assigning Lender to take or omit to take any action hereunder.
10.7. Independence of Covenants
. All covenants hereunder shall be given independent effect so
that if a particular action or condition is not permitted by any of such covenants, the fact that
it would be permitted by an exception to, or would otherwise be within the limitations of, another
covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default if such action is taken
or condition exists.
10.8. Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements
. All representations, warranties
and agreements made herein shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and the making of any
Credit Extension. Notwithstanding anything herein or implied by law to the contrary, the
agreements of each Credit Party set forth in Sections 2.18(c), 2.19, 2.20, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4 and
the agreements of Lenders set forth in Sections 2.17, 9.3(b) and 9.6 shall survive the payment of
the Loans, the cancellation or expiration of the Letters of Credit and the reimbursement of any
amounts drawn thereunder, and the termination hereof.
10.9. No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative
. No failure or delay on the part of any Agent or any
Lender in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder or under any other Credit
Document shall impair such power, right or privilege or be construed to be a waiver of any default
or acquiescence therein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or
privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right or privilege.
The rights, powers and remedies given to each Agent and each Lender hereby are cumulative and shall
be in addition to and independent of all rights, powers and remedies existing by virtue of any
statute or rule of law or in any of the other Credit Documents or any of the Hedge Agreements or
Cash Management Agreements. Any forbearance or failure to exercise, and any delay in exercising,
any right, power or remedy hereunder shall not impair any such right, power or remedy or be
construed to be a waiver thereof, nor shall it preclude the further exercise of any such right,
power or remedy.
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10.10. Marshalling; Payments Set Aside
. Neither any Agent nor any Lender shall be under any
obligation to marshal any assets in favor of any Credit Party or any other Person or against or in
payment of any or all of the Obligations. To the extent that any Credit Party makes a payment or
payments to Administrative Agent or Lenders (or to Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders), or
any Agent or Lenders enforce any security interests or exercise their rights of set-off, and such
payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or set-off or any part thereof are
subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to
be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, any other state,
provincial, territorial or federal law, common law or any equitable cause, then, to the extent of
such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied, and all Liens,
rights and remedies therefor or related thereto, shall be revived and continued in full force and
effect as if such payment or payments had not been made or such enforcement or set-off had not
occurred.
10.11. Severability
. In case any provision in or obligation hereunder or under any other
Credit Document shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity,
legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or
obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
10.12. Obligations Several; Independent Nature of Lenders Rights
. The obligations of Lenders
hereunder are several and no Lender shall be responsible for the obligations or Commitment of any
other Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein or in any other Credit Document, and no action
taken by Lenders pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute Lenders as a
partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity. The amounts payable at
any time hereunder to each Lender shall be a separate and independent debt, and each Lender shall
be entitled to protect and enforce its rights arising out hereof and it shall not be necessary for
any other Lender to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
10.13. Headings
. Section headings herein are included herein for convenience of reference
only and shall not constitute a part hereof for any other purpose or be given any substantive
effect.
10.14. APPLICABLE LAW
.
THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF.
10.15. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION
.
(a)
SUBJECT TO CLAUSE (E) OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE, ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST
ANY PARTY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING HERETO OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS, OR ANY OF THE
OBLIGATIONS, SHALL BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN THE STATE, COUNTY AND CITY OF NEW YORK. BY EXECUTING AND DELIVERING THIS
AGREEMENT, EACH CREDIT PARTY, FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, IRREVOCABLY (A)
ACCEPTS GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF SUCH COURTS (OTHER
THAN WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS BY ANY AGENT IN RESPECT OF RIGHTS UNDER ANY COLLATERAL DOCUMENT
GOVERNED BY LAWS OTHER THAN THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY COLLATERAL
SUBJECT THERETO); (B) WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS; (C) AGREES THAT SERVICE OF ALL
PROCESS IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL,
RETURN
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RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO THE APPLICABLE CREDIT PARTY AT ITS ADDRESS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 10.1; (D) AGREES THAT SERVICE AS PROVIDED IN CLAUSE (C) ABOVE IS SUFFICIENT TO CONFER
PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER THE APPLICABLE CREDIT PARTY IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT,
AND OTHERWISE CONSTITUTES EFFECTIVE AND BINDING SERVICE IN EVERY RESPECT; AND (E) AGREES THAT
AGENTS AND LENDERS RETAIN THE RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO
BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ANY CREDIT PARTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN CONNECTION
WITH THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS UNDER ANY SECURITY DOCUMENT OR THE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT.
