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TABLE OF CONTENTS
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10, 2020
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
(Exact name of each registrant as specified in its charter)
Amcor plc
Jersey (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
Amcor Finance (USA), Inc.
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
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98-1455367 (I.R.S. employer identification number) |
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95-4559504 (I.R.S. employer identification number) |
83 Tower Road North Warmley, Bristol BS30 8XP United Kingdom +44 117 9753200 |
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2801 SW 149th Avenue, Suite 350 Miramar, Florida 33027 United States of America +1 954 499 4800 |
Amcor UK Finance plc United Kingdom (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
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Amcor Pty Ltd Australia (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
N/A (I.R.S. employer identification number) |
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N/A (I.R.S. employer identification number) |
83 Tower Road North Warmley, Bristol BS30 8XP United Kingdom +44 117 9753200 |
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Level 11, 60 City Road Southbank, Victoria 3006 Australia +61 3 9226 9000 |
Bemis Company, Inc.
Missouri
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
43-0178130
(I.R.S. employer identification number)
2301 Industrial Drive
Neenah, Wisconsin 54956
United States of America
+1 920 527-5500
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of each registrant's principal executive offices)
Ronald Delia
Chief Executive Officer
Amcor plc
83 Tower Road North
Warmley, Bristol BS30 8XP
United Kingdom
+44 117 9753200
Copies to:
Mimma Barila
Robert A. Ryan
Sidley Austin
Level 10, 7 Macquarie Place
Sydney, New South Wales 2000
Australia
+61 8214 2200
APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC
From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. o
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. ý
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective on filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ý
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Amcor Pty Ltd |
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Emerging growth company | o |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for comply with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of Securities Act. o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Each Class of Securities
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Amount to be
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Amcor Pty Ltd |
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PROSPECTUS
Amcor plc
Debt Securities
Guarantees
Amcor Finance (USA), Inc.
Debt Securities
Guarantees
Amcor (UK) Finance PLC
Debt Securities
Guarantees
Amcor Pty Ltd
Debt Securities
Guarantees
Bemis Company, Inc.
Debt Securities
Guarantees
Amcor plc may from time to time offer and sell any of the securities identified above, in each case, in one or more series and in one or more offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general description of those securities. One or more of our subsidiaries, Amcor Finance (USA), Inc. ("AFUI"), Amcor UK Finance plc ("Amcor UK"), Amcor Pty Ltd ("Amcor Pty Ltd") and Bemis Company, Inc. ("Bemis"), also may from time to time offer and sell debt securities in one or more series. One or more of AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis may guarantee all payments of principal, interest (if any), premium (if any) and other amounts due on any debt securities Amcor plc issues. One or more of Amcor plc, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis may guarantee all payments of principal, interest (if any), premium (if any) and other amounts due on any debt securities AFUI issues. One or more of Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis may guarantee all payments of principal, interest (if any), premium (if any) and other amounts due on any debt securities Amcor UK issues. One or more of Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK and Bemis may guarantee all payments of principal, interest (if any), premium (if any) and other amounts due on any debt securities Amcor Pty Ltd issues. One or more of Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK and Amcor Pty Ltd may guarantee all payments of principal, interest (if any), premium (if any) and other amounts due on any debt securities Bemis issues.
The securities described in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement may be offered and sold to or through one or more underwriters, dealers and agents or directly to purchasers, or through a combination of these methods. If any underwriters, dealers or agents are involved in the sale of any of the securities, their names and any applicable purchase price, fee, commission or discount arrangement between or among them will be set forth, or will be calculable from the information set forth, in any applicable prospectus supplement. See the sections of this prospectus entitled "About this Prospectus" and "Plan of Distribution" for more information. No securities may be sold without delivery of this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement describing the method and terms of the offering of such securities.
Each time Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis offers and sells securities, the applicable issuer and/or guarantor(s) will, as applicable, provide a supplement to this prospectus that contains specific information about the offering and the amounts, prices and specific terms of the securities. A prospectus supplement for any offering may also add, update, change or supersede information contained in this prospectus with respect to that offering. You should carefully read this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement before you invest in any of our securities, as well as the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement.
INVESTING IN THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED IN THIS PROSPECTUS INVOLVES RISK. YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES DESCRIBED UNDER THE HEADING "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 6 OF THIS PROSPECTUS, ANY RISK FACTORS SET FORTH IN ANY APPLICABLE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND IN THE DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED OR DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS PROSPECTUS OR ANY APPLICABLE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT.
The address for the principal executive office of Amcor plc and Amcor UK is 83 Tower Road North, Warmley, Bristol BS30 8XP, United Kingdom, and the telephone number of that principal executive office is +44 117 9753200. The address for AFUI's principal executive office is 2801 SW 149th Avenue, Suite 350, Miramar, Florida 33027, United States of America, and the telephone number of AFUI's principal executive office is +1 954 499 4800. The address for Amcor Pty Ltd's principal executive office is Level 11, 60 City Road, Southbank, Victoria 3006, Australia and the telephone number of Amcor Pty Ltd's principal executive office is +61 3 9226 9000. The address for Bemis's principal executive office is 2301 Industrial Drive, Neenah, Wisconsin 54956, United States of America, and the telephone number of Bemis's principal executive office is +1 920 527 5500.
Amcor plc's ordinary shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "AMCR."
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is June 10, 2020.
ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES
Amcor plc is a company organized under the laws of the Bailiwick of Jersey. AFUI is a corporation formed in the United States under Delaware law. Amcor UK is a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales. Amcor Pty Ltd is an entity organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia. Bemis is a corporation formed in the United States under Missouri law. While directors and officers of Bemis are primarily resident in the United States and the directors and officers of AFUI are primarily resident in the United States and Switzerland, most of the directors and officers of Amcor plc, Amcor Pty Ltd and Amcor UK (the "Non-U.S. Registrants") reside outside the United States, principally in Australia, the United Kingdom and Switzerland. A substantial portion of the assets of the Non-U.S. Registrants, and the assets of the directors and officers of the Non-U.S. Registrants are located outside the United States. Therefore, you may not be able to effect service of process within the United States upon the Non-U.S. Registrants or associated persons in a manner so as to allow enforcement of judgments of United States courts against them in the United States based on the civil liability provisions of the United States federal securities laws. In addition, there are doubts as to the enforceability in Australia, Jersey or England and Wales in original actions or in actions for enforcement of judgments of United States courts, of civil liabilities based on United States federal securities laws. Also, judgments of United States courts (whether or not such judgments relate to United States federal securities laws) are not automatically enforceable in Australia, Jersey or England and Wales and will require a further judgment from the local court. Such judgments may or will not be enforceable in Australia, Jersey or England and Wales in certain other circumstances, including, among others, where the relevant proceedings were not commenced within the relevant limitation period, where such judgments are contrary to local public policy, statute, rules of natural justice or general principles of fairness or are obtained by fraud, are obtained in circumstances where the judgment debtor did not receive notice of the proceedings in sufficient time to enable the judgment debtor to defend, are not for a fixed or readily ascertainable sum, are for an interim remedy (such as an injunction), are not between identical parties and in the same interest, are rendered by a court that did not have jurisdiction according to the private international law rules of the local court, are subject to appeal, dismissal, reversal, setting aside or stay of execution in the court which gave the judgment or otherwise not final and conclusive before that court, involve multiple or punitive damages, are in respect of taxes or any revenue law (including for any fiscal penalty) or fine or other penalty or foreign governmental interests or where there has been a prior judgment in another court between the same parties concerning the same issues as are dealt with in the judgment.
Each of (i) the Indentures (as defined herein), (ii) the debt securities and (iii) the guarantees will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. Each of the issuers and guarantors, as applicable, has appointed CT Corporation as its authorized agent upon which process may be served in any action or proceeding arising out of or based upon the Indentures, the debt securities or the guarantees that may be instituted in any United States federal or state court having subject matter jurisdiction in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, and has irrevocably submitted to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such action or proceeding.
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This prospectus is part of an automatic shelf registration statement that we filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, as a "well-known seasoned issuer" as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, using an automatic "shelf" registration process. By using a shelf registration statement, Amcor plc may, from time to time, offer any combination of debt securities or guarantees described in this prospectus in one or more offerings; and our subsidiaries, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis, may, from time to time, offer any combination of debt securities and guarantees described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. In this prospectus we refer to the debt securities and guarantees offered by Amcor plc, and the debt securities and guarantees offered by AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis, collectively as the "securities." This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis may offer. Each time Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis offers and sells securities, the applicable issuer and/or guarantor(s) will, as applicable, provide a supplement to this prospectus that contains specific information about the offering and the amounts, prices and specific terms of the securities. The applicable issuer and/or guarantor(s) may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you that may contain material information relating to these offerings. Any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus with respect to that offering. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, you should rely on the information in such prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, as applicable. Before purchasing any securities, you should carefully read both this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement and free writing prospectuses, together with the additional information described in this prospectus under the headings "Where You Can Find More Information" and "Incorporation by Reference."
As allowed by SEC rules, this prospectus does not contain all the information you can find in the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part or the exhibits to the registration statement. For further information, we refer you to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, including its exhibits and schedules. Statements contained in this prospectus about the provisions or contents of any contract, agreement or other document are not necessarily complete. For each of these contracts, agreements or documents filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, we refer you to the actual exhibit for a more complete description of the matters involved. You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement. None of Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis have authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. You should not assume that the information contained or incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the cover of the applicable document or such other date as is specified with respect to such information in such document. Our, AFUI's, Amcor UK's, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis's business, financial condition and results of operations may have changed since that date. Neither this prospectus nor any prospectus supplement constitutes an offer to sell securities or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities by anyone in any jurisdiction in which that offer or solicitation is not authorized, or in which the person is not qualified to do so or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make that offer or solicitation.
This prospectus is not intended to be and is not a prospectus for purposes of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129.
None of Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis have authorized anyone to provide you with any information or to make any representations other than those contained, or incorporated by reference, in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectuses prepared by or on behalf of Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis or to
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which we have referred you. None of Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis take any responsibility for, or can provide any assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. None of Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis will make an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
This prospectus incorporates by reference, and any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus may contain or incorporate by reference, market data and industry statistics and forecasts that are based on independent industry publications and other publicly available information. Although Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis each believes these sources are reliable, none of them guarantees the accuracy or completeness of this information or has independently verified this information. In addition, the market and industry data and forecasts that may be included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or any applicable free writing prospectus may involve estimates, assumptions and other risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, and under similar headings in other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on this information.
When we refer to "Amcor," "we," "our," "us" and the "Company" in this prospectus, we mean Amcor plc, and its subsidiaries, unless otherwise specified. When we refer to "Amcor plc," we mean Amcor plc without reference to its subsidiaries. When we refer to "AFUI," we mean Amcor Finance (USA), Inc., our wholly owned subsidiary. When we refer to "Amcor UK," we mean Amcor UK Finance plc, our wholly owned subsidiary. When we refer to "Amcor Pty Ltd," we mean Amcor Pty Ltd, our wholly owned subsidiary. When we refer to "Bemis," we mean Bemis Company, Inc., our wholly owned subsidiary. When we refer to "you," we mean the potential holders of the applicable series of securities.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
Amcor plc is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and, in accordance with these requirements, Amcor plc files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, including us, that file electronically with the SEC. That Internet site is http://www.sec.gov. The reports and other documents that Amcor plc files with the SEC can also be accessed through the Investor Relations section of our Internet website at http://www.amcor.com/investors/financial-information/sec-filings. We have not incorporated by reference into this prospectus the information on, or linked from, Amcor's website, and you should not consider it to be a part of this prospectus.
This prospectus and any prospectus supplement are part of a registration statement that we filed with the SEC and do not contain all of the information in the registration statement. The full registration statement may be obtained from the SEC or us, as provided below. Other documents establishing the terms of the offered securities are or may be filed as exhibits to the registration statement or documents incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
Statements in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement about these documents are summaries and each statement is qualified in all respects by reference to the document to which it refers. You should refer to the actual documents for a more complete description of the relevant matters. You may inspect a copy of the registration statement at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. or through the SEC's website, as provided above.
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The SEC's rules allow us to "incorporate by reference" information into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this prospectus, and subsequent information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede that information. Any statement contained in this prospectus or a previously filed document incorporated by reference will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or a subsequently filed document incorporated by reference modifies or replaces that statement.
This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement incorporate by reference the documents set forth below that have previously been filed with the SEC:
All reports and other documents we subsequently file pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act in this prospectus, prior to the termination of this offering, including all such documents we may file with the SEC after the date of the initial registration statement and prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement, but excluding any information furnished to, rather than filed with, the SEC, will also be incorporated by reference into this prospectus and deemed to be part of this prospectus from the date of the filing of such reports and documents.
Amcor plc will provide, without charge, to each person to whom this prospectus is delivered, upon his or her written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the documents (or, as may be applicable, portions of the documents) referred to above that have been incorporated by reference into this prospectus, excluding exhibits to those documents unless they are specifically incorporated by reference into those documents. Requests for those documents should be directed to:
Amcor plc
83 Tower Road North
Warmley, Bristol BS30 8XP
United Kingdom
+44 117 9753200
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INFORMATION CONCERNING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus, any prospectus supplements, the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement and other written or oral statements made from time to time by us contain certain estimates, predictions, and other "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements are generally identified with words like "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "target," "may," "will," "plan," "project," "should," "continue," "outlook," "approximately," "would," "could," or the negative thereof or other similar expressions, or discussion of future goals or aspirations, which are predictions of or indicate future events and trends and which do not relate to historical matters. Such statements are based on information available to us as of the time of such statements and relate to, among other things, expectations of the business environment in which we operate, projections of future performance (financial and otherwise), including those of acquired companies, perceived opportunities in the market and statements regarding our strategy and vision.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, which may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those expected include, but are not limited to:
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You are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and, other than as required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any of these forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
All forward-looking statements, express or implied, included in this prospectus and the documents we incorporate by reference and attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. This cautionary statement should also be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that we or persons acting on our behalf may issue.
Investment in any securities offered pursuant to this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement involves risks. You should carefully consider the risk factors incorporated by reference to our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K we file after the date of this prospectus, and all other information contained or incorporated by reference into this prospectus, as updated by our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act, and the risk factors and other information contained in the applicable prospectus supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus before acquiring any of such securities. The occurrence of any of these risks might cause you to lose all or part of your investment in the offered securities.
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Amcor plc was incorporated on July 31, 2018 under the name "Arctic Jersey Limited" as a limited company under the laws of the Bailiwick of Jersey, in order to effect the acquisition of Bemis (the "Bemis Acquisition"), a global manufacturer of flexible packaging products, by Amcor Pty Ltd (then known as Amcor Limited). On October 10, 2018, Arctic Jersey Limited was renamed "Amcor plc" and became a public limited company incorporated under the Laws of the Bailiwick of Jersey. Upon incorporation and until the completion of the Bemis Acquisition, Amcor plc was a subsidiary of Amcor Pty Ltd.
On June 11, 2019, the Bemis Acquisition was completed pursuant to the definitive merger agreement (the "Agreement") between Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis dated August 6, 2018. In accordance with the terms of the Agreement, Bemis's shareholders received 5.1 shares of Amcor plc for each share of Bemis stock and Amcor Pty Ltd's shareholders received one Amcor plc CHESS Depositary Instrument ("CDI") for each share of Amcor Pty Ltd's stock issued and outstanding and Bemis and Amcor Pty Ltd became wholly-owned subsidiaries of Amcor plc. Upon completion of the transaction, Amcor plc's shares were registered with the SEC and traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol "AMCR" and the CDI's representing Amcor plc's shares on the Australian Securities Exchange ("ASX") are traded under the symbol "AMC." In addition, Amcor Pty Ltd's shares were delisted from the ASX and Bemis's shares were delisted from the NYSE. In order to satisfy certain regulatory approvals in connection with the Bemis Acquisition, the company was required to divest three of Bemis's medical packaging facilities located in the United Kingdom and Ireland ("EC Remedy") and three Amcor medical packaging facilities in the United States ("U.S. Remedy"). The company completed the sale of U.S. Remedy in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019 and, on August 8, 2019, the company completed the sale of EC Remedy (together with the sale of U.S. Remedy, the "Remedy Sales").
Amcor is a global packaging company with total sales of $9.5 billion in fiscal year 2019 (including only 20 days of Bemis's sales from June 11, 2019 to June 30, 2019). Pro forma for the Bemis Acquisition and the Remedy Sales, Amcor had total sales of $13 billion in fiscal year 2019. We employ approximately 50,000 people across approximately 250 sites in more than 40 countries, and are a leader in developing and producing a broad range of packaging products including flexible and rigid packaging, specialty cartons and closures. In fiscal year 2019, the majority of sales were made to the defensive food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical device home and personal care, and other consumer goods end markets. As a result of the Bemis Acquisition, Amcor gained Bemis's significant positions in consumer packaging in North America and Brazil.
Amcor has a long history of growth in its core businesses, which has been derived from both organic and acquisition sources. Amcor's inorganic growth through acquisitions has facilitated its expansion into new geographies and industries. In the last ten years, Amcor has completed several acquisitions ranging from small business to larger-scale company acquisitions. The transactions which have had a material impact on Amcor's business portfolio in recent years include the acquisitions of Alcan Packaging in February 2010, Ball Plastics Packaging in August 2010, Alusa in June 2016 and the Bemis Acquisition. In an effort to enhance shareholder value, the company also demerged its Australasia and Packaging Distribution business in December 2013 to enable Amcor to increase its focus and better pursue its growth agenda and strategic priorities.
Unless we state otherwise in any applicable prospectus supplement, we expect to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities described in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement for general corporate purposes, including securities repurchase programs, capital expenditures, working capital, repayment or reduction of long term and short term debt, such as commercial paper, and the financing of acquisitions. We may invest proceeds that we do not immediately require for the foregoing uses in short term marketable securities.
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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES AND GUARANTEES
In this description, references to "Amcor," the "Company," "we," "us" or "our" refer only to Amcor plc and not to any of our subsidiaries or affiliates, including AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis. Also, in this section, references to "holders" mean those who own debt securities and the related guarantees registered in their own names, on the books that the appropriate registrar for Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as the case may be, maintains for this purpose, and not those who own beneficial interests in debt securities and the related guarantees registered in "street name" or in debt securities and the related guarantees issued in book-entry form and held through one or more depositaries.
The following description, together with the additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, summarizes certain general terms and provisions of the debt securities that Amcor plc may offer (the "Amcor plc debt securities"), that AFUI may offer (the "AFUI debt securities"), that Amcor UK may offer (the "Amcor UK debt securities"), that Amcor Pty Ltd may offer (the "Amcor Pty Ltd debt securities") or that Bemis may offer (the "Bemis debt securities") pursuant to this prospectus. When Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis offers to sell a particular series of debt securities, the applicable issuer will describe the specific terms of the series in a supplement to this prospectus. The applicable issuer will also indicate in any applicable prospectus supplement to what extent the general terms and provisions described in this prospectus apply to a particular series of debt securities.
Amcor plc may issue Amcor plc debt securities under either (1) a senior indenture (the "Amcor plc senior indenture") among Amcor plc, as issuer; AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and/or Bemis, as guarantors (the "Amcor plc senior debt guarantors") in respect of certain series of Amcor plc senior debt securities (as defined below); and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the "Amcor plc senior debt trustee"), or (2) a subordinated indenture (the "Amcor plc subordinated indenture") among Amcor plc, as issuer; AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and/or Bemis, as guarantors (the "Amcor plc subordinated debt guarantors" and, together with the Amcor plc senior debt guarantors, the "Amcor plc debt guarantors") in respect of certain series of Amcor plc subordinated debt securities (as defined below); and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the "Amcor plc subordinated debt trustee" and, together with the Amcor plc senior debt trustee, the "Amcor plc trustee"). Any Amcor plc debt securities that we issue under the Amcor plc senior indenture will constitute unsubordinated debt of Amcor plc ("Amcor plc senior debt securities") and will rank senior to any Amcor plc debt securities that Amcor plc issues under the Amcor plc subordinated indenture ("Amcor plc subordinated debt securities"). Any guarantees that one or more of AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as the Amcor plc senior debt guarantors, issues under the Amcor plc senior indenture will constitute unsubordinated obligations of AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as applicable (each, an "Amcor plc senior debt guarantee"), and will rank senior to any guarantees that AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as the Amcor plc subordinated debt guarantors, issue under the Amcor plc subordinated indenture (each, an "Amcor plc subordinated debt guarantee" and, together with the Amcor plc senior debt guarantees, the "Amcor plc debt guarantees").
AFUI may issue AFUI debt securities under either (1) a senior indenture (the "AFUI senior indenture") among AFUI, as issuer; Amcor plc, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and/or Bemis, as guarantors (the "AFUI senior debt guarantors") in respect of certain series of AFUI senior debt securities (as defined below); and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the "AFUI senior debt trustee"), or (2) a subordinated indenture (the "AFUI subordinated indenture") among AFUI, as issuer; Amcor plc, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and/or Bemis, as guarantors (the "AFUI subordinated debt guarantors" and, together with the AFUI senior debt guarantors, the "AFUI debt guarantors") in respect of certain series of AFUI subordinated debt securities (as defined below); and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the "AFUI subordinated debt trustee" and, together with the AFUI senior debt trustee, the "AFUI trustee"). Any AFUI debt securities that AFUI
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issues under the AFUI senior indenture will constitute unsubordinated debt of AFUI ("AFUI senior debt securities") and will rank senior to any AFUI debt securities that AFUI issues under the AFUI subordinated indenture ("AFUI subordinated debt securities"). Any guarantees that one or more of Amcor plc, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as the AFUI senior debt guarantors, issues under the AFUI senior indenture will constitute unsubordinated obligations of Amcor plc, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as applicable (each, an "AFUI senior debt guarantee"), and will rank senior to any guarantees that Amcor plc, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as the AFUI subordinated debt guarantors, issue under the AFUI subordinated indenture (each, an "AFUI subordinated debt guarantee" and, together with the AFUI senior debt guarantees, the "AFUI debt guarantees").
Amcor UK may issue Amcor UK debt securities under either (1) a senior indenture (the "Amcor UK senior indenture") among Amcor UK, as issuer; Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor Pty Ltd and/or Bemis, as guarantors (the "Amcor UK senior debt guarantors") in respect of certain series of Amcor UK senior debt securities (as defined below); and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the "Amcor UK senior debt trustee"), or (2) a subordinated indenture (the "Amcor UK subordinated indenture") among Amcor UK, as issuer; Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor Pty Ltd and/or Bemis, as guarantors (the "Amcor UK subordinated debt guarantors" and, together with the Amcor UK senior debt guarantors, the "Amcor UK debt guarantors") in respect of certain series of Amcor UK subordinated debt securities (as defined below); and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the "Amcor UK subordinated debt trustee" and, together with the Amcor UK senior debt trustee, the "Amcor UK trustee"). Any Amcor UK debt securities that Amcor UK issues under the Amcor UK senior indenture will constitute unsubordinated debt of Amcor UK ("Amcor UK senior debt securities") and will rank senior to any Amcor UK debt securities that Amcor UK issues under the Amcor UK subordinated indenture ("Amcor UK subordinated debt securities"). Any guarantees that one or more of Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as the Amcor UK senior debt guarantors, issues under the Amcor UK senior indenture will constitute unsubordinated obligations of Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as applicable (each, an "Amcor UK senior debt guarantee"), and will rank senior to any guarantees that Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as the Amcor UK subordinated debt guarantor, issue under the Amcor UK subordinated indenture (each, an "Amcor UK subordinated debt guarantee" and, together with the Amcor UK senior debt guarantees, the "Amcor UK debt guarantees").
Amcor Pty Ltd may issue Amcor Pty Ltd debt securities under either (1) a senior indenture (the "Amcor Pty Ltd senior indenture") among Amcor Pty Ltd, as issuer; Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK and/or Bemis, as guarantors (the "Amcor Pty Ltd senior debt guarantors") in respect of certain series of Amcor Pty Ltd senior debt securities (as defined below); and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the "Amcor Pty Ltd senior debt trustee"), or (2) a subordinated indenture (the "Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated indenture") among Amcor Pty Ltd, as issuer; Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK and/or Bemis, as guarantors (the "Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt guarantors" and, together with the Amcor Pty Ltd senior debt guarantors, the "Amcor Pty Ltd debt guarantors") in respect of certain series of Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt securities (as defined below); and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the "Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt trustee" and, together with the Amcor Pty Ltd senior debt trustee, the "Amcor Pty Ltd trustee"). Any Amcor Pty Ltd debt securities that Amcor Pty Ltd issues under the Amcor Pty Ltd senior indenture will constitute unsubordinated debt of Amcor Pty Ltd ("Amcor Pty Ltd senior debt securities") and will rank senior to any Amcor Pty Ltd debt securities that Amcor Pty Ltd issues under the Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated indenture ("Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt securities"). Any guarantees that one or more of Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK or Bemis, as the Amcor Pty Ltd senior debt guarantors, issues under the Amcor Pty Ltd senior indenture will constitute unsubordinated obligations of Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK or Bemis, as applicable (each, an "Amcor Pty Ltd senior debt guarantee"), and will rank senior to any guarantees that Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK or Bemis, as the Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt guarantors, issue under the Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated indenture (each, an "Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt
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guarantee" and, together with the Amcor Pty Ltd senior debt guarantees, the "Amcor Pty Ltd debt guarantees").
Bemis may issue Bemis debt securities under either (1) a senior indenture (the "Bemis senior indenture") among Bemis, as issuer; Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK and/or Amcor Pty Ltd, as guarantors (the "Bemis senior debt guarantors") in respect of certain series of Bemis senior debt securities (as defined below); and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the "Bemis senior debt trustee"), or (2) a subordinated indenture (the "Bemis subordinated indenture") among Bemis, as issuer; Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK and/or Amcor Pty Ltd, as guarantors (the "Bemis subordinated debt guarantors" and, together with the Bemis senior debt guarantors, the "Bemis debt guarantors") in respect of certain series of Bemis subordinated debt securities (as defined below); and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the "Bemis subordinated debt trustee" and, together with the Bemis senior debt trustee, the "Bemis trustee"). Any Bemis debt securities that Bemis issues under the Bemis senior indenture will constitute unsubordinated debt of Bemis ("Bemis senior debt securities") and will rank senior to any Bemis debt securities that Bemis issues under the Bemis subordinated indenture ("Bemis subordinated debt securities"). Any guarantees that one or more of Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK or Amcor Pty Ltd, as the Bemis senior debt guarantors, issues under the Bemis senior indenture will constitute unsubordinated obligations of Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK or Amcor Pty Ltd, as applicable (each, a "Bemis senior debt guarantee"), and will rank senior to any guarantees that Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK or Amcor Pty Ltd, as the Bemis subordinated debt guarantors, issue under the Bemis subordinated indenture (each, a "Bemis subordinated debt guarantee" and, together with the Bemis senior debt guarantees, the "Bemis debt guarantees").
In this description:
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The terms of each series of debt securities will be established by or pursuant to a resolution of our board of directors and the board of directors of the applicable issuer (if other than Amcor plc) and set forth or determined in the manner provided in a resolution of our board of directors and the board of directors of the applicable issuer (if other than Amcor plc), in an officers' certificate or by a supplemental indenture. The terms of any debt securities and, if applicable, the guarantees will include those stated in the applicable indenture and those made part of that indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, which we refer to as the "Trust Indenture Act." The debt securities will be subject to all those terms, and we refer prospective purchasers and holders of debt securities and guarantees to the applicable indenture and the Trust Indenture Act for a statement of those terms. Further terms of the debt securities will be described in a prospectus supplement relating to such series (including any pricing supplement or term sheet).
The following summaries of various provisions of the debt securities, the indentures and the guarantees are not complete. They do not describe certain exceptions and qualifications contained in the debt securities, the indentures and the guarantees, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the provisions of the debt securities, the indentures and the guarantees. Unless we otherwise indicate, capitalized terms have the meanings assigned to them in the applicable indenture.
An applicable prospectus supplement will specify the issuer, the guarantors, if any, whether the debt securities offered thereby will be senior or subordinated debt and whether the debt securities are to be guaranteed.
General
The debt securities will be unsecured obligations of the applicable issuer. None of the indentures limit the amount of debt securities that the issuer may issue. Each indenture provides that the issuer may issue debt securities from time to time in one or more series.
The Amcor plc senior debt securities and any senior debt guarantee of Amcor plc with respect to AFUI senior debt securities, Amcor UK senior debt securities, Amcor Pty Ltd senior debt securities or Bemis senior debt securities, as applicable, will be unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of Amcor plc and will rank equally in right of payment with Amcor plc's other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations. The Amcor plc subordinated debt securities and any subordinated debt guarantee of Amcor plc with respect to AFUI subordinated debt securities, Amcor UK subordinated debt securities, Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt securities or Bemis subordinated debt securities, as applicable, will be subordinated obligations and will rank junior in right of payment, as more fully described in the applicable subordinated indenture, to Amcor plc's senior indebtedness. Because Amcor plc is a holding company, the holders of Amcor plc debt securities and debt guarantees of Amcor plc with respect to AFUI debt securities, Amcor UK debt securities, Amcor Pty Ltd debt securities or Bemis debt securities, as applicable, may not receive assets of our subsidiaries in a
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liquidation or recapitalization until the claims of our subsidiaries' creditors and any insurance policyholders (in the case of our insurance subsidiaries) are paid, except to the extent that Amcor plc may have recognized claims against such subsidiaries.
The AFUI senior debt securities and any senior debt guarantee of AFUI with respect to Amcor plc senior debt securities, Amcor UK senior debt securities, Amcor Pty Ltd senior debt securities or Bemis senior debt securities, as applicable, will be unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of AFUI and will rank equally in right of payment with AFUI's other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations. The AFUI subordinated debt securities and any subordinated debt guarantee of AFUI with respect to Amcor plc subordinated debt securities, Amcor UK subordinated debt securities, Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt securities or Bemis subordinated debt securities, as applicable, will be subordinated obligations and will rank junior in right of payment, as more fully described in the applicable subordinated indenture, to AFUI's senior indebtedness.
The Amcor UK senior debt securities and any senior debt guarantee of Amcor UK with respect to Amcor plc senior debt securities, AFUI senior debt securities, Amcor Pty Ltd senior debt securities or Bemis senior debt securities, as applicable, will be unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of Amcor UK and will rank equally in right of payment with Amcor UK's other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations. The Amcor UK subordinated debt securities and any subordinated debt guarantee of Amcor UK with respect to Amcor plc subordinated debt securities, AFUI subordinated debt securities, Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt securities or Bemis subordinated debt securities, as applicable, will be subordinated obligations and will rank junior in right of payment, as more fully described in the applicable subordinated indenture, to Amcor UK's senior indebtedness.
The Amcor Pty Ltd senior debt securities and any senior debt guarantee of Amcor Pty Ltd with respect to Amcor plc senior debt securities, AFUI senior debt securities, Amcor UK senior debt securities or Bemis senior debt securities, as applicable, will be unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of Amcor Pty Ltd and will rank equally in right of payment with Amcor Pty Ltd's other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations. The Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt securities and any subordinated debt guarantee of Amcor Pty Ltd with respect to Amcor plc subordinated debt securities, AFUI subordinated debt securities, Amcor UK subordinated debt securities or Bemis subordinated debt securities, as applicable, will be subordinated obligations and will rank junior in right of payment, as more fully described in the applicable subordinated indenture, to Amcor Pty Ltd's senior indebtedness.
The Bemis senior debt securities and any senior debt guarantee of Bemis with respect to Amcor plc senior debt securities, AFUI senior debt securities, Amcor UK senior debt securities or Amcor Pty Ltd senior debt securities, as applicable, will be unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of Bemis and will rank equally in right of payment with Bemis's other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations. The Bemis subordinated debt securities and any subordinated debt guarantee of Bemis with respect to Amcor plc subordinated debt securities, AFUI subordinated debt securities, Amcor UK subordinated debt securities or Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt securities, as applicable, will be subordinated obligations and will rank junior in right of payment, as more fully described in the applicable subordinated indenture, to Bemis's senior indebtedness.
An applicable prospectus supplement will describe the specific terms relating to the series of debt securities being offered. These terms will include some or all of the following:
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If an issuer denominates the purchase price of a series of debt securities in a non-United States dollar currency or currencies or a non-United States dollar currency unit or units, or if the principal of, any premium and interest on any series of debt securities is payable in a non-United States dollar currency or currencies or a non-United States dollar currency unit or units, any applicable prospectus supplement will describe any special United States federal income tax considerations.
The issuer will pay principal and any interest, premium and additional amounts in the manner, at the places and subject to the restrictions set forth in the applicable debt securities, the applicable indenture and any applicable prospectus supplement. The issuer will not impose a service charge for any transfer or exchange of debt securities, but it may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed.
Unless otherwise indicated in any applicable prospectus supplement, each issuer will issue debt securities in fully registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 or multiples of $1,000.
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The issuer may offer to sell at a substantial discount below their stated principal amount, debt securities bearing no interest or interest at a rate that, at the time of issuance, is below the prevailing market rate. Any applicable prospectus supplement will describe any special United States federal income tax considerations applicable to any of those discounted debt securities.
The issuer may offer to sell debt securities in which the principal or interest will be determined by reference to one or more currency exchange rates, commodity prices, equity indices or other factors. The principal amount or payment of interest applicable to those debt securities may be greater than or less than the amount of principal or interest otherwise payable, depending upon the value of the applicable currency, commodity, equity index or other factor on the date on which that principal or interest is due. Any applicable prospectus supplement will describe the methods used to determine the amount of principal or interest payable on any date, the currencies, commodities, equity indices or other factors to which the amount payable on that date is linked and certain additional tax considerations applicable to those debt securities.
The indentures do not restrict our, AFUI's, Amcor UK's, Amcor Pty Ltd's or Bemis's ability to incur unsecured indebtedness or, subject to the restrictions described in "Certain CovenantsConsolidation and Merger," to engage in reorganizations, restructurings, mergers, consolidations or similar transactions that have the effect of increasing our, AFUI's, Amcor UK's, Amcor Pty Ltd's or Bemis's indebtedness, as applicable. Accordingly, unless any applicable prospectus supplement states otherwise, neither the debt securities nor any guarantees will contain any provisions that afford holders protection against the issuer or, if applicable, any guarantors incurring unsecured indebtedness or engaging in certain reorganizations or transactions. As a result, we, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis could become highly leveraged.
Payment and Paying Agents
Unless specified otherwise in any applicable prospectus supplement, the principal of, and any interest on, the debt securities will be payable by wire transfer for global securities or by check mailed to the address of the person entitled to the payment as it appears in the security register maintained by the trustee in accordance with the applicable indenture. Unless specified otherwise in any applicable prospectus supplement by the applicable issuer, any interest payments will be made to the persons in whose name the debt securities are registered at the close of business on the record date immediately preceding the applicable interest payment date for such debt securities, as specified in any applicable prospectus supplement.
Unless specified otherwise in any applicable prospectus supplement, the corporate trust office of the trustee in The City of New York will be designated as the applicable issuer's sole paying agent for payments with respect to the applicable debt securities. The applicable issuer may at any time designate additional paying agents or rescind the designation of any paying agent or approve a change in the office through which any paying agent acts, except that the applicable issuer will be required to maintain a paying agent in each place of payment for any debt securities, as applicable.
All moneys paid by the applicable issuer or the applicable guarantors to a paying agent for the payment of the principal or of any premium or interest on any applicable debt securities which remain unclaimed at the end of two years after such principal, premium or interest has become due and payable will be repaid to the applicable issuer or the applicable guarantors and the holder of such debt securities thereafter may look only to the applicable issuer or the applicable guarantors for payment thereof.
Payment of Additional Amounts
All payments of, or in respect of, principal of, and any premium and interest on, debt securities, and all payments pursuant to any guarantee, shall be made without withholding or deduction for, or on
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account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of the United States (including the District of Columbia and any state, possession or territory thereof), Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction in which the applicable issuer or the applicable guarantor becomes a resident for tax purposes (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) or through which the applicable issuer or any applicable guarantor makes payment on an applicable series of debt securities or any applicable Guarantee (each, a "Relevant Jurisdiction") or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any of the foregoing, unless such taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges are required by the law of the Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein to be withheld or deducted. In that event, the applicable issuer or the applicable guarantors, as applicable, will pay such additional amounts ("Additional Amounts") as will result (after deduction of such taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges and any additional taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges payable in respect of such Additional Amounts) in the payment to the holder of the applicable debt securities of the amounts which would have been payable in respect of such debt securities or guarantee had no such withholding or deduction been required, except that no Additional Amounts shall be so payable for or on account of:
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nor shall Additional Amounts be paid with respect to any payment of, or in respect of, the principal of, or any premium or interest on, any such debt securities or guarantee to any such holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent such debt securities or guarantee would, under the laws of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, be treated as being derived or received for tax purposes by a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had it been the holder of the debt securities or guarantee.
Whenever there is mentioned, in any context, any payment of or in respect of the principal of, or any premium or interest on, any debt securities (or any payments pursuant to the guarantee thereof), such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts provided for in the applicable indenture to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to the applicable indenture, and any express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts in any provisions of the applicable indenture shall not be construed as
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excluding Additional Amounts in those provisions of such indenture where such express mention is not made.
Certain other additional amounts may be payable in respect of debt securities and guarantees as a result of certain consolidations or mergers involving, or conveyances, transfer or leases of properties and assets by, the applicable issuer or the applicable guarantors. See "Certain CovenantsConsolidation, merger and sale of assets."
Redemption for changes in withholding taxes
If, as the result of (a) any change in or any amendment to the laws, regulations, or published tax rulings of any Relevant Jurisdiction, or of any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, affecting taxation, or (b) any change in the official administration, application, or interpretation by a relevant court or tribunal, government or government authority of any Relevant Jurisdiction of such laws, regulations or published tax rulings either generally or in relation to debt securities or guarantees, which change or amendment is proposed and becomes effective on or after the later of (x) the original issue date of an applicable series of debt securities or guarantees or (y) the date on which a jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Jurisdiction (whether by consolidation, merger or transfer of assets of an issuer or any guarantor, change in place of payment on an applicable series of debt securities or guarantees or otherwise) or which change in official administration, application or interpretation shall not have been available to the public prior to such later date, the applicable issuer or the applicable guarantors would be required to pay any Additional Amounts pursuant to the applicable indenture or the terms of any guarantee in respect of interest on the next succeeding interest payment date (assuming, in the case of the guarantors, a payment in respect of such interest would be required to be made by the applicable guarantors under the guarantees thereof on such interest payment date and the applicable guarantors would be unable, for reasons outside their control, to procure payment by the applicable issuer), and the obligation to pay Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the use of commercially reasonable measures available to the applicable issuer or the applicable guarantors, the applicable issuer may, at its option, redeem all (but not less than all) of the corresponding debt securities, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' written notice as provided in the applicable indenture, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption; provided, however, that:
Prior to any such redemption, such issuer, the applicable guarantor or any Person with whom such issuer or the applicable guarantor has consolidated or merged, or to whom such issuer or the applicable guarantor has conveyed or transferred or leased all or substantially all of its properties and assets (the successor Person in any such transaction, a "Successor Person"), as the case may be, shall provide the Trustee with an opinion of counsel to the effect that the conditions precedent to such redemption have occurred and a certificate signed by an authorized officer stating that the obligation to pay Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by taking measures that such issuer, the applicable guarantor or the Successor Person, as the case may be, believes are commercially reasonable.
Certain Covenants
Pursuant to the applicable indenture, the corresponding issuer and guarantors have covenanted and agreed as follows.
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Limitation on Liens
Pursuant to the applicable indenture, for so long as any of the applicable series of Amcor plc debt securities or the applicable guarantees issued by Amcor plc are outstanding, Amcor plc will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, assume, incur, issue or otherwise have outstanding any Lien upon, or with respect to, any of the present or future business, property, undertaking, assets or revenues (including, without limitation, any Equity Interests and uncalled capital), whether now owned or hereafter acquired (together, "assets") of Amcor plc or such Subsidiary, to secure any Indebtedness, unless the applicable series of debt securities and applicable guarantees are secured by such Lien equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Indebtedness, except for the following, to which this covenant shall not apply:
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incorporated into, the assets so purchased) and (iii) such Lien shall be discharged within two years of such Lien being granted;
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the time of such refinancing and (iii) any refinancing of an Existing Security incurred in accordance with clauses (c) through (e) above (and any subsequent refinancings thereof permitted by this clause (n)) will not affect the obligation to discharge such Liens within the time frames that applied to such Existing Security at the time it was first incurred (as specified in the applicable clause);
There are no restrictions in either of the indentures limiting the amount of unsecured Indebtedness that Amcor plc or any of its Subsidiaries may have outstanding at any time.
Consolidation, merger and sale of assets
Each indenture provides that for so long as any of the debt securities of any series issued thereunder or guarantees thereunder are outstanding, neither the applicable issuer nor any applicable guarantor may consolidate with or merge into any other Person that is not such issuer or an applicable guarantor, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person that is not such issuer or an applicable guarantor, unless:
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The foregoing provisions would not necessarily afford holders of an applicable series of debt securities protection in the event of highly leveraged or other transactions involving the applicable issuer or the applicable guarantors that may adversely affect holders of such debt securities.
Events of Default
An "Event of Default" is defined in each indenture, with respect to a series of debt securities, as:
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any other currency or currencies) is enforced or (iv) default is made (after the expiration of any applicable grace period) by the applicable issuer, any applicable guarantor or any applicable Principal Subsidiary for any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) in making any payment due under any guarantee and/or indemnity given by it in relation to any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies), unless such Indebtedness is discharged or an event of default or acceleration related to such Indebtedness is waived or rescinded, as applicable;
If an Event of Default (other than certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency) with respect to the debt securities of any series occurs and is continuing, then and in every such case the Trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of such series may declare the principal amount of such debt securities to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the applicable issuer with a copy to the applicable guarantors (and to the trustee if given by holders). Upon such a declaration, such principal amount and any accrued interest shall become immediately due and payable. If certain Events of Default triggered by certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency occur and are continuing, the principal of, Additional Amounts, if any, and any accrued interest on the applicable series of debt securities then outstanding shall become immediately due and payable; provided, however, that any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to the debt securities of any series has been made and before a judgment for payment of money has been obtained by the trustee, the holders of a majority in principal amount of such debt securities at the time outstanding may, under certain circumstances, rescind and annul such acceleration if all Events of Default with respect to the debt securities of such series, other than the non-payment of the accelerated principal or interest, have been cured or waived as provided in the applicable indenture and certain other actions have been taken by the applicable issuer or an applicable guarantor.
The foregoing provision shall be without prejudice to the rights of each individual holder to initiate an action against the applicable issuer or the applicable guarantors for payment of any principal, Additional Amounts, and/or interest past due on any corresponding debt securities, as the case may be.
Subject to the provisions of the applicable indenture relating to the duties of the trustee, in case an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the applicable indenture at the request or direction of any of the applicable holders, unless among other things, such holders shall have offered to the trustee indemnity satisfactory to the trustee. Subject to such provisions for the indemnification of the trustee, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the applicable series of outstanding debt securities will
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have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee with respect of the debt securities of such series.
No holder of debt securities of any series will have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the applicable indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or a trustee, or for any other remedy thereunder (in each case to the extent otherwise permitted by applicable law), unless:
Such limitations do not apply, however, to a suit instituted by a holder of debt securities for the enforcement of payment of the principal of or interest on such debt securities on or after the applicable due date specified in such debt securities.
Modification and waiver
There are three types of changes the applicable issuer can make to the applicable indenture and the corresponding debt securities.
Changes requiring unanimous approval
First, there are the following changes, which the applicable issuer cannot make to an applicable series of debt securities or the applicable indenture without the specific consent of the holder of each outstanding debt security affected thereby:
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Changes requiring majority approval
With the consent of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each series affected thereby, the applicable issuer and the Trustee may modify the applicable indenture or the debt securities of such series for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the applicable indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the holders of such debt securities; provided that the applicable issuer cannot obtain a waiver of a payment default or any change in respect of the applicable indenture or the debt securities of such series listed under "Changes requiring unanimous approval" without the consent of each holder of applicable debt securities to such waiver or change.
Changes not requiring approval
The third type of change does not require any vote or consent by holders of an applicable series of debt securities. This type is limited to clarifications and certain other changes as specified in the applicable indenture that would not adversely affect holders of the debt securities of such series in any material respect, including conforming the provisions of any indenture to the disclosure set forth in this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus.
Further details concerning voting / consenting
When taking a vote or obtaining a consent, the applicable issuer will use the principal amount that would be due and payable on the voting date, if the maturity of the corresponding debt securities of such series were accelerated to that date because of an Event of Default.
Debt securities of an applicable series will not be considered outstanding, and therefore not eligible to vote, if the applicable issuer has deposited or set aside in trust for you money for their payment or redemption, or if such debt securities have been cancelled by the trustee or delivered to the trustee for cancellation.
The applicable issuer will generally be entitled to set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the holders of outstanding debt securities that are entitled to vote or take other action under the applicable indenture. In certain limited circumstances, the trustee will be entitled to set a record date for action by holders of debt securities. If the applicable issuer or the Trustee sets a record date for a vote or other action to be taken by holders of the debt securities of any series, that vote or
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action may be taken only by persons who are holders of such outstanding debt securities on the record date and must be taken within 180 days following the record date or a shorter period that such issuer may specify (or as the Trustee may specify, if it set the record date). The applicable issuer may shorten or lengthen (but not beyond 180 days) this period from time to time.
Satisfaction and discharge
The applicable indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as to all debt securities issued thereunder, when:
In addition, the applicable issuer must deliver to the trustee an officers' certificate of one of its responsible officers and an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.
Defeasance and covenant defeasance
Each indenture provides that the applicable issuer and the applicable guarantors, at the applicable issuer's or the applicable guarantor(s)'s option with respect to debt securities of a series issued thereunder:
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such security or indemnity as the Trustee, the applicable issuer or the applicable guarantors may require) and except obligations to pay all amounts due and owing to the trustee under the applicable indenture), to maintain paying agents and to hold certain moneys in trust for payment); or
in each case if the applicable issuer or the applicable guarantors deposit in trust with the trustee (i) money in an amount, (ii) U.S. Government Obligations that through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect of the debt securities of such series in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, money in an amount or (iii) a combination thereof, in each case sufficient to pay all the principal of, and any premium and interest (and any Additional Amounts then known) on such debt securities, on the dates such payments are due in accordance with the terms of the applicable indenture and such debt securities.
In the case of discharge pursuant to clause (1) above, the applicable issuer or the applicable guarantors, as the case may be, is required to deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel stating that (a) the applicable issuer or the applicable guarantors, as the case may be, has received from, or there has been published by, the IRS, a ruling or (b) since the original issue date of the series of debt securities, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that the holders of the applicable series of debt securities will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the exercise of the option under clause (1) above and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such option had not been exercised. In the case of discharge pursuant to clause (2) above, the applicable issuer or the applicable guarantors, as the case may be, is required to deliver to the Trustee an opinion of counsel stating that the holders of the debt securities of the applicable series will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the exercise of the option under clause (2) above and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such option had not been exercised.
Global Securities
The debt securities of a series may be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more global certificates that the issuer will deposit with a depositary identified in an applicable prospectus supplement. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for the individual debt securities that it represents, a global security may not be transferred except as a whole:
An applicable prospectus supplement will describe the specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to a series of debt securities. We anticipate that the following provisions will generally apply to depositary arrangements.
When a global security is issued, the depositary for the global security or its nominee will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the respective principal amounts of the individual debt securities represented by that global security to the accounts of persons that have accounts with the depositary ("participants"). Those accounts will be designated by the dealers, underwriters or agents with respect to the underlying debt securities or by the issuer if those debt securities are offered
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and sold directly by the issuer. Ownership of beneficial interests in a global security will be limited to participants or persons that may hold interests through participants. For interests of participants, ownership of beneficial interests in the global security will be shown on records maintained by the applicable depositary or its nominee. For interests of persons other than participants, that ownership information will be shown on the records of participants. Transfer of that ownership will be effected only through those records. The laws of some states require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of securities in definitive form. These limits and laws may impair our ability to transfer beneficial interests in a global security.
As long as the depositary for a global security, or its nominee, is the registered owner of that global security, the depositary or nominee will be considered the sole owner or holder of the debt securities represented by the global security for all purposes under the applicable indenture. Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in a global security:
Payments of the principal of, any premium on and any interest on individual debt securities represented by a global security registered in the name of a depositary or its nominee will be made to the depositary or its nominee as the registered owner of the global security representing such debt securities. No issuer, guarantor, trustee, paying agent or registrar for the debt securities will be responsible for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made by the depositary or any participants on account of beneficial interests in the global security.
It is expected that the depositary or its nominee, upon receipt of any payment of principal, any premium or interest relating to a global security representing any series of debt securities, immediately will credit participants' accounts with the payments. Those payments will be credited in amounts proportional to the respective beneficial interests of the participants in the principal amount of the global security as shown on the records of the depositary or its nominee. It is also expected that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in the global security held through those participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices. This is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers registered in "street name." Those payments will be the sole responsibility of those participants.
If the depositary for a series of debt securities is at any time unwilling, unable or ineligible to continue as depositary and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days, the issuer will issue individual debt securities of that series in exchange for the global security or securities representing that series. In addition, the issuer may at any time in its sole discretion determine not to have any debt securities of a series represented by one or more global securities. In that event, the issuer will issue individual debt securities of that series in exchange for the global security or securities. Furthermore, if specified in an applicable prospectus supplement, an owner of a beneficial interest in a global security may, on terms acceptable to the issuer, the trustee and the applicable depositary, receive individual debt securities of that series in exchange for those beneficial interests. The foregoing is subject to any limitations described in an applicable prospectus supplement. In any such instance, the owner of the beneficial interest will be entitled to physical delivery of individual debt securities equal in principal amount to the beneficial interest and to have the debt securities registered in its name. Those individual debt securities will be issued in any authorized denominations.
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Subordination under the Amcor plc Subordinated Debt Indenture
The Amcor plc subordinated debt securities and the subordinated debt guarantees of Amcor plc with respect to AFUI subordinated debt securities, Amcor UK subordinated debt securities, Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt securities and Bemis subordinated debt securities will be subordinate and junior in right of payment to all senior indebtedness of Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis, respectively, to the extent provided in the Amcor plc subordinated debt indenture. None of Amcor plc, as issuer, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as Amcor plc subordinated debt guarantors, may make any payments on account of principal or any premium, redemption, interest or any other amount payable under the Amcor plc subordinated debt securities or any Amcor plc subordinated debt guarantees at any time when it has defaulted with respect to payment of principal or any premium, interest, sinking fund or other payment due on its senior indebtedness. If any of Amcor plc, as issuer, or AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis, as Amcor plc subordinated debt guarantors, makes any payment described in the foregoing sentence before all of its senior indebtedness is paid in full, such payment or distribution will be applied to pay off the applicable senior indebtedness which remains unpaid. Subject to the condition that the senior indebtedness of Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as the case may be, is paid in full, if any such payments are made on the senior indebtedness of Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as the case may be, as described above, the holders of Amcor plc subordinated debt securities or the Amcor plc subordinated debt guarantees will be subrogated to the rights of the senior debt security holders of Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as the case may be.
The Amcor plc subordinated debt indenture defines the term "senior indebtedness" to mean:
"Senior indebtedness" does not include:
Because of the subordination provisions described above, some of the general creditors of Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as the case may be, may recover
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proportionately more than holders of the Amcor plc subordinated debt securities or Amcor plc subordinated debt guarantees if the assets of Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as the case may be, are distributed as a result of insolvency or bankruptcy. The Amcor plc subordinated debt indenture provides that the subordination provisions will not apply to cash, properties and securities held in trust pursuant to the satisfaction and discharge and the legal defeasance provisions of the Amcor plc subordinated debt indenture. See "Defeasance" for additional information regarding the legal defeasance provisions affecting the subordinated debt.
We will set forth (or incorporate by reference) the approximate amount of senior indebtedness outstanding for each of Amcor plc and any applicable Amcor plc subordinated debt guarantor of a recent date in any prospectus supplement under which we offer to sell Amcor plc subordinated debt securities.
Subordination under the AFUI Subordinated Debt Indenture
The AFUI subordinated debt securities and the subordinated debt guarantees of AFUI with respect to Amcor plc subordinated debt securities, Amcor UK subordinated debt securities, Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt securities and Bemis subordinated debt securities will be subordinate and junior in right of payment to all senior indebtedness of AFUI, Amcor plc, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis, respectively, to the extent provided in the AFUI subordinated debt indenture. None of AFUI, as issuer, Amcor plc, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as AFUI subordinated debt guarantors, may make any payments on account of principal or any premium, redemption, interest or any other amount payable under the AFUI subordinated debt securities or any AFUI subordinated debt guarantees at any time when it has defaulted with respect to payment of principal or any premium, interest, sinking fund or other payment due on its senior indebtedness. If any of AFUI, as issuer, or Amcor plc, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis, as AFUI subordinated debt guarantors, makes any payment described in the foregoing sentence before all of its senior indebtedness is paid in full, such payment or distribution will be applied to pay off the applicable senior indebtedness which remains unpaid. Subject to the condition that the senior indebtedness of AFUI, Amcor plc, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as the case may be, is paid in full, if any such payments are made on the senior indebtedness of AFUI, Amcor plc, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as the case may be, as described above, the holders of Amcor plc subordinated debt securities or the AFUI subordinated debt guarantees will be subrogated to the rights of the senior debt security holders of AFUI, Amcor plc, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as the case may be.
The AFUI subordinated debt indenture defines the term "senior indebtedness" to mean:
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"Senior indebtedness" does not include:
Because of the subordination provisions described above, some of the general creditors of AFUI, Amcor plc, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as the case may be, may recover proportionately more than holders of the AFUI subordinated debt securities or AFUI subordinated debt guarantees if the assets of AFUI, Amcor plc, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as the case may be, are distributed as a result of insolvency or bankruptcy. The AFUI subordinated debt indenture provides that the subordination provisions will not apply to cash, properties and securities held in trust pursuant to the satisfaction and discharge and the legal defeasance provisions of the AFUI subordinated debt indenture. See "Defeasance" for additional information regarding the legal defeasance provisions affecting the subordinated debt.
We will set forth (or incorporate by reference) the approximate amount of senior indebtedness outstanding for each of AFUI and any applicable AFUI subordinated debt guarantor of a recent date in any prospectus supplement under which we offer to sell AFUI subordinated debt securities.
Subordination under the Amcor UK Subordinated Debt Indenture
The Amcor UK subordinated debt securities and the subordinated debt guarantees of Amcor UK with respect to Amcor plc subordinated debt securities, AFUI subordinated debt securities, Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt securities and Bemis subordinated debt securities will be subordinate and junior in right of payment to all senior indebtedness of Amcor UK, Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis, respectively, to the extent provided in the Amcor UK subordinated debt indenture. None of Amcor UK, as issuer, Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as Amcor UK subordinated debt guarantors, may make any payments on account of principal or any premium, redemption, interest or any other amount payable under the Amcor UK subordinated debt securities or any Amcor UK subordinated debt guarantees at any time when it has defaulted with respect to payment of principal or any premium, interest, sinking fund or other payment due on its senior indebtedness. If any of Amcor UK, as issuer, or Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis, as Amcor UK subordinated debt guarantors, makes any payment described in the foregoing sentence before all of its senior indebtedness is paid in full, such payment or distribution will be applied to pay off the applicable senior indebtedness which remains unpaid. Subject to the condition that the senior indebtedness of Amcor UK, Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as the case may be, is paid in full, if any such payments are made on the senior indebtedness of Amcor UK, Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as the case may be, as described above, the holders of Amcor UK subordinated debt securities or the Amcor UK subordinated debt guarantees will be subrogated to the rights of the senior debt security holders of Amcor UK, Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as the case may be.
The Amcor UK subordinated debt indenture defines the term "senior indebtedness" to mean:
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evidenced by a note or similar instrument given in connection with the acquisition of any property or assets (other than inventory or other similar property acquired in the ordinary course of business), including securities or for the payment of money relating to a Capitalized Lease Obligation (as defined in the Amcor UK subordinated debt indenture);
"Senior indebtedness" does not include:
Because of the subordination provisions described above, some of the general creditors of Amcor UK, Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as the case may be, may recover proportionately more than holders of the Amcor UK subordinated debt securities or Amcor UK subordinated debt guarantees if the assets of Amcor UK, Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as the case may be, are distributed as a result of insolvency or bankruptcy. The Amcor UK subordinated debt indenture provides that the subordination provisions will not apply to cash, properties and securities held in trust pursuant to the satisfaction and discharge and the legal defeasance provisions of the Amcor UK subordinated debt indenture. See "Defeasance" for additional information regarding the legal defeasance provisions affecting the subordinated debt.
We will set forth (or incorporate by reference) the approximate amount of senior indebtedness outstanding for each of Amcor UK and any applicable Amcor UK subordinated debt guarantor of a recent date in any prospectus supplement under which we offer to sell Amcor UK subordinated debt securities.
Subordination under the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Debt Indenture
The Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt securities and the subordinated debt guarantees of Amcor Pty Ltd with respect to Amcor plc subordinated debt securities, AFUI subordinated debt securities, Amcor UK subordinated debt securities and Bemis subordinated debt securities will be subordinate and junior in right of payment to all senior indebtedness of Amcor Pty Ltd, Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK and Bemis, respectively, to the extent provided in the Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt indenture. None of Amcor Pty Ltd, as issuer, Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK or Bemis, as Amcor plc subordinated debt guarantors, may make any payments on account of principal or any premium, redemption, interest or any other amount payable under the Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt securities or any Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt guarantees at any time when it has defaulted with respect to payment of principal or any premium, interest, sinking fund or other payment due on its senior indebtedness. If any of Amcor Pty Ltd, as issuer, or Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK and Bemis, as Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt guarantors, makes any payment described in the foregoing sentence before all of its senior indebtedness is paid in full, such payment or distribution will be applied to pay off the
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applicable senior indebtedness which remains unpaid. Subject to the condition that the senior indebtedness of Amcor Pty Ltd, Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK or Bemis, as the case may be, is paid in full, if any such payments are made on the senior indebtedness of Amcor Pty Ltd, Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK or Bemis, as the case may be, as described above, the holders of Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt securities or the Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt guarantees will be subrogated to the rights of the senior debt security holders of Amcor Pty Ltd, Amcor plc. AFUI, Amcor UK or Bemis, as the case may be.
The Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt indenture defines the term "senior indebtedness" to mean:
"Senior indebtedness" does not include:
Because of the subordination provisions described above, some of the general creditors of Amcor Pty Ltd, Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK or Bemis, as the case may be, may recover proportionately more than holders of the Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt securities or Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt guarantees if the assets of Amcor Pty Ltd, Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK or Bemis, as the case may be, are distributed as a result of insolvency or bankruptcy. The Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt indenture provides that the subordination provisions will not apply to cash, properties and securities held in trust pursuant to the satisfaction and discharge and the legal defeasance provisions of the Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt indenture. See "Defeasance" for additional information regarding the legal defeasance provisions affecting the subordinated debt.
We will set forth (or incorporate by reference) the approximate amount of senior indebtedness outstanding for each of Amcor Pty Ltd and any applicable Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt guarantor of a recent date in any prospectus supplement under which we offer to sell Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt securities.
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Subordination under the Bemis Subordinated Debt Indenture
The Bemis subordinated debt securities and the subordinated debt guarantees of Bemis with respect to Amcor plc subordinated debt securities, AFUI subordinated debt securities, Amcor UK subordinated debt securities and Amcor Pty Ltd subordinated debt securities will be subordinate and junior in right of payment to all senior indebtedness of Bemis, Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK and Amcor Pty Ltd, respectively, to the extent provided in the Bemis subordinated debt indenture. None of Bemis, as issuer, Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK or Amcor Pty Ltd, as Bemis subordinated debt guarantors, may make any payments on account of principal or any premium, redemption, interest or any other amount payable under the Bemis subordinated debt securities or any Bemis subordinated debt guarantees at any time when it has defaulted with respect to payment of principal or any premium, interest, sinking fund or other payment due on its senior indebtedness. If any of Bemis, as issuer, or Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK and Amcor Pty Ltd, as Bemis subordinated debt guarantors, makes any payment described in the foregoing sentence before all of its senior indebtedness is paid in full, such payment or distribution will be applied to pay off the applicable senior indebtedness which remains unpaid. Subject to the condition that the senior indebtedness of Bemis, Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK or Amcor Pty Ltd, as the case may be, is paid in full, if any such payments are made on the senior indebtedness of Bemis, Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK or Amcor Pty Ltd, as the case may be, as described above, the holders of Bemis subordinated debt securities or the Bemis subordinated debt guarantees will be subrogated to the rights of the senior debt security holders of Bemis, Amcor plc. AFUI, Amcor UK or Amcor Pty Ltd, as the case may be.
The Bemis subordinated debt indenture defines the term "senior indebtedness" to mean:
"Senior indebtedness" does not include:
Because of the subordination provisions described above, some of the general creditors of Bemis, Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK or Amcor Pty Ltd, as the case may be, may recover proportionately
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more than holders of the Bemis subordinated debt securities or Bemis subordinated debt guarantees if the assets of Bemis, Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK or Amcor Pty Ltd, as the case may be, are distributed as a result of insolvency or bankruptcy. The Bemis subordinated debt indenture provides that the subordination provisions will not apply to cash, properties and securities held in trust pursuant to the satisfaction and discharge and the legal defeasance provisions of the Bemis subordinated debt indenture. See "Defeasance" for additional information regarding the legal defeasance provisions affecting the subordinated debt.
We will set forth (or incorporate by reference) the approximate amount of senior indebtedness outstanding for each of Bemis and any applicable Bemis subordinated debt guarantor of a recent date in any prospectus supplement under which we offer to sell Bemis subordinated debt securities.
Guarantees
Under each guarantee, the applicable guarantor will unconditionally guarantee the due and punctual payment of the principal, interest (if any), premium (if any) and all other amounts due on the applicable debt securities and under the applicable indenture when the same shall become due and payable, whether at maturity, pursuant to mandatory or optional redemption or repayments, by acceleration or otherwise, in each case after any applicable grace periods or notice requirements, according to the terms of the applicable debt securities.
The obligations of each guarantor under the guarantees will be unconditional, regardless of the enforceability of the applicable debt securities, and will not be discharged until all obligations under those debt securities and the applicable indenture are satisfied. Holders of the applicable debt securities may proceed directly against the applicable guarantor under the applicable guarantee if an event of default affecting those debt securities occurs without first proceeding against the applicable issuer.
Conversion Rights
An applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms and conditions, if any, on which debt securities being offered are convertible into ordinary shares of Amcor plc or other securities. Such terms will include the conversion price, the conversion period, provisions as to whether conversion will be at the applicable issuer's option or the option of the holder, the events requiring an adjustment of the conversion price and provisions affecting conversion in the event of the redemption of those debt securities.
Governing law
The indentures, and any debt securities and related guarantees that the applicable issuers and the applicable guarantors may, from time to time, issue, will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, but without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws of such State that would permit or require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State, provided, however, that all matters governing the authorization and execution of the applicable indentures and any debt securities and guarantees issued by Amcor plc will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Bailiwick of Jersey, all matters governing the authorization and execution of the applicable indentures and any debt securities and guarantees issued by AFUI will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, all matters governing the authorization and execution of the applicable indentures and any debt securities and guarantees issued by Amcor UK will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales, all matters governing the authorization and execution of the applicable indentures and any debt securities and guarantees issued by Amcor Pty Ltd will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia and the State of Victoria and all matters
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governing the authorization and execution of the applicable indentures and any debt securities and guarantees issued by Bemis will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Missouri.
Consent to service of process
The indentures provide that each of the applicable issuers and the applicable guarantors have irrevocably designated CT Corporation as its authorized agent for service of process in any legal action or proceeding, arising out of or relating to the applicable indentures, and any debt securities or related guarantees that the applicable issuers and the applicable guarantors may, from time to time, issue, brought in any federal or state court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York, and the applicable issuers and the applicable guarantors will each irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts.
Concerning the Trustee
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas is the Trustee under each indenture. Among other things, the indentures provide that the applicable issuers and the applicable guarantors will jointly and severally indemnify the Trustee, its directors, officers and employees against any claim, loss, liability or expense, including taxes (other than taxes based upon, measured by or determined by the income of the Trustee) incurred without negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Trustee in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust created by the applicable indenture.
Certain Definitions
For purposes of this Description of Debt Securities and Guarantees:
"Accounts" means the consolidated statement of financial position, consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated cash flow statement of the Group, prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP, together with reports (including directors' reports and, if applicable, auditors' reports) and notes attached to or intended to be read with any such consolidated financial statements.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York City, United States, London, United Kingdom, Sydney, Australia or Melbourne, Australia are required or authorized to be closed.
"Change in Lease Accounting Standard" means, and shall be deemed to have occurred, as of the date of effectiveness of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification 842, Leases (or any other United States Accounting Standards Codification having a similar result or effect) (and related interpretations) and, as applicable, the date of effectiveness of the AASB AAS 16 (Leases).
"Default" means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default.
"Equity Interests" means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests, beneficial interests or other ownership interests, whether voting or nonvoting, in, or interests in the income or profits of, a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing; provided that, prior to the conversion thereof, debt securities convertible into Equity Interests shall not constitute Equity Interests.
"Finance Lease" means a "finance lease" in accordance with U.S. GAAP under FASB Accounting Standards Codification 840, Leases.
"Group" means Amcor plc and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
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"Hedge Agreement" means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction, or any option or similar agreement, involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, prices of equity or debt securities or instruments, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value, or any similar transaction or combination of the foregoing transactions; provided that any options, rights or shares issued pursuant to any employee share or bonus plan, including any phantom rights or phantom shares, or any similar plans providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company or its Subsidiaries shall not be a Hedge Agreement.
"Indebtedness" means, with respect to any Person, all obligations of such Person, present or future, actual or contingent, in respect of moneys borrowed or raised or otherwise arising in respect of any financial accommodation whatsoever, including (a) amounts raised by acceptance or endorsement under any acceptance credit or endorsement credit opened on behalf of such Person, (b) any Indebtedness (whether actual or contingent, present or future) of another Person that is guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by such Person or that is secured by any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed by such Person, (c) the net amount actually or contingently (assuming the arrangement was closed out on the relevant day) payable by such Person under or in connection with any Hedge Agreement, (d) liabilities (whether actual or contingent, present or future) in respect of redeemable preferred Equity Interests in such Person or any obligation of such Person incurred to buy back any Equity Interests in such Person, (e) liabilities (whether actual or contingent, present or future) under Finance Leases for which such Person is liable, (f) any liability (whether actual or contingent, present or future) in respect of any letter of credit opened or established on behalf of such Person, (g) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of any asset or service and any related obligation deferred (i) for more than 90 days or (ii) if longer, in respect of trade creditors, for more than the normal period of payment for sale and purchase within the relevant market (but not including any deferred amounts arising as a result of such a purchase being contested in good faith), (h) amounts for which such Person may be liable (whether actually or contingently, presently or in the future) in respect of factored debts or the advance sale of assets for which there is recourse to such Person, (i) all obligations of such Person evidenced by debentures, notes, debenture stock, bonds or other financial instruments, whether issued for cash or a consideration other than cash and in respect of which such Person is liable as drawer, acceptor, endorser, issuer or otherwise, (j) obligations of such Person in respect of notes, bills of exchange or commercial paper or other financial instruments and (k) any indebtedness (whether actual or contingent, present or future) for moneys owing under any instrument entered into by such Person primarily as a method of raising finance and that is not otherwise referred to in this definition. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other Person (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person's ownership interest in or other relationship with such other Person, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
"Lien" means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed or other instrument of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest or other encumbrance on, in or of such asset, including any arrangement entered into for the purpose of making particular assets available to satisfy any Indebtedness or other obligation and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, Finance Lease or capital lease or title retention agreement (other than any title retention agreement entered into with a vendor on normal commercial terms in the ordinary course of business) relating to such asset.
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"Limited Recourse Indebtedness" means Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any Subsidiary to finance the creation or development of a Project or proposed Project of the Company or such Subsidiary, provided that, as specified in the terms of such Limited Recourse Indebtedness:
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Principal Subsidiary" means, as of any date, any Subsidiary (including any Successor Person of such Subsidiary) that (i) accounts for greater than 5% of the consolidated total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of such date, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, or (ii) accounted for greater than 5% of the consolidated revenues of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the immediately preceding fiscal year of the Company, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
"Project" means any project or development undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by the Company or any Subsidiary involving (a) the acquisition of assets or property, (b) the development of assets or property for exploitation or (c) the acquisition and development of assets or property for exploitation.
"Project Assets" means (a) any asset or property of the Company or any Subsidiary relating to the creation or development of a Project or proposed Project of the Company or such Subsidiary, including any assets or property of the Company or such Subsidiary, as applicable, derived from, produced by or related to such Project and (b) any fully paid shares or other Equity Interests in any Subsidiary that are held by the direct parent company of such Subsidiary, provided that (i) such Subsidiary carries on no business other than the business of such Project or proposed Project and (ii) there is no recourse to such direct parent company of such Subsidiary other than to those fully paid shares or other Equity Interests and the rights and proceeds in respect of such shares or Equity Interests.
"Subsidiary" means, with respect any Person, (a) any corporation, association or other business entity in which such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries owns or controls sufficient equity or voting interests to enable it or them (as a group) ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, to elect a majority of the directors (or Persons performing similar functions) of such entity, and (b) any partnership or joint venture if more than a 50% interest in the profits or capital thereof is owned by such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries (unless such partnership or joint venture can and does ordinarily take major business actions without the prior approval of such Person or one or more of its
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Subsidiaries). Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to a "Subsidiary" is a reference to a Subsidiary of the Company.
"Total Tangible Assets" means, as of any date, (a) the aggregate amount of the assets (other than intangible assets, goodwill and deferred tax assets) of the Group, as disclosed on the consolidated statement of financial position in the most recent Accounts of the Group, minus (b) the lesser of (i) the aggregate value of all Project Assets subject to any Lien securing any Limited Recourse Indebtedness and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Limited Recourse Indebtedness, in each case, as reflected in (or derived from) the most recent Accounts of the Group, plus (c) the net cash proceeds received by the Company from any share capital issuance by the Company consummated after the date of the most recent balance sheet included in such Accounts and on or prior to such date.
"U.S. GAAP" means the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
"U.S. Government Obligations" means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged and which are not callable at the issuer's option.
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We, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis may sell the securities covered by this prospectus in any of the following ways (or in any combination):
Any such dealer or agent, in addition to any underwriter, may be deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act. Any discounts or commissions received by an underwriter, dealer, remarketing firm or agent on the sale or resale of securities may be considered by the SEC to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.
In addition, we, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis may enter into derivative transactions with third parties, or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. If any applicable prospectus supplement so indicates, in connection with such a transaction, the third parties may, pursuant to this prospectus and that applicable prospectus supplement, sell securities covered by this prospectus and that applicable prospectus supplement. If so, the third party may use securities borrowed from us, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis or others to settle such sales and may use securities received from us to close any related short positions. We, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis may also loan or pledge securities covered by this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement to third parties, who may sell the loaned securities or, in an event of default in the case of a pledge, sell the pledged securities covered by this prospectus and that applicable prospectus supplement.
The terms of the offering of the securities with respect to which this prospectus is being delivered will be set forth in any applicable prospectus supplement or supplements and will include, among other things:
If underwriters are used in the sale of securities, those securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The securities may be offered to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or directly by one or more underwriters acting alone. Unless otherwise set forth in any applicable prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities described in any applicable prospectus supplement will be subject to certain conditions precedent, and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of those securities if any
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are purchased by them. Any public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.
If the dealers acting as principals are used in the sale of any securities, those securities will be acquired by the dealers, as principals, and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of resale. The name of any dealer and the terms of the transactions will be set forth in an applicable prospectus supplement with respect to the securities being offered.
Securities may also be offered and sold, if so indicated in any applicable prospectus supplement in connection with a remarketing upon their purchase, in accordance with a redemption or repayment pursuant to their terms, or otherwise, by one or more firms, which we refer to as the "remarketing firms," acting as principals for their own accounts or as our agents, as applicable. Any remarketing firm will be identified and the terms of its agreement, if any, with us, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis and its compensation will be described in any applicable prospectus supplement. Remarketing firms may be deemed to be underwriters, as that term is defined in the Securities Act in connection with the securities remarketed thereby.
The securities may be sold directly by us, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis or through agents designated by us from time to time. In the case of securities sold directly by us, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, no underwriters or agents would be involved. Any agents involved in the offer or sale of the securities in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered, and any commissions payable by us, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis to such agents, will be set forth in any applicable prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise indicated in any applicable prospectus supplement, any such agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment.
We, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis may authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers by certain specified institutions to purchase the securities to which this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement or supplements relate from us at the public offering price set forth in an applicable prospectus supplement plus, if applicable, accrued interest, pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. Those contracts will be subject only to those conditions set forth in an applicable prospectus supplement, and an applicable prospectus supplement will set forth the commission payable for solicitation of those contracts.
Agents, dealers, underwriters and remarketing firms may be entitled, under agreements entered into with us, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and/or Bemis, to indemnification by us, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and/or Bemis against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution to payments they may be required to make in respect thereof. Agents, dealers, underwriters and remarketing firms may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for us or our subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.
Unless otherwise indicated in any applicable prospectus supplement, all securities offered by this prospectus will be new issues with no established trading market. We, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis, as applicable, may elect to list any of the securities on one or more exchanges, but unless otherwise specified in any applicable prospectus supplement, neither we, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd nor Bemis shall be obligated to do so. In addition, underwriters will not be obligated to make a market in any securities. No assurance can be given regarding the activity of trading in, or liquidity of, any securities.
Any underwriter may engage in over-allotment, stabilizing transactions, short-covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act. Over-allotment involves sales in excess of the offering size, which create a short position. Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying securities so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum. Short-covering transactions involve purchases of the securities in the open market after the distribution
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is completed to cover short positions. Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a dealer when the securities originally sold by the dealer are purchased in a covering transaction to cover short positions. Those activities may cause the price of the securities to be higher than it would otherwise be. If commenced, the underwriters may discontinue any of the activities at any time.
The consolidated financial statements of Amcor plc as of June 30, 2019 and for the year ended June 30, 2019 incorporated in this prospectus by reference to Amcor plc's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 9, 2020 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
The consolidated financial statements of Amcor plc (formerly known as Amcor Limited) as of June 30, 2018 and for each of the two years in the period ended June 30, 2018 incorporated in this prospectus by reference to Amcor plc's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 9, 2020 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
The consolidated financial statements and management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included in Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting) of Bemis Company, Inc. incorporated in this prospectus by reference to Bemis Company, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
The validity of the securities will be passed upon for us by Sidley Austin, Sydney, Australia, as to certain matters of New York law, Armstrong Teasdale, as to certain matters of Missouri law, Ogier (Jersey) LLP, as to certain matters of Jersey law, Gilbert + Tobin, Sydney, Australia, as to certain matters of Australian law, and Sidley Austin LLP, London, United Kingdom, as to certain matters of English law.
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INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
An estimate of the various expenses in connection with the sale and distribution of the securities being offered will be included in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Indemnification of directors and officers of Amcor plc
Except as hereinafter set forth, there is no charter provision, bylaw, contract, arrangement or statute under which any director or officer of Amcor plc is insured or indemnified in any manner against any liability which he or she may incur in his or her capacity as such.
Pursuant to Section 11.2 of the Articles of Association of Amcor plc, Amcor plc must indemnify each director and officer on a full indemnity basis and to the full extent permitted by law.
Amcor plc's Articles of Association provide in relevant part: "The Company must indemnify each Officer on a full indemnity basis and to the full extent permitted by law against all losses, liabilities, costs, charges and expenses (Liabilities) incurred by the Officer as a present or former director or officer of the Company or of a related body corporate." As used in the foregoing sentence, the term "Officer" includes each person who is or has been a director or executive officer of the Company and such other officers or former officers of Amcor plc or of its related bodies corporate as Amcor plc's board of directors in each case determines.
The relevant provision of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 is Article 77, which provides:
"(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), any provision, whether contained in the articles of, or in a contract with, a company or otherwise, whereby the company or any of its subsidiaries or any other person, for some benefit conferred or detriment suffered directly or indirectly by the company, agrees to exempt any person from, or indemnify any person against, any liability which by law would otherwise attach to the person by reason of the fact that the person is or was an officer of the company shall be void.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a provision for exempting a person from or indemnifying the person against
a. any liabilities incurred in defending any proceedings (whether civil or criminal)
(i) in which judgment is given in the person's favour or the person is acquitted,
(ii) which are discontinued otherwise than for some benefit conferred by the person or on the person's behalf or some detriment suffered by the person, or
(iii) which are settled on terms which include such benefit or detriment and, in the opinion of a majority of the directors of the company (excluding any director who conferred such benefit or on whose behalf such benefit was conferred or who suffered such detriment), the person was substantially successful on the merits in the person's resistance to the proceedings;
b. any liability incurred otherwise than to the company if the person acted in good faith with a view to the best interests of the company;
c. any liability incurred in connection with an application made under Article 212 in which relief is granted to the person by the court; or
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d. any liability against which the company normally maintains insurance for persons other than directors.
(3) Nothing in this Article shall deprive a person of any exemption or indemnity to which the person was lawfully entitled in respect of anything done or omitted by the person before the coming into force of this Article.
(4) This Article does not prevent a company from purchasing and maintaining for any such officer insurance against any such liability."
Amcor plc maintains an insurance policy for its directors and officers in respect of liabilities arising out of any act, error or omission whilst acting in their capacities as directors or officers of Amcor plc or its affiliated companies.
Amcor plc has entered into a Deed pursuant to which it has agreed to indemnify its Chief Financial Officer, each secretary of Amcor plc and any other of its officers as may be approved from time to time, to the maximum extent permitted under law, from liability in respect of any claim, demand, suit, action, proceeding or cause of action commenced or threatened against such officer and arising out of the conduct of the business of Amcor plc or the discharge of the duties of such officer, in its capacity as such, subject to certain limited exceptions.
Indemnification of directors and officers of Amcor Finance (USA), Inc.
Except as hereinafter set forth, there is no charter provision, by-law, contract, arrangement or statute under which any director or officer of Amcor Finance (USA), Inc.'s ("AFUI") is insured or indemnified in any manner against any liability which he or she may incur in his or her capacity as such.
Pursuant to Section 6.4 of the by-laws of AFUI: "The Corporation shall indemnify to the full extent permitted by law any person made or threatened to be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person or such person's testator or intestate is or was a director, officer or employee of the Corporation or serves or served at the request of the Corporation any other enterprise as a director, officer or employee. Expenses, including attorney's fees, incurred by any such person in defending any such action, suit or proceeding shall be paid or reimbursed by the Corporation promptly upon receipt by it of an undertaking of such person to repay such expenses if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation. The rights provided to any person by this by-law shall be enforceable against the Corporation by such person who shall be presumed to have relied upon it in serving or continuing to serve as a director, officer or employee as provided above. No amendment of this by-law shall impair the rights of any person arising at any time with respect to events occurring prior to such amendment. For purposes of this by-law, the term "Corporation" shall include any predecessor of the Corporation and any constituent corporation (including an constituent of a constituent) absorbed by the Corporation in a consolidation or merger; the term "other enterprise" shall include any corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to be indemnifiable expenses; and action by a person with respect to any employee benefit plan which such person reasonably believes to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of such plan shall be deemed to be action not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation."
The relevant provision is Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "DGCL"), which authorizes a corporation's board of directors to grant, and authorizes a court to award, indemnity to officers, directors and other corporate agents.
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Section 145(a) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation), because he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor because the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which he or she shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the adjudicating court determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, he or she is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the adjudicating court shall deem proper.
Section 145(g) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under Section 145 of the DGCL.
Amcor plc maintains an insurance policy for the directors and officers of AFUI in respect of liabilities arising out of any act, error or omission whilst acting in their capacities as directors or officers of AFUI or its affiliated companies.
Amcor plc has entered into a Deed pursuant to which it has agreed to indemnify each director, secretary and other officer (as may be approved) of its subsidiaries, including AFUI, to the maximum extent permitted under law, from liability in respect of any claim, demand, suit, action, proceeding or cause of action commenced or threatened against such director, secretary or other officer and arising out of the conduct of the business of Amcor plc or the discharge of the duties of such director, secretary or other officer, in its capacity as such, subject to certain limited exceptions.
The foregoing statements are subject to the detailed provisions of the DGCL and the full text of the corporate documents and agreements referenced above.
Indemnification of directors and officers of Amcor UK Finance PLC
Except as hereinafter set forth, there is no charter provision, bylaw, contract, arrangement or statute under which any director or officer of Amcor UK Finance PLC ("AMCOR UK") is insured or indemnified in any manner against any liability which he or she may incur in his or her capacity as such.
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Pursuant to article 79 of the Articles of Association of AMCOR UK, any relevant officer may be indemnified out of AMCOR UK's assets against:
a. any liability incurred by that officer in connection with any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust in relation to AMCOR UK or an associated company;
b. any liability incurred by that officer in connection with the activities of AMCOR UK or an associated company in its capacity as a trustee of an occupational pension scheme (as defined in section 235(6) of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act")); and
c. any other liability incurred by that officer as an officer of AMCOR UK or an associated company.
AMCOR UK's Articles of Association provide in article 79.2 that "This Article does not authorise any indemnity which would be prohibited or rendered void by any provision of the Companies Acts (as defined in section 2 of the Act) or by any other provision of law."
AMCOR UK's Articles of Association provide at article 80.1 that "The directors may decide to purchase and maintain insurance, at the expense of AMCOR UK, for the benefit of any relevant officer in respect of any relevant loss."
As used in articles 79 and 80 of AMCOR UK's Articles of Association:
a. the term "associated company" means that companies are associated if one is a subsidiary of the other or both are subsidiaries of the same body corporate;
b. a "relevant officer" means any current or former director, company secretary or other officer or an associated company; and
c. a "relevant loss" means any loss or liability which has been or may be incurred by a relevant officer in connection with that officer's duties or powers in relation to AMCOR UK, any associated company or any pension fund or employees' share scheme of AMCOR UK or associated company.
The relevant provisions of the Act are sections 232 to 236 (as amended from time to time):
232. Provisions protecting directors from liability
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233. Provision of insurance
Section 232(2) (voidness of provisions for indemnifying directors) does not prevent a company from purchasing and maintaining for a director of the company, or of an associated company, insurance against any such liability as is mentioned in that subsection.
234. Qualifying third party indemnity provision
235. Qualifying pension scheme indemnity provision
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236. Qualifying indemnity provision to be disclosed in the directors' report
Such provision is referred to in this section as "qualifying indemnity provision".
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1157. Power of court to grant relief in certain cases
it appears to the court hearing the case that the officer or person is or may be liable but that he acted honestly and reasonably, and that having regard to all the circumstances of the case (including those connected with his appointment) he ought fairly to be excused, the court may relieve him, either wholly or in part, from his liability on such terms as it thinks fit.
Amcor plc maintains an insurance policy for the directors and officers of AMCOR UK in respect of liabilities arising out of any act, error or omission whilst acting in their capacities as directors or officers of AMCOR UK or its affiliated companies.
Amcor plc has entered into a Deed pursuant to which it has agreed to indemnify each director, secretary and other officer (as may be approved) of its subsidiaries, including AMCOR UK, to the maximum extent permitted under law, from liability in respect of any claim, demand, suit, action, proceeding or cause of action commenced or threatened against such director, secretary or other officer and arising out of the conduct of the business of Amcor plc or the discharge of the duties of such director, secretary or other officer, in its capacity as such, subject to certain limited exceptions.
Indemnification of directors and officers of Amcor Pty Ltd
Except as hereinafter set forth, there is no charter provision, bylaw, contract, arrangement or statute under which any director or officer of Amcor Pty Ltd is insured or indemnified in any manner against any liability which he or she may incur in his or her capacity as such.
Pursuant to clause 92 of the Constitution of Amcor Pty Ltd, Amcor Pty Ltd must indemnify each officer out of the assets of the company on a full indemnity basis and to the full extent permitted by law against liability arising out of the conduct of business of the company or the discharge of the duties of the officer. Further, pursuant to clause 76 of the Constitution of Amcor Pty Ltd, Amcor Pty Ltd may charge the assets of the company by way of indemnity to secure a director or officer of Amcor Pty Ltd from any loss in respect of personal liability for the payment of a sum primarily due by Amcor Pty Ltd.
Amcor Pty Ltd's Constitution provides in clause 92: "The Company is to indemnify each officer of the Company out of the assets of the Company on a full indemnity basis and to the full extent
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permitted by law against any liability incurred by the officer in or arising out of the conduct of the business of the Company or in or arising out of the discharge of the duties of the officer."
Amcor Pty Ltd's Constitution provides in clause 76: "If any Director or any officer of the Company is or may become personally liable for the payment of any sum which is or may become primarily due from the Company, the Board may charge the whole or any part of the assets of the Company by way of indemnity to secure the Director or officer from any loss in respect of the liability."
As used in clauses 76 and 92 of Amcor Pty Ltd's Constitution:
a. the term "officer" includes a director or secretary of Amcor Pty Ltd and a person appointed as a trustee by, or acting as a trustee at the request of, Amcor Pty Ltd and includes former officers of Amcor Pty Ltd;
b. the term "Board" means, if there is only one director of Amcor Pty Ltd, that director, but otherwise means the directors for the time being of Amcor Pty Ltd or those of them who are present at a meeting at which there is a quorum; and
c. the term "duties of the officer" includes, in any particular case where the Board considers it appropriate, duties arising by reason of the appointment, nomination or secondment in any capacity of an officer by Amcor Pty Ltd or, where applicable, the subsidiary of Amcor Pty Ltd to any other corporate.
The relevant provision of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (the Corporations Act) are sections 199A, 199B and 199C. Section 199A of the Corporations Act provides:
"Exemptions not allowed
(1) A company or a related body corporate must not exempt a person (whether directly or through an interposed entity) from a liability to the company incurred as an officer or auditor of the company.
When indemnity for liability (other than for legal costs) not allowed
(2) A company or a related body corporate must not indemnify a person (whether by agreement or by making a payment and whether directly or through an interposed entity) against any of the following liabilities incurred as an officer or auditor of the company:
a. a liability owed to the company or a related body corporate;
b. a liability for a pecuniary penalty order under section 1317G or a compensation order under section 1317H;
c. a liability that is owed to someone other than the company or a related body corporate and did not arise out of conduct in good faith.
This subsection does not apply to a liability for legal costs.
When indemnity for legal costs not allowed
(3) A company or related body corporate must not indemnify a person (whether by agreement or by making a payment and whether directly or through an interposed entity) against legal costs incurred
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in defending an action for a liability incurred as an officer or auditor of the company if the costs are incurred:
a. in defending or resisting proceedings in which the person is found to have a liability for which they could not be indemnified under subsection (2); or
b. in defending or resisting criminal proceedings in which the person is found guilty; or
c. in defending or resisting proceedings brought by ASIC or a liquidator for a court order if the grounds for making the order are found by the court to have been established; or
d. in connection with proceedings for relief to the person under this Act in which the Court denies the relief.
Paragraph (c) does not apply to costs incurred in responding to actions taken by ASIC or a liquidator as part of an investigation before commencing proceedings for the court order.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), the outcome of proceedings is the outcome of the proceedings and any appeal in relation to the proceedings."
Section 199B of the Corporations Act provides:
"(1) A company or a related body corporate must not pay, or agree to pay, a premium for a contract insuring a person who is or has been an officer or auditor of the company against a liability (other than one for legal costs) arising out of:
This section applies to a premium whether it is paid directly or through an interposed entity.
(2) An offence based on subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability."
Amcor plc maintains an insurance policy for the directors and officers of Amcor Pty Ltd in respect of liabilities arising out of any act, error or omission whilst acting in their capacities as directors or officers of Amcor Pty Ltd. That insurance policy does not extend to liability (other than one for legal costs) arising out of the matters set out in section 199B(1)(a) and (b) of the Corporations Act.
Section 199C of the Corporations Act provides:
"(1) Sections 199A and 199B do not authorise anything that would otherwise be unlawful.
(2) Anything that purports to indemnify or insure a person against a liability, or exempt them from a liability, is void to the extent that it contravenes section 199A or 199B."
Amcor plc has entered into a Deed pursuant to which it has agreed to indemnify each director, secretary and other officer (as may be approved) of its subsidiaries, including Amcor Pty Ltd, to the maximum extent permitted under law, from liability in respect of any claim, demand, suit, action, proceeding or cause of action commenced or threatened against such director, secretary or other officer and arising out of the conduct of the business of Amcor plc or the discharge of the duties of such director, secretary or other officer, in its capacity as such, subject to certain limited exceptions.
Indemnification of directors and officers of Bemis Company, Inc.
The following summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of Sections 351.355 of the Missouri General and Business Corporation Law ("MGBCL") and the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the "Articles"), of Bemis Company, Inc. ("Bemis") and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Bemis (the "Bylaws").
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Bemis is a Missouri corporation. Section 351.355 of the MGBCL provides for permissible and mandatory indemnification of directors, officers, employees and agents of a Missouri corporation in certain circumstances.
Section 351.355.1 of the MGBCL provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation), by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another entity, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person's conduct was unlawful. Section 351.355.1 further provides that the termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the person's conduct was unlawful.
Section 351.355.2 of the MGBCL provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another entity against expenses (including attorneys' fees) and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of the person's duties to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought determines that such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the court shall deem proper.
Section 351.355.3 of the MGBCL provides that except to the extent otherwise provided in the corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws, to the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding (or related claim or issue) referred to in Sections 351.355.1 and 351.355.2 of the MGBCL, that person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.
Section 351.355.6 of the MGBCL provides that indemnification and advancement of expenses provided under Section 351.355 of the MGBCL are not exclusive of any other rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses provided by the corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws, or any agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
Section 351.355.7 of the MGBCL provides that a corporation shall have the power to give any further indemnity to any such person, in addition to the indemnity otherwise authorized under Section 351.355 of the MGBCL, so long as it is provided for in the corporation's articles of incorporation, bylaws or agreement adopted by a vote of the corporation's shareholders, and provided that no such indemnity shall indemnify any person from conduct adjudged to have been knowingly fraudulent, deliberately dishonest, or willful misconduct.
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The Bylaws provide that Bemis shall, to the maximum extent and in the manner permitted by the MGBCL, indemnify each of its directors and officers against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any proceeding arising by reason of the fact that such person is or was an agent of Bemis. The Bylaws define a "director" or "officer" of Bemis to include any person (a) who is or was a director or office of Bemis, (b) who is or was serving at the request of Bemis as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, or (c) who was a director or officer of a corporation which was a predecessor corporation of Bemis or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation. Furthermore, the Bylaws provide that Bemis has the power, to the maximum extent and in the manner permitted by the MGBCL, to indemnify each of its employees and agents (other than directors and officers) against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any proceeding, arising by reason of the fact that such person is or was an agent of Bemis. The Bylaws define "employee" or "agent" of Bemis (other than a director or officer) to include any person (a) who is or was an employee or agent of Bemis, (b) who is or was serving at the request of Bemis as an employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or (c) who was an employee or agent of a corporation which was a predecessor corporation of Bemis or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation. The indemnification provided for in the Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights provided under any bylaws, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise to the extent that such additional rights to indemnification are authorized in the Articles. Additionally, the Bylaws provide that no indemnification or advance shall be made except where such indemnification of advance is mandated by law or the order, judgment, or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, in any circumstances where it appears: (a) that it would be inconsistent with a provision of the Articles, Bylaws, a resolution of the shareholders, or an agreement in effect at the time of the alleged cause of the action asserted in the proceeding in which the expenses were incurred or other amounts were paid, which prohibits or otherwise limits indemnification; or (b) that it would be inconsistent with any condition expressly imposed by a court in approving a settlement.
The Articles provide that to the fullest extent permitted under the MGBCL as the same exists or may be amended, a director of Bemis shall not be liable to Bemis or its stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director. Additionally, the Articles provide that no amendment, modification or repeal of the applicable article by the stockholders shall adversely affect any right or protection of a director of Bemis existing by virtue of such article at the time of such amendment, modification, or repeal.
Amcor plc maintains an insurance policy for the directors and officers of Bemis in respect of liabilities arising out of any act, error or omission whilst acting in their capacities as directors or officers of Bemis or its affiliated companies.
Amcor plc has entered into a Deed pursuant to which it has agreed to indemnify each director, secretary and other officer (as may be approved) of its subsidiaries, including Bemis, to the maximum extent permitted under law, from liability in respect of any claim, demand, suit, action, proceeding or cause of action commenced or threatened against such director, secretary or other officer and arising out of the conduct of the business of Amcor plc or the discharge of the duties of such director, secretary or other officer, in its capacity as such, subject to certain limited exceptions.
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The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Bristol, United Kingdom on the 10th day of June, 2020.
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Name: | Ronald Delia | |||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Michael Casamento, Graeme Vavasseur,and Robert Mermelstein, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to file and sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments and any registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, to this registration statement, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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/s/ RONALD DELIA
Ronald Delia |
Chief Executive Officer and
Director |
June 10, 2020 | ||
/s/ MICHAEL CASAMENTO Michael Casamento |
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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June 10, 2020 |
/s/ GRAEME LIEBELT Graeme Liebelt |
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Director and Chairman |
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June 10, 2020 |
/s/ ARMIN MEYER Armin Meyer |
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Director and Deputy Chairman |
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June 10, 2020 |
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/s/ JEREMY SUTCLIFFE
Jeremy Sutcliffe |
Director | June 10, 2020 | ||
/s/ KAREN GUERRA Karen Guerra |
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Director |
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June 10, 2020 |
/s/ NICHOLAS T. LONG Nicholas T. Long |
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Director |
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June 10, 2020 |
/s/ ANDREA BERTONE Andrea Bertone |
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Director |
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June 10, 2020 |
/s/ ARUN NAYAR Arun Nayar |
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Director |
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June 10, 2020 |
/s/ DAVID T. SZCZUPAK David T. Szczupak |
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Director |
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June 10, 2020 |
/s/ PHILIP G. WEAVER Philip G. Weaver |
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Director |
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June 10, 2020 |
/s/ ROBERT MERMELSTEIN Robert Mermelstein |
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Authorized Representative in the United States |
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June 10, 2020 |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Miramar, Florida, on the 10th day of June, 2020.
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/s/ ROBERT MERMELSTEIN |
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Name: | Robert Mermelstein | |||||
Title: | President |
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Michael Casamento, Graeme Vavasseur and Robert Mermelstein, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to file and sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments and any registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, to this registration statement, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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/s/ ROBERT MERMELSTEIN
Robert Mermelstein |
President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | June 10, 2020 | ||
/s/ SARA MATTSSON Sara Mattsson |
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Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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June 10, 2020 |
/s/ GRAEME VAVASSEUR Graeme Vavasseur |
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Vice President and Director |
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June 10, 2020 |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Bristol, United Kingdom, on the 10th day of June, 2020.
AMCOR UK FINANCE PLC | ||||||
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/s/ GRAEME VAVASSEUR |
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Name: | Graeme Vavasseur | |||||
Title: | Director |
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Michael Casamento, Graeme Vavasseur and Robert Mermelstein, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to file and sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments and any registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, to this registration statement, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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/s/ MATTHEW C. BURROWS
Matthew C. Burrows |
Director (Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer) | June 10, 2020 | ||
/s/ GRAEME VAVASSEUR Graeme Vavasseur |
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Director |
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June 10, 2020 |
/s/ CHRISTOPHER J. CHEETHAM Christopher J. Cheetham |
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Director |
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June 10, 2020 |
/s/ DAMIEN CLAYTON Damien Clayton |
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Director |
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June 10, 2020 |
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/s/ ROBERT MERMELSTEIN
Robert Mermelstein |
Authorized Representative in the United States | June 10, 2020 |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Victoria, Australia, on the 10th day of June, 2020.
AMCOR PTY LTD | ||||||
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/s/ ANTHONY N. AVITABILE |
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Name: | Anthony N. Avitabile | |||||
Title: | Director |
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Michael Casamento, Graeme Vavasseur and Robert Mermelstein, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to file and sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments and any registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, to this registration statement, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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/s/ ANTHONY N. AVITABILE
Anthony N. Avitabile |
Director
(Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer) |
June 10, 2020 | ||
/s/ GARRY T. NOONAN Garry T. Noonan |
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Director |
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June 10, 2020 |
/s/ TRACEY R. DAY Tracey R. Day |
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Director |
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June 10, 2020 |
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/s/ ARTHUR R. SORENSEN
Arthur R. Sorensen |
Director | June 10, 2020 | ||
/s/ ROBERT MERMELSTEIN Robert Mermelstein |
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Authorized Representative in the United States |
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June 10, 2020 |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Neenah, Wisconsin, on the 10th day of June, 2020.
BEMIS COMPANY, INC. | ||||||
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Name: | Louis F. Stephan | |||||
Title: | President |
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Michael Casamento, Graeme Vavasseur and Robert Mermelstein, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to file and sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments and any registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, to this registration statement, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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/s/ LOUIS F. STEPHAN
Louis F. Stephan |
President and Director
(Principal Executive Officer) |
June 10, 2020 | ||
/s/ SIMON SWANN Simon Swann |
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Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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June 10, 2020 |
/s/ DANIEL SULA Daniel Sula |
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Secretary and Director |
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June 10, 2020 |
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Exhibit 4.1
AMCOR PLC
The Issuer
AND
AMCOR FINANCE (USA), INC.
AND
AMCOR UK FINANCE PLC
AND
AMCOR PTY LTD
AND
BEMIS COMPANY, INC.
The Original Guarantors
TO
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
The Trustee
Indenture
Dated as of [·], 2020
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS
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Section 101. |
Definitions |
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Section 102. |
Compliance Certificates and Opinions |
13 |
Section 103. |
Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee |
14 |
Section 104. |
Acts of Holders; Record Dates |
15 |
Section 105. |
Notices, Etc., to the Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors |
17 |
Section 106. |
Notice to Holders; Waiver |
17 |
Section 107. |
Effect of Headings and Table of Contents |
18 |
Section 108. |
Successors and Assigns |
18 |
Section 109. |
Separability Clause |
18 |
Section 110. |
Benefits of Indenture |
18 |
Section 111. |
Governing Law |
18 |
Section 112. |
Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process |
19 |
Section 113. |
Waiver of Jury Trial |
19 |
Section 114. |
Force Majeure |
20 |
Section 115. |
Legal Holidays |
20 |
Section 116. |
Counterparts |
20 |
Section 117. |
FATCA |
21 |
Section 118. |
USA Patriot Act |
21 |
Section 119. |
Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act |
21 |
Section 120. |
Trust Indenture Act Controls |
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ARTICLE TWO
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Section 201. |
Forms Generally |
22 |
Section 202. |
Form of Face of Security |
22 |
Section 203. |
Form of Reverse of Security |
26 |
Section 204. |
Form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication |
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ARTICLE THREE
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Section 301. |
Title and Terms; Issuable in Series |
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Section 302. |
Denominations |
36 |
Section 303. |
Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating |
37 |
Section 304. |
Temporary Securities |
38 |
Section 305. |
Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange |
39 |
Section 306. |
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities |
41 |
Section 307. |
Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved |
42 |
Section 308. |
Persons Deemed Owners |
43 |
Section 309. |
Cancellation |
43 |
Section 310. |
Computation of Interest |
44 |
Section 311. |
CUSIP Numbers |
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ARTICLE FOUR
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Section 401. |
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture |
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Section 402. |
Application of Trust Money |
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ARTICLE FIVE
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Section 501. |
Events of Default |
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Section 502. |
Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment |
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Section 503. |
Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee |
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Section 504. |
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim |
50 |
Section 505. |
Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities |
50 |
Section 506. |
Application of Money Collected |
50 |
Section 507. |
Limitation on Suits |
51 |
Section 508. |
Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest |
51 |
Section 509. |
Restoration of Rights and Remedies |
52 |
Section 510. |
Rights and Remedies Cumulative |
52 |
Section 511. |
Delay or Omission Not Waiver |
52 |
Section 512. |
Control by Holders |
52 |
Section 513. |
Waiver of Past Defaults |
53 |
Section 514. |
Undertaking for Costs |
53 |
Section 515. |
Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws |
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ARTICLE SIX
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Section 601. |
Certain Duties and Responsibilities |
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Section 602. |
Notice of Defaults |
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Section 603. |
Certain Rights of Trustee |
55 |
Section 604. |
Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities |
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Section 605. |
May Hold Securities |
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Section 606. |
Money Held in Trust |
57 |
Section 607. |
Compensation and Reimbursement |
57 |
Section 608. |
Conflicting Interests |
58 |
Section 609. |
Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility |
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Section 610. |
Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor |
59 |
Section 611. |
Acceptance of Appointment by Successor |
60 |
Section 612. |
Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business |
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Section 613. |
Agents |
62 |
Section 614. |
Appointment of Authenticating Agent |
62 |
Section 615. |
Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company |
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ARTICLE SEVEN
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Section 701. |
Issuer to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders |
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Section 702. |
Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders |
64 |
Section 703. |
Reports by the Issuer |
65 |
Section 704. |
Reports by Trustee to Holders |
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ARTICLE EIGHT
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Section 801. |
Issuer May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms |
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Section 802. |
Successor Substituted |
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ARTICLE NINE
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Section 901. |
Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders |
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Section 902. |
Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders |
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Section 903. |
Execution of Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 904. |
Effect of Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 905. |
Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures |
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ARTICLE TEN
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Section 1001. |
Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest |
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Section 1002. |
Maintenance of Office or Agency |
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Section 1003. |
Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust |
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Section 1004. |
Statement by Officers as to Default |
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Section 1005. |
Existence |
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Section 1006. |
Payment of Taxes and Other Claims |
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Section 1007. |
Additional Amounts |
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Section 1008. |
Limitation on Liens |
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Section 1009. |
Offer to Purchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event |
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Section 1010. |
New Guarantors |
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Section 1011. |
Waiver of Certain Covenants |
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Section 1012. |
Stamp, Documentary and Similar Taxes |
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ARTICLE ELEVEN
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Section 1101. |
Applicability of Article |
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Section 1102. |
Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee |
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Section 1103. |
Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed |
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Section 1104. |
Notice of Redemption |
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Section 1105. |
Deposit of Redemption Price |
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Section 1106. |
Securities Payable on Redemption Date |
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Section 1107. |
Securities Redeemed in Part |
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Section 1108. |
Optional Redemption Due to Changes in Tax Treatment |
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ARTICLE TWELVE
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Section 1201. |
Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance |
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Section 1202. |
Defeasance and Discharge |
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Section 1203. |
Covenant Defeasance |
88 |
Section 1204. |
Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance |
89 |
Section 1205. |
Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions |
90 |
Section 1206. |
Reinstatement |
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ARTICLE THIRTEEN
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Section 1301. |
Guarantee |
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Section 1302. |
Release of Subsidiary Guarantors |
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ANNEX A FORM OF NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE |
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
TIA Section |
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Indenture Section |
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310 |
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(a)(1) |
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609 |
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(a)(2) |
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609 |
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|
(a)(3) |
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N/A |
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(a)(4) |
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N/A |
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(a)(5) |
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609 |
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(b) |
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608; 609; 610; 611 |
311 |
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(a) |
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615 |
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(b) |
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615 |
312 |
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(a) |
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701 |
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(b) |
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702 |
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(c) |
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702 |
313 |
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(a) |
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704 |
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(b)(1) |
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704 |
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(b)(2) |
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704 |
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(c) |
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106 |
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(d) |
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704 |
314 |
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(a) |
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703 |
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(b) |
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N/A |
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(c)(1) |
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102 |
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(c)(2) |
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102 |
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(c)(3) |
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N/A |
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(d) |
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N/A |
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(e) |
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102 |
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(f) |
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N/A |
315 |
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(a) |
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601; 603 |
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(b) |
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602 |
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(c) |
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601 |
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(d) |
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601; 603 |
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(e) |
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514 |
316 |
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(a)(1)(A) |
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512 |
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(a)(1)(B) |
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513 |
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(a)(2) |
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N/A |
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(b) |
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508 |
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(c) |
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104 |
317 |
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(a)(1) |
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503 |
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(a)(2) |
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504 |
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(b) |
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1003 |
318 |
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(a) |
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120 |
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(b) |
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N/A |
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(c) |
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120 |
N/A Means Not Applicable
Note: This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purposes, be deemed to be part of this Indenture.
INDENTURE, dated as of [], 2020, among Amcor plc, a public limited company incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands with limited liability (the Issuer), Amcor Finance (USA), Inc., a Delaware corporation, Amcor UK Finance plc, a public limited company incorporated in England and Wales with limited liability, Amcor Pty Ltd, a company incorporated under the laws of Australia, and Bemis Company, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Missouri (each, an Original Guarantor), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee hereunder (the Trustee).
RECITALS OF THE ISSUER
The Issuer has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (the Securities), to be issued in one or more series as set forth in this Indenture.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Issuer, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
RECITALS OF THE GUARANTORS
Each of the Guarantors has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the Guarantees of the Securities provided for herein.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of each of the Guarantors, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities, as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS
OF GENERAL APPLICATION
Section 101. Definitions.
For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;
(2) all other terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;
(3) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an Article or a Section refers to an Article or a Section, as the case may be, of this Indenture;
(4) the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter;
(5) the words herein, hereof and hereunder and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; and
(6) a reference to any law or to a provision of a law includes any amendments thereto and any successor statutes.
Accounts means the consolidated statement of financial position, consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated cash flow statement of the Group, prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP, together with reports (including directors reports and, if applicable, auditors reports) and notes attached to or intended to be read with any such consolidated financial statements.
Act, when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section 104.
Additional Amounts has the meaning specified in Section 1007.
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 the purposes of this definition, control when used with respect to any specified 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 Member with respect to any Global Security means a member of or participant in the Depositary for such Global Security.
Applicable Procedures means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of a beneficial interest in a Global Security, the rules and procedures of the Depositary for such Global Security, Euroclear and Clearstream to the extent the same are applicable to such transfer or exchange.
Australia means the Commonwealth of Australia.
Authenticating Agent means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant to Section 614 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate the Securities.
Authorized Officer means any person (whether designated by name or the persons for the time being holding a designated office, or whether designated by power of attorney) appointed by or pursuant to a Board Resolution for the purpose, or a particular purpose,
of this Indenture, provided that written notice of such appointment shall have been given to the Trustee.
A Person shall be deemed the beneficial owner of, and shall be deemed to beneficially own, any Securities which such Person or any of its Affiliates would be deemed to beneficially own within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act if the references to within 60 days in Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) were omitted.
Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, or any committee of such board duly authorized to act for it in respect hereof.
Board Resolution when used with reference to the Issuer or a Guarantor means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Issuer, such Guarantor to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors (or by a committee of the Board of Directors appointed by such Board of Directors for such purpose) and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York City, United States, London, United Kingdom, Sydney, Australia or Melbourne, Australia are required or authorized to be closed.
Change in Lease Accounting Standard means, and shall be deemed to have occurred, as of the date of effectiveness of the United States Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 842, Leases (or any other United States Accounting Standards Codification having a similar result or effect) (and related interpretations) and, as applicable, the date of effectiveness of the AASB AAS 16 (Leases).
Change of Control means the occurrence of any one of the following:
(a) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any person (including any person as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than to the Issuer or one of its Subsidiaries;
(b) the consummation of any transaction (including without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any person (including any person as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Issuer, measured by voting power rather than the number of shares;
(c) the Issuer consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Issuer, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the Voting Stock of the Issuer or such other Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the shares of the Voting Stock of the Issuer constitute, or are converted into or exchanged for, a majority of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person immediately after giving effect to such transaction;
(d) the first day on which the majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Issuer cease to be Continuing Directors; or
(e) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Issuer.
Change of Control Offer has the meaning specified in Section 1009.
Change of Control Trigger Period means, with respect to any Change of Control, the period commencing upon the earlier of (i) the occurrence of such Change of Control or (ii) 60 days prior to the date of the first public announcement of such Change of Control (or pending Change of Control) and ending 60 days following consummation of such Change of Control (which Change of Control Trigger Period will be extended following consummation of a Change of Control for so long as any of the Rating Agencies engaged by the Issuer has publicly announced that it is considering a possible ratings change).
Change of Control Triggering Event means with respect to any Change of Control:
(a) if there are two Rating Agencies engaged by the Issuer providing ratings for the Securities on the first day of the Change of Control Trigger Period with respect to such Change of Control, both Rating Agencies engaged by the Issuer cease to rate the Securities Investment Grade during such Change of Control Trigger Period; and
(b) if there are three Rating Agencies engaged by the Issuer providing a rating for the Securities on the first day of the Change of Control Trigger Period with respect to such Change of Control, two or more Rating Agencies engaged by the Issuer cease to rate the Securities Investment Grade during such Change of Control Trigger Period.
If there are not at least two Rating Agencies engaged by the Issuer providing a rating for the Securities on the first day of any Change of Control Trigger Period, a Change of Control Triggering Event shall be deemed to have occurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Change of Control Triggering Event will be deemed to have occurred in connection with any particular Change of Control unless and until such Change of Control has actually been consummated.
Clearstream means Clearstream Banking S.A.
Code means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission, from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act.
Continuing Director means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Issuer who (a) was a member of such Board of Directors on the date of the issuance of the Securities; or (b) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or election.
Corporate Trust Office means the corporate trust office of the Trustee, currently located at (i) for purposes of surrender, transfer or exchange of any Security, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, c/o DB Services Americas, Inc., 5022 Gate Parkway, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256, Attn: Transfer Department and (ii) for all other purposes, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Trust and Agency Services, 60 Wall Street, 24th Floor, Mail Stop: NYC60-2405, New York, New York 10005, USA, Attn: Corporates Team, Amcor Finance (USA), Inc.
corporation means a corporation, association, company, joint-stock company or business trust.
Covenant Defeasance has the meaning specified in Section 1203.
default has the meaning specified in Section 602.
Defaulted Interest has the meaning specified in Section 307.
Defeasance has the meaning specified in Section 1202.
Depositary means, with respect to Securities of any series issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, DTC until a successor Depositary shall have become such pursuant to this Indenture, and thereafter shall mean a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act that is designated to act as Depositary for such Securities as contemplated by Section 301.
Director means any member of the Board of Directors.
DTC means The Depository Trust Company.
Equity Interests means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests, beneficial interests or other ownership interests, whether voting or nonvoting, in, or interests in the income or profits of, a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing; provided that, prior to the conversion thereof, debt securities convertible into Equity Interests shall not constitute Equity Interests.
Euroclear means Euroclear Bank SA/NV, as operator of the Euroclear System.
Event of Default has the meaning specified in Section 501.
Exchange Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Expiration Date has the meaning specified in Section 104.
FATCA has the meaning specified in Section 801.
Finance Lease means a finance lease as defined in the Australian Approved Accounting Standard AASB117: Leases.
Fitch means Fitch, Inc., a subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A., and its successors.
Global Security means a Security held by or on behalf of a Depositary and in which beneficial interests are evidenced on the records of such Depositary or its Agent Members.
Group means the Issuer and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Guarantee means the guarantee by each Guarantor of any Security authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture; provided, however, that the Guarantor providing such Guarantee has not been released as a Guarantor of such Security pursuant to Section 1302 hereof.
Guarantors means each Original Guarantor and each New Guarantor, and a reference to Guarantor is a reference to them jointly and each of them severally, in each case until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be a Guarantor. Upon the release of a Guarantor (other than the Issuer) from its Guarantees of any and all Securities Outstanding under this Indenture, all references to and construction of the terms Guarantors or a Guarantor in this Indenture shall be deemed to refer only to the Guarantors or Guarantor of Securities that remain as parties to this Indenture.
Hedge Agreement means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction, or any option or similar agreement, involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, prices of equity or debt securities or instruments, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value, or any similar transaction or combination of the foregoing transactions; provided that any options, rights or shares issued pursuant to any employee share or bonus plan, including any phantom rights or phantom shares, or any similar plans providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Issuer or its Subsidiaries shall not be a Hedge Agreement.
Holder means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Security Register.
Indebtedness means, with respect to any Person, all obligations of such Person, present or future, actual or contingent, in respect of moneys borrowed or raised or otherwise arising in respect of any financial accommodation whatsoever, including (a) amounts raised by acceptance or endorsement under any acceptance credit or endorsement credit opened on behalf of such Person, (b) any Indebtedness (whether actual or contingent, present or future) of another Person that is guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by such Person or that is secured by any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed by such Person, (c) the net amount actually or contingently (assuming the arrangement was closed out on the relevant day) payable by such Person under or in connection with any Hedge Agreement, (d) liabilities (whether actual or contingent, present or future) in respect of redeemable preferred Equity Interests in such Person or any obligation of such Person incurred to buy back any Equity Interests in such Person, (e) liabilities (whether actual or
contingent, present or future) under Finance Leases for which such Person is liable, (f) any liability (whether actual or contingent, present or future) in respect of any letter of credit opened or established on behalf of such Person, (g) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of any asset or service and any related obligation deferred (i) for more than 90 days or (ii) if longer, in respect of trade creditors, for more than the normal period of payment for sale and purchase within the relevant market (but not including any deferred amounts arising as a result of such a purchase being contested in good faith), (h) amounts for which such Person may be liable (whether actually or contingently, presently or in the future) in respect of factored debts or the advance sale of assets for which there is recourse to such Person, (i) all obligations of such Person evidenced by debentures, notes, debenture stock, bonds or other financial instruments, whether issued for cash or a consideration other than cash and in respect of which such Person is liable as drawer, acceptor, endorser, issuer or otherwise, (j) obligations of such Person in respect of notes, bills of exchange or commercial paper or other financial instruments and (k) any indebtedness (whether actual or contingent, present or future) for moneys owing under any instrument entered into by such Person primarily as a method of raising finance and that is not otherwise referred to in this definition. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other Person (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Persons ownership interest in or other relationship with such other Person, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
Indenture means this instrument as originally executed and as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof. The term Indenture shall also include the terms of a particular series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 301.
interest, when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security that by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable after Maturity.
Interest Payment Date, when used with respect to any Security, means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security.
Investment Company Act means the United States Investment Company Act of 1940 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Investment Grade means (a) a rating of Baa3 or better by Moodys (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Moodys); (b) a rating of BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of S&P); (c) a rating of BBB- or better by Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Fitch) or (d) in the event of the Securities being rated by a permitted Substitute Rating Agency, the equivalent of either (a), (b) or (c) by such Substitute Rating Agency.
Issue Date means [·], the date on which Securities were first issued under this Indenture.
Issuer means the Person named as the Issuer in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be the Issuer.
Issuer Request or Issuer Order means a written request or order signed in the name of the Issuer by any of its Directors and/or Authorized Officers, and delivered to the Trustee.
Jersey Companies Law means the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991.
Lien means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed or other instrument of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest or other encumbrance on, in or of such asset, including any arrangement entered into for the purpose of making particular assets available to satisfy any Indebtedness or other obligation and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, Finance Lease or capital lease or title retention agreement (other than any title retention agreement entered into with a vendor on normal commercial terms in the ordinary course of business) relating to such asset.
Limited Recourse Indebtedness means Indebtedness incurred by the Issuer or any Subsidiary to finance the creation or development of a Project or proposed Project of the Issuer or such Subsidiary, provided that, as specified in the terms of such Limited Recourse Indebtedness:
(a) the Person (the Relevant Person) in whose favor such Indebtedness is incurred does not have any right to enforce its rights or remedies (including for any breach of any representation or warranty or obligation) against the Issuer or such Subsidiary, as applicable, or against the Project Assets of the Issuer or such Subsidiary, as applicable, in each case, except for the purpose of enforcing a Lien that attaches only to the Project Assets and secures an amount equal to the lesser of the value of the Project Assets of the Issuer or such Subsidiary, as applicable encumbered by such Lien and the amount of Indebtedness secured by such Lien; and
(b) the Relevant Person is not permitted or entitled (i) except as and to the extent permitted by clause (a) above, to enforce any right or remedy against, or demand payment or repayment of any amount from, the Issuer or any Subsidiary (including for breach of any representation or warranty or obligation), (ii) except as and to the extent permitted by clause (a) above, to commence or enforce any proceedings against the Issuer or any Subsidiary or (iii) to apply to wind up, or prove in the winding up of, the Issuer or any Subsidiary, such that the Relevant Persons only right of recourse in respect of such Indebtedness or such Lien is to the Project Assets encumbered by such Lien.
Maturity, when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as provided therein, or as contemplated by Section 301, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc., a subsidiary of Moodys Corporation, and its successors.
New Guarantor means each Person who becomes a Guarantor in relation to the Securities by executing a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture, in each case unless and until such Guarantor has been released from its Guarantee pursuant to Section 1302.
New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture means an indenture supplemental hereto substantially in the form of Annex A hereto.
Noteholder FATCA Information means, with respect to any Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, information sufficient to eliminate the imposition of, or determine the amount of, U.S. withholding tax under FATCA.
Noteholder Tax Identification Information means properly completed and signed tax certifications (generally, in the case of U.S. Federal Income Tax, IRS Form W-9 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is a United States Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code or the appropriate IRS Form W-8 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is not a United States Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).
Notice of Default means a written notice of the kind specified in Section 501(3).
Officers Certificate means a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, and delivered to the Trustee, provided that any such certificate required to be delivered by the Issuer or a Guarantor may be delivered in the form of a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Issuer.
Officers Certificate of Release means a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee certifying as to the facts required by Section 1302 hereof.
Opinion of Counsel means a written opinion of counsel in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, which counsel may be counsel for the Issuer, or other counsel.
Original Guarantor means the Persons identified as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be an Original Guarantor.
Original Issue Discount Security means any Security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502.
Outstanding means, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:
(1) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Paying Agent or delivered to the Paying Agent for cancellation;
(2) Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than
the Issuer or a Guarantor) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Issuer or a Guarantor (if the Issuer or such Guarantor shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities; provided that, if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made;
(3) Securities as to which Defeasance has been effected pursuant to Section 1202; and
(4) Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 306 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a protected purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Issuer;
provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given, made or taken any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action hereunder as of any date, (A) the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount of the principal thereof which would be due and payable as of such date upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof to such date pursuant to Section 502, (B) if the principal amount of a Security payable at Maturity is to be determined by reference to an index or indices, the principal amount of such Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the face amount thereof, (C) if as of such date, the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of a Security is not determinable, the principal amount of such Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount as established as contemplated by Section 301, and (D) Securities owned by the Issuer or a Guarantor or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Issuer or a Guarantor or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of, and thereby actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgees right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Issuer or a Guarantor or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Issuer or a Guarantor or of such other obligor.
Paying Agent means any Person authorized by the Issuer to pay the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Issuer.
Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Place of Payment, when used with respect to the Securities of any series, means the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York and such other place or places where, subject to the provisions of Section 1002, the principal of and interest on the Securities of
such series are payable as specified in this Indenture and the Securities (as contemplated by Section 301).
Principal Subsidiary means, as of any date, any Subsidiary (including any successor Person of such Subsidiary) that (a) accounts for greater than 5% of the consolidated total assets of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries as of such date, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, or (b) accounted for greater than 5% of the consolidated revenues of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries for the immediately preceding financial year of the Issuer, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Project means any project or development undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by the Issuer or any Subsidiary involving (a) the acquisition of assets or property, (b) the development of assets or property for exploitation or (c) the acquisition and development of assets or property for exploitation.
Project Assets means (a) any asset or property of the Issuer or any Subsidiary relating to the creation or development of a Project or proposed Project of the Issuer or such Subsidiary, including any assets or property of the Issuer or such Subsidiary, as applicable, derived from, produced by or related to such Project and (b) any fully paid shares or other Equity Interests in any Subsidiary that are held by the direct parent company of such Subsidiary, provided that (i) such Subsidiary carries on no business other than the business of such Project or proposed Project and (ii) there is no recourse to such direct parent company of such Subsidiary other than to those fully paid shares or other Equity Interests and the rights and proceeds in respect of such shares or Equity Interests.
Property means any asset, revenue or other property, whether tangible or intangible, real or personal, including, without limitation, any right to receive income.
Rating Agency means each of Moodys, S&P, Fitch or any Substitute Rating Agency, but only to the extent that such Rating Agency is then-engaged by the Issuer to provide a rating for the Securities.
Redemption Date, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
Redemption Price, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.
Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on any Security of any series means the date specified for that purpose as contemplated by Section 301.
Relevant Guarantor means any Subsidiary (other than the Issuer and any Subsidiary that is already a Guarantor) that at any time has outstanding a guarantee with respect to any Specified Indebtedness, or is otherwise an obligor, co-obligor or jointly liable with the Issuer or any Guarantor with respect to any Specified Indebtedness.
Relevant Jurisdiction has the meaning specified in Section 1007.
Responsible Officer, (1) when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer in the Corporate Trust Office, or successor thereto, including any managing director, director, vice president, assistant vice president, associate or any other officer of the Trustee responsible for the administration of this Indenture, and also means with respect to a particular corporate trust matter any other officer to whom such corporate trust matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and (2) with respect to any other Person, means an executive officer of the Person, including the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, or an executive director responsible for the operations of the Person.
S&P means Standard & Poors Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors.
Securities has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and means any Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.
Security Register and Security Registrar have the respective meanings specified in Section 305.
Special Record Date for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 307.
Specified Indebtedness means Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor in an outstanding principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) issued under any credit facility, indenture, purchase agreement, credit agreement or similar facility.
Stated Maturity, when used with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is due and payable.
Subsidiary means, with respect any Person, (a) any corporation, association or other business entity in which such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries owns or controls sufficient equity or voting interests to enable it or them (as a group) ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, to elect a majority of the directors (or Persons performing similar functions) of such entity, and (b) any partnership or joint venture if more than a 50% interest in the profits or capital thereof is owned by such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries (unless such partnership or joint venture can and does ordinarily take major business actions without the prior approval of such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries). Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to a Subsidiary is a reference to a Subsidiary of the Issuer.
Subsidiary Guarantor means each Original Guarantor and any Subsidiary of the Issuer that becomes a New Guarantor in the future in accordance with Section 1010, in each case unless and until such Subsidiary Guarantor has been released from its Guarantee pursuant to Section 1302.
Substitute Rating Agency means a nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of the Exchange Act engaged by the Issuer to provide a rating of the Securities in the event that any of S&P, Moodys or Fitch, or any other Substitute Rating Agency, has ceased to provide a rating of the Securities for any reason other than as a result of any action or inaction by the Issuer, and as a result thereof there are no longer two Rating Agencies providing ratings of the Securities.
Successor Additional Amounts has the meaning specified in Section 801(4)(b).
Total Tangible Assets means, as of any date, (a) the aggregate amount of the assets (other than intangible assets, goodwill and deferred tax assets) of the Group, as disclosed on the consolidated statement of financial position in the most recent Accounts of the Group, minus (b) the lesser of (i) the aggregate value of all Project Assets subject to any Lien securing any Limited Recourse Indebtedness and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Limited Recourse Indebtedness, in each case, as reflected in (or derived from) the most recent Accounts of the Group, plus (c) the net cash proceeds received by the Issuer from any share capital issuance by the Issuer consummated after the date of the most recent balance sheet included in such Accounts and on or prior to such date.
Trust Indenture Act means the United States Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Trustee means the Person named as the Trustee in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter Trustee shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, Trustee as used herein shall be deemed to mean the Person acting as Trustee with respect to the Securities.
U.S. GAAP means the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
U.S. Government Obligation has the meaning specified in Section 1204.
Voting Stock of any specified Person as of any date means the capital stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such Person.
Section 102. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.
Upon any application or request by the Issuer or a Guarantor to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Issuer or such Guarantor shall furnish to the Trustee such certificates and opinions as may be required hereunder. Each such certificate or opinion shall be given, respectively, in the form of an Officers Certificate, if to be given by an officer of the Issuer or such Guarantor, or an Opinion of Counsel, if to be given by counsel, and shall comply with the requirements set forth in this Indenture. Any Officers Certificate required to be given by an officer of the Issuer or any Guarantor may be given in the form of an Officers Certificate of the Issuer.
Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (except for certificates provided for in Section 1004) shall include,
(1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;
(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 each such individual, 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, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
Section 103. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.
In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Issuer or a Guarantor may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Issuer or such Guarantor stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Issuer or such Guarantor, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.
Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument. Absent fraud or intentional misconduct, under no circumstances shall the delivery of any Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel result in any personal liability to the person(s) or firm signing and delivering such Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.
Section 104. Acts of Holders; Record Dates.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuer and the Guarantors. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the Act of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Sections 601 and 603) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and, if applicable, the Issuer and the Guarantors, if made in the manner provided in this Section.
Without limiting the generality of this Section 104, a Holder, including a Depositary that is a Holder of a Global Security, may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies, duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other Act provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or the Securities to be made, given or taken by Holders, and a Depositary that is a holder of a Global Security may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such Global Security through such Depositarys standing instructions and customary practices.
The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also contain sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner that the Trustee deems sufficient.
The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Issuer or a Guarantor in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.
The Issuer may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to give, make or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders of Securities of such series, provided that the Issuer may not set a record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice, declaration, request or direction referred to in
the next paragraph. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to take the relevant action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Issuer from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), provided, however, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities on the date such action is taken based on such record date previously set. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Issuer, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder of Securities in the manner set forth in Section 106.
The Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to join in the giving or making of (i) any Notice of Default, (ii) any declaration of acceleration referred to in Section 502, (iii) any request to institute proceedings referred to in Section 507(2) or (iv) any direction referred to in Section 512, in each case with respect to Securities of such series. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Trustee from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), provided, however, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is taken based on such record date previously set. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the Issuers expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Issuer in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106.
With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto that sets such record date may designate any day as the Expiration Date and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the other parties hereto in writing, and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106, on or prior to the existing Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto that sets such record date shall be deemed to have initially designated the 180th day after such record date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as
provided in this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Expiration Date shall be later than the 180th day after the applicable record date.
Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount of such Security.
Section 105. Notices, Etc., to the Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors .
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture shall be made in writing, in English and, if to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,
(1) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Issuer or a Guarantor, shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if mailed first class, postage prepaid to, or otherwise made, given, faxed, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Trustee at its address at its Corporate Trust Office; or
(2) the Issuer or a Guarantor by the Trustee or by any Holder, shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid or faxed, to the Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, addressed to the Issuer at the address of its principal offices specified in this Section 105 or at any other address otherwise furnished in writing to the Trustee or to any Guarantor at the address of the Issuers principal offices specified in this Section 105 or at any other address otherwise furnished in writing to the Trustee.
All notices delivered to the Trustee shall be deemed effective upon the earlier of (a) actual receipt thereof by the Trustee, which may include electronic mail with portable document format attached or (b) the receipt of a registered mail receipt by the sender thereof in respect of a notice properly addressed under this Section 105.
The principal offices of the Issuer are Amcor Corporate Thurgauerstrasse 34, CH-8050, Zurich, Switzerland; fax: +41 44 316 17 18 Attention: Graeme Vavasseur, Group Treasurer, with a copy to Amcor plc, 83 Tower Road North, Warmley Bristol, BS30 8XP, United Kingdom, Damien Clayton, Group Company Secretary.
Section 106. Notice to Holders; Waiver.
Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, faxed, made available or emailed to each Holder affected by such event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date (if any), and not earlier than the earliest date (if any), prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, faxed or emailed neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any
manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.
Section 107. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.
The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 108. Successors and Assigns.
All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Issuer and the Guarantors shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
Section 109. Separability Clause.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities, or any Guarantee 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 110. Benefits of Indenture.
Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities or any Guarantee, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
Section 111. Governing Law.
This Indenture, the Securities and the Guarantees shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State; provided, however, that all matters governing the authorization and execution of this Indenture and the Securities by the Issuer shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Jersey and the authorization and execution of this Indenture by the Guarantors and any notation of the Guarantees by such Guarantors pursuant to Article Thirteen or any Guarantees endorsed by such Guarantors on the Securities, if any, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the respective places of incorporation of each such Guarantor.
Section 112. Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.
Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor hereby appoints [CT Corporation acting through its office at 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York, 10011, USA] as its authorized agent (the Authorized Agent) upon which process may be served in any legal action or proceeding against it with respect to its obligations under this Indenture, the Securities of any series or any Guarantee, as the case may be, instituted in any federal or state court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by the Trustee or the Holder of any Security. Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor agrees that service of process upon such Authorized Agent, together with written notice of said service mailed or delivered to the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, by the Person serving the same address as provided in Section 105, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, in any such legal action or proceeding, and each of the Issuer and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such legal action or proceeding and waives any objection it may have to the laying of the venue of any such legal action or proceeding. Such appointment shall be irrevocable until this Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve hereof; provided, however, that upon release of any Guarantor pursuant to Section 1302, such Guarantors appointment of the Authorized Agent under this Section 112 shall be automatically and unconditionally irrevocably terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the Issuer and each Guarantor reserves the right to appoint another Person located or with an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, selected in its discretion, as a successor Authorized Agent, and upon acceptance of such appointment by such a successor the appointment of the prior Authorized Agent shall terminate. The Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall give notice to the Trustee and all Holders of the appointment by it of a successor Authorized Agent. If for any reason [CT Corporation] ceases to be able to act as the Authorized Agent or to have an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, each of the Issuer and each Guarantor shall appoint a successor Authorized Agent in accordance with the preceding sentence. Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor further agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of such agent in full force and effect until this Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve hereof. Service of process upon the Authorized Agent addressed to it at the address set forth above, as such address may be changed within the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by notice given by the Authorized Agent to the Trustee, together with written notice of such service mailed or delivered to the Issuer shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process on the Issuer and the Guarantors, respectively.
Section 113. Waiver of Jury Trial.
EACH OF THE ISSUER AND EACH GUARANTOR 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 TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 114. Force Majeure.
In no event shall the Trustee or any Paying Agent be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation strikes, pandemics, epidemics, 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 or hardware) services.
Section 115. Legal Holidays.
In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Stated Maturity or Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Securities (other than a provision of any Security which specifically states that such provision shall apply in lieu of this Section)) payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the Stated Maturity or Maturity, provided that no interest with respect to such payment shall accrue for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity or Maturity, as the case may be.
Section 116. Counterparts.
This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimile, documents executed, scanned and transmitted electronically and electronic signatures, including those created or transmitted through a software platform or application, shall be deemed original signatures for purposes of this Indenture and all other related documents and all matters and agreements related thereto, with such facsimile, scanned and electronic signatures having the same legal effect as original signatures. The parties agree that this Indenture or any other related document or any instrument, agreement or document necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture or the other related documents or related hereto or thereto (including, without limitation, addendums, amendments, notices, instructions, communications with respect to the delivery of securities or the wire transfer of funds or other communications) (Executed Documentation) may be accepted, executed or agreed to through the use of an electronic signature in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations in effect from time to time applicable to the effectiveness and enforceability of electronic signatures. Any Executed Documentation accepted, executed or agreed to in conformity with such laws, rules and regulations will be binding on all parties hereto to the same extent as if it were physically executed and each party hereby consents to the use of any third party electronic signature capture service providers as may be reasonably chosen by a signatory hereto or thereto. When the Trustee acts on any Executed Documentation sent by electronic transmission, the Trustee will not be responsible or liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from its reliance upon and compliance with such Executed Documentation, notwithstanding that such Executed Documentation (a) may not be an authorized or authentic communication of the party involved or in the form such party sent or
intended to send (whether due to fraud, distortion or otherwise) or (b) may conflict with, or be inconsistent with, a subsequent written instruction or communication; it being understood and agreed that the Trustee shall conclusively presume that Executed Documentation that purports to have been sent by an authorized officer of a Person has been sent by an authorized officer of such Person. The party providing Executed Documentation through electronic transmission or otherwise with electronic signatures agrees to assume all risks arising out of such electronic methods, including, without limitation, the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.
Section 117. FATCA.
Each Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, by acceptance of such Security or such interest therein, agrees to provide to the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Issuer, upon its request, the Noteholder Tax Identification Information and, to the extent any withholding tax under FATCA is applicable, the Noteholder FATCA Information. In addition, each Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, by acceptance of such Security or such interest therein, agrees that the Trustee has the right to withhold any amounts of interest (properly withholdable under law and without any corresponding gross-up) payable to a Holder or holder of an interest in a Security that fails to comply with the requirements of the preceding sentence.
Section 118. USA Patriot Act.
In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including, without limitation, those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering, including Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act of the United States (Applicable Law), the Trustee is required to obtain, verify, record and update certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee. Accordingly, each of the parties agree to provide to the Trustee, upon their request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee to comply with the Applicable Law.
Section 119. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
This Indenture is subject to the mandatory provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, which are incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following Trust Indenture Act terms have the following meanings:
indenture securities means the Securities.
indenture security holder means a Holder.
indenture to be qualified means this Indenture.
indenture trustee or institutional trustee means the Trustee.
obligor on the indenture securities means the Issuer, each Guarantor and any other obligor on the indenture securities.
All other Trust Indenture Act terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the Trust Indenture Act, defined by Trust Indenture Act by reference to another statute or defined by Commission rules have the meanings assigned to them by such definitions.
Section 120. Trust Indenture Act Controls.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Section 318(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, the imposed duties will control.
ARTICLE TWO
SECURITY FORMS
Section 201. Forms Generally.
The Securities of each series shall be in substantially the form set forth in this Article or in such other form or forms as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or Depositary therefor or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers of the Issuer executing such Securities, all as evidenced by their execution thereof. If the form of Securities is established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, copies of appropriate records of such actions shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Issuer Order contemplated by Section 303 for the authentication and delivery of such Securities.
The definitive Securities shall be produced in any manner as determined by the Director or Authorized Officer executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
Except as provided pursuant to Section 301, the Trustees certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the form set forth in Section 204.
The aggregate principal amount of any Global Security may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary for such Global Security, as provided in Section 305.
Section 202. [Form of Face of Security].
[INCLUDE IF SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY 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 GLOBAL SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME
OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE.]
[INCLUDE IF SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY AND THE DEPOSITARY IS THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IN EXCHANGE FOR THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY PORTION HEREOF 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 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 OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]
AMCOR PLC
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AMCOR PLC, a public limited company incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands with limited liability (the Issuer, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to , or its registered assigns, on (the Stated Maturity) the Initial Principal Amount specified on Schedule A hereto (such Initial Principal Amount, as it may from time to time be adjusted by endorsement on Schedule A hereto, is hereinafter referred to as the Principal Amount), or such other principal amount (which, when taken together with the principal amounts of all other Outstanding Securities, shall initially equal US$ in the aggregate) as may be set forth in the records of the Trustee hereinafter referred to in accordance with the Indenture and to pay interest thereon from or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on and in each year, commencing , at the rate of % per annum (computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months), until the Principal Amount hereof is paid or made available for payment [if applicable, insert , provided that any Principal Amount and premium, and any such installment of interest, which is overdue shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment, and such interest shall be payable on demand]. The interest so payable, and
punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the day that is 15 calendar days prior to each such Interest Payment Date (whether or not a Business Day). Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than ten (10) days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.
[If the Security is not to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert The principal of this Security shall not bear interest except in the case of a default in payment of principal upon acceleration, upon redemption or at Stated Maturity and in such case the overdue principal and any overdue premium shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue principal or premium shall be payable on demand. [Any such interest on overdue principal or premium which is not paid on demand shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest on interest shall be legally enforceable), from the date of such demand until the amount so demanded is paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue interest shall be payable on demand.]]
Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and [if applicable, insert any such] interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Issuer or Paying Agent maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York, 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[if applicable, insert ; provided, however, that at the option of the Issuer payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register] [if applicable, insert ; and provided, further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, payments of any interest on the Securities (other than at Maturity) may be made, in the case of a Holder of at least US$10,000,000 Principal Amount of Securities, by electronic funds transfer of immediately available funds to a United States dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank, provided that such registered Holder shall have provided the Trustee written wire instructions at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date. Unless such designation is revoked by written notice to the Issuer or a Paying Agent, any such designation made by such Holder with respect to such Securities will remain in effect with respect to any future payments with respect to such Securities payable to such Holder. The Issuer will pay any administrative costs imposed by banks in connection with making payments by electronic funds transfer.]
In certain circumstances, Additional Amounts will be payable in respect of this Security in accordance with terms of the Indenture. Whenever in this Security there is mentioned, in any context, any payments on this Security such mention shall be deemed to
include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable and express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts in any provisions hereof shall not be construed as excluding Additional Amounts in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
This Security shall be entitled to the benefits under the Indenture and be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless the Securities have not been signed by the Issuer or the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
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Each attorney executing this instrument states that he or she has no notice of revocation or suspension of his or her power of attorney.
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
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Section 203. [Form of Reverse of Security].
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Issuer (the Securities), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of [], 2020 (the Indenture), among the Issuer, the Guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee, and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.
This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof [if applicable, insert , limited in aggregate principal amount to US$ ] [if applicable, insert ; provided, however, that the Issuer may from time to time or at any time, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities, create and issue additional Securities with terms and conditions identical to those of the Securities (except for the issue date, the issue price and the first interest payment date), which additional Securities shall increase the aggregate principal amount of, and shall be consolidated and form a single series with, the Securities].
This Security is an unsecured obligation of the Issuer and ranks in right of payment on parity with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Issuer (and without any preference among themselves) and the Guarantees are unsecured obligations of the Guarantors and will rank on a parity with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Guarantors, except, in each case, for indebtedness mandatorily preferred by law.
[if applicable, insert The Securities of this series are subject to redemption at the option of the Issuer on any date [if applicable, insert prior to ] (any such date, a Make-Whole Redemption Date), in whole or from time to time in part, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed and (2) the Make-Whole Amount for the Securities being redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest to such Make-Whole Redemption Date, all as provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on Securities that are due and payable on Interest Payment Dates falling on or prior to a Make-Whole Redemption Date will be payable on the Interest Payment Date in accordance with their terms and in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.
For the purposes of this Security:
Adjusted Treasury Rate means, with respect to any Make-Whole Redemption Date, (a) the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated H.15(519) or any successor publication, which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption Treasury Constant Maturities, for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue (if no maturity is
within three months before or after the remaining term of the Securities being redeemed, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue shall be determined and the Adjusted Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (b) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Make-Whole Redemption Date, in each case calculated on the third Business Day preceding the Make-Whole Redemption Date.
Applicable Margin means %.
Comparable Treasury Issue means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term from the Make-Whole Redemption Date to the maturity date of the Securities to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Securities.
Comparable Treasury Price means, with respect to any Make-Whole Redemption Date, if clause (b) of the Adjusted Treasury Rate is applicable, (i) the average of five Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Make-Whole Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (ii) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than five such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations, provided that in no event may the Quotation Agent use fewer than three such quotations.
Make-Whole Amount means the sum, as determined by a Quotation Agent, of (a) the present value of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed and (b) the present value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments of interest thereon (not including any portions of such payments of interest accrued to the Make-Whole Redemption Date), from the Make-Whole Redemption Date to the Stated Maturity of the Securities being redeemed, in each case discounted to the Make-Whole Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis, assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, at the Adjusted Treasury Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
Quotation Agent means the Reference Treasury Dealer selected by the Issuer, and notified in writing to the Trustee, to act as Quotation Agent for purposes of this Indenture.
Reference Treasury Dealer means any of [ or ] and their respective successors and assigns and [ ] other nationally recognized investment banking firm[s] selected by the Issuer that are primary U.S. Government securities dealers in New York City (a Primary Treasury Dealer); provided, however, that if any of [ or ] shall cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Issuer shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Make-Whole Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Quotation Agent, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the Quotation Agent by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Make-Whole Redemption Date.
Remaining Scheduled Payments means, with respect to each Security to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon at the then-applicable interest rate that would be due after the related Make-Whole Redemption Date but for such redemption, provided, however, that, if that Make-Whole Redemption Date is not an Interest Payment Date with respect to such Security, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon shall be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to that Make-Whole Redemption Date.]
[if applicable, insert On or after , the Securities are subject to redemption at the option of the Issuer on any date (a Par Call Redemption Date), in whole or from time to time in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to such redemption date, all as provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on Securities that are due and payable on Interest Payment Dates falling on or prior to a Par Call Redemption Date will be payable on the Interest Payment Date in accordance with their terms and in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.]
[insert any other redemption provisions applicable to the Securities]
In addition to its ability to redeem this Security pursuant to the foregoing, this Security may be redeemed by the Issuer on the terms set forth, and as more fully described, in Section 1108 of the Indenture, in certain circumstances where the Issuer would be required to pay Additional Amounts due to certain changes in the tax treatment of this Security or the Guarantees.
In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.
Upon the occurrence of any Change of Control Triggering Event and upon the terms and conditions set forth in Section 1009 of the Indenture, each Holder has the right to require the Issuer to purchase all or a portion of the Securities of such Holder properly tendered at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest (if any) to the date of purchase (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of the series of which this Security is a part or certain restrictive covenants and
Events of Default with respect to this Security, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.
If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
In any case where the due date for the payment of the Principal Amount of, or any premium or interest with respect to any Security or the date fixed for redemption of any Security shall not be a Business Day at a Place of Payment, then payment of the Principal Amount, premium, if any, or interest, including any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereto need not be made on such date at such Place of Payment but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment, with the same force and effect as if made on the date for such payment or the date fixed for redemption, and no interest shall accrue for the period after such date.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Issuer, the Guarantors, and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in Principal Amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in Principal Amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Issuer, the Guarantors, or any of them, with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.
The Guarantors that are a party to the Indenture as at, or subsequent to, the date of authentication of this Security (including any New Guarantors in accordance with Section 1010 of the Indenture and subject to release of any Subsidiary Guarantor(s) in accordance with Section 1302 of the Indenture), have fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, pursuant to the terms of the Guarantees contained in Article Thirteen of the Indenture, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security, any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereof and any other amounts payable by the Issuer under the Indenture, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of this Security and the Indenture. The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holder of this Security and to the Trustee pursuant to the Guarantees and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article Thirteen of the Indenture and reference is made to such Article and Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantees.
Within 30 days of any Subsidiary of the Issuer becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Issuer shall cause such Relevant Guarantor to also become a Guarantor (each, a New
Guarantor) of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities by having such New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee deliver a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 day period, provided that such New Guarantors Guarantee may contain any limitation required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor.
Upon execution and delivery by the New Guarantor of its New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture and any other documents provided for in Section 1010, the New Guarantor shall be a Guarantor for the purposes of this Indenture and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities. In connection therewith, (i) the rights and obligations of such New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor and (ii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
In accordance with Section 1302 of the Indenture, any or all of the Subsidiary Guarantors may be released at any time from their respective Guarantees and other obligations under the Indenture and the Securities without the consent of any Holder. Such release will occur upon or concurrently with the Subsidiary Guarantor no longer being a Relevant Guarantor and upon the delivery of an Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee certifying that the Subsidiary Guarantor is no longer a Relevant Guarantor, provided that, at the time of such release, no default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and the Trustee shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal amount hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer or the Guarantors, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal amount of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security
for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Issuer in any place where the principal amount of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Securities of this series are issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, and in minimum denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security is overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
This Security and the Guarantees shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, but without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of New York; provided, however, that all matters governing the authorization and execution of the Securities by the Issuer shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Jersey and the authorization and execution of any notation of the Guarantees by the Guarantors pursuant to Article Thirteen of the Indenture or any Guarantees endorsed by such Guarantors on this Security, if any, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the respective places of incorporation of each such Guarantor.
All terms used in this Security are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
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By purchasing this Security, the Holder hereby agrees to the terms set forth in the Indenture.
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Section 204. Form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication.
Subject to Section 614, the Trustees certificates of authentication shall be in substantially the following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
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ARTICLE THREE
THE SECURITIES
Section 301. Title and Terms; Issuable in Series.
The aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued from time to time in one or more series.
With respect to any Securities of any series (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in lieu of, other Securities pursuant to this Indenture pursuant to Section 304, Section 305, Section 306, Section 905 or Section 1107 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder), there shall be (a) established in or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Issuer and (b) (i) set forth or determined in the manner provided in an Officers Certificate or (ii) established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of such Securities:
(1) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from Securities of any other series),
(2) the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of that series that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, or upon partial
redemption of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 304, Section 305, Section 306, Section 905 or Section 1107 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder);
(3) the issue price and issuance date of such Securities, including the date from which interest on such Securities will accrue;
(4) if applicable, that such Securities shall be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and, in such case, the Depositary for such Global Securities, the form of any legend or legends that shall be borne by such Global Securities in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 202 and Section 204 (including any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 305 in which such legend(s) may be removed or modified) and any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 305 in which any such Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, or any transfer of such Global Security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name or names of Persons other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof;
(5) the Person to whom any interest on a Security of the series shall be payable, if other than the Person in whose name that Security is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest;
(6) the date or dates on which the principal of, and any premium on, any Securities of the series is payable;
(7) the rate or rates at which any Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, including, if applicable, the rate or rates of interest on any overdue payments, the date or dates from which any such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be payable and the Regular Record Date for any such interest payable on any Interest Payment Date;
(8) the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable, any Securities of the series may be surrendered for registration of transfer, Securities of the series may be surrendered for exchange and notices and demands to or upon the Issuer or the Guarantors in respect of the Securities of the series and this Indenture may be served;
(9) (a) whether or not such Securities are to be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer and, if so redeemable, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which any Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer, (b) if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Issuer to redeem the Securities shall be evidenced and (c) any provisions in addition to or in lieu of the provisions of Article Eleven applicable to redemption of Securities of the series;
(10) if other than denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof, the denominations in which any Securities of the series shall be issuable;
(11) if the amount of principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index or pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;
(12) if other than the currency of the United States of America, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable and the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in the currency of the United States of America for any purpose, including for purposes of the definition of Outstanding in Section 101;
(13) if the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series is to be payable, at the election of the Issuer, a Guarantor or the Holder thereof, in one or more currencies, currency units, composite currency or composite currency units other than that or those in which such Securities are stated to be payable, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on Securities of such series as to which such election is made shall be payable (which shall be in accordance with the Applicable Procedures), and the periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made and the amount so payable (or the manner in which such amount shall be determined);
(14) if other than the entire principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of any Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502;
(15) if other than as provided in Section 201, the form or forms of the Securities;
(16) if the Securities will be entitled to the benefits of the Guarantees afforded by Article Thirteen of the Indenture and, if so, the identity of the Guarantors at the time of issuance of such Securities;
(17) if the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of any Securities of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to the Stated Maturity, the amount which shall be deemed to be the principal amount of such Securities as of any such date for any purpose thereunder or hereunder, including the principal amount thereof which shall be due and payable upon any Maturity other than the Stated Maturity or which shall be deemed to be Outstanding as of any date prior to the Stated Maturity (or, in any such case, the manner in which such amount deemed to be the principal amount shall be determined);
(18) if applicable, that the Securities of the series, in whole or any specified part, shall be defeasible pursuant to Section 1202 or Section 1203 or both such Sections and, if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Issuer or a Guarantor to defease such Securities shall be evidenced;
(19) any addition to or change in the Events of Default which applies to any Securities of the series and any change in the right of the Trustee or the requisite Holders
of such Securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to Section 502;
(20) any deletion or addition to or change in the covenants set forth in Article Ten that apply to Securities of the series;
(21) any changes to the information the Issuer shall be obligated to provide to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall be obligated to promptly forward to Holders of Securities of the series, pursuant to Section 703;
(22) any other terms of the series of Securities (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, except as permitted by Section 901(5));
(23) if Additional Amounts, pursuant to Section 1007, will not be payable by the Issuer and the Guarantors;
(24) any stock exchange on which the Securities of the series will be listed;
(25) if the series of Securities provides for further creation and issuances of further Securities of such series by the Issuer (having the same terms and conditions as the Securities of that series in all respects, or in all respects except for the issue date, the issue price and the first interest payment date thereon, so that such further issuance shall be consolidated and form a single series with all Outstanding Securities of such series) without the consent of the Holders of that series; and
(26) the identifiers of such Securities (CUSIP number and/or ISIN).
The terms of all Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as may otherwise be established in or pursuant to Board Resolutions or supplemental indentures referred to above.
To the extent any terms of the Securities are established pursuant to such Board Resolutions or supplemental indentures, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers Certificate or the supplemental indenture setting forth the terms of the Securities.
Section 302. Denominations.
The Securities shall be issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, in such denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section 301. In the absence of any such specified denomination with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of such series shall be issued only in minimum denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof.
Section 303. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Issuer by any one or more Directors and Authorized Officers. The signature of any Director or Authorized Officer on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.
Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of any individual who was at any time the proper Director or Authorized Officer of the Issuer shall bind the Issuer notwithstanding that such individual has ceased to hold such office prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such office at the date of such Securities.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Issuer may deliver Securities executed by the Issuer to the Trustee for authentication, together with an Issuer Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance with the Issuer Order shall authenticate and deliver such Securities. In authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Sections 601 and 603) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating,
(1) that the forms (if the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 201) and/or terms (if the terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 301) of such Securities have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;
(2) that such Securities, when such Securities have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Issuer in the manner and subject to any qualifications, assumptions and limitations specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Issuer enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles and to such other matters as counsel shall specify therein;
(3) when such Securities have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Issuer in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, the Guarantees will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Guarantors, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles and to such other matters as counsel shall specify therein; and
(4) that all conditions precedent to issuance and authentication of the Securities under this Indenture have been satisfied.
The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of any such series of Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner that is not
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee or if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that such action may not be lawfully taken.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 301 and of the second preceding paragraph, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Officers Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section 301 or the Issuer Order and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to such second preceding paragraph at or prior to the authentication of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued and reasonably contemplate the subsequent issuance of each Security of such series.
Each Security shall be dated on the date of its authentication.
No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent by electronic or manual signature, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Issuer, and the Issuer shall deliver such Security to the Paying Agent for cancellation as provided in Section 309, for all purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.
Section 304. Temporary Securities.
Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Issuer may execute and, upon compliance with Section 303 by the Issuer, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities that shall be produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the Directors and/or Authorized Officers executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
If temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Issuer will cause definitive Securities of that series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities of such series, the temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary Securities of such series at the office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment for that series, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, one or more definitive Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series and tenor.
Section 305. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
The Issuer shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee a register (the register maintained in such office and in any other office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the Security Register) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe and the transfer restrictions applicable to Securities herein provided, the Issuer shall provide for the registration of Securities. The Security Register for any series of Securities may not be established or maintained at any time in Australia. The Trustee is hereby appointed Security Registrar for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers of such Securities as herein provided and the Trustee hereby accepts such appointment. There shall be only one Security Registrar for each series of Securities.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of any series at the office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment for that series, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall, subject to the transfer restrictions set forth herein and in such Security, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount. 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.
Subject to this Section 305, at the option of the Holder, Securities of any series may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Issuer evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Issuer or the Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Security Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing (with the signatures guaranteed in satisfactory form, if reasonably required by the Issuer or the Trustee).
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 304, 905 or 1107 not involving any transfer.
If the Securities of any series (or of any series and specified tenor) are to be redeemed in part, neither the Security Registrar nor the Issuer shall be required (A) to issue,
register the transfer of or exchange any Securities of that series (or of that series and specified tenor) during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of any such Securities selected for redemption under Section 1103 and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (B) to register the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.
Each Holder and beneficial owner of Securities shall be deemed to represent and agree that such Holder or beneficial owner understands that the Issuer, each Guarantor, the Trustee and each Paying Agent may require certification reasonably acceptable to it (A) as a condition to the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on any Security without, or at a reduced rate of, withholding or backup withholding tax, and (B) to enable the Issuer, each Guarantor, the Trustee and each Paying Agent to determine their duties and liabilities with respect to any taxes or other charges that they may be required to pay, deduct or withhold from payments in respect of such Securities or the Holder or beneficial owner of such Securities under any present or future law, rule or regulation of the United States, any State thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territories thereof or any present or future law, rule or regulation of any political subdivision thereof or taxing authority therein or to comply with any reporting or other requirements under any such law, rule or regulation. Such certification may include, without limitation, U.S. federal income tax forms (such as IRS Form W-8BEN (Certification of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding), IRS Form W-8IMY (Certification of Foreign Intermediary Status for United States Tax Withholding), IRS Form W-9 (Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification), or IRS Form W-8ECI (Certification of Foreign Persons Claim that Income Is Effectively Connected with the Conduct of a U.S. Trade or Business) or any successors to such IRS forms). Each Holder or beneficial owner of Securities agrees to provide any certification required pursuant to this paragraph and to update or replace such form or certification in accordance with its terms or its subsequent amendments.
Each Global Security authenticated under this Indenture shall be registered in the name of the Depositary designated for such Global Security or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a nominee thereof or custodian therefor, and each such Global Security shall constitute a single Security for all purposes of this Indenture.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, and no transfer of a Global Security in whole or in part may be made or registered, in the name of any Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof unless (A) such Depositary (i) has notified the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary for such Global Security or (ii) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, if so required by applicable law or regulation, and no successor Depositary for such Securities shall have been appointed within 90 days of such notification or of the Issuer becoming aware of the Depositarys ceasing to be so registered as the case may be, (B) the Issuer in its sole discretion shall have notified the Depositary by Issuer Order that the Global Securities shall be exchanged for such Securities, (C) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Securities and the beneficial owners of not less than 50% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount evidenced by such Global Security advise the Trustee and the Depositary for
such Global Security through its participants in writing that the continuation of the book-entry system is no longer in the best interests of such beneficial owners of the Securities or (D) there shall exist such circumstances, if any, in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing as have been specified for this purpose as contemplated by Section 301.
Subject to the preceding paragraph, any exchange of a Global Security for other Securities may be made in whole or in part, and all Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be registered in such names as the Depositary for such Global Security shall direct.
Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, a Global Security or any portion thereof, whether pursuant to this Section, Section 304, 306, 905 or 1107 or otherwise, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of and shall be, a Global Security, unless such Security is registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof.
Owners of beneficial interests in a Global Security held on their behalf by a Depositary shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Securities in definitive form, shall not be considered the Holders thereof for any purpose under this Indenture and shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to such Global Security, and such Depositary or its nominee may be treated by the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of any of them as the Holder and owner of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Neither the Trustee nor any of its agents shall have any responsibility or liability for the actions taken or not taken by the Depositary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Depositary for any Global Security may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any person, including the beneficial owners of interests in such Global Security, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture with respect to such Global Security.
In case of any transfer or exchange the procedures and requirements for which are not addressed in detail in this Section 305, such transfer or exchange will be subject to such procedures and requirements as may be reasonably prescribed by the Issuer and the Trustee from time to time and, in the case of a transfer or exchange involving a Global Security, the Applicable Procedures.
Section 306. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
If there shall be delivered to the Issuer and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any of their agents harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuer or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall, upon Issuer order, authenticate and
deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and 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, the Issuer in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security.
Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Issuer 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 expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
Every new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section in exchange for any mutilated Security or in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security, shall (i) constitute an original contractual obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, (ii) be registered by the Issuer in the Security Registrar in the name of such Person and (iii) shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of that series duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section are 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 307. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, 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 Regular Record Date for such interest.
Any interest on any Security of any series that is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (Defaulted Interest) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Issuer or the Guarantor, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (1) or (2) below:
(1) The Issuer or the Guarantor may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security of such series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Issuer or the Guarantor shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause (1) provided. Thereupon the Trustee
shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Issuer, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be given to each Holder of Securities of such series in the manner set forth in Section 106, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (2).
(2) The Issuer or the Guarantors may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Issuer to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause (2), such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, that were carried by such other Security.
Section 308. Persons Deemed Owners.
Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307) any interest on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any of their respective agents shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
Section 309. Cancellation.
All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Paying Agent, be delivered to the Paying Agent and shall be promptly cancelled by it. The Issuer or a Guarantor may at any time deliver to the Paying Agent for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder that the Issuer or such Guarantor may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Paying Agent (or to any other Person for delivery to the Trustee) for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated hereunder that the Issuer has not issued and sold, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Paying Agent. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted
by this Indenture. All cancelled Securities held by the Paying Agent shall be disposed of in accordance with the Paying Agents then customary procedure unless by an Issuer Order the Issuer shall direct that cancelled Securities be returned to it.
Section 310. Computation of Interest.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of any series, Interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
Section 311. CUSIP Numbers.
The Issuer in issuing the Securities may use CUSIP numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that the Trustee shall assume no responsibility for the accuracy of such numbers and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP numbers.
ARTICLE FOUR
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 401. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
This Indenture shall, upon an Issuer Request, cease to be of further effect (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities herein expressly provided for, the surviving rights of the Trustee under Section 607 hereof, and any provision hereof that expressly survives the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture), and the Trustee, at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when
(1) either
(A) all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Securities that have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen and that have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 306 and (ii) Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Issuer and thereafter repaid to the Issuer or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 1003) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(B) all such Securities that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation:
(i) have become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption, or
(ii) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or
(iii) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Issuer,
and the Issuer, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the holders of the Securities, cash in U.S. dollars, not-callable U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in amounts as will be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal and any premium and accrued interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities that have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be;
(2) no default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of the deposit or shall occur as a result of the deposit and the deposit shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Issuer is a party or by which the Issuer is bound;
(3) the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid or made provision satisfactory to the Trustee for the payment of all other sums payable hereunder by the Issuer including all amounts due and payable to the Trustee;
(4) the Issuer has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the applicable series of Securities at the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be; and
(5) the Issuer has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been satisfied.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors to the Trustee and the lien of the Trustee under Section 607, the obligations of the Issuer to any Authenticating Agent under Section 613, any obligations of the Trustee under Section 402, the rights and obligations of the Issuer set forth in the last paragraph of Section 1003 and any rights of registration of transfer, exchange or replacement of Securities provided in Sections 304, 305, 306, 905, 1002 or 1107 and any rights to receive Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 1007 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.
Section 402. Application of Trust Money
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and premium and any interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee.
ARTICLE FIVE
REMEDIES
Section 501. Events of Default.
Event of Default, wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body) unless such event is either inapplicable to a particular series or it is specifically deleted or modified in or pursuant to the supplemental indenture or Board Resolution creating such series of Securities or in the form of the Security for such series:
(1) a default in the payment of any principal of, or any premium on, any Securities of that series when due whether at Maturity, upon redemption, pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or otherwise and, provided that if such default is caused solely by technical or administrative error, the continuance of such default for a period of three Business Days;
(2) a default in the payment of any interest or any Additional Amounts due and payable on any Securities of such series and the continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;
(3) a default in the performance, or breach, of any other covenant, obligation or agreement of the Issuer or the Guarantors in this Indenture with respect to the Securities of that series, the Securities of that series or the Guarantees (other than a covenant or obligation default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with or which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of Securities other than that series) and the continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Issuer by the Trustee or to the Issuer and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series a written notice specifying such default or breach, requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a Notice of Default hereunder;
(4) (a) any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary becomes due and is required to be paid prior to its contractual maturity date by reason of any event of default or acceleration (however described), (b) the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary fails (after the expiration of any applicable grace period) to make any payment in respect of any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) on the due date for payment, (c) any security given by the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary for any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) is enforced or (d) default is made (after
the expiration of any applicable grace period) by the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary for any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) in making any payment due under any guarantee and/or indemnity given by it in relation to any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies), unless such Indebtedness is discharged or an event of default or acceleration related to such Indebtedness is waived or rescinded, as applicable;
(5) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies), shall be rendered against the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain unsatisfied or undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days, during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon assets of the Issuer or any Principal Subsidiary to enforce such judgment;
(6) any Guarantee is held to be unenforceable or invalid in a judicial proceeding or is claimed in writing by the Issuer or any Guarantor not to be valid or enforceable, or any Guarantee is denied or disaffirmed in writing by the Issuer or any Guarantor, except, in each case, as permitted in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;
(7)
(a) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or its debts, or of a material part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager, administrator, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(b) the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any U.S. federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (7)(a) above, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager, administrator, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary (or any committee thereof) shall adopt any resolution or otherwise
authorize any action to approve any of the actions referred to above in this clause (7)(b) or clause (7)(a) above or (vi) solely in the case of the Issuer, where the Issuer (A) is declared bankrupt as defined in Article 8 of the Interpretations (Jersey) Law 1954 or any proceedings are commenced or other steps taken for the Issuer to be declared bankrupt or (B) takes any step to participate in a scheme of arrangement or merger under Part 18A or Part 18B respectively of the Jersey Companies Law or to seek continuance overseas under Part 18C of the Jersey Companies Law;
(c) the Issuer or any Guarantor shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;
(8) any other Event of Default established as contemplated by Section 301 provided with respect to Securities of that series.
Section 502. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7)) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then, in every such case, the Trustee (if a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of such Event of Default) or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series may declare the principal amount of all the Outstanding Securities of such series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Issuer (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount and any accrued interest thereon shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7) occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the principal of, Additional Amounts, if any, and any accrued and unpaid interest on the Outstanding Securities of any series shall become immediately due and payable without any further action on the part of the Trustee or the Holders.
At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, by written notice to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:
(1) the Issuer or a Guarantor has irrevocably paid or irrevocably deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay
(A) all overdue interest on all Outstanding Securities of such series,
(B) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Outstanding Securities of such series that have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, and any interest on such unpaid principal at the rate prescribed therefor in such Securities,
(C) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue payments at the rate or rates for such Securities established as contemplated by Section 301,
(D) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and all amounts due to the Trustee under Section 607; and
(2) all Events of Default with respect to the Securities of such series, other than the non-payment of the principal of or interest on the Securities of such series that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 513.
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 503. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
The Issuer and each Guarantor covenants that if
(1) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or
(2) default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security at the Maturity thereof,
the Issuer and each Guarantor shall, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal and premium and on any overdue interest, at the rate or rates established as contemplated by Section 301 therefor, and, in addition thereto, 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 and any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 607.
If the Issuer and the Guarantors fail to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce the same against the Issuer or the Guarantors or any other obligor upon such Securities or the Guarantees, as the case may be, and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Issuer or the Guarantors or any other obligor upon such Securities or the Guarantees, as the case may be, wherever situated.
If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the
Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
Section 504. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Issuer or the Guarantors (or any other obligor upon the Securities), any of their respective property or creditors, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, to take any and all actions authorized under the Trust Indenture Act (as if the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) in order to have claims of the Holders and the Trustee allowed in any such proceeding. In particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official 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 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 607.
No provision of this Indenture shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder 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; provided, however, that the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders, vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be a member of a creditors or other similar committee.
Section 505. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.
All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities or the Guarantees may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and other amounts due to it under Section 607, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.
Section 506. Application of Money Collected.
Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal or any premium or interest (or any Additional Amounts), upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:
FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee under Section 607;
SECOND: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities (and any Additional Amounts) in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest (and any Additional Amounts), respectively; and
THIRD: The balance, if any, to the Issuer, any Guarantor or the other Person or Persons otherwise entitled thereto.
Section 507. Limitation on Suits.
No Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
(1) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series;
(2) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute such proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;
(3) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;
(4) the Trustee, within 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, has failed to institute any such proceeding; 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 principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series;
it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such Holders.
Section 508. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307) interest on such Security pursuant to the terms
thereof or the Guarantee thereof (and any Additional Amounts) on the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.
Section 509. Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 510. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 306, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
Section 511. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.
Section 512. Control by Holders.
Subject to Section 603(5), the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Securities of such series, provided that:
(1) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture or subject the Trustee to undue risk or require the Trustee to submit to the jurisdiction of a non-U.S. court,
(2) the action so directed would not be unjustly prejudicial to the Holders not taking part in such direction, or
(3) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction,
provided further that the Trustee shall be under no obligation to determine whether any such direction shall be in such conflict or so unjustly prejudicial, and provided further, that nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Trustee to take direction from Holders unless such direction is in writing and accompanied by indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee.
Nothing in this Indenture shall impair the right of the Trustee in its discretion to take any action deemed proper by the Trustee and that is not inconsistent with such direction by Holders of Securities.
Section 513. Waiver of Past Defaults.
The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past default hereunder with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default
(1) in the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of such series (or any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereof), or
(2) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof that under Article Nine cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected.
Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 514. 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, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, a court may require any party litigant in such suit to file an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, including fees and expenses of counsel, and may assess costs against any such party litigant; provided that this Section shall not be deemed to authorize any court to require such an undertaking or to make such an assessment in any such suit.
Section 515. Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws.
Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any usury, stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuer and each Guarantor (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it will not 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.
ARTICLE SIX
THE TRUSTEE
Section 601. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
(a) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any series,
(i) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(ii) 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 of Counsel furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform on their face to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).
(b) In case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to Securities of any series, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
(c) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that
(i) this subsection (c) shall not be construed to limit the effect of subsection (a) of this Section;
(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee under this Indenture with respect to the Securities; and
(iii) 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.
(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.
(e) The Trustee shall not be liable for any error in judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.
Section 602. Notice of Defaults.
Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default hereunder, the Trustee shall transmit to all Holders of the Securities of each series affected thereby, in the manner provided in Section 106, notice of such default hereunder in respect of which written notice has been provided to the Trustee, unless such default shall have been cured or waived; provided, however, that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of, or any premium or interest (or any Additional Amounts in respect of the foregoing) on, any Security of such series, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a Responsible Officer of the Trustee in good faith determine that the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the Holders; and provided, further, that in the case of any default of the character specified in Section 501(4) no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence thereof. For the purpose of this Section, the term default means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default.
Section 603. Certain Rights of Trustee.
Subject to the provisions of Section 601:
(1) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, securities, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(2) any request or direction of the Issuer mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Issuer Request or Issuer Order, and any resolution of the Board of Directors shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;
(3) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officers Certificate and/or Opinion of Counsel;
(4) the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(5) 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 direction is in writing and such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;
(6) 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, securities, 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 Issuer, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Issuer and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;
(7) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture;
(8) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have or be charged with notice or knowledge of any default or Event of Default under this Indenture (other than a payment default under Sections 501 or 502 hereof) unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice of such default or Event of Default from the Issuer or any other obligor on such Securities or by any Holder of such Securities and such notice refers to the Securities and this Indenture;
(9) 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 (including as Paying Agent and Securities Registrar), and to each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder;
(10) anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the Trustee be liable under or in connection with this Indenture for indirect, special, incidental, punitive or consequential losses or damages of any kind whatsoever, including but not limited to lost profits, whether or not foreseeable, even if the Trustee has been advised of the possibility thereof and regardless of the form of action in which such damages are sought;
(11) the Trustee may employ agents in performing its duties hereunder and shall not have liability for negligent performance by an agent appointed with due care;
(12) The Trustee shall not be liable for errors in judgment made in good faith unless negligent in ascertaining pertinent facts; and
(13) the permissive rights of the Trustee to take or refrain from taking any action enumerated herein shall not be construed as an obligation or duty.
Section 604. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except for the Trustees certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Issuer and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture, any offering document or of the Securities except that the Trustee represents that it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Indenture, authenticate the Securities and perform its obligations hereunder. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Issuer of the Securities or the proceeds thereof.
Section 605. May Hold Securities.
The Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar or any other agent of the Trustee or the Issuer, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Issuer with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.
Section 606. Money Held in Trust.
Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by applicable law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Issuer.
Section 607. Compensation and Reimbursement.
The Issuer agrees:
(1) to pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as the Issuer and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);
(2) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except to the extent any such expense, disbursement or advance may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct; and
(3) to indemnify each of the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee and their respective officers, employees and directors for, and to defend and hold them harmless against, any and all loss, liability, claim, damage or expense (including (i) the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel and (ii) taxes other than withholding, backup withholding or taxes based on the income of the Trustee), arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder or the performance of its duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture (including this Section 607(3)) and defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct;
To ensure the Issuers payment obligations under this Section 607, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee, except money or property collected or held in trust for the benefit of the Holders of particular Securities. Such lien and the obligations of the Issuer under this Section 607 shall survive the resignation and removal of the Trustee and the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
The indemnity contained herein shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the final payment in full of the Securities, and termination of this Indenture.