(b)
Each Credit Party that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United
States hereby appoints BORROWER as its agent for service of process in any matter related to this
Agreement or the other Credit Documents and BORROWER HEREBY accepts such appointment.
10.16. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
.
EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY AGREES TO WAIVE ITS RESPECTIVE
RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY
OF THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS OR ANY DEALINGS BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS
LOAN TRANSACTION OR THE LENDER/BORROWER RELATIONSHIP THAT IS BEING ESTABLISHED. THE SCOPE OF THIS
WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT
AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS,
BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. EACH PARTY HERETO
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, THAT
EACH HAS ALREADY RELIED ON THIS WAIVER IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, AND THAT EACH WILL CONTINUE
TO RELY ON THIS WAIVER IN ITS RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS. EACH PARTY HERETO FURTHER WARRANTS AND
REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL AND THAT IT KNOWINGLY AND
VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. THIS WAIVER IS
IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING (OTHER THAN BY A
MUTUAL WRITTEN WAIVER SPECIFICALLY REFERRING TO THIS SECTION 10.16 AND EXECUTED BY EACH OF THE
PARTIES HERETO), AND THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR
MODIFICATIONS HERETO OR ANY OF THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS OR TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENTS
RELATING TO THE LOANS MADE HEREUNDER. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A
WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.
10.17. Confidentiality
. Each Agent and each Lender (which term shall for the purposes of this
Section 10.17 include the Issuing Bank) shall hold all Non-Public Information regarding Parent and
its Subsidiaries and their businesses identified as such by Parent or such Subsidiary (or which is
reasonably apparent to be of a confidential nature, even if not so identified) and obtained by such
Agent and such Lender pursuant to the requirements hereof in accordance with such Agents and such
Lenders customary procedures for handling confidential information of such nature, it being
understood and agreed by Parent and Borrower that, in any event, the Administrative Agent may
disclose such information to the Lenders and each Agent and each Lender may make (i) disclosures of
such information to Affiliates of
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such Lender and to their respective agents and advisors (and to other Persons authorized by a
Lender or Agent to organize, present or disseminate such information in connection with disclosures
otherwise made in accordance with this Section 10.17), (ii) disclosures of such information
reasonably required by any bona fide or potential assignee, transferee or participant in connection
with the contemplated assignment, transfer or participation of any Loans or any participations
therein or by any direct or indirect contractual counterparties (or the professional advisors
thereto) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to Borrower and its obligations
(
provided
that such assignees, transferees, participants, counterparties and advisors are
advised of and agree to be bound by either the provisions of this Section 10.17 or other provisions
at least as restrictive as this Section 10.17), (iii) disclosure to any rating agency when required
by it,
provided
that, prior to any disclosure, such rating agency shall undertake in
writing to preserve the confidentiality of any confidential information relating to Credit Parties
received by it from any Agent or any Lender, (iv) disclosures necessary in connection with the
exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Credit Document and (v) disclosures required
or requested by any Governmental Authority or pursuant to legal or judicial process;
provided
that, unless specifically prohibited by Applicable Law or court order, each Lender
and each Agent shall make reasonable efforts to notify Borrower of any request by any Governmental
Authority or representative thereof (other than any such request in connection with any examination
of the financial condition or other routine examination of such Lender by such Governmental
Authority) for disclosure of any such Non-Public Information reasonably in advance of disclosure of
such information (and each Agent and Lender shall cooperate with Parent and its Subsidiaries (at
the sole cost and expense of Parent and its Subsidiaries) to limit any such disclosure). In
addition, each Agent and each Lender may disclose the existence of this Agreement and the
information about this Agreement to service providers to Agents and Lenders in connection with the
administration and management of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
10.18. Usury Savings Clause
. If any provision of this Agreement or of any of the other Credit
Documents would obligate any Credit Party to make any payment of interest or other amount payable
to any Agent or any Lender in an amount or calculated at a rate which would be prohibited by law or
would result in a receipt by such Agent or Lender of interest at a criminal rate (as such terms are
construed under the
Criminal Code
(Canada)) or in excess of the Highest Lawful Rate, then
notwithstanding such provisions, such amount or rate shall be deemed to have been adjusted with
retroactive effect to the maximum amount or rate of interest, as the case may be, as would not be
so prohibited by law or so result in a receipt by such Agent or such Lender of interest at a
criminal rate, such adjustment to be effected, to the extent necessary, as follows: (1) firstly,
by reducing the amount or rate of interest required to be paid to such Agent or such Lender under
Section 2.8, and (2) thereafter, by reducing any fees, commissions, premiums and other amounts