Trustee for purposes of this Section 607 shall include any predecessor Trustee, but the negligence or bad faith or willful misconduct of any Trustee shall not affect the rights or obligations of the Issuer or any other Trustee hereunder.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7), the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable United States, United Kingdom or Australian federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.
Section 608. Conflicting Interests.
If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions to the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture), the Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. To the extent permitted by Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have a conflicting interest by virtue of being a trustee under this Indenture with respect to Securities of more than one series.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the parties hereto acknowledge and agree and the Holders are deemed to acknowledge and agree that there is no conflict of interest as a result of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas acting in its capacity as trustee for both the senior notes of the Issuer and the subordinated notes of the Issuer. Further, any such action on
the part of the Trustee hereunder, shall be deemed not to be a breach of any fiduciary duty on the part of the Trustee hereunder.
Section 609. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.
There shall at all times be one (and only one) Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of each series, which may be Trustee hereunder for Securities of one or more other series. Each Trustee shall be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions to the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) to act as such, has a combined capital and surplus of at least US$50,000,000 and has its Corporate Trust Office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York. If any such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee with respect to the Securities shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.
Section 610. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611.
The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by Act of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, upon 30 days prior written notice delivered to the Trustee and to the Issuer. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition at the expense of the Issuer any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities.
If at any time:
(1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 608 after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months;
(2) the Trustee shall fail to comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any such Holder, or
(3) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,
then, in any such case, (A) the Issuer may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities, or (B) subject to Section 514, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities by giving 30 days prior written notice thereof to the Issuer. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition at the expense of the Issuer any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities.
If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the Securities of one or more series, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more of all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 611. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Issuer and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611, become the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Issuer. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by the Issuer or the Holders and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 611, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.
The Issuer shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series to all Holders of Securities of such series in the manner provided for in Section 106. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.
In no event will the Trustee be responsible for or have any liability for the acts or omissions of any such successor Trustee for the Securities of any series appointed hereunder or for any separate or co-Trustee.
Section 611. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to
the Issuer, the Guarantors and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Issuer or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Issuer, the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee; and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the Issuer or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.
Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in the first preceding paragraph.
No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article.
Section 612. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or
substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities; and in case at that time any of the Securities shall not have been authenticated by such predecessor Trustee, any successor Trustee may authenticate such Securities in its own name with the full force and effect which this Indenture provides for the certificate of authentication of the Trustee.
Section 613. Agents.
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, (i) all references in this Indenture to the Trustee shall be deemed to refer to the Trustee in its capacity as Trustee and in its capacities as Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent and Security Registrar and (ii) every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability or offering protection, immunity or indemnity to the Trustee shall be deemed to apply with the same force and effect to the Trustee acting in its capacities as Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent and Security Registrar.
Section 614. Appointment of Authenticating Agent.
The Trustee, with the consent of the Issuer, may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of Securities that shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series issued upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustees certificate of authentication, except upon original issue or pursuant to Section 306, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Issuer and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than US$50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.
Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation
succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.
An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee and to the Issuer. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Issuer. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent that shall be acceptable to the Issuer and shall give notice of such appointment in the manner provided in Section 106 to all Holders of Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.
The Issuer agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section.
If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustees certificate of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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If all of the Securities of a series may not be originally issued at one time, and if the Trustee does not have an office capable of authenticating Securities upon original issuance located in a Place of Payment where the Issuer wishes to have Securities of such series authenticated upon original issuance, the Trustee, if so requested by the Issuer in writing or by facsimile (which writing need not comply with Section 102 and need not be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel), shall appoint in accordance with this Section an Authenticating Agent having an office in a Place of Payment designated by the Issuer with respect to such series of Securities.
Section 615. Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company.
The Trustee shall comply with Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, excluding any creditor relationship listed in Section 311(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to Section 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.
ARTICLE SEVEN
HOLDERS LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND ISSUER
Section 701. Issuer to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.
The Issuer will furnish, or cause the Security Registrar to furnish, to the Trustee
(1) semi-annually, not later than ten days after each Regular Record Date, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of Outstanding Securities of each series as of such Regular Record Date, and
(2) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Issuer of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished;
provided, however, that if and so long as the Trustee shall be Security Registrar for Securities of a series, no such list need be furnished with respect to such series of Securities.
Section 702. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.
The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 701 and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 701 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
The rights of Holders of the Securities of any series to communicate with other Holders of Securities of such series with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities and the corresponding rights and privileges of the Trustee, shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture).
Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee that none of the Issuer, any Guarantor nor the Trustee nor any agent of any of them shall be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Holders made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) or other applicable law.
Section 703. Reports by the Issuer.
(1) If and when the Issuer is registered with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee any information, documents or reports required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act within 15 days after the same is so required to be filed with the Commission.
(2) With respect to the Securities of any series and for so long as the Securities of such series are Outstanding, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee as soon as practicable, and the Trustee shall promptly distribute to the Holders of Securities of such series such information as is specified as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of such series.
(3) 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 Issuers compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers Certificates).
Section 704. Reports by Trustee to Holders.
(1) Within 60 days after the Issuers fiscal year end of each year beginning with the fiscal year end following the date of this Indenture, and for so long as any Securities remain outstanding, the Trustee shall mail or make available to each Holder a brief report dated as of such fiscal year end that complies with Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, if and to the extent required by such subsection. The Trustee shall also comply with Section 313(b) and Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(2) A copy of each report at the time of its mailing or posting to the Holders shall be mailed or made available by the Trustee to the Issuer and filed by the Trustee with the Commission and each exchange, if any, on which the Securities are listed in accordance with Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act. The Issuer agrees to notify promptly the Trustee in writing whenever the Securities become listed on any exchange and of any delisting thereof.
ARTICLE EIGHT
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE
Section 801. Issuer May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.
For so long as any of the Securities or any Guarantee thereof remain Outstanding, neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor may consolidate with or merge into any other Person that is not the Issuer or a Guarantor, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person that is not the Issuer or a Guarantor, unless:
(1) any Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, is merged or to whom the Issuer or such Guarantor has conveyed, transferred or leased all or substantially all of its properties and assets is a corporation, partnership or trust organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and such Person either is the Issuer or any other Guarantor or assumes by supplemental indenture the Issuers or such Guarantors obligations, as the case may be, on the Securities and the Guarantees and under this Indenture (including any obligation to pay any Additional Amounts);
(2) immediately after giving effect to the transaction and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Issuer or any Guarantor as a result of such transaction as having been incurred at the time of 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;
(3) if, as a result of any such consolidation or merger or such conveyance, transfer or lease, properties or assets of the Issuer or a Guarantor would become subject to a Lien which would not be permitted by this Indenture, the Issuer, the Guarantor or such successor Person, as the case may be, shall take such steps as shall be necessary effectively to secure the Securities equally and ratably with (or prior to) all Indebtedness secured thereby;
(4) any such Person not incorporated or organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Jersey, Australia or the United Kingdom, or any state or territory thereof shall expressly agree by a supplemental indenture,
(a) to indemnify the Holder of each Security and each beneficial owner of an interest therein against (X) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge imposed on such Holder or beneficial owner or required to be withheld or deducted from any payment to such Holder or beneficial owner as a consequence of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, and (Y) any costs or expenses of the act of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, and
(b) that all payments pursuant to the Securities or the Guarantees in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities, as the case may be, shall be made without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of the jurisdiction of organization or residency of such Person or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, unless such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges are required by such jurisdiction or any such subdivision or authority to be withheld or deducted, in which case such Person shall pay such additional amounts (Successor Additional Amounts) as will result (after deduction of such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges and any additional taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges payable in respect of such Successor Additional Amounts) in the payment to each Holder or beneficial owner of a Security of
the amounts which would have been received pursuant to the Securities or the Guarantee, as the case may be, had no such withholding or deduction been required, except that no Successor Additional Amounts shall be so payable for or on account of:
(i) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the fact that such Holder or beneficial owner of the Security:
(A) was a resident, domiciliary or national of, or engaged in business or maintained a permanent establishment or was physically present in, the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction (as defined below) or otherwise had some connection with the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction other than the mere ownership of, or receipt of payment under, such Security or Guarantee;
(B) presented such Security or Guarantee for payment in any jurisdiction of organization of such Person, which shall be deemed a Relevant Jurisdiction, unless such Security or Guarantee could not have been presented for payment elsewhere;
(C) presented such Security or Guarantee (where presentation is required) more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the payment in respect of such Security or Guarantee first became due and payable or provided for, whichever is later, except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts if it had presented such Security or Guarantee for payment on any day within such period of thirty (30) days; or
(D) with respect to any withholding or deduction of taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges imposed by the United States, or any of its territories or any political subdivision thereof or any taxing authority thereof or therein, is or was with respect to the United States a citizen or resident of the United States, treated as a resident of the United States, present in the United States, engaged in business in the United States, a Person with a permanent establishment or fixed base in the United States, a ten percent shareholder of the Issuer or a Guarantor, a passive foreign investment company, or a controlled foreign corporation, or has or has had some other connection with the United States (other than the mere receipt of a payment or the ownership of holding a Security);
(c) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge or any withholding or deduction on account of such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;
(d) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from payments of (or in respect of) principal of, or any premium and interest on, the Securities or the Guarantees thereof;
(e) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld by reason of the failure to comply in a timely manner by the Holder of such Security or, in the case of a Global Security, the beneficial owner of such Global Security, with a timely request of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any Paying Agent addressed to such Holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, (i) to provide information concerning the nationality, residence or identity of such Holder or such beneficial owner or (ii) to make any declaration or other similar claim or satisfy any information or reporting requirement, which, in the case of (i) or (ii), is required or imposed by a statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as a precondition to exemption from all or part of such withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge (including without limitation the filing of a United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form W-8 BEN, W-8 BEN-E, W-8 ECI or W-9);
(f) any withholding, deduction, duty, tax, assessment or other governmental charge which is imposed or withheld by or by reason of the Australian Commissioner of Taxation giving a notice under section 255 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) of Australia or section 260-5 of Schedule 1 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) of Australia;
(g) any taxes imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of the holder or beneficial owner of the Securities to comply with (a) the requirements of Sections 1471 through 1474 (commonly known as FATCA) of the Code, as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), the U.S. Treasury regulations issued thereunder or any official interpretation thereof or any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471 of the Code, (b) any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction or relating to any intergovernmental agreement between the United States and any other jurisdiction, which, in either case, facilitates the implementation of clause (a) above and (c) any agreement pursuant to the implementation of clauses (a) and (b) above with the IRS, the U.S. government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction;
(h) any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6);
nor shall Additional Amounts be paid to any such Holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent such payment on a Security or Guarantee would, under the laws of any Relevant Jurisdiction
or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, be treated as being derived or received for tax purposes by a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had it been the Holder of the Security or Guarantee;
(5) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or Guarantor is merged or to whom the Issuer or Guarantor has conveyed, transferred or leased its properties or assets (if such Person is organized and validly existing under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Jersey, Australia or the United Kingdom or, in each case, any state or territory thereof) agrees to indemnify the Holder of each Security against (a) any tax, assessment or governmental charge imposed on any such Holder or required to be withheld or deducted from any payment to such Holder as a consequence of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease which is imposed or levied by or on behalf of that jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as at that date such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease is effective and (b) any costs or expenses of the act of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease; and
(6) the Issuer has 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, comply with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.
Section 802. Successor Substituted.
Upon any consolidation of the Issuer or any Guarantor with, or merger of the Issuer or any Guarantor into, any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets of the Issuer or a Guarantor substantially as an entirety in accordance with Section 801, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or such Guarantor 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 Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Issuer or a Guarantor, as applicable, 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 NINE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
Section 901. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.
Without the consent of any Holders, the Issuer or a Guarantor, when authorized by a Board Resolution of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, and the Trustee, at any time
and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:
(1) to evidence the succession or substitution of another Person to the Issuer or a Guarantor and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, herein and in the Securities; or
(2) to add to the covenants of the Issuer or the Guarantors or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Issuer or a Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants or surrenders are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants or surrenders are expressly included solely for the benefit of such series); or
(3) to add any additional Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such additional Events of Default are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such additional Events of Default are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series); or
(4) to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in uncertificated form; or
(5) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities, provided that any such addition, change or elimination (A) shall neither (i) apply to any Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor (ii) modify the rights of the Holder of any such Security with respect to such provision or (B) shall become effective only when there is no such Security Outstanding; or
(6) to add a New Guarantor by way of a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture or to release a Guarantor as permitted by and in accordance with the requirements of this Indenture; or
(7) to secure the Securities (pursuant to the requirements of Section 1008 or otherwise); or
(8) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as contemplated by Section 201 or 301; or
(9) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 611; or
(10) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture,
provided that such action pursuant to this clause (10) shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect; or
(11) to conform the text of the Securities of any series to any provision of the description of such Securities in the offering document used in connection with the offering of such Securities to the extent that such provisions were intended to be a verbatim recitation of any provision of such Securities; or
(12) to make any other change that does not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of the Securities in any material respect.
Section 902. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders.
With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, the Issuer or a Guarantor, when authorized by a Board Resolution of the Issuer or such Guarantor, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby,
(1) Change the Stated Maturity of, or any installment of, the principal, premium (if any) or rate of interest on the Outstanding Securities or the rate of interest on the Outstanding Securities or change any obligation to pay Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts on the Outstanding Securities;
(2) Change the place or currency of payment on the Outstanding Securities;
(3) Impair the ability of any Holder to sue for payment;
(4) Reduce the amount of principal payable upon acceleration of the maturity of the Outstanding Securities following an Event of Default;
(5) Reduce any amounts due on the Outstanding Securities;
(6) Reduce the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities the consent of the Holders of which is needed to modify or amend this Indenture;
(7) Reduce the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series the consent of the Holders of which is needed to waive compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or to waive certain defaults;
(8) Modify in a way that adversely affects Holders any other aspect of the provisions dealing with modification of or waiver under this Indenture;
(9) Reduce the premium payable upon a Change of Control or, at any time after a Change of Control Triggering Event has occurred, amend, change or modify in any material respect the obligations of the Issuer to make and complete the Change of Control Offer;
(10) Waive a default or an Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on the Securities (except a rescission of acceleration of any series of Securities by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);
(11) Subordinate the Securities of any series or the Guarantees as applicable to such series to any other obligation of the Issuer or any of the Guarantors;
(12) Modify in a way that adversely affects Holders the terms and conditions of the Guarantors payment obligations (including with respect to Additional Amounts) under the Securities;
(13) Release any Guarantee (other than in accordance with this Indenture); or
(14) Change the provisions of this Section 902.
A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.
It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.
Section 903. Execution of Supplemental Indentures.
In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 601 and 603) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 102, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that all conditions precedent to such execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture have been satisfied. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Section 904. 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, except to the extent, if any, therein expressly provided otherwise.
Section 905. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.
Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Issuer shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Issuer, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Issuer, and such Securities may be authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series.
ARTICLE TEN
COVENANTS
Section 1001. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.
The Issuer covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of Securities that it shall duly and punctually pay the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of such series (and any Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in respect thereof) in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if on such date the Trustee or the Paying Agent holds, in accordance with this Indenture, money sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due. The Issuer agrees to deposit such funds with the Trustee or Paying Agent one Business Day prior to the date on which such principal, premium, if any, and interest is due.
Section 1002. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Issuer shall maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an office or agency where Securities of such series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of such series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Securities of such series and this Indenture may be served. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. The Company initially designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as such office or agency. If at any time the Issuer 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, and the Issuer hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.
The Issuer may also from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities, designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities of one or more series 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 Issuer of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes.
The Issuer 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.
Section 1003. Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust.
If the Issuer or a Guarantor shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, it shall, on or before each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest on any of the Securities of such series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal and any premium and interest (and Additional Amounts and Successor Additional Amounts) so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of its action or failure so to act.
Whenever the Issuer shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it shall, on or prior to each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest (and Additional Amounts and Successor Additional Amounts) on any Securities of such series, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amount and with sufficient time to meet any applicable payment system deadline to make such payment in respect of the Securities of each such series, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such principal or any premium or interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of its action or failure so to act.
The Issuer shall cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent shall (1) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on Securities in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided, (2) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Issuer (or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series) in the making of any payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on the Securities of such series or any Guarantee and (3) during the continuance of any default by the Issuer or a Guarantor (or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series) in the making of any payment in respect of the Securities of such series or any Guarantee, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent for payment in respect of the Securities of such series or such Guarantee(s).
The Issuer may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Issuer Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Issuer or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Issuer or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Issuer or a Guarantor, in trust for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) has become due and payable shall, upon receipt of a Issuer Request, be paid to the Issuer or a Guarantor by the Trustee or such Paying Agent, or (if then held by the Issuer or a Guarantor) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Issuer or a Guarantor for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Issuer or such Guarantor as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease.
Section 1004. Statement by Officers as to Default.
The Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Issuer ending after the date hereof, an Officers Certificate of the Issuer stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signers thereof the Issuer and the Guarantors are in compliance with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and, if the Issuer or a Guarantor shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge.
Section 1005. Existence.
Subject to Article Eight, the Issuer and each Guarantor shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its respective corporate existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises necessary to conduct its business; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to preserve any such right or franchise if the Board of Directors of such Person shall determine in a Board Resolution that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of its business and that the loss thereof would not have a material adverse effect on such Persons ability to perform its obligations under this Indenture or any Securities or Guarantees.
Section 1006. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.
The Issuer and each Guarantor shall pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, (1) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon it or upon the income, profits or property of it, and (2) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid, would by law become a lien upon the property of the Issuer or such Guarantor; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim (A) whose amount, applicability or validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, or (B) where the failure to pay or discharge or to cause to be paid or discharged such tax, assessment, charge or claim would (in the opinion of any two Authorized Officers and/or Directors of the Issuer set forth in an Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee) not (i) result in a material adverse effect on the financial condition of
the Issuer and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) have an adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of the Securities or the Guarantees.
Section 1007. Additional Amounts.
All payments of, or in respect of, principal of, and any premium and interest on, the Securities, and all payments pursuant to any Guarantee, shall be made without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of the United States (including the District of Columbia and any state, possession or territory thereof), Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction in which the Issuer or any Guarantor is or becomes a resident for tax purposes (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) or through which the Issuer or any Guarantor makes payment on the Securities or any Guarantee (each a Relevant Jurisdiction) or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any of the foregoing, unless such taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges are required by the law of the Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, to be withheld or deducted. In that event, the Issuer or the Guarantors, as applicable, shall pay such additional amounts (Additional Amounts) as will result (after deduction of such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges and any additional taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges payable in respect of such Additional Amounts) in the payment to the holder of each Security of the amounts which would have been payable in respect of such Security or Guarantee had no such withholding or deduction been required, except that no Additional Amounts shall be so payable for or on account of:
(1) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the fact that such Holder or beneficial owner of the Security:
(a) was a resident, domiciliary or national of, or engaged in business or maintained a permanent establishment or was physically present in, the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction or otherwise had some connection with the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction other than the mere ownership of, or receipt of payment under, such Security or Guarantee;
(b) presented such Security or Guarantee for payment in any Relevant Jurisdiction, unless such Security or Guarantee could not have been presented for payment elsewhere;
(c) presented such Security or Guarantee (where presentation is required) more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the payment in respect of such Security or Guarantee first became due and payable or provided for, whichever is later, except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts if it had presented such Security or Guarantee for payment on any day within such period of thirty (30) days; or
(d) with respect to any withholding or deduction of taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges imposed by the United States, or any of its territories or any political subdivision thereof or any taxing authority thereof or therein, is or was with respect to the United States a citizen or resident of the United States, treated as a resident of the United States, present in the United States, engaged in business in the United States, a Person with a permanent establishment or fixed base in the United States, a ten percent shareholder of the Issuer or a Guarantor, a passive foreign investment company, or a controlled foreign corporation, or has or has had some other connection with the United States (other than the mere receipt of a payment or the ownership of holding a Security);
(2) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge or any withholding or deduction on account of such tax, assessment or other government charge;
(3) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from payments of (or in respect of) principal of, or any premium and interest on, the Securities or the Guarantees thereof;
(4) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld by reason of the failure to comply in a timely manner by the Holder of such Security or, in the case of a Global Security, the beneficial owner of such Global Note, with a timely request of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any Paying Agent addressed to such Holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, (a) to provide information concerning the nationality, residence or identity of such Holder or such beneficial owner or (b) to make any declaration or other similar claim or satisfy any information or reporting requirement, which, in the case of (a) or (b), is required or imposed by a statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as a precondition to exemption from all or part of such withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge (including without limitation the filing of an IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI or W-9);
(5) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is imposed or withheld by or by reason of the Australian Commissioner of Taxation giving a notice under section 255 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) of Australia or section 260-5 of Schedule 1 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) of Australia or under a similar provision;
(6) any taxes imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of the holder or beneficial owner of the Securities to comply with (a) the requirements of FATCA, as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), the U.S. Treasury regulations issued thereunder or any official interpretation thereof or any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471 of the Code, (b) any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction or relating to any intergovernmental agreement between the United States and any other jurisdiction, which, in either case, facilitates the
implementation of clause (a) above and (c) any agreement pursuant to the implementation of clauses (a) and (b) above with the IRS, the U.S. government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction; or
(7) any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6);
nor shall Additional Amounts be paid to any such Holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent such payment on a Security or Guarantee would, under the laws of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, be treated as being derived or received for tax purposes by a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had it been the Holder of the Security or Guarantee.
Whenever there is mentioned, in any context, any payment of or in respect of the principal of, or any premium or interest on, any Security of any series (or any payments pursuant to the Guarantees thereof), such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts provided for in this Indenture to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to this Indenture, and any express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in any provisions of this Indenture shall not be construed as excluding Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in those provisions of this Indenture where such express mention is not made.
At least ten (10) days prior to each date on which any payment under or with respect to the Securities is due and payable, if the Issuer shall be obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to such payment, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee and the principal Paying Agent an Officers Certificate stating the fact that such Additional Amounts will be payable and the amounts so payable and will set forth such other information necessary to enable the Trustee and such Paying Agent to pay such Additional Amounts to the Holders on the payment date; provided, however, that if ten (10) days prior to each date on which any such payment is due and payable the amount of such payment has not yet been determined, the Issuer shall notify the Trustee of such amount promptly after such amount has been determined.
Section 1008. Limitation on Liens
For so long as any of the Securities or the Guarantees are outstanding, the Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, create, assume, incur, issue or otherwise have outstanding any Lien upon, or with respect to, any of the present or future business, property, undertaking, assets or revenues (including, without limitation, any Equity Interests and uncalled capital), whether now owned or hereafter acquired (together, assets) of the Issuer or such Subsidiary, to secure any Indebtedness, unless the Securities and Guarantees are secured by such Lien equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Indebtedness, except for the following, to which this covenant shall not apply:
(1) Liens on assets securing Indebtedness of the Issuer or such Subsidiary outstanding on the Issue Date;
(2) Liens on assets securing Indebtedness owing to the Issuer or any Subsidiary (other than a Project Subsidiary);
(3) Liens existing on any asset prior to the acquisition of such asset by the Issuer or any Subsidiary after the Issue Date, provided that (i) such Lien has not been created in anticipation of such asset being so acquired, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other asset of the Issuer or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets other than Equity Interests, after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets covered by such Lien on the date of such acquisition of such assets, (iii) such Lien shall secure only the Indebtedness secured by such Lien on the date of such acquisition of such asset and (iv) such Lien shall be discharged within one year of the date of acquisition of such asset or such later date as may be the date of the maturity of the Indebtedness that such Lien secures if such Indebtedness is fixed interest rate indebtedness that provides a commercial financial advantage to the Issuer and the Subsidiaries;
(4) Liens on any assets of a Person that becomes a Subsidiary (or of any Person not previously a Subsidiary that is merged or consolidated with or into a Subsidiary) after the Issue Date that existed prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated), provided that (i) such Lien has not been created in anticipation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary (or such merger or consolidation), (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other asset of the Issuer or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets other than Equity Interests, after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets covered by such Lien on the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated), (iii) such Lien shall secure only the Indebtedness secured by such Lien on the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated) and (iv) such Lien shall be discharged within one year of the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated) or such later date as may be the date of the maturity of the Indebtedness that such Lien secures if such Indebtedness is fixed interest rate indebtedness that provides a commercial financial advantage to the Issuer and the Subsidiaries;
(5) Liens created to secure Indebtedness, directly or indirectly, incurred for the purpose of purchasing Equity Interests or other assets (other than real or personal property of the type contemplated by clause (6) below), provided that (i) such Lien shall secure only such Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of purchasing such assets, (ii) such Lien shall apply only to the assets so purchased (and to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets other than Equity Interests, any subsequently after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets so purchased) and (iii) such Lien shall be discharged within two years of such Lien being granted;
(6) Liens created to secure Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of acquiring or developing any real or personal property or for some other purpose in connection with the acquisition or development of such property, provided that (i) such Lien shall secure only such Indebtedness, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other assets of the Issuer or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and after-acquired property that is
affixed or incorporated into, the property so acquired or developed and (iii) the rights of the holder of the Indebtedness secured by such Lien shall be limited to the property that is subject to such Lien, it being the intention that the holder of such Lien shall not have any recourse to the Issuer or any Subsidiaries personally or to any other property of the Issuer or any Subsidiary;
(7) Liens for any borrowings from any financial institution for the purpose of financing any import or export contract in respect of which any part of the price receivable is guaranteed or insured by such financial institution carrying on an export credit guarantee or insurance business, provided that (i) such Lien applies only to the assets that are the subject of such import or export contract and (ii) the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the amount so guaranteed or insured;
(8) Liens for Indebtedness from an international or governmental development agency or authority to finance the development of a specific project, provided that (i) such Lien is required by applicable law or practice and (ii) the Lien is created only over assets used in or derived from the development of such project;
(9) any Lien created in favor of co-venturers of the Issuer or any Subsidiary pursuant to any agreement relating to an unincorporated joint venture, provided that (i) such Lien applies only to the Equity Interests in, or the assets of, such unincorporated joint venture and (ii) such Lien secures solely the payment of obligations arising under such agreement;
(10) Liens over goods and products, or documents of title to goods and products, arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with letters of credit and similar transactions, provided that such Liens secure only the acquisition cost or selling price (and amounts incidental thereto) of such goods and products required to be paid within 180 days;
(11) Liens arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of business of the Issuer or any Subsidiary;
(12) Liens created by the Issuer or any Subsidiary over a Project Asset of the Issuer or such Subsidiary, provided that such Lien secures only (i) in the case of a Lien over assets referred to in clause (a) of the definition of Project Assets, Limited Recourse Indebtedness incurred by the Issuer or such Subsidiary or (ii) in the case of a Lien over Equity Interests referred to in clause (b) of the definition of Project Assets, Limited Recourse Indebtedness incurred by the direct Subsidiary of the Issuer or such Subsidiary;
(13) Liens arising under any netting or set-off arrangement entered into by the Issuer or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its banking arrangements for the purpose of netting debit and credit balances of the Issuer or any Subsidiary;
(14) Liens incurred in connection with any extension, renewal, replacement or refunding (together, a refinancing) of any Lien permitted in clauses (1) through (13) above and any successive refinancings thereof permitted by this clause (12) (each, an Existing Security), provided that (i) such Liens do not extend to any asset that was not
expressed to be subject to the Existing Security, (ii) the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such Liens does not exceed the principal amount of Indebtedness that was outstanding and secured by the Existing Security at the time of such refinancing and (iii) any refinancing of an Existing Security incurred in accordance with clauses (3) through (5) above (and any subsequent refinancings thereof permitted by this clause (12)) will not affect the obligation to discharge such Liens within the time frames that applied to such Existing Security at the time it was first incurred (as specified in the applicable clause);
(15) any Lien arising as a result of a Change in Lease Accounting Standard; and
(16) other Liens by the Issuer or any Subsidiary securing Indebtedness, provided that, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence or assumption of any such Lien or the incurrence of any Indebtedness secured thereby, the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Issuer and any Subsidiary secured by any Liens pursuant to this clause (13) shall not exceed 10% of Total Tangible Assets at such time.
Section 1009. Offer to Purchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event.
Any Securities of any series that require that the Issuer make an offer to purchase upon a Change of Control Triggering Event shall be purchased by the Issuer in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of such series) in accordance with this Section 1009. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, unless the Issuer has previously exercised its right to redeem the Securities in accordance with their respective terms, each Holder of Securities of such series will have the right to require the Issuer to purchase all or a portion of such Holders Securities pursuant to the offer described below (the Change of Control Offer), at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase, subject to the rights of Holders of the Securities on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.
Within 30 days following the date upon which the Change of Control Triggering Event occurred, or at the Issuers option, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the pending Change of Control, the Issuer shall send, by first class mail, a notice to each Holder of Securities of such series, with a copy to the Trustee, which notice shall govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer. Such notice 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 1009 of this Indenture;
(ii) that the Issuer is required to offer to purchase all of the outstanding principal amount of Securities, the purchase price and, that on the date specified in such notice, which date shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law
(the Change of Control Payment Date), the Issuer shall repurchase the Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to this Section 1009;
(iii) if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, shall state that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned on the Change of Control being consummated on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date;
(iv) that any Security not tendered or accepted for payment shall continue to accrue interest;
(v) that Securities accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date;
(vi) that Holders electing to have a Security purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer may elect to have all, or any portion of such Security, purchased;
(vii) that Holders of Securities of such series electing to have Securities purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer shall be required to surrender their Securities, with the form entitled Option of Holder to Elect Purchase on the reverse of the relevant Security, or such other customary documents of surrender and transfer as the Issuer may reasonably request, duly completed, or transfer the relevant Security by book-entry transfer, to the paying agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the Change of Control Payment Date;
(viii) that Holders whose Securities are purchased only in part shall be issued new Securities equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer); and
(ix) the CUSIP number, if any, printed on the Securities being repurchased and that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Securities.
The Issuer shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for such an offer made by the Issuer and such third party purchases all corresponding Securities of such series properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer.
The Issuer shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of Securities pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 1009, the Issuer shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall be deemed not to have breached its obligations under this Indenture by virtue thereof.
Section 1010. New Guarantors.
The Issuer covenants and agrees that if any Subsidiary of the Issuer that is not a Guarantor becomes a Relevant Guarantor, then within 30 days of such Subsidiary becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Issuer shall cause such Relevant Guarantor to also become a Subsidiary Guarantor (each, a New Guarantor) of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities by having the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee delivering a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 days, provided that such New Guarantors Guarantee may contain any limitation required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor.
Upon execution and delivery by the New Guarantor of its New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture and any other documents provided for in this Section 1010, the New Guarantor shall be a Guarantor for the purposes of this Indenture (and shall be deemed to be added to the list of Guarantors contained in Schedule 1 hereto) and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on all Outstanding Securities. In connection therewith, (i) the rights and obligations of such New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor and (ii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
Section 1011. Waiver of Certain Covenants.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of any series, the Issuer may, with respect to the Securities, omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in any of Sections 1005, 1008 or 1009 (subject to Section 902(9)), if before the time for such compliance the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision or condition shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 1012. Stamp, Documentary and Similar Taxes.
The Issuer and the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to pay all stamp, documentary or similar duties, taxes or fees which may be payable in respect of the execution and delivery or the enforcement of this Indenture, any Guarantee or any Security and the execution and delivery (but not the transfer) or the enforcement of any of the Securities or Guarantees in the United States or of any amendment of, supplement to, or waiver or consent under or with respect to, this Indenture, any Guarantee or any Security, and to pay any value added, goods and services or similar tax due and payable in respect of reimbursement of costs and expenses by the Issuer pursuant to this Section 1012, and shall save the Trustee and each Holder to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law harmless against any loss or liability
resulting from nonpayment or delay in payment of such tax required to be paid by the Issuer and the Guarantors hereunder; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to pay any such duty, tax or fee to the extent such nonpayment or delay in payment results from any action or inaction of the Trustee.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
Section 1101. Applicability of Article.
The Securities of any series that are redeemable may be redeemed, in whole or in part from time to time, before their Stated Maturity and shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of such series) in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
Section 1102. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.
The election of the Issuer to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities. In case of any redemption at the election of the Issuer of less than all the Securities of any series (including any such redemption affecting only a single Security), the Issuer shall, at least 60 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Issuer (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed and, if applicable, of the tenor of the Securities to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities established as contemplated by Section 301, the Issuer shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction.
Section 1103. Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed.
If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed (unless such redemption affects only a single Security, in which case this Section 1103 shall not apply), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days or less than 30 days prior to the Redemption Date, from the Outstanding Securities of such series not previously called for redemption, either (i) in compliance with the requirement of the applicable clearing systems, if the Securities are held through any clearing systems, or (ii) by the Trustee on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee deems fair and appropriate, if the Securities are not held through any clearing systems, and in either case which may provide for the selection for redemption of a portion of the principal amount of any Security of such series, provided that the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of any Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.
The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer in writing of the Securities selected for redemption as aforesaid and, in case of any Securities selected for partial redemption as aforesaid, the principal amounts thereof to be redeemed.
The provisions of the two preceding paragraphs shall not apply with respect to any redemption affecting only a single Security, whether such Security is to be redeemed in whole or in part. In the case of any such redemption in part, the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of the Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.
For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amounts of such Securities which has been or is to be redeemed.
Section 1104. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at his address appearing in the Security Register.
All notices of redemption shall state:
(1) the Redemption Date,
(2) the Redemption Price and the amount of any accrued and unpaid interest payable on the Redemption Date,
(3) the CUSIP or other identifying number of such Securities to be redeemed,
(4) if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of more than a single Security are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption of any such Securities, the principal amounts) of the particular Securities to be redeemed and, if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of a single Security are to be redeemed, the principal amount of the particular Security to be redeemed,
(5) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price (together with any accrued and unpaid interest payable on the Redemption Date) will become due and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable, that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date, and
(6) the place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price, and accrued interest, if any.
Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Issuer shall be given by the Issuer or, at the Issuers request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Issuer.
Section 1105. Deposit of Redemption Price.
Not later than one Business Day prior to any Redemption Date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Issuer is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 1003) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on, all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date.
Section 1106. Securities Payable on Redemption Date.
Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price applicable thereto, and from and after such date (unless the Issuer shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Issuer at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301, installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Record Date according to their terms and the provisions of Section 307.
If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal and any premium shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in the terms of the Security established as contemplated by Section 301.
Section 1107. Securities Redeemed in Part.
Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at a Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Issuer or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series and of like tenor, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered.
Section 1108. Optional Redemption Due to Changes in Tax Treatment.
Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, if, as the result of (a) any change in or any amendment to the laws, regulations or published tax rulings of any Relevant Jurisdiction, or of any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, affecting taxation, or (b) any change in the official administration, application or interpretation by a relevant court or tribunal, government or government authority of any Relevant Jurisdiction of such laws, regulations or published tax rulings either generally or in relation to the Securities or the Guarantees, which change or amendment is proposed and becomes effective on or after the later of (x) the original issue date
of such Securities or Guarantees or (y) the date on which a jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Jurisdiction (whether by consolidation, merger or transfer of assets of the Issuer or any Guarantor, change in place of payment on the Securities or Guarantees or otherwise) or which change in official administration, application or interpretation shall not have been available to the public prior to such original issue date or the date on which such jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Jurisdiction (whichever is later), the Issuer or the Guarantors would be required to pay any Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 1007 of this Indenture or the terms of any Guarantee in respect of interest on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date (assuming, in the case of the Guarantors, a payment in respect of such interest was required to be made by the Guarantors under the Guarantees thereof on such Interest Payment Date and the Guarantors would be unable, for reasons outside their control, to procure payment by the Issuer), and the obligation to pay Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the use of commercially reasonable measures available to the Issuer or to the applicable Guarantor, as the case may be, the Issuer may, at its option, redeem all (but not less than all) of the Securities in respect of which such Additional Amounts would be so payable at any time, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days written notice as provided in Sections 1102 and 1104, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest due thereon up to, but not including, the date fixed for redemption; provided, however, that:
(1) no such notice of redemption may be given earlier than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts were a payment in respect of the Securities or the applicable Guarantee thereof then due, and
(2) at the time any such redemption notice is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts must remain in effect.
Prior to the publication or mailing of any notice of any redemption of any Securities pursuant to this Section, the Issuer, the applicable Guarantor or any Person with whom the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor has consolidated or merged, or to whom the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor has conveyed or transferred or leased all or substantially all of its properties or assets (the successor Person in any such transaction, a Successor Person), as the case may be, shall provide the Trustee with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the conditions precedent to the right of the Issuer to redeem such Securities pursuant to this Section have occurred and a certificate signed by a Director or an Authorized Officer stating that the obligation to pay Additional Amounts with respect of such Securities cannot be avoided by taking measures that the Issuer, the applicable Guarantor or the Successor Person, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Issuer or the Successor Person, as the case may be, believes in good faith are commercially reasonable.
ARTICLE TWELVE
DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
Section 1201. Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The Issuer or the Guarantors may, at any time, elect to have either Section 1202 or Section 1203 be applied to all the Outstanding Securities of any series designated pursuant to Section 301 as being defeasible pursuant to this Article Twelve, upon compliance with the applicable requirements provided pursuant to Section 301 and upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article Twelve. Any such election shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities.
Section 1202. Defeasance and Discharge.
Upon the Issuers or Guarantors exercise of the option provided in Section 1201 to have this Section 1202 applied to the Outstanding Securities of any series, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall be deemed to have been discharged from their respective obligations with respect to all the Outstanding Securities of any series, as provided in this Section 1202 on and after the date the applicable conditions set forth in Section 1204 are satisfied (hereinafter called Defeasance) with respect to such Securities. For this purpose, such Defeasance means that the Issuer shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the Outstanding Securities of such series and to have satisfied all of its other obligations under the Securities of such series and this Indenture insofar as the Securities of such series are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), subject to the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (1) the rights of Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series to receive, solely from the trust fund described in Section 1204 and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on such Securities of such series when payments are due, (2) the Issuers and each Guarantors obligations with respect to such Securities of such series under Sections 304, 305, 306, 1002, 1003 and 1007, (3) the rights (including without limitation, the rights set forth in Section 607), powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and (4) this Article. Subject to compliance with this Article, the Issuer or a Guarantor may defease any Securities pursuant to this Section notwithstanding the prior Covenant Defeasance of such Securities pursuant to Section 1203.
Section 1203. Covenant Defeasance.
Upon the Issuers or a Guarantors exercise of the option provided in Section 1201 to have this Section 1203 applied to the Outstanding Securities of any series, on and after the date the applicable conditions set forth in Section 1204 are satisfied (hereinafter called Covenant Defeasance) with respect to the Outstanding Securities of any series, pursuant to this Section 1203, (1) the Issuer and the Guarantors shall be released from their respective obligations under Section 801, 1008, 1009, 1010 and 1301, and (2) the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 501(3), 501(4), 501(5) or 501(7)(a) with respect to any obligations referred to in clause (1) of this Section 1203 shall be deemed not to be or result in an Event of Default, in
each case with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series as provided in this Section. For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that the Issuer and the Guarantors may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such specified Section (to the extent so specified in the case of Section 501(4)), whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or Article or by reason of any reference in any such Section or Article to any other provision herein or in any other document, but the remainder of this Indenture and the Securities of such series shall be unaffected thereby.
Section 1204. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The following shall be the conditions to the Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202 or the Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203 of the Outstanding Securities of any series:
(1) The Issuer or a Guarantor shall elect by Board Resolution to effect a Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202 or a Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203.
(2) The Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee which satisfies the requirements contemplated by Section 609 and agrees to comply with the provisions of this Article applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series, (a) money in an amount, (b) U.S. Government Obligations that through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, money in an amount or (c) a combination thereof, in each case, sufficient to pay all the principal of, and any premium and interest (and any Additional Amounts then known) on the Outstanding Securities of such series and any Additional Amounts then known thereon on the respective Stated Maturities, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Securities of such series. As used herein, U.S. Government Obligations means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable at the issuers option.
(3) In the event of a Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202, the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (x) the Issuer or such Guarantor has received from, or there has been published by, the IRS a ruling or (y) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. Federal income tax law, in either case (x) or (y) to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Securities of such series and will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, Defeasance and discharge to be effected with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit, Defeasance and discharge were not to occur.
(4) In the event of a Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203, the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Securities of such series will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and Covenant Defeasance to be effected with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit and Covenant Defeasance were not to occur.
(5) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) (assuming all Securities are in default within the meaning of such Act and that such Act applied to this Indenture).
(6) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in the trust arising from such deposit constituting an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act unless such trust shall be registered under such Act or exempt from registration thereunder.
(7) The Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent with respect to such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.
(8) All amounts due and owing to the Trustee and its counsel shall have been paid in full.
Section 1205. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions.
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee or other qualifying trustee (solely for purposes of this Section and Section 1206, the Trustee and any such other trustee are referred to collectively as the Trustee) pursuant to Section 1204 in respect of any Outstanding Securities shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any such Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Securities, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal and any premium and interest, but money so held in trust need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
The Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the Trustee or the trust created hereby with respect to the U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 1204 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders or beneficial owners of such Outstanding Securities.
Anything in this Article to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Issuer or the Guarantors, as the case may be, from time to time upon an Issuer Request any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 1204 with respect to any Securities which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect the Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, with respect to such Securities.
Section 1206. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with this Article with respect to any Securities by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the obligations under this Indenture and such Securities from which the Issuer has been discharged or released pursuant to Section 1202 or 1203 shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article with respect to such Securities, until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all money held in trust pursuant to Section 1205 with respect to such Securities in accordance with this Article; provided, however, that if the Issuer or a Guarantor makes any payment of principal of or any premium or interest on any such Security following such reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuer or a Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights (if any) of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money so held in trust.
ARTICLE THIRTEEN
GUARANTEE
Section 1301. Guarantee.
The Guarantors jointly and severally hereby fully and unconditionally guarantee to each Holder of a Security of each series authenticated and delivered by the Trustee the due and punctual payment of the principal (including any amount due in respect of original issue discount) of and any premium and interest on such Security (and any Additional Amounts and other amounts payable by the Issuer in respect thereof), when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of such Security and of this Indenture. The Guarantors jointly and severally hereby agree to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the compensation (as per the fee proposal agreed upon between the Issuer and the Trustee) and reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents, officers, employees and directors, and any other amounts, including indemnification amounts, due to the Trustee under Section 607. The Guarantors each hereby agree that its obligations hereunder shall be as if it were a principal debtor and not merely a surety, and shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of, and shall be unaffected by, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of any Security of any series or this Indenture, any failure to enforce the provisions of any Security of any series or this Indenture, any waiver, modification or indulgence granted to the Issuer with respect thereto, by the Holder of any Security of any series or the Trustee, or any other circumstances which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or
guarantor; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, modification or indulgence shall, without the consent of the Guarantors, increase the principal amount of a Security or the interest rate thereon or increase any premium payable upon redemption thereof. The Guarantors each hereby waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Issuer, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer, the benefit of discussion, protest or notice with respect to any Security or the indebtedness evidenced thereby or with respect of any sinking fund payment required pursuant to the terms of a Security issued under this Indenture and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that its Guarantee will not be discharged with respect to any Security except by payment in full of the principal thereof and any premium and interest thereon or as provided in Article Four, Section 802 or Article Thirteen. The Guarantors each further agree that, as between such Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, the Maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article Five hereof for the purposes of its Guarantee, but not in the case of any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby.
The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder will be limited (i) to the maximum amount as will, taking into account, in addition to such obligations of each Guarantor, all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor and any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under its Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution obligations under this Indenture, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable law nor leading to a breach of the rules governing financial assistance, corporate purpose, ultra vires, impairment of statutory capital or similar capital restrictions under applicable law and/or (ii) to the extent otherwise necessary so that such obligations do not constitute a breach of applicable law.
The Guarantors shall be subrogated to all rights of each Holder of Securities against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid to such Holder by the Guarantors pursuant to the provisions of these Guarantees; provided, however, that the Guarantors shall not be entitled to enforce, or to receive any payments arising out of or based upon, such right of subrogation until the principal of and any premium and interest on all the Securities of the same series and of like tenor shall have been paid in full.
No past, present or future stockholder, officer, director, employee or incorporator of any Guarantor shall have any personal liability under the Guarantees set forth in this Section 1301 by reason of his or its status as such stockholder, officer, director, employee or incorporator.
The Guarantees set forth in this Section 1301 shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose with respect to a Security until the certificate of authentication on such Security shall have been signed by or on behalf of the Trustee.
For the avoidance of doubt, the fact that none of the Guarantors (including, without limitation, any New Guarantors) have or will execute any Security, or any notation of their Guarantees on any Security, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee shall in no way affect or limit such Guarantors Guarantee under this Section 1301.
Section 1302. Release of Subsidiary Guarantors.
Any or all of the Subsidiary Guarantors may be released at any time from their respective Guarantees and other obligations under this Indenture without the consent of any Holder. Such release shall occur upon or concurrently with the Subsidiary Guarantor no longer being a Relevant Guarantor and the delivery of an Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee certifying the same, provided that, at the time of such release, no default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
Concurrently with the delivery of such Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee and without any further act of any other party, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released from its Guarantee and other obligations under this Indenture and shall have no further liability or responsibility under the Securities or this Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the release of a Subsidiary of the Issuer as a Subsidiary Guarantor shall not preclude such Subsidiary subsequently becoming a Guarantor if, while the Securities are Outstanding, such Subsidiary becomes a Relevant Guarantor subsequent to such release.
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This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
The foregoing agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO INDENTURE
Schedule 1
Guarantors
1. Amcor Finance (USA), Inc.
2. Amcor UK Finance plc
3. Amcor Pty Ltd
4. Bemis Company, Inc.
ANNEX A
[FORM OF NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE]
This [ ] NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of [ ], [ ] (the Supplemental Indenture), among Amcor plc, a public limited company incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands with limited liability (herein called the Issuer), as Issuer, [ ], a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of [ ] (herein called the New Guarantor), having its principal office at [ ], and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee under the Indenture (as defined below) (herein called the Trustee).
RECITALS
The Issuer, Amcor Finance (USA), Inc., Amcor UK Finance plc, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis Company, Inc. (each, an Original Guarantor) and the Trustee have entered into an Indenture dated as of [·], 2020, as amended from time to time, (herein called the Indenture), providing for the issuance of Securities. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Supplemental Indenture have the same meaning provided in the Indenture.
Section 1010 of the Indenture provides that if any Subsidiary of the Issuer which is not a Guarantor becomes a Relevant Guarantor, then within 30 days of such Subsidiary becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Issuer shall cause that Subsidiary to also become a Guarantor of all amounts due and owing on the Securities Outstanding under the Indenture by such New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee executing and delivering a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 days.
The entry into this Supplemental Indenture by the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee is in all respects authorized by the provisions of the Indenture.
All things necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee and a valid amendment of and supplement to the Indenture have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH, the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee each hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
Section 101. New Guarantor under the Indenture.
For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantor hereby agrees with the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of any Securities Outstanding under the Indenture that concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture by the New Guarantor it shall become a Guarantor for the purposes of the Indenture and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on the Securities Outstanding under this Indenture. In connection therewith, (i) the New Guarantor
hereby unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee the due and punctual payment of the principal (including any amount due in respect of original issue discount) of and any premium and interest on such Security (and any Additional Amounts and other amounts payable by the Issuer in respect thereof), when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of such Security and of the Indenture, including (without limitation) Article Thirteen of the Indenture, (ii) the rights and obligations of the New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor under the Indenture and (iii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
[Insert any guarantee limitations required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor]
Section 102. Notices.
The New Guarantor agrees that all notices that may be delivered pursuant to the Indenture may be delivered to it at the following address:
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Section 103. Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.
The New Guarantor hereby appoints [ ] acting through its office at [ ], New York, New York as its authorized agent (the Authorized Agent) upon which process may be served in any legal action or proceeding against it with respect to its obligations under the Indenture or its Guarantee, as the case may be, instituted in any federal or state court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by the Holder of any Security and agrees that service of process Upon such authorized agent, together with written notice of said service to the New Guarantor by the Person serving the same addressed as provided in Section 102 hereof, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the New Guarantor in any such legal action or proceeding, and the New Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such legal action or proceeding and waives any objection it may have to the laying of the venue of any such legal action or proceeding. Such appointment shall be irrevocable until all amounts in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest due and to become due on or in respect of all the Securities issued under the Indenture have been paid by the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, to the Trustee pursuant to the terms thereof, the Securities and the Guarantees; provided,
however, that upon release of the New Guarantor pursuant to Section 1302 of the Indenture, such New Guarantors appointment of the Authorized Agent under this Section 103 shall be automatically and unconditionally irrevocably terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the New Guarantor reserves the right to appoint another Person located or with an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, selected in its discretion, as a successor Authorized Agent, and upon acceptance of such appointment by such a successor the appointment of the prior Authorized Agent shall terminate. The New Guarantor shall give notice to the Trustee and all Holders of the appointment by it of a successor Authorized Agent. If for any reason [ ] ceases to be able to act as the Authorized Agent or to have an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, the New Guarantor will appoint a successor Authorized Agent in accordance with the preceding sentence. The New Guarantor further agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of such agent in full force and effect until the Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve thereof Service of process upon the Authorized Agent addressed to it at the address set forth above, as such address may be changed within the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by notice given by the Authorized Agent to the Trustee, together with written notice of such service mailed or delivered to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the New Guarantor shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process on the New Guarantor.
ARTICLE TWO
Provisions of General Application
Section 201. Effective Date.
This Supplemental Indenture takes effect when each party has executed
one counterpart of this deed, whether the same or different counterparts (the Effective Date). As of the Effective Date, the New Guarantor shall be deemed to be added to the list of Guarantors contained in Schedule 1 to the Indenture.
Section 202. Governing Law.
This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State; provided, however, that the authorization and execution of this Supplemental Indenture by and on behalf of the New Guarantor, shall be governed by the laws of [Insert jurisdiction of organization of New Guarantor].
This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
[Insert if New Guarantor organized under the laws of Australia][For purposes of Australian law, this Supplemental Indenture has been executed by the New Guarantor as a deed.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
The foregoing agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:
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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
as Trustee, Registrar and Paying Agent
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AMCOR PLC
The Issuer
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AMCOR FINANCE (USA), INC.
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AMCOR UK FINANCE PLC
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AMCOR PTY LTD
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BEMIS COMPANY, INC.
The Original Guarantors
TO
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
The Trustee
Indenture
Subordinated Securities
Dated as of [·], 2020
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE ONE |
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DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS |
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OF GENERAL APPLICATION |
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Section 101. |
Definitions |
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Section 102. |
Compliance Certificates and Opinions |
15 |
Section 103. |
Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee |
15 |
Section 104. |
Acts of Holders; Record Dates |
16 |
Section 105. |
Notices, Etc., to the Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors |
18 |
Section 106. |
Notice to Holders; Waiver |
19 |
Section 107. |
Effect of Headings and Table of Contents |
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Section 108. |
Successors and Assigns |
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Section 109. |
Separability Clause |
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Section 110. |
Benefits of Indenture |
19 |
Section 111. |
Governing Law |
20 |
Section 112. |
Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process |
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Section 113. |
Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Section 114. |
Force Majeure |
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Section 115. |
Legal Holidays |
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Section 116. |
Counterparts |
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Section 117. |
FATCA |
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Section 118. |
USA Patriot Act |
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Section 119. |
Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act |
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Section 120. |
Trust Indenture Act Controls |
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ARTICLE TWO |
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SECURITY FORMS |
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Section 201. |
Forms Generally |
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Section 202. |
[Form of Face of Security] |
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Section 203. |
[Form of Reverse of Security] |
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Section 204. |
Form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication |
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ARTICLE THREE |
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THE SECURITIES |
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Section 301. |
Title and Terms; Issuable in Series |
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Section 302. |
Denominations |
38 |
Section 303. |
Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating |
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Section 304. |
Temporary Securities |
39 |
Section 305. |
Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange |
40 |
Section 306. |
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities |
42 |
Section 307. |
Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved |
43 |
Section 308. |
Persons Deemed Owners |
44 |
Section 309. |
Cancellation |
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Section 310. |
Computation of Interest |
45 |
Section 311. |
CUSIP Numbers |
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ARTICLE FOUR |
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SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE |
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Section 401. |
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture |
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Section 402. |
Application of Trust Money |
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Section 403. |
Effect on Subordination Provisions |
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ARTICLE FIVE |
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REMEDIES |
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Section 501. |
Events of Default |
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Section 502. |
Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment |
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Section 503. |
Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee |
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Section 504. |
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim |
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Section 505. |
Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities |
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Section 506. |
Application of Money Collected |
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Section 507. |
Limitation on Suits |
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Section 508. |
Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest |
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Section 509. |
Restoration of Rights and Remedies |
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Section 510. |
Rights and Remedies Cumulative |
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Section 511. |
Delay or Omission Not Waiver |
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Section 512. |
Control by Holders |
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Section 513. |
Waiver of Past Defaults |
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Section 514. |
Undertaking for Costs |
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Section 515. |
Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws |
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ARTICLE SIX |
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THE TRUSTEE |
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Section 601. |
Certain Duties and Responsibilities |
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Section 602. |
Notice of Defaults |
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Section 603. |
Certain Rights of Trustee |
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Section 604. |
Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities |
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Section 605. |
May Hold Securities |
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Section 606. |
Money Held in Trust |
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Section 607. |
Compensation and Reimbursement |
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Section 608. |
Conflicting Interests |
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Section 609. |
Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility |
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Section 610. |
Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor |
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Section 611. |
Acceptance of Appointment by Successor |
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Section 612. |
Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business |
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Section 613. |
Agents |
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Section 614. |
Appointment of Authenticating Agent |
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Section 615. |
Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company |
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ARTICLE SEVEN |
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HOLDERS LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND ISSUER |
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Section 701. |
Issuer to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders |
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Section 702. |
Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders |
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Section 703. |
Reports by the Issuer |
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Section 704. |
Reports by Trustee to Holders |
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ARTICLE EIGHT |
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CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE |
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Section 801. |
Issuer May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms |
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Section 802. |
Successor Substituted |
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ARTICLE NINE |
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SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES |
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Section 901. |
Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders |
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Section 902. |
Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders |
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Section 903. |
Execution of Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 904. |
Effect of Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 905. |
Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures |
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ARTICLE TEN |
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COVENANTS |
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Section 1001. |
Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest |
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Section 1002. |
Maintenance of Office or Agency |
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Section 1003. |
Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust |
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Section 1004. |
Statement by Officers as to Default |
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Section 1005. |
Existence |
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Section 1006. |
Payment of Taxes and Other Claims |
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Section 1007. |
Additional Amounts |
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Section 1008. |
Limitation on Liens |
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Section 1009. |
Offer to Purchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event |
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Section 1010. |
New Guarantors |
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Section 1011. |
Waiver of Certain Covenants |
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Section 1012. |
Stamp, Documentary and Similar Taxes |
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ARTICLE ELEVEN |
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REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES |
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Section 1101. |
Applicability of Article |
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Section 1102. |
Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee |
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Section 1103. |
Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed |
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Section 1104. |
Notice of Redemption |
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Section 1105. |
Deposit of Redemption Price |
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Section 1106. |
Securities Payable on Redemption Date |
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Section 1107. |
Securities Redeemed in Part |
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Section 1108. |
Optional Redemption Due to Changes in Tax Treatment |
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ARTICLE TWELVE |
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DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE |
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Section 1201. |
Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance |
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Section 1202. |
Defeasance and Discharge |
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Section 1203. |
Covenant Defeasance |
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Section 1204. |
Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance |
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Section 1205. |
Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions |
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Section 1206. |
Reinstatement |
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Section 1207. |
Effect on Subordination Provisions |
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ARTICLE THIRTEEN |
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GUARANTEE |
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Section 1301. |
Guarantee |
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Section 1302. |
Release of Subsidiary Guarantors |
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Section 1303. |
Agreement To Subordinate |
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Section 1304. |
No Payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations if Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors in Default |
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Section 1305. |
Distribution On Acceleration Of Securities; Dissolution And Reorganization; Subrogation Of Securities |
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Section 1306. |
Reliance By Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors On Subordination Provisions |
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Section 1307. |
Trustees Relation To Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors |
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Section 1308. |
Other Provisions Subject Hereto |
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ARTICLE FOURTEEN |
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SUBORDINATION OF THE SECURITIES |
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Section 1401. |
Agreement To Subordinate |
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Section 1402. |
No Payment On Securities If Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer In Default |
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Section 1403. |
Distribution On Acceleration Of Securities; Dissolution And Reorganization; Subrogation Of Securities |
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Section 1404. |
Reliance By Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer On Subordination Provisions |
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Section 1405. |
Trustees Relation To Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer |
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Section 1406. |
Other Provisions Subject Hereto |
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ANNEX A FORM OF NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE |
A- 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
TIA Section |
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Indenture Section |
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310 |
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(a)(1) |
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609 |
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(a)(2) |
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609 |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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609 |
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608; 609; 610; 611 |
311 |
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615 |
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615 |
312 |
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701 |
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702 |
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702 |
313 |
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704 |
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(b)(1) |
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704 |
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(b)(2) |
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704 |
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(c) |
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106 |
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(d) |
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704 |
314 |
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703 |
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(b) |
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N/A |
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(c)(1) |
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102 |
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(c)(2) |
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102 |
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(c)(3) |
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N/A |
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(d) |
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N/A |
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(e) |
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102 |
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(f) |
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N/A |
315 |
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601; 603 |
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602 |
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601 |
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601; 603 |
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514 |
316 |
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512 |
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(a)(1)(B) |
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513 |
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(a)(2) |
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N/A |
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(b) |
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508 |
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(c) |
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104 |
317 |
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503 |
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(a)(2) |
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504 |
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(b) |
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1003 |
318 |
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120 |
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N/A Means Not Applicable
Note: This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purposes, be deemed to be part of this Indenture.
INDENTURE, dated as of [·], 2020, among Amcor plc, a public limited company incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands with limited liability (the Issuer), Amcor Finance (USA), Inc., a Delaware corporation, Amcor UK Finance plc, a public limited company incorporated in England and Wales with limited liability, Amcor Pty Ltd, a company incorporated under the laws of Australia, and Bemis Company, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Missouri (each, an Original Guarantor), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee hereunder (the Trustee).
RECITALS OF THE ISSUER
The Issuer has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its subordinated debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (the Securities), to be issued in one or more series as set forth in this Indenture.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Issuer, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
RECITALS OF THE GUARANTORS
Each of the Guarantors has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the Guarantees of the Securities provided for herein.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of each of the Guarantors, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities, as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS
OF GENERAL APPLICATION
Section 101. Definitions.
For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;
(2) all other terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;
(3) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an Article or a Section refers to an Article or a Section, as the case may be, of this Indenture;
(4) the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter;
(5) the words herein, hereof and hereunder and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; and
(6) a reference to any law or to a provision of a law includes any amendments thereto and any successor statutes.
Accounts means the consolidated statement of financial position, consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated cash flow statement of the Group, prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP, together with reports (including directors reports and, if applicable, auditors reports) and notes attached to or intended to be read with any such consolidated financial statements.
Act, when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section 104.
Additional Amounts has the meaning specified in Section 1007.
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 the purposes of this definition, control when used with respect to any specified 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 Member with respect to any Global Security means a member of or participant in the Depositary for such Global Security.
Applicable Procedures means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of a beneficial interest in a Global Security, the rules and procedures of the Depositary for such Global Security, Euroclear and Clearstream to the extent the same are applicable to such transfer or exchange.
Australia means the Commonwealth of Australia.
Authenticating Agent means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant to Section 614 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate the Securities.
Authorized Officer means any person (whether designated by name or the persons for the time being holding a designated office, or whether designated by power of attorney) appointed by or pursuant to a Board Resolution for the purpose, or a particular purpose, of this Indenture, provided that written notice of such appointment shall have been given to the Trustee.
A Person shall be deemed the beneficial owner of, and shall be deemed to beneficially own, any Securities which such Person or any of its Affiliates would be deemed to beneficially own within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act if the references to within 60 days in Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) were omitted.
Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, or any committee of such board duly authorized to act for it in respect hereof.
Board Resolution when used with reference to the Issuer or a Guarantor means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Issuer, such Guarantor to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors (or by a committee of the Board of Directors appointed by such Board of Directors for such purpose) and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York City, United States, London, United Kingdom, Sydney, Australia or Melbourne, Australia are required or authorized to be closed.
Capitalized Lease Obligation means indebtedness represented by obligations under a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and the amount of such indebtedness shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Change in Lease Accounting Standard means, and shall be deemed to have occurred, as of the date of effectiveness of the United States Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 842, Leases (or any other United States Accounting Standards Codification having a similar result or effect) (and related interpretations) and, as applicable, the date of effectiveness of the AASB AAS 16 (Leases).
Change of Control means the occurrence of any one of the following:
(a) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any person (including any person as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than to the Issuer or one of its Subsidiaries;
(b) the consummation of any transaction (including without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any person (including any person as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) becomes the beneficial owner (as defined
in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Issuer, measured by voting power rather than the number of shares;
(c) the Issuer consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Issuer, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the Voting Stock of the Issuer or such other Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the shares of the Voting Stock of the Issuer constitute, or are converted into or exchanged for, a majority of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person immediately after giving effect to such transaction;
(d) the first day on which the majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Issuer cease to be Continuing Directors; or
(e) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Issuer.
Change of Control Offer has the meaning specified in Section 1009.
Change of Control Trigger Period means, with respect to any Change of Control, the period commencing upon the earlier of (i) the occurrence of such Change of Control or (ii) 60 days prior to the date of the first public announcement of such Change of Control (or pending Change of Control) and ending 60 days following consummation of such Change of Control (which Change of Control Trigger Period will be extended following consummation of a Change of Control for so long as any of the Rating Agencies engaged by the Issuer has publicly announced that it is considering a possible ratings change).
Change of Control Triggering Event means with respect to any Change of Control:
(a) if there are two Rating Agencies engaged by the Issuer providing ratings for the Securities on the first day of the Change of Control Trigger Period with respect to such Change of Control, both Rating Agencies engaged by the Issuer cease to rate the Securities Investment Grade during such Change of Control Trigger Period; and
(b) if there are three Rating Agencies engaged by the Issuer providing a rating for the Securities on the first day of the Change of Control Trigger Period with respect to such Change of Control, two or more Rating Agencies engaged by the Issuer cease to rate the Securities Investment Grade during such Change of Control Trigger Period.
If there are not at least two Rating Agencies engaged by the Issuer providing a rating for the Securities on the first day of any Change of Control Trigger Period, a Change of Control Triggering Event shall be deemed to have occurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Change of Control Triggering Event will be deemed to have occurred in connection with any particular Change of Control unless and until such Change of Control has actually been consummated.
Clearstream means Clearstream Banking S.A.
Code means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission, from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act.
Continuing Director means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Issuer who (a) was a member of such Board of Directors on the date of the issuance of the Securities; or (b) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or election.
Corporate Trust Office means the corporate trust office of the Trustee, currently located at (i) for purposes of surrender, transfer or exchange of any Security, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, c/o DB Services Americas, Inc., 5022 Gate Parkway, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256, Attn: Transfer Department and (ii) for all other purposes, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Trust and Agency Services, 60 Wall Street, 24th Floor, Mail Stop: NYC60-2405, New York, New York 10005, USA, Attn: Corporates Team, Amcor Finance (USA), Inc.
corporation means a corporation, association, company, joint-stock company or business trust.
Covenant Defeasance has the meaning specified in Section 1203.
default has the meaning specified in Section 602.
Defaulted Interest has the meaning specified in Section 307.
Defeasance has the meaning specified in Section 1202.
Depositary means, with respect to Securities of any series issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, DTC until a successor Depositary shall have become such pursuant to this Indenture, and thereafter shall mean a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act that is designated to act as Depositary for such Securities as contemplated by Section 301.
Director means any member of the Board of Directors.
DTC means The Depository Trust Company.
Equity Interests means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests, beneficial interests or other ownership interests, whether voting or nonvoting, in, or interests in the income or profits of, a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing; provided that, prior to the conversion thereof, debt securities convertible into Equity Interests shall not constitute Equity Interests.
Euroclear means Euroclear Bank SA/NV, as operator of the Euroclear System.
Event of Default has the meaning specified in Section 501.
Exchange Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Expiration Date has the meaning specified in Section 104.
FATCA has the meaning specified in Section 801.
Finance Lease means a finance lease as defined in the Australian Approved Accounting Standard AASB117: Leases.
Fitch means Fitch, Inc., a subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A., and its successors.
Global Security means a Security held by or on behalf of a Depositary and in which beneficial interests are evidenced on the records of such Depositary or its Agent Members.
Group means the Issuer and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Guarantee means the guarantee by each Guarantor of any Security authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture; provided, however, that the Guarantor providing such Guarantee has not been released as a Guarantor of such Security pursuant to Section 1302 hereof.
Guarantee Subordination Sections shall have the meaning specified in Section 1303.
Guaranteed Securities Obligation shall have the meaning specified in Section 1301.
Guarantors means each Original Guarantor and each New Guarantor, and a reference to Guarantor is a reference to them jointly and each of them severally, in each case until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be a Guarantor. Upon the release of a Guarantor (other than the Issuer) from its Guarantees of any and all Securities Outstanding under this Indenture, all references to and construction of the terms Guarantors or a Guarantor in this Indenture shall be deemed to refer only to the Guarantors or Guarantor of Securities that remain as parties to this Indenture.
Hedge Agreement means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction, or any option or similar agreement, involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, prices of equity or debt securities or instruments, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value, or any similar transaction or combination of the foregoing transactions; provided that any options, rights or shares issued pursuant to any employee share or bonus plan, including any phantom rights or phantom shares, or any similar plans providing for payments
only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Issuer or its Subsidiaries shall not be a Hedge Agreement.
Holder means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Security Register.
Indebtedness means, with respect to any Person, all obligations of such Person, present or future, actual or contingent, in respect of moneys borrowed or raised or otherwise arising in respect of any financial accommodation whatsoever, including (a) amounts raised by acceptance or endorsement under any acceptance credit or endorsement credit opened on behalf of such Person, (b) any Indebtedness (whether actual or contingent, present or future) of another Person that is guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by such Person or that is secured by any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed by such Person, (c) the net amount actually or contingently (assuming the arrangement was closed out on the relevant day) payable by such Person under or in connection with any Hedge Agreement, (d) liabilities (whether actual or contingent, present or future) in respect of redeemable preferred Equity Interests in such Person or any obligation of such Person incurred to buy back any Equity Interests in such Person, (e) liabilities (whether actual or contingent, present or future) under Finance Leases for which such Person is liable, (f) any liability (whether actual or contingent, present or future) in respect of any letter of credit opened or established on behalf of such Person, (g) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of any asset or service and any related obligation deferred (i) for more than 90 days or (ii) if longer, in respect of trade creditors, for more than the normal period of payment for sale and purchase within the relevant market (but not including any deferred amounts arising as a result of such a purchase being contested in good faith), (h) amounts for which such Person may be liable (whether actually or contingently, presently or in the future) in respect of factored debts or the advance sale of assets for which there is recourse to such Person, (i) all obligations of such Person evidenced by debentures, notes, debenture stock, bonds or other financial instruments, whether issued for cash or a consideration other than cash and in respect of which such Person is liable as drawer, acceptor, endorser, issuer or otherwise, (j) obligations of such Person in respect of notes, bills of exchange or commercial paper or other financial instruments and (k) any indebtedness (whether actual or contingent, present or future) for moneys owing under any instrument entered into by such Person primarily as a method of raising finance and that is not otherwise referred to in this definition. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other Person (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Persons ownership interest in or other relationship with such other Person, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
Indenture means this instrument as originally executed and as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof. The term Indenture shall also include the terms of a particular series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 301.
interest, when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security that by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable after Maturity.
Interest Payment Date, when used with respect to any Security, means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security.
Investment Company Act means the United States Investment Company Act of 1940 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Investment Grade means (a) a rating of Baa3 or better by Moodys (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Moodys); (b) a rating of BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of S&P); (c) a rating of BBB- or better by Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Fitch) or (d) in the event of the Securities being rated by a permitted Substitute Rating Agency, the equivalent of either (a), (b) or (c) by such Substitute Rating Agency.
Issue Date means [·], the date on which Securities were first issued under this Indenture.
Issuer means the Person named as the Issuer in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be the Issuer.
Issuer Request or Issuer Order means a written request or order signed in the name of the Issuer by any of its Directors and/or Authorized Officers, and delivered to the Trustee.
Jersey Companies Law means the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991.
Junior Subordinated Indebtedness or Junior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Guarantor means (i) indebtedness of the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor(s), as applicable, (whether outstanding on the date of this Indenture or thereafter created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed by the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor(s), as applicable) which, pursuant to the terms of the instrument creating or evidencing the same, is subordinate to the Securities in right of payment or in rights upon liquidation.
Lien means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed or other instrument of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest or other encumbrance on, in or of such asset, including any arrangement entered into for the purpose of making particular assets available to satisfy any Indebtedness or other obligation and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, Finance Lease or capital lease or title retention agreement (other than any title retention agreement entered into with a vendor on normal commercial terms in the ordinary course of business) relating to such asset.
Limited Recourse Indebtedness means Indebtedness incurred by the Issuer or any Subsidiary to finance the creation or development of a Project or proposed Project of the Issuer or such Subsidiary, provided that, as specified in the terms of such Limited Recourse Indebtedness:
(a) the Person (the Relevant Person) in whose favor such Indebtedness is incurred does not have any right to enforce its rights or remedies (including for any breach of any representation or warranty or obligation) against the Issuer or such Subsidiary, as applicable, or against the Project Assets of the Issuer or such Subsidiary, as applicable, in each case, except for the purpose of enforcing a Lien that attaches only to the Project Assets and secures an amount equal to the lesser of the value of the Project Assets of the Issuer or such Subsidiary, as applicable encumbered by such Lien and the amount of Indebtedness secured by such Lien; and
(b) the Relevant Person is not permitted or entitled (i) except as and to the extent permitted by clause (a) above, to enforce any right or remedy against, or demand payment or repayment of any amount from, the Issuer or any Subsidiary (including for breach of any representation or warranty or obligation), (ii) except as and to the extent permitted by clause (a) above, to commence or enforce any proceedings against the Issuer or any Subsidiary or (iii) to apply to wind up, or prove in the winding up of, the Issuer or any Subsidiary, such that the Relevant Persons only right of recourse in respect of such Indebtedness or such Lien is to the Project Assets encumbered by such Lien.
Maturity, when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as provided therein, or as contemplated by Section 301, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc., a subsidiary of Moodys Corporation, and its successors.
New Guarantor means each Person who becomes a Guarantor in relation to the Securities by executing a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture, in each case unless and until such Guarantor has been released from its Guarantee pursuant to Section 1302.
New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture means an indenture supplemental hereto substantially in the form of Annex A hereto.
Noteholder FATCA Information means, with respect to any Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, information sufficient to eliminate the imposition of, or determine the amount of, U.S. withholding tax under FATCA.
Noteholder Tax Identification Information means properly completed and signed tax certifications (generally, in the case of U.S. Federal Income Tax, IRS Form W-9 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is a United States Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code or the appropriate IRS Form W-8 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is not a United States Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).
Notice of Default means a written notice of the kind specified in Section 501(3).
Officers Certificate means a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, and delivered to the Trustee, provided that any such certificate required to be delivered by the Issuer or a Guarantor may be delivered in the form of a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Issuer.
Officers Certificate of Release means a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee certifying as to the facts required by Section 1302 hereof.
Opinion of Counsel means a written opinion of counsel in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, which counsel may be counsel for the Issuer, or other counsel.
Original Guarantor means the Persons identified as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be an Original Guarantor.
Original Issue Discount Security means any Security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502.
Outstanding means, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:
(1) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Paying Agent or delivered to the Paying Agent for cancellation;
(2) Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Issuer or a Guarantor) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Issuer or a Guarantor (if the Issuer or such Guarantor shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities; provided that, if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made;
(3) Securities as to which Defeasance has been effected pursuant to Section 1202; and
(4) Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 306 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a protected purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Issuer;
provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given, made or taken any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action hereunder as of any date, (A) the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount of the principal thereof which would be due and payable as of such date upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof to such date pursuant to Section 502, (B) if the principal amount of a Security payable at Maturity is to be determined by reference to an index or indices, the principal amount of such Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the face amount thereof, (C) if as of such date, the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of a Security is not determinable, the principal amount of such Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount as established as contemplated by Section 301, and (D) Securities owned by the Issuer or a Guarantor or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Issuer or a Guarantor or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of, and thereby actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgees right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Issuer or a Guarantor or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Issuer or a Guarantor or of such other obligor.
Payment Blockage Notice shall have the meaning specified in Section 1304 when used in reference to the Guarantors, and the meaning specified in Section 1402 when used in reference to the Issuer.
Payment Blockage Period shall have the meaning specified in Section 1304 when used in reference to the Guarantors, and the meaning specified in Section 1402 when used in reference to the Issuer.
Paying Agent means any Person authorized by the Issuer to pay the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Issuer.
Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Place of Payment, when used with respect to the Securities of any series, means the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York and such other place or places where, subject to the provisions of Section 1002, the principal of and interest on the Securities of such series are payable as specified in this Indenture and the Securities (as contemplated by Section 301).
Principal Subsidiary means, as of any date, any Subsidiary (including any successor Person of such Subsidiary) that (a) accounts for greater than 5% of the consolidated total assets of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries as of such date, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, or (b) accounted for greater than 5% of the consolidated revenues of the Issuer and its
Subsidiaries for the immediately preceding financial year of the Issuer, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Project means any project or development undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by the Issuer or any Subsidiary involving (a) the acquisition of assets or property, (b) the development of assets or property for exploitation or (c) the acquisition and development of assets or property for exploitation.
Project Assets means (a) any asset or property of the Issuer or any Subsidiary relating to the creation or development of a Project or proposed Project of the Issuer or such Subsidiary, including any assets or property of the Issuer or such Subsidiary, as applicable, derived from, produced by or related to such Project and (b) any fully paid shares or other Equity Interests in any Subsidiary that are held by the direct parent company of such Subsidiary, provided that (i) such Subsidiary carries on no business other than the business of such Project or proposed Project and (ii) there is no recourse to such direct parent company of such Subsidiary other than to those fully paid shares or other Equity Interests and the rights and proceeds in respect of such shares or Equity Interests.
Property means any asset, revenue or other property, whether tangible or intangible, real or personal, including, without limitation, any right to receive income.
Rating Agency means each of Moodys, S&P, Fitch or any Substitute Rating Agency, but only to the extent that such Rating Agency is then-engaged by the Issuer to provide a rating for the Securities.
Redemption Date, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
Redemption Price, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.
Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on any Security of any series means the date specified for that purpose as contemplated by Section 301.
Relevant Guarantor means any Subsidiary (other than the Issuer and any Subsidiary that is already a Guarantor) that at any time has outstanding a guarantee with respect to any Specified Indebtedness, or is otherwise an obligor, co-obligor or jointly liable with the Issuer or any Guarantor with respect to any Specified Indebtedness.
Relevant Jurisdiction has the meaning specified in Section 1007.
Responsible Officer, (1) when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer in the Corporate Trust Office, or successor thereto, including any managing director, director, vice president, assistant vice president, associate or any other officer of the Trustee responsible for the administration of this Indenture, and also means with respect to a particular corporate trust matter any other officer to whom such corporate trust matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and (2) with respect to any
other Person, means an executive officer of the Person, including the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, or an executive director responsible for the operations of the Person.
S&P means Standard & Poors Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors.
Securities has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and means any Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.
Security Register and Security Registrar have the respective meanings specified in Section 305.
Senior Indebtedness means (a) all indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, whether outstanding on the date of this indenture or incurred later, for money borrowed (other than the Securities) or otherwise evidenced by a note or similar instrument given in connection with the acquisition of any property or assets (other than inventory or other similar property acquired in the ordinary course of business), including securities or for the payment of money relating to a Capitalized Lease Obligation; (b) any indebtedness of others described in (a) above which the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, has guaranteed or which is otherwise its legal obligation; (c) any of the Issuers or any Guarantors, as the case may be, indebtedness under interest rate swaps, caps or similar hedging agreements and foreign exchange contracts, currency swaps or similar agreements; and (d) renewals, extensions, refundings, restructurings, amendments and modifications of any indebtedness or guarantee described above. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Securities, Senior Indebtedness shall not include (x) any indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, to its subsidiaries; (y) any Junior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or Junior Subordinated Indebtedness of a Guarantor, as applicable or (z) any indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, which by its terms ranks equal or subordinated to the Issuers subordinated debt securities or the Issuers subordinated debt guarantees in rights of payment or upon liquidation.
Special Record Date for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 307.
Specified Indebtedness means Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor in an outstanding principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) issued under any credit facility, indenture, purchase agreement, credit agreement or similar facility.
Stated Maturity, when used with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is due and payable.
Subsidiary means, with respect any Person, (a) any corporation, association or other business entity in which such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries owns or controls sufficient equity or voting interests to enable it
or them (as a group) ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, to elect a majority of the directors (or Persons performing similar functions) of such entity, and (b) any partnership or joint venture if more than a 50% interest in the profits or capital thereof is owned by such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries (unless such partnership or joint venture can and does ordinarily take major business actions without the prior approval of such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries). Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to a Subsidiary is a reference to a Subsidiary of the Issuer.
Subsidiary Guarantor means each Original Guarantor and any Subsidiary of the Issuer that becomes a New Guarantor in the future in accordance with Section 1010, in each case unless and until such Subsidiary Guarantor has been released from its Guarantee pursuant to Section 1302.
Substitute Rating Agency means a nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of the Exchange Act engaged by the Issuer to provide a rating of the Securities in the event that any of S&P, Moodys or Fitch, or any other Substitute Rating Agency, has ceased to provide a rating of the Securities for any reason other than as a result of any action or inaction by the Issuer, and as a result thereof there are no longer two Rating Agencies providing ratings of the Securities.
Successor Additional Amounts has the meaning specified in Section 801(4)(b).
Total Tangible Assets means, as of any date, (a) the aggregate amount of the assets (other than intangible assets, goodwill and deferred tax assets) of the Group, as disclosed on the consolidated statement of financial position in the most recent Accounts of the Group, minus (b) the lesser of (i) the aggregate value of all Project Assets subject to any Lien securing any Limited Recourse Indebtedness and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Limited Recourse Indebtedness, in each case, as reflected in (or derived from) the most recent Accounts of the Group, plus (c) the net cash proceeds received by the Issuer from any share capital issuance by the Issuer consummated after the date of the most recent balance sheet included in such Accounts and on or prior to such date.
Trust Indenture Act means the United States Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Trustee means the Person named as the Trustee in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter Trustee shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, Trustee as used herein shall be deemed to mean the Person acting as Trustee with respect to the Securities.
U.S. GAAP means the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
U.S. Government Obligation has the meaning specified in Section 1204.
Voting Stock of any specified Person as of any date means the capital stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such Person.
Section 102. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.
Upon any application or request by the Issuer or a Guarantor to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Issuer or such Guarantor shall furnish to the Trustee such certificates and opinions as may be required hereunder. Each such certificate or opinion shall be given, respectively, in the form of an Officers Certificate, if to be given by an officer of the Issuer or such Guarantor, or an Opinion of Counsel, if to be given by counsel, and shall comply with the requirements set forth in this Indenture. Any Officers Certificate required to be given by an officer of the Issuer or any Guarantor may be given in the form of an Officers Certificate of the Issuer.
Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (except for certificates provided for in Section 1004) shall include,
(1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;
(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 each such individual, 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, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
Section 103. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.
In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Issuer or a Guarantor may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar
as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Issuer or such Guarantor stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Issuer or such Guarantor, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.
Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument. Absent fraud or intentional misconduct, under no circumstances shall the delivery of any Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel result in any personal liability to the person(s) or firm signing and delivering such Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.
Section 104. Acts of Holders; Record Dates.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuer and the Guarantors. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the Act of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Sections 601 and 603) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and, if applicable, the Issuer and the Guarantors, if made in the manner provided in this Section.
Without limiting the generality of this Section 104, a Holder, including a Depositary that is a Holder of a Global Security, may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies, duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other Act provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or the Securities to be made, given or taken by Holders, and a Depositary that is a holder of a Global Security may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such Global Security through such Depositarys standing instructions and customary practices.
The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also contain sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner that the Trustee deems sufficient.
The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Issuer or a Guarantor in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.
The Issuer may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to give, make or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders of Securities of such series, provided that the Issuer may not set a record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice, declaration, request or direction referred to in the next paragraph. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to take the relevant action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Issuer from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), provided, however, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities on the date such action is taken based on such record date previously set. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Issuer, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder of Securities in the manner set forth in Section 106.
The Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to join in the giving or making of (i) any Notice of Default, (ii) any declaration of acceleration referred to in Section 502, (iii) any request to institute proceedings referred to in Section 507(2) or (iv) any direction referred to in Section 512, in each case with respect to Securities of such series. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Trustee from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), provided, however, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is taken based on such record date previously set. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the Issuers expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and
the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Issuer in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106.
With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto that sets such record date may designate any day as the Expiration Date and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the other parties hereto in writing, and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106, on or prior to the existing Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto that sets such record date shall be deemed to have initially designated the 180th day after such record date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided in this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Expiration Date shall be later than the 180th day after the applicable record date.
Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount of such Security.
Section 105. Notices, Etc., to the Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors .
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture shall be made in writing, in English and, if to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,
(1) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Issuer or a Guarantor, shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if mailed first class, postage prepaid to, or otherwise made, given, faxed, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Trustee at its address at its Corporate Trust Office; or
(2) the Issuer or a Guarantor by the Trustee or by any Holder, shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid or faxed, to the Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, addressed to the Issuer at the address of its principal offices specified in this Section 105 or at any other address otherwise furnished in writing to the Trustee or to any Guarantor at the address of the Issuers principal offices specified in this Section 105 or at any other address otherwise furnished in writing to the Trustee.
All notices delivered to the Trustee shall be deemed effective upon the earlier of (a) actual receipt thereof by the Trustee, which may include electronic mail with portable document format attached or (b) the receipt of a registered mail receipt by the sender thereof in respect of a notice properly addressed under this Section 105.
The principal offices of the Issuer are Amcor Corporate Thurgauerstrasse 34, CH-8050, Zurich, Switzerland; fax: +41 44 316 17 18 Attention: Graeme Vavasseur, Group
Treasurer, with a copy to Amcor plc, 83 Tower Road North, Warmley Bristol, BS30 8XP, United Kingdom, Attention: Damien Clayton, Group Company Secretary.
Section 106. Notice to Holders; Waiver.
Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, faxed, made available or emailed to each Holder affected by such event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date (if any), and not earlier than the earliest date (if any), prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, faxed or emailed neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.
Section 107. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.
The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 108. Successors and Assigns.
All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Issuer and the Guarantors shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
Section 109. Separability Clause.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities, or any Guarantee 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 110. Benefits of Indenture.
Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities or any Guarantee, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders, and, to the extent set forth in Article Fourteen, holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer and, to the extent set forth in the Subordination Provisions, holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
Section 111. Governing Law.
This Indenture, the Securities and the Guarantees shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State; provided, however, that all matters governing the authorization and execution of this Indenture and the Securities by the Issuer shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Jersey and the authorization and execution of this Indenture by the Guarantors and any notation of the Guarantees by such Guarantors pursuant to Article Thirteen or any Guarantees endorsed by such Guarantors on the Securities, if any, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the respective places of incorporation of each such Guarantor.
Section 112. Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.
Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor hereby appoints [CT Corporation acting through its office at 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York, 10011, USA] as its authorized agent (the Authorized Agent) upon which process may be served in any legal action or proceeding against it with respect to its obligations under this Indenture, the Securities of any series or any Guarantee, as the case may be, instituted in any federal or state court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by the Trustee or the Holder of any Security. Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor agrees that service of process upon such Authorized Agent, together with written notice of said service mailed or delivered to the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, by the Person serving the same address as provided in Section 105, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, in any such legal action or proceeding, and each of the Issuer and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such legal action or proceeding and waives any objection it may have to the laying of the venue of any such legal action or proceeding. Such appointment shall be irrevocable until this Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve hereof; provided, however, that upon release of any Guarantor pursuant to Section 1302, such Guarantors appointment of the Authorized Agent under this Section 112 shall be automatically and unconditionally irrevocably terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the Issuer and each Guarantor reserves the right to appoint another Person located or with an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, selected in its discretion, as a successor Authorized Agent, and upon acceptance of such appointment by such a successor the appointment of the prior Authorized Agent shall terminate. The Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall give notice to the Trustee and all Holders of the appointment by it of a successor Authorized Agent. If for any reason [CT Corporation] ceases to be able to act as the Authorized Agent or to have an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, each of the Issuer and each Guarantor shall appoint a successor Authorized Agent in accordance with the preceding sentence. Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor further agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of such agent in full force and effect until this Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve hereof. Service of process upon the Authorized Agent addressed to it at the address set forth above, as such address may be changed within the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York
by notice given by the Authorized Agent to the Trustee, together with written notice of such service mailed or delivered to the Issuer shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process on the Issuer and the Guarantors, respectively.
Section 113. Waiver of Jury Trial.
EACH OF THE ISSUER AND EACH GUARANTOR 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 TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 114. Force Majeure.
In no event shall the Trustee or any Paying Agent be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation strikes, pandemics, epidemics, 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 or hardware) services.
Section 115. Legal Holidays.
In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Stated Maturity or Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Securities (other than a provision of any Security which specifically states that such provision shall apply in lieu of this Section)) payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the Stated Maturity or Maturity, provided that no interest with respect to such payment shall accrue for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity or Maturity, as the case may be.
Section 116. Counterparts.
This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimile, documents executed, scanned and transmitted electronically and electronic signatures, including those created or transmitted through a software platform or application, shall be deemed original signatures for purposes of this Indenture and all other related documents and all matters and agreements related thereto, with such facsimile, scanned and electronic signatures having the same legal effect as original signatures. The parties agree that this Indenture or any other related document or any instrument, agreement or document necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture or the other related documents or related hereto or thereto (including, without limitation, addendums, amendments, notices, instructions, communications with respect to the delivery of securities or the wire transfer of funds or other communications) (Executed Documentation) may be
accepted, executed or agreed to through the use of an electronic signature in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations in effect from time to time applicable to the effectiveness and enforceability of electronic signatures. Any Executed Documentation accepted, executed or agreed to in conformity with such laws, rules and regulations will be binding on all parties hereto to the same extent as if it were physically executed and each party hereby consents to the use of any third party electronic signature capture service providers as may be reasonably chosen by a signatory hereto or thereto. When the Trustee acts on any Executed Documentation sent by electronic transmission, the Trustee will not be responsible or liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from its reliance upon and compliance with such Executed Documentation, notwithstanding that such Executed Documentation (a) may not be an authorized or authentic communication of the party involved or in the form such party sent or intended to send (whether due to fraud, distortion or otherwise) or (b) may conflict with, or be inconsistent with, a subsequent written instruction or communication; it being understood and agreed that the Trustee shall conclusively presume that Executed Documentation that purports to have been sent by an authorized officer of a Person has been sent by an authorized officer of such Person. The party providing Executed Documentation through electronic transmission or otherwise with electronic signatures agrees to assume all risks arising out of such electronic methods, including, without limitation, the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.
Section 117. FATCA.
Each Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, by acceptance of such Security or such interest therein, agrees to provide to the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Issuer, upon its request, the Noteholder Tax Identification Information and, to the extent any withholding tax under FATCA is applicable, the Noteholder FATCA Information. In addition, each Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, by acceptance of such Security or such interest therein, agrees that the Trustee has the right to withhold any amounts of interest (properly withholdable under law and without any corresponding gross-up) payable to a Holder or holder of an interest in a Security that fails to comply with the requirements of the preceding sentence.
Section 118. USA Patriot Act.
In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including, without limitation, those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering, including Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act of the United States (Applicable Law), the Trustee is required to obtain, verify, record and update certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee. Accordingly, each of the parties agree to provide to the Trustee, upon their request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee to comply with the Applicable Law.
Section 119. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
This Indenture is subject to the mandatory provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, which are incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following Trust Indenture Act terms have the following meanings:
indenture securities means the Securities.
indenture security holder means a Holder.
indenture to be qualified means this Indenture.
indenture trustee or institutional trustee means the Trustee.
obligor on the indenture securities means the Issuer, each Guarantor and any other obligor on the indenture securities.
All other Trust Indenture Act terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the Trust Indenture Act, defined by Trust Indenture Act by reference to another statute or defined by Commission rules have the meanings assigned to them by such definitions.
Section 120. Trust Indenture Act Controls.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Section 318(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, the imposed duties will control.
ARTICLE TWO
SECURITY FORMS
Section 201. Forms Generally.
The Securities of each series shall be in substantially the form set forth in this Article or in such other form or forms as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or Depositary therefor or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers of the Issuer executing such Securities, all as evidenced by their execution thereof. If the form of Securities is established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, copies of appropriate records of such actions shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Issuer Order contemplated by Section 303 for the authentication and delivery of such Securities.
The definitive Securities shall be produced in any manner as determined by the Director or Authorized Officer executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
Except as provided pursuant to Section 301, the Trustees certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the form set forth in Section 204.
The aggregate principal amount of any Global Security may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary for such Global Security, as provided in Section 305.
Section 202. [Form of Face of Security].
[INCLUDE IF SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY 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 GLOBAL SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE.]
[INCLUDE IF SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY AND THE DEPOSITARY IS THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IN EXCHANGE FOR THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY PORTION HEREOF 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 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 OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]
AMCOR PLC
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AMCOR PLC, a public limited company incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands with limited liability (the Issuer, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to , or its registered assigns, on (the Stated Maturity) the Initial Principal Amount specified on Schedule A hereto (such Initial Principal Amount, as it may from time to time be adjusted by endorsement on Schedule A hereto, is hereinafter referred to as the Principal Amount), or such other principal amount (which, when taken together with the principal
amounts of all other Outstanding Securities, shall initially equal US$ in the aggregate) as may be set forth in the records of the Trustee hereinafter referred to in accordance with the Indenture and to pay interest thereon from or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on and in each year, commencing , at the rate of % per annum (computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months), until the Principal Amount hereof is paid or made available for payment [if applicable, insert , provided that any Principal Amount and premium, and any such installment of interest, which is overdue shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment, and such interest shall be payable on demand]. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the day that is 15 calendar days prior to each such Interest Payment Date (whether or not a Business Day). Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than ten (10) days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.
[If the Security is not to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert The principal of this Security shall not bear interest except in the case of a default in payment of principal upon acceleration, upon redemption or at Stated Maturity and in such case the overdue principal and any overdue premium shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue principal or premium shall be payable on demand. [Any such interest on overdue principal or premium which is not paid on demand shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest on interest shall be legally enforceable), from the date of such demand until the amount so demanded is paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue interest shall be payable on demand.]]
Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and [if applicable, insert any such] interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Issuer or Paying Agent maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York, 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[if applicable, insert ; provided, however, that at the option of the Issuer payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register] [if applicable, insert ; and provided, further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, payments of any interest on the Securities (other than at Maturity) may be made, in the case of a Holder of at least US$10,000,000 Principal Amount of Securities, by electronic funds transfer of immediately
available funds to a United States dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank, provided that such registered Holder shall have provided the Trustee written wire instructions at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date. Unless such designation is revoked by written notice to the Issuer or a Paying Agent, any such designation made by such Holder with respect to such Securities will remain in effect with respect to any future payments with respect to such Securities payable to such Holder. The Issuer will pay any administrative costs imposed by banks in connection with making payments by electronic funds transfer.]
In certain circumstances, Additional Amounts will be payable in respect of this Security in accordance with terms of the Indenture. Whenever in this Security there is mentioned, in any context, any payments on this Security such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable and express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts in any provisions hereof shall not be construed as excluding Additional Amounts in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
This Security shall be entitled to the benefits under the Indenture and be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless the Securities have not been signed by the Issuer or the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
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Section 203. [Form of Reverse of Security].
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Issuer (the Securities), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of [·], 2020 (the Indenture), among the Issuer, the Guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee, and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.
This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof [if applicable, insert , limited in aggregate principal amount to US$..........] [if applicable, insert ; provided, however, that the Issuer may from time to time or at any time, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities, create and issue additional Securities with terms and conditions identical to those of the Securities (except for the issue date, the issue price and the first interest payment date), which additional Securities shall increase the aggregate principal amount of, and shall be consolidated and form a single series with, the Securities].
This Security is an unsecured subordinated obligation of the Issuer and ranks in right of payment on parity with all other unsecured and subordinated indebtedness of the Issuer (and without any preference among themselves) and the Guarantees are unsecured subordinated obligations of the Guarantors and will rank on a parity with all other unsecured and subordinated indebtedness of the Guarantors, except, in each case, for indebtedness mandatorily preferred by law. Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and [if applicable, insert any such] interest on this Security is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner stated in Article Fourteen of the Indenture, to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer. Payment of the Guaranteed Securities Obligations by each Guarantor, as applicable, is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner stated in Article Thirteen of the Indenture, to the prior payment in full of all of the respective Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable.
[if applicable, insert The Securities of this series are subject to redemption at the option of the Issuer on any date [if applicable, insert prior to ] (any such date, a Make-Whole Redemption Date), in whole or from time to time in part, at a redemption price
equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed and (2) the Make-Whole Amount for the Securities being redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest to such Make-Whole Redemption Date, all as provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on Securities that are due and payable on Interest Payment Dates falling on or prior to a Make-Whole Redemption Date will be payable on the Interest Payment Date in accordance with their terms and in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.
For the purposes of this Security:
Adjusted Treasury Rate means, with respect to any Make-Whole Redemption Date, (a) the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated H.15(519) or any successor publication, which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption Treasury Constant Maturities, for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three months before or after the remaining term of the Securities being redeemed, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue shall be determined and the Adjusted Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (b) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Make-Whole Redemption Date, in each case calculated on the third Business Day preceding the Make-Whole Redemption Date.
Applicable Margin means %.
Comparable Treasury Issue means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term from the Make-Whole Redemption Date to the maturity date of the Securities to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Securities.
Comparable Treasury Price means, with respect to any Make-Whole Redemption Date, if clause (b) of the Adjusted Treasury Rate is applicable, (i) the average of five Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Make-Whole Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (ii) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than five such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations, provided that in no event may the Quotation Agent use fewer than three such quotations.
Make-Whole Amount means the sum, as determined by a Quotation Agent, of (a) the present value of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed and (b) the present
value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments of interest thereon (not including any portions of such payments of interest accrued to the Make-Whole Redemption Date), from the Make-Whole Redemption Date to the Stated Maturity of the Securities being redeemed, in each case discounted to the Make-Whole Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis, assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, at the Adjusted Treasury Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
Quotation Agent means the Reference Treasury Dealer selected by the Issuer, and notified in writing to the Trustee, to act as Quotation Agent for purposes of this Indenture.
Reference Treasury Dealer means any of [ or ] and their respective successors and assigns and [ ] other nationally recognized investment banking firm[s] selected by the Issuer that are primary U.S. Government securities dealers in New York City (a Primary Treasury Dealer); provided, however, that if any of [ or ] shall cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Issuer shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Make-Whole Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Quotation Agent, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the Quotation Agent by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Make-Whole Redemption Date.
Remaining Scheduled Payments means, with respect to each Security to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon at the then-applicable interest rate that would be due after the related Make-Whole Redemption Date but for such redemption, provided, however, that, if that Make-Whole Redemption Date is not an Interest Payment Date with respect to such Security, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon shall be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to that Make-Whole Redemption Date.]
[if applicable, insert On or after , the Securities are subject to redemption at the option of the Issuer on any date (a Par Call Redemption Date), in whole or from time to time in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to such redemption date, all as provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on Securities that are due and payable on Interest Payment Dates falling on or prior to a Par Call Redemption Date will be payable on the Interest Payment Date in accordance with their terms and in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.]
[insert any other redemption provisions applicable to the Securities]
In addition to its ability to redeem this Security pursuant to the foregoing, this Security may be redeemed by the Issuer on the terms set forth, and as more fully described, in Section 1108 of the Indenture, in certain circumstances where the Issuer would be required to
pay Additional Amounts due to certain changes in the tax treatment of this Security or the Guarantees.
In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.
Upon the occurrence of any Change of Control Triggering Event and upon the terms and conditions set forth in Section 1009 of the Indenture, each Holder has the right to require the Issuer to purchase all or a portion of the Securities of such Holder properly tendered at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest (if any) to the date of purchase (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of the series of which this Security is a part or certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.
If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
In any case where the due date for the payment of the Principal Amount of, or any premium or interest with respect to any Security or the date fixed for redemption of any Security shall not be a Business Day at a Place of Payment, then payment of the Principal Amount, premium, if any, or interest, including any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereto need not be made on such date at such Place of Payment but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment, with the same force and effect as if made on the date for such payment or the date fixed for redemption, and no interest shall accrue for the period after such date.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Issuer, the Guarantors, and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in Principal Amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in Principal Amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Issuer, the Guarantors, or any of them, with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.
The Guarantors that are a party to the Indenture as at, or subsequent to, the date of authentication of this Security (including any New Guarantors in accordance with Section 1010 of the Indenture and subject to release of any Subsidiary Guarantor(s) in accordance with Section 1302 of the Indenture), have fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, pursuant to the terms of the Guarantees contained in Article Thirteen of the Indenture, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security, any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereof and any other amounts payable by the Issuer under the Indenture, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of this Security and the Indenture. The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holder of this Security and to the Trustee pursuant to the Guarantees and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article Thirteen of the Indenture and reference is made to such Article and Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantees.
Within 30 days of any Subsidiary of the Issuer becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Issuer shall cause such Relevant Guarantor to also become a Guarantor (each, a New Guarantor) of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities by having such New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee deliver a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 day period, provided that such New Guarantors Guarantee may contain any limitation required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor.
Upon execution and delivery by the New Guarantor of its New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture and any other documents provided for in Section 1010, the New Guarantor shall be a Guarantor for the purposes of this Indenture and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities. In connection therewith, (i) the rights and obligations of such New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor and (ii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
In accordance with Section 1302 of the Indenture, any or all of the Subsidiary Guarantors may be released at any time from their respective Guarantees and other obligations under the Indenture and the Securities without the consent of any Holder. Such release will occur upon or concurrently with the Subsidiary Guarantor no longer being a Relevant Guarantor and upon the delivery of an Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee certifying that the Subsidiary Guarantor is no longer a Relevant Guarantor, provided that, at the time of such release, no default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have
made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and the Trustee shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal amount hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer or the Guarantors, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal amount of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Issuer in any place where the principal amount of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Securities of this series are issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, and in minimum denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security is overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
This Security and the Guarantees shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, but without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of New York; provided, however, that all matters governing the authorization and execution of the Securities by the Issuer shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Jersey and the authorization and execution of any notation of the
Guarantees by the Guarantors pursuant to Article Thirteen of the Indenture or any Guarantees endorsed by such Guarantors on this Security, if any, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the respective places of incorporation of each such Guarantor.
All terms used in this Security are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
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Section 204. Form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication.
Subject to Section 614, the Trustees certificates of authentication shall be in substantially the following form:
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ARTICLE THREE
THE SECURITIES
Section 301. Title and Terms; Issuable in Series.
The aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued from time to time in one or more series.
With respect to any Securities of any series (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in lieu of, other Securities pursuant to this Indenture pursuant to Section 304, Section 305, Section 306, Section 905 or Section 1107 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder), there shall be (a) established in or pursuant to a
resolution of the Board of Directors of the Issuer and (b) (i) set forth or determined in the manner provided in an Officers Certificate or (ii) established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of such Securities:
(1) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from Securities of any other series),
(2) the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of that series that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, or upon partial redemption of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 304, Section 305, Section 306, Section 905 or Section 1107 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder);
(3) the issue price and issuance date of such Securities, including the date from which interest on such Securities will accrue;
(4) if applicable, that such Securities shall be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and, in such case, the Depositary for such Global Securities, the form of any legend or legends that shall be borne by such Global Securities in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 202 and Section 204 (including any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 305 in which such legend(s) may be removed or modified) and any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 305 in which any such Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, or any transfer of such Global Security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name or names of Persons other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof;
(5) the Person to whom any interest on a Security of the series shall be payable, if other than the Person in whose name that Security is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest;
(6) the date or dates on which the principal of, and any premium on, any Securities of the series is payable;
(7) the rate or rates at which any Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, including, if applicable, the rate or rates of interest on any overdue payments, the date or dates from which any such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be payable and the Regular Record Date for any such interest payable on any Interest Payment Date;
(8) the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable, any Securities of the series may be surrendered for registration of transfer, Securities of the series may be surrendered for exchange and notices and demands to or upon the Issuer or the Guarantors in respect of the Securities of the series and this Indenture may be served;
(9) (a) whether or not such Securities are to be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer and, if so redeemable, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which any Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer, (b) if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Issuer to redeem the Securities shall be evidenced and (c) any provisions in addition to or in lieu of the provisions of Article Eleven applicable to redemption of Securities of the series;
(10) if other than denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof, the denominations in which any Securities of the series shall be issuable;
(11) if the amount of principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index or pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;
(12) if other than the currency of the United States of America, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable and the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in the currency of the United States of America for any purpose, including for purposes of the definition of Outstanding in Section 101;
(13) if the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series is to be payable, at the election of the Issuer, a Guarantor or the Holder thereof, in one or more currencies, currency units, composite currency or composite currency units other than that or those in which such Securities are stated to be payable, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on Securities of such series as to which such election is made shall be payable (which shall be in accordance with the Applicable Procedures), and the periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made and the amount so payable (or the manner in which such amount shall be determined);
(14) if other than the entire principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of any Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502;
(15) if other than as provided in Section 201, the form or forms of the Securities;
(16) if the Securities will be entitled to the benefits of the Guarantees afforded by Article Thirteen of the Indenture and, if so, the identity of the Guarantors at the time of issuance of such Securities;
(17) if the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of any Securities of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to the Stated Maturity, the amount which shall be deemed to be the principal amount of such Securities as of any such date for any purpose thereunder or hereunder, including the principal amount thereof which shall be due and payable upon any Maturity other than the Stated
Maturity or which shall be deemed to be Outstanding as of any date prior to the Stated Maturity (or, in any such case, the manner in which such amount deemed to be the principal amount shall be determined);
(18) if applicable, that the Securities of the series, in whole or any specified part, shall be defeasible pursuant to Section 1202 or Section 1203 or both such Sections and, if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Issuer or a Guarantor to defease such Securities shall be evidenced;
(19) any addition to or change in the Events of Default which applies to any Securities of the series and any change in the right of the Trustee or the requisite Holders of such Securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to Section 502;
(20) any deletion or addition to or change in the covenants set forth in Article Ten that apply to Securities of the series;
(21) any changes to the information the Issuer shall be obligated to provide to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall be obligated to promptly forward to Holders of Securities of the series, pursuant to Section 703;
(22) any other terms of the series of Securities (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, except as permitted by Section 901(5));
(23) if Additional Amounts, pursuant to Section 1007, will not be payable by the Issuer and the Guarantors;
(24) any stock exchange on which the Securities of the series will be listed;
(25) if the series of Securities provides for further creation and issuances of further Securities of such series by the Issuer (having the same terms and conditions as the Securities of that series in all respects, or in all respects except for the issue date, the issue price and the first interest payment date thereon, so that such further issuance shall be consolidated and form a single series with all Outstanding Securities of such series) without the consent of the Holders of that series; and
(26) the identifiers of such Securities (CUSIP number and/or ISIN).
The terms of all Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as may otherwise be established in or pursuant to Board Resolutions or supplemental indentures referred to above.
To the extent any terms of the Securities are established pursuant to such Board Resolutions or supplemental indentures, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers Certificate or the supplemental indenture setting forth the terms of the Securities.
Section 302. Denominations.
The Securities shall be issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, in such denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section 301. In the absence of any such specified denomination with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of such series shall be issued only in minimum denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof.
Section 303. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Issuer by any one or more Directors and Authorized Officers. The signature of any Director or Authorized Officer on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.
Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of any individual who was at any time the proper Director or Authorized Officer of the Issuer shall bind the Issuer notwithstanding that such individual has ceased to hold such office prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such office at the date of such Securities.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Issuer may deliver Securities executed by the Issuer to the Trustee for authentication, together with an Issuer Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance with the Issuer Order shall authenticate and deliver such Securities. In authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Sections 601 and 603) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating,
(1) that the forms (if the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 201) and/or terms (if the terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 301) of such Securities have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;
(2) that such Securities, when such Securities have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Issuer in the manner and subject to any qualifications, assumptions and limitations specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Issuer enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles and to such other matters as counsel shall specify therein;
(3) when such Securities have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Issuer in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, the Guarantees will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Guarantors, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles and to such other matters as counsel shall specify therein; and
(4) that all conditions precedent to issuance and authentication of the Securities under this Indenture have been satisfied.
The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of any such series of Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner that is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee or if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that such action may not be lawfully taken.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 301 and of the second preceding paragraph, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Officers Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section 301 or the Issuer Order and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to such second preceding paragraph at or prior to the authentication of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued and reasonably contemplate the subsequent issuance of each Security of such series.
Each Security shall be dated on the date of its authentication.
No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent by electronic or manual signature, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Issuer, and the Issuer shall deliver such Security to the Paying Agent for cancellation as provided in Section 309, for all purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.
Section 304. Temporary Securities.
Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Issuer may execute and, upon compliance with Section 303 by the Issuer, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities that shall be produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the Directors and/or Authorized Officers executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
If temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Issuer will cause definitive Securities of that series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities of such series, the temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary Securities of such series
at the office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment for that series, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, one or more definitive Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series and tenor.
Section 305. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
The Issuer shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee a register (the register maintained in such office and in any other office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the Security Register) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe and the transfer restrictions applicable to Securities herein provided, the Issuer shall provide for the registration of Securities. The Security Register for any series of Securities may not be established or maintained at any time in Australia. The Trustee is hereby appointed Security Registrar for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers of such Securities as herein provided and the Trustee hereby accepts such appointment. There shall be only one Security Registrar for each series of Securities.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of any series at the office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment for that series, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall, subject to the transfer restrictions set forth herein and in such Security, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount. 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.
Subject to this Section 305, at the option of the Holder, Securities of any series may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Issuer evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Issuer or the Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Security Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing (with the signatures guaranteed in satisfactory form, if reasonably required by the Issuer or the Trustee).
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 304, 905 or 1107 not involving any transfer.
If the Securities of any series (or of any series and specified tenor) are to be redeemed in part, neither the Security Registrar nor the Issuer shall be required (A) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Securities of that series (or of that series and specified tenor) during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of any such Securities selected for redemption under Section 1103 and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (B) to register the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.
Each Holder and beneficial owner of Securities shall be deemed to represent and agree that such Holder or beneficial owner understands that the Issuer, each Guarantor, the Trustee and each Paying Agent may require certification reasonably acceptable to it (A) as a condition to the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on any Security without, or at a reduced rate of, withholding or backup withholding tax, and (B) to enable the Issuer, each Guarantor, the Trustee and each Paying Agent to determine their duties and liabilities with respect to any taxes or other charges that they may be required to pay, deduct or withhold from payments in respect of such Securities or the Holder or beneficial owner of such Securities under any present or future law, rule or regulation of the United States, any State thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territories thereof or any present or future law, rule or regulation of any political subdivision thereof or taxing authority therein or to comply with any reporting or other requirements under any such law, rule or regulation. Such certification may include, without limitation, U.S. federal income tax forms (such as IRS Form W-8BEN (Certification of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding), IRS Form W-8IMY (Certification of Foreign Intermediary Status for United States Tax Withholding), IRS Form W-9 (Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification), or IRS Form W-8ECI (Certification of Foreign Persons Claim that Income Is Effectively Connected with the Conduct of a U.S. Trade or Business) or any successors to such IRS forms). Each Holder or beneficial owner of Securities agrees to provide any certification required pursuant to this paragraph and to update or replace such form or certification in accordance with its terms or its subsequent amendments.
Each Global Security authenticated under this Indenture shall be registered in the name of the Depositary designated for such Global Security or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a nominee thereof or custodian therefor, and each such Global Security shall constitute a single Security for all purposes of this Indenture.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, and no transfer of a Global Security in whole or in part may be made or registered, in the name of any Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof unless (A) such Depositary (i) has notified the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary for such Global Security or
(ii) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, if so required by applicable law or regulation, and no successor Depositary for such Securities shall have been appointed within 90 days of such notification or of the Issuer becoming aware of the Depositarys ceasing to be so registered as the case may be, (B) the Issuer in its sole discretion shall have notified the Depositary by Issuer Order that the Global Securities shall be exchanged for such Securities, (C) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Securities and the beneficial owners of not less than 50% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount evidenced by such Global Security advise the Trustee and the Depositary for such Global Security through its participants in writing that the continuation of the book-entry system is no longer in the best interests of such beneficial owners of the Securities or (D) there shall exist such circumstances, if any, in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing as have been specified for this purpose as contemplated by Section 301.
Subject to the preceding paragraph, any exchange of a Global Security for other Securities may be made in whole or in part, and all Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be registered in such names as the Depositary for such Global Security shall direct.
Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, a Global Security or any portion thereof, whether pursuant to this Section, Section 304, 306, 905 or 1107 or otherwise, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of and shall be, a Global Security, unless such Security is registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof.
Owners of beneficial interests in a Global Security held on their behalf by a Depositary shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Securities in definitive form, shall not be considered the Holders thereof for any purpose under this Indenture and shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to such Global Security, and such Depositary or its nominee may be treated by the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of any of them as the Holder and owner of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Neither the Trustee nor any of its agents shall have any responsibility or liability for the actions taken or not taken by the Depositary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Depositary for any Global Security may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any person, including the beneficial owners of interests in such Global Security, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture with respect to such Global Security.
In case of any transfer or exchange the procedures and requirements for which are not addressed in detail in this Section 305, such transfer or exchange will be subject to such procedures and requirements as may be reasonably prescribed by the Issuer and the Trustee from time to time and, in the case of a transfer or exchange involving a Global Security, the Applicable Procedures.
Section 306. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, a new Security of the same
series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
If there shall be delivered to the Issuer and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any of their agents harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuer or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall, upon Issuer order, authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and 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, the Issuer in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security.
Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Issuer 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 expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
Every new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section in exchange for any mutilated Security or in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security, shall (i) constitute an original contractual obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, (ii) be registered by the Issuer in the Security Registrar in the name of such Person and (iii) shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of that series duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section are 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 307. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, 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 Regular Record Date for such interest.
Any interest on any Security of any series that is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (Defaulted Interest) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Issuer or the Guarantor, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (1) or (2) below:
(1) The Issuer or the Guarantor may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest,
which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security of such series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Issuer or the Guarantor shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause (1) provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Issuer, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be given to each Holder of Securities of such series in the manner set forth in Section 106, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (2).
(2) The Issuer or the Guarantors may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Issuer to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause (2), such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, that were carried by such other Security.
Section 308. Persons Deemed Owners.
Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307) any interest on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any of their respective agents shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
Section 309. Cancellation.
All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall, if surrendered to any Person other
than the Paying Agent, be delivered to the Paying Agent and shall be promptly cancelled by it. The Issuer or a Guarantor may at any time deliver to the Paying Agent for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder that the Issuer or such Guarantor may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Paying Agent (or to any other Person for delivery to the Trustee) for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated hereunder that the Issuer has not issued and sold, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Paying Agent. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled Securities held by the Paying Agent shall be disposed of in accordance with the Paying Agents then customary procedure unless by an Issuer Order the Issuer shall direct that cancelled Securities be returned to it.
Section 310. Computation of Interest.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of any series, Interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
Section 311. CUSIP Numbers.
The Issuer in issuing the Securities may use CUSIP numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that the Trustee shall assume no responsibility for the accuracy of such numbers and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP numbers.
ARTICLE FOUR
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 401. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
This Indenture shall, upon an Issuer Request, cease to be of further effect (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities herein expressly provided for, the surviving rights of the Trustee under Section 607 hereof, and any provision hereof that expressly survives the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture), and the Trustee, at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when
(1) either
(A) all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Securities that have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen and that have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 306 and (ii) Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Issuer and thereafter repaid to the Issuer or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 1003) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(B) all such Securities that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation:
(i) have become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption, or
(ii) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or
(iii) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Issuer,
and the Issuer, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the holders of the Securities, cash in U.S. dollars, not-callable U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in amounts as will be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal and any premium and accrued interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities that have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be;
(2) no default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of the deposit or shall occur as a result of the deposit and the deposit shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Issuer is a party or by which the Issuer is bound;
(3) the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid or made provision satisfactory to the Trustee for the payment of all other sums payable hereunder by the Issuer including all amounts due and payable to the Trustee;
(4) the Issuer has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the applicable series of Securities at the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be; and
(5) the Issuer has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been satisfied.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors to the Trustee and the lien of the Trustee under Section 607, the obligations of the Issuer to any Authenticating Agent under Section 613, any obligations of the Trustee under Section 402, the rights and obligations of the Issuer set forth in the last paragraph of Section 1003 and any rights of registration of transfer, exchange or replacement of Securities provided in Sections 304, 305, 306, 905, 1002 or 1107 and any rights to receive Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 1007 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.
Section 402. Application of Trust Money
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and premium and any interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee.
Section 403. Effect on Subordination Provisions.
Unless otherwise expressly provided pursuant to Section 301 with respect to the Securities of any series, the provisions of Article Fourteen hereof, insofar as they pertain to the Securities of such series, are hereby expressly made subject to the provisions for satisfaction and discharge set forth in this Article and, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, upon the effectiveness of such satisfaction and discharge pursuant to this Article with respect to the Securities of such series, all of the Securities of such series shall thereupon cease to be so subordinated and shall no longer be subject to the provisions of Article Fourteen and, without limitation to the foregoing, all moneys, U.S. Government Obligations and shares or other securities or property deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee) in trust in connection with such satisfaction and discharge and all proceeds therefrom may be applied to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on such Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable notwithstanding the provisions of Article Fourteen.
ARTICLE FIVE
REMEDIES
Section 501. Events of Default.
Event of Default, wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body) unless such event is either inapplicable to a particular series or it is specifically deleted or modified in or pursuant to the supplemental indenture or Board Resolution creating such series of Securities or in the form of the Security for such series:
(1) a default in the payment of any principal of, or any premium on, any Securities of that series when due, whether or not prohibited by Article Fourteen, either at Maturity, upon redemption, pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or otherwise and, provided that if such default is caused solely by technical or administrative error, the continuance of such default for a period of three Business Days;
(2) a default in the payment of any interest or any Additional Amounts due and payable on any Securities of such series, whether or not prohibited by Article Fourteen, and the continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;
(3) a default in the performance, or breach, of any other covenant, obligation or agreement of the Issuer or the Guarantors in this Indenture with respect to the Securities of that series, the Securities of that series or the Guarantees (other than a covenant or obligation default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with or which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of Securities other than that series) and the continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Issuer by the Trustee or to the Issuer and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series a written notice specifying such default or breach, requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a Notice of Default hereunder;
(4) (a) any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary becomes due and is required to be paid prior to its contractual maturity date by reason of any event of default or acceleration (however described), (b) the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary fails (after the expiration of any applicable grace period) to make any payment in respect of any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) on the due date for payment, (c) any security given by the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary for any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) is enforced or (d) default is made (after the expiration of any applicable grace period) by the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary for any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) in making any payment due under any guarantee and/or indemnity given by it in relation to any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies), unless such Indebtedness is discharged or an event of default or acceleration related to such Indebtedness is waived or rescinded, as applicable;
(5) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies), shall be rendered against the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain unsatisfied or undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days, during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon assets of the Issuer or any Principal Subsidiary to enforce such judgment;
(6) any Guarantee is held to be unenforceable or invalid in a judicial proceeding or is claimed in writing by the Issuer or any Guarantor not to be valid or enforceable, or any Guarantee is denied or disaffirmed in writing by the Issuer or any
Guarantor, except, in each case, as permitted in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;
(7)
(a) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or its debts, or of a material part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager, administrator, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(b) the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any U.S. federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (7)(a) above, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager, administrator, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary (or any committee thereof) shall adopt any resolution or otherwise authorize any action to approve any of the actions referred to above in this clause (7)(b) or clause (7)(a) above or (vi) solely in the case of the Issuer, where the Issuer (A) is declared bankrupt as defined in Article 8 of the Interpretations (Jersey) Law 1954 or any proceedings are commenced or other steps taken for the Issuer to be declared bankrupt or (B) takes any step to participate in a scheme of arrangement or merger under Part 18A or Part 18B respectively of the Jersey Companies Law or to seek continuance overseas under Part 18C of the Jersey Companies Law;
(c) the Issuer or any Guarantor shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;
(8) any other Event of Default established as contemplated by Section 301 provided with respect to Securities of that series.
Section 502. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7)) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then, in every such case, the Trustee (if a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of such Event of Default) or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of
the Outstanding Securities of such series may declare the principal amount of all the Outstanding Securities of such series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Issuer (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount and any accrued interest thereon shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7) occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the principal of, Additional Amounts, if any, and any accrued and unpaid interest on the Outstanding Securities of any series shall become immediately due and payable without any further action on the part of the Trustee or the Holders.
At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, by written notice to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:
(1) the Issuer or a Guarantor has irrevocably paid or irrevocably deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay
(A) all overdue interest on all Outstanding Securities of such series,
(B) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Outstanding Securities of such series that have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, and any interest on such unpaid principal at the rate prescribed therefor in such Securities,
(C) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue payments at the rate or rates for such Securities established as contemplated by Section 301,
(D) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and all amounts due to the Trustee under Section 607; and
(2) all Events of Default with respect to the Securities of such series, other than the non-payment of the principal of or interest on the Securities of such series that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 513.
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 503. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
The Issuer and each Guarantor covenants that if
(1) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or
(2) default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security at the Maturity thereof,
the Issuer and each Guarantor shall, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal and premium and on any overdue interest, at the rate or rates established as contemplated by Section 301 therefor, and, in addition thereto, 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 and any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 607.
If the Issuer and the Guarantors fail to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce the same against the Issuer or the Guarantors or any other obligor upon such Securities or the Guarantees, as the case may be, and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Issuer or the Guarantors or any other obligor upon such Securities or the Guarantees, as the case may be, wherever situated.
If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
Section 504. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Issuer or the Guarantors (or any other obligor upon the Securities), any of their respective property or creditors, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, to take any and all actions authorized under the Trust Indenture Act (as if the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) in order to have claims of the Holders and the Trustee allowed in any such proceeding. In particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official 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 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 607.
No provision of this Indenture shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder 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; provided, however, that the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders, vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be a member of a creditors or other similar committee.
Section 505. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.
All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities or the Guarantees may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and other amounts due to it under Section 607, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.
Section 506. Application of Money Collected.
Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal or any premium or interest (or any Additional Amounts), upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:
FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee under Section 607;
SECOND: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities (and any Additional Amounts) in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest (and any Additional Amounts), respectively; and
THIRD: The balance, if any, to the Issuer, any Guarantor or the other Person or Persons otherwise entitled thereto.
Section 507. Limitation on Suits.
No Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
(1) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series;
(2) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute such proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;
(3) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;
(4) the Trustee, within 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, has failed to institute any such proceeding; 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 principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series;
it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such Holders.
Section 508. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307) interest on such Security pursuant to the terms thereof or the Guarantee thereof (and any Additional Amounts) on the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.
Section 509. Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 510. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 306, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
Section 511. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.
Section 512. Control by Holders.
Subject to Section 603(5), the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Securities of such series, provided that:
(1) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture or subject the Trustee to undue risk or require the Trustee to submit to the jurisdiction of a non-U.S. court,
(2) the action so directed would not be unjustly prejudicial to the Holders not taking part in such direction, or
(3) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction,
provided further that the Trustee shall be under no obligation to determine whether any such direction shall be in such conflict or so unjustly prejudicial, and provided further, that nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Trustee to take direction from Holders unless such direction is in writing and accompanied by indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee.
Nothing in this Indenture shall impair the right of the Trustee in its discretion to take any action deemed proper by the Trustee and that is not inconsistent with such direction by Holders of Securities.
Section 513. Waiver of Past Defaults.
The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past default hereunder with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default
(1) in the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of such series (or any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereof), or
(2) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof that under Article Nine cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected.
Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 514. 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, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, a court may require any party litigant in such suit to file an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, including fees and expenses of counsel, and may assess costs against any such party litigant; provided that this Section shall not be deemed to authorize any court to require such an undertaking or to make such an assessment in any such suit.
Section 515. Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws.
Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any usury, stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuer and each Guarantor (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it will not 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.
ARTICLE SIX
THE TRUSTEE
Section 601. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
(a) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any series,
(i) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(ii) 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 of Counsel furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to
examine the same to determine whether or not they conform on their face to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).
(b) In case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to Securities of any series, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
(c) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that
(i) this subsection (c) shall not be construed to limit the effect of subsection (a) of this Section;
(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee under this Indenture with respect to the Securities; and
(iii) 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.
(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.
(e) The Trustee shall not be liable for any error in judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.
Section 602. Notice of Defaults.
Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default hereunder, the Trustee shall transmit to all Holders of the Securities of each series affected thereby, in the manner provided in Section 106, notice of such default hereunder in respect of which written notice has been provided to the Trustee, unless such default shall have been cured or waived; provided, however, that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of, or any premium or interest (or any Additional Amounts in respect of the foregoing) on, any Security of such series, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a Responsible Officer of the Trustee in good faith determine that the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the Holders; and provided, further, that in the case of any default of the character specified in Section 501(4) no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence
thereof. For the purpose of this Section, the term default means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default.
Section 603. Certain Rights of Trustee.
Subject to the provisions of Section 601:
(1) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, securities, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(2) any request or direction of the Issuer mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Issuer Request or Issuer Order, and any resolution of the Board of Directors shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;
(3) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officers Certificate and/or Opinion of Counsel;
(4) the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(5) 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 direction is in writing and such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;
(6) 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, securities, 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 Issuer, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Issuer and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;
(7) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture;
(8) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have or be charged with notice or knowledge of any default or Event of Default under this Indenture (other than a payment default under Sections 501 or 502 hereof) unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice of such default or Event of Default from the Issuer or any other obligor on such Securities or by any Holder of such Securities and such notice refers to the Securities and this Indenture;
(9) 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 (including as Paying Agent and Securities Registrar), and to each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder;
(10) anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the Trustee be liable under or in connection with this Indenture for indirect, special, incidental, punitive or consequential losses or damages of any kind whatsoever, including but not limited to lost profits, whether or not foreseeable, even if the Trustee has been advised of the possibility thereof and regardless of the form of action in which such damages are sought;
(11) the Trustee may employ agents in performing its duties hereunder and shall not have liability for negligent performance by an agent appointed with due care;
(12) The Trustee shall not be liable for errors in judgment made in good faith unless negligent in ascertaining pertinent facts; and
(13) the permissive rights of the Trustee to take or refrain from taking any action enumerated herein shall not be construed as an obligation or duty.
Section 604. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except for the Trustees certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Issuer and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture, any offering document or of the Securities except that the Trustee represents that it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Indenture, authenticate the Securities and perform its obligations hereunder. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Issuer of the Securities or the proceeds thereof.
Section 605. May Hold Securities.
The Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar or any other agent of the Trustee or the Issuer, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Issuer with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.
Section 606. Money Held in Trust.
Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by applicable law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Issuer.
Section 607. Compensation and Reimbursement.
The Issuer agrees:
(1) to pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as the Issuer and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);
(2) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except to the extent any such expense, disbursement or advance may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct; and
(3) to indemnify each of the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee and their respective officers, employees and directors for, and to defend and hold them harmless against, any and all loss, liability, claim, damage or expense (including (i) the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel and (ii) taxes other than withholding, backup withholding or taxes based on the income of the Trustee), arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder or the performance of its duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture (including this Section 607(3)) and defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct;
To ensure the Issuers payment obligations under this Section 607, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee, except money or property collected or held in trust for the benefit of the Holders of particular Securities. Such lien and the obligations of the Issuer under this Section 607 shall survive the resignation and removal of the Trustee and the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
The indemnity contained herein shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the final payment in full of the Securities, and termination of this Indenture.
Trustee for purposes of this Section 607 shall include any predecessor Trustee, but the negligence or bad faith or willful misconduct of any Trustee shall not affect the rights or obligations of the Issuer or any other Trustee hereunder.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7), the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable United States, United Kingdom or Australian federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.
Section 608. Conflicting Interests.
If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions to the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture), the Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. To the extent permitted by Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have a conflicting interest by virtue of being a trustee under this Indenture with respect to Securities of more than one series.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the parties hereto acknowledge and agree and the Holders are deemed to acknowledge and agree that there is no conflict of interest as a result of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas acting in its capacity as trustee for both the senior notes of the Issuer and the subordinated notes of the Issuer and in connection with its enforcement of the subordination provisions as required under the terms of this Indenture. Further, any such action on the part of the Trustee hereunder, shall be deemed not to be a breach of any fiduciary duty on the part of the Trustee hereunder.
Section 609. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.
There shall at all times be one (and only one) Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of each series, which may be Trustee hereunder for Securities of one or more other series. Each Trustee shall be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions to the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) to act as such, has a combined capital and surplus of at least US$50,000,000 and has its Corporate Trust Office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York. If any such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee with respect to the Securities shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.
Section 610. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611.
The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by Act of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of such series, upon 30 days prior written notice delivered to the Trustee and to the Issuer. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition at the expense of the Issuer any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities.
If at any time:
(1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 608 after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months;
(2) the Trustee shall fail to comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any such Holder, or
(3) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,
then, in any such case, (A) the Issuer may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities, or (B) subject to Section 514, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities by giving 30 days prior written notice thereof to the Issuer. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition at the expense of the Issuer any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities.
If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the Securities of one or more series, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more of all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 611. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Issuer and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611, become the
successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Issuer. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by the Issuer or the Holders and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 611, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.
The Issuer shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series to all Holders of Securities of such series in the manner provided for in Section 106. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.
In no event will the Trustee be responsible for or have any liability for the acts or omissions of any such successor Trustee for the Securities of any series appointed hereunder or for any separate or co-Trustee.
Section 611. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Issuer, the Guarantors and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Issuer or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Issuer, the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered
by any other such Trustee; and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the Issuer or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.
Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in the first preceding paragraph.
No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article.
Section 612. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities; and in case at that time any of the Securities shall not have been authenticated by such predecessor Trustee, any successor Trustee may authenticate such Securities in its own name with the full force and effect which this Indenture provides for the certificate of authentication of the Trustee.
Section 613. Agents.
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, (i) all references in this Indenture to the Trustee shall be deemed to refer to the Trustee in its capacity as Trustee and in its capacities as Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent and Security Registrar and (ii) every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability or offering protection, immunity or indemnity to the Trustee shall be deemed to apply with the same force and effect to the Trustee acting in its capacities as Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent and Security Registrar.
Section 614. Appointment of Authenticating Agent.
The Trustee, with the consent of the Issuer, may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of Securities that shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series issued upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the
benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustees certificate of authentication, except upon original issue or pursuant to Section 306, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Issuer and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than US$50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.
Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.
An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee and to the Issuer. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Issuer. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent that shall be acceptable to the Issuer and shall give notice of such appointment in the manner provided in Section 106 to all Holders of Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.
The Issuer agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section.
If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustees certificate of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following form:
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If all of the Securities of a series may not be originally issued at one time, and if the Trustee does not have an office capable of authenticating Securities upon original issuance located in a Place of Payment where the Issuer wishes to have Securities of such series authenticated upon original issuance, the Trustee, if so requested by the Issuer in writing or by facsimile (which writing need not comply with Section 102 and need not be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel), shall appoint in accordance with this Section an Authenticating Agent having an office in a Place of Payment designated by the Issuer with respect to such series of Securities.
Section 615. Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company.
The Trustee shall comply with Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, excluding any creditor relationship listed in Section 311(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to Section 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.
ARTICLE SEVEN
HOLDERS LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND ISSUER
Section 701. Issuer to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.
The Issuer will furnish, or cause the Security Registrar to furnish, to the Trustee
(1) semi-annually, not later than ten days after each Regular Record Date, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of Outstanding Securities of each series as of such Regular Record Date, and
(2) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Issuer of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished;
provided, however, that if and so long as the Trustee shall be Security Registrar for Securities of a series, no such list need be furnished with respect to such series of Securities.
Section 702. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.
The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 701 and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 701 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
The rights of Holders of the Securities of any series to communicate with other Holders of Securities of such series with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities and the corresponding rights and privileges of the Trustee, shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture).
Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee that none of the Issuer, any Guarantor nor the Trustee nor any agent of any of them shall be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Holders made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) or other applicable law.
Section 703. Reports by the Issuer.
(1) If and when the Issuer is registered with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee any information, documents or reports required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act within 15 days after the same is so required to be filed with the Commission.
(2) With respect to the Securities of any series and for so long as the Securities of such series are Outstanding, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee as soon as practicable, and the Trustee shall promptly distribute to the Holders of Securities of such series such information as is specified as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of such series.
(3) 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 Issuers compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers Certificates).
Section 704. Reports by Trustee to Holders.
(1) Within 60 days after the Issuers fiscal year end of each year beginning with the fiscal year end following the date of this Indenture, and for so long as any Securities remain outstanding, the Trustee shall mail or make available to each Holder a brief report dated as of such fiscal year end that complies with Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, if and to the extent required by such subsection. The Trustee shall also comply with Section 313(b) and Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(2) A copy of each report at the time of its mailing or posting to the Holders shall be mailed or made available by the Trustee to the Issuer and filed by the Trustee with the Commission and each exchange, if any, on which the Securities are listed in accordance with Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act. The Issuer agrees to notify promptly the Trustee in writing whenever the Securities become listed on any exchange and of any delisting thereof.
ARTICLE EIGHT
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE
Section 801. Issuer May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.
For so long as any of the Securities or any Guarantee thereof remain Outstanding, neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor may consolidate with or merge into any other Person that is not the Issuer or a Guarantor, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person that is not the Issuer or a Guarantor, unless:
(1) any Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, is merged or to whom the Issuer or such Guarantor has conveyed, transferred or leased all or substantially all of its properties and assets is a corporation, partnership or trust organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and such Person either is the Issuer or any other Guarantor or assumes by supplemental indenture the Issuers or such Guarantors obligations, as the case may be, on the Securities and the Guarantees and under this Indenture (including any obligation to pay any Additional Amounts);
(2) immediately after giving effect to the transaction and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Issuer or any Guarantor as a result of such transaction as having been incurred at the time of 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;
(3) if, as a result of any such consolidation or merger or such conveyance, transfer or lease, properties or assets of the Issuer or a Guarantor would become subject to a Lien which would not be permitted by this Indenture, the Issuer, the Guarantor or such successor Person, as the case may be, shall take such steps as shall be necessary effectively to secure the Securities equally and ratably with (or prior to) all Indebtedness secured thereby;
(4) any such Person not incorporated or organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Jersey, Australia or the United Kingdom, or any state or territory thereof shall expressly agree by a supplemental indenture,
(a) to indemnify the Holder of each Security and each beneficial owner of an interest therein against (X) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge
imposed on such Holder or beneficial owner or required to be withheld or deducted from any payment to such Holder or beneficial owner as a consequence of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, and (Y) any costs or expenses of the act of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, and
(b) that all payments pursuant to the Securities or the Guarantees in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities, as the case may be, shall be made without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of the jurisdiction of organization or residency of such Person or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, unless such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges are required by such jurisdiction or any such subdivision or authority to be withheld or deducted, in which case such Person shall pay such additional amounts (Successor Additional Amounts) as will result (after deduction of such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges and any additional taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges payable in respect of such Successor Additional Amounts) in the payment to each Holder or beneficial owner of a Security of the amounts which would have been received pursuant to the Securities or the Guarantee, as the case may be, had no such withholding or deduction been required, except that no Successor Additional Amounts shall be so payable for or on account of:
(i) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the fact that such Holder or beneficial owner of the Security:
(A) was a resident, domiciliary or national of, or engaged in business or maintained a permanent establishment or was physically present in, the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction (as defined below) or otherwise had some connection with the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction other than the mere ownership of, or receipt of payment under, such Security or Guarantee;
(B) presented such Security or Guarantee for payment in any jurisdiction of organization of such Person, which shall be deemed a Relevant Jurisdiction, unless such Security or Guarantee could not have been presented for payment elsewhere;
(C) presented such Security or Guarantee (where presentation is required) more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the payment in respect of such Security or Guarantee first became due and payable or provided for, whichever is later, except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts if it had presented such Security or Guarantee for payment on any day within such period of thirty (30) days; or
(D) with respect to any withholding or deduction of taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges imposed by the United States, or any of its territories or any political subdivision thereof or any taxing authority thereof or therein, is or was with respect to the United States a citizen or resident of the United States, treated as a resident of the United States, present in the United States, engaged in business in the United States, a Person with a permanent establishment or fixed base in the United States, a ten percent shareholder of the Issuer or a Guarantor, a passive foreign investment company, or a controlled foreign corporation, or has or has had some other connection with the United States (other than the mere receipt of a payment or the ownership of holding a Security);
(c) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge or any withholding or deduction on account of such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;
(d) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from payments of (or in respect of) principal of, or any premium and interest on, the Securities or the Guarantees thereof;
(e) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld by reason of the failure to comply in a timely manner by the Holder of such Security or, in the case of a Global Security, the beneficial owner of such Global Security, with a timely request of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any Paying Agent addressed to such Holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, (i) to provide information concerning the nationality, residence or identity of such Holder or such beneficial owner or (ii) to make any declaration or other similar claim or satisfy any information or reporting requirement, which, in the case of (i) or (ii), is required or imposed by a statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as a precondition to exemption from all or part of such withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge (including without limitation the filing of a United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form W-8 BEN, W-8 BEN-E, W-8 ECI or W-9);
(f) any withholding, deduction, duty, tax, assessment or other governmental charge which is imposed or withheld by or by reason of the Australian Commissioner of Taxation giving a notice under section 255 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) of Australia or section 260-5 of Schedule 1 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) of Australia;
(g) any taxes imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of the holder or beneficial owner of the Securities to comply with (a) the requirements of Sections 1471
through 1474 (commonly known as FATCA) of the Code, as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), the U.S. Treasury regulations issued thereunder or any official interpretation thereof or any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471 of the Code, (b) any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction or relating to any intergovernmental agreement between the United States and any other jurisdiction, which, in either case, facilitates the implementation of clause (a) above and (c) any agreement pursuant to the implementation of clauses (a) and (b) above with the IRS, the U.S. government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction;
(h) any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6);
nor shall Additional Amounts be paid to any such Holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent such payment on a Security or Guarantee would, under the laws of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, be treated as being derived or received for tax purposes by a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had it been the Holder of the Security or Guarantee;
(5) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or Guarantor is merged or to whom the Issuer or Guarantor has conveyed, transferred or leased its properties or assets (if such Person is organized and validly existing under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Jersey, Australia or the United Kingdom or, in each case, any state or territory thereof) agrees to indemnify the Holder of each Security against (a) any tax, assessment or governmental charge imposed on any such Holder or required to be withheld or deducted from any payment to such Holder as a consequence of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease which is imposed or levied by or on behalf of that jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as at that date such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease is effective and (b) any costs or expenses of the act of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease; and
(6) the Issuer has 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, comply with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.
Section 802. Successor Substituted.
Upon any consolidation of the Issuer or any Guarantor with, or merger of the Issuer or any Guarantor into, any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets of the Issuer or a Guarantor substantially as an entirety in accordance with Section 801, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or such Guarantor 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 Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Issuer or a Guarantor, as applicable, 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 NINE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
Section 901. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.
Without the consent of any Holders, the Issuer or a Guarantor, when authorized by a Board Resolution of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:
(1) to evidence the succession or substitution of another Person to the Issuer or a Guarantor and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, herein and in the Securities; or
(2) to add to the covenants of the Issuer or the Guarantors or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Issuer or a Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants or surrenders are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants or surrenders are expressly included solely for the benefit of such series); or
(3) to add any additional Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such additional Events of Default are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such additional Events of Default are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series); or
(4) to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in uncertificated form; or
(5) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities, provided that any such addition, change or elimination (A) shall neither (i) apply to any Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor
(ii) modify the rights of the Holder of any such Security with respect to such provision or (B) shall become effective only when there is no such Security Outstanding; or
(6) to add a New Guarantor by way of a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture or to release a Guarantor as permitted by and in accordance with the requirements of this Indenture; or
(7) to secure the Securities (pursuant to the requirements of Section 1008 or otherwise); or
(8) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as contemplated by Section 201 or 301; or
(9) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 611; or
(10) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture, provided that such action pursuant to this clause (10) shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect; or
(11) to conform the text of the Securities of any series to any provision of the description of such Securities in the offering document used in connection with the offering of such Securities to the extent that such provisions were intended to be a verbatim recitation of any provision of such Securities; or
(12) to make any other change that does not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of the Securities in any material respect.
Section 902. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders.
With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, the Issuer or a Guarantor, when authorized by a Board Resolution of the Issuer or such Guarantor, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby,
(1) Change the Stated Maturity of, or any installment of, the principal, premium (if any) or rate of interest on
the Outstanding Securities or the rate of interest on the Outstanding Securities or change any obligation to pay Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts on the Outstanding Securities;
(2) Change the place or currency of payment on the Outstanding Securities;
(3) Impair the ability of any Holder to sue for payment;
(4) Reduce the amount of principal payable upon acceleration of the maturity of the Outstanding Securities following an Event of Default;
(5) Reduce any amounts due on the Outstanding Securities;
(6) Reduce the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities the consent of the Holders of which is needed to modify or amend this Indenture;
(7) Reduce the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series the consent of the Holders of which is needed to waive compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or to waive certain defaults;
(8) Modify in a way that adversely affects Holders any other aspect of the provisions dealing with modification of or waiver under this Indenture;
(9) Reduce the premium payable upon a Change of Control or, at any time after a Change of Control Triggering Event has occurred, amend, change or modify in any material respect the obligations of the Issuer to make and complete the Change of Control Offer;
(10) Waive a default or an Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on the Securities (except a rescission of acceleration of any series of Securities by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);
(11) Subordinate the Securities of any series or the Guarantees as applicable to such series to any other obligation of the Issuer or any of the Guarantors;
(12) Modify in a way that adversely affects Holders the terms and conditions of the Guarantors payment obligations (including with respect to Additional Amounts) under the Securities;
(13) Release any Guarantee (other than in accordance with this Indenture); or
(14) Change the provisions of this Section 902.
A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of
such series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.
It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.
Section 903. Execution of Supplemental Indentures.
In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 601 and 603) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 102, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that all conditions precedent to such execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture have been satisfied. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Section 904. 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, except to the extent, if any, therein expressly provided otherwise.
Section 905. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.
Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Issuer shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Issuer, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Issuer, and such Securities may be authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series.
ARTICLE TEN
COVENANTS
Section 1001. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.
The Issuer covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of Securities that it shall duly and punctually pay the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of such series (and any Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in respect thereof) in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if on such date the Trustee or the Paying Agent
holds, in accordance with this Indenture, money sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due. The Issuer agrees to deposit such funds with the Trustee or Paying Agent one Business Day prior to the date on which such principal, premium, if any, and interest is due.
Section 1002. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Issuer shall maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an office or agency where Securities of such series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of such series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Securities of such series and this Indenture may be served. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. The Company initially designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as such office or agency. If at any time the Issuer 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, and the Issuer hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.
The Issuer may also from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities, designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities of one or more series 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 Issuer of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes.
The Issuer 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.
Section 1003. Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust.
If the Issuer or a Guarantor shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, it shall, on or before each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest on any of the Securities of such series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal and any premium and interest (and Additional Amounts and Successor Additional Amounts) so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of its action or failure so to act.
Whenever the Issuer shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it shall, on or prior to each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest (and Additional Amounts and Successor Additional Amounts) on any Securities of such series, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amount and with sufficient time to meet any applicable payment system deadline to make such payment in respect of the Securities of each such series, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such principal or any premium or interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of its action or failure so to act.
The Issuer shall cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent shall (1) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on Securities in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided, (2) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Issuer (or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series) in the making of any payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on the Securities of such series or any Guarantee and (3) during the continuance of any default by the Issuer or a Guarantor (or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series) in the making of any payment in respect of the Securities of such series or any Guarantee, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent for payment in respect of the Securities of such series or such Guarantee(s).
The Issuer may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Issuer Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Issuer or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Issuer or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Issuer or a Guarantor, in trust for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) has become due and payable shall, upon receipt of a Issuer Request, be paid to the Issuer or a Guarantor by the Trustee or such Paying Agent, or (if then held by the Issuer or a Guarantor) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Issuer or a Guarantor for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Issuer or such Guarantor as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease.
Section 1004. Statement by Officers as to Default.
The Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Issuer ending after the date hereof, an Officers Certificate of the Issuer stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signers thereof the Issuer and the Guarantors are in compliance with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and, if the Issuer or a Guarantor shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge.
Section 1005. Existence.
Subject to Article Eight, the Issuer and each Guarantor shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its respective corporate existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises necessary to conduct its business; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to preserve any such right or franchise if the Board of Directors of such Person shall determine in a Board Resolution that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of its business and that the loss thereof would not have a material adverse effect on such Persons ability to perform its obligations under this Indenture or any Securities or Guarantees.
Section 1006. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.
The Issuer and each Guarantor shall pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, (1) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon it or upon the income, profits or property of it, and (2) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid, would by law become a lien upon the property of the Issuer or such Guarantor; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim (A) whose amount, applicability or validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, or (B) where the failure to pay or discharge or to cause to be paid or discharged such tax, assessment, charge or claim would (in the opinion of any two Authorized Officers and/or Directors of the Issuer set forth in an Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee) not (i) result in a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) have an adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of the Securities or the Guarantees.
Section 1007. Additional Amounts.
All payments of, or in respect of, principal of, and any premium and interest on, the Securities, and all payments pursuant to any Guarantee, shall be made without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of the United States (including the District of Columbia and any state, possession or territory thereof), Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction in which the Issuer or any Guarantor is or becomes a resident for tax purposes (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) or through which the Issuer or any Guarantor makes payment on the Securities or any Guarantee (each a Relevant Jurisdiction) or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any of the foregoing, unless such taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges are required by the law of the Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, to be withheld or deducted. In that event, the Issuer or the Guarantors, as applicable, shall pay such additional amounts (Additional Amounts) as will result (after deduction of such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges and any additional taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges payable in respect of such Additional Amounts) in the payment to the holder of each Security of the amounts which would have been payable in respect of such Security or Guarantee had no such withholding or deduction been required, except that no Additional Amounts shall be so payable for or on account of:
(1) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the fact that such Holder or beneficial owner of the Security:
(a) was a resident, domiciliary or national of, or engaged in business or maintained a permanent establishment or was physically present in, the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction or otherwise had some connection with the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction other than the mere ownership of, or receipt of payment under, such Security or Guarantee;
(b) presented such Security or Guarantee for payment in any Relevant Jurisdiction, unless such Security or Guarantee could not have been presented for payment elsewhere;
(c) presented such Security or Guarantee (where presentation is required) more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the payment in respect of such Security or Guarantee first became due and payable or provided for, whichever is later, except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts if it had presented such Security or Guarantee for payment on any day within such period of thirty (30) days; or
(d) with respect to any withholding or deduction of taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges imposed by the United States, or any of its territories or any political subdivision thereof or any taxing authority thereof or therein, is or was with respect to the United States a citizen or resident of the United States, treated as a resident of the United States, present in the United States, engaged in business in the United States, a Person with a permanent establishment or fixed base in the United States, a ten percent shareholder of the Issuer or a Guarantor, a passive foreign investment company, or a controlled foreign corporation, or has or has had some other connection with the United States (other than the mere receipt of a payment or the ownership of holding a Security);
(2) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge or any withholding or deduction on account of such tax, assessment or other government charge;
(3) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from payments of (or in respect of) principal of, or any premium and interest on, the Securities or the Guarantees thereof;
(4) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld by reason of the failure to comply in a timely manner by the Holder of such Security or, in the case of a Global Security, the beneficial owner of such Global Note, with a timely request of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any Paying Agent addressed to such Holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, (a) to provide information concerning the nationality, residence or identity of such Holder or
such beneficial owner or (b) to make any declaration or other similar claim or satisfy any information or reporting requirement, which, in the case of (a) or (b), is required or imposed by a statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as a precondition to exemption from all or part of such withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge (including without limitation the filing of an IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI or W-9);
(5) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is imposed or withheld by or by reason of the Australian Commissioner of Taxation giving a notice under section 255 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) of Australia or section 260-5 of Schedule 1 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) of Australia or under a similar provision;
(6) any taxes imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of the holder or beneficial owner of the Securities to comply with (a) the requirements of FATCA, as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), the U.S. Treasury regulations issued thereunder or any official interpretation thereof or any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471 of the Code, (b) any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction or relating to any intergovernmental agreement between the United States and any other jurisdiction, which, in either case, facilitates the implementation of clause (a) above and (c) any agreement pursuant to the implementation of clauses (a) and (b) above with the IRS, the U.S. government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction; or
(7) any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6);
nor shall Additional Amounts be paid to any such Holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent such payment on a Security or Guarantee would, under the laws of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, be treated as being derived or received for tax purposes by a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had it been the Holder of the Security or Guarantee.
Whenever there is mentioned, in any context, any payment of or in respect of the principal of, or any premium or interest on, any Security of any series (or any payments pursuant to the Guarantees thereof), such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts provided for in this Indenture to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to this Indenture, and any express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in any provisions of this Indenture shall not be construed as excluding Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in those provisions of this Indenture where such express mention is not made.
At least ten (10) days prior to each date on which any payment under or with respect to the Securities is due and payable, if the Issuer shall be obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to such payment, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee and the principal Paying Agent an Officers Certificate stating the fact that such Additional Amounts will be payable and the amounts so payable and will set forth such other information necessary to enable the Trustee and such Paying Agent to pay such Additional Amounts to the Holders on the payment date; provided, however, that if ten (10) days prior to each date on which any such payment is due and payable the amount of such payment has not yet been determined, the Issuer shall notify the Trustee of such amount promptly after such amount has been determined.
Section 1008. Limitation on Liens
For so long as any of the Securities or the Guarantees are outstanding, the Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, create, assume, incur, issue or otherwise have outstanding any Lien upon, or with respect to, any of the present or future business, property, undertaking, assets or revenues (including, without limitation, any Equity Interests and uncalled capital), whether now owned or hereafter acquired (together, assets) of the Issuer or such Subsidiary, to secure any Indebtedness, unless the Securities and Guarantees are secured by such Lien equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Indebtedness, except for the following, to which this covenant shall not apply:
(1) Liens on assets securing Indebtedness of the Issuer or such Subsidiary outstanding on the Issue Date;
(2) Liens on assets securing Indebtedness owing to the Issuer or any Subsidiary (other than a Project Subsidiary);
(3) Liens existing on any asset prior to the acquisition of such asset by the Issuer or any Subsidiary after the Issue Date, provided that (i) such Lien has not been created in anticipation of such asset being so acquired, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other asset of the Issuer or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets other than Equity Interests, after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets covered by such Lien on the date of such acquisition of such assets, (iii) such Lien shall secure only the Indebtedness secured by such Lien on the date of such acquisition of such asset and (iv) such Lien shall be discharged within one year of the date of acquisition of such asset or such later date as may be the date of the maturity of the Indebtedness that such Lien secures if such Indebtedness is fixed interest rate indebtedness that provides a commercial financial advantage to the Issuer and the Subsidiaries;
(4) Liens on any assets of a Person that becomes a Subsidiary (or of any Person not previously a Subsidiary that is merged or consolidated with or into a Subsidiary) after the Issue Date that existed prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated), provided that (i) such Lien has not been created in anticipation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary (or such merger or consolidation), (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other asset of the Issuer or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets other
than Equity Interests, after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets covered by such Lien on the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated), (iii) such Lien shall secure only the Indebtedness secured by such Lien on the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated) and (iv) such Lien shall be discharged within one year of the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated) or such later date as may be the date of the maturity of the Indebtedness that such Lien secures if such Indebtedness is fixed interest rate indebtedness that provides a commercial financial advantage to the Issuer and the Subsidiaries;
(5) Liens created to secure Indebtedness, directly or indirectly, incurred for the purpose of purchasing Equity Interests or other assets (other than real or personal property of the type contemplated by clause (6) below), provided that (i) such Lien shall secure only such Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of purchasing such assets, (ii) such Lien shall apply only to the assets so purchased (and to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets other than Equity Interests, any subsequently after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets so purchased) and (iii) such Lien shall be discharged within two years of such Lien being granted;
(6) Liens created to secure Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of acquiring or developing any real or personal property or for some other purpose in connection with the acquisition or development of such property, provided that (i) such Lien shall secure only such Indebtedness, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other assets of the Issuer or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the property so acquired or developed and (iii) the rights of the holder of the Indebtedness secured by such Lien shall be limited to the property that is subject to such Lien, it being the intention that the holder of such Lien shall not have any recourse to the Issuer or any Subsidiaries personally or to any other property of the Issuer or any Subsidiary;
(7) Liens for any borrowings from any financial institution for the purpose of financing any import or export contract in respect of which any part of the price receivable is guaranteed or insured by such financial institution carrying on an export credit guarantee or insurance business, provided that (i) such Lien applies only to the assets that are the subject of such import or export contract and (ii) the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the amount so guaranteed or insured;
(8) Liens for Indebtedness from an international or governmental development agency or authority to finance the development of a specific project, provided that (i) such Lien is required by applicable law or practice and (ii) the Lien is created only over assets used in or derived from the development of such project;
(9) any Lien created in favor of co-venturers of the Issuer or any Subsidiary pursuant to any agreement relating to an unincorporated joint venture, provided that (i) such Lien applies only to the Equity Interests in, or the assets of, such unincorporated joint venture and (ii) such Lien secures solely the payment of obligations arising under such agreement;
(10) Liens over goods and products, or documents of title to goods and products, arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with letters of credit and similar transactions, provided that such Liens secure only the acquisition cost or selling price (and amounts incidental thereto) of such goods and products required to be paid within 180 days;
(11) Liens arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of business of the Issuer or any Subsidiary;
(12) Liens created by the Issuer or any Subsidiary over a Project Asset of the Issuer or such Subsidiary, provided that such Lien secures only (i) in the case of a Lien over assets referred to in clause (a) of the definition of Project Assets, Limited Recourse Indebtedness incurred by the Issuer or such Subsidiary or (ii) in the case of a Lien over Equity Interests referred to in clause (b) of the definition of Project Assets, Limited Recourse Indebtedness incurred by the direct Subsidiary of the Issuer or such Subsidiary;
(13) Liens arising under any netting or set-off arrangement entered into by the Issuer or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its banking arrangements for the purpose of netting debit and credit balances of the Issuer or any Subsidiary;
(14) Liens incurred in connection with any extension, renewal, replacement or refunding (together, a refinancing) of any Lien permitted in clauses (1) through (13) above and any successive refinancings thereof permitted by this clause (12) (each, an Existing Security), provided that (i) such Liens do not extend to any asset that was not expressed to be subject to the Existing Security, (ii) the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such Liens does not exceed the principal amount of Indebtedness that was outstanding and secured by the Existing Security at the time of such refinancing and (iii) any refinancing of an Existing Security incurred in accordance with clauses (3) through (5) above (and any subsequent refinancings thereof permitted by this clause (12)) will not affect the obligation to discharge such Liens within the time frames that applied to such Existing Security at the time it was first incurred (as specified in the applicable clause);
(15) any Lien arising as a result of a Change in Lease Accounting Standard; and
(16) other Liens by the Issuer or any Subsidiary securing Indebtedness, provided that, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence or assumption of any such Lien or the incurrence of any Indebtedness secured thereby, the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Issuer and any Subsidiary secured by any Liens pursuant to this clause (13) shall not exceed 10% of Total Tangible Assets at such time.
Section 1009. Offer to Purchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event.
Any Securities of any series that require that the Issuer make an offer to purchase upon a Change of Control Triggering Event shall be purchased by the Issuer in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of such series) in accordance with this Section 1009. Upon the occurrence of
a Change of Control Triggering Event, unless the Issuer has previously exercised its right to redeem the Securities in accordance with their respective terms, each Holder of Securities of such series will have the right to require the Issuer to purchase all or a portion of such Holders Securities pursuant to the offer described below (the Change of Control Offer), at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase, subject to the rights of Holders of the Securities on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.
Within 30 days following the date upon which the Change of Control Triggering Event occurred, or at the Issuers option, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the pending Change of Control, the Issuer shall send, by first class mail, a notice to each Holder of Securities of such series, with a copy to the Trustee, which notice shall govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer. Such notice 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 1009 of this Indenture;
(ii) that the Issuer is required to offer to purchase all of the outstanding principal amount of Securities, the purchase price and, that on the date specified in such notice, which date shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law (the Change of Control Payment Date), the Issuer shall repurchase the Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to this Section 1009;
(iii) if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, shall state that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned on the Change of Control being consummated on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date;
(iv) that any Security not tendered or accepted for payment shall continue to accrue interest;
(v) that Securities accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date;
(vi) that Holders electing to have a Security purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer may elect to have all, or any portion of such Security, purchased;
(vii) that Holders of Securities of such series electing to have Securities purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer shall be required to surrender their Securities, with the form entitled Option of Holder to Elect Purchase on the reverse of the relevant Security, or such other customary documents of surrender and transfer as the Issuer may reasonably request, duly completed, or transfer the relevant Security by book-entry transfer, to the paying agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the Change of Control Payment Date;
(viii) that Holders whose Securities are purchased only in part shall be issued new Securities equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer); and
(ix) the CUSIP number, if any, printed on the Securities being repurchased and that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Securities.
The Issuer shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for such an offer made by the Issuer and such third party purchases all corresponding Securities of such series properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer.
The Issuer shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of Securities pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 1009, the Issuer shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall be deemed not to have breached its obligations under this Indenture by virtue thereof.
Section 1010. New Guarantors.
The Issuer covenants and agrees that if any Subsidiary of the Issuer that is not a Guarantor becomes a Relevant Guarantor, then within 30 days of such Subsidiary becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Issuer shall cause such Relevant Guarantor to also become a Subsidiary Guarantor (each, a New Guarantor) of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities by having the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee delivering a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 days, provided that such New Guarantors Guarantee may contain any limitation required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor.
Upon execution and delivery by the New Guarantor of its New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture and any other documents provided for in this Section 1010, the New Guarantor shall be a Guarantor for the purposes of this Indenture (and shall be deemed to be added to the list of Guarantors contained in Schedule 1 hereto) and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on all Outstanding Securities. In connection therewith, (i) the rights and obligations of such New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor and (ii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
Section 1011. Waiver of Certain Covenants.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of any series, the Issuer may, with respect to the Securities, omit in any particular instance to
comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in any of Sections 1005, 1008 or 1009 (subject to Section 902(9)), if before the time for such compliance the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision or condition shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 1012. Stamp, Documentary and Similar Taxes.
The Issuer and the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to pay all stamp, documentary or similar duties, taxes or fees which may be payable in respect of the execution and delivery or the enforcement of this Indenture, any Guarantee or any Security and the execution and delivery (but not the transfer) or the enforcement of any of the Securities or Guarantees in the United States or of any amendment of, supplement to, or waiver or consent under or with respect to, this Indenture, any Guarantee or any Security, and to pay any value added, goods and services or similar tax due and payable in respect of reimbursement of costs and expenses by the Issuer pursuant to this Section 1012, and shall save the Trustee and each Holder to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law harmless against any loss or liability resulting from nonpayment or delay in payment of such tax required to be paid by the Issuer and the Guarantors hereunder; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to pay any such duty, tax or fee to the extent such nonpayment or delay in payment results from any action or inaction of the Trustee.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
Section 1101. Applicability of Article.
The Securities of any series that are redeemable may be redeemed, in whole or in part from time to time, before their Stated Maturity and shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of such series) in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
Section 1102. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.
The election of the Issuer to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities. In case of any redemption at the election of the Issuer of less than all the Securities of any series (including any such redemption affecting only a single Security), the Issuer shall, at least 60 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Issuer (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed and, if applicable, of the tenor of the Securities to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities established as contemplated by
Section 301, the Issuer shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction.
Section 1103. Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed.
If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed (unless such redemption affects only a single Security, in which case this Section 1103 shall not apply), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days or less than 30 days prior to the Redemption Date, from the Outstanding Securities of such series not previously called for redemption, either (i) in compliance with the requirement of the applicable clearing systems, if the Securities are held through any clearing systems, or (ii) by the Trustee on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee deems fair and appropriate, if the Securities are not held through any clearing systems, and in either case which may provide for the selection for redemption of a portion of the principal amount of any Security of such series, provided that the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of any Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.
The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer in writing of the Securities selected for redemption as aforesaid and, in case of any Securities selected for partial redemption as aforesaid, the principal amounts thereof to be redeemed.
The provisions of the two preceding paragraphs shall not apply with respect to any redemption affecting only a single Security, whether such Security is to be redeemed in whole or in part. In the case of any such redemption in part, the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of the Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.
For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amounts of such Securities which has been or is to be redeemed.
Section 1104. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at his address appearing in the Security Register.
All notices of redemption shall state:
(1) the Redemption Date,
(2) the Redemption Price and the amount of any accrued and unpaid interest payable on the Redemption Date,
(3) the CUSIP or other identifying number of such Securities to be redeemed,
(4) if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of more than a single Security are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption of any such Securities, the principal amounts) of the particular Securities to be redeemed and, if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of a single Security are to be redeemed, the principal amount of the particular Security to be redeemed,
(5) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price (together with any accrued and unpaid interest payable on the Redemption Date) will become due and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable, that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date, and
(6) the place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price, and accrued interest, if any.
Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Issuer shall be given by the Issuer or, at the Issuers request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Issuer.
Section 1105. Deposit of Redemption Price.
Not later than one Business Day prior to any Redemption Date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Issuer is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 1003) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on, all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date.
Section 1106. Securities Payable on Redemption Date.
Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price applicable thereto, and from and after such date (unless the Issuer shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Issuer at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301, installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Record Date according to their terms and the provisions of Section 307.
If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal and any premium shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in the terms of the Security established as contemplated by Section 301.
Section 1107. Securities Redeemed in Part.
Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at a Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Issuer or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series and of like tenor, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered.
Section 1108. Optional Redemption Due to Changes in Tax Treatment.
Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, if, as the result of (a) any change in or any amendment to the laws, regulations or published tax rulings of any Relevant Jurisdiction, or of any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, affecting taxation, or (b) any change in the official administration, application or interpretation by a relevant court or tribunal, government or government authority of any Relevant Jurisdiction of such laws, regulations or published tax rulings either generally or in relation to the Securities or the Guarantees, which change or amendment is proposed and becomes effective on or after the later of (x) the original issue date of such Securities or Guarantees or (y) the date on which a jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Jurisdiction (whether by consolidation, merger or transfer of assets of the Issuer or any Guarantor, change in place of payment on the Securities or Guarantees or otherwise) or which change in official administration, application or interpretation shall not have been available to the public prior to such original issue date or the date on which such jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Jurisdiction (whichever is later), the Issuer or the Guarantors would be required to pay any Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 1007 of this Indenture or the terms of any Guarantee in respect of interest on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date (assuming, in the case of the Guarantors, a payment in respect of such interest was required to be made by the Guarantors under the Guarantees thereof on such Interest Payment Date and the Guarantors would be unable, for reasons outside their control, to procure payment by the Issuer), and the obligation to pay Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the use of commercially reasonable measures available to the Issuer or to the applicable Guarantor, as the case may be, the Issuer may, at its option, redeem all (but not less than all) of the Securities in respect of which such Additional Amounts would be so payable at any time, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days written notice as provided in Sections 1102 and 1104, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest due thereon up to, but not including, the date fixed for redemption; provided, however, that:
(1) no such notice of redemption may be given earlier than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts were a payment in respect of the Securities or the applicable Guarantee thereof then due, and
(2) at the time any such redemption notice is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts must remain in effect.
Prior to the publication or mailing of any notice of any redemption of any Securities pursuant to this Section, the Issuer, the applicable Guarantor or any Person with whom the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor has consolidated or merged, or to whom the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor has conveyed or transferred or leased all or substantially all of its properties or assets (the successor Person in any such transaction, a Successor Person), as the case may be, shall provide the Trustee with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the conditions precedent to the right of the Issuer to redeem such Securities pursuant to this Section have occurred and a certificate signed by a Director or an Authorized Officer stating that the obligation to pay Additional Amounts with respect of such Securities cannot be avoided by taking measures that the Issuer, the applicable Guarantor or the Successor Person, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Issuer or the Successor Person, as the case may be, believes in good faith are commercially reasonable.
ARTICLE TWELVE
DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
Section 1201. Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The Issuer or the Guarantors may, at any time, elect to have either Section 1202 or Section 1203 be applied to all the Outstanding Securities of any series designated pursuant to Section 301 as being defeasible pursuant to this Article Twelve, upon compliance with the applicable requirements provided pursuant to Section 301 and upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article Twelve. Any such election shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities.
Section 1202. Defeasance and Discharge.
Upon the Issuers or Guarantors exercise of the option provided in Section 1201 to have this Section 1202 applied to the Outstanding Securities of any series, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall be deemed to have been discharged from their respective obligations with respect to all the Outstanding Securities of any series, as provided in this Section 1202 on and after the date the applicable conditions set forth in Section 1204 are satisfied (hereinafter called Defeasance) with respect to such Securities. For this purpose, such Defeasance means that the Issuer shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the Outstanding Securities of such series and to have satisfied all of its other obligations under the Securities of such series and this Indenture insofar as the Securities of such series are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), subject to the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (1) the rights of Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series to receive, solely from the trust fund described in Section 1204 and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on such Securities of such series when payments are due, (2) the Issuers and each Guarantors obligations with respect to such Securities of such series under Sections 304, 305, 306, 1002, 1003 and 1007, (3) the rights (including without limitation, the rights set forth in Section 607), powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and (4) this Article. Subject to compliance with this Article,
the Issuer or a Guarantor may defease any Securities pursuant to this Section notwithstanding the prior Covenant Defeasance of such Securities pursuant to Section 1203.
Section 1203. Covenant Defeasance.
Upon the Issuers or a Guarantors exercise of the option provided in Section 1201 to have this Section 1203 applied to the Outstanding Securities of any series, on and after the date the applicable conditions set forth in Section 1204 are satisfied (hereinafter called Covenant Defeasance) with respect to the Outstanding Securities of any series, pursuant to this Section 1203, (1) the Issuer and the Guarantors shall be released from their respective obligations under Section 801, 1008, 1009, 1010 and 1301, and (2) the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 501(3), 501(4), 501(5) or 501(7)(a) with respect to any obligations referred to in clause (1) of this Section 1203 shall be deemed not to be or result in an Event of Default, in each case with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series as provided in this Section. For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that the Issuer and the Guarantors may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such specified Section (to the extent so specified in the case of Section 501(4)), whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or Article or by reason of any reference in any such Section or Article to any other provision herein or in any other document, but the remainder of this Indenture and the Securities of such series shall be unaffected thereby.
Section 1204. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The following shall be the conditions to the Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202 or the Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203 of the Outstanding Securities of any series:
(1) The Issuer or a Guarantor shall elect by Board Resolution to effect a Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202 or a Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203.
(2) The Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee which satisfies the requirements contemplated by Section 609 and agrees to comply with the provisions of this Article applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series, (a) money in an amount, (b) U.S. Government Obligations that through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, money in an amount or (c) a combination thereof, in each case, sufficient to pay all the principal of, and any premium and interest (and any Additional Amounts then known) on the Outstanding Securities of such series and any Additional Amounts then known thereon on the respective Stated Maturities, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Securities of such series. As used herein, U.S. Government Obligations means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable
at the issuers option.
(3) In the event of a Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202, the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (x) the Issuer or such Guarantor has received from, or there has been published by, the IRS a ruling or (y) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. Federal income tax law, in either case (x) or (y) to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Securities of such series and will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, Defeasance and discharge to be effected with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit, Defeasance and discharge were not to occur.
(4) In the event of a Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203, the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Securities of such series will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and Covenant Defeasance to be effected with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit and Covenant Defeasance were not to occur.
(5) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) (assuming all Securities are in default within the meaning of such Act and that such Act applied to this Indenture).
(6) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in the trust arising from such deposit constituting an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act unless such trust shall be registered under such Act or exempt from registration thereunder.
(7) The Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent with respect to such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.
(8) All amounts due and owing to the Trustee and its counsel shall have been paid in full.
Section 1205. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions.
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee or other qualifying trustee (solely for purposes of this Section and Section 1206, the Trustee and any such other trustee are referred to collectively as the Trustee) pursuant to Section 1204 in respect of any Outstanding Securities shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with
the provisions of such Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any such Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Securities, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal and any premium and interest, but money so held in trust need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
The Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the Trustee or the trust created hereby with respect to the U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 1204 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders or beneficial owners of such Outstanding Securities.
Anything in this Article to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Issuer or the Guarantors, as the case may be, from time to time upon an Issuer Request any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 1204 with respect to any Securities which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect the Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, with respect to such Securities.
Section 1206. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with this Article with respect to any Securities by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the obligations under this Indenture and such Securities from which the Issuer has been discharged or released pursuant to Section 1202 or 1203 shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article with respect to such Securities, until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all money held in trust pursuant to Section 1205 with respect to such Securities in accordance with this Article; provided, however, that if the Issuer or a Guarantor makes any payment of principal of or any premium or interest on any such Security following such reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuer or a Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights (if any) of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money so held in trust.
Section 1207. Effect on Subordination Provisions.
Unless otherwise expressly provided pursuant to Section 301, with respect to the Securities of any series, the provisions of Article Fourteen hereof, insofar as they pertain to the Securities of such series, are hereby expressly made subject to the provisions for defeasance and covenant defeasance set forth in this Article and, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, upon the effectiveness of any such defeasance or covenant defeasance pursuant to this Article with respect to the Securities of such series, all of the Securities of such series as to which defeasance or covenant defeasance, as the case may be, shall have become effective shall thereupon cease to be so subordinated and shall no longer be subject to the provisions of Article
Fourteen with respect to such Securities and, without limitation to the foregoing, all moneys, U.S. Government Obligations and shares or other securities or property deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee) in trust in connection with such defeasance or covenant defeasance, as the case may be, and all proceeds therefrom may be applied to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on such Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable notwithstanding the provisions of Article Fourteen.
ARTICLE THIRTEEN
GUARANTEE
Section 1301. Guarantee.