required to be paid to such Agent or such Lender which would constitute interest for purposes of
Section 347 of the
Criminal Code
(Canada) or for the purposes of determining the Highest Lawful
Rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is the intention of Lenders and Borrower to conform
strictly to any applicable usury laws, and after giving effect to all adjustments contemplated in
the preceding sentence, if an Agent or Lender shall have received an amount in excess of the
maximum permitted by that section of the
Criminal Code
(Canada) or by application of the Highest
Lawful Rate, such Credit Party shall be entitled, by notice in writing to such Agent or such
Lender, to obtain reimbursement from such Agent or such Lender in an amount equal to such excess
and, pending such reimbursement, such amount shall be deemed to be an amount payable by such Agent
or such Lender to such Credit Party. Any amount or rate of interest referred to in this Section
10.18 shall be determined in accordance with GAAP as an effective annual rate of interest over the
term that the applicable Loan remains outstanding on the assumption that any charges, fees or
expenses that fall within the meaning of interest (as defined in the
Criminal Code
(Canada) or
for the purposes of determining the Highest Lawful Rate) shall, if they relate to a specific period
of time, be pro-rated over that period of time and otherwise be pro-rated over the period from the
Closing Date to the Term Loan Maturity Date and, in the event of a
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dispute, a certificate of an actuary appointed by Administrative Agent shall be conclusive for
the purposes of such determination absent manifest error.
10.19. Counterparts
. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts
together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart to
this Agreement by facsimile transmission or other electronic transmission shall be effective as
delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement.
10.20. Effectiveness; Entire Agreement
. This Agreement shall become effective upon the
execution of a counterpart hereof by each of the parties hereto and receipt by Borrower and
Administrative Agent of written notification of such execution and authorization of delivery
thereof. With the exception of those terms contained in (i) Sections 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 and Annex A of
the Commitment Letter, dated June 20, 2010 among the Arrangers, Parent and Borrower, (the
Commitment Letter
) and (ii) the Fee Letter, dated June 20, 2010 among the Arrangers, Parent and
Borrower (the
Fee Letter
), which by the terms of the Commitment Letter and Fee Letter remain in
full force and effect, all of the Arrangers and their Affiliates obligations under the Commitment
Letter shall terminate and be superseded by the Credit Documents and GSLP and its Affiliates shall
be released from all liability in connection therewith, including any claim for injury or damages,
whether consequential, special, direct, indirect, punitive or otherwise.
10.21. PATRIOT Act; PCTFA
. Each Lender to whom the PATRIOT Act applies and Administrative
Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies each Credit Party that pursuant
to the requirements of the PATRIOT Act and the PCTFA, it is required to obtain, verify and record
information that identifies each Credit Party, which information includes the name and address of
each Credit Party and other information that will allow such Lender or Administrative Agent, as
applicable, to identify such Credit Party in accordance with those Acts.
10.22. Electronic Execution of Assignments
. The words execution, signed, signature, and
words of like import in any Assignment Agreement shall be deemed to include electronic signatures
or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect,
validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based
recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any Applicable Law,
including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State
Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform
Electronic Transactions Act, the
Commerce Act
(Ontario) or any similar provincial, territorial or
federal laws.
10.23. No Fiduciary Duty
. Each Agent, each Lender and their Affiliates (collectively, solely
for purposes of this paragraph, the
Lenders
) may have economic interests that conflict with those
of Borrower, its stockholders and/or its affiliates. Borrower agrees that nothing in the Credit
Documents or otherwise will be deemed to create an advisory, fiduciary or agency relationship or
fiduciary or other implied duty between any Lender, on the one hand, and Borrower, its stockholders
or its affiliates, on the other. The Credit Parties acknowledge and agree that (i) the
transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents (including the exercise of rights and remedies
hereunder and thereunder) are arms-length commercial transactions between the Lenders, on the one
hand, and Borrower, on the other, and (ii) in connection therewith and with the process leading
thereto, (x) no Lender has assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of Borrower,
its stockholders or its affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby (or the
exercise of rights or remedies with respect thereto) or the process leading thereto (irrespective
of whether any Lender has advised, is currently advising or will advise Borrower, its stockholders
or its Affiliates on other matters) or any other obligation to Borrower except the obligations
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expressly set forth in the Credit Documents and (y) each Lender is acting solely as
principal and not as the agent or fiduciary of Borrower, its management, stockholders, creditors or
any other Person. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Borrower has consulted its own legal and
financial advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate and that it is responsible for making its
own independent judgment with respect to such transactions and the process leading thereto.
Borrower agrees that it will not claim that any Lender has rendered advisory services of any nature
or respect, or owes a fiduciary or similar duty to Borrower, in connection with such transaction or
the process leading thereto.
10.24. Effectiveness of This Agreement and the Other Credit Documents
. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth herein, this Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall
become immediately and automatically effective as to Parent and its Subsidiaries in existence prior
to the Merger that are to be Guarantors hereunder upon the effectiveness of the Merger (and this
Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall not be enforceable against Parent and such
Subsidiaries, nor shall Parent and such Subsidiaries be liable hereunder, prior to the
effectiveness of the Merger) and the signature pages delivered to the Administrative Agent in
escrow pursuant to Section 3.1(a) of the Parent and such Subsidiaries shall be automatically and
immediately released from escrow at such time.
10.25. Judgment Currency
.
(a) If, for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against any Credit Party in any
court in any jurisdiction, it becomes necessary to convert into any other currency (such other
currency being hereinafter in this Section 10.25 referred to as the
Judgment Currency
) an amount
due under any Credit Document in any currency (the
Obligation Currency
) other than the Judgment
Currency, the conversion shall be made at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Business Day
immediately preceding the date of actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any proceeding
in the courts of any jurisdiction that will give effect to such conversion being made on such date,
or the date on which the judgment is given, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of any
other jurisdiction (the applicable date as of which such conversion is made pursuant to this
Section 10.25 being hereinafter in this Section 10.25 referred to as the
Judgment Conversion
Date
).
(b) If, in the case of any proceeding in the court of any jurisdiction referred to in Section
10.25(a), there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing between the Judgment Conversion Date
and the date of actual receipt for value of the amount due, then the applicable Credit Party or
Credit Parties shall pay such additional amount (if any, but in any event not a lesser amount) as
may be necessary to ensure that the amount actually received in the Judgment Currency, when
converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of payment, will provide the amount of the
Obligation Currency which could have been purchased with the amount of the Judgment Currency
stipulated in the judgment or judicial order at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Judgment
Conversion Date. Any amount due from any Credit Party under this Section 10.25(b) shall be due as
a separate debt and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other amounts due
under or in respect of any of the Credit Documents.
(c) The term rate of exchange in this Section 10.25 means the rate of exchange at which
Administrative Agent, on the relevant date at or about 12:00 noon (New York time), would be
prepared to sell, in accordance with Administrative Agents normal course foreign currency exchange
practices, the Obligation Currency against the Judgment Currency.
10.26. Joint and Several Liability
. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein or
in any other Credit Documents, if a secured creditor (as that term is defined under the BIA) is
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction not to include a Person to whom obligations are
owed on a joint or joint and several basis, then any Canadian Credit Partys Obligations (and the
Obligations of each other
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Credit Party with respect thereto), to the extent such Obligations are secured, only shall be
several obligations and not joint or joint and several obligations.
10.27. Advice of Counsel; No Strict Construction
. Each of the parties represents to each
other party hereto that it has discussed this Agreement and the other Credit Documents with its
counsel. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this
Agreement and the other Credit Documents. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or
interpretation arises, this Agreement and each of the other Credit Documents shall be construed as
if drafted jointly by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring
or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement or any
other Credit Document.
10.28. Day Not a Business Day
. In the event that any day on or before which any action,
calculation, determination or allocation is required to be taken hereunder is not a Business Day,
then such action, calculation, determination or allocation shall be required to be taken at the
requisite time on or before the first succeeding day that is a Business Day thereafter, unless such
day is in the next calendar month, in which case such action, calculation, determination or
allocation shall be required to be taken at the requisite time on the first preceding day that is a
Business Day.
10.29.
Limitations Act, 2002
. Each of the parties hereto agrees that any and all limitation
periods provided for in the
Limitations Act, 2002
(Ontario) or any other Applicable Law that
provides for or relates to limitation periods, shall be excluded from application to the
Obligations and any undertaking, covenant, indemnity or other agreement of any Credit Party
provided for in any Credit Document to which it is a party in respect thereof, in each case to
fullest extent permitted by such Act or other Applicable Law.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and
delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written
above.
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VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS
INTERNATIONAL
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Name: Steve T. Min
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Title: Executive Vice
President, General
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ATON PHARMA, INC.