The Guarantors jointly and severally hereby fully and unconditionally guarantee to each Holder of a Security of each series authenticated and delivered by the Trustee the due and punctual payment of the principal (including any amount due in respect of original issue discount) of and any premium and interest on such Security (and any Additional Amounts and other amounts payable by the Issuer in respect thereof), when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of such Security and of this Indenture (each a Guaranteed Securities Obligation and, collectively, the Guaranteed Securities Obligations). The Guarantors jointly and severally hereby agree to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the compensation (as per the fee proposal agreed upon between the Issuer and the Trustee) and reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents, officers, employees and directors, and any other amounts, including indemnification amounts, due to the Trustee under Section 607. The Guarantors each hereby agree that its obligations hereunder shall be as if it were a principal debtor and not merely a surety, and shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of, and shall be unaffected by, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of any Security of any series or this Indenture, any failure to enforce the provisions of any Security of any series or this Indenture, any waiver, modification or indulgence granted to the Issuer with respect thereto, by the Holder of any Security of any series or the Trustee, or any other circumstances which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or guarantor; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, modification or indulgence shall, without the consent of the Guarantors, increase the principal amount of a Security or the interest rate thereon or increase any premium payable upon redemption thereof. The Guarantors each hereby waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Issuer, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer, the benefit of discussion, protest or notice with respect to any Security or the indebtedness evidenced thereby or with respect of any sinking fund payment required pursuant to the terms of a Security issued under this Indenture and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that its Guarantee will not be discharged with respect to any Security except by payment in full of the principal thereof and any premium and interest thereon or as provided in Article Four, Section 802 or Article Thirteen. The Guarantors each further agree that, as between such Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, the Maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article Five hereof for the purposes of its Guarantee, but not in the case of any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby.
The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder will be limited (i) to the maximum amount as will, taking into account, in addition to such obligations of each Guarantor, all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor and any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under its Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution obligations under this Indenture, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable law nor leading to a breach of the rules governing financial assistance, corporate purpose, ultra vires, impairment of statutory capital or similar capital restrictions under applicable law and/or (ii) to the extent otherwise necessary so that such obligations do not constitute a breach of applicable law.
The Guarantors shall be subrogated to all rights of each Holder of Securities against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid to such Holder by the Guarantors pursuant to the provisions of these Guarantees; provided, however, that the Guarantors shall not be entitled to enforce, or to receive any payments arising out of or based upon, such right of subrogation until the principal of and any premium and interest on all the Securities of the same series and of like tenor shall have been paid in full.
No past, present or future stockholder, officer, director, employee or incorporator of any Guarantor shall have any personal liability under the Guarantees set forth in this Section 1301 by reason of his or its status as such stockholder, officer, director, employee or incorporator.
The Guarantees set forth in this Section 1301 shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose with respect to a Security until the certificate of authentication on such Security shall have been signed by or on behalf of the Trustee.
For the avoidance of doubt, the fact that none of the Guarantors (including, without limitation, any New Guarantors) have or will execute any Security, or any notation of their Guarantees on any Security, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee shall in no way affect or limit such Guarantors Guarantee under this Section 1301.
Section 1302. Release of Subsidiary Guarantors.
Any or all of the Subsidiary Guarantors may be released at any time from their respective Guarantees and other obligations under this Indenture without the consent of any Holder. Such release shall occur upon or concurrently with the Subsidiary Guarantor no longer being a Relevant Guarantor and the delivery of an Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee certifying the same, provided that, at the time of such release, no default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
Concurrently with the delivery of such Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee and without any further act of any other party, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released from its Guarantee and other obligations under this Indenture and shall have no further liability or responsibility under the Securities or this Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the release of a Subsidiary of the Issuer as a Subsidiary Guarantor shall not preclude such Subsidiary subsequently becoming a Guarantor if,
while the Securities are Outstanding, such Subsidiary becomes a Relevant Guarantor subsequent to such release.
Section 1303. Agreement To Subordinate.
Each Guarantor, for itself and its respective successors, and each Holder, by his acceptance of Securities, agree that the payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations by each Guarantor, as applicable, is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner stated in this Article, to the prior payment in full of all of the respective Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable. Each Holder by its acceptance of the Securities authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as directed by the holders of a majority of the Securities to effectuate, as between the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors and such Holder, the subordination provided in Sections 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307 and 1308 (collectively, the Guarantee Subordination Sections) and appoints the Trustee as his attorney-in-fact for such purpose. If the Trustee does not file a proper claim or proof of debt in the form required in any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding up, liquidation, reorganization, arrangement or similar proceedings relating to the Guarantors prior to 30 days before the expiration of time to file such claim or claims, then any holder or holders of the respective Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, or their representative or representatives are hereby authorized to and have the right to file an appropriate claim for and on behalf of the Holders. The Guaranteed Securities Obligations shall be senior in right of payment and in rights upon liquidation to all of the respective Junior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable.
Section 1304. No Payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations if Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors in Default.
Anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, no payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations shall be made by or on behalf of any Guarantor (i) unless full payment of amounts then due for principal, sinking funds and interest and of all other amounts then due on all Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor has been made or duly provided for pursuant to the terms of the instrument governing such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor, (ii) if, at the time of such payment, redemption, purchase or other acquisition, or immediately after giving effect thereto, there shall exist under any Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor, or any agreement pursuant to which any Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor is issued, any default, which default shall not have been cured or waived and which default shall have resulted in the full amount of such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor being declared due and payable or (iii) if, at the time of such payment, redemption, purchase or other acquisition, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice from the holder or holders of any Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor or their representative or representatives (a Payment Blockage Notice) that there exists under such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor, or any agreement pursuant to which such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor is issued, any default, which default shall not have been cured or waived, permitting the holders thereof to declare the full amount of such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor due and payable, but only for the period (the Payment Blockage Period) commencing on the date of receipt of the Payment Blockage Notice and ending (unless earlier terminated by notice given to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee by the
holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor) on the earlier of (A) the date on which such event of default shall have been cured or waived or (B) 180 days from the receipt of the Payment Blockage Notice. Upon termination of a Payment Blockage Period, payments on account of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, or any other amounts payable with respect to the Securities (other than amounts due and payable by reason of the acceleration of the maturity of the Securities) and redemptions, purchases or other acquisitions may be made by or on behalf of the relevant Guarantor. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (A) only one Payment Blockage Notice may be given during any period of 360 consecutive days with respect to the same event of default and any other events of default on the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors existing and known to the Person giving such notice at the time of such notice and (B) no new Payment Blockage Period may be commenced by the holder or holders of the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors or their representative or representatives during any period of 360 consecutive days unless all events of default which were the object of the immediately preceding Payment Blockage Notice, and any other event of default on the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors existing and known to the Person giving such notice at the time of such notice, have been cured or waived. The provisions of this Section 1304 shall not prevent a sinking fund payment (if any) in respect of Guaranteed Securities Obligations made with Securities properly acquired prior to the happening of such default. In the event that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 1304, payments are made by or on behalf of the Guarantors in contravention of the provisions of this Section 1304, such payments shall be held by the Trustee, any paying agent or the Holders, as applicable, for the benefit of, and shall be paid over to and delivered to, at the written direction of, the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors or their representatives or the trustee under the indenture or other agreement (if any), pursuant to which any instruments evidencing any Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, for application to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay all Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors in full in accordance with the terms of such Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors.
Each Guarantor shall give prompt written notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee and any paying agent of any default under any Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor or under any agreement pursuant to which any Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor may have been issued.
Section 1305. Distribution On Acceleration Of Securities; Dissolution And Reorganization; Subrogation Of Securities.
(a) Upon (i) any acceleration of the principal amount due on the Securities because of an Event of Default or (ii) any distribution of assets of a Guarantor upon any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of such Guarantor (whether in administration, bankruptcy, insolvency, administration or receivership proceedings or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other dissolution, winding up, liquidation or
reorganization of such Guarantor and other than in respect of a solvent winding up or a reconstruction):
(1) The holders of all Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor shall first be entitled to receive payment in full of the principal thereof, the interest thereon and any other amounts due thereon before the Holders are entitled to receive payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations;
(2) any payment or distribution of assets of the applicable Guarantor of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities other than securities of the applicable Guarantor as reorganized or readjusted or securities of the applicable Guarantor or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment of which is subordinate, at least to the extent provided in the Guarantee Subordination Sections with respect to the Guaranteed Securities Obligations, to the payment in full without diminution or modification by such plan of all Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor, to which the Holders or the Trustee would be entitled except for the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections, shall be paid by the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making such a payment or distribution, directly to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor (or their representatives) or trustee(s) acting on their behalf, ratably according to the aggregate amounts remaining unpaid on account of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any on, and other amounts due on the Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor held or represented by each, to the extent necessary to make payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor remaining unpaid, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor; and
(3) in the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment or distribution of assets of the applicable Guarantor of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities other than securities of the applicable Guarantor as reorganized or readjusted or securities of the applicable Guarantor or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment of which is subordinate, at least to the extent provided in the Guarantee Subordination Sections with respect to the Guaranteed Securities Obligations, to the payment in full without diminution or modification by such plan of Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor, shall be received by the Trustee or the Holders before all Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor is paid in full, such payment or distribution shall be held for the benefit of, and be paid over to, at the written direction of, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor remaining unpaid (or their representatives) or trustee(s) acting on their behalf, ratably as aforesaid, for application to the payment of such Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor until all such Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor shall have been paid in full, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor.
Subject to the payment in full of all of the respective Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, the Holders shall be subrogated to the rights of the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, to receive payments or distributions of cash, property or securities of the respective Guarantors applicable to the Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, until the Guaranteed Securities Obligations shall be paid in full and, for purposes of such subrogation, no such payments or distributions to the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, of cash, property or securities which otherwise would have been payable or distributable to Holders shall, as between the Guarantors, their creditors other than the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, and the Holders, be deemed to be a payment by the Guarantors, as applicable, to or on account of the Senior Indebtedness of the respective Guarantors, it being understood that the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holders, on the one hand, and the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, on the other hand.
Nothing contained in the Guarantee Subordination Sections or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Securities is intended to or shall impair, as between the Guarantors and their creditors other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, the obligation of the Guarantors, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay to the Holders all amounts due with respect to the Guaranteed Securities Obligations as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Securities or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights of the Holders and creditors of the Guarantors other than holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors or, as between the Guarantors and the Trustee, the obligations of the Guarantors to the Trustee, nor shall anything herein or therein prevent the Trustee or the Holders from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by law upon default under this Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under the Guarantee Subordination Sections of the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors in respect of cash, property and securities of the Guarantors received upon the exercise of any such remedy. Upon distribution of assets of the Guarantors referred to in the Guarantee Subordination Sections, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, and the Holders shall be entitled to rely upon a certificate of the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making any distribution to the Trustee or to the Holders for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors and other indebtedness of the Guarantors, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to the Guarantee Subordination Sections. The Trustee, however, shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors. Nothing contained in the Guarantee Subordination Sections or elsewhere in this Indenture, or in any of the Securities, shall prevent the application by the Trustee of any moneys which were deposited with it hereunder, prior to its receipt by a Responsible Officer thereof of written notice of facts which would prohibit such application, for the purpose of the payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations unless, prior to the date on which such application is made by the Trustee, the Trustee shall be charged with notice under Section 1305(c) hereof of the facts which would prohibit the making of such application.
(b) The provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections shall not be applicable to the rights of the Trustee under Section 607 hereof or to any cash, properties or securities received by the Trustee or by any Holder when received as a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the
Guarantors and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee or such Holder of any of its rights as such holder.
(c) Each Guarantor shall give prompt written notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee of any fact known to the relevant Guarantor which would prohibit the making of any payment of money to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities pursuant to the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections. The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, shall be entitled to assume that no such fact exists unless the Guarantors or any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors or any trustee therefor has given such notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections or any other provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any fact which would prohibit the making of any payment of monies to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities pursuant to the provisions in the Guarantee Subordination Sections, unless, and until three Business Days after, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof at the address designated pursuant to Section 105 hereof from the Guarantors or any holder or holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors or from any trustee therefor; and, prior to the receipt of any such written notice, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, shall be entitled in all respects conclusively to assume that no such fact exists; provided that if on a date not less than three Business Days immediately preceding the date upon which by the terms hereof any such monies may become payable with respect to Guaranteed Securities Obligations, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall not have received with respect to such monies the notice provided for in this Section 1305(c), 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.
The Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a Person representing himself to be a holder of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor (or a trustee on behalf of such holder) to establish that such notice has been given by a holder of Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor (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 of any Guarantor to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to the Guarantee Subordination Sections, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor 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 the Guarantee Subordination Sections, 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; nor shall the Trustee be charged with knowledge of the curing or waiving of any default of the character specified in Section 1304 hereof or that any event or any condition preventing any payment in respect of the Securities shall have ceased to exist, unless and until the Trustee shall have received an Officers Certificate to such effect.
(d) The provisions of this Section 1305 applicable to the Trustee shall also apply to any paying agent for the Guarantors.
Section 1306. Reliance By Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors On Subordination Provisions.
Each Holder of any Security by his acceptance thereof acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing subordination provisions are, and are intended to be, an inducement and a consideration for each holder of any Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor, whether such Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor was created or acquired before or after the issuance of the Securities, to acquire and continue to hold, or to continue to hold, such Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor, and such holder of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor shall be deemed conclusively to have relied on such subordination provisions in acquiring and continuing to hold, or in continuing to hold, such Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor. Notice of any default in the payment of any Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor, except as expressly stated in the Guarantee Subordination Sections, and notice of acceptance of the provisions hereof are hereby expressly waived. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no waiver, forbearance or release by any holder of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor under such Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor or under the Guarantee Subordination Sections shall constitute a release of any of the obligations or liabilities of the Trustee or Holders of the Securities provided in the Guarantee Subordination Sections. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no right of any present or future holder of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor to enforce the subordination provisions hereof shall at any time or in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of any Guarantor or any such holder or by any noncompliance by any Guarantor with the terms, provisions or covenants of this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof which such holder may have otherwise been charged with.
Section 1307. Trustees Relation To Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors.
The Trustee in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in the Guarantee Subordination Sections in respect of any Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor at any time held by it, to the same extent as any holder of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor, and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder.
With respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor, the Trustee undertakes to perform or to observe only such of its covenants and obligations as are specifically set forth in the Guarantee Subordination Sections, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of Guarantor shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of Guarantor but shall have only such obligations to such holders as are expressly set forth in the Guarantee Subordination Sections.
Each Holder of a Security by his acceptance thereof authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as directed by the holders of a majority of the Securities to effectuate the subordination provided in the Guarantee Subordination Sections and appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes, including, in the event of any dissolution, winding up or liquidation or reorganization under any applicable bankruptcy law of the Guarantors (whether in administration, bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership proceedings or otherwise and other than in respect of a solvent reorganization or reconstruction), the timely filing of a claim for the unpaid balance of such Holders Securities in the form required in such proceedings and the causing of such claim to be approved. If the Trustee does not file a claim or
proof of debt in the form required in such proceedings prior to 10 days before the expiration of the time to file such claims or proofs, then the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, jointly, or their representative shall have the right to demand, sue for, collect, receive and receipt for the payments and distributions in respect of Guaranteed Securities Obligations which are required to be paid or delivered to the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, as provided in the Guarantee Subordination Sections and to file and prove all claims therefor and to take all such other action in the name of the Holders or otherwise, as such holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, or representative thereof may determine to be necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections.
Section 1308. Other Provisions Subject Hereto.
Except as expressly stated in the Guarantee Subordination Sections, notwithstanding anything contained in this Indenture to the contrary, all the provisions of this Indenture and the Securities are subject to the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections. However, nothing in the Guarantee Subordination Sections shall apply to or adversely affect the claims of, or payment to, the Trustee pursuant to Section 607.
ARTICLE FOURTEEN
SUBORDINATION OF THE SECURITIES
Section 1401. Agreement To Subordinate.
The Issuer, for itself and its successors, and each Holder, by its acceptance of Securities, agree that the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on, if any, and any other amounts due on the Securities is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner stated in this Article Fourteen, to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer. Each Holder by its acceptance of the Securities authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as directed by a majority of holders of the Securities to effectuate, as between the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer and such Holder, the subordination provided in this Article and appoints the Trustee as his attorney-in-fact for such purpose. If the Trustee does not file a proper claim or proof of debt in the form required in any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding up, liquidation, reorganization, arrangement or similar proceedings relating to the Issuer prior to 30 days before the expiration of time to file such claim or claims, then any holder or holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or their representative or representatives are hereby authorized to and have the right to file an appropriate claim for and on behalf of the Holders. The Securities shall be senior in right of payment and in rights upon liquidation to all Junior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer.
Section 1402. No Payment On Securities If Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer In Default.
Anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, no payment on account of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on and other amounts due on the Securities, and no
redemption, repurchase, or repayment of the Securities, shall be made by or on behalf of the Issuer (i) unless full payment of amounts then due for principal, sinking funds and interest and of all other amounts then due on all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer has been made or duly provided for pursuant to the terms of the instrument governing such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, (ii) if, at the time of such payment, redemption, purchase or other acquisition, or immediately after giving effect thereto, there shall exist under any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, or any agreement pursuant to which any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer is issued, any default, which default shall not have been cured or waived and which default shall have resulted in the full amount of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer being declared due and payable or (iii) if, at the time of such payment, redemption, purchase or other acquisition, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice from the holder or holders of any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or their representative or representatives (a Payment Blockage Notice) that there exists under such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, or any agreement pursuant to which such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer is issued, any default, which default shall not have been cured or waived, permitting the holders thereof to declare the full amount of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer due and payable, but only for the period (the Payment Blockage Period) commencing on the date of receipt of the Payment Blockage Notice and ending (unless earlier terminated by notice given to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee by the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer) on the earlier of (A) the date on which such event of default shall have been cured or waived or (B) 180 days from the receipt of the Payment Blockage Notice. Upon termination of a Payment Blockage Period, payments on account of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, or any other amounts payable with respect to the Securities (other than amounts due and payable by reason of the acceleration of the maturity of the Securities) and redemptions, purchases or other acquisitions may be made by or on behalf of the Issuer. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (A) only one Payment Blockage Notice may be given during any period of 360 consecutive days with respect to the same event of default and any other events of default on the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer existing and known to the Person giving such notice at the time of such notice and (B) no new Payment Blockage Period may be commenced by the holder or holders of the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or their representative or representatives during any period of 360 consecutive days unless all events of default which were the object of the immediately preceding Payment Blockage Notice, and any other event of default on the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuers existing and known to the Person giving such notice at the time of such notice, have been cured or waived. The provisions of this Section 1402 shall not prevent a sinking fund payment (if any) in respect of Securities made with Securities properly acquired prior to the happening of such default. In the event that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 1402, payments are made by or on behalf of the Issuer in contravention of the provisions of this Section 1402, such payments shall be held by the Trustee, any paying agent or the Holders, as applicable, for the benefit of, and shall be paid over to and delivered to, at the written direction of, the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or their representative or the trustee under the indenture or other agreement (if any), pursuant to which any instruments evidencing any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, for application to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer in full in accordance with the terms of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer.
The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee and any paying agent of any default under any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or under any agreement pursuant to which any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer may have been issued.
Section 1403. Distribution On Acceleration Of Securities; Dissolution And Reorganization; Subrogation Of Securities.
(a) Upon (i) any acceleration of the principal amount due on the Securities because of an Event of Default or (ii) any distribution of assets of the Issuer upon any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of the Issuer (whether in administration, bankruptcy, insolvency, administration or receivership proceedings or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of the Issuer and other than in respect of a solvent winding up or reconstruction):
(1) the holders of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer shall first be entitled to receive payment in full of the principal thereof, the interest thereon and any other amounts due thereon before the Holders are entitled to receive payment on account of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, or any other amounts due on the Securities;
(2) any payment or distribution of assets of the Issuer of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities other than securities of the Issuer as reorganized or readjusted or securities of the Issuer or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment of which is subordinate, at least to the extent provided in this Article Fourteen with respect to the Securities, to the payment in full without diminution or modification by such plan of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, to which the Holders or the Trustee would be entitled except for the provisions of this Article, shall be paid by the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making such a payment or distribution, directly to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer (or their representatives) or trustee(s) acting on their behalf, ratably according to the aggregate amounts remaining unpaid on account of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, and other amounts due on the Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer held or represented by each, to the extent necessary to make payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer remaining unpaid, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer; and
(3) in the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment or distribution of assets of the Issuer of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities other than securities of the Issuer as reorganized or readjusted or securities of the Issuer or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment of which is subordinate, at least to the extent provided in this Article with respect to the Securities, to the payment in full without diminution or modification by such plan of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, shall be received by the Trustee or the Holders before all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer is paid in full, such payment or distribution shall be held for the benefit of, and be paid over to, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer remaining unpaid (or their representatives) or
trustee(s) acting on their behalf, ratably as aforesaid, for application to the payment of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer until all such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer shall have been paid in full, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer.
Subject to the payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, the Holders shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer to receive payments or distributions of cash, property or securities of the Issuer applicable to the Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer until the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, and any other amounts payable with respect to the Securities shall be paid in full and, for purposes of such subrogation, no such payments or distributions to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer of cash, property or securities which otherwise would have been payable or distributable to Holders shall, as between the Issuer, its creditors other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, and the Holders, be deemed to be a payment by the Issuer to or on account of the Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, it being understood that the provisions of this Article Fourteen are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holders, on the one hand, and the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, on the other hand.
Nothing contained in this Article or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Securities is intended to or shall impair, as between the Issuer and its creditors other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay to the Holders the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any on, and any Additional Amounts with respect to the Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Securities or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights of the Holders and creditors of the Issuer other than holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or, as between the Issuer and the Trustee, the obligations of the Issuer to the Trustee, nor shall anything herein or therein prevent the Trustee or the Holders from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by law upon default under this Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under this Article of the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer in respect of cash, property and securities of the Issuer received upon the exercise of any such remedy. Upon distribution of assets of the Issuer referred to in this Article, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, and the Holders shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon a certificate of the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making any distribution to the Trustee or to the Holders for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer and other indebtedness of the Issuer, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article. The Trustee, however, shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer. Nothing contained in this Article Fourteen or elsewhere in this Indenture, or in any of the Securities, shall prevent the application by the Trustee of any moneys which were deposited with it hereunder, prior to its receipt by a Responsible Officer thereof of written notice of facts which would prohibit such application, for the purpose of the payment of or on account of the principal of and any premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, or any Additional Amounts with respect to the Securities unless, prior to the date on which such application is made by the Trustee, the Trustee shall be charged with notice under Section 1403(c) hereof of the facts which would prohibit the making of such application.
(b) The provisions of this Article shall not be applicable to any cash, properties or securities received by the Trustee or by any Holder when received as a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee or such Holder of any of its rights as such holder.
(c) The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee of any fact known to the Issuer which would prohibit the making of any payment of money to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Article. The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, shall be entitled to assume that no such fact exists unless the Issuer or any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or any trustee therefor has given such notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article or any other provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any fact which would prohibit the making of any payment of monies to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities pursuant to the provisions in this Article, unless, and until three Business Days after, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof at the address designated pursuant to Section 105 hereof from the Issuer or any holder or holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or from any trustee therefor; and, prior to the receipt of any such written notice, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, shall be entitled in all respects conclusively to assume that no such fact exists; provided that if on a date not less than three Business Days immediately preceding the date upon which by the terms hereof any such monies may become payable for any purpose including, without limitation, the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, and any Additional Amounts with respect to any Security, and any amounts immediately due and payable upon the execution of any instrument acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, as provided in Article Ten hereof), a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall not have received with respect to such monies the notice provided for in this Section 1403(c), 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.
The Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a Person representing himself to be a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer (or a trustee on behalf of such holder) to establish that such notice has been given by a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer (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 of the Issuer to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer 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, 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; nor shall the Trustee be charged with knowledge of the curing or waiving of any default of the character specified in Section 1403 hereof or that any event or any condition preventing any payment in respect of the Securities shall have ceased to exist, unless and until the Trustee shall have received an Officers Certificate to such effect.
(d) The provisions of this Section 1403 applicable to the Trustee shall also apply to any paying agent for the Issuer.
Section 1404. Reliance By Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer On Subordination Provisions.
Each Holder of any Security by his acceptance thereof acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing subordination provisions are, and are intended to be, an inducement and a consideration for each holder of any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, whether such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer was created or acquired before or after the issuance of the Securities, to acquire and continue to hold, or to continue to hold, such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, and such holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer shall be deemed conclusively to have relied on such subordination provisions in acquiring and continuing to hold, or in continuing to hold, such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer. Notice of any default in the payment of any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, except as expressly stated in this Article, and notice of acceptance of the provisions hereof are hereby expressly waived. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no waiver, forbearance or release by any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer under such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or under this Article shall constitute a release of any of the obligations or liabilities of the Trustee or Holders of the Securities provided in this Article. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no right of any present or future holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer to enforce the subordination provisions hereof shall at any time or in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Issuer or any such holder or by any noncompliance by the Issuer with the terms, provisions or covenants of this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof which such holder may have otherwise been charged with.
Section 1405. Trustees Relation To Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer.
The Trustee in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article in respect of any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer at any time held by it, to the same extent as any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder.
With respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, the Trustee undertakes to perform or to observe only such of its covenants and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Article, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer but shall have only such obligations to such holders as are expressly set forth in this Article.
Each Holder of a Security by his acceptance thereof authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as directed by the holders of a majority of the Securities to effectuate the subordination provided in this Article and appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes, including, in the event of any dissolution, winding up or liquidation or reorganization under any applicable bankruptcy law of the Issuer (whether in administration, bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership proceedings or otherwise and other than in respect of a solvent reorganization or reconstruction), the timely filing of a claim for the
unpaid balance of such Holders Securities in the form required in such proceedings and the causing of such claim to be approved. If the Trustee does not file a claim or proof of debt in the form required in such proceedings prior to 10 days before the expiration of the time to file such claims or proofs, then the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, jointly, or their representative shall have the right to demand, sue for, collect, receive and receipt for the payments and distributions in respect of the Securities which are required to be paid or delivered to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer as provided in this Article and to file and prove all claims therefor and to take all such other action in the name of the Holders or otherwise, as such holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or representative thereof may determine to be necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of the provisions of this Article.
Section 1406. Other Provisions Subject Hereto.
Except as expressly stated in this Article, notwithstanding anything contained in this Indenture to the contrary, all the provisions of this Indenture and the Securities are subject to the provisions of this Article. However, nothing in this Article shall apply to or adversely affect the claims of, or payment to, the Trustee pursuant to Section 607.
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This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
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Schedule 1
Guarantors
1. Amcor Finance (USA), Inc.
2. Amcor UK Finance plc
3. Amcor Pty Ltd
4. Bemis Company, Inc.
ANNEX A
[FORM OF NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE]
This [ ] NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of [ ], [ ] (the Supplemental Indenture), among Amcor plc, a public limited company incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands with limited liability (herein called the Issuer), as Issuer, [ ], a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of [ ] (herein called the New Guarantor), having its principal office at [ ], and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee under the Indenture (as defined below) (herein called the Trustee).
RECITALS
The Issuer, Amcor Finance (USA), Inc., Amcor UK Finance plc, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis Company, Inc. (each, an Original Guarantor) and the Trustee have entered into an Indenture dated as of [·], 2020, as amended from time to time, (herein called the Indenture), providing for the issuance of Securities. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Supplemental Indenture have the same meaning provided in the Indenture.
Section 1010 of the Indenture provides that if any Subsidiary of the Issuer which is not a Guarantor becomes a Relevant Guarantor, then within 30 days of such Subsidiary becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Issuer shall cause that Subsidiary to also become a Guarantor of all amounts due and owing on the Securities Outstanding under the Indenture by such New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee executing and delivering a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 days.
The entry into this Supplemental Indenture by the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee is in all respects authorized by the provisions of the Indenture.
All things necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee and a valid amendment of and supplement to the Indenture have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH, the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee each hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
Section 101. New Guarantor under the Indenture.
For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantor hereby agrees with the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of any Securities Outstanding under the Indenture that concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture by the New Guarantor it shall become a Guarantor for the purposes of the Indenture and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on the Securities Outstanding under this Indenture. In connection therewith, (i) the New Guarantor
hereby unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee the due and punctual payment of the principal (including any amount due in respect of original issue discount) of and any premium and interest on such Security (and any Additional Amounts and other amounts payable by the Issuer in respect thereof), when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of such Security and of the Indenture, including (without limitation) Article Thirteen of the Indenture, (ii) the rights and obligations of the New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor under the Indenture and (iii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
[Insert any guarantee limitations required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor]
Section 102. Notices.
The New Guarantor agrees that all notices that may be delivered pursuant to the Indenture may be delivered to it at the following address:
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Section 103. Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.
The New Guarantor hereby appoints [ ] acting through its office at [ ], New York, New York as its authorized agent (the Authorized Agent) upon which process may be served in any legal action or proceeding against it with respect to its obligations under the Indenture or its Guarantee, as the case may be, instituted in any federal or state court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by the Holder of any Security and agrees that service of process Upon such authorized agent, together with written notice of said service to the New Guarantor by the Person serving the same addressed as provided in Section 102 hereof, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the New Guarantor in any such legal action or proceeding, and the New Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such legal action or proceeding and waives any objection it may have to the laying of the venue of any such legal action or proceeding. Such appointment shall be irrevocable until all amounts in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest due and to become due on or in respect of all the Securities issued under the Indenture have been paid by the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, to the Trustee pursuant to the terms thereof, the Securities and the Guarantees; provided,
however, that upon release of the New Guarantor pursuant to Section 1302 of the Indenture, such New Guarantors appointment of the Authorized Agent under this Section 103 shall be automatically and unconditionally irrevocably terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the New Guarantor reserves the right to appoint another Person located or with an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, selected in its discretion, as a successor Authorized Agent, and upon acceptance of such appointment by such a successor the appointment of the prior Authorized Agent shall terminate. The New Guarantor shall give notice to the Trustee and all Holders of the appointment by it of a successor Authorized Agent. If for any reason [ ] ceases to be able to act as the Authorized Agent or to have an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, the New Guarantor will appoint a successor Authorized Agent in accordance with the preceding sentence. The New Guarantor further agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of such agent in full force and effect until the Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve thereof Service of process upon the Authorized Agent addressed to it at the address set forth above, as such address may be changed within the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by notice given by the Authorized Agent to the Trustee, together with written notice of such service mailed or delivered to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the New Guarantor shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process on the New Guarantor.
ARTICLE TWO
Provisions of General Application
Section 201. Effective Date.
This Supplemental Indenture takes effect when each party has executed
one counterpart of this deed, whether the same or different counterparts (the Effective Date). As of the Effective Date, the New Guarantor shall be deemed to be added to the list of Guarantors contained in Schedule 1 to the Indenture.
Section 202. Governing Law.
This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State; provided, however, that the authorization and execution of this Supplemental Indenture by and on behalf of the New Guarantor, shall be governed by the laws of [Insert jurisdiction of organization of New Guarantor].
This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
[Insert if New Guarantor organized under the laws of Australia][For purposes of Australian law, this Supplemental Indenture has been executed by the New Guarantor as a deed.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
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AMCOR FINANCE (USA), INC.
The Issuer
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AMCOR PLC
The Parent Guarantor
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AMCOR UK FINANCE PLC
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AMCOR PTY LTD
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BEMIS COMPANY, INC.
The Initial Subsidiary Guarantors
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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
The Trustee
Indenture
Dated as of [], 2020
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Section 101. |
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Compliance Certificates and Opinions |
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Section 103. |
Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee |
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Acts of Holders; Record Dates |
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Section 105. |
Notices, Etc., to the Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors |
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Section 106. |
Notice to Holders; Waiver |
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Section 107. |
Effect of Headings and Table of Contents |
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Section 108. |
Successors and Assigns |
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Section 109. |
Separability Clause |
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Section 110. |
Benefits of Indenture |
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Section 111. |
Governing Law |
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Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process |
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Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating |
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Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment |
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Section 503. |
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Restoration of Rights and Remedies |
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Section 510. |
Rights and Remedies Cumulative |
52 |
Section 511. |
Delay or Omission Not Waiver |
52 |
Section 512. |
Control by Holders |
52 |
Section 513. |
Waiver of Past Defaults |
53 |
Section 514. |
Undertaking for Costs |
53 |
Section 515. |
Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws |
53 |
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ARTICLE SIX |
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THE TRUSTEE |
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Section 601. |
Certain Duties and Responsibilities |
54 |
Section 602. |
Notice of Defaults |
55 |
Section 603. |
Certain Rights of Trustee |
55 |
Section 604. |
Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities |
57 |
Section 605. |
May Hold Securities |
57 |
Section 606. |
Money Held in Trust |
57 |
Section 607. |
Compensation and Reimbursement |
57 |
Section 608. |
Conflicting Interests |
58 |
Section 609. |
Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility |
59 |
Section 610. |
Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor |
59 |
Section 611. |
Acceptance of Appointment by Successor |
60 |
Section 612. |
Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business |
61 |
Section 613. |
Agents |
62 |
Section 614. |
Appointment of Authenticating Agent |
62 |
Section 615. |
Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company |
64 |
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ARTICLE SEVEN |
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HOLDERS LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND ISSUER |
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Section 701. |
Issuer to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders |
64 |
Section 702. |
Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders |
64 |
Section 703. |
Reports by the Issuer. |
65 |
Section 704. |
Reports by Trustee to Holders. |
65 |
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ARTICLE EIGHT |
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CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE |
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Section 801. |
Issuer May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms |
65 |
Section 802. |
Successor Substituted |
69 |
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ARTICLE NINE |
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SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES |
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Section 901. |
Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders |
69 |
Section 902. |
Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders |
71 |
Section 903. |
Execution of Supplemental Indentures |
72 |
Section 904. |
Effect of Supplemental Indentures |
72 |
Section 905. |
Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures |
73 |
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ARTICLE TEN |
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COVENANTS |
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Section 1001. |
Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest |
73 |
Section 1002. |
Maintenance of Office or Agency |
73 |
Section 1003. |
Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust |
74 |
Section 1004. |
Statement by Officers as to Default |
75 |
Section 1005. |
Existence |
75 |
Section 1006. |
Payment of Taxes and Other Claims |
75 |
Section 1007. |
Additional Amounts |
76 |
Section 1008. |
Limitation on Liens |
78 |
Section 1009. |
Offer to Purchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event |
81 |
Section 1010. |
New Guarantors |
83 |
Section 1011. |
Waiver of Certain Covenants |
83 |
Section 1012. |
Stamp, Documentary and Similar Taxes |
83 |
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ARTICLE ELEVEN |
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REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES |
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Section 1101. |
Applicability of Article |
84 |
Section 1102. |
Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee |
84 |
Section 1103. |
Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed |
84 |
Section 1104. |
Notice of Redemption |
85 |
Section 1105. |
Deposit of Redemption Price |
86 |
Section 1106. |
Securities Payable on Redemption Date |
86 |
Section 1107. |
Securities Redeemed in Part |
86 |
Section 1108. |
Optional Redemption Due to Changes in Tax Treatment |
86 |
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ARTICLE TWELVE |
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DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE |
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Section 1201. |
Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance |
88 |
Section 1202. |
Defeasance and Discharge |
88 |
Section 1203. |
Covenant Defeasance. |
88 |
Section 1204. |
Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. |
89 |
Section 1205. |
Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions. |
90 |
Section 1206. |
Reinstatement. |
91 |
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ARTICLE THIRTEEN |
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GUARANTEE |
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Section 1301. |
Guarantee |
91 |
Section 1302. |
Release of Subsidiary Guarantors |
93 |
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ANNEX A FORM OF NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE |
A- 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
TIA Section |
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Indenture Section |
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310 |
(a)(1) |
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609 |
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(a)(2) |
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609 |
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(a)(3) |
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N/A |
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(a)(4) |
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N/A |
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(a)(5) |
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609 |
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(b) |
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608; 609; 610; 611 |
311 |
(a) |
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615 |
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(b) |
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615 |
312 |
(a) |
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701 |
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(b) |
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702 |
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(c) |
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702 |
313 |
(a) |
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704 |
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(b)(1) |
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704 |
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(b)(2) |
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704 |
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(c) |
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106 |
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(d) |
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704 |
314 |
(a) |
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703 |
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(b) |
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N/A |
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(c)(1) |
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102 |
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(c)(2) |
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102 |
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(c)(3) |
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N/A |
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(d) |
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N/A |
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(e) |
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102 |
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(f) |
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N/A |
315 |
(a) |
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601; 603 |
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(b) |
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602 |
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(c) |
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601 |
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(d) |
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601; 603 |
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(e) |
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514 |
316 |
(a)(1)(A) |
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512 |
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(a)(1)(B) |
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513 |
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(a)(2) |
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N/A |
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(b) |
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508 |
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(c) |
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104 |
317 |
(a)(1) |
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503 |
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(a)(2) |
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504 |
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(b) |
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1003 |
318 |
(a) |
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120 |
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(b) |
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N/A |
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(c) |
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120 |
N/A Means Not Applicable
Note: This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purposes, be deemed to be part of this Indenture.
INDENTURE, dated as of [·], 2020, among Amcor Finance (USA), Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Issuer), Amcor plc, a public limited company incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands with limited liability (the Parent Guarantor), Amcor UK Finance plc, a public limited company incorporated in England and Wales with limited liability, Amcor Pty Ltd, a company incorporated under the laws of Australia, and Bemis Company, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Missouri (each, an Initial Subsidiary Guarantor, and together with the Parent Guarantor, the Original Guarantors), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee hereunder (the Trustee).
RECITALS OF THE ISSUER
The Issuer has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (the Securities), to be issued in one or more series as set forth in this Indenture.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Issuer, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
RECITALS OF THE GUARANTORS
Each of the Guarantors has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the Guarantees of the Securities provided for herein.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of each of the Guarantors, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities, as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS
OF GENERAL APPLICATION
Section 101. Definitions.
For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;
(2) all other terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;
(3) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an Article or a Section refers to an Article or a Section, as the case may be, of this Indenture;
(4) the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter;
(5) the words herein, hereof and hereunder and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; and
(6) a reference to any law or to a provision of a law includes any amendments thereto and any successor statutes.
Accounts means the consolidated statement of financial position, consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated cash flow statement of the Group, prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP, together with reports (including directors reports and, if applicable, auditors reports) and notes attached to or intended to be read with any such consolidated financial statements.
Act, when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section 104.
Additional Amounts has the meaning specified in Section 1007.
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 the purposes of this definition, control when used with respect to any specified 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 Member with respect to any Global Security means a member of or participant in the Depositary for such Global Security.
Applicable Procedures means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of a beneficial interest in a Global Security, the rules and procedures of the Depositary for such Global Security, Euroclear and Clearstream to the extent the same are applicable to such transfer or exchange.
Australia means the Commonwealth of Australia.
Authenticating Agent means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant to Section 614 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate the Securities.
Authorized Officer means any person (whether designated by name or the persons for the time being holding a designated office, or whether designated by power of attorney) appointed by or pursuant to a Board Resolution for the purpose, or a particular purpose, of this Indenture, provided that written notice of such appointment shall have been given to the Trustee.
A Person shall be deemed the beneficial owner of, and shall be deemed to beneficially own, any Securities which such Person or any of its Affiliates would be deemed to beneficially own within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act if the references to within 60 days in Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) were omitted.
Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, or any committee of such board duly authorized to act for it in respect hereof.
Board Resolution when used with reference to the Issuer or a Guarantor means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Issuer, such Guarantor to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors (or by a committee of the Board of Directors appointed by such Board of Directors for such purpose) and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York City, United States, London, United Kingdom, Sydney, Australia or Melbourne, Australia are required or authorized to be closed.
Change in Lease Accounting Standard means, and shall be deemed to have occurred, as of the date of effectiveness of the United States Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 842, Leases (or any other United States Accounting Standards Codification having a similar result or effect) (and related interpretations) and, as applicable, the date of effectiveness of the AASB AAS 16 (Leases).
Change of Control means the occurrence of any one of the following:
(a) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any person (including any person as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than to the Parent Guarantor or one of its Subsidiaries;
(b) the consummation of any transaction (including without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any person (including any person as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor, measured by voting power rather than the number of shares;
(c) the Parent Guarantor consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Parent Guarantor, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor or such other
Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the shares of the Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor constitute, or are converted into or exchanged for, a majority of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person immediately after giving effect to such transaction;
(d) the first day on which the majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor cease to be Continuing Directors; or
(e) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Parent Guarantor.
Change of Control Offer has the meaning specified in Section 1009.
Change of Control Trigger Period means, with respect to any Change of Control, the period commencing upon the earlier of (i) the occurrence of such Change of Control or (ii) 60 days prior to the date of the first public announcement of such Change of Control (or pending Change of Control) and ending 60 days following consummation of such Change of Control (which Change of Control Trigger Period will be extended following consummation of a Change of Control for so long as any of the Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer has publicly announced that it is considering a possible ratings change).
Change of Control Triggering Event means with respect to any Change of Control:
(a) if there are two Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer providing ratings for the Securities on the first day of the Change of Control Trigger Period with respect to such Change of Control, both Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer cease to rate the Securities Investment Grade during such Change of Control Trigger Period; and
(b) if there are three Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer providing a rating for the Securities on the first day of the Change of Control Trigger Period with respect to such Change of Control, two or more Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer cease to rate the Securities Investment Grade during such Change of Control Trigger Period.
If there are not at least two Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer providing a rating for the Securities on the first day of any Change of Control Trigger Period, a Change of Control Triggering Event shall be deemed to have occurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Change of Control Triggering Event will be deemed to have occurred in connection with any particular Change of Control unless and until such Change of Control has actually been consummated.
Clearstream means Clearstream Banking S.A.
Code means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission, from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act.
Continuing Director means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor who (a) was a member of such Board of Directors on the date of the issuance of the Securities; or (b) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or election.
Corporate Trust Office means the corporate trust office of the Trustee, currently located at (i) for purposes of surrender, transfer or exchange of any Security, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, c/o DB Services Americas, Inc., 5022 Gate Parkway, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256, Attn: Transfer Department and (ii) for all other purposes, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Trust and Agency Services, 60 Wall Street, 24th Floor, Mail Stop: NYC60-2405, New York, New York 10005, USA, Attn: Corporates Team, Amcor Finance (USA), Inc.
corporation means a corporation, association, company, joint-stock company or business trust.
Covenant Defeasance has the meaning specified in Section 1203.
default has the meaning specified in Section 602.
Defaulted Interest has the meaning specified in Section 307.
Defeasance has the meaning specified in Section 1202.
Depositary means, with respect to Securities of any series issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, DTC until a successor Depositary shall have become such pursuant to this Indenture, and thereafter shall mean a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act that is designated to act as Depositary for such Securities as contemplated by Section 301.
Director means any member of the Board of Directors.
DTC means The Depository Trust Company.
Equity Interests means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests, beneficial interests or other ownership interests, whether voting or nonvoting, in, or interests in the income or profits of, a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing; provided that, prior to the conversion thereof, debt securities convertible into Equity Interests shall not constitute Equity Interests.
Euroclear means Euroclear Bank SA/NV, as operator of the Euroclear System.
Event of Default has the meaning specified in Section 501.
Exchange Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Expiration Date has the meaning specified in Section 104.
FATCA has the meaning specified in Section 801.
Finance Lease means a finance lease as defined in the Australian Approved Accounting Standard AASB117: Leases.
Fitch means Fitch, Inc., a subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A., and its successors.
Global Security means a Security held by or on behalf of a Depositary and in which beneficial interests are evidenced on the records of such Depositary or its Agent Members.
Group means the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Guarantee means the guarantee by each Guarantor of any Security authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture; provided, however, that the Guarantor providing such Guarantee has not been released as a Guarantor of such Security pursuant to Section 1302 hereof.
Guarantors means each Original Guarantor and each New Guarantor, and a reference to Guarantor is a reference to them jointly and each of them severally, in each case until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be a Guarantor. Upon the release of a Guarantor (other than the Parent Guarantor) from its Guarantees of any and all Securities Outstanding under this Indenture, all references to and construction of the terms Guarantors or a Guarantor in this Indenture shall be deemed to refer only to the Guarantors or Guarantor of Securities that remain as parties to this Indenture.
Hedge Agreement means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction, or any option or similar agreement, involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, prices of equity or debt securities or instruments, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value, or any similar transaction or combination of the foregoing transactions; provided that any options, rights or shares issued pursuant to any employee share or bonus plan, including any phantom rights or phantom shares, or any similar plans providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Parent Guarantor or its Subsidiaries shall not be a Hedge Agreement.
Holder means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Security Register.
Indebtedness means, with respect to any Person, all obligations of such Person, present or future, actual or contingent, in respect of moneys borrowed or raised or otherwise arising in respect of any financial accommodation whatsoever, including (a) amounts raised by
acceptance or endorsement under any acceptance credit or endorsement credit opened on behalf of such Person, (b) any Indebtedness (whether actual or contingent, present or future) of another Person that is guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by such Person or that is secured by any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed by such Person, (c) the net amount actually or contingently (assuming the arrangement was closed out on the relevant day) payable by such Person under or in connection with any Hedge Agreement, (d) liabilities (whether actual or contingent, present or future) in respect of redeemable preferred Equity Interests in such Person or any obligation of such Person incurred to buy back any Equity Interests in such Person, (e) liabilities (whether actual or contingent, present or future) under Finance Leases for which such Person is liable, (f) any liability (whether actual or contingent, present or future) in respect of any letter of credit opened or established on behalf of such Person, (g) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of any asset or service and any related obligation deferred (i) for more than 90 days or (ii) if longer, in respect of trade creditors, for more than the normal period of payment for sale and purchase within the relevant market (but not including any deferred amounts arising as a result of such a purchase being contested in good faith), (h) amounts for which such Person may be liable (whether actually or contingently, presently or in the future) in respect of factored debts or the advance sale of assets for which there is recourse to such Person, (i) all obligations of such Person evidenced by debentures, notes, debenture stock, bonds or other financial instruments, whether issued for cash or a consideration other than cash and in respect of which such Person is liable as drawer, acceptor, endorser, issuer or otherwise, (j) obligations of such Person in respect of notes, bills of exchange or commercial paper or other financial instruments and (k) any indebtedness (whether actual or contingent, present or future) for moneys owing under any instrument entered into by such Person primarily as a method of raising finance and that is not otherwise referred to in this definition. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other Person (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Persons ownership interest in or other relationship with such other Person, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
Indenture means this instrument as originally executed and as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof. The term Indenture shall also include the terms of a particular series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 301.
interest, when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security that by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable after Maturity.
Interest Payment Date, when used with respect to any Security, means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security.
Investment Company Act means the United States Investment Company Act of 1940 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Investment Grade means (a) a rating of Baa3 or better by Moodys (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Moodys); (b) a rating of BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of S&P); (c) a rating of BBB- or
better by Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Fitch) or (d) in the event of the Securities being rated by a permitted Substitute Rating Agency, the equivalent of either (a), (b) or (c) by such Substitute Rating Agency.
Issue Date means [], the date on which Securities were first issued under this Indenture.
Issuer means the Person named as the Issuer in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be the Issuer.
Issuer Request or Issuer Order means a written request or order signed in the name of the Issuer by any of its Directors and/or Authorized Officers, and delivered to the Trustee.
Jersey Companies Law means the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991.
Lien means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed or other instrument of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest or other encumbrance on, in or of such asset, including any arrangement entered into for the purpose of making particular assets available to satisfy any Indebtedness or other obligation and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, Finance Lease or capital lease or title retention agreement (other than any title retention agreement entered into with a vendor on normal commercial terms in the ordinary course of business) relating to such asset.
Limited Recourse Indebtedness means Indebtedness incurred by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary to finance the creation or development of a Project or proposed Project of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, provided that, as specified in the terms of such Limited Recourse Indebtedness:
(a) the Person (the Relevant Person) in whose favor such Indebtedness is incurred does not have any right to enforce its rights or remedies (including for any breach of any representation or warranty or obligation) against the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable, or against the Project Assets of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable, in each case, except for the purpose of enforcing a Lien that attaches only to the Project Assets and secures an amount equal to the lesser of the value of the Project Assets of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable encumbered by such Lien and the amount of Indebtedness secured by such Lien; and
(b) the Relevant Person is not permitted or entitled (i) except as and to the extent permitted by clause (a) above, to enforce any right or remedy against, or demand payment or repayment of any amount from, the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary (including for breach of any representation or warranty or obligation), (ii) except as and to the extent permitted by clause (a) above, to commence or enforce any proceedings against the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary or (iii) to apply to wind up, or prove in the winding up of, the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, such that the Relevant Persons only right of recourse in respect of such Indebtedness or such Lien is to the Project Assets encumbered by such Lien.
Maturity, when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as provided therein, or as contemplated by Section 301, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc., a subsidiary of Moodys Corporation, and its successors.
New Guarantor means each Person who becomes a Guarantor in relation to the Securities by executing a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture, in each case unless and until such Guarantor has been released from its Guarantee pursuant to Section 1302.
New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture means an indenture supplemental hereto substantially in the form of Annex A hereto.
Noteholder FATCA Information means, with respect to any Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, information sufficient to eliminate the imposition of, or determine the amount of, U.S. withholding tax under FATCA.
Noteholder Tax Identification Information means properly completed and signed tax certifications (generally, in the case of U.S. Federal Income Tax, IRS Form W-9 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is a United States Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code or the appropriate IRS Form W-8 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is not a United States Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).
Notice of Default means a written notice of the kind specified in Section 501(3).
Officers Certificate means a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, and delivered to the Trustee, provided that any such certificate required to be delivered by the Issuer or a Guarantor may be delivered in the form of a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Parent Guarantor.
Officers Certificate of Release means a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee certifying as to the facts required by Section 1302 hereof.
Opinion of Counsel means a written opinion of counsel in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, which counsel may be counsel for the Issuer, or other counsel.
Original Guarantor means the Persons identified as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be an Original Guarantor.
Original Issue Discount Security means any Security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502.
Outstanding means, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:
(1) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Paying Agent or delivered to the Paying Agent for cancellation;
(2) Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Issuer or a Guarantor) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Issuer or a Guarantor (if the Issuer or such Guarantor shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities; provided that, if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made;
(3) Securities as to which Defeasance has been effected pursuant to Section 1202; and
(4) Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 306 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a protected purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Issuer;
provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given, made or taken any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action hereunder as of any date, (A) the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount of the principal thereof which would be due and payable as of such date upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof to such date pursuant to Section 502, (B) if the principal amount of a Security payable at Maturity is to be determined by reference to an index or indices, the principal amount of such Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the face amount thereof, (C) if as of such date, the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of a Security is not determinable, the principal amount of such Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount as established as contemplated by Section 301, and (D) Securities owned by the Issuer or a Guarantor or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Issuer or a Guarantor or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of, and thereby actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgees right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the
pledgee is not the Issuer or a Guarantor or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Issuer or a Guarantor or of such other obligor.
Paying Agent means any Person authorized by the Issuer to pay the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Issuer.
Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Place of Payment, when used with respect to the Securities of any series, means the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York and such other place or places where, subject to the provisions of Section 1002, the principal of and interest on the Securities of such series are payable as specified in this Indenture and the Securities (as contemplated by Section 301).
Principal Subsidiary means, as of any date, any Subsidiary (including any successor Person of such Subsidiary) that (a) accounts for greater than 5% of the consolidated total assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries as of such date, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, or (b) accounted for greater than 5% of the consolidated revenues of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries for the immediately preceding financial year of the Parent Guarantor, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Project means any project or development undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary involving (a) the acquisition of assets or property, (b) the development of assets or property for exploitation or (c) the acquisition and development of assets or property for exploitation.
Project Assets means (a) any asset or property of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary relating to the creation or development of a Project or proposed Project of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, including any assets or property of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable, derived from, produced by or related to such Project and (b) any fully paid shares or other Equity Interests in any Subsidiary that are held by the direct parent company of such Subsidiary, provided that (i) such Subsidiary carries on no business other than the business of such Project or proposed Project and (ii) there is no recourse to such direct parent company of such Subsidiary other than to those fully paid shares or other Equity Interests and the rights and proceeds in respect of such shares or Equity Interests.
Property means any asset, revenue or other property, whether tangible or intangible, real or personal, including, without limitation, any right to receive income.
Rating Agency means each of Moodys, S&P, Fitch or any Substitute Rating Agency, but only to the extent that such Rating Agency is then-engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer to provide a rating for the Securities.
Redemption Date, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
Redemption Price, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.
Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on any Security of any series means the date specified for that purpose as contemplated by Section 301.
Relevant Guarantor means any Subsidiary (other than the Issuer and any Subsidiary that is already a Guarantor) that at any time has outstanding a guarantee with respect to any Specified Indebtedness, or is otherwise an obligor, co-obligor or jointly liable with the Issuer or any Guarantor with respect to any Specified Indebtedness.
Relevant Jurisdiction has the meaning specified in Section 1007.
Responsible Officer, (1) when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer in the Corporate Trust Office, or successor thereto, including any managing director, director, vice president, assistant vice president, associate or any other officer of the Trustee responsible for the administration of this Indenture, and also means with respect to a particular corporate trust matter any other officer to whom such corporate trust matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and (2) with respect to any other Person, means an executive officer of the Person, including the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, or an executive director responsible for the operations of the Person.
S&P means Standard & Poors Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors.
Securities has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and means any Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.
Security Register and Security Registrar have the respective meanings specified in Section 305.
Special Record Date for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 307.
Specified Indebtedness means Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor in an outstanding principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) issued under any credit facility, indenture, purchase agreement, credit agreement or similar facility.
Stated Maturity, when used with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is due and payable.
Subsidiary means, with respect any Person, (a) any corporation, association or other business entity in which such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries owns or controls sufficient equity or voting interests to enable it
or them (as a group) ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, to elect a majority of the directors (or Persons performing similar functions) of such entity, and (b) any partnership or joint venture if more than a 50% interest in the profits or capital thereof is owned by such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries (unless such partnership or joint venture can and does ordinarily take major business actions without the prior
approval of such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries). Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to a Subsidiary is a reference to a Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor.
Subsidiary Guarantor means each Initial Subsidiary Guarantor and any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor that becomes a New Guarantor in the future in accordance with Section 1010, in each case unless and until such Subsidiary Guarantor has been released from its Guarantee pursuant to Section 1302.
Substitute Rating Agency means a nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of the Exchange Act engaged by the Parent Guarantor to provide a rating of the Securities in the event that any of S&P, Moodys or Fitch, or any other Substitute Rating Agency, has ceased to provide a rating of the Securities for any reason other than as a result of any action or inaction by the Parent Guarantor, and as a result thereof there are no longer two Rating Agencies providing ratings of the Securities.
Successor Additional Amounts has the meaning specified in Section 801(4)(b).
Total Tangible Assets means, as of any date, (a) the aggregate amount of the assets (other than intangible assets, goodwill and deferred tax assets) of the Group, as disclosed on the consolidated statement of financial position in the most recent Accounts of the Group, minus (b) the lesser of (i) the aggregate value of all Project Assets subject to any Lien securing any Limited Recourse Indebtedness and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Limited Recourse Indebtedness, in each case, as reflected in (or derived from) the most recent Accounts of the Group, plus (c) the net cash proceeds received by the Parent Guarantor from any share capital issuance by the Parent Guarantor consummated after the date of the most recent balance sheet included in such Accounts and on or prior to such date.
Trust Indenture Act means the United States Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Trustee means the Person named as the Trustee in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter Trustee shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, Trustee as used herein shall be deemed to mean the Person acting as Trustee with respect to the Securities.
U.S. GAAP means the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
U.S. Government Obligation has the meaning specified in Section 1204.
Voting Stock of any specified Person as of any date means the capital stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such Person.
Section 102. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.
Upon any application or request by the Issuer or a Guarantor to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Issuer or such Guarantor shall furnish to the Trustee such certificates and opinions as may be required hereunder. Each such certificate or opinion shall be given, respectively, in the form of an Officers Certificate, if to be given by an officer of the Issuer or such Guarantor, or an Opinion of Counsel, if to be given by counsel, and shall comply with the requirements set forth in this Indenture. Any Officers Certificate required to be given by an officer of the Issuer or any Guarantor may be given in the form of an Officers Certificate of the Parent Guarantor.
Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (except for certificates provided for in Section 1004) shall include,
(1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;
(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 each such individual, 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, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
Section 103. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.
In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Issuer or a Guarantor may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar
as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Issuer or such Guarantor stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Issuer or such Guarantor, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.
Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument. Absent fraud or intentional misconduct, under no circumstances shall the delivery of any Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel result in any personal liability to the person(s) or firm signing and delivering such Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.
Section 104. Acts of Holders; Record Dates.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuer and the Guarantors. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the Act of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Sections 601 and 603) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and, if applicable, the Issuer and the Guarantors, if made in the manner provided in this Section.
Without limiting the generality of this Section 104, a Holder, including a Depositary that is a Holder of a Global Security, may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies, duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other Act provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or the Securities to be made, given or taken by Holders, and a Depositary that is a holder of a Global Security may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such Global Security through such Depositarys standing instructions and customary practices.
The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also contain sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner that the Trustee deems sufficient.
The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Issuer or a Guarantor in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.
The Issuer may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to give, make or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders of Securities of such series, provided that the Issuer may not set a record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice, declaration, request or direction referred to in the next paragraph. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to take the relevant action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Issuer from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), provided, however, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities on the date such action is taken based on such record date previously set. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Issuer, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder of Securities in the manner set forth in Section 106.
The Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to join in the giving or making of (i) any Notice of Default, (ii) any declaration of acceleration referred to in Section 502, (iii) any request to institute proceedings referred to in Section 507(2) or (iv) any direction referred to in Section 512, in each case with respect to Securities of such series. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Trustee from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), provided, however, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is taken based on such record date previously set. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the Issuers expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and
the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Issuer in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106.
With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto that sets such record date may designate any day as the Expiration Date and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the other parties hereto in writing, and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106, on or prior to the existing Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto that sets such record date shall be deemed to have initially designated the 180th day after such record date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided in this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Expiration Date shall be later than the 180th day after the applicable record date.
Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount of such Security.
Section 105. Notices, Etc., to the Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors .
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture shall be made in writing, in English and, if to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,
(1) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Issuer or a Guarantor, shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if mailed first class, postage prepaid to, or otherwise made, given, faxed, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Trustee at its address at its Corporate Trust Office; or
(2) the Issuer or a Guarantor by the Trustee or by any Holder, shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid or faxed, to the Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, addressed to the Issuer at the address of its principal offices specified in this Section 105 or at any other address otherwise furnished in writing to the Trustee or to any Guarantor at the address of the Issuers principal offices specified in this Section 105 or at any other address otherwise furnished in writing to the Trustee.
All notices delivered to the Trustee shall be deemed effective upon the earlier of (a) actual receipt thereof by the Trustee, which may include electronic mail with portable document format attached or (b) the receipt of a registered mail receipt by the sender thereof in respect of a notice properly addressed under this Section 105.
The principal offices of the Issuer are Amcor Corporate Thurgauerstrasse 34, CH-8050, Zurich, Switzerland; fax: +41 44 316 17 18 Attention: Graeme Vavasseur, Group
Treasurer, with a copy to Amcor plc, 83 Tower Road North, Warmley Bristol, BS30 8XP, United Kingdom, Attention: Damien Clayton, Group Company Secretary.
Section 106. Notice to Holders; Waiver.
Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, faxed, made available or emailed to each Holder affected by such event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date (if any), and not earlier than the earliest date (if any), prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, faxed or emailed neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.
Section 107. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.
The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 108. Successors and Assigns.
All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Issuer and the Guarantors shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
Section 109. Separability Clause.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities, or any Guarantee 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 110. Benefits of Indenture.
Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities or any Guarantee, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
Section 111. Governing Law.
This Indenture, the Securities and the Guarantees shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State; provided, however, that all matters governing the authorization and execution of this Indenture and the Securities by the Issuer shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and the authorization and execution of this Indenture by the Guarantors and any notation of the Guarantees by such Guarantors pursuant to Article Thirteen or any Guarantees endorsed by such Guarantors on the Securities, if any, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the respective places of incorporation of each such Guarantor.
Section 112. Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.
Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor hereby appoints [CT Corporation acting through its office at 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York, 10011, USA] as its authorized agent (the Authorized Agent) upon which process may be served in any legal action or proceeding against it with respect to its obligations under this Indenture, the Securities of any series or any Guarantee, as the case may be, instituted in any federal or state court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by the Trustee or the Holder of any Security. Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor agrees that service of process upon such Authorized Agent, together with written notice of said service mailed or delivered to the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, by the Person serving the same address as provided in Section 105, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, in any such legal action or proceeding, and each of the Issuer and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such legal action or proceeding and waives any objection it may have to the laying of the venue of any such legal action or proceeding. Such appointment shall be irrevocable until this Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve hereof; provided, however, that upon release of any Guarantor pursuant to Section 1302, such Guarantors appointment of the Authorized Agent under this Section 112 shall be automatically and unconditionally irrevocably terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the Issuer and each Guarantor reserves the right to appoint another Person located or with an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, selected in its discretion, as a successor Authorized Agent, and upon acceptance of such appointment by such a successor the appointment of the prior Authorized Agent shall terminate. The Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall give notice to the Trustee and all Holders of the appointment by it of a successor Authorized Agent. If for any reason [CT Corporation] ceases to be able to act as the Authorized Agent or to have an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, each of the Issuer and each Guarantor shall appoint a successor Authorized Agent in accordance with the preceding sentence. Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor further agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of such agent in full force and effect until this Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve hereof. Service of process upon the Authorized Agent addressed to it at the address set forth above, as such address may be changed within the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York
by notice given by the Authorized Agent to the Trustee, together with written notice of such service mailed or delivered to the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process on the Issuer and the Guarantors, respectively.
Section 113. Waiver of Jury Trial.
EACH OF THE ISSUER AND EACH GUARANTOR 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 TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 114. Force Majeure.
In no event shall the Trustee or any Paying Agent be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation strikes, pandemics, epidemics, 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 or hardware) services.
Section 115. Legal Holidays.
In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Stated Maturity or Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Securities (other than a provision of any Security which specifically states that such provision shall apply in lieu of this Section)) payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the Stated Maturity or Maturity, provided that no interest with respect to such payment shall accrue for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity or Maturity, as the case may be.
Section 116. Counterparts.
This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimile, documents executed, scanned and transmitted electronically and electronic signatures, including those created or transmitted through a software platform or application, shall be deemed original signatures for purposes of this Indenture and all other related documents and all matters and agreements related thereto, with such facsimile, scanned and electronic signatures having the same legal effect as original signatures. The parties agree that this Indenture or any other related document or any instrument, agreement or document necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture or the other related documents or related hereto or thereto (including, without limitation, addendums, amendments, notices, instructions, communications with respect to the delivery of securities or the wire transfer of funds or other communications) (Executed Documentation) may be
accepted, executed or agreed to through the use of an electronic signature in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations in effect from time to time applicable to the effectiveness and enforceability of electronic signatures. Any Executed Documentation accepted, executed or agreed to in conformity with such laws, rules and regulations will be binding on all parties hereto to the same extent as if it were physically executed and each party hereby consents to the use of any third party electronic signature capture service providers as may be reasonably chosen by a signatory hereto or thereto. When the Trustee acts on any Executed Documentation sent by electronic transmission, the Trustee will not be responsible or liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from its reliance upon and compliance with such Executed Documentation, notwithstanding that such Executed Documentation (a) may not be an authorized or authentic communication of the party involved or in the form such party sent or intended to send (whether due to fraud, distortion or otherwise) or (b) may conflict with, or be inconsistent with, a subsequent written instruction or communication; it being understood and agreed that the Trustee shall conclusively presume that Executed Documentation that purports to have been sent by an authorized officer of a Person has been sent by an authorized officer of such Person. The party providing Executed Documentation through electronic transmission or otherwise with electronic signatures agrees to assume all risks arising out of such electronic methods, including, without limitation, the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.
Section 117. FATCA.
Each Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, by acceptance of such Security or such interest therein, agrees to provide to the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Issuer, upon its request, the Noteholder Tax Identification Information and, to the extent any withholding tax under FATCA is applicable, the Noteholder FATCA Information. In addition, each Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, by acceptance of such Security or such interest therein, agrees that the Trustee has the right to withhold any amounts of interest (properly withholdable under law and without any corresponding gross-up) payable to a Holder or holder of an interest in a Security that fails to comply with the requirements of the preceding sentence.
Section 118. USA Patriot Act.
In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including, without limitation, those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering, including Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act of the United States (Applicable Law), the Trustee is required to obtain, verify, record and update certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee. Accordingly, each of the parties agree to provide to the Trustee, upon their request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee to comply with the Applicable Law.
Section 119. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
This Indenture is subject to the mandatory provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, which are incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following Trust Indenture Act terms have the following meanings:
indenture securities means the Securities.
indenture security holder means a Holder.
indenture to be qualified means this Indenture.
indenture trustee or institutional trustee means the Trustee.
obligor on the indenture securities means the Issuer, each Guarantor and any other obligor on the indenture securities.
All other Trust Indenture Act terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the Trust Indenture Act, defined by Trust Indenture Act by reference to another statute or defined by Commission rules have the meanings assigned to them by such definitions.
Section 120. Trust Indenture Act Controls.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Section 318(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, the imposed duties will control.
ARTICLE TWO
SECURITY FORMS
Section 201. Forms Generally.
The Securities of each series shall be in substantially the form set forth in this Article or in such other form or forms as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or Depositary therefor or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers of the Issuer executing such Securities, all as evidenced by their execution thereof. If the form of Securities is established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, copies of appropriate records of such actions shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Issuer Order contemplated by Section 303 for the authentication and delivery of such Securities.
The definitive Securities shall be produced in any manner as determined by the Director or Authorized Officer executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
Except as provided pursuant to Section 301, the Trustees certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the form set forth in Section 204.
The aggregate principal amount of any Global Security may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary for such Global Security, as provided in Section 305.
Section 202. [Form of Face of Security].
[INCLUDE IF SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY 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 GLOBAL SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE.]
[INCLUDE IF SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY AND THE DEPOSITARY IS THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IN EXCHANGE FOR THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY PORTION HEREOF 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 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 OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]
AMCOR FINANCE (USA), INC.
[TITLE OF SECURITY]
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AMCOR FINANCE (USA), INC., a Delaware corporation (the Issuer, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to . ., or its registered assigns, on . . (the Stated Maturity) the Initial Principal Amount specified on Schedule A hereto (such Initial Principal Amount, as it may from time to time be adjusted by endorsement on Schedule A hereto, is hereinafter referred to as the Principal Amount), or such other principal amount (which, when taken together with the principal amounts of all other Outstanding
Securities, shall initially equal US$ . . in the aggregate) as may be set forth in the records of the Trustee hereinafter referred to in accordance with the Indenture and to pay interest thereon from .. or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on . and in each year, commencing , at the rate of % per annum (computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months), until the Principal Amount hereof is paid or made available for payment [if applicable, insert , provided that any Principal Amount and premium, and any such installment of interest, which is overdue shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment, and such interest shall be payable on demand]. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the day that is 15 calendar days prior to each such Interest Payment Date (whether or not a Business Day). Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than ten (10) days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.
[If the Security is not to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert The principal of this Security shall not bear interest except in the case of a default in payment of principal upon acceleration, upon redemption or at Stated Maturity and in such case the overdue principal and any overdue premium shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue principal or premium shall be payable on demand. [Any such interest on overdue principal or premium which is not paid on demand shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest on interest shall be legally enforceable), from the date of such demand until the amount so demanded is paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue interest shall be payable on demand.]]
Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and [if applicable, insert any such] interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Issuer or Paying Agent maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York, 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[if applicable, insert ; provided, however, that at the option of the Issuer payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register] [if applicable, insert ; and provided, further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, payments of any interest on the Securities (other than at Maturity) may be made, in the case of a Holder of at least US$10,000,000 Principal Amount of Securities, by electronic funds transfer of immediately
available funds to a United States dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank, provided that such registered Holder shall have provided the Trustee written wire instructions at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date. Unless such designation is revoked by written notice to the Issuer or a Paying Agent, any such designation made by such Holder with respect to such Securities will remain in effect with respect to any future payments with respect to such Securities payable to such Holder. The Issuer will pay any administrative costs imposed by banks in connection with making payments by electronic funds transfer.]
In certain circumstances, Additional Amounts will be payable in respect of this Security in accordance with terms of the Indenture. Whenever in this Security there is mentioned, in any context, any payments on this Security such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable and express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts in any provisions hereof shall not be construed as excluding Additional Amounts in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
This Security shall be entitled to the benefits under the Indenture and be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless the Securities have not been signed by the Issuer or the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
Dated:
The foregoing agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:
AMCOR FINANCE (USA), INC.
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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Section 203. [Form of Reverse of Security].
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Issuer (the Securities), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of [], 2020 (the Indenture), among the Issuer, the Guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee, and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.
This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof [if applicable, insert , limited in aggregate principal amount to US$..........] [if applicable, insert ; provided, however, that the Issuer may from time to time or at any time, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities, create and issue additional Securities with terms and conditions identical to those of the Securities (except for the issue date, the issue price and the first interest payment date), which additional Securities shall increase the aggregate principal amount of, and shall be consolidated and form a single series with, the Securities].
This Security is an unsecured obligation of the Issuer and ranks in right of payment on parity with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Issuer (and without any preference among themselves) and the Guarantees are unsecured obligations of the Guarantors and will rank on a parity with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Guarantors, except, in each case, for indebtedness mandatorily preferred by law.
[if applicable, insert The Securities of this series are subject to redemption at the option of the Issuer on any date [if applicable, insert prior to .] (any such date, a Make-Whole Redemption Date), in whole or from time to time in part, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed and (2) the Make-Whole Amount for the Securities being redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest to such Make-Whole Redemption Date, all as provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on Securities that are due and payable on Interest Payment Dates falling on or prior to a Make-Whole Redemption Date will be payable on the Interest Payment Date in accordance with their terms and in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.
For the purposes of this Security:
Adjusted Treasury Rate means, with respect to any Make-Whole Redemption Date, (a) the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated H.15(519) or any successor publication, which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption Treasury Constant Maturities, for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three months before or after the remaining term of the Securities being redeemed, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue shall be determined and the Adjusted Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (b) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Make-Whole Redemption Date, in each case calculated on the third Business Day preceding the Make-Whole Redemption Date.
Applicable Margin means .%.
Comparable Treasury Issue means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term from the Make-Whole Redemption Date to the maturity date of the Securities to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Securities.
Comparable Treasury Price means, with respect to any Make-Whole Redemption Date, if clause (b) of the Adjusted Treasury Rate is applicable, (i) the average of five Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Make-Whole Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (ii) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than five such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations, provided that in no event may the Quotation Agent use fewer than three such quotations.
Make-Whole Amount means the sum, as determined by a Quotation Agent, of (a) the present value of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed and (b) the present value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments of interest thereon (not including any portions of such payments of interest accrued to the Make-Whole Redemption Date), from the Make-Whole Redemption Date to the Stated Maturity of the Securities being redeemed, in each case discounted to the Make-Whole Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis, assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, at the Adjusted Treasury Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
Quotation Agent means the Reference Treasury Dealer selected by the Issuer, and notified in writing to the Trustee, to act as Quotation Agent for purposes of this Indenture.
Reference Treasury Dealer means any of [ . or .] and their respective successors and assigns and [ ] other nationally recognized investment banking firm[s] selected by the Issuer that are primary U.S. Government securities dealers in New York City (a Primary Treasury Dealer); provided, however, that if any of [ . or .] shall cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Issuer shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Make-Whole Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Quotation Agent, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the Quotation Agent by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Make-Whole Redemption Date.
Remaining Scheduled Payments means, with respect to each Security to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon at the then-applicable interest rate that would be due after the related Make-Whole Redemption Date but for such redemption, provided, however, that, if that Make-Whole Redemption Date is not an Interest Payment Date with respect to such Security, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon shall be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to that Make-Whole Redemption Date.]
[if applicable, insert On or after , the Securities are subject to redemption at the option of the Issuer on any date (a Par Call Redemption Date), in whole or from time to time in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to such redemption date, all as provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on Securities that are due and payable on Interest Payment Dates falling on or prior to a Par Call Redemption Date will be payable on the Interest Payment Date in accordance with their terms and in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.]
[insert any other redemption provisions applicable to the Securities]
In addition to its ability to redeem this Security pursuant to the foregoing, this Security may be redeemed by the Issuer on the terms set forth, and as more fully described, in Section 1108 of the Indenture, in certain circumstances where the Issuer would be required to pay Additional Amounts due to certain changes in the tax treatment of this Security or the Guarantees.
In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.
Upon the occurrence of any Change of Control Triggering Event and upon the terms and conditions set forth in Section 1009 of the Indenture, each Holder has the right to require the Issuer to purchase all or a portion of the Securities of such Holder properly tendered at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest (if any) to the date of purchase (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of the series of which this Security is a part or certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.
If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
In any case where the due date for the payment of the Principal Amount of, or any premium or interest with respect to any Security or the date fixed for redemption of any Security shall not be a Business Day at a Place of Payment, then payment of the Principal Amount, premium, if any, or interest, including any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereto need not be made on such date at such Place of Payment but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment, with the same force and effect as if made on the date for such payment or the date fixed for redemption, and no interest shall accrue for the period after such date.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Issuer, the Guarantors, and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in Principal Amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in Principal Amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Issuer, the Guarantors, or any of them, with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.
The Guarantors that are a party to the Indenture as at, or subsequent to, the date of authentication of this Security (including any New Guarantors in accordance with Section 1010 of the Indenture and subject to release of any Subsidiary Guarantor(s) in accordance with Section 1302 of the Indenture), have fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, pursuant to the terms of the Guarantees contained in Article Thirteen of the Indenture, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security, any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereof and any other amounts payable by
the Issuer under the Indenture, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of this Security and the Indenture. The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holder of this Security and to the Trustee pursuant to the Guarantees and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article Thirteen of the Indenture and reference is made to such Article and Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantees.
Within 30 days of any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Parent Guarantor shall cause such Relevant Guarantor to also become a Guarantor (each, a New Guarantor) of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities by having such New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee deliver a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 day period, provided that such New Guarantors Guarantee may contain any limitation required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor.
Upon execution and delivery by the New Guarantor of its New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture and any other documents provided for in Section 1010, the New Guarantor shall be a Guarantor for the purposes of this Indenture and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities. In connection therewith, (i) the rights and obligations of such New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor and (ii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
In accordance with Section 1302 of the Indenture, any or all of the Subsidiary Guarantors may be released at any time from their respective Guarantees and other obligations under the Indenture and the Securities without the consent of any Holder. Such release will occur upon or concurrently with the Subsidiary Guarantor no longer being a Relevant Guarantor and upon the delivery of an Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee certifying that the Subsidiary Guarantor is no longer a Relevant Guarantor, provided that, at the time of such release, no default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and the Trustee shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security
for the enforcement of any payment of principal amount hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer or the Guarantors, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal amount of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Issuer in any place where the principal amount of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Securities of this series are issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, and in minimum denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security is overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
This Security and the Guarantees shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, but without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of New York; provided, however, that all matters governing the authorization and execution of the Securities by the Issuer shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and the authorization and execution of any notation of the Guarantees by the Guarantors pursuant to Article Thirteen of the Indenture or any Guarantees endorsed by such Guarantors on this Security, if any, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the respective places of incorporation of each such Guarantor.
All terms used in this Security are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
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By purchasing this Security, the Holder hereby agrees to the terms set forth in the Indenture.
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Section 204. Form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication.
Subject to Section 614, the Trustees certificates of authentication shall be in substantially the following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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ARTICLE THREE
THE SECURITIES
Section 301. Title and Terms; Issuable in Series.
The aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued from time to time in one or more series.
With respect to any Securities of any series (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in lieu of, other Securities pursuant to this Indenture pursuant to Section 304, Section 305, Section 306, Section 905 or Section 1107 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder), there shall be (a) established in or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Issuer and (b) (i) set forth or determined in the manner provided in an Officers Certificate or (ii) established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of such Securities:
(1) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from Securities of any other series),
(2) the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of that series that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, or upon partial redemption of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 304, Section 305, Section 306, Section 905 or Section 1107 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder);
(3) the issue price and issuance date of such Securities, including the date from which interest on such Securities will accrue;
(4) if applicable, that such Securities shall be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and, in such case, the Depositary for such Global Securities, the form of any legend or legends that shall be borne by such Global Securities in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 202 and Section 204 (including any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 305 in which such legend(s) may be removed or modified) and any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 305 in which any such Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, or any transfer of such Global Security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name or names of Persons other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof;
(5) the Person to whom any interest on a Security of the series shall be payable, if other than the Person in whose name that Security is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest;
(6) the date or dates on which the principal of, and any premium on, any Securities of the series is payable;
(7) the rate or rates at which any Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, including, if applicable, the rate or rates of interest on any overdue payments, the date or dates from which any such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be payable and the Regular Record Date for any such interest payable on any Interest Payment Date;
(8) the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable, any Securities of the series may be surrendered for registration of transfer, Securities of the series may be surrendered for exchange and notices and demands to or upon the Issuer or the Guarantors in respect of the Securities of the series and this Indenture may be served;
(9) (a) whether or not such Securities are to be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer and, if so redeemable, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which any Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer, (b) if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Issuer to redeem the Securities shall be evidenced and (c) any provisions in addition to or in lieu of the provisions of Article Eleven applicable to redemption of Securities of the series;
(10) if other than denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof, the denominations in which any Securities of the series shall be issuable;
(11) if the amount of principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index or pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;
(12) if other than the currency of the United States of America, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable and the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in the currency of the United States of America for any purpose, including for purposes of the definition of Outstanding in Section 101;
(13) if the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series is to be payable, at the election of the Issuer, a Guarantor or the Holder thereof, in one or more currencies, currency units, composite currency or composite currency units other than that or those in which such Securities are stated to be payable, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on Securities of such series as to which such election is made shall be payable (which shall be in accordance with the Applicable Procedures), and the periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made and the amount so payable (or the manner in which such amount shall be determined);
(14) if other than the entire principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of any Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502;
(15) if other than as provided in Section 201, the form or forms of the Securities;
(16) if the Securities will be entitled to the benefits of the Guarantees afforded by Article Thirteen of the Indenture and, if so, the identity of the Guarantors at the time of issuance of such Securities;
(17) if the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of any Securities of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to the Stated Maturity, the amount which shall be deemed to be the principal amount of such Securities as of any such date for any purpose thereunder or hereunder, including the principal amount thereof which shall be due and payable upon any Maturity other than the Stated Maturity or which shall be deemed to be Outstanding as of any date prior to the Stated Maturity (or, in any such case, the manner in which such amount deemed to be the principal amount shall be determined);
(18) if applicable, that the Securities of the series, in whole or any specified part, shall be defeasible pursuant to Section 1202 or Section 1203 or both such Sections and, if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Issuer or a Guarantor to defease such Securities shall be evidenced;
(19) any addition to or change in the Events of Default which applies to any Securities of the series and any change in the right of the Trustee or the requisite Holders of such Securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to Section 502;
(20) any deletion or addition to or change in the covenants set forth in Article Ten that apply to Securities of the series;
(21) any changes to the information the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor shall be obligated to provide to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall be obligated to promptly forward to Holders of Securities of the series, pursuant to Section 703;
(22) any other terms of the series of Securities (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, except as permitted by Section 901(5));
(23) if Additional Amounts, pursuant to Section 1007, will not be payable by the Issuer and the Guarantors;
(24) any stock exchange on which the Securities of the series will be listed;
(25) if the series of Securities provides for further creation and issuances of further Securities of such series by the Issuer (having the same terms and conditions as the Securities of that series in all respects, or in all respects except for the issue date, the issue price and the first interest payment date thereon, so that such further issuance shall be consolidated and form a single series with all Outstanding Securities of such series) without the consent of the Holders of that series; and
(26) the identifiers of such Securities (CUSIP number and/or ISIN).
The terms of all Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as may otherwise be established in or pursuant to Board Resolutions or supplemental indentures referred to above.
To the extent any terms of the Securities are established pursuant to such Board Resolutions or supplemental indentures, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers Certificate or the supplemental indenture setting forth the terms of the Securities.
Section 302. Denominations.
The Securities shall be issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, in such denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section 301. In the absence of any such specified denomination with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of such series shall be issued only in minimum denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof.
Section 303. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Issuer by any one or more Directors and Authorized Officers. The signature of any Director or Authorized Officer on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.
Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of any individual who was at any time the proper Director or Authorized Officer of the Issuer shall bind the Issuer notwithstanding that such individual has ceased to hold such office prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such office at the date of such Securities.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Issuer may deliver Securities executed by the Issuer to the Trustee for authentication, together with an Issuer Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance with the Issuer Order shall authenticate and deliver such Securities. In authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Sections 601 and 603) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating,
(1) that the forms (if the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 201) and/or terms (if the terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 301) of such Securities have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;
(2) that such Securities, when such Securities have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Issuer in the manner and subject to any qualifications, assumptions and limitations specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Issuer enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles and to such other matters as counsel shall specify therein;
(3) when such Securities have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Issuer in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, the Guarantees will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Guarantors, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles and to such other matters as counsel shall specify therein; and
(4) that all conditions precedent to issuance and authentication of the Securities under this Indenture have been satisfied.
The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of any such series of Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner that is not
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee or if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that such action may not be lawfully taken.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 301 and of the second preceding paragraph, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Officers Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section 301 or the Issuer Order and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to such second preceding paragraph at or prior to the authentication of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued and reasonably contemplate the subsequent issuance of each Security of such series.
Each Security shall be dated on the date of its authentication.
No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent by electronic or manual signature, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Issuer, and the Issuer shall deliver such Security to the Paying Agent for cancellation as provided in Section 309, for all purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.
Section 304. Temporary Securities.
Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Issuer may execute and, upon compliance with Section 303 by the Issuer, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities that shall be produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the Directors and/or Authorized Officers executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
If temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Issuer will cause definitive Securities of that series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities of such series, the temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary Securities of such series at the office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment for that series, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, one or more definitive Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series and tenor.
Section 305. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
The Issuer shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee a register (the register maintained in such office and in any other office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the Security Register) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe and the transfer restrictions applicable to Securities herein provided, the Issuer shall provide for the registration of Securities. The Security Register for any series of Securities may not be established or maintained at any time in Australia. The Trustee is hereby appointed Security Registrar for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers of such Securities as herein provided and the Trustee hereby accepts such appointment. There shall be only one Security Registrar for each series of Securities.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of any series at the office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment for that series, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall, subject to the transfer restrictions set forth herein and in such Security, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount. 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.
Subject to this Section 305, at the option of the Holder, Securities of any series may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Issuer evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Issuer or the Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Security Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing (with the signatures guaranteed in satisfactory form, if reasonably required by the Issuer or the Trustee).
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 304, 905 or 1107 not involving any transfer.
If the Securities of any series (or of any series and specified tenor) are to be redeemed in part, neither the Security Registrar nor the Issuer shall be required (A) to issue,
register the transfer of or exchange any Securities of that series (or of that series and specified tenor) during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of any such Securities selected for redemption under Section 1103 and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (B) to register the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.
Each Holder and beneficial owner of Securities shall be deemed to represent and agree that such Holder or beneficial owner understands that the Issuer, each Guarantor, the Trustee and each Paying Agent may require certification reasonably acceptable to it (A) as a condition to the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on any Security without, or at a reduced rate of, withholding or backup withholding tax, and (B) to enable the Issuer, each Guarantor, the Trustee and each Paying Agent to determine their duties and liabilities with respect to any taxes or other charges that they may be required to pay, deduct or withhold from payments in respect of such Securities or the Holder or beneficial owner of such Securities under any present or future law, rule or regulation of the United States, any State thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territories thereof or any present or future law, rule or regulation of any political subdivision thereof or taxing authority therein or to comply with any reporting or other requirements under any such law, rule or regulation. Such certification may include, without limitation, U.S. federal income tax forms (such as IRS Form W-8BEN (Certification of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding), IRS Form W-8IMY (Certification of Foreign Intermediary Status for United States Tax Withholding), IRS Form W-9 (Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification), or IRS Form W-8ECI (Certification of Foreign Persons Claim that Income Is Effectively Connected with the Conduct of a U.S. Trade or Business) or any successors to such IRS forms). Each Holder or beneficial owner of Securities agrees to provide any certification required pursuant to this paragraph and to update or replace such form or certification in accordance with its terms or its subsequent amendments.
Each Global Security authenticated under this Indenture shall be registered in the name of the Depositary designated for such Global Security or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a nominee thereof or custodian therefor, and each such Global Security shall constitute a single Security for all purposes of this Indenture.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, and no transfer of a Global Security in whole or in part may be made or registered, in the name of any Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof unless (A) such Depositary (i) has notified the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary for such Global Security or (ii) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, if so required by applicable law or regulation, and no successor Depositary for such Securities shall have been appointed within 90 days of such notification or of the Issuer becoming aware of the Depositarys ceasing to be so registered as the case may be, (B) the Issuer in its sole discretion shall have notified the Depositary by Issuer Order that the Global Securities shall be exchanged for such Securities, (C) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Securities and the beneficial owners of not less than 50% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount evidenced by such Global Security advise the Trustee and the Depositary for
such Global Security through its participants in writing that the continuation of the book-entry system is no longer in the best interests of such beneficial owners of the Securities or (D) there shall exist such circumstances, if any, in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing as have been specified for this purpose as contemplated by Section 301.
Subject to the preceding paragraph, any exchange of a Global Security for other Securities may be made in whole or in part, and all Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be registered in such names as the Depositary for such Global Security shall direct.
Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, a Global Security or any portion thereof, whether pursuant to this Section, Section 304, 306, 905 or 1107 or otherwise, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of and shall be, a Global Security, unless such Security is registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof.
Owners of beneficial interests in a Global Security held on their behalf by a Depositary shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Securities in definitive form, shall not be considered the Holders thereof for any purpose under this Indenture and shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to such Global Security, and such Depositary or its nominee may be treated by the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of any of them as the Holder and owner of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Neither the Trustee nor any of its agents shall have any responsibility or liability for the actions taken or not taken by the Depositary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Depositary for any Global Security may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any person, including the beneficial owners of interests in such Global Security, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture with respect to such Global Security.
In case of any transfer or exchange the procedures and requirements for which are not addressed in detail in this Section 305, such transfer or exchange will be subject to such procedures and requirements as may be reasonably prescribed by the Issuer and the Trustee from time to time and, in the case of a transfer or exchange involving a Global Security, the Applicable Procedures.
Section 306. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
If there shall be delivered to the Issuer and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any of their agents harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuer or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall, upon Issuer order, authenticate and
deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and 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, the Issuer in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security.
Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Issuer 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 expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
Every new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section in exchange for any mutilated Security or in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security, shall (i) constitute an original contractual obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, (ii) be registered by the Issuer in the Security Registrar in the name of such Person and (iii) shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of that series duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section are 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 307. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, 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 Regular Record Date for such interest.
Any interest on any Security of any series that is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (Defaulted Interest) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Issuer or the Guarantor, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (1) or (2) below:
(1) The Issuer or the Guarantor may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security of such series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Issuer or the Guarantor shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause (1) provided. Thereupon the Trustee
shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Issuer, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be given to each Holder of Securities of such series in the manner set forth in Section 106, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (2).
(2) The Issuer or the Guarantors may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Issuer to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause (2), such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, that were carried by such other Security.
Section 308. Persons Deemed Owners.
Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307) any interest on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any of their respective agents shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
Section 309. Cancellation.
All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Paying Agent, be delivered to the Paying Agent and shall be promptly cancelled by it. The Issuer or a Guarantor may at any time deliver to the Paying Agent for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder that the Issuer or such Guarantor may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Paying Agent (or to any other Person for delivery to the Trustee) for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated hereunder that the Issuer has not issued and sold, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Paying Agent. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted
by this Indenture. All cancelled Securities held by the Paying Agent shall be disposed of in accordance with the Paying Agents then customary procedure unless by an Issuer Order the Issuer shall direct that cancelled Securities be returned to it.
Section 310. Computation of Interest.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of any series, Interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
Section 311. CUSIP Numbers.
The Issuer in issuing the Securities may use CUSIP numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that the Trustee shall assume no responsibility for the accuracy of such numbers and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP numbers.
ARTICLE FOUR
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 401. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
This Indenture shall, upon an Issuer Request, cease to be of further effect (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities herein expressly provided for, the surviving rights of the Trustee under Section 607 hereof, and any provision hereof that expressly survives the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture), and the Trustee, at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when
(1) either
(A) all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Securities that have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen and that have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 306 and (ii) Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Issuer and thereafter repaid to the Issuer or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 1003) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(B) all such Securities that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation:
(i) have become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption, or
(ii) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or
(iii) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Issuer,
and the Issuer, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the holders of the Securities, cash in U.S. dollars, not-callable U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in amounts as will be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal and any premium and accrued interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities that have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be;
(2) no default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of the deposit or shall occur as a result of the deposit and the deposit shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Issuer is a party or by which the Issuer is bound;
(3) the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid or made provision satisfactory to the Trustee for the payment of all other sums payable hereunder by the Issuer including all amounts due and payable to the Trustee;
(4) the Issuer has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the applicable series of Securities at the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be; and
(5) the Issuer has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been satisfied.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors to the Trustee and the lien of the Trustee under Section 607, the obligations of the Issuer to any Authenticating Agent under Section 613, any obligations of the Trustee under Section 402, the rights and obligations of the Issuer set forth in the last paragraph of Section 1003 and any rights of registration of transfer, exchange or replacement of Securities provided in Sections 304, 305, 306, 905, 1002 or 1107 and any rights to receive Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 1007 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.
Section 402. Application of Trust Money
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and premium and any interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee.
ARTICLE FIVE
REMEDIES
Section 501. Events of Default.
Event of Default, wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body) unless such event is either inapplicable to a particular series or it is specifically deleted or modified in or pursuant to the supplemental indenture or Board Resolution creating such series of Securities or in the form of the Security for such series:
(1) a default in the payment of any principal of, or any premium on, any Securities of that series when due, whether at Maturity, upon redemption, pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or otherwise and, provided that if such default is caused solely by technical or administrative error, the continuance of such default for a period of three Business Days;
(2) a default in the payment of any interest or any Additional Amounts due and payable on any Securities of such series and the continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;
(3) a default in the performance, or breach, of any other covenant, obligation or agreement of the Issuer or the Guarantors in this Indenture with respect to the Securities of that series, the Securities of that series or the Guarantees (other than a covenant or obligation default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with or which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of Securities other than that series) and the continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Issuer (with a copy to the Parent Guarantor) by the Trustee or to the Issuer (with a copy to the Parent Guarantor) and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series a written notice specifying such default or breach, requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a Notice of Default hereunder;
(4) (a) any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary becomes due and is required to be paid prior to its contractual maturity date by reason of any event of default or acceleration (however described), (b) the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary fails (after the expiration of any applicable grace period) to make any payment in respect of any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) on the due date for payment, (c) any security given by the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary for any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its
equivalent in any other currency or currencies) is enforced or (d) default is made (after the expiration of any applicable grace period) by the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary for any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) in making any payment due under any guarantee and/or indemnity given by it in relation to any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies), unless such Indebtedness is discharged or an event of default or acceleration related to such Indebtedness is waived or rescinded, as applicable;
(5) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies), shall be rendered against the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain unsatisfied or undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days, during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon assets of the Parent Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary to enforce such judgment;
(6) any Guarantee is held to be unenforceable or invalid in a judicial proceeding or is claimed in writing by the Issuer or any Guarantor not to be valid or enforceable, or any Guarantee is denied or disaffirmed in writing by the Issuer or any Guarantor, except, in each case, as permitted in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;
(7)
(a) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or its debts, or of a material part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager, administrator, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(b) the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any U.S. federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (7)(a) above, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager, administrator, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any
Principal Subsidiary (or any committee thereof) shall adopt any resolution or otherwise authorize any action to approve any of the actions referred to above in this clause (7)(b) or clause (7)(a) above or (vi) solely in the case of the Parent Guarantor, where the Parent Guarantor (A) is declared bankrupt as defined in Article 8 of the Interpretations (Jersey) Law 1954 or any proceedings are commenced or other steps taken for the Parent Guarantor to be declared bankrupt or (B) takes any step to participate in a scheme of arrangement or merger under Part 18A or Part 18B respectively of the Jersey Companies Law or to seek continuance overseas under Part 18C of the Jersey Companies Law;
(c) the Issuer or any Guarantor shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;
(8) any other Event of Default established as contemplated by Section 301 provided with respect to Securities of that series.
Section 502. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7)) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then, in every such case, the Trustee (if a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of such Event of Default) or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series may declare the principal amount of all the Outstanding Securities of such series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Issuer with a copy to the Parent Guarantor (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount and any accrued interest thereon shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7) occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the principal of, Additional Amounts, if any, and any accrued and unpaid interest on the Outstanding Securities of any series shall become immediately due and payable without any further action on the part of the Trustee or the Holders.
At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, by written notice to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:
(1) the Issuer or a Guarantor has irrevocably paid or irrevocably deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay
(A) all overdue interest on all Outstanding Securities of such series,
(B) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Outstanding Securities of such series that have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, and any interest on such unpaid principal at the rate prescribed therefor in such Securities,
(C) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue payments at the rate or rates for such Securities established as contemplated by Section 301,
(D) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and all amounts due to the Trustee under Section 607; and
(2) all Events of Default with respect to the Securities of such series, other than the non-payment of the principal of or interest on the Securities of such series that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 513.
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 503. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
The Issuer and each Guarantor covenants that if
(1) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or
(2) default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security at the Maturity thereof,
the Issuer and each Guarantor shall, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal and premium and on any overdue interest, at the rate or rates established as contemplated by Section 301 therefor, and, in addition thereto, 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 and any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 607.
If the Issuer and the Guarantors fail to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce the same against the Issuer or the Guarantors or any other obligor upon such Securities or the Guarantees, as the case may be, and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Issuer or the Guarantors or any other obligor upon such Securities or the Guarantees, as the case may be, wherever situated.
If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the
Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
Section 504. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Issuer or the Guarantors (or any other obligor upon the Securities), any of their respective property or creditors, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, to take any and all actions authorized under the Trust Indenture Act (as if the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) in order to have claims of the Holders and the Trustee allowed in any such proceeding. In particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official 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 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 607.
No provision of this Indenture shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder 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; provided, however, that the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders, vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be a member of a creditors or other similar committee.
Section 505. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.
All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities or the Guarantees may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and other amounts due to it under Section 607, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.
Section 506. Application of Money Collected.
Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal or any premium or interest (or any Additional Amounts), upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:
FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee under Section 607;
SECOND: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities (and any Additional Amounts) in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest (and any Additional Amounts), respectively; and
THIRD: The balance, if any, to the Issuer, any Guarantor or the other Person or Persons otherwise entitled thereto.
Section 507. Limitation on Suits.
No Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
(1) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series;
(2) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute such proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;
(3) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;
(4) the Trustee, within 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, has failed to institute any such proceeding; 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 principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series;
it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such Holders.
Section 508. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307) interest on such Security pursuant to the terms
thereof or the Guarantee thereof (and any Additional Amounts) on the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.
Section 509. Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 510. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 306, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
Section 511. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.
Section 512. Control by Holders.
Subject to Section 603(5), the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Securities of such series, provided that:
(1) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture or subject the Trustee to undue risk or require the Trustee to submit to the jurisdiction of a non-U.S. court,
(2) the action so directed would not be unjustly prejudicial to the Holders not taking part in such direction, or
(3) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction,
provided further that the Trustee shall be under no obligation to determine whether any such direction shall be in such conflict or so unjustly prejudicial, and provided further, that nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Trustee to take direction from Holders unless such direction is in writing and accompanied by indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee.
Nothing in this Indenture shall impair the right of the Trustee in its discretion to take any action deemed proper by the Trustee and that is not inconsistent with such direction by Holders of Securities.
Section 513. Waiver of Past Defaults.
The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past default hereunder with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default
(1) in the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of such series (or any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereof), or
(2) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof that under Article Nine cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected.
Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 514. 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, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, a court may require any party litigant in such suit to file an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, including fees and expenses of counsel, and may assess costs against any such party litigant; provided that this Section shall not be deemed to authorize any court to require such an undertaking or to make such an assessment in any such suit.
Section 515. Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws.
Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any usury, stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuer and each Guarantor (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it will not 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.
ARTICLE SIX
THE TRUSTEE
Section 601. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
(a) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any series,
(i) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(ii) 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 of Counsel furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform on their face to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).
(b) In case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to Securities of any series, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
(c) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that
(i) this subsection (c) shall not be construed to limit the effect of subsection (a) of this Section;
(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee under this Indenture with respect to the Securities; and
(iii) 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.
(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.
(e) The Trustee shall not be liable for any error in judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.
Section 602. Notice of Defaults.
Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default hereunder, the Trustee shall transmit to all Holders of the Securities of each series affected thereby, in the manner provided in Section 106, notice of such default hereunder in respect of which written notice has been provided to the Trustee, unless such default shall have been cured or waived; provided, however, that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of, or any premium or interest (or any Additional Amounts in respect of the foregoing) on, any Security of such series, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a Responsible Officer of the Trustee in good faith determine that the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the Holders; and provided, further, that in the case of any default of the character specified in Section 501(4) no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence thereof. For the purpose of this Section, the term default means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default.
Section 603. Certain Rights of Trustee.
Subject to the provisions of Section 601:
(1) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, securities, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(2) any request or direction of the Issuer mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Issuer Request or Issuer Order, and any resolution of the Board of Directors shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;
(3) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officers Certificate and/or Opinion of Counsel;
(4) the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(5) 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 direction is in writing and such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;
(6) 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, securities, 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 Issuer, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Issuer and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;
(7) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture;
(8) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have or be charged with notice or knowledge of any default or Event of Default under this Indenture (other than a payment default under Sections 501 or 502 hereof) unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice of such default or Event of Default from the Issuer or any other obligor on such Securities or by any Holder of such Securities and such notice refers to the Securities and this Indenture;
(9) 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 (including as Paying Agent and Securities Registrar), and to each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder;
(10) anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the Trustee be liable under or in connection with this Indenture for indirect, special, incidental, punitive or consequential losses or damages of any kind whatsoever, including but not limited to lost profits, whether or not foreseeable, even if the Trustee has been advised of the possibility thereof and regardless of the form of action in which such damages are sought;
(11) the Trustee may employ agents in performing its duties hereunder and shall not have liability for negligent performance by an agent appointed with due care;
(12) The Trustee shall not be liable for errors in judgment made in good faith unless negligent in ascertaining pertinent facts; and
(13) the permissive rights of the Trustee to take or refrain from taking any action enumerated herein shall not be construed as an obligation or duty.
Section 604. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except for the Trustees certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Issuer and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture, any offering document or of the Securities except that the Trustee represents that it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Indenture, authenticate the Securities and perform its obligations hereunder. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Issuer of the Securities or the proceeds thereof.
Section 605. May Hold Securities.
The Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar or any other agent of the Trustee or the Issuer, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Issuer with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.
Section 606. Money Held in Trust.
Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by applicable law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Issuer.
Section 607. Compensation and Reimbursement.
Each of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor agrees jointly and severally:
(1) to pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as the Issuer and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);
(2) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except to the extent any such expense, disbursement or advance may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct; and
(3) to indemnify each of the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee and their respective officers, employees and directors for, and to defend and hold them harmless against, any and all loss, liability, claim, damage or expense (including (i) the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel and (ii) taxes other than withholding, backup withholding or taxes based on the income of the Trustee), arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder or the performance of its duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture (including this Section 607(3)) and defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct;
To ensure the Issuers and the Parent Guarantors payment obligations under this Section 607, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee, except money or property collected or held in trust for the benefit of the Holders of particular Securities. Such lien and the obligations of the Issuer under this Section 607 shall survive the resignation and removal of the Trustee and the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
The indemnity contained herein shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the final payment in full of the Securities, and termination of this Indenture.
Trustee for purposes of this Section 607 shall include any predecessor Trustee, but the negligence or bad faith or willful misconduct of any Trustee shall not affect the rights or obligations of the Issuer or any other Trustee hereunder.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7), the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable United States, United Kingdom or Australian federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.
Section 608. Conflicting Interests.
If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions to the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture), the Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. To the extent permitted by Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have a conflicting interest by virtue of being a trustee under this Indenture with respect to Securities of more than one series.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the parties hereto acknowledge and agree and the Holders are deemed to acknowledge and agree that there is no conflict of interest as a result of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas acting in its capacity as trustee for both the senior notes of the Issuer and the subordinated notes of the Issuer. Further, any such action on
the part of the Trustee hereunder, shall be deemed not to be a breach of any fiduciary duty on the part of the Trustee hereunder.
Section 609. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.
There shall at all times be one (and only one) Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of each series, which may be Trustee hereunder for Securities of one or more other series. Each Trustee shall be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions to the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) to act as such, has a combined capital and surplus of at least US$50,000,000 and has its Corporate Trust Office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York. If any such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee with respect to the Securities shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.
Section 610. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611.
The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by Act of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, upon 30 days prior written notice delivered to the Trustee and to the Issuer. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition at the expense of the Issuer any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities.
If at any time:
(1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 608 after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months;
(2) the Trustee shall fail to comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any such Holder, or
(3) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,
then, in any such case, (A) the Issuer may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities, or (B) subject to Section 514, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities by giving 30 days prior written notice thereof to the Issuer. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition at the expense of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities.
If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the Securities of one or more series, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more of all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 611. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Issuer and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611, become the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Issuer. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by the Issuer or the Holders and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 611, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.
The Issuer shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series to all Holders of Securities of such series in the manner provided for in Section 106. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.
In no event will the Trustee be responsible for or have any liability for the acts or omissions of any such successor Trustee for the Securities of any series appointed hereunder or for any separate or co-Trustee.
Section 611. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to
the Issuer, the Guarantors and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Issuer or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Issuer, the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee; and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the Issuer or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.
Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in the first preceding paragraph.
No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article.
Section 612. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or
substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities; and in case at that time any of the Securities shall not have been authenticated by such predecessor Trustee, any successor Trustee may authenticate such Securities in its own name with the full force and effect which this Indenture provides for the certificate of authentication of the Trustee.
Section 613. Agents.
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, (i) all references in this Indenture to the Trustee shall be deemed to refer to the Trustee in its capacity as Trustee and in its capacities as Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent and Security Registrar and (ii) every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability or offering protection, immunity or indemnity to the Trustee shall be deemed to apply with the same force and effect to the Trustee acting in its capacities as Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent and Security Registrar.
Section 614. Appointment of Authenticating Agent.
The Trustee, with the consent of the Issuer, may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of Securities that shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series issued upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustees certificate of authentication, except upon original issue or pursuant to Section 306, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Issuer and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than US$50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.
Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation
succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.
An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee and to the Issuer. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Issuer. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent that shall be acceptable to the Issuer and shall give notice of such appointment in the manner provided in Section 106 to all Holders of Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.
The Issuer agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section.
If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustees certificate of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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If all of the Securities of a series may not be originally issued at one time, and if the Trustee does not have an office capable of authenticating Securities upon original issuance located in a Place of Payment where the Issuer wishes to have Securities of such series authenticated upon original issuance, the Trustee, if so requested by the Issuer in writing or by facsimile (which writing need not comply with Section 102 and need not be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel), shall appoint in accordance with this Section an Authenticating Agent having an office in a Place of Payment designated by the Issuer with respect to such series of Securities.
Section 615. Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company.
The Trustee shall comply with Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, excluding any creditor relationship listed in Section 311(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to Section 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.
ARTICLE SEVEN
HOLDERS LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND ISSUER
Section 701. Issuer to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.
The Issuer will furnish, or cause the Security Registrar to furnish, to the Trustee
(1) semi-annually, not later than ten days after each Regular Record Date, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of Outstanding Securities of each series as of such Regular Record Date, and
(2) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Issuer of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished;
provided, however, that if and so long as the Trustee shall be Security Registrar for Securities of a series, no such list need be furnished with respect to such series of Securities.
Section 702. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.
The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 701 and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 701 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
The rights of Holders of the Securities of any series to communicate with other Holders of Securities of such series with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities and the corresponding rights and privileges of the Trustee, shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture).
Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee that none of the Issuer, any Guarantor nor the Trustee nor any agent of any of them shall be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Holders made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) or other applicable law.
Section 703. Reports by the Issuer.
(1) If and when the Issuer is registered with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee any information, documents or reports required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act within 15 days after the same is so required to be filed with the Commission.
(2) With respect to the Securities of any series and for so long as the Securities of such series are Outstanding, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee as soon as practicable, and the Trustee shall promptly distribute to the Holders of Securities of such series such information as is specified as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of such series.
(3) 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 Issuers compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers Certificates).
Section 704. Reports by Trustee to Holders.
(1) Within 60 days after the Parent Guarantors fiscal year end of each year beginning with the fiscal year end following the date of this Indenture, and for so long as any Securities remain outstanding, the Trustee shall mail or make available to each Holder a brief report dated as of such fiscal year end that complies with Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, if and to the extent required by such subsection. The Trustee shall also comply with Section 313(b) and Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(2) A copy of each report at the time of its mailing or posting to the Holders shall be mailed or made available by the Trustee to the Parent Guarantor and filed by the Trustee with the Commission and each exchange, if any, on which the Securities are listed in accordance with Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act. The Parent Guarantor agrees to notify promptly the Trustee in writing whenever the Securities become listed on any exchange and of any delisting thereof.
ARTICLE EIGHT
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE
Section 801. Issuer May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.
For so long as any of the Securities or any Guarantee thereof remain Outstanding, neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor may consolidate with or merge into any other Person that is not the Issuer or a Guarantor, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person that is not the Issuer or a Guarantor, unless:
(1) any Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, is merged or to whom the Issuer or such Guarantor has conveyed, transferred or leased all or substantially all of its properties and assets is a corporation, partnership or trust organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and such Person either is the Issuer or any other Guarantor or assumes by supplemental indenture the Issuers or such Guarantors obligations, as the case may be, on the Securities and the Guarantees and under this Indenture (including any obligation to pay any Additional Amounts);
(2) immediately after giving effect to the transaction and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Issuer or any Guarantor as a result of such transaction as having been incurred at the time of 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;
(3) if, as a result of any such consolidation or merger or such conveyance, transfer or lease, properties or assets of the Issuer or a Guarantor would become subject to a Lien which would not be permitted by this Indenture, the Issuer, the Guarantor or such successor Person, as the case may be, shall take such steps as shall be necessary effectively to secure the Securities equally and ratably with (or prior to) all Indebtedness secured thereby;
(4) any such Person not incorporated or organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Jersey, Australia or the United Kingdom, or any state or territory thereof shall expressly agree by a supplemental indenture,
(a) to indemnify the Holder of each Security and each beneficial owner of an interest therein against (X) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge imposed on such Holder or beneficial owner or required to be withheld or deducted from any payment to such Holder or beneficial owner as a consequence of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, and (Y) any costs or expenses of the act of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, and
(b) that all payments pursuant to the Securities or the Guarantees in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities, as the case may be, shall be made without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of the jurisdiction of organization or residency of such Person or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, unless such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges are required by such jurisdiction or any such subdivision or authority to be withheld or deducted, in which case such Person shall pay such additional amounts (Successor Additional Amounts) as will result (after deduction of such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges and any additional taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges payable in respect of such Successor Additional Amounts) in the payment to each Holder or beneficial owner of a Security of
the amounts which would have been received pursuant to the Securities or the Guarantee, as the case may be, had no such withholding or deduction been required, except that no Successor Additional Amounts shall be so payable for or on account of:
(i) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the fact that such Holder or beneficial owner of the Security:
(A) was a resident, domiciliary or national of, or engaged in business or maintained a permanent establishment or was physically present in, the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction (as defined below) or otherwise had some connection with the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction other than the mere ownership of, or receipt of payment under, such Security or Guarantee;
(B) presented such Security or Guarantee for payment in any jurisdiction of organization of such Person, which shall be deemed a Relevant Jurisdiction, unless such Security or Guarantee could not have been presented for payment elsewhere;
(C) presented such Security or Guarantee (where presentation is required) more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the payment in respect of such Security or Guarantee first became due and payable or provided for, whichever is later, except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts if it had presented such Security or Guarantee for payment on any day within such period of thirty (30) days; or
(D) with respect to any withholding or deduction of taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges imposed by the United States, or any of its territories or any political subdivision thereof or any taxing authority thereof or therein, is or was with respect to the United States a citizen or resident of the United States, treated as a resident of the United States, present in the United States, engaged in business in the United States, a Person with a permanent establishment or fixed base in the United States, a ten percent shareholder of the Issuer or a Guarantor, a passive foreign investment company, or a controlled foreign corporation, or has or has had some other connection with the United States (other than the mere receipt of a payment or the ownership of holding a Security);
(c) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge or any withholding or deduction on account of such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;
(d) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from payments of (or in respect of) principal of, or any premium and interest on, the Securities or the Guarantees thereof;
(e) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld by reason of the failure to comply in a timely manner by the Holder of such Security or, in the case of a Global Security, the beneficial owner of such Global Security, with a timely request of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any Paying Agent addressed to such Holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, (i) to provide information concerning the nationality, residence or identity of such Holder or such beneficial owner or (ii) to make any declaration or other similar claim or satisfy any information or reporting requirement, which, in the case of (i) or (ii), is required or imposed by a statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as a precondition to exemption from all or part of such withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge (including without limitation the filing of a United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form W-8 BEN, W-8 BEN-E, W-8 ECI or W-9);
(f) any withholding, deduction, duty, tax, assessment or other governmental charge which is imposed or withheld by or by reason of the Australian Commissioner of Taxation giving a notice under section 255 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) of Australia or section 260-5 of Schedule 1 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) of Australia;
(g) any taxes imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of the holder or beneficial owner of the Securities to comply with (a) the requirements of Sections 1471 through 1474 (commonly known as FATCA) of the Code, as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), the U.S. Treasury regulations issued thereunder or any official interpretation thereof or any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471 of the Code, (b) any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction or relating to any intergovernmental agreement between the United States and any other jurisdiction, which, in either case, facilitates the implementation of clause (a) above and (c) any agreement pursuant to the implementation of clauses (a) and (b) above with the IRS, the U.S. government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction;
(h) any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6);
nor shall Additional Amounts be paid to any such Holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent such payment on a Security or Guarantee would, under the laws of any Relevant Jurisdiction
or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, be treated as being derived or received for tax purposes by a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had it been the Holder of the Security or Guarantee;
(5) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or Guarantor is merged or to whom the Issuer or Guarantor has conveyed, transferred or leased its properties or assets (if such Person is organized and validly existing under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Jersey, Australia or the United Kingdom or, in each case, any state or territory thereof) agrees to indemnify the Holder of each Security against (a) any tax, assessment or governmental charge imposed on any such Holder or required to be withheld or deducted from any payment to such Holder as a consequence of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease which is imposed or levied by or on behalf of that jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as at that date such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease is effective and (b) any costs or expenses of the act of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease; and
(6) the Issuer has 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, comply with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.
Section 802. Successor Substituted.
Upon any consolidation of the Issuer or any Guarantor with, or merger of the Issuer or any Guarantor into, any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets of the Issuer or a Guarantor substantially as an entirety in accordance with Section 801, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or such Guarantor 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 Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Issuer or a Guarantor, as applicable, 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 NINE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
Section 901. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.
Without the consent of any Holders, the Issuer or a Guarantor, when authorized by a Board Resolution of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, and the Trustee, at any time
and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:
(1) to evidence the succession or substitution of another Person to the Issuer or a Guarantor and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, herein and in the Securities; or
(2) to add to the covenants of the Issuer or the Guarantors or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Issuer or a Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants or surrenders are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants or surrenders are expressly included solely for the benefit of such series); or
(3) to add any additional Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such additional Events of Default are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such additional Events of Default are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series); or
(4) to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in uncertificated form; or
(5) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities, provided that any such addition, change or elimination (A) shall neither (i) apply to any Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor (ii) modify the rights of the Holder of any such Security with respect to such provision or (B) shall become effective only when there is no such Security Outstanding; or
(6) to add a New Guarantor by way of a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture or to release a Guarantor as permitted by and in accordance with the requirements of this Indenture; or
(7) to secure the Securities (pursuant to the requirements of Section 1008 or otherwise); or
(8) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as contemplated by Section 201 or 301; or
(9) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 611; or
(10) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture,
provided that such action pursuant to this clause (10) shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect; or
(11) to conform the text of the Securities of any series to any provision of the description of such Securities in the offering document used in connection with the offering of such Securities to the extent that such provisions were intended to be a verbatim recitation of any provision of such Securities; or
(12) to make any other change that does not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of the Securities in any material respect.
Section 902. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders.
With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, the Issuer or a Guarantor, when authorized by a Board Resolution of the Issuer or such Guarantor, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby,
(1) Change the Stated Maturity of, or any installment of, the principal, premium (if any) or rate of interest on the Outstanding Securities or the rate of interest on the Outstanding Securities or change any obligation to pay Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts on the Outstanding Securities;
(2) Change the place or currency of payment on the Outstanding Securities;
(3) Impair the ability of any Holder to sue for payment;
(4) Reduce the amount of principal payable upon acceleration of the maturity of the Outstanding Securities following an Event of Default;
(5) Reduce any amounts due on the Outstanding Securities;
(6) Reduce the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities the consent of the Holders of which is needed to modify or amend this Indenture;
(7) Reduce the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series the consent of the Holders of which is needed to waive compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or to waive certain defaults;
(8) Modify in a way that adversely affects Holders any other aspect of the provisions dealing with modification of or waiver under this Indenture;
(9) Reduce the premium payable upon a Change of Control or, at any time after a Change of Control Triggering Event has occurred, amend, change or modify in any material respect the obligations of the Issuer to make and complete the Change of Control Offer;
(10) Waive a default or an Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on the Securities (except a rescission of acceleration of any series of Securities by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);
(11) Subordinate the Securities of any series or the Guarantees as applicable to such series to any other obligation of the Issuer or any of the Guarantors;
(12) Modify in a way that adversely affects Holders the terms and conditions of the Guarantors payment obligations (including with respect to Additional Amounts) under the Securities;
(13) Release any Guarantee (other than in accordance with this Indenture); or
(14) Change the provisions of this Section 902.
A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.
It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.
Section 903. Execution of Supplemental Indentures.
In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 601 and 603) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 102, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that all conditions precedent to such execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture have been satisfied. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Section 904. 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, except to the extent, if any, therein expressly provided otherwise.
Section 905. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.
Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Issuer shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Issuer, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Issuer, and such Securities may be authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series.
ARTICLE TEN
COVENANTS
Section 1001. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.
The Issuer covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of Securities that it shall duly and punctually pay the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of such series (and any Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in respect thereof) in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if on such date the Trustee or the Paying Agent holds, in accordance with this Indenture, money sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due. The Issuer agrees to deposit such funds with the Trustee or Paying Agent one Business Day prior to the date on which such principal, premium, if any, and interest is due.
Section 1002. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Issuer shall maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an office or agency where Securities of such series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of such series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Securities of such series and this Indenture may be served. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. The Company initially designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as such office or agency. If at any time the Issuer 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, and the Issuer hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.
The Issuer may also from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities, designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities of one or more series 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 Issuer of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes.
The Issuer 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.
Section 1003. Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust.
If the Issuer or a Guarantor shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, it shall, on or before each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest on any of the Securities of such series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal and any premium and interest (and Additional Amounts and Successor Additional Amounts) so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of its action or failure so to act.
Whenever the Issuer shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it shall, on or prior to each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest (and Additional Amounts and Successor Additional Amounts) on any Securities of such series, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amount and with sufficient time to meet any applicable payment system deadline to make such payment in respect of the Securities of each such series, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such principal or any premium or interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of its action or failure so to act.
The Issuer shall cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent shall (1) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on Securities in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided, (2) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Issuer (or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series) in the making of any payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on the Securities of such series or any Guarantee and (3) during the continuance of any default by the Issuer or a Guarantor (or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series) in the making of any payment in respect of the Securities of such series or any Guarantee, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent for payment in respect of the Securities of such series or such Guarantee(s).
The Issuer may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Issuer Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Issuer or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Issuer or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Issuer or a Guarantor, in trust for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) has become due and payable shall, upon receipt of a Issuer Request, be paid to the Issuer or a Guarantor by the Trustee or such Paying Agent, or (if then held by the Issuer or a Guarantor) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Issuer or a Guarantor for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Issuer or such Guarantor as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease.
Section 1004. Statement by Officers as to Default.
The Parent Guarantor shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Issuer ending after the date hereof, an Officers Certificate of the Parent Guarantor stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signers thereof the Issuer and the Guarantors are in compliance with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and, if the Issuer or a Guarantor shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge.
Section 1005. Existence.
Subject to Article Eight, the Issuer and each Guarantor shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its respective corporate existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises necessary to conduct its business; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to preserve any such right or franchise if the Board of Directors of such Person shall determine in a Board Resolution that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of its business and that the loss thereof would not have a material adverse effect on such Persons ability to perform its obligations under this Indenture or any Securities or Guarantees.
Section 1006. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.
The Issuer and each Guarantor shall pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, (1) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon it or upon the income, profits or property of it, and (2) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid, would by law become a lien upon the property of the Issuer or such Guarantor; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim (A) whose amount, applicability or validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, or (B) where the failure to pay or discharge or to cause to be paid or discharged such tax, assessment, charge or claim would (in the opinion of any two Authorized Officers and/or Directors of the Issuer set forth in an Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee) not (i) result in a material adverse effect on the financial condition of
the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) have an adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of the Securities or the Guarantees.
Section 1007. Additional Amounts.
All payments of, or in respect of, principal of, and any premium and interest on, the Securities, and all payments pursuant to any Guarantee, shall be made without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of the United States (including the District of Columbia and any state, possession or territory thereof), Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction in which the Issuer or any Guarantor is or becomes a resident for tax purposes (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) or through which the Issuer or any Guarantor makes payment on the Securities or any Guarantee (each a Relevant Jurisdiction) or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any of the foregoing, unless such taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges are required by the law of the Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, to be withheld or deducted. In that event, the Issuer or the Guarantors, as applicable, shall pay such additional amounts (Additional Amounts) as will result (after deduction of such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges and any additional taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges payable in respect of such Additional Amounts) in the payment to the holder of each Security of the amounts which would have been payable in respect of such Security or Guarantee had no such withholding or deduction been required, except that no Additional Amounts shall be so payable for or on account of:
(1) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the fact that such Holder or beneficial owner of the Security:
(a) was a resident, domiciliary or national of, or engaged in business or maintained a permanent establishment or was physically present in, the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction or otherwise had some connection with the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction other than the mere ownership of, or receipt of payment under, such Security or Guarantee;
(b) presented such Security or Guarantee for payment in any Relevant Jurisdiction, unless such Security or Guarantee could not have been presented for payment elsewhere;
(c) presented such Security or Guarantee (where presentation is required) more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the payment in respect of such Security or Guarantee first became due and payable or provided for, whichever is later, except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts if it had presented such Security or Guarantee for payment on any day within such period of thirty (30) days; or
(d) with respect to any withholding or deduction of taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges imposed by the United States, or any of its territories or any political subdivision thereof or any taxing authority thereof or therein, is or was with respect to the United States a citizen or resident of the United States, treated as a resident of the United States, present in the United States, engaged in business in the United States, a Person with a permanent establishment or fixed base in the United States, a ten percent shareholder of the Issuer or a Guarantor, a passive foreign investment company, or a controlled foreign corporation, or has or has had some other connection with the United States (other than the mere receipt of a payment or the ownership of holding a Security);
(2) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge or any withholding or deduction on account of such tax, assessment or other government charge;
(3) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from payments of (or in respect of) principal of, or any premium and interest on, the Securities or the Guarantees thereof;
(4) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld by reason of the failure to comply in a timely manner by the Holder of such Security or, in the case of a Global Security, the beneficial owner of such Global Note, with a timely request of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any Paying Agent addressed to such Holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, (a) to provide information concerning the nationality, residence or identity of such Holder or such beneficial owner or (b) to make any declaration or other similar claim or satisfy any information or reporting requirement, which, in the case of (a) or (b), is required or imposed by a statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as a precondition to exemption from all or part of such withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge (including without limitation the filing of an IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI or W-9);
(5) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is imposed or withheld by or by reason of the Australian Commissioner of Taxation giving a notice under section 255 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) of Australia or section 260-5 of Schedule 1 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) of Australia or under a similar provision;
(6) any taxes imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of the holder or beneficial owner of the Securities to comply with (a) the requirements of FATCA, as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), the U.S. Treasury regulations issued thereunder or any official interpretation thereof or any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471 of the Code, (b) any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction or relating to any intergovernmental agreement between the United States and any other jurisdiction, which, in either case, facilitates the
implementation of clause (a) above and (c) any agreement pursuant to the implementation of clauses (a) and (b) above with the IRS, the U.S. government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction; or
(7) any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6);
nor shall Additional Amounts be paid to any such Holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent such payment on a Security or Guarantee would, under the laws of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, be treated as being derived or received for tax purposes by a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had it been the Holder of the Security or Guarantee.
Whenever there is mentioned, in any context, any payment of or in respect of the principal of, or any premium or interest on, any Security of any series (or any payments pursuant to the Guarantees thereof), such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts provided for in this Indenture to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to this Indenture, and any express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in any provisions of this Indenture shall not be construed as excluding Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in those provisions of this Indenture where such express mention is not made.
At least ten (10) days prior to each date on which any payment under or with respect to the Securities is due and payable, if the Issuer shall be obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to such payment, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee and the principal Paying Agent an Officers Certificate stating the fact that such Additional Amounts will be payable and the amounts so payable and will set forth such other information necessary to enable the Trustee and such Paying Agent to pay such Additional Amounts to the Holders on the payment date; provided, however, that if ten (10) days prior to each date on which any such
payment is due and payable the amount of such payment has not yet been determined, the Issuer shall notify the Trustee of such amount promptly after such amount has been determined.
Section 1008. Limitation on Liens
For so long as any of the Securities or the Guarantees are outstanding, the Parent Guarantor shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, create, assume, incur, issue or otherwise have outstanding any Lien upon, or with respect to, any of the present or future business, property, undertaking, assets or revenues (including, without limitation, any Equity Interests and uncalled capital), whether now owned or hereafter acquired (together, assets) of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, to secure any Indebtedness, unless the Securities and Guarantees are secured by such Lien equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Indebtedness, except for the following, to which this covenant shall not apply:
(1) Liens on assets securing Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary outstanding on the Issue Date;
(2) Liens on assets securing Indebtedness owing to the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary (other than a Project Subsidiary);
(3) Liens existing on any asset prior to the acquisition of such asset by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary after the Issue Date, provided that (i) such Lien has not been created in anticipation of such asset being so acquired, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other asset of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets other than Equity Interests, after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets covered by such Lien on the date of such acquisition of such assets, (iii) such Lien shall secure only the Indebtedness secured by such Lien on the date of such acquisition of such asset and (iv) such Lien shall be discharged within one year of the date of acquisition of such asset or such later date as may be the date of the maturity of the Indebtedness that such Lien secures if such Indebtedness is fixed interest rate indebtedness that provides a commercial financial advantage to the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiaries;
(4) Liens on any assets of a Person that becomes a Subsidiary (or of any Person not previously a Subsidiary that is merged or consolidated with or into a Subsidiary) after the Issue Date that existed prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated), provided that (i) such Lien has not been created in anticipation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary (or such merger or consolidation), (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other asset of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets other than Equity Interests, after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets covered by such Lien on the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated), (iii) such Lien shall secure only the Indebtedness secured by such Lien on the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated) and (iv) such Lien shall be discharged within one year of the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated) or such later date as may be the date of the maturity of the Indebtedness that such Lien secures if such Indebtedness is fixed interest rate indebtedness that provides a commercial financial advantage to the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiaries;
(5) Liens created to secure Indebtedness, directly or indirectly, incurred for the purpose of purchasing Equity Interests or other assets (other than real or personal property of the type contemplated by clause (6) below), provided that (i) such Lien shall secure only such Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of purchasing such assets, (ii) such Lien shall apply only to the assets so purchased (and to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets other than Equity Interests, any subsequently after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets so purchased) and (iii) such Lien shall be discharged within two years of such Lien being granted;
(6) Liens created to secure Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of acquiring or developing any real or personal property or for some other purpose in connection with the acquisition or development of such property, provided that (i) such Lien shall secure only such Indebtedness, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other assets of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and after-acquired
property that is affixed or incorporated into, the property so acquired or developed and (iii) the rights of the holder of the Indebtedness secured by such Lien shall be limited to the property that is subject to such Lien, it being the intention that the holder of such Lien shall not have any recourse to the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiaries personally or to any other property of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(7) Liens for any borrowings from any financial institution for the purpose of financing any import or export contract in respect of which any part of the price receivable is guaranteed or insured by such financial institution carrying on an export credit guarantee or insurance business, provided that (i) such Lien applies only to the assets that are the subject of such import or export contract and (ii) the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the amount so guaranteed or insured;
(8) Liens for Indebtedness from an international or governmental development agency or authority to finance the development of a specific project, provided that (i) such Lien is required by applicable law or practice and (ii) the Lien is created only over assets used in or derived from the development of such project;
(9) any Lien created in favor of co-venturers of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary pursuant to any agreement relating to an unincorporated joint venture, provided that (i) such Lien applies only to the Equity Interests in, or the assets of, such unincorporated joint venture and (ii) such Lien secures solely the payment of obligations arising under such agreement;
(10) Liens over goods and products, or documents of title to goods and products, arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with letters of credit and similar transactions, provided that such Liens secure only the acquisition cost or selling price (and amounts incidental thereto) of such goods and products required to be paid within 180 days;
(11) Liens arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of business of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(12) Liens created by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary over a Project Asset of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, provided that such Lien secures only (i) in the case of a Lien over assets referred to in clause (a) of the definition of Project Assets, Limited Recourse Indebtedness incurred by the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary or (ii) in the case of a Lien over Equity Interests referred to in clause (b) of the definition of Project Assets, Limited Recourse Indebtedness incurred by the direct Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary;
(13) Liens arising under any netting or set-off arrangement entered into by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its banking arrangements for the purpose of netting debit and credit balances of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(14) Liens incurred in connection with any extension, renewal, replacement or refunding (together, a refinancing) of any Lien permitted in clauses (1) through (13) above and any successive refinancings thereof permitted by this clause (12) (each, an
Existing Security), provided that (i) such Liens do not extend to any asset that was not expressed to be subject to the Existing Security, (ii) the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such Liens does not exceed the principal amount of Indebtedness that was outstanding and secured by the Existing Security at the time of such refinancing and (iii) any refinancing of an Existing Security incurred in accordance with clauses (3) through (5) above (and any subsequent refinancings thereof permitted by this clause (12)) will not affect the obligation to discharge such Liens within the time frames that applied to such Existing Security at the time it was first incurred (as specified in the applicable clause);
(15) any Lien arising as a result of a Change in Lease Accounting Standard; and
(16) other Liens by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary securing Indebtedness, provided that, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence or assumption of any such Lien or the incurrence of any Indebtedness secured thereby, the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor and any Subsidiary secured by any Liens pursuant to this clause (13) shall not exceed 10% of Total Tangible Assets at such time.
Section 1009. Offer to Purchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event.
Any Securities of any series that require that the Issuer make an offer to purchase upon a Change of Control Triggering Event shall be purchased by the Issuer in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of such series) in accordance with this Section 1009. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, unless the Issuer has previously exercised its right to redeem the Securities in accordance with their respective terms, each Holder of Securities of such series will have the right to require the Issuer to purchase all or a portion of such Holders Securities pursuant to the offer described below (the Change of Control Offer), at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase, subject to the rights of Holders of the Securities on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.
Within 30 days following the date upon which the Change of Control Triggering Event occurred, or at the Issuers option, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the pending Change of Control, the Issuer shall send, by first class mail, a notice to each Holder of Securities of such series, with a copy to the Trustee, which notice shall govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer. Such notice 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 1009 of this Indenture;
(ii) that the Issuer is required to offer to purchase all of the outstanding principal amount of Securities, the purchase price and, that on the date specified in such notice, which date shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law
(the Change of Control Payment Date), the Issuer shall repurchase the Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to this Section 1009;
(iii) if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, shall state that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned on the Change of Control being consummated on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date;
(iv) that any Security not tendered or accepted for payment shall continue to accrue interest;
(v) that Securities accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date;
(vi) that Holders electing to have a Security purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer may elect to have all, or any portion of such Security, purchased;
(vii) that Holders of Securities of such series electing to have Securities purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer shall be required to surrender their Securities, with the form entitled Option of Holder to Elect Purchase on the reverse of the relevant Security, or such other customary documents of surrender and transfer as the Issuer may reasonably request, duly completed, or transfer the relevant Security by book-entry transfer, to the paying agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the Change of Control Payment Date;
(viii) that Holders whose Securities are purchased only in part shall be issued new Securities equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer); and
(ix) the CUSIP number, if any, printed on the Securities being repurchased and that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Securities.
The Issuer shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for such an offer made by the Issuer and such third party purchases all corresponding Securities of such series properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer.
The Issuer shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of Securities pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 1009, the Issuer shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall be deemed not to have breached its obligations under this Indenture by virtue thereof.
Section 1010. New Guarantors.
The Parent Guarantor covenants and agrees that if any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor that is not a Guarantor becomes a Relevant Guarantor, then within 30 days of such Subsidiary becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Parent Guarantor shall cause such Relevant Guarantor to also become a Subsidiary Guarantor (each, a New Guarantor) of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities by having the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee delivering a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 days, provided that such New Guarantors Guarantee may contain any limitation required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor. Upon execution and delivery by the New Guarantor of its New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture and any other documents provided for in this Section 1010, the New Guarantor shall be a Guarantor for the purposes of this Indenture (and shall be deemed to be added to the list of Guarantors contained in Schedule 1 hereto) and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on all Outstanding Securities.
In connection therewith, (i) the rights and obligations of such New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor and (ii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
Section 1011. Waiver of Certain Covenants.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of any series, the Issuer may, with respect to the Securities, omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in any of Sections 1005, 1008 or 1009 (subject to Section 902(9)), if before the time for such compliance the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision or condition shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 1012. Stamp, Documentary and Similar Taxes.
The Issuer and the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to pay all stamp, documentary or similar duties, taxes or fees which may be payable in respect of the execution and delivery or the enforcement of this Indenture, any Guarantee or any Security and the execution and delivery (but not the transfer) or the enforcement of any of the Securities or Guarantees in the United States or of any amendment of, supplement to, or waiver or consent under or with respect to, this Indenture, any Guarantee or any Security, and to pay any value added, goods and services or similar tax due and payable in respect of reimbursement of costs and expenses by the Issuer pursuant to this Section 1012, and shall save the Trustee and each Holder to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law harmless against any loss or liability
resulting from nonpayment or delay in payment of such tax required to be paid by the Issuer and the Guarantors hereunder; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to pay any such duty, tax or fee to the extent such nonpayment or delay in payment results from any action or inaction of the Trustee.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
Section 1101. Applicability of Article.
The Securities of any series that are redeemable may be redeemed, in whole or in part from time to time, before their Stated Maturity and shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of such series) in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
Section 1102. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.
The election of the Issuer to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities. In case of any redemption at the election of the Issuer of less than all the Securities of any series (including any such redemption affecting only a single Security), the Issuer shall, at least 60 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Issuer (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed and, if applicable, of the tenor of the Securities to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities established as contemplated by Section 301, the Issuer shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction.
Section 1103. Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed.
If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed (unless such redemption affects only a single Security, in which case this Section 1103 shall not apply), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days or less than 30 days prior to the Redemption Date, from the Outstanding Securities of such series not previously called for redemption, either (i) in compliance with the requirement of the applicable clearing systems, if the Securities are held through any clearing systems, or (ii) by the Trustee on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee deems fair and appropriate, if the Securities are not held through any clearing systems, and in either case which may provide for the selection for redemption of a portion of the principal amount of any Security of such series, provided that the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of any Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.
The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer in writing of the Securities selected for redemption as aforesaid and, in case of any Securities selected for partial redemption as aforesaid, the principal amounts thereof to be redeemed.
The provisions of the two preceding paragraphs shall not apply with respect to any redemption affecting only a single Security, whether such Security is to be redeemed in whole or in part. In the case of any such redemption in part, the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of the Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.
For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amounts of such Securities which has been or is to be redeemed.
Section 1104. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at his address appearing in the Security Register.
All notices of redemption shall state:
(1) the Redemption Date,
(2) the Redemption Price and the amount of any accrued and unpaid interest payable on the Redemption Date,
(3) the CUSIP or other identifying number of such Securities to be redeemed,
(4) if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of more than a single Security are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption of any such Securities, the principal amounts) of the particular Securities to be redeemed and, if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of a single Security are to be redeemed, the principal amount of the particular Security to be redeemed,
(5) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price (together with any accrued and unpaid interest payable on the Redemption Date) will become due and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable, that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date, and
(6) the place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price, and accrued interest, if any.
Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Issuer shall be given by the Issuer or, at the Issuers request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Issuer.
Section 1105. Deposit of Redemption Price.
Not later than one Business Day prior to any Redemption Date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Issuer is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 1003) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on, all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date.
Section 1106. Securities Payable on Redemption Date.
Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price applicable thereto, and from and after such date (unless the Issuer shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Issuer at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301, installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Record Date according to their terms and the provisions of Section 307.
If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal and any premium shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in the terms of the Security established as contemplated by Section 301.
Section 1107. Securities Redeemed in Part.
Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at a Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Issuer or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series and of like tenor, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered.
Section 1108. Optional Redemption Due to Changes in Tax Treatment.
Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, if, as the result of (a) any change in or any amendment to the laws, regulations or published tax rulings of any Relevant Jurisdiction, or of any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, affecting taxation, or (b) any change in the official administration, application or interpretation by a relevant court or tribunal, government or government authority of any Relevant Jurisdiction of such laws, regulations or published tax rulings either generally or in relation to the Securities or the Guarantees, which change or amendment is proposed and becomes effective on or after the later of (x) the original issue date
of such Securities or Guarantees or (y) the date on which a jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Jurisdiction (whether by consolidation, merger or transfer of assets of the Issuer or any Guarantor, change in place of payment on the Securities or Guarantees or otherwise) or which change in official administration, application or interpretation shall not have been available to the public prior to such original issue date or the date on which such jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Jurisdiction (whichever is later), the Issuer or the Guarantors would be required to pay any Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 1007 of this Indenture or the terms of any Guarantee in respect of interest on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date (assuming, in the case of the Guarantors, a payment in respect of such interest was required to be made by the Guarantors under the Guarantees thereof on such Interest Payment Date and the Guarantors would be unable, for reasons outside their control, to procure payment by the Issuer), and the obligation to pay Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the use of commercially reasonable measures available to the Issuer or to the applicable Guarantor, as the case may be, the Issuer may, at its option, redeem all (but not less than all) of the Securities in respect of which such Additional Amounts would be so payable at any time, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days written notice as provided in Sections 1102 and 1104, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest due thereon up to, but not including, the date fixed for redemption; provided, however, that:
(1) no such notice of redemption may be given earlier than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts were a payment in respect of the Securities or the applicable Guarantee thereof then due, and
(2) at the time any such redemption notice is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts must remain in effect.
Prior to the publication or mailing of any notice of any redemption of any Securities pursuant to this Section, the Issuer, the applicable Guarantor or any Person with whom the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor has consolidated or merged, or to whom the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor has conveyed or transferred or leased all or substantially all of its properties or assets (the successor Person in any such transaction, a Successor Person), as the case may be, shall provide the Trustee with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the conditions precedent to the right of the Issuer to redeem such Securities pursuant to this Section have occurred and a certificate signed by a Director or an Authorized Officer stating that the obligation to pay Additional Amounts with respect of such Securities cannot be avoided by taking measures that the Issuer, the applicable Guarantor or the Successor Person, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Issuer or the Successor Person, as the case may be, believes in good faith are commercially reasonable.
ARTICLE TWELVE
DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
Section 1201. Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The Issuer or the Guarantors may, at any time, elect to have either Section 1202 or Section 1203 be applied to all the Outstanding Securities of any series designated pursuant to Section 301 as being defeasible pursuant to this Article Twelve, upon compliance with the applicable requirements provided pursuant to Section 301 and upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article Twelve. Any such election shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities.
Section 1202. Defeasance and Discharge.
Upon the Issuers or Guarantors exercise of the option provided in Section 1201 to have this Section 1202 applied to the Outstanding Securities of any series, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall be deemed to have been discharged from their respective obligations with respect to all the Outstanding Securities of any series, as provided in this Section 1202 on and after the date the applicable conditions set forth in Section 1204 are satisfied (hereinafter called Defeasance) with respect to such Securities. For this purpose, such Defeasance means that the Issuer shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the Outstanding Securities of such series and to have satisfied all of its other obligations under the Securities of such series and this Indenture insofar as the Securities of such series are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), subject to the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (1) the rights of Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series to receive, solely from the trust fund described in Section 1204 and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on such Securities of such series when payments are due, (2) the Issuers and each Guarantors obligations with respect to such Securities of such series under Sections 304, 305, 306, 1002, 1003 and 1007, (3) the rights (including without limitation, the rights set forth in Section 607), powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and (4) this Article. Subject to compliance with this Article, the Issuer or a Guarantor may defease any Securities pursuant to this Section notwithstanding the prior Covenant Defeasance of such Securities pursuant to Section 1203.
Section 1203. Covenant Defeasance.
Upon the Issuers or a Guarantors exercise of the option provided in Section 1201 to have this Section 1203 applied to the Outstanding Securities of any series, on and after the date the applicable conditions set forth in Section 1204 are satisfied (hereinafter called Covenant Defeasance) with respect to the Outstanding Securities of any series, pursuant to this Section 1203, (1) the Issuer and the Guarantors shall be released from their respective obligations under Section 801, 1008, 1009, 1010 and 1301, and (2) the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 501(3), 501(4), 501(5) or 501(7)(a) with respect to any obligations referred to in clause (1) of this Section 1203 shall be deemed not to be or result in an Event of Default, in
each case with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series as provided in this Section. For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that the Issuer and the Guarantors may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such specified Section (to the extent so specified in the case of Section 501(4)), whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or Article or by reason of any reference in any such Section or Article to any other provision herein or in any other document, but the remainder of this Indenture and the Securities of such series shall be unaffected thereby.
Section 1204. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The following shall be the conditions to the Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202 or the Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203 of the Outstanding Securities of any series:
(1) The Issuer or a Guarantor shall elect by Board Resolution to effect a Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202 or a Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203.
(2) The Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee which satisfies the requirements contemplated by Section 609 and agrees to comply with the provisions of this Article applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series, (a) money in an amount, (b) U.S. Government Obligations that through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, money in an amount or (c) a combination thereof, in each case, sufficient to pay all the principal of, and any premium and interest (and any Additional Amounts then known) on the Outstanding Securities of such series and any Additional Amounts then known thereon on the respective Stated Maturities, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Securities of such series. As used herein, U.S. Government Obligations means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable at the issuers option.
(3) In the event of a Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202, the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (x) the Issuer or such Guarantor has received from, or there has been published by, the IRS a ruling or (y) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. Federal income tax law, in either case (x) or (y) to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Securities of such series and will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, Defeasance and discharge to be effected with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit, Defeasance and discharge were not to occur.
(4) In the event of a Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203, the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Securities of such series will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and Covenant Defeasance to be effected with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit and Covenant Defeasance were not to occur.
(5) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) (assuming all Securities are in default within the meaning of such Act and that such Act applied to this Indenture).
(6) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in the trust arising from such deposit constituting an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act unless such trust shall be registered under such Act or exempt from registration thereunder.
(7) The Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent with respect to such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.
(8) All amounts due and owing to the Trustee and its counsel shall have been paid in full.
Section 1205. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions.
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee or other qualifying trustee (solely for purposes of this Section and Section 1206, the Trustee and any such other trustee are referred to collectively as the Trustee) pursuant to Section 1204 in respect of any Outstanding Securities shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any such Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Securities, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal and any premium and interest, but money so held in trust need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
The Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the Trustee or the trust created hereby with respect to the U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 1204 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders or beneficial owners of such Outstanding Securities.
Anything in this Article to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Issuer or the Guarantors, as the case may be, from time to time upon an Issuer Request any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 1204 with respect to any Securities which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect the Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, with respect to such Securities.
Section 1206. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with this Article with respect to any Securities by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the obligations under this Indenture and such Securities from which the Issuer has been discharged or released pursuant to Section 1202 or 1203 shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article with respect to such Securities, until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all money held in trust pursuant to Section 1205 with respect to such Securities in accordance with this Article; provided, however, that if the Issuer or a Guarantor makes any payment of principal of or any premium or interest on any such Security following such reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuer or a Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights (if any) of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money so held in trust.
ARTICLE THIRTEEN
GUARANTEE
Section 1301. Guarantee.
The Guarantors jointly and severally hereby fully and unconditionally guarantee to each Holder of a Security of each series authenticated and delivered by the Trustee the due and punctual payment of the principal (including any amount due in respect of original issue discount) of and any premium and interest on such Security (and any Additional Amounts and other amounts payable by the Issuer in respect thereof), when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of such Security and of this Indenture. The Guarantors jointly and severally hereby agree to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the compensation (as per the fee proposal agreed upon between the Issuer and the Trustee) and reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents, officers, employees and directors, and any other amounts, including indemnification amounts, due to the Trustee under Section 607. The Guarantors each hereby agree that its obligations hereunder shall be as if it were a principal debtor and not merely a surety, and shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of, and shall be unaffected by, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of any Security of any series or this Indenture, any failure to enforce the provisions of any Security of any series or this Indenture, any waiver, modification or indulgence granted to the Issuer with respect thereto, by the Holder of any Security of any series or the Trustee, or any other circumstances which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or
guarantor; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, modification or indulgence shall, without the consent of the Guarantors, increase the principal amount of a Security or the interest rate thereon or increase any premium payable upon redemption thereof. The Guarantors each hereby waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Issuer, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer, the benefit of discussion, protest or notice with respect to any Security or the indebtedness evidenced thereby or with respect of any sinking fund payment required pursuant to the terms of a Security issued under this Indenture and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that its Guarantee will not be discharged with respect to any Security except by payment in full of the principal thereof and any premium and interest thereon or as provided in Article Four, Section 802 or Article Thirteen. The Guarantors each further agree that, as between such Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, the Maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article Five hereof for the purposes of its Guarantee, but not in the case of any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby.
The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder will be limited (i) to the maximum amount as will, taking into account, in addition to such obligations of each Guarantor, all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor and any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under its Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution obligations under this Indenture, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable law nor leading to a breach of the rules governing financial assistance, corporate purpose, ultra vires, impairment of statutory capital or similar capital restrictions under applicable law and/or (ii) to the extent otherwise necessary so that such obligations do not constitute a breach of applicable law.
The Guarantors shall be subrogated to all rights of each Holder of Securities against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid to such Holder by the Guarantors pursuant to the provisions of these Guarantees; provided, however, that the Guarantors shall not be entitled to enforce, or to receive any payments arising out of or based upon, such right of subrogation until the principal of and any premium and interest on all the Securities of the same series and of like tenor shall have been paid in full.
No past, present or future stockholder, officer, director, employee or incorporator of any Guarantor shall have any personal liability under the Guarantees set forth in this Section 1301 by reason of his or its status as such stockholder, officer, director, employee or incorporator.
The Guarantees set forth in this Section 1301 shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose with respect to a Security until the certificate of authentication on such Security shall have been signed by or on behalf of the Trustee.
For the avoidance of doubt, the fact that none of the Guarantors (including, without limitation, any New Guarantors) have or will execute any Security, or any notation of their Guarantees on any Security, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee shall in no way affect or limit such Guarantors Guarantee under this Section 1301.
Section 1302. Release of Subsidiary Guarantors.
Any or all of the Subsidiary Guarantors may be released at any time from their respective Guarantees and other obligations under this Indenture without the consent of any Holder. Such release shall occur upon or concurrently with the Subsidiary Guarantor no longer being a Relevant Guarantor and the delivery of an Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee certifying the same, provided that, at the time of such release, no default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
Concurrently with the delivery of such Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee and without any further act of any other party, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released from its Guarantee and other obligations under this Indenture and shall have no further liability or responsibility under the Securities or this Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the release of a Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor as a Subsidiary Guarantor shall not preclude such Subsidiary subsequently becoming a Guarantor if, while the Securities are Outstanding, such Subsidiary becomes a Relevant Guarantor subsequent to such release.
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This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
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Schedule 1
Guarantors
1. Amcor plc
2. Amcor UK Finance plc
3. Amcor Pty Ltd
4. Bemis Company, Inc.
ANNEX A
[FORM OF NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE]
This [ ] NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of [ ], [ ] (the Supplemental Indenture), among Amcor Finance (USA), Inc., a Delaware corporation (herein called the Issuer), as Issuer, [ ], a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of [ ] (herein called the New Guarantor), having its principal office at [ ], and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee under the Indenture (as defined below) (herein called the Trustee).
RECITALS
The Issuer, Amcor plc (the Parent Guarantor), Amcor UK Finance plc, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis Company, Inc. (each, an Initial Subsidiary Guarantor, and together with the Parent Guarantor, the Original Guarantors) and the Trustee have entered into an Indenture dated as of [·], 2020, as amended from time to time, (herein called the Indenture), providing for the issuance of Securities. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Supplemental Indenture have the same meaning provided in the Indenture.
Section 1010 of the Indenture provides that if any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor which is not a Guarantor becomes a Relevant Guarantor, then within 30 days of such Subsidiary becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Parent Guarantor shall cause that Subsidiary to also become a Guarantor of all amounts due and owing on the Securities Outstanding under the Indenture by such New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee executing and delivering a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 days.
The entry into this Supplemental Indenture by the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee is in all respects authorized by the provisions of the Indenture.
All things necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee and a valid amendment of and supplement to the Indenture have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH, the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee each hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
Section 101. New Guarantor under the Indenture.
For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantor hereby agrees with the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of any Securities Outstanding under the Indenture that concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture by the New Guarantor it shall become a Guarantor for the purposes of the Indenture and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on the Securities Outstanding under this Indenture. In connection therewith, (i) the New Guarantor
hereby unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee the due and punctual payment of the principal (including any amount due in respect of original issue discount) of and any premium and interest on such Security (and any Additional Amounts and other amounts payable by the Issuer in respect thereof), when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of such Security and of the Indenture, including (without limitation) Article Thirteen of the Indenture, (ii) the rights and obligations of the New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor under the Indenture and (iii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
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Section 102. Notices.
The New Guarantor agrees that all notices that may be delivered pursuant to the Indenture may be delivered to it at the following address:
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Section 103. Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.
The New Guarantor hereby appoints [ ] acting through its office at [ ], New York, New York as its authorized agent (the Authorized Agent) upon which process may be served in any legal action or proceeding against it with respect to its obligations under the Indenture or its Guarantee, as the case may be, instituted in any federal or state court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by the Holder of any Security and agrees that service of process Upon such authorized agent, together with written notice of said service to the New Guarantor by the Person serving the same addressed as provided in Section 102 hereof, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the New Guarantor in any such legal action or proceeding, and the New Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such legal action or proceeding and waives any objection it may have to the laying of the venue of any such legal action or proceeding. Such appointment shall be irrevocable until all amounts in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest due and to become due on or in respect of all the Securities issued under the Indenture have been paid by the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, to the Trustee pursuant to the terms thereof, the Securities and the Guarantees; provided,
however, that upon release of the New Guarantor pursuant to Section 1302 of the Indenture, such New Guarantors appointment of the Authorized Agent under this Section 103 shall be automatically and unconditionally irrevocably terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the New Guarantor reserves the right to appoint another Person located or with an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, selected in its discretion, as a successor Authorized Agent, and upon acceptance of such appointment by such a successor the appointment of the prior Authorized Agent shall terminate. The New Guarantor shall give notice to the Trustee and all Holders of the appointment by it of a successor Authorized Agent. If for any reason [ ] ceases to be able to act as the Authorized Agent or to have an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, the New Guarantor will appoint a successor Authorized Agent in accordance with the preceding sentence. The New Guarantor further agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of such agent in full force and effect until the Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve thereof Service of process upon the Authorized Agent addressed to it at the address set forth above, as such address may be changed within the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by notice given by the Authorized Agent to the Trustee, together with written notice of such service mailed or delivered to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the New Guarantor shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process on the New Guarantor.
ARTICLE TWO
Provisions of General Application
Section 201. Effective Date.
This Supplemental Indenture takes effect when each party has executed one counterpart of this deed, whether the same or different counterparts (the Effective Date). As of the Effective Date, the New Guarantor shall be deemed to be added to the list of Guarantors contained in Schedule 1 to the Indenture.
Section 202. Governing Law.
This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State; provided, however, that the authorization and execution of this Supplemental Indenture by and on behalf of the New Guarantor, shall be governed by the laws of [Insert jurisdiction of organization of New Guarantor].
This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
[Insert if New Guarantor organized under the laws of Australia][For purposes of Australian law, this Supplemental Indenture has been executed by the New Guarantor as a deed.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
The foregoing agreement is hereby
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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
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AMCOR FINANCE (USA), INC.
The Issuer
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AMCOR PLC
The Parent Guarantor
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AMCOR UK FINANCE PLC
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AMCOR PTY LTD
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BEMIS COMPANY, INC.
The Initial Subsidiary Guarantors
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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
The Trustee
Indenture
Subordinated Securities
Dated as of [·], 2020
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE ONE |
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DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS |
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OF GENERAL APPLICATION |
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Section 101. |
Definitions |
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Section 102. |
Compliance Certificates and Opinions |
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Section 103. |
Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee |
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Section 104. |
Acts of Holders; Record Dates |
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Section 105. |
Notices, Etc., to the Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors |
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Section 106. |
Notice to Holders; Waiver |
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Section 107. |
Effect of Headings and Table of Contents |
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Section 108. |
Successors and Assigns |
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Section 109. |
Separability Clause |
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Section 110. |
Benefits of Indenture |
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Section 111. |
Governing Law |
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Section 112. |
Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process |
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Section 113. |
Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Section 114. |
Force Majeure |
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Section 115. |
Legal Holidays |
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Section 116. |
Counterparts |
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Section 117. |
FATCA |
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Section 118. |
USA Patriot Act |
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Section 119. |
Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act |
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Section 120. |
Trust Indenture Act Controls |
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ARTICLE TWO |
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SECURITY FORMS |
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Section 201. |
Forms Generally |
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Section 202. |
[Form of Face of Security] |
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Section 203. |
[Form of Reverse of Security] |
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Section 204. |
Form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication |
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THE SECURITIES |
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Section 301. |
Title and Terms; Issuable in Series |
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Section 302. |
Denominations |
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Section 303. |
Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating |
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Section 304. |
Temporary Securities |
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Section 305. |
Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange |
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Section 306. |
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities |
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Section 307. |
Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved |
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Section 308. |
Persons Deemed Owners |
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Section 309. |
Cancellation |
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Section 310. |
Computation of Interest |
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Section 311. |
CUSIP Numbers |
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ARTICLE FOUR |
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SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE |
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Section 401. |
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture |
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Section 402. |
Application of Trust Money |
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Section 403. |
Effect on Subordination Provisions. |
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ARTICLE FIVE |
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REMEDIES |
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Section 501. |
Events of Default |
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Section 502. |
Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment |
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Section 503. |
Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee |
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Section 504. |
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim |
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Section 505. |
Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities |
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Section 506. |
Application of Money Collected |
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Section 507. |
Limitation on Suits |
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Section 508. |
Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest |
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Section 509. |
Restoration of Rights and Remedies |
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Section 510. |
Rights and Remedies Cumulative |
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Section 511. |
Delay or Omission Not Waiver |
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Section 512. |
Control by Holders |
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Section 513. |
Waiver of Past Defaults |
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Section 514. |
Undertaking for Costs |
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Section 515. |
Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws |
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Section 601. |
Certain Duties and Responsibilities |
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Section 602. |
Notice of Defaults |
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Section 603. |
Certain Rights of Trustee |
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Section 604. |
Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities |
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Section 605. |
May Hold Securities |
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Section 606. |
Money Held in Trust |
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Section 607. |
Compensation and Reimbursement |
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Section 608. |
Conflicting Interests |
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Section 609. |
Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility |
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Section 610. |
Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor |
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Section 611. |
Acceptance of Appointment by Successor |
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Section 612. |
Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business |
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Section 613. |
Agents |
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Section 614. |
Appointment of Authenticating Agent |
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Section 615. |
Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company |
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HOLDERS LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND ISSUER |
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Section 701. |
Issuer to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders |
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Section 702. |
Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders |
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Section 703. |
Reports by the Issuer. |
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Section 704. |
Reports by Trustee to Holders. |
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CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE |
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Issuer May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms |
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Section 802. |
Successor Substituted |
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SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES |
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Section 901. |
Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders |
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Section 902. |
Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders |
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Section 903. |
Execution of Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 904. |
Effect of Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 905. |
Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures |
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COVENANTS |
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Section 1001. |
Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest |
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Section 1002. |
Maintenance of Office or Agency |
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Section 1003. |
Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust |
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Section 1004. |
Statement by Officers as to Default |
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Section 1005. |
Existence |
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Section 1006. |
Payment of Taxes and Other Claims |
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Section 1007. |
Additional Amounts |
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Section 1008. |
Limitation on Liens |
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Section 1009. |
Offer to Purchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event |
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Section 1010. |
New Guarantors |
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Section 1011. |
Waiver of Certain Covenants |
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Section 1012. |
Stamp, Documentary and Similar Taxes |
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REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES |
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Applicability of Article |
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Section 1102. |
Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee |
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Section 1103. |
Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed |
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Section 1104. |
Notice of Redemption |
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Section 1105. |
Deposit of Redemption Price |
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Section 1106. |
Securities Payable on Redemption Date |
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Section 1107. |
Securities Redeemed in Part |
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Section 1108. |
Optional Redemption Due to Changes in Tax Treatment |
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DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE |
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Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance |
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Section 1202. |
Defeasance and Discharge |
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Section 1203. |
Covenant Defeasance. |
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Section 1204. |
Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. |
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Section 1205. |
Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions. |
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Section 1206. |
Reinstatement. |
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Section 1207. |
Effect on Subordination Provisions. |
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GUARANTEE |
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Guarantee |
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Section 1302. |
Release of Subsidiary Guarantors |
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Section 1303. |
Agreement To Subordinate. |
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Section 1304. |
No Payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations if Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors in Default. |
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Section 1305. |
Distribution On Acceleration Of Securities; Dissolution And Reorganization; Subrogation Of Securities. |
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Section 1306. |
Reliance By Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors On Subordination Provisions. |
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Section 1307. |
Trustees Relation To Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors. |
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Section 1308. |
Other Provisions Subject Hereto. |
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ARTICLE FOURTEEN |
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Section 1401. |
Agreement To Subordinate. |
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Section 1402. |
No Payment On Securities If Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer In Default. |
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Section 1403. |
Distribution On Acceleration Of Securities; Dissolution And Reorganization; Subrogation Of Securities. |
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Section 1404. |
Reliance By Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer On Subordination Provisions. |
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Section 1405. |
Trustees Relation To Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer. |
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Section 1406. |
Other Provisions Subject Hereto. |
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ANNEX A FORM OF NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE |
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
TIA Section |
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Indenture Section |
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(a)(1) |
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609 |
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(a)(2) |
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609 |
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N/A |
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609 |
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608; 609; 610; 611 |
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615 |
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701 |
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702 |
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702 |
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704 |
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(b)(1) |
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704 |
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(b)(2) |
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704 |
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703 |
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N/A |
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316 |
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512 |
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513 |
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N/A |
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(b) |
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508 |
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(c) |
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104 |
317 |
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(a)(1) |
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503 |
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(a)(2) |
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504 |
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(b) |
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318 |
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120 |
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N/A Means Not Applicable
Note: This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purposes, be deemed to be part of this Indenture.
INDENTURE, dated as of [·], 2020, among Amcor Finance (USA), Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Issuer), Amcor plc, a public limited company incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands with limited liability (the Parent Guarantor), Amcor UK Finance plc, a public limited company incorporated in England and Wales with limited liability, Amcor Pty Ltd, a company incorporated under the laws of Australia, and Bemis Company, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Missouri (each, an Initial Subsidiary Guarantor, and together with the Parent Guarantor, the Original Guarantors), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee hereunder (the Trustee).
RECITALS OF THE ISSUER
The Issuer has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its subordinated debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (the Securities), to be issued in one or more series as set forth in this Indenture.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Issuer, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
RECITALS OF THE GUARANTORS
Each of the Guarantors has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the Guarantees of the Securities provided for herein.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of each of the Guarantors, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities, as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS
OF GENERAL APPLICATION
Section 101. Definitions.
For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;
(2) all other terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;
(3) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an Article or a Section refers to an Article or a Section, as the case may be, of this Indenture;
(4) the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter;
(5) the words herein, hereof and hereunder and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; and
(6) a reference to any law or to a provision of a law includes any amendments thereto and any successor statutes.
Accounts means the consolidated statement of financial position, consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated cash flow statement of the Group, prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP, together with reports (including directors reports and, if applicable, auditors reports) and notes attached to or intended to be read with any such consolidated financial statements.
Act, when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section 104.
Additional Amounts has the meaning specified in Section 1007.
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 the purposes of this definition, control when used with respect to any specified 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 Member with respect to any Global Security means a member of or participant in the Depositary for such Global Security.
Applicable Procedures means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of a beneficial interest in a Global Security, the rules and procedures of the Depositary for such Global Security, Euroclear and Clearstream to the extent the same are applicable to such transfer or exchange.
Australia means the Commonwealth of Australia.
Authenticating Agent means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant to Section 614 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate the Securities.
Authorized Officer means any person (whether designated by name or the persons for the time being holding a designated office, or whether designated by power of attorney) appointed by or pursuant to a Board Resolution for the purpose, or a particular purpose, of this Indenture, provided that written notice of such appointment shall have been given to the Trustee.
A Person shall be deemed the beneficial owner of, and shall be deemed to beneficially own, any Securities which such Person or any of its Affiliates would be deemed to beneficially own within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act if the references to within 60 days in Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) were omitted.
Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, or any committee of such board duly authorized to act for it in respect hereof.
Board Resolution when used with reference to the Issuer or a Guarantor means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Issuer, such Guarantor to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors (or by a committee of the Board of Directors appointed by such Board of Directors for such purpose) and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York City, United States, London, United Kingdom, Sydney, Australia or Melbourne, Australia are required or authorized to be closed.
Capitalized Lease Obligation means indebtedness represented by obligations under a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and the amount of such indebtedness shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Change in Lease Accounting Standard means, and shall be deemed to have occurred, as of the date of effectiveness of the United States Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 842, Leases (or any other United States Accounting Standards Codification having a similar result or effect) (and related interpretations) and, as applicable, the date of effectiveness of the AASB AAS 16 (Leases).
Change of Control means the occurrence of any one of the following:
(a) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any person (including any person as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than to the Parent Guarantor or one of its Subsidiaries;
(b) the consummation of any transaction (including without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any person (including any person as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) becomes the beneficial owner (as defined
in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor, measured by voting power rather than the number of shares;
(c) the Parent Guarantor consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Parent Guarantor, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor or such other Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the shares of the Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor constitute, or are converted into or exchanged for, a majority of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person immediately after giving effect to such transaction;
(d) the first day on which the majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor cease to be Continuing Directors; or
(e) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Parent Guarantor.
Change of Control Offer has the meaning specified in Section 1009.
Change of Control Trigger Period means, with respect to any Change of Control, the period commencing upon the earlier of (i) the occurrence of such Change of Control or (ii) 60 days prior to the date of the first public announcement of such Change of Control (or pending Change of Control) and ending 60 days following consummation of such Change of Control (which Change of Control Trigger Period will be extended following consummation of a Change of Control for so long as any of the Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer has publicly announced that it is considering a possible ratings change).
Change of Control Triggering Event means with respect to any Change of Control:
(a) if there are two Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer providing ratings for the Securities on the first day of the Change of Control Trigger Period with respect to such Change of Control, both Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer cease to rate the Securities Investment Grade during such Change of Control Trigger Period; and
(b) if there are three Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer providing a rating for the Securities on the first day of the Change of Control Trigger Period with respect to such Change of Control, two or more Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer cease to rate the Securities Investment Grade during such Change of Control Trigger Period.
If there are not at least two Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer providing a rating for the Securities on the first day of any Change of Control Trigger Period, a Change of Control Triggering Event shall be deemed to have occurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Change of Control Triggering Event will be deemed to have occurred in connection with any particular Change of Control unless and until such Change of Control has actually been consummated.
Clearstream means Clearstream Banking S.A.
Code means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission, from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act.
Continuing Director means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor who (a) was a member of such Board of Directors on the date of the issuance of the Securities; or (b) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or election.
Corporate Trust Office means the corporate trust office of the Trustee, currently located at (i) for purposes of surrender, transfer or exchange of any Security, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, c/o DB Services Americas, Inc., 5022 Gate Parkway, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256, Attn: Transfer Department and (ii) for all other purposes, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Trust and Agency Services, 60 Wall Street, 24th Floor, Mail Stop: NYC60-2405, New York, New York 10005, USA, Attn: Corporates Team, Amcor Finance (USA), Inc.
corporation means a corporation, association, company, joint-stock company or business trust.
Covenant Defeasance has the meaning specified in Section 1203.
default has the meaning specified in Section 602.
Defaulted Interest has the meaning specified in Section 307.
Defeasance has the meaning specified in Section 1202.
Depositary means, with respect to Securities of any series issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, DTC until a successor Depositary shall have become such pursuant to this Indenture, and thereafter shall mean a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act that is designated to act as Depositary for such Securities as contemplated by Section 301.
Director means any member of the Board of Directors.
DTC means The Depository Trust Company.
Equity Interests means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests, beneficial interests or other ownership interests, whether voting or nonvoting, in, or interests in the income or profits of, a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing; provided that,
prior to the conversion thereof, debt securities convertible into Equity Interests shall not constitute Equity Interests.
Euroclear means Euroclear Bank SA/NV, as operator of the Euroclear System.
Event of Default has the meaning specified in Section 501.
Exchange Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Expiration Date has the meaning specified in Section 104.
FATCA has the meaning specified in Section 801.
Finance Lease means a finance lease as defined in the Australian Approved Accounting Standard AASB117: Leases.
Fitch means Fitch, Inc., a subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A., and its successors.
Global Security means a Security held by or on behalf of a Depositary and in which beneficial interests are evidenced on the records of such Depositary or its Agent Members.
Group means the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Guarantee means the guarantee by each Guarantor of any Security authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture; provided, however, that the Guarantor providing such Guarantee has not been released as a Guarantor of such Security pursuant to Section 1302 hereof.
Guarantee Subordination Sections shall have the meaning specified in Section 1303.
Guaranteed Securities Obligation shall have the meaning specified in Section 1301.
Guarantors means each Original Guarantor and each New Guarantor, and a reference to Guarantor is a reference to them jointly and each of them severally, in each case until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be a Guarantor. Upon the release of a Guarantor (other than the Parent Guarantor) from its Guarantees of any and all Securities Outstanding under this Indenture, all references to and construction of the terms Guarantors or a Guarantor in this Indenture shall be deemed to refer only to the Guarantors or Guarantor of Securities that remain as parties to this Indenture.
Hedge Agreement means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction, or any option or similar agreement, involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, prices of equity or debt securities or instruments, or economic, financial or
pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value, or any similar transaction or combination of the foregoing transactions; provided that any options, rights or shares issued pursuant to any employee share or bonus plan, including any phantom rights or phantom shares, or any similar plans providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Parent Guarantor or its Subsidiaries shall not be a Hedge Agreement.
Holder means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Security Register.
Indebtedness means, with respect to any Person, all obligations of such Person, present or future, actual or contingent, in respect of moneys borrowed or raised or otherwise arising in respect of any financial accommodation whatsoever, including (a) amounts raised by acceptance or endorsement under any acceptance credit or endorsement credit opened on behalf of such Person, (b) any Indebtedness (whether actual or contingent, present or future) of another Person that is guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by such Person or that is secured by any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed by such Person, (c) the net amount actually or contingently (assuming the arrangement was closed out on the relevant day) payable by such Person under or in connection with any Hedge Agreement, (d) liabilities (whether actual or contingent, present or future) in respect of redeemable preferred Equity Interests in such Person or any obligation of such Person incurred to buy back any Equity Interests in such Person, (e) liabilities (whether actual or contingent, present or future) under Finance Leases for which such Person is liable, (f) any liability (whether actual or contingent, present or future) in respect of any letter of credit opened or established on behalf of such Person, (g) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of any asset or service and any related obligation deferred (i) for more than 90 days or (ii) if longer, in respect of trade creditors, for more than the normal period of payment for sale and purchase within the relevant market (but not including any deferred amounts arising as a result of such a purchase being contested in good faith), (h) amounts for which such Person may be liable (whether actually or contingently, presently or in the future) in respect of factored debts or the advance sale of assets for which there is recourse to such Person, (i) all obligations of such Person evidenced by debentures, notes, debenture stock, bonds or other financial instruments, whether issued for cash or a consideration other than cash and in respect of which such Person is liable as drawer, acceptor, endorser, issuer or otherwise, (j) obligations of such Person in respect of notes, bills of exchange or commercial paper or other financial instruments and (k) any indebtedness (whether actual or contingent, present or future) for moneys owing under any instrument entered into by such Person primarily as a method of raising finance and that is not otherwise referred to in this definition. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other Person (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Persons ownership interest in or other relationship with such other Person, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
Indenture means this instrument as originally executed and as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof. The term Indenture shall also include the terms of a particular series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 301.
interest, when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security that by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable after Maturity.
Interest Payment Date, when used with respect to any Security, means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security.
Investment Company Act means the United States Investment Company Act of 1940 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Investment Grade means (a) a rating of Baa3 or better by Moodys (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Moodys); (b) a rating of BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of S&P); (c) a rating of BBB- or better by Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Fitch) or (d) in the event of the Securities being rated by a permitted Substitute Rating Agency, the equivalent of either (a), (b) or (c) by such Substitute Rating Agency.
Issue Date means [·], the date on which Securities were first issued under this Indenture.
Issuer means the Person named as the Issuer in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be the Issuer.
Issuer Request or Issuer Order means a written request or order signed in the name of the Issuer by any of its Directors and/or Authorized Officers, and delivered to the Trustee.
Jersey Companies Law means the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991.
Junior Subordinated Indebtedness or Junior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Guarantor means (i) indebtedness of the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor(s), as applicable, (whether outstanding on the date of this Indenture or thereafter created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed by the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor(s), as applicable) which, pursuant to the terms of the instrument creating or evidencing the same, is subordinate to the Securities in right of payment or in rights upon liquidation.
Lien means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed or other instrument of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest or other encumbrance on, in or of such asset, including any arrangement entered into for the purpose of making particular assets available to satisfy any Indebtedness or other obligation and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, Finance Lease or capital lease or title retention agreement (other than any title retention agreement entered into with a vendor on normal commercial terms in the ordinary course of business) relating to such asset.
Limited Recourse Indebtedness means Indebtedness incurred by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary to finance the creation or development of a Project or proposed
Project of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, provided that, as specified in the terms of such Limited Recourse Indebtedness:
(a) the Person (the Relevant Person) in whose favor such Indebtedness is incurred does not have any right to enforce its rights or remedies (including for any breach of any representation or warranty or obligation) against the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable, or against the Project Assets of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable, in each case, except for the purpose of enforcing a Lien that attaches only to the Project Assets and secures an amount equal to the lesser of the value of the Project Assets of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable encumbered by such Lien and the amount of Indebtedness secured by such Lien; and
(b) the Relevant Person is not permitted or entitled (i) except as and to the extent permitted by clause (a) above, to enforce any right or remedy against, or demand payment or repayment of any amount from, the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary (including for breach of any representation or warranty or obligation), (ii) except as and to the extent permitted by clause (a) above, to commence or enforce any proceedings against the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary or (iii) to apply to wind up, or prove in the winding up of, the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, such that the Relevant Persons only right of recourse in respect of such Indebtedness or such Lien is to the Project Assets encumbered by such Lien.