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/s/ Steve T. Min
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Name: Steve T. Min
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Title: Executive Vice President, General
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CORIA LABORATORIES, LTD.
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/s/ Steve T. Min
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Name: Steve T. Min
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Title: Executive Vice President, General
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DOW PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, INC.
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/s/ Steve T. Min
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Name: Steve T. Min
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Title: Executive Vice President, General
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DR. LEWINNS PRIVATE FORMULA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Steve T. Min
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Name: Steve T. Min
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Title: Executive Vice President, General
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OCEANSIDE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Steve T. Min
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Name: Steve T. Min
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Title: President
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PRINCETON PHARMA HOLDINGS, LLC
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Name: Steve T. Min
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Title: Executive Vice President, General
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PRIVATE FORMULA CORP.
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Name: Steve T. Min
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Title: Executive Vice President, General
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RENAUD SKIN CARE LABORATORIES, INC.
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Name: Steve T. Min
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Title: President
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VALEANT BIOMEDICALS, INC.
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Name: Peter J. Blott
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Title: President and Treasurer
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VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS NORTH AMERICA
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GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC
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as Administrative
Agent, Collateral Agent and Swing
Line Lender
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/s/ Alexis Maged
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GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA
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/s/ Alexis Maged
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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
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as Issuing Bank
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Title: Director
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Title: Associate Director
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APPENDIX A-1
TO CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
Tranche A Term Loan Commitments
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Tranche A
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Pro
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Term Loan Commitment
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Rata Share
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Goldman Sachs Bank USA
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Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.
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APPENDIX A-2
TO CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
Tranche B Term Loan Commitments
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Delayed Draw
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Intial Tranche B
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Term Loan
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Term Loan Commitment
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Commitment
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Rata Share
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Goldman Sachs Bank USA
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675,000,000.00
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Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.
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Jefferies Finance LLC
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APPENDIX A-2-1
APPENDIX A-3
TO CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
Revolving Commitments
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Revolving Commitment
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Rata Share
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Goldman Sachs Bank USA
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45.00
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Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
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45.00
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Jefferies Finance LLC
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|
|
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Total
|
|
$
|
125,000,000.00
|
|
|
|
100.00
|
%
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|
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|
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APPENDIX A-3-1
APPENDIX B
TO CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
Notice Addresses
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL
One Enterprise
Aliso Viejo, California 92656
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: (949) 461-6661
BIOVAIL CORPORATION
7150 Mississauga Rd.,
Mississauga, ON L5N 8M5
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Telecopier: (905) 286-3029
with a copy to:
7150 Mississauga Rd.,
Mississauga, ON L5N 8M5
Attention: Legal Department
Telecopier: (905) 286-3385
APPENDIX B-1
GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC,
as Lead Arranger and Syndication Agent
Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC
200 West Street
New York, New York 10282
Attention: Lauren Day
Telecopier: (646) 769-7700
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
as a Lender
Goldman Sachs Bank USA
200 West Street
New York, New York 10282
Attention: Lauren Day
Telecopier: (917) 977-3966
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
as Lead Arranger, Syndication Agent and a Lender
Morgan Stanley Loan Servicing
1300 Thames Street Wharf, 4th floor
Baltimore, MD 21231
Attention: Richmond Ritterbush
Telecopier: (718) 233-2140
MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender
Morgan Stanley Loan Servicing
1300 Thames Street Wharf, 4th floor
Baltimore, MD 21231
Attention: Richmond Ritterbush
Telecopier: (718) 233-2140
JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC, as Lead Arranger,
Syndication Agent and a Lender
Jefferies Finance LLC
520 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention: E. Joseph Hess, Managing Director
Telecopier: (212) 284-3444
APPENDIX B-2
GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC,
as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and
Swing Line Lender
Administrative Agents Principal Office:
Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC
200 West Street
New York, New York 10282
Attention: Lauren Day
Telecopier: (646) 769-7700
with a copy to:
Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC
200 West Street
New York, New York 10282
Attention: Gabe Jacobson
Swing Line Lenders Principal Office:
Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC
200 West Street
New York, New York 10282
Attention: Lauren Day
Telecopier: (646) 769-7700
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Issuing Bank
and a Lender
Issuing Banks Principal Office:
The Bank of Nova Scotia
Corporate Banking Diversified Industries Group
40 King Street West
Scotia Plaza, 62nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5W 2X6
Attention: Managing Director, Corporate Banking Diversified Industries Group
Telecopier: (416) 866-2010
APPENDIX B-3