Maturity, when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as provided therein, or as contemplated by Section 301, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc., a subsidiary of Moodys Corporation, and its successors.
New Guarantor means each Person who becomes a Guarantor in relation to the Securities by executing a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture, in each case unless and until such Guarantor has been released from its Guarantee pursuant to Section 1302.
New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture means an indenture supplemental hereto substantially in the form of Annex A hereto.
Noteholder FATCA Information means, with respect to any Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, information sufficient to eliminate the imposition of, or determine the amount of, U.S. withholding tax under FATCA.
Noteholder Tax Identification Information means properly completed and signed tax certifications (generally, in the case of U.S. Federal Income Tax, IRS Form W-9 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is a United States Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code or the appropriate IRS Form W-8 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is not a United States Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).
Notice of Default means a written notice of the kind specified in Section 501(3).
Officers Certificate means a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, and delivered to the Trustee, provided that any such certificate required to be delivered by the Issuer or a Guarantor may be delivered in the form of a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Parent Guarantor.
Officers Certificate of Release means a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee certifying as to the facts required by Section 1302 hereof.
Opinion of Counsel means a written opinion of counsel in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, which counsel may be counsel for the Issuer, or other counsel.
Original Guarantor means the Persons identified as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be an Original Guarantor.
Original Issue Discount Security means any Security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502.
Outstanding means, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:
(1) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Paying Agent or delivered to the Paying Agent for cancellation;
(2) Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Issuer or a Guarantor) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Issuer or a Guarantor (if the Issuer or such Guarantor shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities; provided that, if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made;
(3) Securities as to which Defeasance has been effected pursuant to Section 1202; and
(4) Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 306 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a protected purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Issuer;
provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given, made or taken any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action hereunder as of any date, (A) the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount of the principal thereof which would be due and payable as of such date upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof to such date pursuant to Section 502, (B) if the principal amount of a Security payable at Maturity is to be determined by reference to an index or indices, the principal amount of such Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the face amount thereof, (C) if as of such date, the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of a Security is not determinable, the principal amount of such Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount as established as contemplated by Section 301, and (D) Securities owned by the Issuer or a Guarantor or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Issuer or a Guarantor or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of, and thereby actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgees right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Issuer or a Guarantor or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Issuer or a Guarantor or of such other obligor.
Payment Blockage Notice shall have the meaning specified in Section 1304 when used in reference to the Guarantors, and the meaning specified in Section 1402 when used in reference to the Issuer.
Payment Blockage Period shall have the meaning specified in Section 1304 when used in reference to the Guarantors, and the meaning specified in Section 1402 when used in reference to the Issuer.
Paying Agent means any Person authorized by the Issuer to pay the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Issuer.
Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Place of Payment, when used with respect to the Securities of any series, means the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York and such other place or places where, subject to the provisions of Section 1002, the principal of and interest on the Securities of such series are payable as specified in this Indenture and the Securities (as contemplated by Section 301).
Principal Subsidiary means, as of any date, any Subsidiary (including any successor Person of such Subsidiary) that (a) accounts for greater than 5% of the consolidated total assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries as of such date, determined in accordance
with U.S. GAAP, or (b) accounted for greater than 5% of the consolidated revenues of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries for the immediately preceding financial year of the Parent Guarantor, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Project means any project or development undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary involving (a) the acquisition of assets or property, (b) the development of assets or property for exploitation or (c) the acquisition and development of assets or property for exploitation.
Project Assets means (a) any asset or property of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary relating to the creation or development of a Project or proposed Project of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, including any assets or property of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable, derived from, produced by or related to such Project and (b) any fully paid shares or other Equity Interests in any Subsidiary that are held by the direct parent company of such Subsidiary, provided that (i) such Subsidiary carries on no business other than the business of such Project or proposed Project and (ii) there is no recourse to such direct parent company of such Subsidiary other than to those fully paid shares or other Equity Interests and the rights and proceeds in respect of such shares or Equity Interests.
Property means any asset, revenue or other property, whether tangible or intangible, real or personal, including, without limitation, any right to receive income.
Rating Agency means each of Moodys, S&P, Fitch or any Substitute Rating Agency, but only to the extent that such Rating Agency is then-engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer to provide a rating for the Securities.
Redemption Date, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
Redemption Price, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.
Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on any Security of any series means the date specified for that purpose as contemplated by Section 301.
Relevant Guarantor means any Subsidiary (other than the Issuer and any Subsidiary that is already a Guarantor) that at any time has outstanding a guarantee with respect to any Specified Indebtedness, or is otherwise an obligor, co-obligor or jointly liable with the Issuer or any Guarantor with respect to any Specified Indebtedness.
Relevant Jurisdiction has the meaning specified in Section 1007.
Responsible Officer, (1) when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer in the Corporate Trust Office, or successor thereto, including any managing director, director, vice president, assistant vice president, associate or any other officer of the Trustee responsible for the administration of this Indenture, and also means with respect to a particular corporate trust matter any other officer to whom such corporate trust matter is referred because
of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and (2) with respect to any other Person, means an executive officer of the Person, including the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, or an executive director responsible for the operations of the Person.
S&P means Standard & Poors Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors.
Securities has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and means any Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.
Security Register and Security Registrar have the respective meanings specified in Section 305.
Senior Indebtedness means (a) all indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, whether outstanding on the date of this indenture or incurred later, for money borrowed (other than the Securities) or otherwise evidenced by a note or similar instrument given in connection with the acquisition of any property or assets (other than inventory or other similar property acquired in the ordinary course of business), including securities or for the payment of money relating to a Capitalized Lease Obligation; (b) any indebtedness of others described in (a) above which the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, has guaranteed or which is otherwise its legal obligation; (c) any of the Issuers or any Guarantors, as the case may be, indebtedness under interest rate swaps, caps or similar hedging agreements and foreign exchange contracts, currency swaps or similar agreements; and (d) renewals, extensions, refundings, restructurings, amendments and modifications of any indebtedness or guarantee described above. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Securities, Senior Indebtedness shall not include (x) any indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, to its subsidiaries; (y) any Junior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or Junior Subordinated Indebtedness of a Guarantor, as applicable or (z) any indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, which by its terms ranks equal or subordinated to the Issuers subordinated debt securities or the Issuers subordinated debt guarantees in rights of payment or upon liquidation.
Special Record Date for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 307.
Specified Indebtedness means Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor in an outstanding principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) issued under any credit facility, indenture, purchase agreement, credit agreement or similar facility.
Stated Maturity, when used with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is due and payable.
Subsidiary means, with respect any Person, (a) any corporation, association or other business entity in which such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such Person and
one or more of its Subsidiaries owns or controls sufficient equity or voting interests to enable it or them (as a group) ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, to elect a majority of the directors (or Persons performing similar functions) of such entity, and (b) any partnership or joint venture if more than a 50% interest in the profits or capital thereof is owned by such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries (unless such partnership or joint venture can and does ordinarily take major business actions without the prior
approval of such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries). Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to a Subsidiary is a reference to a Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor.
Subsidiary Guarantor means each Initial Subsidiary Guarantor and any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor that becomes a New Guarantor in the future in accordance with Section 1010, in each case unless and until such Subsidiary Guarantor has been released from its Guarantee pursuant to Section 1302.
Substitute Rating Agency means a nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of the Exchange Act engaged by the Parent Guarantor to provide a rating of the Securities in the event that any of S&P, Moodys or Fitch, or any other Substitute Rating Agency, has ceased to provide a rating of the Securities for any reason other than as a result of any action or inaction by the Parent Guarantor, and as a result thereof there are no longer two Rating Agencies providing ratings of the Securities.
Successor Additional Amounts has the meaning specified in Section 801(4)(b).
Total Tangible Assets means, as of any date, (a) the aggregate amount of the assets (other than intangible assets, goodwill and deferred tax assets) of the Group, as disclosed on the consolidated statement of financial position in the most recent Accounts of the Group, minus (b) the lesser of (i) the aggregate value of all Project Assets subject to any Lien securing any Limited Recourse Indebtedness and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Limited Recourse Indebtedness, in each case, as reflected in (or derived from) the most recent Accounts of the Group, plus (c) the net cash proceeds received by the Parent Guarantor from any share capital issuance by the Parent Guarantor consummated after the date of the most recent balance sheet included in such Accounts and on or prior to such date.
Trust Indenture Act means the United States Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Trustee means the Person named as the Trustee in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter Trustee shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, Trustee as used herein shall be deemed to mean the Person acting as Trustee with respect to the Securities.
U.S. GAAP means the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
U.S. Government Obligation has the meaning specified in Section 1204.
Voting Stock of any specified Person as of any date means the capital stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such Person.
Section 102. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.
Upon any application or request by the Issuer or a Guarantor to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Issuer or such Guarantor shall furnish to the Trustee such certificates and opinions as may be required hereunder. Each such certificate or opinion shall be given, respectively, in the form of an Officers Certificate, if to be given by an officer of the Issuer or such Guarantor, or an Opinion of Counsel, if to be given by counsel, and shall comply with the requirements set forth in this Indenture. Any Officers Certificate required to be given by an officer of the Issuer or any Guarantor may be given in the form of an Officers Certificate of the Parent Guarantor.
Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (except for certificates provided for in Section 1004) shall include,
(1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;
(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 each such individual, 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, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
Section 103. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.
In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Issuer or a Guarantor may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar
as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Issuer or such Guarantor stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Issuer or such Guarantor, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.
Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument. Absent fraud or intentional misconduct, under no circumstances shall the delivery of any Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel result in any personal liability to the person(s) or firm signing and delivering such Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.
Section 104. Acts of Holders; Record Dates.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuer and the Guarantors. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the Act of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Sections 601 and 603) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and, if applicable, the Issuer and the Guarantors, if made in the manner provided in this Section.
Without limiting the generality of this Section 104, a Holder, including a Depositary that is a Holder of a Global Security, may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies, duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other Act provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or the Securities to be made, given or taken by Holders, and a Depositary that is a holder of a Global Security may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such Global Security through such Depositarys standing instructions and customary practices.
The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also contain sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner that the Trustee deems sufficient.
The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Issuer or a Guarantor in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.
The Issuer may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to give, make or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders of Securities of such series, provided that the Issuer may not set a record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice, declaration, request or direction referred to in the next paragraph. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to take the relevant action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Issuer from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), provided, however, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities on the date such action is taken based on such record date previously set. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Issuer, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder of Securities in the manner set forth in Section 106.
The Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to join in the giving or making of (i) any Notice of Default, (ii) any declaration of acceleration referred to in Section 502, (iii) any request to institute proceedings referred to in Section 507(2) or (iv) any direction referred to in Section 512, in each case with respect to Securities of such series. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Trustee from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), provided, however, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is taken based on such record date previously set. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the Issuers expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and
the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Issuer in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106.
With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto that sets such record date may designate any day as the Expiration Date and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the other parties hereto in writing, and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106, on or prior to the existing Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto that sets such record date shall be deemed to have initially designated the 180th day after such record date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided in this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Expiration Date shall be later than the 180th day after the applicable record date.
Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount of such Security.
Section 105. Notices, Etc., to the Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors .
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture shall be made in writing, in English and, if to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,
(1) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Issuer or a Guarantor, shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if mailed first class, postage prepaid to, or otherwise made, given, faxed, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Trustee at its address at its Corporate Trust Office; or
(2) the Issuer or a Guarantor by the Trustee or by any Holder, shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid or faxed, to the Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, addressed to the Issuer at the address of its principal offices specified in this Section 105 or at any other address otherwise furnished in writing to the Trustee or to any Guarantor at the address of the Issuers principal offices specified in this Section 105 or at any other address otherwise furnished in writing to the Trustee.
All notices delivered to the Trustee shall be deemed effective upon the earlier of (a) actual receipt thereof by the Trustee, which may include electronic mail with portable document format attached or (b) the receipt of a registered mail receipt by the sender thereof in respect of a notice properly addressed under this Section 105.
The principal offices of the Issuer are Amcor Corporate Thurgauerstrasse 34, CH-8050, Zurich, Switzerland; fax: +41 44 316 17 18 Attention: Graeme Vavasseur, Group
Treasurer, with a copy to Amcor plc, 83 Tower Road North, Warmley Bristol, BS30 8XP, United Kingdom, Attention: Damien Clayton, Group Company Secretary.
Section 106. Notice to Holders; Waiver.
Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, faxed, made available or emailed to each Holder affected by such event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date (if any), and not earlier than the earliest date (if any), prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, faxed or emailed neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.
Section 107. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.
The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 108. Successors and Assigns.
All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Issuer and the Guarantors shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
Section 109. Separability Clause.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities, or any Guarantee 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 110. Benefits of Indenture.
Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities or any Guarantee, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders, and, to the extent set forth in Article Fourteen, holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer and, to the extent set forth in the Subordination Provisions, holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
Section 111. Governing Law.
This Indenture, the Securities and the Guarantees shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State; provided, however, that all matters governing the authorization and execution of this Indenture and the Securities by the Issuer shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and the authorization and execution of this Indenture by the Guarantors and any notation of the Guarantees by such Guarantors pursuant to Article Thirteen or any Guarantees endorsed by such Guarantors on the Securities, if any, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the respective places of incorporation of each such Guarantor.
Section 112. Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.
Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor hereby appoints [CT Corporation acting through its office at 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York, 10011, USA] as its authorized agent (the Authorized Agent) upon which process may be served in any legal action or proceeding against it with respect to its obligations under this Indenture, the Securities of any series or any Guarantee, as the case may be, instituted in any federal or state court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by the Trustee or the Holder of any Security. Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor agrees that service of process upon such Authorized Agent, together with written notice of said service mailed or delivered to the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, by the Person serving the same address as provided in Section 105, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, in any such legal action or proceeding, and each of the Issuer and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such legal action or proceeding and waives any objection it may have to the laying of the venue of any such legal action or proceeding. Such appointment shall be irrevocable until this Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve hereof; provided, however, that upon release of any Guarantor pursuant to Section 1302, such Guarantors appointment of the Authorized Agent under this Section 112 shall be automatically and unconditionally irrevocably terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the Issuer and each Guarantor reserves the right to appoint another Person located or with an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, selected in its discretion, as a successor Authorized Agent, and upon acceptance of such appointment by such a successor the appointment of the prior Authorized Agent shall terminate. The Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall give notice to the Trustee and all Holders of the appointment by it of a successor Authorized Agent. If for any reason [CT Corporation] ceases to be able to act as the Authorized Agent or to have an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, each of the Issuer and each Guarantor shall appoint a successor Authorized Agent in accordance with the preceding sentence. Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor further agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of such agent in full force and effect until this Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve hereof. Service of process upon the Authorized Agent addressed to it at the address set forth above, as such address may be changed within the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York
by notice given by the Authorized Agent to the Trustee, together with written notice of such service mailed or delivered to the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process on the Issuer and the Guarantors, respectively.
Section 113. Waiver of Jury Trial.
EACH OF THE ISSUER AND EACH GUARANTOR 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 TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 114. Force Majeure.
In no event shall the Trustee or any Paying Agent be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation strikes, pandemics, epidemics, 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 or hardware) services.
Section 115. Legal Holidays.
In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Stated Maturity or Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Securities (other than a provision of any Security which specifically states that such provision shall apply in lieu of this Section)) payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the Stated Maturity or Maturity, provided that no interest with respect to such payment shall accrue for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity or Maturity, as the case may be.
Section 116. Counterparts.
This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimile, documents executed, scanned and transmitted electronically and electronic signatures, including those created or transmitted through a software platform or application, shall be deemed original signatures for purposes of this Indenture and all other related documents and all matters and agreements related thereto, with such facsimile, scanned and electronic signatures having the same legal effect as original signatures. The parties agree that this Indenture or any other related document or any instrument, agreement or document necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture or the other related documents or related hereto or thereto (including, without limitation, addendums, amendments, notices, instructions, communications with respect to the delivery of securities or the wire transfer of funds or other communications) (Executed Documentation) may be
accepted, executed or agreed to through the use of an electronic signature in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations in effect from time to time applicable to the effectiveness and enforceability of electronic signatures. Any Executed Documentation accepted, executed or agreed to in conformity with such laws, rules and regulations will be binding on all parties hereto to the same extent as if it were physically executed and each party hereby consents to the use of any third party electronic signature capture service providers as may be reasonably chosen by a signatory hereto or thereto. When the Trustee acts on any Executed Documentation sent by electronic transmission, the Trustee will not be responsible or liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from its reliance upon and compliance with such Executed Documentation, notwithstanding that such Executed Documentation (a) may not be an authorized or authentic communication of the party involved or in the form such party sent or intended to send (whether due to fraud, distortion or otherwise) or (b) may conflict with, or be inconsistent with, a subsequent written instruction or communication; it being understood and agreed that the Trustee shall conclusively presume that Executed Documentation that purports to have been sent by an authorized officer of a Person has been sent by an authorized officer of such Person. The party providing Executed Documentation through electronic transmission or otherwise with electronic signatures agrees to assume all risks arising out of such electronic methods, including, without limitation, the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.
Section 117. FATCA.
Each Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, by acceptance of such Security or such interest therein, agrees to provide to the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Issuer, upon its request, the Noteholder Tax Identification Information and, to the extent any withholding tax under FATCA is applicable, the Noteholder FATCA Information. In addition, each Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, by acceptance of such Security or such interest therein, agrees that the Trustee has the right to withhold any amounts of interest (properly withholdable under law and without any corresponding gross-up) payable to a Holder or holder of an interest in a Security that fails to comply with the requirements of the preceding sentence.
Section 118. USA Patriot Act.
In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including, without limitation, those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering, including Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act of the United States (Applicable Law), the Trustee is required to obtain, verify, record and update certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee. Accordingly, each of the parties agree to provide to the Trustee, upon their request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee to comply with the Applicable Law.
Section 119. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
This Indenture is subject to the mandatory provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, which are incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following Trust Indenture Act terms have the following meanings:
indenture securities means the Securities.
indenture security holder means a Holder.
indenture to be qualified means this Indenture.
indenture trustee or institutional trustee means the Trustee.
obligor on the indenture securities means the Issuer, each Guarantor and any other obligor on the indenture securities.
All other Trust Indenture Act terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the Trust Indenture Act, defined by Trust Indenture Act by reference to another statute or defined by Commission rules have the meanings assigned to them by such definitions.
Section 120. Trust Indenture Act Controls.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Section 318(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, the imposed duties will control.
ARTICLE TWO
SECURITY FORMS
Section 201. Forms Generally.
The Securities of each series shall be in substantially the form set forth in this Article or in such other form or forms as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or Depositary therefor or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers of the Issuer executing such Securities, all as evidenced by their execution thereof. If the form of Securities is established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, copies of appropriate records of such actions shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Issuer Order contemplated by Section 303 for the authentication and delivery of such Securities.
The definitive Securities shall be produced in any manner as determined by the Director or Authorized Officer executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
Except as provided pursuant to Section 301, the Trustees certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the form set forth in Section 204.
The aggregate principal amount of any Global Security may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary for such Global Security, as provided in Section 305.
Section 202. [Form of Face of Security].
[INCLUDE IF SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY 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 GLOBAL SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE.]
[INCLUDE IF SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY AND THE DEPOSITARY IS THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IN EXCHANGE FOR THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY PORTION HEREOF 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 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 OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]
AMCOR FINANCE (USA), INC.
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CUSIP No.
ISIN US$
AMCOR FINANCE (USA), INC., a Delaware corporation (the Issuer, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to . ., or its registered assigns, on . . (the Stated Maturity) the Initial Principal Amount specified on Schedule A hereto (such Initial Principal Amount, as it may from time to time be adjusted by endorsement on Schedule A hereto, is hereinafter referred to as the Principal Amount), or such other principal amount (which, when taken together with the principal amounts of all other Outstanding
Securities, shall initially equal US$ . . in the aggregate) as may be set forth in the records of the Trustee hereinafter referred to in accordance with the Indenture and to pay interest thereon from .. or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on . and in each year, commencing , at the rate of % per annum (computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months), until the Principal Amount hereof is paid or made available for payment [if applicable, insert , provided that any Principal Amount and premium, and any such installment of interest, which is overdue shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment, and such interest shall be payable on demand]. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the day that is 15 calendar days prior to each such Interest Payment Date (whether or not a Business Day). Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than ten (10) days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.
[If the Security is not to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert The principal of this Security shall not bear interest except in the case of a default in payment of principal upon acceleration, upon redemption or at Stated Maturity and in such case the overdue principal and any overdue premium shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue principal or premium shall be payable on demand. [Any such interest on overdue principal or premium which is not paid on demand shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest on interest shall be legally enforceable), from the date of such demand until the amount so demanded is paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue interest shall be payable on demand.]]
Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and [if applicable, insert any such] interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Issuer or Paying Agent maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York, 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[if applicable, insert ; provided, however, that at the option of the Issuer payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register] [if applicable, insert ; and provided, further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, payments of any interest on the Securities (other than at Maturity) may be made, in the case of a Holder of at least US$10,000,000 Principal Amount of Securities, by electronic funds transfer of immediately
available funds to a United States dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank, provided that such registered Holder shall have provided the Trustee written wire instructions at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date. Unless such designation is revoked by written notice to the Issuer or a Paying Agent, any such designation made by such Holder with respect to such Securities will remain in effect with respect to any future payments with respect to such Securities payable to such Holder. The Issuer will pay any administrative costs imposed by banks in connection with making payments by electronic funds transfer.]
In certain circumstances, Additional Amounts will be payable in respect of this Security in accordance with terms of the Indenture. Whenever in this Security there is mentioned, in any context, any payments on this Security such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable and express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts in any provisions hereof shall not be construed as excluding Additional Amounts in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
This Security shall be entitled to the benefits under the Indenture and be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless the Securities have not been signed by the Issuer or the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
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This is one of the Securities referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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Section 203. [Form of Reverse of Security].
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Issuer (the Securities), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of [·], 2020 (the Indenture), among the Issuer, the Guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee, and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.
This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof [if applicable, insert , limited in aggregate principal amount to US$..........] [if applicable, insert ; provided, however, that the Issuer may from time to time or at any time, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities, create and issue additional Securities with terms and conditions identical to those of the Securities (except for the issue date, the issue price and the first interest payment date), which additional Securities shall increase the aggregate principal amount of, and shall be consolidated and form a single series with, the Securities].
This Security is an unsecured subordinated obligation of the Issuer and ranks in right of payment on parity with all other unsecured and subordinated indebtedness of the Issuer (and without any preference among themselves) and the Guarantees are unsecured subordinated obligations of the Guarantors and will rank on a parity with all other unsecured and subordinated indebtedness of the Guarantors, except, in each case, for indebtedness mandatorily preferred by law. Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and [if applicable, insert any such] interest on this Security is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner stated in Article Fourteen of the Indenture, to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer. Payment of the Guaranteed Securities Obligations by each Guarantor, as applicable, is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner stated in Article Thirteen of the Indenture, to the prior payment in full of all of the respective Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable.
[if applicable, insert The Securities of this series are subject to redemption at the option of the Issuer on any date [if applicable, insert prior to .] (any such date, a Make-Whole Redemption Date), in whole or from time to time in part, at a redemption price
equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed and (2) the Make-Whole Amount for the Securities being redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest to such Make-Whole Redemption Date, all as provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on Securities that are due and payable on Interest Payment Dates falling on or prior to a Make-Whole Redemption Date will be payable on the Interest Payment Date in accordance with their terms and in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.
For the purposes of this Security:
Adjusted Treasury Rate means, with respect to any Make-Whole Redemption Date, (a) the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated H.15(519) or any successor publication, which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption Treasury Constant Maturities, for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three months before or after the remaining term of the Securities being redeemed, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue shall be determined and the Adjusted Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (b) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Make-Whole Redemption Date, in each case calculated on the third Business Day preceding the Make-Whole Redemption Date.
Applicable Margin means .%.
Comparable Treasury Issue means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term from the Make-Whole Redemption Date to the maturity date of the Securities to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Securities.
Comparable Treasury Price means, with respect to any Make-Whole Redemption Date, if clause (b) of the Adjusted Treasury Rate is applicable, (i) the average of five Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Make-Whole Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (ii) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than five such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations, provided that in no event may the Quotation Agent use fewer than three such quotations.
Make-Whole Amount means the sum, as determined by a Quotation Agent, of (a) the present value of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed and (b) the present
value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments of interest thereon (not including any portions of such payments of interest accrued to the Make-Whole Redemption Date), from the Make-Whole Redemption Date to the Stated Maturity of the Securities being redeemed, in each case discounted to the Make-Whole Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis, assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, at the Adjusted Treasury Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
Quotation Agent means the Reference Treasury Dealer selected by the Issuer, and notified in writing to the Trustee, to act as Quotation Agent for purposes of this Indenture.
Reference Treasury Dealer means any of [ . or .] and their respective successors and assigns and [ ] other nationally recognized investment banking firm[s] selected by the Issuer that are primary U.S. Government securities dealers in New York City (a Primary Treasury Dealer); provided, however, that if any of [ . or .] shall cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Issuer shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Make-Whole Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Quotation Agent, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the Quotation Agent by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Make-Whole Redemption Date.
Remaining Scheduled Payments means, with respect to each Security to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon at the then-applicable interest rate that would be due after the related Make-Whole Redemption Date but for such redemption, provided, however, that, if that Make-Whole Redemption Date is not an Interest Payment Date with respect to such Security, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon shall be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to that Make-Whole Redemption Date.]
[if applicable, insert On or after , the Securities are subject to redemption at the option of the Issuer on any date (a Par Call Redemption Date), in whole or from time to time in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to such redemption date, all as provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on Securities that are due and payable on Interest Payment Dates falling on or prior to a Par Call Redemption Date will be payable on the Interest Payment Date in accordance with their terms and in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.]
[insert any other redemption provisions applicable to the Securities]
In addition to its ability to redeem this Security pursuant to the foregoing, this Security may be redeemed by the Issuer on the terms set forth, and as more fully described, in Section 1108 of the Indenture, in certain circumstances where the Issuer would be required to
pay Additional Amounts due to certain changes in the tax treatment of this Security or the Guarantees.
In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.
Upon the occurrence of any Change of Control Triggering Event and upon the terms and conditions set forth in Section 1009 of the Indenture, each Holder has the right to require the Issuer to purchase all or a portion of the Securities of such Holder properly tendered at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest (if any) to the date of purchase (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of the series of which this Security is a part or certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.
If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
In any case where the due date for the payment of the Principal Amount of, or any premium or interest with respect to any Security or the date fixed for redemption of any Security shall not be a Business Day at a Place of Payment, then payment of the Principal Amount, premium, if any, or interest, including any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereto need not be made on such date at such Place of Payment but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment, with the same force and effect as if made on the date for such payment or the date fixed for redemption, and no interest shall accrue for the period after such date.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Issuer, the Guarantors, and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in Principal Amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in Principal Amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Issuer, the Guarantors, or any of them, with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.
The Guarantors that are a party to the Indenture as at, or subsequent to, the date of authentication of this Security (including any New Guarantors in accordance with Section 1010 of the Indenture and subject to release of any Subsidiary Guarantor(s) in accordance with Section 1302 of the Indenture), have fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, pursuant to the terms of the Guarantees contained in Article Thirteen of the Indenture, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security, any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereof and any other amounts payable by the Issuer under the Indenture, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of this Security and the Indenture. The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holder of this Security and to the Trustee pursuant to the Guarantees and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article Thirteen of the Indenture and reference is made to such Article and Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantees.
Within 30 days of any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Parent Guarantor shall cause such Relevant Guarantor to also become a Guarantor (each, a New Guarantor) of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities by having such New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee deliver a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 day period, provided that such New Guarantors Guarantee may contain any limitation required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor.
Upon execution and delivery by the New Guarantor of its New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture and any other documents provided for in Section 1010, the New Guarantor shall be a Guarantor for the purposes of this Indenture and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities. In connection therewith, (i) the rights and obligations of such New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor and (ii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
In accordance with Section 1302 of the Indenture, any or all of the Subsidiary Guarantors may be released at any time from their respective Guarantees and other obligations under the Indenture and the Securities without the consent of any Holder. Such release will occur upon or concurrently with the Subsidiary Guarantor no longer being a Relevant Guarantor and upon the delivery of an Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee certifying that the Subsidiary Guarantor is no longer a Relevant Guarantor, provided that, at the time of such release, no default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have
made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and the Trustee shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal amount hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer or the Guarantors, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal amount of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Issuer in any place where the principal amount of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Securities of this series are issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, and in minimum denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security is overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
This Security and the Guarantees shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, but without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of New York; provided, however, that all matters governing the authorization and execution of the Securities by the Issuer shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and the authorization and execution of any notation of the
Guarantees by the Guarantors pursuant to Article Thirteen of the Indenture or any Guarantees endorsed by such Guarantors on this Security, if any, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the respective places of incorporation of each such Guarantor.
All terms used in this Security are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
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Section 204. Form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication.
Subject to Section 614, the Trustees certificates of authentication shall be in substantially the following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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ARTICLE THREE
THE SECURITIES
Section 301. Title and Terms; Issuable in Series.
The aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued from time to time in one or more series.
With respect to any Securities of any series (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in lieu of, other Securities pursuant to this Indenture pursuant to Section 304, Section 305, Section 306, Section 905 or Section 1107 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder), there shall be (a) established in or pursuant to a
resolution of the Board of Directors of the Issuer and (b) (i) set forth or determined in the manner provided in an Officers Certificate or (ii) established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of such Securities:
(1) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from Securities of any other series),
(2) the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of that series that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, or upon partial redemption of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 304, Section 305, Section 306, Section 905 or Section 1107 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder);
(3) the issue price and issuance date of such Securities, including the date from which interest on such Securities will accrue;
(4) if applicable, that such Securities shall be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and, in such case, the Depositary for such Global Securities, the form of any legend or legends that shall be borne by such Global Securities in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 202 and Section 204 (including any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 305 in which such legend(s) may be removed or modified) and any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 305 in which any such Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, or any transfer of such Global Security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name or names of Persons other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof;
(5) the Person to whom any interest on a Security of the series shall be payable, if other than the Person in whose name that Security is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest;
(6) the date or dates on which the principal of, and any premium on, any Securities of the series is payable;
(7) the rate or rates at which any Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, including, if applicable, the rate or rates of interest on any overdue payments, the date or dates from which any such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be payable and the Regular Record Date for any such interest payable on any Interest Payment Date;
(8) the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable, any Securities of the series may be surrendered for registration of transfer, Securities of the series may be surrendered for exchange and notices and demands to or upon the Issuer or the Guarantors in respect of the Securities of the series and this Indenture may be served;
(9) (a) whether or not such Securities are to be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer and, if so redeemable, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which any Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer, (b) if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Issuer to redeem the Securities shall be evidenced and (c) any provisions in addition to or in lieu of the provisions of Article Eleven applicable to redemption of Securities of the series;
(10) if other than denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof, the denominations in which any Securities of the series shall be issuable;
(11) if the amount of principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index or pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;
(12) if other than the currency of the United States of America, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable and the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in the currency of the United States of America for any purpose, including for purposes of the definition of Outstanding in Section 101;
(13) if the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series is to be payable, at the election of the Issuer, a Guarantor or the Holder thereof, in one or more currencies, currency units, composite currency or composite currency units other than that or those in which such Securities are stated to be payable, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on Securities of such series as to which such election is made shall be payable (which shall be in accordance with the Applicable Procedures), and the periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made and the amount so payable (or the manner in which such amount shall be determined);
(14) if other than the entire principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of any Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502;
(15) if other than as provided in Section 201, the form or forms of the Securities;
(16) if the Securities will be entitled to the benefits of the Guarantees afforded by Article Thirteen of the Indenture and, if so, the identity of the Guarantors at the time of issuance of such Securities;
(17) if the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of any Securities of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to the Stated Maturity, the amount which shall be deemed to be the principal amount of such Securities as of any such date for any purpose thereunder or hereunder, including the principal amount thereof which shall be due and payable upon any Maturity other than the Stated
Maturity or which shall be deemed to be Outstanding as of any date prior to the Stated Maturity (or, in any such case, the manner in which such amount deemed to be the principal amount shall be determined);
(18) if applicable, that the Securities of the series, in whole or any specified part, shall be defeasible pursuant to Section 1202 or Section 1203 or both such Sections and, if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Issuer or a Guarantor to defease such Securities shall be evidenced;
(19) any addition to or change in the Events of Default which applies to any Securities of the series and any change in the right of the Trustee or the requisite Holders of such Securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to Section 502;
(20) any deletion or addition to or change in the covenants set forth in Article Ten that apply to Securities of the series;
(21) any changes to the information the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor shall be obligated to provide to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall be obligated to promptly forward to Holders of Securities of the series, pursuant to Section 703;
(22) any other terms of the series of Securities (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, except as permitted by Section 901(5));
(23) if Additional Amounts, pursuant to Section 1007, will not be payable by the Issuer and the Guarantors;
(24) any stock exchange on which the Securities of the series will be listed;
(25) if the series of Securities provides for further creation and issuances of further Securities of such series by the Issuer (having the same terms and conditions as the Securities of that series in all respects, or in all respects except for the issue date, the issue price and the first interest payment date thereon, so that such further issuance shall be consolidated and form a single series with all Outstanding Securities of such series) without the consent of the Holders of that series; and
(26) the identifiers of such Securities (CUSIP number and/or ISIN).
The terms of all Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as may otherwise be established in or pursuant to Board Resolutions or supplemental indentures referred to above.
To the extent any terms of the Securities are established pursuant to such Board Resolutions or supplemental indentures, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers Certificate or the supplemental indenture setting forth the terms of the Securities.
Section 302. Denominations.
The Securities shall be issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, in such denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section 301. In the absence of any such specified denomination with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of such series shall be issued only in minimum denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof.
Section 303. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Issuer by any one or more Directors and Authorized Officers. The signature of any Director or Authorized Officer on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.
Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of any individual who was at any time the proper Director or Authorized Officer of the Issuer shall bind the Issuer notwithstanding that such individual has ceased to hold such office prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such office at the date of such Securities.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Issuer may deliver Securities executed by the Issuer to the Trustee for authentication, together with an Issuer Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance with the Issuer Order shall authenticate and deliver such Securities. In authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Sections 601 and 603) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating,
(1) that the forms (if the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 201) and/or terms (if the terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 301) of such Securities have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;
(2) that such Securities, when such Securities have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Issuer in the manner and subject to any qualifications, assumptions and limitations specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Issuer enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles and to such other matters as counsel shall specify therein;
(3) when such Securities have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Issuer in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, the Guarantees will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Guarantors, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles and to such other matters as counsel shall specify therein; and
(4) that all conditions precedent to issuance and authentication of the Securities under this Indenture have been satisfied.
The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of any such series of Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner that is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee or if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that such action may not be lawfully taken.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 301 and of the second preceding paragraph, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Officers Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section 301 or the Issuer Order and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to such second preceding paragraph at or prior to the authentication of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued and reasonably contemplate the subsequent issuance of each Security of such series.
Each Security shall be dated on the date of its authentication.
No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent by electronic or manual signature, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Issuer, and the Issuer shall deliver such Security to the Paying Agent for cancellation as provided in Section 309, for all purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.
Section 304. Temporary Securities.
Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Issuer may execute and, upon compliance with Section 303 by the Issuer, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities that shall be produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the Directors and/or Authorized Officers executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
If temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Issuer will cause definitive Securities of that series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities of such series, the temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary Securities of such series
at the office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment for that series, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, one or more definitive Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series and tenor.
Section 305. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
The Issuer shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee a register (the register maintained in such office and in any other office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the Security Register) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe and the transfer restrictions applicable to Securities herein provided, the Issuer shall provide for the registration of Securities. The Security Register for any series of Securities may not be established or maintained at any time in Australia. The Trustee is hereby appointed Security Registrar for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers of such Securities as herein provided and the Trustee hereby accepts such appointment. There shall be only one Security Registrar for each series of Securities.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of any series at the office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment for that series, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall, subject to the transfer restrictions set forth herein and in such Security, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount. 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.
Subject to this Section 305, at the option of the Holder, Securities of any series may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Issuer evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Issuer or the Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Security Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing (with the signatures guaranteed in satisfactory form, if reasonably required by the Issuer or the Trustee).
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 304, 905 or 1107 not involving any transfer.
If the Securities of any series (or of any series and specified tenor) are to be redeemed in part, neither the Security Registrar nor the Issuer shall be required (A) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Securities of that series (or of that series and specified tenor) during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of any such Securities selected for redemption under Section 1103 and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (B) to register the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.
Each Holder and beneficial owner of Securities shall be deemed to represent and agree that such Holder or beneficial owner understands that the Issuer, each Guarantor, the Trustee and each Paying Agent may require certification reasonably acceptable to it (A) as a condition to the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on any Security without, or at a reduced rate of, withholding or backup withholding tax, and (B) to enable the Issuer, each Guarantor, the Trustee and each Paying Agent to determine their duties and liabilities with respect to any taxes or other charges that they may be required to pay, deduct or withhold from payments in respect of such Securities or the Holder or beneficial owner of such Securities under any present or future law, rule or regulation of the United States, any State thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territories thereof or any present or future law, rule or regulation of any political subdivision thereof or taxing authority therein or to comply with any reporting or other requirements under any such law, rule or regulation. Such certification may include, without limitation, U.S. federal income tax forms (such as IRS Form W-8BEN (Certification of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding), IRS Form W-8IMY (Certification of Foreign Intermediary Status for United States Tax Withholding), IRS Form W-9 (Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification), or IRS Form W-8ECI (Certification of Foreign Persons Claim that Income Is Effectively Connected with the Conduct of a U.S. Trade or Business) or any successors to such IRS forms). Each Holder or beneficial owner of Securities agrees to provide any certification required pursuant to this paragraph and to update or replace such form or certification in accordance with its terms or its subsequent amendments.
Each Global Security authenticated under this Indenture shall be registered in the name of the Depositary designated for such Global Security or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a nominee thereof or custodian therefor, and each such Global Security shall constitute a single Security for all purposes of this Indenture.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, and no transfer of a Global Security in whole or in part may be made or registered, in the name of any Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof unless (A) such Depositary (i) has notified the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary for such Global Security or
(ii) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, if so required by applicable law or regulation, and no successor Depositary for such Securities shall have been appointed within 90 days of such notification or of the Issuer becoming aware of the Depositarys ceasing to be so registered as the case may be, (B) the Issuer in its sole discretion shall have notified the Depositary by Issuer Order that the Global Securities shall be exchanged for such Securities, (C) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Securities and the beneficial owners of not less than 50% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount evidenced by such Global Security advise the Trustee and the Depositary for such Global Security through its participants in writing that the continuation of the book-entry system is no longer in the best interests of such beneficial owners of the Securities or (D) there shall exist such circumstances, if any, in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing as have been specified for this purpose as contemplated by Section 301.
Subject to the preceding paragraph, any exchange of a Global Security for other Securities may be made in whole or in part, and all Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be registered in such names as the Depositary for such Global Security shall direct.
Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, a Global Security or any portion thereof, whether pursuant to this Section, Section 304, 306, 905 or 1107 or otherwise, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of and shall be, a Global Security, unless such Security is registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof.
Owners of beneficial interests in a Global Security held on their behalf by a Depositary shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Securities in definitive form, shall not be considered the Holders thereof for any purpose under this Indenture and shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to such Global Security, and such Depositary or its nominee may be treated by the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of any of them as the Holder and owner of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Neither the Trustee nor any of its agents shall have any responsibility or liability for the actions taken or not taken by the Depositary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Depositary for any Global Security may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any person, including the beneficial owners of interests in such Global Security, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture with respect to such Global Security.
In case of any transfer or exchange the procedures and requirements for which are not addressed in detail in this Section 305, such transfer or exchange will be subject to such procedures and requirements as may be reasonably prescribed by the Issuer and the Trustee from time to time and, in the case of a transfer or exchange involving a Global Security, the Applicable Procedures.
Section 306. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, a new Security of the same
series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
If there shall be delivered to the Issuer and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any of their agents harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuer or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall, upon Issuer order, authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and 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, the Issuer in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security.
Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Issuer 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 expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
Every new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section in exchange for any mutilated Security or in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security, shall (i) constitute an original contractual obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, (ii) be registered by the Issuer in the Security Registrar in the name of such Person and (iii) shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of that series duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section are 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 307. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, 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 Regular Record Date for such interest.
Any interest on any Security of any series that is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (Defaulted Interest) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Issuer or the Guarantor, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (1) or (2) below:
(1) The Issuer or the Guarantor may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest,
which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security of such series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Issuer or the Guarantor shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause (1) provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Issuer, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be given to each Holder of Securities of such series in the manner set forth in Section 106, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (2).
(2) The Issuer or the Guarantors may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Issuer to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause (2), such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, that were carried by such other Security.
Section 308. Persons Deemed Owners.
Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307) any interest on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any of their respective agents shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
Section 309. Cancellation.
All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall, if surrendered to any Person other
than the Paying Agent, be delivered to the Paying Agent and shall be promptly cancelled by it. The Issuer or a Guarantor may at any time deliver to the Paying Agent for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder that the Issuer or such Guarantor may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Paying Agent (or to any other Person for delivery to the Trustee) for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated hereunder that the Issuer has not issued and sold, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Paying Agent. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled Securities held by the Paying Agent shall be disposed of in accordance with the Paying Agents then customary procedure unless by an Issuer Order the Issuer shall direct that cancelled Securities be returned to it.
Section 310. Computation of Interest.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of any series, Interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
Section 311. CUSIP Numbers.
The Issuer in issuing the Securities may use CUSIP numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that the Trustee shall assume no responsibility for the accuracy of such numbers and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP numbers.
ARTICLE FOUR
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 401. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
This Indenture shall, upon an Issuer Request, cease to be of further effect (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities herein expressly provided for, the surviving rights of the Trustee under Section 607 hereof, and any provision hereof that expressly survives the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture), and the Trustee, at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when
(1) either
(A) all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Securities that have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen and that have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 306 and (ii) Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Issuer and thereafter repaid to the Issuer or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 1003) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(B) all such Securities that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation:
(i) have become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption, or
(ii) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or
(iii) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Issuer,
and the Issuer, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the holders of the Securities, cash in U.S. dollars, not-callable U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in amounts as will be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal and any premium and accrued interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities that have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be;
(2) no default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of the deposit or shall occur as a result of the deposit and the deposit shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Issuer is a party or by which the Issuer is bound;
(3) the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid or made provision satisfactory to the Trustee for the payment of all other sums payable hereunder by the Issuer including all amounts due and payable to the Trustee;
(4) the Issuer has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the applicable series of Securities at the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be; and
(5) the Issuer has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been satisfied.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors to the Trustee and the lien of the Trustee under Section 607, the obligations of the Issuer to any Authenticating Agent under Section 613, any obligations of the Trustee under Section 402, the rights and obligations of the Issuer set forth in the last paragraph of Section 1003 and any rights of registration of transfer, exchange or replacement of Securities provided in Sections 304, 305, 306, 905, 1002 or 1107 and any rights to receive Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 1007 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.
Section 402. Application of Trust Money
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and premium and any interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee.
Section 403. Effect on Subordination Provisions.
Unless otherwise expressly provided pursuant to Section 301 with respect to the Securities of any series, the provisions of Article Fourteen hereof, insofar as they pertain to the Securities of such series, are hereby expressly made subject to the provisions for satisfaction and discharge set forth in this Article and, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, upon the effectiveness of such satisfaction and discharge pursuant to this Article with respect to the Securities of such series, all of the Securities of such series shall thereupon cease to be so subordinated and shall no longer be subject to the provisions of Article Fourteen and, without limitation to the foregoing, all moneys, U.S. Government Obligations and shares or other securities or property deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee) in trust in connection with such satisfaction and discharge and all proceeds therefrom may be applied to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on such Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable notwithstanding the provisions of Article Fourteen.
ARTICLE FIVE
REMEDIES
Section 501. Events of Default.
Event of Default, wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body) unless such event is either inapplicable to a particular series or it is specifically deleted or modified in or pursuant to the supplemental indenture or Board Resolution creating such series of Securities or in the form of the Security for such series:
(1) a default in the payment of any principal of, or any premium on, any Securities of that series when due, whether or not prohibited by Article Fourteen, either at Maturity, upon redemption, pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or otherwise and, provided that if such default is caused solely by technical or administrative error, the continuance of such default for a period of three Business Days;
(2) a default in the payment of any interest or any Additional Amounts due and payable on any Securities of such series, whether or not prohibited by Article Fourteen, and the continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;
(3) a default in the performance, or breach, of any other covenant, obligation or agreement of the Issuer or the Guarantors in this Indenture with respect to the Securities of that series, the Securities of that series or the Guarantees (other than a covenant or obligation default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with or which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of Securities other than that series) and the continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Issuer (with a copy to the Parent Guarantor) by the Trustee or to the Issuer (with a copy to the Parent Guarantor) and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series a written notice specifying such default or breach, requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a Notice of Default hereunder;
(4) (a) any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary becomes due and is required to be paid prior to its contractual maturity date by reason of any event of default or acceleration (however described), (b) the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary fails (after the expiration of any applicable grace period) to make any payment in respect of any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) on the due date for payment, (c) any security given by the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary for any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) is enforced or (d) default is made (after the expiration of any applicable grace period) by the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary for any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) in making any payment due under any guarantee and/or indemnity given by it in relation to any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies), unless such Indebtedness is discharged or an event of default or acceleration related to such Indebtedness is waived or rescinded, as applicable;
(5) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies), shall be rendered against the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain unsatisfied or undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days, during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon assets of the Parent Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary to enforce such judgment;
(6) any Guarantee is held to be unenforceable or invalid in a judicial proceeding or is claimed in writing by the Issuer or any Guarantor not to be valid or
enforceable, or any Guarantee is denied or disaffirmed in writing by the Issuer or any Guarantor, except, in each case, as permitted in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;
(7)
(a) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or its debts, or of a material part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager, administrator, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(b) the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any U.S. federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (7)(a) above, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager, administrator, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary (or any committee thereof) shall adopt any resolution or otherwise authorize any action to approve any of the actions referred to above in this clause (7)(b) or clause (7)(a) above or (vi) solely in the case of the Parent Guarantor, where the Parent Guarantor (A) is declared bankrupt as defined in Article 8 of the Interpretations (Jersey) Law 1954 or any proceedings are commenced or other steps taken for the Parent Guarantor to be declared bankrupt or (B) takes any step to participate in a scheme of arrangement or merger under Part 18A or Part 18B respectively of the Jersey Companies Law or to seek continuance overseas under Part 18C of the Jersey Companies Law;
(c) the Issuer or any Guarantor shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;
(8) any other Event of Default established as contemplated by Section 301 provided with respect to Securities of that series.
Section 502. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7)) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then, in every such case, the Trustee (if a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice
of such Event of Default) or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series may declare the principal amount of all the Outstanding Securities of such series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Issuer with a copy to the Parent Guarantor (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount and any accrued interest thereon shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7) occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the principal of, Additional Amounts, if any, and any accrued and unpaid interest on the Outstanding Securities of any series shall become immediately due and payable without any further action on the part of the Trustee or the Holders.
At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, by written notice to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:
(1) the Issuer or a Guarantor has irrevocably paid or irrevocably deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay
(A) all overdue interest on all Outstanding Securities of such series,
(B) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Outstanding Securities of such series that have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, and any interest on such unpaid principal at the rate prescribed therefor in such Securities,
(C) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue payments at the rate or rates for such Securities established as contemplated by Section 301,
(D) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and all amounts due to the Trustee under Section 607; and
(2) all Events of Default with respect to the Securities of such series, other than the non-payment of the principal of or interest on the Securities of such series that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 513.
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 503. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
The Issuer and each Guarantor covenants that if
(1) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or
(2) default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security at the Maturity thereof,
the Issuer and each Guarantor shall, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal and premium and on any overdue interest, at the rate or rates established as contemplated by Section 301 therefor, and, in addition thereto, 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 and any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 607.
If the Issuer and the Guarantors fail to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce the same against the Issuer or the Guarantors or any other obligor upon such Securities or the Guarantees, as the case may be, and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Issuer or the Guarantors or any other obligor upon such Securities or the Guarantees, as the case may be, wherever situated.
If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
Section 504. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Issuer or the Guarantors (or any other obligor upon the Securities), any of their respective property or creditors, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, to take any and all actions authorized under the Trust Indenture Act (as if the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) in order to have claims of the Holders and the Trustee allowed in any such proceeding. In particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official 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 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 607.
No provision of this Indenture shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder 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; provided, however, that the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders, vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be a member of a creditors or other similar committee.
Section 505. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.
All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities or the Guarantees may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and other amounts due to it under Section 607, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.
Section 506. Application of Money Collected.
Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal or any premium or interest (or any Additional Amounts), upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:
FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee under Section 607;
SECOND: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities (and any Additional Amounts) in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest (and any Additional Amounts), respectively; and
THIRD: The balance, if any, to the Issuer, any Guarantor or the other Person or Persons otherwise entitled thereto.
Section 507. Limitation on Suits.
No Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
(1) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series;
(2) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute such proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;
(3) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;
(4) the Trustee, within 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, has failed to institute any such proceeding; 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 principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series;
it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such Holders.
Section 508. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307) interest on such Security pursuant to the terms thereof or the Guarantee thereof (and any Additional Amounts) on the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.
Section 509. Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 510. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 306, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or
hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
Section 511. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.
Section 512. Control by Holders.
Subject to Section 603(5), the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Securities of such series, provided that:
(1) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture or subject the Trustee to undue risk or require the Trustee to submit to the jurisdiction of a non-U.S. court,
(2) the action so directed would not be unjustly prejudicial to the Holders not taking part in such direction, or
(3) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction,
provided further that the Trustee shall be under no obligation to determine whether any such direction shall be in such conflict or so unjustly prejudicial, and provided further, that nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Trustee to take direction from Holders unless such direction is in writing and accompanied by indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee.
Nothing in this Indenture shall impair the right of the Trustee in its discretion to take any action deemed proper by the Trustee and that is not inconsistent with such direction by Holders of Securities.
Section 513. Waiver of Past Defaults.
The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past default hereunder with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default
(1) in the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of such series (or any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereof), or
(2) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof that under Article Nine cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected.
Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 514. 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, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, a court may require any party litigant in such suit to file an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, including fees and expenses of counsel, and may assess costs against any such party litigant; provided that this Section shall not be deemed to authorize any court to require such an undertaking or to make such an assessment in any such suit.
Section 515. Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws.
Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any usury, stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuer and each Guarantor (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it will not 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.
ARTICLE SIX
THE TRUSTEE
Section 601. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
(a) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any series,
(i) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(ii) 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 of Counsel furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to
examine the same to determine whether or not they conform on their face to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).
(b) In case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to Securities of any series, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
(c) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that
(i) this subsection (c) shall not be construed to limit the effect of subsection (a) of this Section;
(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee under this Indenture with respect to the Securities; and
(iii) 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.
(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.
(e) The Trustee shall not be liable for any error in judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.
Section 602. Notice of Defaults.
Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default hereunder, the Trustee shall transmit to all Holders of the Securities of each series affected thereby, in the manner provided in Section 106, notice of such default hereunder in respect of which written notice has been provided to the Trustee, unless such default shall have been cured or waived; provided, however, that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of, or any premium or interest (or any Additional Amounts in respect of the foregoing) on, any Security of such series, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a Responsible Officer of the Trustee in good faith determine that the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the Holders; and provided, further, that in the case of any default of the character specified in Section 501(4) no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence
thereof. For the purpose of this Section, the term default means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default.
Section 603. Certain Rights of Trustee.
Subject to the provisions of Section 601:
(1) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, securities, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(2) any request or direction of the Issuer mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Issuer Request or Issuer Order, and any resolution of the Board of Directors shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;
(3) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officers Certificate and/or Opinion of Counsel;
(4) the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(5) 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 direction is in writing and such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;
(6) 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, securities, 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 Issuer, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Issuer and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;
(7) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture;
(8) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have or be charged with notice or knowledge of any default or Event of Default under this Indenture (other than a payment default under Sections 501 or 502 hereof) unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice of such default or Event of Default from the Issuer or any other obligor on such Securities or by any Holder of such Securities and such notice refers to the Securities and this Indenture;
(9) 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 (including as Paying Agent and Securities Registrar), and to each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder;
(10) anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the Trustee be liable under or in connection with this Indenture for indirect, special, incidental, punitive or consequential losses or damages of any kind whatsoever, including but not limited to lost profits, whether or not foreseeable, even if the Trustee has been advised of the possibility thereof and regardless of the form of action in which such damages are sought;
(11) the Trustee may employ agents in performing its duties hereunder and shall not have liability for negligent performance by an agent appointed with due care;
(12) The Trustee shall not be liable for errors in judgment made in good faith unless negligent in ascertaining pertinent facts; and
(13) the permissive rights of the Trustee to take or refrain from taking any action enumerated herein shall not be construed as an obligation or duty.
Section 604. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except for the Trustees certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Issuer and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture, any offering document or of the Securities except that the Trustee represents that it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Indenture, authenticate the Securities and perform its obligations hereunder. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Issuer of the Securities or the proceeds thereof.
Section 605. May Hold Securities.
The Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar or any other agent of the Trustee or the Issuer, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Issuer with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.
Section 606. Money Held in Trust.
Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by applicable law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Issuer.
Section 607. Compensation and Reimbursement.
Each of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor agrees jointly and severally:
(1) to pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as the Issuer and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);
(2) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except to the extent any such expense, disbursement or advance may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct; and
(3) to indemnify each of the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee and their respective officers, employees and directors for, and to defend and hold them harmless against, any and all loss, liability, claim, damage or expense (including (i) the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel and (ii) taxes other than withholding, backup withholding or taxes based on the income of the Trustee), arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder or the performance of its duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture (including this Section 607(3)) and defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct;
To ensure the Issuers and the Parent Guarantors payment obligations under this Section 607, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee, except money or property collected or held in trust for the benefit of the Holders of particular Securities. Such lien and the obligations of the Issuer under this Section 607 shall survive the resignation and removal of the Trustee and the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
The indemnity contained herein shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the final payment in full of the Securities, and termination of this Indenture.
Trustee for purposes of this Section 607 shall include any predecessor Trustee, but the negligence or bad faith or willful misconduct of any Trustee shall not affect the rights or obligations of the Issuer or any other Trustee hereunder.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7), the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable United States, United Kingdom or Australian federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.
Section 608. Conflicting Interests.
If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions to the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture), the Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. To the extent permitted by Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have a conflicting interest by virtue of being a trustee under this Indenture with respect to Securities of more than one series.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the parties hereto acknowledge and agree and the Holders are deemed to acknowledge and agree that there is no conflict of interest as a result of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas acting in its capacity as trustee for both the senior notes of the Issuer and the subordinated notes of the Issuer and in connection with its enforcement of the subordination provisions as required under the terms of this Indenture. Further, any such action on the part of the Trustee hereunder, shall be deemed not to be a breach of any fiduciary duty on the part of the Trustee hereunder.
Section 609. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.
There shall at all times be one (and only one) Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of each series, which may be Trustee hereunder for Securities of one or more other series. Each Trustee shall be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions to the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) to act as such, has a combined capital and surplus of at least US$50,000,000 and has its Corporate Trust Office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York. If any such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee with respect to the Securities shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.
Section 610. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611.
The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by Act of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of such series, upon 30 days prior written notice delivered to the Trustee and to the Issuer. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition at the expense of the Issuer any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities.
If at any time:
(1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 608 after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months;
(2) the Trustee shall fail to comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any such Holder, or
(3) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,
then, in any such case, (A) the Issuer may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities, or (B) subject to Section 514, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities by giving 30 days prior written notice thereof to the Issuer. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition at the expense of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities.
If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the Securities of one or more series, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more of all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 611. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Issuer and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611, become the
successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Issuer. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by the Issuer or the Holders and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 611, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.
The Issuer shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series to all Holders of Securities of such series in the manner provided for in Section 106. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.
In no event will the Trustee be responsible for or have any liability for the acts or omissions of any such successor Trustee for the Securities of any series appointed hereunder or for any separate or co-Trustee.
Section 611. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Issuer, the Guarantors and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Issuer or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Issuer, the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered
by any other such Trustee; and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the Issuer or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.
Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in the first preceding paragraph.
No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article.
Section 612. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities; and in case at that time any of the Securities shall not have been authenticated by such predecessor Trustee, any successor Trustee may authenticate such Securities in its own name with the full force and effect which this Indenture provides for the certificate of authentication of the Trustee.
Section 613. Agents.
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, (i) all references in this Indenture to the Trustee shall be deemed to refer to the Trustee in its capacity as Trustee and in its capacities as Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent and Security Registrar and (ii) every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability or offering protection, immunity or indemnity to the Trustee shall be deemed to apply with the same force and effect to the Trustee acting in its capacities as Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent and Security Registrar.
Section 614. Appointment of Authenticating Agent.
The Trustee, with the consent of the Issuer, may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of Securities that shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series issued upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the
benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustees certificate of authentication, except upon original issue or pursuant to Section 306, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Issuer and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than US$50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.
Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.
An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee and to the Issuer. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Issuer. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent that shall be acceptable to the Issuer and shall give notice of such appointment in the manner provided in Section 106 to all Holders of Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.
The Issuer agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section.
If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustees certificate of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following form:
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If all of the Securities of a series may not be originally issued at one time, and if the Trustee does not have an office capable of authenticating Securities upon original issuance located in a Place of Payment where the Issuer wishes to have Securities of such series authenticated upon original issuance, the Trustee, if so requested by the Issuer in writing or by facsimile (which writing need not comply with Section 102 and need not be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel), shall appoint in accordance with this Section an Authenticating Agent having an office in a Place of Payment designated by the Issuer with respect to such series of Securities.
Section 615. Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company.
The Trustee shall comply with Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, excluding any creditor relationship listed in Section 311(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to Section 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.
ARTICLE SEVEN
HOLDERS LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND ISSUER
Section 701. Issuer to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.
The Issuer will furnish, or cause the Security Registrar to furnish, to the Trustee
(1) semi-annually, not later than ten days after each Regular Record Date, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of Outstanding Securities of each series as of such Regular Record Date, and
(2) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Issuer of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished;
provided, however, that if and so long as the Trustee shall be Security Registrar for Securities of a series, no such list need be furnished with respect to such series of Securities.
Section 702. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.
The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 701 and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 701 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
The rights of Holders of the Securities of any series to communicate with other Holders of Securities of such series with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities and the corresponding rights and privileges of the Trustee, shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture).
Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee that none of the Issuer, any Guarantor nor the Trustee nor any agent of any of them shall be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Holders made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) or other applicable law.
Section 703. Reports by the Issuer.
(1) If and when the Issuer is registered with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee any information, documents or reports required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act within 15 days after the same is so required to be filed with the Commission.
(2) With respect to the Securities of any series and for so long as the Securities of such series are Outstanding, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee as soon as practicable, and the Trustee shall promptly distribute to the Holders of Securities of such series such information as is specified as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of such series.
(3) 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 Issuers compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers Certificates).
Section 704. Reports by Trustee to Holders.
(1) Within 60 days after the Parent Guarantors fiscal year end of each year beginning with the fiscal year end following the date of this Indenture, and for so long as any Securities remain outstanding, the Trustee shall mail or make available to each Holder a brief report dated as of such fiscal year end that complies with Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, if and to the extent required by such subsection. The Trustee shall also comply with Section 313(b) and Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(2) A copy of each report at the time of its mailing or posting to the Holders shall be mailed or made available by the Trustee to the Parent Guarantor and filed by the Trustee with the Commission and each exchange, if any, on which the Securities are listed in accordance with Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act. The Parent Guarantor agrees to notify promptly the Trustee in writing whenever the Securities become listed on any exchange and of any delisting thereof.
ARTICLE EIGHT
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE
Section 801. Issuer May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.
For so long as any of the Securities or any Guarantee thereof remain Outstanding, neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor may consolidate with or merge into any other Person that is not the Issuer or a Guarantor, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person that is not the Issuer or a Guarantor, unless:
(1) any Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, is merged or to whom the Issuer or such Guarantor has conveyed, transferred or leased all or substantially all of its properties and assets is a corporation, partnership or trust organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and such Person either is the Issuer or any other Guarantor or assumes by supplemental indenture the Issuers or such Guarantors obligations, as the case may be, on the Securities and the Guarantees and under this Indenture (including any obligation to pay any Additional Amounts);
(2) immediately after giving effect to the transaction and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Issuer or any Guarantor as a result of such transaction as having been incurred at the time of 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;
(3) if, as a result of any such consolidation or merger or such conveyance, transfer or lease, properties or assets of the Issuer or a Guarantor would become subject to a Lien which would not be permitted by this Indenture, the Issuer, the Guarantor or such successor Person, as the case may be, shall take such steps as shall be necessary effectively to secure the Securities equally and ratably with (or prior to) all Indebtedness secured thereby;
(4) any such Person not incorporated or organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Jersey, Australia or the United Kingdom, or any state or territory thereof shall expressly agree by a supplemental indenture,
(a) to indemnify the Holder of each Security and each beneficial owner of an interest therein against (X) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge
imposed on such Holder or beneficial owner or required to be withheld or deducted from any payment to such Holder or beneficial owner as a consequence of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, and (Y) any costs or expenses of the act of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, and
(b) that all payments pursuant to the Securities or the Guarantees in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities, as the case may be, shall be made without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of the jurisdiction of organization or residency of such Person or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, unless such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges are required by such jurisdiction or any such subdivision or authority to be withheld or deducted, in which case such Person shall pay such additional amounts (Successor Additional Amounts) as will result (after deduction of such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges and any additional taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges payable in respect of such Successor Additional Amounts) in the payment to each Holder or beneficial owner of a Security of the amounts which would have been received pursuant to the Securities or the Guarantee, as the case may be, had no such withholding or deduction been required, except that no Successor Additional Amounts shall be so payable for or on account of:
(i) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the fact that such Holder or beneficial owner of the Security:
(A) was a resident, domiciliary or national of, or engaged in business or maintained a permanent establishment or was physically present in, the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction (as defined below) or otherwise had some connection with the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction other than the mere ownership of, or receipt of payment under, such Security or Guarantee;
(B) presented such Security or Guarantee for payment in any jurisdiction of organization of such Person, which shall be deemed a Relevant Jurisdiction, unless such Security or Guarantee could not have been presented for payment elsewhere;
(C) presented such Security or Guarantee (where presentation is required) more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the payment in respect of such Security or Guarantee first became due and payable or provided for, whichever is later, except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts if it had presented such Security or Guarantee for payment on any day within such period of thirty (30) days; or
(D) with respect to any withholding or deduction of taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges imposed by the United States, or any of its territories or any political subdivision thereof or any taxing authority thereof or therein, is or was with respect to the United States a citizen or resident of the United States, treated as a resident of the United States, present in the United States, engaged in business in the United States, a Person with a permanent establishment or fixed base in the United States, a ten percent shareholder of the Issuer or a Guarantor, a passive foreign investment company, or a controlled foreign corporation, or has or has had some other connection with the United States (other than the mere receipt of a payment or the ownership of holding a Security);
(c) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge or any withholding or deduction on account of such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;
(d) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from payments of (or in respect of) principal of, or any premium and interest on, the Securities or the Guarantees thereof;
(e) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld by reason of the failure to comply in a timely manner by the Holder of such Security or, in the case of a Global Security, the beneficial owner of such Global Security, with a timely request of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any Paying Agent addressed to such Holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, (i) to provide information concerning the nationality, residence or identity of such Holder or such beneficial owner or (ii) to make any declaration or other similar claim or satisfy any information or reporting requirement, which, in the case of (i) or (ii), is required or imposed by a statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as a precondition to exemption from all or part of such withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge (including without limitation the filing of a United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form W-8 BEN, W-8 BEN-E, W-8 ECI or W-9);
(f) any withholding, deduction, duty, tax, assessment or other governmental charge which is imposed or withheld by or by reason of the Australian Commissioner of Taxation giving a notice under section 255 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) of Australia or section 260-5 of Schedule 1 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) of Australia;
(g) any taxes imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of the holder or beneficial owner of the Securities to comply with (a) the requirements of Sections 1471
through 1474 (commonly known as FATCA) of the Code, as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), the U.S. Treasury regulations issued thereunder or any official interpretation thereof or any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471 of the Code, (b) any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction or relating to any intergovernmental agreement between the United States and any other jurisdiction, which, in either case, facilitates the implementation of clause (a) above and (c) any agreement pursuant to the implementation of clauses (a) and (b) above with the IRS, the U.S. government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction;
(h) any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6);
nor shall Additional Amounts be paid to any such Holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent such payment on a Security or Guarantee would, under the laws of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, be treated as being derived or received for tax purposes by a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had it been the Holder of the Security or Guarantee;
(5) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or Guarantor is merged or to whom the Issuer or Guarantor has conveyed, transferred or leased its properties or assets (if such Person is organized and validly existing under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Jersey, Australia or the United Kingdom or, in each case, any state or territory thereof) agrees to indemnify the Holder of each Security against (a) any tax, assessment or governmental charge imposed on any such Holder or required to be withheld or deducted from any payment to such Holder as a consequence of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease which is imposed or levied by or on behalf of that jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as at that date such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease is effective and (b) any costs or expenses of the act of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease; and
(6) the Issuer has 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, comply with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.
Section 802. Successor Substituted.
Upon any consolidation of the Issuer or any Guarantor with, or merger of the Issuer or any Guarantor into, any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets of the Issuer or a Guarantor substantially as an entirety in accordance with Section 801, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or such Guarantor 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 Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Issuer or a Guarantor, as applicable, 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 NINE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
Section 901. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.
Without the consent of any Holders, the Issuer or a Guarantor, when authorized by a Board Resolution of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:
(1) to evidence the succession or substitution of another Person to the Issuer or a Guarantor and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, herein and in the Securities; or
(2) to add to the covenants of the Issuer or the Guarantors or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Issuer or a Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants or surrenders are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants or surrenders are expressly included solely for the benefit of such series); or
(3) to add any additional Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such additional Events of Default are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such additional Events of Default are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series); or
(4) to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in uncertificated form; or
(5) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities, provided that any such addition, change or elimination (A) shall neither (i) apply to any Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor
(ii) modify the rights of the Holder of any such Security with respect to such provision or (B) shall become effective only when there is no such Security Outstanding; or
(6) to add a New Guarantor by way of a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture or to release a Guarantor as permitted by and in accordance with the requirements of this Indenture; or
(7) to secure the Securities (pursuant to the requirements of Section 1008 or otherwise); or
(8) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as contemplated by Section 201 or 301; or
(9) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 611; or
(10) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture, provided that such action pursuant to this clause (10) shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect; or
(11) to conform the text of the Securities of any series to any provision of the description of such Securities in the offering document used in connection with the offering of such Securities to the extent that such provisions were intended to be a verbatim recitation of any provision of such Securities; or
(12) to make any other change that does not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of the Securities in any material respect.
Section 902. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders.
With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, the Issuer or a Guarantor, when authorized by a Board Resolution of the Issuer or such Guarantor, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby,
(1) Change the Stated Maturity of, or any installment of, the principal, premium (if any) or rate of interest on
the Outstanding Securities or the rate of interest on the Outstanding Securities or change any obligation to pay Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts on the Outstanding Securities;
(2) Change the place or currency of payment on the Outstanding Securities;
(3) Impair the ability of any Holder to sue for payment;
(4) Reduce the amount of principal payable upon acceleration of the maturity of the Outstanding Securities following an Event of Default;
(5) Reduce any amounts due on the Outstanding Securities;
(6) Reduce the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities the consent of the Holders of which is needed to modify or amend this Indenture;
(7) Reduce the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series the consent of the Holders of which is needed to waive compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or to waive certain defaults;
(8) Modify in a way that adversely affects Holders any other aspect of the provisions dealing with modification of or waiver under this Indenture;
(9) Reduce the premium payable upon a Change of Control or, at any time after a Change of Control Triggering Event has occurred, amend, change or modify in any material respect the obligations of the Issuer to make and complete the Change of Control Offer;
(10) Waive a default or an Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on the Securities (except a rescission of acceleration of any series of Securities by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);
(11) Subordinate the Securities of any series or the Guarantees as applicable to such series to any other obligation of the Issuer or any of the Guarantors;
(12) Modify in a way that adversely affects Holders the terms and conditions of the Guarantors payment obligations (including with respect to Additional Amounts) under the Securities;
(13) Release any Guarantee (other than in accordance with this Indenture); or
(14) Change the provisions of this Section 902.
A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of
such series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.
It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.
Section 903. Execution of Supplemental Indentures.
In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 601 and 603) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 102, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that all conditions precedent to such execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture have been satisfied. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Section 904. 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, except to the extent, if any, therein expressly provided otherwise.
Section 905. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.
Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Issuer shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Issuer, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Issuer, and such Securities may be authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series.
ARTICLE TEN
COVENANTS
Section 1001. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.
The Issuer covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of Securities that it shall duly and punctually pay the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of such series (and any Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in respect thereof) in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if on such date the Trustee or the Paying Agent
holds, in accordance with this Indenture, money sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due. The Issuer agrees to deposit such funds with the Trustee or Paying Agent one Business Day prior to the date on which such principal, premium, if any, and interest is due.
Section 1002. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Issuer shall maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an office or agency where Securities of such series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of such series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Securities of such series and this Indenture may be served. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. The Company initially designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as such office or agency. If at any time the Issuer 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, and the Issuer hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.
The Issuer may also from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities, designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities of one or more series 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 Issuer of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes.
The Issuer 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.
Section 1003. Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust.
If the Issuer or a Guarantor shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, it shall, on or before each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest on any of the Securities of such series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal and any premium and interest (and Additional Amounts and Successor Additional Amounts) so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of its action or failure so to act.
Whenever the Issuer shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it shall, on or prior to each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest (and Additional Amounts and Successor Additional Amounts) on any Securities of such series, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amount and with sufficient time to meet any applicable payment system deadline to make such payment in respect of the Securities of each such series, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such principal or any premium or interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of its action or failure so to act.
The Issuer shall cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent shall (1) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on Securities in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided, (2) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Issuer (or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series) in the making of any payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on the Securities of such series or any Guarantee and (3) during the continuance of any default by the Issuer or a Guarantor (or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series) in the making of any payment in respect of the Securities of such series or any Guarantee, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent for payment in respect of the Securities of such series or such Guarantee(s).
The Issuer may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Issuer Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Issuer or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Issuer or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Issuer or a Guarantor, in trust for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) has become due and payable shall, upon receipt of a Issuer Request, be paid to the Issuer or a Guarantor by the Trustee or such Paying Agent, or (if then held by the Issuer or a Guarantor) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Issuer or a Guarantor for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Issuer or such Guarantor as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease.
Section 1004. Statement by Officers as to Default.
The Parent Guarantor shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Issuer ending after the date hereof, an Officers Certificate of the Parent Guarantor stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signers thereof the Issuer and the Guarantors are in compliance with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and, if the Issuer or a Guarantor shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge.
Section 1005. Existence.
Subject to Article Eight, the Issuer and each Guarantor shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its respective corporate existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises necessary to conduct its business; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to preserve any such right or franchise if the Board of Directors of such Person shall determine in a Board Resolution that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of its business and that the loss thereof would not have a material adverse effect on such Persons ability to perform its obligations under this Indenture or any Securities or Guarantees.
Section 1006. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.
The Issuer and each Guarantor shall pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, (1) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon it or upon the income, profits or property of it, and (2) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid, would by law become a lien upon the property of the Issuer or such Guarantor; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim (A) whose amount, applicability or validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, or (B) where the failure to pay or discharge or to cause to be paid or discharged such tax, assessment, charge or claim would (in the opinion of any two Authorized Officers and/or Directors of the Issuer set forth in an Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee) not (i) result in a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) have an adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of the Securities or the Guarantees.
Section 1007. Additional Amounts.
All payments of, or in respect of, principal of, and any premium and interest on, the Securities, and all payments pursuant to any Guarantee, shall be made without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of the United States (including the District of Columbia and any state, possession or territory thereof), Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction in which the Issuer or any Guarantor is or becomes a resident for tax purposes (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) or through which the Issuer or any Guarantor makes payment on the Securities or any Guarantee (each a Relevant Jurisdiction) or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any of the foregoing, unless such taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges are required by the law of the Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, to be withheld or deducted. In that event, the Issuer or the Guarantors, as applicable, shall pay such additional amounts (Additional Amounts) as will result (after deduction of such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges and any additional taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges payable in respect of such Additional Amounts) in the payment to the holder of each Security of the amounts which would have been payable in respect of such Security or Guarantee had no such withholding or deduction been required, except that no Additional Amounts shall be so payable for or on account of:
(1) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the fact that such Holder or beneficial owner of the Security:
(a) was a resident, domiciliary or national of, or engaged in business or maintained a permanent establishment or was physically present in, the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction or otherwise had some connection with the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction other than the mere ownership of, or receipt of payment under, such Security or Guarantee;
(b) presented such Security or Guarantee for payment in any Relevant Jurisdiction, unless such Security or Guarantee could not have been presented for payment elsewhere;
(c) presented such Security or Guarantee (where presentation is required) more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the payment in respect of such Security or Guarantee first became due and payable or provided for, whichever is later, except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts if it had presented such Security or Guarantee for payment on any day within such period of thirty (30) days; or
(d) with respect to any withholding or deduction of taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges imposed by the United States, or any of its territories or any political subdivision thereof or any taxing authority thereof or therein, is or was with respect to the United States a citizen or resident of the United States, treated as a resident of the United States, present in the United States, engaged in business in the United States, a Person with a permanent establishment or fixed base in the United States, a ten percent shareholder of the Issuer or a Guarantor, a passive foreign investment company, or a controlled foreign corporation, or has or has had some other connection with the United States (other than the mere receipt of a payment or the ownership of holding a Security);
(2) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge or any withholding or deduction on account of such tax, assessment or other government charge;
(3) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from payments of (or in respect of) principal of, or any premium and interest on, the Securities or the Guarantees thereof;
(4) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld by reason of the failure to comply in a timely manner by the Holder of such Security or, in the case of a Global Security, the beneficial owner of such Global Note, with a timely request of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any Paying Agent addressed to such Holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, (a) to provide information concerning the nationality, residence or identity of such Holder or
such beneficial owner or (b) to make any declaration or other similar claim or satisfy any information or reporting requirement, which, in the case of (a) or (b), is required or imposed by a statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as a precondition to exemption from all or part of such withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge (including without limitation the filing of an IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI or W-9);
(5) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is imposed or withheld by or by reason of the Australian Commissioner of Taxation giving a notice under section 255 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) of Australia or section 260-5 of Schedule 1 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) of Australia or under a similar provision;
(6) any taxes imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of the holder or beneficial owner of the Securities to comply with (a) the requirements of FATCA, as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), the U.S. Treasury regulations issued thereunder or any official interpretation thereof or any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471 of the Code, (b) any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction or relating to any intergovernmental agreement between the United States and any other jurisdiction, which, in either case, facilitates the implementation of clause (a) above and (c) any agreement pursuant to the implementation of clauses (a) and (b) above with the IRS, the U.S. government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction; or
(7) any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6);
nor shall Additional Amounts be paid to any such Holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent such payment on a Security or Guarantee would, under the laws of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, be treated as being derived or received for tax purposes by a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had it been the Holder of the Security or Guarantee.
Whenever there is mentioned, in any context, any payment of or in respect of the principal of, or any premium or interest on, any Security of any series (or any payments pursuant to the Guarantees thereof), such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts provided for in this Indenture to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to this Indenture, and any express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in any provisions of this Indenture shall not be construed as excluding Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in those provisions of this Indenture where such express mention is not made.
At least ten (10) days prior to each date on which any payment under or with respect to the Securities is due and payable, if the Issuer shall be obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to such payment, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee and the principal Paying Agent an Officers Certificate stating the fact that such Additional Amounts will be payable and the amounts so payable and will set forth such other information necessary to enable the Trustee and such Paying Agent to pay such Additional Amounts to the Holders on the payment date; provided, however, that if ten (10) days prior to each date on which any such payment is due and payable the amount of such payment has not yet been determined, the Issuer shall notify the Trustee of such amount promptly after such amount has been determined.
Section 1008. Limitation on Liens
For so long as any of the Securities or the Guarantees are outstanding, the Parent Guarantor shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, create, assume, incur, issue or otherwise have outstanding any Lien upon, or with respect to, any of the present or future business, property, undertaking, assets or revenues (including, without limitation, any Equity Interests and uncalled capital), whether now owned or hereafter acquired (together, assets) of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, to secure any Indebtedness, unless the Securities and Guarantees are secured by such Lien equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Indebtedness, except for the following, to which this covenant shall not apply:
(1) Liens on assets securing Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary outstanding on the Issue Date;
(2) Liens on assets securing Indebtedness owing to the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary (other than a Project Subsidiary);
(3) Liens existing on any asset prior to the acquisition of such asset by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary after the Issue Date, provided that (i) such Lien has not been created in anticipation of such asset being so acquired, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other asset of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets other than Equity Interests, after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets covered by such Lien on the date of such acquisition of such assets, (iii) such Lien shall secure only the Indebtedness secured by such Lien on the date of such acquisition of such asset and (iv) such Lien shall be discharged within one year of the date of acquisition of such asset or such later date as may be the date of the maturity of the Indebtedness that such Lien secures if such Indebtedness is fixed interest rate indebtedness that provides a commercial financial advantage to the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiaries;
(4) Liens on any assets of a Person that becomes a Subsidiary (or of any Person not previously a Subsidiary that is merged or consolidated with or into a Subsidiary) after the Issue Date that existed prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated), provided that (i) such Lien has not been created in anticipation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary (or such merger or consolidation), (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other asset of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets
other than Equity Interests, after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets covered by such Lien on the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated), (iii) such Lien shall secure only the Indebtedness secured by such Lien on the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated) and (iv) such Lien shall be discharged within one year of the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated) or such later date as may be the date of the maturity of the Indebtedness that such Lien secures if such Indebtedness is fixed interest rate indebtedness that provides a commercial financial advantage to the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiaries;
(5) Liens created to secure Indebtedness, directly or indirectly, incurred for the purpose of purchasing Equity Interests or other assets (other than real or personal property of the type contemplated by clause (6) below), provided that (i) such Lien shall secure only such Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of purchasing such assets, (ii) such Lien shall apply only to the assets so purchased (and to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets other than Equity Interests, any subsequently after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets so purchased) and (iii) such Lien shall be discharged within two years of such Lien being granted;
(6) Liens created to secure Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of acquiring or developing any real or personal property or for some other purpose in connection with the acquisition or development of such property, provided that (i) such Lien shall secure only such Indebtedness, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other assets of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the property so acquired or developed and (iii) the rights of the holder of the Indebtedness secured by such Lien shall be limited to the property that is subject to such Lien, it being the intention that the holder of such Lien shall not have any recourse to the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiaries personally or to any other property of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(7) Liens for any borrowings from any financial institution for the purpose of financing any import or export contract in respect of which any part of the price receivable is guaranteed or insured by such financial institution carrying on an export credit guarantee or insurance business, provided that (i) such Lien applies only to the assets that are the subject of such import or export contract and (ii) the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the amount so guaranteed or insured;
(8) Liens for Indebtedness from an international or governmental development agency or authority to finance the development of a specific project, provided that (i) such Lien is required by applicable law or practice and (ii) the Lien is created only over assets used in or derived from the development of such project;
(9) any Lien created in favor of co-venturers of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary pursuant to any agreement relating to an unincorporated joint venture, provided that (i) such Lien applies only to the Equity Interests in, or the assets of, such unincorporated joint venture and (ii) such Lien secures solely the payment of obligations arising under such agreement;
(10) Liens over goods and products, or documents of title to goods and products, arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with letters of credit and similar transactions, provided that such Liens secure only the acquisition cost or selling price (and amounts incidental thereto) of such goods and products required to be paid within 180 days;
(11) Liens arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of business of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(12) Liens created by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary over a Project Asset of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, provided that such Lien secures only (i) in the case of a Lien over assets referred to in clause (a) of the definition of Project Assets, Limited Recourse Indebtedness incurred by the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary or (ii) in the case of a Lien over Equity Interests referred to in clause (b) of the definition of Project Assets, Limited Recourse Indebtedness incurred by the direct Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary;
(13) Liens arising under any netting or set-off arrangement entered into by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its banking arrangements for the purpose of netting debit and credit balances of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(14) Liens incurred in connection with any extension, renewal, replacement or refunding (together, a refinancing) of any Lien permitted in clauses (1) through (13) above and any successive refinancings thereof permitted by this clause (12) (each, an Existing Security), provided that (i) such Liens do not extend to any asset that was not expressed to be subject to the Existing Security, (ii) the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such Liens does not exceed the principal amount of Indebtedness that was outstanding and secured by the Existing Security at the time of such refinancing and (iii) any refinancing of an Existing Security incurred in accordance with clauses (3) through (5) above (and any subsequent refinancings thereof permitted by this clause (12)) will not affect the obligation to discharge such Liens within the time frames that applied to such Existing Security at the time it was first incurred (as specified in the applicable clause);
(15) any Lien arising as a result of a Change in Lease Accounting Standard; and
(16) other Liens by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary securing Indebtedness, provided that, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence or assumption of any such Lien or the incurrence of any Indebtedness secured thereby, the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor and any Subsidiary secured by any Liens pursuant to this clause (13) shall not exceed 10% of Total Tangible Assets at such time.
Section 1009. Offer to Purchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event.
Any Securities of any series that require that the Issuer make an offer to purchase upon a Change of Control Triggering Event shall be purchased by the Issuer in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the
Securities of such series) in accordance with this Section 1009. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, unless the Issuer has previously exercised its right to redeem the Securities in accordance with their respective terms, each Holder of Securities of such series will have the right to require the Issuer to purchase all or a portion of such Holders Securities pursuant to the offer described below (the Change of Control Offer), at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase, subject to the rights of Holders of the Securities on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.
Within 30 days following the date upon which the Change of Control Triggering Event occurred, or at the Issuers option, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the pending Change of Control, the Issuer shall send, by first class mail, a notice to each Holder of Securities of such series, with a copy to the Trustee, which notice shall govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer. Such notice 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 1009 of this Indenture;
(ii) that the Issuer is required to offer to purchase all of the outstanding principal amount of Securities, the purchase price and, that on the date specified in such notice, which date shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law (the Change of Control Payment Date), the Issuer shall repurchase the Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to this Section 1009;
(iii) if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, shall state that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned on the Change of Control being consummated on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date;
(iv) that any Security not tendered or accepted for payment shall continue to accrue interest;
(v) that Securities accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date;
(vi) that Holders electing to have a Security purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer may elect to have all, or any portion of such Security, purchased;
(vii) that Holders of Securities of such series electing to have Securities purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer shall be required to surrender their Securities, with the form entitled Option of Holder to Elect Purchase on the reverse of the relevant Security, or such other customary documents of surrender and transfer as the Issuer may reasonably request, duly completed, or
transfer the relevant Security by book-entry transfer, to the paying agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the Change of Control Payment Date;
(viii) that Holders whose Securities are purchased only in part shall be issued new Securities equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer); and
(ix) the CUSIP number, if any, printed on the Securities being repurchased and that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Securities.
The Issuer shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for such an offer made by the Issuer and such third party purchases all corresponding Securities of such series properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer.
The Issuer shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of Securities pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 1009, the Issuer shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall be deemed not to have breached its obligations under this Indenture by virtue thereof.
Section 1010. New Guarantors.
The Parent Guarantor covenants and agrees that if any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor that is not a Guarantor becomes a Relevant Guarantor, then within 30 days of such Subsidiary becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Parent Guarantor shall cause such Relevant Guarantor to also become a Subsidiary Guarantor (each, a New Guarantor) of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities by having the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee delivering a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 days, provided that such New Guarantors Guarantee may contain any limitation required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor.
Upon execution and delivery by the New Guarantor of its New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture and any other documents provided for in this Section 1010, the New Guarantor shall be a Guarantor for the purposes of this Indenture (and shall be deemed to be added to the list of Guarantors contained in Schedule 1 hereto) and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on all Outstanding Securities. In connection therewith, (i) the rights and obligations of such New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor and (ii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
Section 1011. Waiver of Certain Covenants.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of any series, the Issuer may, with respect to the Securities, omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in any of Sections 1005, 1008 or 1009 (subject to Section 902(9)), if before the time for such compliance the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision or condition shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 1012. Stamp, Documentary and Similar Taxes.
The Issuer and the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to pay all stamp, documentary or similar duties, taxes or fees which may be payable in respect of the execution and delivery or the enforcement of this Indenture, any Guarantee or any Security and the execution and delivery (but not the transfer) or the enforcement of any of the Securities or Guarantees in the United States or of any amendment of, supplement to, or waiver or consent under or with respect to, this Indenture, any Guarantee or any Security, and to pay any value added, goods and services or similar tax due and payable in respect of reimbursement of costs and expenses by the Issuer pursuant to this Section 1012, and shall save the Trustee and each Holder to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law harmless against any loss or liability resulting from nonpayment or delay in payment of such tax required to be paid by the Issuer and the Guarantors hereunder; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to pay any such duty, tax or fee to the extent such nonpayment or delay in payment results from any action or inaction of the Trustee.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
Section 1101. Applicability of Article.
The Securities of any series that are redeemable may be redeemed, in whole or in part from time to time, before their Stated Maturity and shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of such series) in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
Section 1102. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.
The election of the Issuer to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities. In case of any redemption at the election of the Issuer of less than all the Securities of any series (including any such redemption affecting only a single Security), the Issuer shall, at least 60 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Issuer (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of
Securities of such series to be redeemed and, if applicable, of the tenor of the Securities to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities established as contemplated by Section 301, the Issuer shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction.
Section 1103. Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed.
If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed (unless such redemption affects only a single Security, in which case this Section 1103 shall not apply), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days or less than 30 days prior to the Redemption Date, from the Outstanding Securities of such series not previously called for redemption, either (i) in compliance with the requirement of the applicable clearing systems, if the Securities are held through any clearing systems, or (ii) by the Trustee on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee deems fair and appropriate, if the Securities are not held through any clearing systems, and in either case which may provide for the selection for redemption of a portion of the principal amount of any Security of such series, provided that the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of any Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.
The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer in writing of the Securities selected for redemption as aforesaid and, in case of any Securities selected for partial redemption as aforesaid, the principal amounts thereof to be redeemed.
The provisions of the two preceding paragraphs shall not apply with respect to any redemption affecting only a single Security, whether such Security is to be redeemed in whole or in part. In the case of any such redemption in part, the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of the Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.
For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amounts of such Securities which has been or is to be redeemed.
Section 1104. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at his address appearing in the Security Register.
All notices of redemption shall state:
(1) the Redemption Date,
(2) the Redemption Price and the amount of any accrued and unpaid interest payable on the Redemption Date,
(3) the CUSIP or other identifying number of such Securities to be redeemed,
(4) if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of more than a single Security are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption of any such Securities, the principal amounts) of the particular Securities to be redeemed and, if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of a single Security are to be redeemed, the principal amount of the particular Security to be redeemed,
(5) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price (together with any accrued and unpaid interest payable on the Redemption Date) will become due and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable, that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date, and
(6) the place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price, and accrued interest, if any.
Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Issuer shall be given by the Issuer or, at the Issuers request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Issuer.
Section 1105. Deposit of Redemption Price.
Not later than one Business Day prior to any Redemption Date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Issuer is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 1003) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on, all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date.
Section 1106. Securities Payable on Redemption Date.
Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price applicable thereto, and from and after such date (unless the Issuer shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Issuer at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301, installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Record Date according to their terms and the provisions of Section 307.
If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal and any premium shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in the terms of the Security established as contemplated by Section 301.
Section 1107. Securities Redeemed in Part.
Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at a Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Issuer or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series and of like tenor, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered.
Section 1108. Optional Redemption Due to Changes in Tax Treatment.
Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, if, as the result of (a) any change in or any amendment to the laws, regulations or published tax rulings of any Relevant Jurisdiction, or of any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, affecting taxation, or (b) any change in the official administration, application or interpretation by a relevant court or tribunal, government or government authority of any Relevant Jurisdiction of such laws, regulations or published tax rulings either generally or in relation to the Securities or the Guarantees, which change or amendment is proposed and becomes effective on or after the later of (x) the original issue date of such Securities or Guarantees or (y) the date on which a jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Jurisdiction (whether by consolidation, merger or transfer of assets of the Issuer or any Guarantor, change in place of payment on the Securities or Guarantees or otherwise) or which change in official administration, application or interpretation shall not have been available to the public prior to such original issue date or the date on which such jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Jurisdiction (whichever is later), the Issuer or the Guarantors would be required to pay any Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 1007 of this Indenture or the terms of any Guarantee in respect of interest on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date (assuming, in the case of the Guarantors, a payment in respect of such interest was required to be made by the Guarantors under the Guarantees thereof on such Interest Payment Date and the Guarantors would be unable, for reasons outside their control, to procure payment by the Issuer), and the obligation to pay Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the use of commercially reasonable measures available to the Issuer or to the applicable Guarantor, as the case may be, the Issuer may, at its option, redeem all (but not less than all) of the Securities in respect of which such Additional Amounts would be so payable at any time, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days written notice as provided in Sections 1102 and 1104, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest due thereon up to, but not including, the date fixed for redemption; provided, however, that:
(1) no such notice of redemption may be given earlier than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts were a payment in respect of the Securities or the applicable Guarantee thereof then due, and
(2) at the time any such redemption notice is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts must remain in effect.
Prior to the publication or mailing of any notice of any redemption of any Securities pursuant to this Section, the Issuer, the applicable Guarantor or any Person with whom the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor has consolidated or merged, or to whom the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor has conveyed or transferred or leased all or substantially all of its properties or assets (the successor Person in any such transaction, a Successor Person), as the case may be, shall provide the Trustee with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the conditions precedent to the right of the Issuer to redeem such Securities pursuant to this Section have occurred and a certificate signed by a Director or an Authorized Officer stating that the obligation to pay Additional Amounts with respect of such Securities cannot be avoided by taking measures that the Issuer, the applicable Guarantor or the Successor Person, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Issuer or the Successor Person, as the case may be, believes in good faith are commercially reasonable.
ARTICLE TWELVE
DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
Section 1201. Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The Issuer or the Guarantors may, at any time, elect to have either Section 1202 or Section 1203 be applied to all the Outstanding Securities of any series designated pursuant to Section 301 as being defeasible pursuant to this Article Twelve, upon compliance with the applicable requirements provided pursuant to Section 301 and upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article Twelve. Any such election shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities.
Section 1202. Defeasance and Discharge.
Upon the Issuers or Guarantors exercise of the option provided in Section 1201 to have this Section 1202 applied to the Outstanding Securities of any series, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall be deemed to have been discharged from their respective obligations with respect to all the Outstanding Securities of any series, as provided in this Section 1202 on and after the date the applicable conditions set forth in Section 1204 are satisfied (hereinafter called Defeasance) with respect to such Securities. For this purpose, such Defeasance means that the Issuer shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the Outstanding Securities of such series and to have satisfied all of its other obligations under the Securities of such series and this Indenture insofar as the Securities of such series are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), subject to the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (1) the rights of Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series to receive, solely from the trust fund described in Section 1204 and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on such Securities of such series when payments are due, (2) the Issuers and each Guarantors obligations with respect to such Securities of such series under Sections 304, 305, 306, 1002, 1003 and 1007, (3) the rights (including without limitation, the rights set forth in Section 607), powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and (4) this Article. Subject to compliance with this Article,
the Issuer or a Guarantor may defease any Securities pursuant to this Section notwithstanding the prior Covenant Defeasance of such Securities pursuant to Section 1203.
Section 1203. Covenant Defeasance.
Upon the Issuers or a Guarantors exercise of the option provided in Section 1201 to have this Section 1203 applied to the Outstanding Securities of any series, on and after the date the applicable conditions set forth in Section 1204 are satisfied (hereinafter called Covenant Defeasance) with respect to the Outstanding Securities of any series, pursuant to this Section 1203, (1) the Issuer and the Guarantors shall be released from their respective obligations under Section 801, 1008, 1009, 1010 and 1301, and (2) the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 501(3), 501(4), 501(5) or 501(7)(a) with respect to any obligations referred to in clause (1) of this Section 1203 shall be deemed not to be or result in an Event of Default, in each case with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series as provided in this Section. For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that the Issuer and the Guarantors may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such specified Section (to the extent so specified in the case of Section 501(4)), whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or Article or by reason of any reference in any such Section or Article to any other provision herein or in any other document, but the remainder of this Indenture and the Securities of such series shall be unaffected thereby.
Section 1204. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The following shall be the conditions to the Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202 or the Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203 of the Outstanding Securities of any series:
(1) The Issuer or a Guarantor shall elect by Board Resolution to effect a Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202 or a Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203.
(2) The Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee which satisfies the requirements contemplated by Section 609 and agrees to comply with the provisions of this Article applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series, (a) money in an amount, (b) U.S. Government Obligations that through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, money in an amount or (c) a combination thereof, in each case, sufficient to pay all the principal of, and any premium and interest (and any Additional Amounts then known) on the Outstanding Securities of such series and any Additional Amounts then known thereon on the respective Stated Maturities, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Securities of such series. As used herein, U.S. Government Obligations means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable
at the issuers option.
(3) In the event of a Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202, the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (x) the Issuer or such Guarantor has received from, or there has been published by, the IRS a ruling or (y) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. Federal income tax law, in either case (x) or (y) to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Securities of such series and will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, Defeasance and discharge to be effected with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit, Defeasance and discharge were not to occur.
(4) In the event of a Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203, the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Securities of such series will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and Covenant Defeasance to be effected with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit and Covenant Defeasance were not to occur.
(5) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) (assuming all Securities are in default within the meaning of such Act and that such Act applied to this Indenture).
(6) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in the trust arising from such deposit constituting an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act unless such trust shall be registered under such Act or exempt from registration thereunder.
(7) The Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent with respect to such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.
(8) All amounts due and owing to the Trustee and its counsel shall have been paid in full.
Section 1205. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions.
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee or other qualifying trustee (solely for purposes of this Section and Section 1206, the Trustee and any such other trustee are referred to collectively as the Trustee) pursuant to Section 1204 in respect of any Outstanding Securities shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with
the provisions of such Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any such Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Securities, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal and any premium and interest, but money so held in trust need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
The Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the Trustee or the trust created hereby with respect to the U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 1204 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders or beneficial owners of such Outstanding Securities.
Anything in this Article to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Issuer or the Guarantors, as the case may be, from time to time upon an Issuer Request any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 1204 with respect to any Securities which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect the Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, with respect to such Securities.
Section 1206. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with this Article with respect to any Securities by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the obligations under this Indenture and such Securities from which the Issuer has been discharged or released pursuant to Section 1202 or 1203 shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article with respect to such Securities, until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all money held in trust pursuant to Section 1205 with respect to such Securities in accordance with this Article; provided, however, that if the Issuer or a Guarantor makes any payment of principal of or any premium or interest on any such Security following such reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuer or a Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights (if any) of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money so held in trust.
Section 1207. Effect on Subordination Provisions.
Unless otherwise expressly provided pursuant to Section 301, with respect to the Securities of any series, the provisions of Article Fourteen hereof, insofar as they pertain to the Securities of such series, are hereby expressly made subject to the provisions for defeasance and covenant defeasance set forth in this Article and, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, upon the effectiveness of any such defeasance or covenant defeasance pursuant to this Article with respect to the Securities of such series, all of the Securities of such series as to which defeasance or covenant defeasance, as the case may be, shall have become effective shall thereupon cease to be so subordinated and shall no longer be subject to the provisions of Article
Fourteen with respect to such Securities and, without limitation to the foregoing, all moneys, U.S. Government Obligations and shares or other securities or property deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee) in trust in connection with such defeasance or covenant defeasance, as the case may be, and all proceeds therefrom may be applied to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on such Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable notwithstanding the provisions of Article Fourteen.
ARTICLE THIRTEEN
GUARANTEE
Section 1301. Guarantee.
The Guarantors jointly and severally hereby fully and unconditionally guarantee to each Holder of a Security of each series authenticated and delivered by the Trustee the due and punctual payment of the principal (including any amount due in respect of original issue discount) of and any premium and interest on such Security (and any Additional Amounts and other amounts payable by the Issuer in respect thereof), when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of such Security and of this Indenture (each a Guaranteed Securities Obligation and, collectively, the Guaranteed Securities Obligations). The Guarantors jointly and severally hereby agree to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the compensation (as per the fee proposal agreed upon between the Issuer and the Trustee) and reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents, officers, employees and directors, and any other amounts, including indemnification amounts, due to the Trustee under Section 607. The Guarantors each hereby agree that its obligations hereunder shall be as if it were a principal debtor and not merely a surety, and shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of, and shall be unaffected by, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of any Security of any series or this Indenture, any failure to enforce the provisions of any Security of any series or this Indenture, any waiver, modification or indulgence granted to the Issuer with respect thereto, by the Holder of any Security of any series or the Trustee, or any other circumstances which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or guarantor; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, modification or indulgence shall, without the consent of the Guarantors, increase the principal amount of a Security or the interest rate thereon or increase any premium payable upon redemption thereof. The Guarantors each hereby waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Issuer, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer, the benefit of discussion, protest or notice with respect to any Security or the indebtedness evidenced thereby or with respect of any sinking fund payment required pursuant to the terms of a Security issued under this Indenture and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that its Guarantee will not be discharged with respect to any Security except by payment in full of the principal thereof and any premium and interest thereon or as provided in Article Four, Section 802 or Article Thirteen. The Guarantors each further agree that, as between such Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, the Maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article Five hereof for the purposes of its Guarantee, but not in the case of any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby.
The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder will be limited (i) to the maximum amount as will, taking into account, in addition to such obligations of each Guarantor, all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor and any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under its Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution obligations under this Indenture, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable law nor leading to a breach of the rules governing financial assistance, corporate purpose, ultra vires, impairment of statutory capital or similar capital restrictions under applicable law and/or (ii) to the extent otherwise necessary so that such obligations do not constitute a breach of applicable law.
The Guarantors shall be subrogated to all rights of each Holder of Securities against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid to such Holder by the Guarantors pursuant to the provisions of these Guarantees; provided, however, that the Guarantors shall not be entitled to enforce, or to receive any payments arising out of or based upon, such right of subrogation until the principal of and any premium and interest on all the Securities of the same series and of like tenor shall have been paid in full.
No past, present or future stockholder, officer, director, employee or incorporator of any Guarantor shall have any personal liability under the Guarantees set forth in this Section 1301 by reason of his or its status as such stockholder, officer, director, employee or incorporator.
The Guarantees set forth in this Section 1301 shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose with respect to a Security until the certificate of authentication on such Security shall have been signed by or on behalf of the Trustee.
For the avoidance of doubt, the fact that none of the Guarantors (including, without limitation, any New Guarantors) have or will execute any Security, or any notation of their Guarantees on any Security, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee shall in no way affect or limit such Guarantors Guarantee under this Section 1301.
Section 1302. Release of Subsidiary Guarantors.
Any or all of the Subsidiary Guarantors may be released at any time from their respective Guarantees and other obligations under this Indenture without the consent of any Holder. Such release shall occur upon or concurrently with the Subsidiary Guarantor no longer being a Relevant Guarantor and the delivery of an Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee certifying the same, provided that, at the time of such release, no default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
Concurrently with the delivery of such Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee and without any further act of any other party, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released from its Guarantee and other obligations under this Indenture and shall have no further liability or responsibility under the Securities or this Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the release of a Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor as a Subsidiary Guarantor shall not preclude such Subsidiary subsequently becoming a Guarantor if,
while the Securities are Outstanding, such Subsidiary becomes a Relevant Guarantor subsequent to such release.
Section 1303. Agreement To Subordinate.
Each Guarantor, for itself and its respective successors, and each Holder, by his acceptance of Securities, agree that the payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations by each Guarantor, as applicable, is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner stated in this Article, to the prior payment in full of all of the respective Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable. Each Holder by its acceptance of the Securities authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as directed by the holders of a majority of the Securities to effectuate, as between the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors and such Holder, the subordination provided in Sections 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307 and 1308 (collectively, the Guarantee Subordination Sections) and appoints the Trustee as his attorney-in-fact for such purpose. If the Trustee does not file a proper claim or proof of debt in the form required in any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding up, liquidation, reorganization, arrangement or similar proceedings relating to the Guarantors prior to 30 days before the expiration of time to file such claim or claims, then any holder or holders of the respective Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, or their representative or representatives are hereby authorized to and have the right to file an appropriate claim for and on behalf of the Holders. The Guaranteed Securities Obligations shall be senior in right of payment and in rights upon liquidation to all of the respective Junior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable.
Section 1304. No Payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations if Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors in Default.
Anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, no payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations shall be made by or on behalf of any Guarantor (i) unless full payment of amounts then due for principal, sinking funds and interest and of all other amounts then due on all Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor has been made or duly provided for pursuant to the terms of the instrument governing such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor, (ii) if, at the time of such payment, redemption, purchase or other acquisition, or immediately after giving effect thereto, there shall exist under any Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor, or any agreement pursuant to which any Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor is issued, any default, which default shall not have been cured or waived and which default shall have resulted in the full amount of such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor being declared due and payable or (iii) if, at the time of such payment, redemption, purchase or other acquisition, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice from the holder or holders of any Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor or their representative or representatives (a Payment Blockage Notice) that there exists under such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor, or any agreement pursuant to which such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor is issued, any default, which default shall not have been cured or waived, permitting the holders thereof to declare the full amount of such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor due and payable, but only for the period (the Payment Blockage Period) commencing on the date of receipt of the Payment Blockage Notice and ending (unless earlier terminated by notice given to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee by the
holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor) on the earlier of (A) the date on which such event of default shall have been cured or waived or (B) 180 days from the receipt of the Payment Blockage Notice. Upon termination of a Payment Blockage Period, payments on account of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, or any other amounts payable with respect to the Securities (other than amounts due and payable by reason of the acceleration of the maturity of the Securities) and redemptions, purchases or other acquisitions may be made by or on behalf of the relevant Guarantor. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (A) only one Payment Blockage Notice may be given during any period of 360 consecutive days with respect to the same event of default and any other events of default on the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors existing and known to the Person giving such notice at the time of such notice and (B) no new Payment Blockage Period may be commenced by the holder or holders of the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors or their representative or representatives during any period of 360 consecutive days unless all events of default which were the object of the immediately preceding Payment Blockage Notice, and any other event of default on the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors existing and known to the Person giving such notice at the time of such notice, have been cured or waived. The provisions of this Section 1304 shall not prevent a sinking fund payment (if any) in respect of Guaranteed Securities Obligations made with Securities properly acquired prior to the happening of such default. In the event that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 1304, payments are made by or on behalf of the Guarantors in contravention of the provisions of this Section 1304, such payments shall be held by the Trustee, any paying agent or the Holders, as applicable, for the benefit of, and shall be paid over to and delivered to, at the written direction of, the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors or their representatives or the trustee under the indenture or other agreement (if any), pursuant to which any instruments evidencing any Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, for application to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay all Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors in full in accordance with the terms of such Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors.
Each Guarantor shall give prompt written notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee and any paying agent of any default under any Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor or under any agreement pursuant to which any Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor may have been issued.
Section 1305. Distribution On Acceleration Of Securities; Dissolution And Reorganization; Subrogation Of Securities.
(a) Upon (i) any acceleration of the principal amount due on the Securities because of an Event of Default or (ii) any distribution of assets of a Guarantor upon any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of such Guarantor (whether in administration, bankruptcy, insolvency, administration or receivership proceedings or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other dissolution, winding up, liquidation or
reorganization of such Guarantor and other than in respect of a solvent winding up or a reconstruction):
(1) The holders of all Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor shall first be entitled to receive payment in full of the principal thereof, the interest thereon and any other amounts due thereon before the Holders are entitled to receive payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations;
(2) any payment or distribution of assets of the applicable Guarantor of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities other than securities of the applicable Guarantor as reorganized or readjusted or securities of the applicable Guarantor or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment of which is subordinate, at least to the extent provided in the Guarantee Subordination Sections with respect to the Guaranteed Securities Obligations, to the payment in full without diminution or modification by such plan of all Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor, to which the Holders or the Trustee would be entitled except for the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections, shall be paid by the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making such a payment or distribution, directly to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor (or their representatives) or trustee(s) acting on their behalf, ratably according to the aggregate amounts remaining unpaid on account of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any on, and other amounts due on the Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor held or represented by each, to the extent necessary to make payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor remaining unpaid, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor; and
(3) in the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment or distribution of assets of the applicable Guarantor of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities other than securities of the applicable Guarantor as reorganized or readjusted or securities of the applicable Guarantor or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment of which is subordinate, at least to the extent provided in the Guarantee Subordination Sections with respect to the Guaranteed Securities Obligations, to the payment in full without diminution or modification by such plan of Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor, shall be received by the Trustee or the Holders before all Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor is paid in full, such payment or distribution shall be held for the benefit of, and be paid over to, at the written direction of, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor remaining unpaid (or their representatives) or trustee(s) acting on their behalf, ratably as aforesaid, for application to the payment of such Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor until all such Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor shall have been paid in full, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor.
Subject to the payment in full of all of the respective Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, the Holders shall be subrogated to the rights of the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, to receive payments or distributions of cash, property or securities of the respective Guarantors applicable to the Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, until the Guaranteed Securities Obligations shall be paid in full and, for purposes of such subrogation, no such payments or distributions to the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, of cash, property or securities which otherwise would have been payable or distributable to Holders shall, as between the Guarantors, their creditors other than the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, and the Holders, be deemed to be a payment by the Guarantors, as applicable, to or on account of the Senior Indebtedness of the respective Guarantors, it being understood that the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holders, on the one hand, and the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, on the other hand.
Nothing contained in the Guarantee Subordination Sections or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Securities is intended to or shall impair, as between the Guarantors and their creditors other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, the obligation of the Guarantors, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay to the Holders all amounts due with respect to the Guaranteed Securities Obligations as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Securities or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights of the Holders and creditors of the Guarantors other than holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors or, as between the Guarantors and the Trustee, the obligations of the Guarantors to the Trustee, nor shall anything herein or therein prevent the Trustee or the Holders from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by law upon default under this Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under the Guarantee Subordination Sections of the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors in respect of cash, property and securities of the Guarantors received upon the exercise of any such remedy. Upon distribution of assets of the Guarantors referred to in the Guarantee Subordination Sections, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, and the Holders shall be entitled to rely upon a certificate of the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making any distribution to the Trustee or to the Holders for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors and other indebtedness of the Guarantors, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to the Guarantee Subordination Sections. The Trustee, however, shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors. Nothing contained in the Guarantee Subordination Sections or elsewhere in this Indenture, or in any of the Securities, shall prevent the application by the Trustee of any moneys which were deposited with it hereunder, prior to its receipt by a Responsible Officer thereof of written notice of facts which would prohibit such application, for the purpose of the payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations unless, prior to the date on which such application is made by the Trustee, the Trustee shall be charged with notice under Section 1305(c) hereof of the facts which would prohibit the making of such application.
(b) The provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections shall not be applicable to the rights of the Trustee under Section 607 hereof or to any cash, properties or securities received by the Trustee or by any Holder when received as a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the
Guarantors and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee or such Holder of any of its rights as such holder.
(c) Each Guarantor shall give prompt written notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee of any fact known to the relevant Guarantor which would prohibit the making of any payment of money to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities pursuant to the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections. The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, shall be entitled to assume that no such fact exists unless the Guarantors or any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors or any trustee therefor has given such notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections or any other provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any fact which would prohibit the making of any payment of monies to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities pursuant to the provisions in the Guarantee Subordination Sections, unless, and until three Business Days after, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof at the address designated pursuant to Section 105 hereof from the Guarantors or any holder or holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors or from any trustee therefor; and, prior to the receipt of any such written notice, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, shall be entitled in all respects conclusively to assume that no such fact exists; provided that if on a date not less than three Business Days immediately preceding the date upon which by the terms hereof any such monies may become payable with respect to Guaranteed Securities Obligations, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall not have received with respect to such monies the notice provided for in this Section 1305(c), 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.
The Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a Person representing himself to be a holder of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor (or a trustee on behalf of such holder) to establish that such notice has been given by a holder of Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor (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 of any Guarantor to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to the Guarantee Subordination Sections, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor 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 the Guarantee Subordination Sections, 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; nor shall the Trustee be charged with knowledge of the curing or waiving of any default of the character specified in Section 1304 hereof or that any event or any condition preventing any payment in respect of the Securities shall have ceased to exist, unless and until the Trustee shall have received an Officers Certificate to such effect.
(d) The provisions of this Section 1305 applicable to the Trustee shall also apply to any paying agent for the Guarantors.
Section 1306. Reliance By Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors On Subordination Provisions.
Each Holder of any Security by his acceptance thereof acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing subordination provisions are, and are intended to be, an inducement and a consideration for each holder of any Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor, whether such Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor was created or acquired before or after the issuance of the Securities, to acquire and continue to hold, or to continue to hold, such Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor, and such holder of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor shall be deemed conclusively to have relied on such subordination provisions in acquiring and continuing to hold, or in continuing to hold, such Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor. Notice of any default in the payment of any Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor, except as expressly stated in the Guarantee Subordination Sections, and notice of acceptance of the provisions hereof are hereby expressly waived. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no waiver, forbearance or release by any holder of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor under such Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor or under the Guarantee Subordination Sections shall constitute a release of any of the obligations or liabilities of the Trustee or Holders of the Securities provided in the Guarantee Subordination Sections. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no right of any present or future holder of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor to enforce the subordination provisions hereof shall at any time or in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of any Guarantor or any such holder or by any noncompliance by any Guarantor with the terms, provisions or covenants of this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof which such holder may have otherwise been charged with.
Section 1307. Trustees Relation To Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors.
The Trustee in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in the Guarantee Subordination Sections in respect of any Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor at any time held by it, to the same extent as any holder of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor, and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder.
With respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor, the Trustee undertakes to perform or to observe only such of its covenants and obligations as are specifically set forth in the Guarantee Subordination Sections, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of Guarantor shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of Guarantor but shall have only such obligations to such holders as are expressly set forth in the Guarantee Subordination Sections.
Each Holder of a Security by his acceptance thereof authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as directed by the holders of a majority of the Securities to effectuate the subordination provided in the Guarantee Subordination Sections and appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes, including, in the event of any dissolution, winding up or liquidation or reorganization under any applicable bankruptcy law of the Guarantors (whether in administration, bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership proceedings or otherwise and other than in respect of a solvent reorganization or reconstruction), the timely filing of a claim for the unpaid balance of such Holders Securities in the form required in such proceedings and the causing of such claim to be approved. If the Trustee does not file a claim or
proof of debt in the form required in such proceedings prior to 10 days before the expiration of the time to file such claims or proofs, then the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, jointly, or their representative shall have the right to demand, sue for, collect, receive and receipt for the payments and distributions in respect of Guaranteed Securities Obligations which are required to be paid or delivered to the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, as provided in the Guarantee Subordination Sections and to file and prove all claims therefor and to take all such other action in the name of the Holders or otherwise, as such holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, or representative thereof may determine to be necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections.
Section 1308. Other Provisions Subject Hereto.
Except as expressly stated in the Guarantee Subordination Sections, notwithstanding anything contained in this Indenture to the contrary, all the provisions of this Indenture and the Securities are subject to the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections. However, nothing in the Guarantee Subordination Sections shall apply to or adversely affect the claims of, or payment to, the Trustee pursuant to Section 607.
ARTICLE FOURTEEN
SUBORDINATION OF THE SECURITIES
Section 1401. Agreement To Subordinate.
The Issuer, for itself and its successors, and each Holder, by its acceptance of Securities, agree that the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on, if any, and any other amounts due on the Securities is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner stated in this Article Fourteen, to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer. Each Holder by its acceptance of the Securities authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as directed by a majority of holders of the Securities to effectuate, as between the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer and such Holder, the subordination provided in this Article and appoints the Trustee as his attorney-in-fact for such purpose. If the Trustee does not file a proper claim or proof of debt in the form required in any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding up, liquidation, reorganization, arrangement or similar proceedings relating to the Issuer prior to 30 days before the expiration of time to file such claim or claims, then any holder or holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or their representative or representatives are hereby authorized to and have the right to file an appropriate claim for and on behalf of the Holders. The Securities shall be senior in right of payment and in rights upon liquidation to all Junior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer.
Section 1402. No Payment On Securities If Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer In Default.
Anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, no payment on account of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on and other amounts due on the Securities, and no
redemption, repurchase, or repayment of the Securities, shall be made by or on behalf of the Issuer (i) unless full payment of amounts then due for principal, sinking funds and interest and of all other amounts then due on all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer has been made or duly provided for pursuant to the terms of the instrument governing such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, (ii) if, at the time of such payment, redemption, purchase or other acquisition, or immediately after giving effect thereto, there shall exist under any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, or any agreement pursuant to which any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer is issued, any default, which default shall not have been cured or waived and which default shall have resulted in the full amount of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer being declared due and payable or (iii) if, at the time of such payment, redemption, purchase or other acquisition, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice from the holder or holders of any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or their representative or representatives (a Payment Blockage Notice) that there exists under such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, or any agreement pursuant to which such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer is issued, any default, which default shall not have been cured or waived, permitting the holders thereof to declare the full amount of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer due and payable, but only for the period (the Payment Blockage Period) commencing on the date of receipt of the Payment Blockage Notice and ending (unless earlier terminated by notice given to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee by the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer) on the earlier of (A) the date on which such event of default shall have been cured or waived or (B) 180 days from the receipt of the Payment Blockage Notice. Upon termination of a Payment Blockage Period, payments on account of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, or any other amounts payable with respect to the Securities (other than amounts due and payable by reason of the acceleration of the maturity of the Securities) and redemptions, purchases or other acquisitions may be made by or on behalf of the Issuer. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (A) only one Payment Blockage Notice may be given during any period of 360 consecutive days with respect to the same event of default and any other events of default on the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer existing and known to the Person giving such notice at the time of such notice and (B) no new Payment Blockage Period may be commenced by the holder or holders of the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or their representative or representatives during any period of 360 consecutive days unless all events of default which were the object of the immediately preceding Payment Blockage Notice, and any other event of default on the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuers existing and known to the Person giving such notice at the time of such notice, have been cured or waived. The provisions of this Section 1402 shall not prevent a sinking fund payment (if any) in respect of Securities made with Securities properly acquired prior to the happening of such default. In the event that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 1402, payments are made by or on behalf of the Issuer in contravention of the provisions of this Section 1402, such payments shall be held by the Trustee, any paying agent or the Holders, as applicable, for the benefit of, and shall be paid over to and delivered to, at the written direction of, the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or their representative or the trustee under the indenture or other agreement (if any), pursuant to which any instruments evidencing any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, for application to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer in full in accordance with the terms of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer.
The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee and any paying agent of any default under any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or under any agreement pursuant to which any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer may have been issued.
Section 1403. Distribution On Acceleration Of Securities; Dissolution And Reorganization; Subrogation Of Securities.
(a) Upon (i) any acceleration of the principal amount due on the Securities because of an Event of Default or (ii) any distribution of assets of the Issuer upon any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of the Issuer (whether in administration, bankruptcy, insolvency, administration or receivership proceedings or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of the Issuer and other than in respect of a solvent winding up or reconstruction):
(1) the holders of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer shall first be entitled to receive payment in full of the principal thereof, the interest thereon and any other amounts due thereon before the Holders are entitled to receive payment on account of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, or any other amounts due on the Securities;
(2) any payment or distribution of assets of the Issuer of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities other than securities of the Issuer as reorganized or readjusted or securities of the Issuer or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment of which is subordinate, at least to the extent provided in this Article Fourteen with respect to the Securities, to the payment in full without diminution or modification by such plan of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, to which the Holders or the Trustee would be entitled except for the provisions of this Article, shall be paid by the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making such a payment or distribution, directly to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer (or their representatives) or trustee(s) acting on their behalf, ratably according to the aggregate amounts remaining unpaid on account of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, and other amounts due on the Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer held or represented by each, to the extent necessary to make payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer remaining unpaid, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer; and
(3) in the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment or distribution of assets of the Issuer of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities other than securities of the Issuer as reorganized or readjusted or securities of the Issuer or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment of which is subordinate, at least to the extent provided in this Article with respect to the Securities, to the payment in full without diminution or modification by such plan of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, shall be received by the Trustee or the Holders before all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer is paid in full, such payment or distribution shall be held for the benefit of, and be paid over to, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer remaining unpaid (or their representatives) or
trustee(s) acting on their behalf, ratably as aforesaid, for application to the payment of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer until all such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer shall have been paid in full, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer.
Subject to the payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, the Holders shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer to receive payments or distributions of cash, property or securities of the Issuer applicable to the Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer until the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, and any other amounts payable with respect to the Securities shall be paid in full and, for purposes of such subrogation, no such payments or distributions to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer of cash, property or securities which otherwise would have been payable or distributable to Holders shall, as between the Issuer, its creditors other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, and the Holders, be deemed to be a payment by the Issuer to or on account of the Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, it being understood that the provisions of this Article Fourteen are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holders, on the one hand, and the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, on the other hand.
Nothing contained in this Article or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Securities is intended to or shall impair, as between the Issuer and its creditors other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay to the Holders the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any on, and any Additional Amounts with respect to the Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Securities or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights of the Holders and creditors of the Issuer other than holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or, as between the Issuer and the Trustee, the obligations of the Issuer to the Trustee, nor shall anything herein or therein prevent the Trustee or the Holders from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by law upon default under this Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under this Article of the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer in respect of cash, property and securities of the Issuer received upon the exercise of any such remedy. Upon distribution of assets of the Issuer referred to in this Article, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, and the Holders shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon a certificate of the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making any distribution to the Trustee or to the Holders for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer and other indebtedness of the Issuer, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article. The Trustee, however, shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer. Nothing contained in this Article Fourteen or elsewhere in this Indenture, or in any of the Securities, shall prevent the application by the Trustee of any moneys which were deposited with it hereunder, prior to its receipt by a Responsible Officer thereof of written notice of facts which would prohibit such application, for the purpose of the payment of or on account of the principal of and any premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, or any Additional Amounts with respect to the Securities unless, prior to the date on which such application is made by the Trustee, the Trustee shall be charged with notice under Section 1403(c) hereof of the facts which would prohibit the making of such application.
(b) The provisions of this Article shall not be applicable to any cash, properties or securities received by the Trustee or by any Holder when received as a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee or such Holder of any of its rights as such holder.
(c) The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee of any fact known to the Issuer which would prohibit the making of any payment of money to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Article. The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, shall be entitled to assume that no such fact exists unless the Issuer or any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or any trustee therefor has given such notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article or any other provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any fact which would prohibit the making of any payment of monies to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities pursuant to the provisions in this Article, unless, and until three Business Days after, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof at the address designated pursuant to Section 105 hereof from the Issuer or any holder or holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or from any trustee therefor; and, prior to the receipt of any such written notice, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, shall be entitled in all respects conclusively to assume that no such fact exists; provided that if on a date not less than three Business Days immediately preceding the date upon which by the terms hereof any such monies may become payable for any purpose including, without limitation, the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, and any Additional Amounts with respect to any Security, and any amounts immediately due and payable upon the execution of any instrument acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, as provided in Article Ten hereof), a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall not have received with respect to such monies the notice provided for in this Section 1403(c), 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.
The Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a Person representing himself to be a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer (or a trustee on behalf of such holder) to establish that such notice has been given by a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer (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 of the Issuer to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer 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, 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; nor shall the Trustee be charged with knowledge of the curing or waiving of any default of the character specified in Section 1403 hereof or that any event or any condition preventing any payment in respect of the Securities shall have ceased to exist, unless and until the Trustee shall have received an Officers Certificate to such effect.
(d) The provisions of this Section 1403 applicable to the Trustee shall also apply to any paying agent for the Issuer.
Section 1404. Reliance By Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer On Subordination Provisions.
Each Holder of any Security by his acceptance thereof acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing subordination provisions are, and are intended to be, an inducement and a consideration for each holder of any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, whether such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer was created or acquired before or after the issuance of the Securities, to acquire and continue to hold, or to continue to hold, such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, and such holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer shall be deemed conclusively to have relied on such subordination provisions in acquiring and continuing to hold, or in continuing to hold, such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer. Notice of any default in the payment of any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, except as expressly stated in this Article, and notice of acceptance of the provisions hereof are hereby expressly waived. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no waiver, forbearance or release by any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer under such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or under this Article shall constitute a release of any of the obligations or liabilities of the Trustee or Holders of the Securities provided in this Article. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no right of any present or future holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer to enforce the subordination provisions hereof shall at any time or in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Issuer or any such holder or by any noncompliance by the Issuer with the terms, provisions or covenants of this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof which such holder may have otherwise been charged with.
Section 1405. Trustees Relation To Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer.
The Trustee in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article in respect of any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer at any time held by it, to the same extent as any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder.
With respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, the Trustee undertakes to perform or to observe only such of its covenants and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Article, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer but shall have only such obligations to such holders as are expressly set forth in this Article.
Each Holder of a Security by his acceptance thereof authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as directed by the holders of a majority of the Securities to effectuate the subordination provided in this Article and appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes, including, in the event of any dissolution, winding up or liquidation or reorganization under any applicable bankruptcy law of the Issuer (whether in administration, bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership proceedings or otherwise and other than in respect of a solvent reorganization or reconstruction), the timely filing of a claim for the
unpaid balance of such Holders Securities in the form required in such proceedings and the causing of such claim to be approved. If the Trustee does not file a claim or proof of debt in the form required in such proceedings prior to 10 days before the expiration of the time to file such claims or proofs, then the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, jointly, or their representative shall have the right to demand, sue for, collect, receive and receipt for the payments and distributions in respect of the Securities which are required to be paid or delivered to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer as provided in this Article and to file and prove all claims therefor and to take all such other action in the name of the Holders or otherwise, as such holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or representative thereof may determine to be necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of the provisions of this Article.
Section 1406. Other Provisions Subject Hereto.
Except as expressly stated in this Article, notwithstanding anything contained in this Indenture to the contrary, all the provisions of this Indenture and the Securities are subject to the provisions of this Article. However, nothing in this Article shall apply to or adversely affect the claims of, or payment to, the Trustee pursuant to Section 607.
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This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
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Schedule 1
Guarantors
1. Amcor plc
2. Amcor UK Finance plc
3. Amcor Pty Ltd
4. Bemis Company, Inc.
ANNEX A
[FORM OF NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE]
This [ ] NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of [ ], [ ] (the Supplemental Indenture), among Amcor Finance (USA), Inc., a Delaware corporation (herein called the Issuer), as Issuer, [ ], a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of [ ] (herein called the New Guarantor), having its principal office at [ ], and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee under the Indenture (as defined below) (herein called the Trustee).
RECITALS
The Issuer, Amcor plc (the Parent Guarantor), Amcor UK Finance plc, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis Company, Inc. (each, an Initial Subsidiary Guarantor, and together with the Parent Guarantor, the Original Guarantors) and the Trustee have entered into an Indenture dated as of [·], 2020, as amended from time to time, (herein called the Indenture), providing for the issuance of Securities. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Supplemental Indenture have the same meaning provided in the Indenture.
Section 1010 of the Indenture provides that if any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor which is not a Guarantor becomes a Relevant Guarantor, then within 30 days of such Subsidiary becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Parent Guarantor shall cause that Subsidiary to also become a Guarantor of all amounts due and owing on the Securities Outstanding under the Indenture by such New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee executing and delivering a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 days.
The entry into this Supplemental Indenture by the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee is in all respects authorized by the provisions of the Indenture.
All things necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee and a valid amendment of and supplement to the Indenture have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH, the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee each hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
Section 101. New Guarantor under the Indenture.
For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantor hereby agrees with the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of any Securities Outstanding under the Indenture that concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture by the New Guarantor it shall become a Guarantor for the purposes of the Indenture and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on the Securities Outstanding under this Indenture. In connection therewith, (i) the New Guarantor
hereby unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee the due and punctual payment of the principal (including any amount due in respect of original issue discount) of and any premium and interest on such Security (and any Additional Amounts and other amounts payable by the Issuer in respect thereof), when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of such Security and of the Indenture, including (without limitation) Article Thirteen of the Indenture, (ii) the rights and obligations of the New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor under the Indenture and (iii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
[Insert any guarantee limitations required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor]
Section 102. Notices.
The New Guarantor agrees that all notices that may be delivered pursuant to the Indenture may be delivered to it at the following address:
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Section 103. Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.
The New Guarantor hereby appoints [ ] acting through its office at [ ], New York, New York as its authorized agent (the Authorized Agent) upon which process may be served in any legal action or proceeding against it with respect to its obligations under the Indenture or its Guarantee, as the case may be, instituted in any federal or state court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by the Holder of any Security and agrees that service of process Upon such authorized agent, together with written notice of said service to the New Guarantor by the Person serving the same addressed as provided in Section 102 hereof, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the New Guarantor in any such legal action or proceeding, and the New Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such legal action or proceeding and waives any objection it may have to the laying of the venue of any such legal action or proceeding. Such appointment shall be irrevocable until all amounts in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest due and to become due on or in respect of all the Securities issued under the Indenture have been paid by the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, to the Trustee pursuant to the terms thereof, the Securities and the Guarantees; provided,
however, that upon release of the New Guarantor pursuant to Section 1302 of the Indenture, such New Guarantors appointment of the Authorized Agent under this Section 103 shall be automatically and unconditionally irrevocably terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the New Guarantor reserves the right to appoint another Person located or with an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, selected in its discretion, as a successor Authorized Agent, and upon acceptance of such appointment by such a successor the appointment of the prior Authorized Agent shall terminate. The New Guarantor shall give notice to the Trustee and all Holders of the appointment by it of a successor Authorized Agent. If for any reason [ ] ceases to be able to act as the Authorized Agent or to have an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, the New Guarantor will appoint a successor Authorized Agent in accordance with the preceding sentence. The New Guarantor further agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of such agent in full force and effect until the Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve thereof Service of process upon the Authorized Agent addressed to it at the address set forth above, as such address may be changed within the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by notice given by the Authorized Agent to the Trustee, together with written notice of such service mailed or delivered to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the New Guarantor shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process on the New Guarantor.
ARTICLE TWO
Provisions of General Application
Section 201. Effective Date.
This Supplemental Indenture takes effect when each party has executed
one counterpart of this deed, whether the same or different counterparts (the Effective Date). As of the Effective Date, the New Guarantor shall be deemed to be added to the list of Guarantors contained in Schedule 1 to the Indenture.
Section 202. Governing Law.
This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State; provided, however, that the authorization and execution of this Supplemental Indenture by and on behalf of the New Guarantor, shall be governed by the laws of [Insert jurisdiction of organization of New Guarantor].
This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
[Insert if New Guarantor organized under the laws of Australia][For purposes of Australian law, this Supplemental Indenture has been executed by the New Guarantor as a deed.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
The Trustee
Indenture
Dated as of [·], 2020
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE ONE |
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DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS |
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OF GENERAL APPLICATION |
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Section 101. |
Definitions |
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Section 102. |
Compliance Certificates and Opinions |
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Section 103. |
Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee |
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Section 104. |
Acts of Holders; Record Dates |
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Section 105. |
Notices, Etc., to the Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors |
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Section 106. |
Notice to Holders; Waiver |
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Section 107. |
Effect of Headings and Table of Contents |
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Section 108. |
Successors and Assigns |
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Section 109. |
Separability Clause |
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Section 110. |
Benefits of Indenture |
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Section 111. |
Governing Law |
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Section 112. |
Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process |
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Section 113. |
Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Section 114. |
Force Majeure |
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Section 115. |
Legal Holidays |
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Section 116. |
Counterparts |
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Section 117. |
FATCA |
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Section 118. |
USA Patriot Act |
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Section 119. |
Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act |
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Section 120. |
Trust Indenture Act Controls |
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ARTICLE TWO |
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SECURITY FORMS |
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Section 201. |
Forms Generally |
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Section 202. |
Form of Face of Security |
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Section 203. |
Form of Reverse of Security |
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Section 204. |
Form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication |
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ARTICLE THREE |
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THE SECURITIES |
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Section 301. |
Title and Terms; Issuable in Series |
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Section 302. |
Denominations |
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Section 303. |
Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating |
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Section 304. |
Temporary Securities |
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Section 305. |
Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange |
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Section 306. |
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities |
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Section 307. |
Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved |
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Section 308. |
Persons Deemed Owners |
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Section 309. |
Cancellation |
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Section 310. |
Computation of Interest |
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Section 311. |
CUSIP Numbers |
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ARTICLE FOUR |
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SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE |
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Section 401. |
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture |
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Section 402. |
Application of Trust Money |
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ARTICLE FIVE |
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REMEDIES |
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Section 501. |
Events of Default |
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Section 502. |
Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment |
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Section 503. |
Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee |
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Section 504. |
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim |
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Section 505. |
Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities |
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Section 506. |
Application of Money Collected |
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Section 507. |
Limitation on Suits |
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Section 508. |
Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest |
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Section 509. |
Restoration of Rights and Remedies |
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Section 510. |
Rights and Remedies Cumulative |
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Section 511. |
Delay or Omission Not Waiver |
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Section 512. |
Control by Holders |
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Section 513. |
Waiver of Past Defaults |
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Section 514. |
Undertaking for Costs |
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Section 515. |
Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws |
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ARTICLE SIX |
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THE TRUSTEE |
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Section 601. |
Certain Duties and Responsibilities |
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Section 602. |
Notice of Defaults |
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Section 603. |
Certain Rights of Trustee |
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Section 604. |
Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities |
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Section 605. |
May Hold Securities |
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Section 606. |
Money Held in Trust |
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Section 607. |
Compensation and Reimbursement |
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Section 608. |
Conflicting Interests |
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Section 609. |
Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility |
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Section 610. |
Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor |
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Section 611. |
Acceptance of Appointment by Successor |
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Section 612. |
Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business |
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Section 613. |
Agents |
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Section 614. |
Appointment of Authenticating Agent |
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Section 615. |
Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company |
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ARTICLE SEVEN |
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HOLDERS LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND ISSUER |
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Section 701. |
Issuer to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders |
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Section 702. |
Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders |
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Section 703. |
Reports by the Issuer. |
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Section 704. |
Reports by Trustee to Holders. |
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ARTICLE EIGHT |
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CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE |
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Section 801. |
Issuer May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms |
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Section 802. |
Successor Substituted |
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ARTICLE NINE |
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SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES |
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Section 901. |
Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders |
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Section 902. |
Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders |
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Section 903. |
Execution of Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 904. |
Effect of Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 905. |
Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures |
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ARTICLE TEN |
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COVENANTS |
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Section 1001. |
Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest |
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Section 1002. |
Maintenance of Office or Agency |
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Section 1003. |
Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust |
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Section 1004. |
Statement by Officers as to Default |
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Section 1005. |
Existence |
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Section 1006. |
Payment of Taxes and Other Claims |
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Section 1007. |
Additional Amounts |
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Section 1008. |
Limitation on Liens |
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Section 1009. |
Offer to Purchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event |
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Section 1010. |
New Guarantors |
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Section 1011. |
Waiver of Certain Covenants |
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Section 1012. |
Stamp, Documentary and Similar Taxes |
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ARTICLE ELEVEN |
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REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES |
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Section 1101. |
Applicability of Article |
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Section 1102. |
Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee |
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Section 1103. |
Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed |
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Section 1104. |
Notice of Redemption |
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Section 1105. |
Deposit of Redemption Price |
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Section 1106. |
Securities Payable on Redemption Date |
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Section 1107. |
Securities Redeemed in Part |
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Section 1108. |
Optional Redemption Due to Changes in Tax Treatment |
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ARTICLE TWELVE |
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DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE |
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Section 1201. |
Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance |
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Section 1202. |
Defeasance and Discharge |
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Section 1203. |
Covenant Defeasance. |
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Section 1204. |
Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. |
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Section 1205. |
Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions. |
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Section 1206. |
Reinstatement. |
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ARTICLE THIRTEEN |
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GUARANTEE |
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Section 1301. |
Guarantee |
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Section 1302. |
Release of Subsidiary Guarantors |
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ANNEX A FORM OF NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE |
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
TIA Section |
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Indenture Section |
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310 |
(a)(1) |
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609 |
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(a)(2) |
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609 |
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(a)(3) |
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N/A |
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(a)(4) |
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N/A |
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(a)(5) |
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609 |
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(b) |
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608; 609; 610; 611 |
311 |
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615 |
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(b) |
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615 |
312 |
(a) |
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701 |
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(b) |
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702 |
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(c) |
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702 |
313 |
(a) |
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704 |
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(b)(1) |
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704 |
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(b)(2) |
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704 |
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(c) |
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106 |
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(d) |
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704 |
314 |
(a) |
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703 |
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(b) |
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N/A |
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(c)(1) |
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102 |
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(c)(2) |
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102 |
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(c)(3) |
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N/A |
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(d) |
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N/A |
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(e) |
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102 |
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(f) |
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N/A |
315 |
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601; 603 |
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(b) |
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602 |
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(c) |
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601 |
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(d) |
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601; 603 |
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(e) |
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514 |
316 |
(a)(1)(A) |
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512 |
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(a)(1)(B) |
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513 |
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(a)(2) |
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N/A |
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(b) |
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508 |
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(c) |
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104 |
317 |
(a)(1) |
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503 |
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(a)(2) |
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504 |
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(b) |
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1003 |
318 |
(a) |
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120 |
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(b) |
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N/A |
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(c) |
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120 |
N/A Means Not Applicable
Note: This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purposes, be deemed to be part of this Indenture.
INDENTURE, dated as of [·], 2020, among Amcor UK Finance plc, a public company incorporated in England and Wales with limited liability (the Issuer), Amcor plc, a public limited company incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands with limited liability (the Parent Guarantor), Amcor Finance (USA), Inc., a Delaware corporation, Amcor Pty Ltd, a company incorporated under the laws of Australia, and Bemis Company, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Missouri (each, an Initial Subsidiary Guarantor, and together with the Parent Guarantor, the Original Guarantors), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee hereunder (the Trustee).
RECITALS OF THE ISSUER
The Issuer has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (the Securities), to be issued in one or more series as set forth in this Indenture.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Issuer, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
RECITALS OF THE GUARANTORS
Each of the Guarantors has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the Guarantees of the Securities provided for herein.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of each of the Guarantors, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities, as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS
OF GENERAL APPLICATION
Section 101. Definitions.
For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;
(2) all other terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;
(3) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an Article or a Section refers to an Article or a Section, as the case may be, of this Indenture;
(4) the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter;
(5) the words herein, hereof and hereunder and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; and
(6) a reference to any law or to a provision of a law includes any amendments thereto and any successor statutes.
Accounts means the consolidated statement of financial position, consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated cash flow statement of the Group, prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP, together with reports (including directors reports and, if applicable, auditors reports) and notes attached to or intended to be read with any such consolidated financial statements.
Act, when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section 104.
Additional Amounts has the meaning specified in Section 1007.
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 the purposes of this definition, control when used with respect to any specified 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 Member with respect to any Global Security means a member of or participant in the Depositary for such Global Security.
Applicable Procedures means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of a beneficial interest in a Global Security, the rules and procedures of the Depositary for such Global Security, Euroclear and Clearstream to the extent the same are applicable to such transfer or exchange.
Australia means the Commonwealth of Australia.
Authenticating Agent means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant to Section 614 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate the Securities.
Authorized Officer means any person (whether designated by name or the persons for the time being holding a designated office, or whether designated by power of attorney) appointed by or pursuant to a Board Resolution for the purpose, or a particular purpose, of this Indenture, provided that written notice of such appointment shall have been given to the Trustee.
A Person shall be deemed the beneficial owner of, and shall be deemed to beneficially own, any Securities which such Person or any of its Affiliates would be deemed to beneficially own within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act if the references to within 60 days in Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) were omitted.
Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, or any committee of such board duly authorized to act for it in respect hereof.
Board Resolution when used with reference to the Issuer or a Guarantor means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Issuer, such Guarantor to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors (or by a committee of the Board of Directors appointed by such Board of Directors for such purpose) and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York City, United States, London, United Kingdom, Sydney, Australia or Melbourne, Australia are required or authorized to be closed.
Change in Lease Accounting Standard means, and shall be deemed to have occurred, as of the date of effectiveness of the United States Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 842, Leases (or any other United States Accounting Standards Codification having a similar result or effect) (and related interpretations) and, as applicable, the date of effectiveness of the AASB AAS 16 (Leases).
Change of Control means the occurrence of any one of the following:
(a) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any person (including any person as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than to the Parent Guarantor or one of its Subsidiaries;
(b) the consummation of any transaction (including without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any person (including any person as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor, measured by voting power rather than the number of shares;
(c) the Parent Guarantor consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Parent Guarantor, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor or such other
Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the shares of the Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor constitute, or are converted into or exchanged for, a majority of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person immediately after giving effect to such transaction;
(d) the first day on which the majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor cease to be Continuing Directors; or
(e) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Parent Guarantor.
Change of Control Offer has the meaning specified in Section 1009.
Change of Control Trigger Period means, with respect to any Change of Control, the period commencing upon the earlier of (i) the occurrence of such Change of Control or (ii) 60 days prior to the date of the first public announcement of such Change of Control (or pending Change of Control) and ending 60 days following consummation of such Change of
Control (which Change of Control Trigger Period will be extended following consummation of a Change of Control for so long as any of the Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer has publicly announced that it is considering a possible ratings change).
Change of Control Triggering Event means with respect to any Change of Control:
(a) if there are two Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer providing ratings for the Securities on the first day of the Change of Control Trigger Period with respect to such Change of Control, both Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor cease to rate the Securities Investment Grade during such Change of Control Trigger Period; and
(b) if there are three Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor providing a rating for the Securities on the first day of the Change of Control Trigger Period with respect to such Change of Control, two or more Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor cease to rate the Securities Investment Grade during such Change of Control Trigger Period.
If there are not at least two Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer providing a rating for the Securities on the first day of any Change of Control Trigger Period, a Change of Control Triggering Event shall be deemed to have occurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Change of Control Triggering Event will be deemed to have occurred in connection with any particular Change of Control unless and until such Change of Control has actually been consummated.
Clearstream means Clearstream Banking S.A.
Code means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission, from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act.
Continuing Director means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor who (a) was a member of such Board of Directors on the date of the issuance of the Securities; or (b) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or election.
Corporate Trust Office means the corporate trust office of the Trustee, currently located at (i) for purposes of surrender, transfer or exchange of any Security, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, c/o DB Services Americas, Inc., 5022 Gate Parkway, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256, Attn: Transfer Department and (ii) for all other purposes, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Trust and Agency Services, 60 Wall Street, 24th Floor, Mail Stop: NYC60-2405, New York, New York 10005, USA, Attn: Corporates Team, Amcor Finance (USA), Inc.
corporation means a corporation, association, company, joint-stock company or business trust.
Covenant Defeasance has the meaning specified in Section 1203.
default has the meaning specified in Section 602.
Defaulted Interest has the meaning specified in Section 307.
Defeasance has the meaning specified in Section 1202.
Depositary means, with respect to Securities of any series issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, DTC until a successor Depositary shall have become such pursuant to this Indenture, and thereafter shall mean a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act that is designated to act as Depositary for such Securities as contemplated by Section 301.
Director means any member of the Board of Directors.
DTC means The Depository Trust Company.
Equity Interests means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests, beneficial interests or other ownership interests, whether voting or nonvoting, in, or interests in the income or profits of, a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing; provided that, prior to the conversion thereof, debt securities convertible into Equity Interests shall not constitute Equity Interests.
Euroclear means Euroclear Bank SA/NV, as operator of the Euroclear System.
Event of Default has the meaning specified in Section 501.
Exchange Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Expiration Date has the meaning specified in Section 104.
FATCA has the meaning specified in Section 801.
Finance Lease means a finance lease as defined in the Australian Approved Accounting Standard AASB117: Leases.
Fitch means Fitch, Inc., a subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A., and its successors.
Global Security means a Security held by or on behalf of a Depositary and in which beneficial interests are evidenced on the records of such Depositary or its Agent Members.
Group means the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Guarantee means the guarantee by each Guarantor of any Security authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture; provided, however, that the Guarantor providing such Guarantee has not been released as a Guarantor of such Security pursuant to Section 1302 hereof.
Guarantors means each Original Guarantor and each New Guarantor, and a reference to Guarantor is a reference to them jointly and each of them severally, in each case until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be a Guarantor. Upon the release of a Guarantor (other than the Parent Guarantor) from its Guarantees of any and all Securities Outstanding under this Indenture, all references to and construction of the terms Guarantors or a Guarantor in this Indenture shall be deemed to refer only to the Guarantors or Guarantor of Securities that remain as parties to this Indenture.
Hedge Agreement means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction, or any option or similar agreement, involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, prices of equity or debt securities or instruments, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value, or any similar transaction or combination of the foregoing transactions; provided that any options, rights or shares issued pursuant to any employee share or bonus plan, including any phantom rights or phantom shares, or any similar plans providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Parent Guarantor or its Subsidiaries shall not be a Hedge Agreement.
Holder means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Security Register.
Indebtedness means, with respect to any Person, all obligations of such Person, present or future, actual or contingent, in respect of moneys borrowed or raised or otherwise arising in respect of any financial accommodation whatsoever, including (a) amounts raised by
acceptance or endorsement under any acceptance credit or endorsement credit opened on behalf of such Person, (b) any Indebtedness (whether actual or contingent, present or future) of another Person that is guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by such Person or that is secured by any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed by such Person, (c) the net amount actually or contingently (assuming the arrangement was closed out on the relevant day) payable by such Person under or in connection with any Hedge Agreement, (d) liabilities (whether actual or contingent, present or future) in respect of redeemable preferred Equity Interests in such Person or any obligation of such Person incurred to buy back any Equity Interests in such Person, (e) liabilities (whether actual or contingent, present or future) under Finance Leases for which such Person is liable, (f) any liability (whether actual or contingent, present or future) in respect of any letter of credit opened or established on behalf of such Person, (g) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of any asset or service and any related obligation deferred (i) for more than 90 days or (ii) if longer, in respect of trade creditors, for more than the normal period of payment for sale and purchase within the relevant market (but not including any deferred amounts arising as a result of such a purchase being contested in good faith), (h) amounts for which such Person may be liable (whether actually or contingently, presently or in the future) in respect of factored debts or the advance sale of assets for which there is recourse to such Person, (i) all obligations of such Person evidenced by debentures, notes, debenture stock, bonds or other financial instruments, whether issued for cash or a consideration other than cash and in respect of which such Person is liable as drawer, acceptor, endorser, issuer or otherwise, (j) obligations of such Person in respect of notes, bills of exchange or commercial paper or other financial instruments and (k) any indebtedness (whether actual or contingent, present or future) for moneys owing under any instrument entered into by such Person primarily as a method of raising finance and that is not otherwise referred to in this definition. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other Person (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Persons ownership interest in or other relationship with such other Person, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
Indenture means this instrument as originally executed and as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof. The term Indenture shall also include the terms of a particular series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 301.
interest, when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security that by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable after Maturity.
Interest Payment Date, when used with respect to any Security, means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security.
Investment Company Act means the United States Investment Company Act of 1940 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Investment Grade means (a) a rating of Baa3 or better by Moodys (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Moodys); (b) a rating of BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of S&P); (c) a rating of BBB- or
better by Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Fitch) or (d) in the event of the Securities being rated by a permitted Substitute Rating Agency, the equivalent of either (a), (b) or (c) by such Substitute Rating Agency.
Issue Date means [·], the date on which Securities were first issued under this Indenture.
Issuer means the Person named as the Issuer in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be the Issuer.
Issuer Request or Issuer Order means a written request or order signed in the name of the Issuer by any of its Directors and/or Authorized Officers, and delivered to the Trustee.
Jersey Companies Law means the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991.
Lien means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed or other instrument of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest or other encumbrance on, in or of such asset, including any arrangement entered into for the purpose of making particular assets available to satisfy any Indebtedness or other obligation and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, Finance Lease or capital lease or title retention agreement (other than any title retention agreement entered into with a vendor on normal commercial terms in the ordinary course of business) relating to such asset.
Limited Recourse Indebtedness means Indebtedness incurred by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary to finance the creation or development of a Project or proposed Project of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, provided that, as specified in the terms of such Limited Recourse Indebtedness:
(a) the Person (the Relevant Person) in whose favor such Indebtedness is incurred does not have any right to enforce its rights or remedies (including for any breach of any representation or warranty or obligation) against the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable, or against the Project Assets of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable, in each case, except for the purpose of enforcing a Lien that attaches only to the Project Assets and secures an amount equal to the lesser of the value of the Project Assets of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable encumbered by such Lien and the amount of Indebtedness secured by such Lien; and
(b) the Relevant Person is not permitted or entitled (i) except as and to the extent permitted by clause (a) above, to enforce any right or remedy against, or demand payment or repayment of any amount from, the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary (including for breach of any representation or warranty or obligation), (ii) except as and to the extent permitted by clause (a) above, to commence or enforce any proceedings against the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary or (iii) to apply to wind up, or prove in the winding up of, the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, such that the Relevant Persons only right of recourse in respect of such Indebtedness or such Lien is to the Project Assets encumbered by such Lien.
Maturity, when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as provided therein, or as contemplated by Section 301, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc., a subsidiary of Moodys Corporation, and its successors.
New Guarantor means each Person who becomes a Guarantor in relation to the Securities by executing a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture, in each case unless and until such Guarantor has been released from its Guarantee pursuant to Section 1302.
New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture means an indenture supplemental hereto substantially in the form of Annex A hereto.
Noteholder FATCA Information means, with respect to any Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, information sufficient to eliminate the imposition of, or determine the amount of, U.S. withholding tax under FATCA.
Noteholder Tax Identification Information means properly completed and signed tax certifications (generally, in the case of U.S. Federal Income Tax, IRS Form W-9 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is a United States Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code or the appropriate IRS Form W-8 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is not a United States Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).
Notice of Default means a written notice of the kind specified in Section 501(3).
Officers Certificate means a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, and delivered to the Trustee, provided that any such certificate required to be delivered by the Issuer or a Guarantor may be delivered in the form of a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Parent Guarantor.
Officers Certificate of Release means a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee certifying as to the facts required by Section 1302 hereof.
Opinion of Counsel means a written opinion of counsel in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, which counsel may be counsel for the Issuer, or other counsel.
Original Guarantor means the Persons identified as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be an Original Guarantor.
Original Issue Discount Security means any Security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502.
Outstanding means, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:
(1) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Paying Agent or delivered to the Paying Agent for cancellation;
(2) Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Issuer or a Guarantor) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Issuer or a Guarantor (if the Issuer or such Guarantor shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities; provided that, if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made;
(3) Securities as to which Defeasance has been effected pursuant to Section 1202; and
(4) Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 306 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a protected purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Issuer;
provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given, made or taken any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action hereunder as of any date, (A) the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount of the principal thereof which would be due and payable as of such date upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof to such date pursuant to Section 502, (B) if the principal amount of a Security payable at Maturity is to be determined by reference to an index or indices, the principal amount of such Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the face amount thereof, (C) if as of such date, the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of a Security is not determinable, the principal amount of such Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount as established as contemplated by Section 301, and (D) Securities owned by the Issuer or a Guarantor or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Issuer or a Guarantor or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of, and thereby actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgees right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the
pledgee is not the Issuer or a Guarantor or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Issuer or a Guarantor or of such other obligor.
Paying Agent means any Person authorized by the Issuer to pay the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Issuer.
Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Place of Payment, when used with respect to the Securities of any series, means the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York and such other place or places where, subject to the provisions of Section 1002, the principal of and interest on the Securities of such series are payable as specified in this Indenture and the Securities (as contemplated by Section 301).
Principal Subsidiary means, as of any date, any Subsidiary (including any successor Person of such Subsidiary) that (a) accounts for greater than 5% of the consolidated total assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries as of such date, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, or (b) accounted for greater than 5% of the consolidated revenues of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries for the immediately preceding financial year of the Parent Guarantor, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Project means any project or development undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary involving (a) the acquisition of assets or property, (b) the development of assets or property for exploitation or (c) the acquisition and development of assets or property for exploitation.
Project Assets means (a) any asset or property of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary relating to the creation or development of a Project or proposed Project of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, including any assets or property of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable, derived from, produced by or related to such Project and (b) any fully paid shares or other Equity Interests in any Subsidiary that are held by the direct parent company of such Subsidiary, provided that (i) such Subsidiary carries on no business other than the business of such Project or proposed Project and (ii) there is no recourse to such direct parent company of such Subsidiary other than to those fully paid shares or other Equity Interests and the rights and proceeds in respect of such shares or Equity Interests.
Property means any asset, revenue or other property, whether tangible or intangible, real or personal, including, without limitation, any right to receive income.
Rating Agency means each of Moodys, S&P, Fitch or any Substitute Rating Agency, but only to the extent that such Rating Agency is then-engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer to provide a rating for the Securities.
Redemption Date, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
Redemption Price, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.
Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on any Security of any series means the date specified for that purpose as contemplated by Section 301.
Relevant Guarantor means any Subsidiary (other than the Issuer and any Subsidiary that is already a Guarantor) that at any time has outstanding a guarantee with respect to any Specified Indebtedness, or is otherwise an obligor, co-obligor or jointly liable with the Issuer or any Guarantor with respect to any Specified Indebtedness.
Relevant Jurisdiction has the meaning specified in Section 1007.
Responsible Officer, (1) when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer in the Corporate Trust Office, or successor thereto, including any managing director, director, vice president, assistant vice president, associate or any other officer of the Trustee responsible for the administration of this Indenture, and also means with respect to a particular corporate trust matter any other officer to whom such corporate trust matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and (2) with respect to any other Person, means an executive officer of the Person, including the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, or an executive director responsible for the operations of the Person.
S&P means Standard & Poors Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors.
Securities has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and means any Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.
Security Register and Security Registrar have the respective meanings specified in Section 305.
Special Record Date for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 307.
Specified Indebtedness means Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor in an outstanding principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) issued under any credit facility, indenture, purchase agreement, credit agreement or similar facility.
Stated Maturity, when used with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is due and payable.
Subsidiary means, with respect any Person, (a) any corporation, association or other business entity in which such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries owns or controls sufficient equity or voting interests to enable it or them (as a group) ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, to elect a majority of the directors (or Persons performing similar functions) of such entity, and (b) any partnership or joint venture if more than a 50% interest in the profits or capital thereof is owned by such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries (unless such partnership or joint venture can and does ordinarily take major business actions without the prior approval of such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries). Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to a Subsidiary is a reference to a Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor.
Subsidiary Guarantor means each Initial Subsidiary Guarantor and any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor that becomes a New Guarantor in the future in accordance with Section 1010, in each case unless and until such Subsidiary Guarantor has been released from its Guarantee pursuant to Section 1302.
Substitute Rating Agency means a nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of the Exchange Act engaged by the Parent Guarantor to provide a rating of the Securities in the event that any of S&P, Moodys or Fitch, or any other Substitute Rating Agency, has ceased to provide a rating of the Securities for any reason other than as a result of any action or inaction by the Parent Guarantor, and as a result thereof there are no longer two Rating Agencies providing ratings of the Securities.
Successor Additional Amounts has the meaning specified in Section 801(4)(b).
Total Tangible Assets means, as of any date, (a) the aggregate amount of the assets (other than intangible assets, goodwill and deferred tax assets) of the Group, as disclosed on the consolidated statement of financial position in the most recent Accounts of the Group, minus (b) the lesser of (i) the aggregate value of all Project Assets subject to any Lien securing any Limited Recourse Indebtedness and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Limited Recourse Indebtedness, in each case, as reflected in (or derived from) the most recent Accounts of the Group, plus (c) the net cash proceeds received by the Parent Guarantor from any share capital issuance by the Parent Guarantor consummated after the date of the most recent balance sheet included in such Accounts and on or prior to such date.
Trust Indenture Act means the United States Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Trustee means the Person named as the Trustee in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter Trustee shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, Trustee as used herein shall be deemed to mean the Person acting as Trustee with respect to the Securities.
U.S. GAAP means the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
U.S. Government Obligation has the meaning specified in Section 1204.
Voting Stock of any specified Person as of any date means the capital stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such Person.
Section 102. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.
Upon any application or request by the Issuer or a Guarantor to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Issuer or such Guarantor shall furnish to the Trustee such certificates and opinions as may be required hereunder. Each such certificate or opinion shall be given, respectively, in the form of an Officers Certificate, if to be given by an officer of the Issuer or such Guarantor, or an Opinion of Counsel, if to be given by counsel, and shall comply with the requirements set forth in this Indenture. Any Officers Certificate required to be given by an officer of the Issuer or any Guarantor may be given in the form of an Officers Certificate of the Parent Guarantor.
Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (except for certificates provided for in Section 1004) shall include,
(1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;
(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 each such individual, 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, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
Section 103. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.
In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Issuer or a Guarantor may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Issuer or such Guarantor stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Issuer or such Guarantor, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.
Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument. Absent fraud or intentional misconduct, under no circumstances shall the delivery of any Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel result in any personal liability to the person(s) or firm signing and delivering such Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.
Section 104. Acts of Holders; Record Dates.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuer and the Guarantors. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the Act of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Sections 601 and 603) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and, if applicable, the Issuer and the Guarantors, if made in the manner provided in this Section.
Without limiting the generality of this Section 104, a Holder, including a Depositary that is a Holder of a Global Security, may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies, duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other Act provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or the Securities to be made, given or taken by Holders, and a Depositary that is a holder of a Global Security may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such Global Security through such Depositarys standing instructions and customary practices.
The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also contain sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the
execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner that the Trustee deems sufficient.
The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Issuer or a Guarantor in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.
The Issuer may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to give, make or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders of Securities of such series, provided that the Issuer may not set a record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice, declaration, request or direction referred to in the next paragraph. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to take the relevant action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Issuer from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), provided, however, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities on the date such action is taken based on such record date previously set. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Issuer, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder of Securities in the manner set forth in Section 106.
The Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to join in the giving or making of (i) any Notice of Default, (ii) any declaration of acceleration referred to in Section 502, (iii) any request to institute proceedings referred to in Section 507(2) or (iv) any direction referred to in Section 512, in each case with respect to Securities of such series. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Trustee from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and
of no effect), provided, however, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is taken based on such record date previously set. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the Issuers expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Issuer in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106.
With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto that sets such record date may designate any day as the Expiration Date and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the other parties hereto in writing, and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106, on or prior to the existing Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto that sets such record date shall be deemed to have initially designated the 180th day after such record date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided in this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Expiration Date shall be later than the 180th day after the applicable record date.
Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount of such Security.
Section 105. Notices, Etc., to the Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors .
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture shall be made in writing, in English and, if to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,
(1) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Issuer or a Guarantor, shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if mailed first class, postage prepaid to, or otherwise made, given, faxed, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Trustee at its address at its Corporate Trust Office; or
(2) the Issuer or a Guarantor by the Trustee or by any Holder, shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid or faxed, to the Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, addressed to the Issuer at the address of its principal offices specified in this Section 105 or at any other address otherwise furnished in writing to the Trustee or to any Guarantor at the address of the Issuers principal offices specified in this Section 105 or at any other address otherwise furnished in writing to the Trustee.
All notices delivered to the Trustee shall be deemed effective upon the earlier of (a) actual receipt thereof by the Trustee, which may include electronic mail with portable
document format attached or (b) the receipt of a registered mail receipt by the sender thereof in respect of a notice properly addressed under this Section 105.
The principal offices of the Issuer are Amcor Corporate Thurgauerstrasse 34, CH-8050, Zurich, Switzerland; fax: +41 44 316 17 18 Attention: Graeme Vavasseur, Group Treasurer, with a copy to Amcor plc, 83 Tower Road North, Warmley Bristol, BS30 8XP, United Kingdom, Attention: Damien Clayton, Group Company Secretary.
Section 106. Notice to Holders; Waiver.
Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, faxed, made available or emailed to each Holder affected by such event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date (if any), and not earlier than the earliest date (if any), prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, faxed or emailed neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.
Section 107. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.
The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 108. Successors and Assigns.
All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Issuer and the Guarantors shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
Section 109. Separability Clause.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities, or any Guarantee 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 110. Benefits of Indenture.
Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities or any Guarantee, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
Section 111. Governing Law.
This Indenture, the Securities and the Guarantees shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State; provided, however, that all matters governing the authorization and execution of this Indenture and the Securities by the Issuer shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and the authorization and execution of this Indenture by the Guarantors and any notation of the Guarantees by such Guarantors pursuant to Article Thirteen or any Guarantees endorsed by such Guarantors on the Securities, if any, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the respective places of incorporation of each such Guarantor.
Section 112. Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.
Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor hereby appoints [CT Corporation acting through its office at 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York, 10011, USA] as its authorized agent (the Authorized Agent) upon which process may be served in any legal action or proceeding against it with respect to its obligations under this Indenture, the Securities of any series or any Guarantee, as the case may be, instituted in any federal or state court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by the Trustee or the Holder of any Security. Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor agrees that service of process upon such Authorized Agent, together with written notice of said service mailed or delivered to the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, by the Person serving the same address as provided in Section 105, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, in any such legal action or proceeding, and each of the Issuer and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such legal action or proceeding and waives any objection it may have to the laying of the venue of any such legal action or proceeding. Such appointment shall be irrevocable until this Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve hereof; provided, however, that upon release of any Guarantor pursuant to Section 1302, such Guarantors appointment of the Authorized Agent under this Section 112 shall be automatically and unconditionally irrevocably terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the Issuer and each Guarantor reserves the right to appoint another Person located or with an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, selected in its discretion, as a successor Authorized Agent, and upon acceptance of such appointment by such a successor the appointment of the prior Authorized Agent shall terminate. The Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall give notice to the Trustee and all Holders of the appointment by it of a successor Authorized Agent. If for any reason [CT Corporation] ceases to be able to act as the Authorized Agent or to have an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, each of the Issuer and each Guarantor shall appoint a successor Authorized Agent in accordance
with the preceding sentence. Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor further agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of such agent in full force and effect until this Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve hereof. Service of process upon the Authorized Agent addressed to it at the address set forth above, as such address may be changed within the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by notice given by the Authorized Agent to the Trustee, together with written notice of such service mailed or delivered to the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process on the Issuer and the Guarantors, respectively.
Section 113. Waiver of Jury Trial.
EACH OF THE ISSUER AND EACH GUARANTOR 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 TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 114. Force Majeure.
In no event shall the Trustee or any Paying Agent be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation strikes, pandemics, epidemics, 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 or hardware) services.
Section 115. Legal Holidays.
In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Stated Maturity or Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Securities (other than a provision of any Security which specifically states that such provision shall apply in lieu of this Section)) payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the Stated Maturity or Maturity, provided that no interest with respect to such payment shall accrue for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity or Maturity, as the case may be.
Section 116. Counterparts.
This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimile, documents executed, scanned and transmitted electronically and electronic signatures, including those created or transmitted through a software platform or application, shall be deemed original signatures for purposes of this Indenture and all other related documents and all matters and agreements related thereto, with such facsimile, scanned
and electronic signatures having the same legal effect as original signatures. The parties agree that this Indenture or any other related document or any instrument, agreement or document necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture or the other related documents or related hereto or thereto (including, without limitation, addendums, amendments, notices, instructions, communications with respect to the delivery of securities or the wire transfer of funds or other communications) (Executed Documentation) may be accepted, executed or agreed to through the use of an electronic signature in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations in effect from time to time applicable to the effectiveness and enforceability of electronic signatures. Any Executed Documentation accepted, executed or agreed to in conformity with such laws, rules and regulations will be binding on all parties hereto to the same extent as if it were physically executed and each party hereby consents to the use of any third party electronic signature capture service providers as may be reasonably chosen by a signatory hereto or thereto. When the Trustee acts on any Executed Documentation sent by electronic transmission, the Trustee will not be responsible or liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from its reliance upon and compliance with such Executed Documentation, notwithstanding that such Executed Documentation (a) may not be an authorized or authentic communication of the party involved or in the form such party sent or intended to send (whether due to fraud, distortion or otherwise) or (b) may conflict with, or be inconsistent with, a subsequent written instruction or communication; it being understood and agreed that the Trustee shall conclusively presume that Executed Documentation that purports to have been sent by an authorized officer of a Person has been sent by an authorized officer of such Person. The party providing Executed Documentation through electronic transmission or otherwise with electronic signatures agrees to assume all risks arising out of such electronic methods, including, without limitation, the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.
Section 117. FATCA.
Each Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, by acceptance of such Security or such interest therein, agrees to provide to the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Issuer, upon its request, the Noteholder Tax Identification Information and, to the extent any withholding tax under FATCA is applicable, the Noteholder FATCA Information. In addition, each Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, by acceptance of such Security or such interest therein, agrees that the Trustee has the right to withhold any amounts of interest (properly withholdable under law and without any corresponding gross-up) payable to a Holder or holder of an interest in a Security that fails to comply with the requirements of the preceding sentence.
Section 118. USA Patriot Act.
In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including, without limitation, those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering, including Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act of the United States (Applicable Law), the Trustee is required to obtain, verify, record and update certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee. Accordingly, each of the parties agree to provide to the Trustee, upon their request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as
may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee to comply with the Applicable Law.
Section 119. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
This Indenture is subject to the mandatory provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, which are incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following Trust Indenture Act terms have the following meanings:
indenture securities means the Securities.
indenture security holder means a Holder.
indenture to be qualified means this Indenture.
indenture trustee or institutional trustee means the Trustee.
obligor on the indenture securities means the Issuer, each Guarantor and any other obligor on the indenture securities.
All other Trust Indenture Act terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the Trust Indenture Act, defined by Trust Indenture Act by reference to another statute or defined by Commission rules have the meanings assigned to them by such definitions.
Section 120. Trust Indenture Act Controls.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Section 318(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, the imposed duties will control.
ARTICLE TWO
SECURITY FORMS
Section 201. Forms Generally.
The Securities of each series shall be in substantially the form set forth in this Article or in such other form or forms as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or Depositary therefor or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers of the Issuer executing such Securities, all as evidenced by their execution thereof. If the form of Securities is established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, copies of appropriate records of such actions shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Issuer Order contemplated by Section 303 for the authentication and delivery of such Securities.
The definitive Securities shall be produced in any manner as determined by the Director or Authorized Officer executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
Except as provided pursuant to Section 301, the Trustees certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the form set forth in Section 204.
The aggregate principal amount of any Global Security may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary for such Global Security, as provided in Section 305.
Section 202. [Form of Face of Security].
[INCLUDE IF SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY 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 GLOBAL SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE.]
[INCLUDE IF SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY AND THE DEPOSITARY IS THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IN EXCHANGE FOR THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY PORTION HEREOF 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 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 OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]
AMCOR UK FINANCE PLC
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AMCOR UK FINANCE PLC, a public company incorporated in England and Wales with limited liability (the Issuer, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to . ., or its registered assigns, on . . (the Stated Maturity) the Initial Principal Amount specified on Schedule A hereto (such Initial Principal Amount, as it may from time to time be adjusted by endorsement on Schedule A hereto, is hereinafter referred to as the Principal Amount), or such other principal amount (which, when taken together with the principal amounts of all other Outstanding Securities, shall initially equal US$ . . in the aggregate) as may be set forth in the records of the Trustee hereinafter referred to in accordance with the Indenture and to pay interest thereon from .. or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on . and in each year, commencing , at the rate of % per annum (computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months), until the Principal Amount hereof is paid or made available for payment [if applicable, insert , provided that any Principal Amount and premium, and any such installment of interest, which is overdue shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment, and such interest shall be payable on demand]. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the day that is 15 calendar days prior to each such Interest Payment Date (whether or not a Business Day). Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than ten (10) days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.
[If the Security is not to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert The principal of this Security shall not bear interest except in the case of a default in payment of principal upon acceleration, upon redemption or at Stated Maturity and in such case the overdue principal and any overdue premium shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue principal or premium shall be payable on demand. [Any such interest on overdue principal or premium which is not paid on demand shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest on interest shall be legally enforceable), from the date of such demand until the amount so demanded is paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue interest shall be payable on demand.]]
Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and [if applicable, insert any such] interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Issuer or Paying Agent maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York, 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[if applicable, insert ; provided, however, that at the option of the Issuer payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register] [if applicable, insert ; and provided, further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, payments of any interest on the Securities (other than at Maturity) may be made, in the case of a Holder of at least US$10,000,000 Principal Amount of Securities, by electronic funds transfer of immediately available funds to a United States dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank, provided that such registered Holder shall have provided the Trustee written wire instructions at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date. Unless such designation is revoked by written notice to the Issuer or a Paying Agent, any such designation made by such Holder with respect to such Securities will remain in effect with respect to any future payments with respect to such Securities payable to such Holder. The Issuer will pay any administrative costs imposed by banks in connection with making payments by electronic funds transfer.]
In certain circumstances, Additional Amounts will be payable in respect of this Security in accordance with terms of the Indenture. Whenever in this Security there is mentioned, in any context, any payments on this Security such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable and express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts in any provisions hereof shall not be construed as excluding Additional Amounts in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
This Security shall be entitled to the benefits under the Indenture and be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless the Securities have not been signed by the Issuer or the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
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The foregoing agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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Section 203. [Form of Reverse of Security].
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Issuer (the Securities), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of [·], 2020 (the Indenture), among the Issuer, the Guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee, and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.
This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof [if applicable, insert , limited in aggregate principal amount to US$..........] [if applicable, insert ; provided, however, that the Issuer may from time to time or at any time, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities, create and issue additional Securities with terms and conditions identical to those of the Securities (except for the issue date, the issue price and the first interest payment
date), which additional Securities shall increase the aggregate principal amount of, and shall be consolidated and form a single series with, the Securities].
This Security is an unsecured obligation of the Issuer and ranks in right of payment on parity with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Issuer (and without any preference among themselves) and the Guarantees are unsecured obligations of the Guarantors and will rank on a parity with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Guarantors, except, in each case, for indebtedness mandatorily preferred by law.
[if applicable, insert The Securities of this series are subject to redemption at the option of the Issuer on any date [if applicable, insert prior to .] (any such date, a Make-Whole Redemption Date), in whole or from time to time in part, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed and (2) the Make-Whole Amount for the Securities being redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest to such Make-Whole Redemption Date, all as provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on Securities that are due and payable on Interest Payment Dates falling on or prior to a Make-Whole Redemption Date will be payable on the Interest Payment Date in accordance with their terms and in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.
For the purposes of this Security:
Adjusted Treasury Rate means, with respect to any Make-Whole Redemption Date, (a) the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated H.15(519) or any successor publication, which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption Treasury Constant Maturities, for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three months before or after the remaining term of the Securities being redeemed, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue shall be determined and the Adjusted Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (b) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Make-Whole Redemption Date, in each case calculated on the third Business Day preceding the Make-Whole Redemption Date.
Applicable Margin means .%.
Comparable Treasury Issue means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term from the Make-Whole Redemption Date to the maturity date of the Securities to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing
new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Securities.
Comparable Treasury Price means, with respect to any Make-Whole Redemption Date, if clause (b) of the Adjusted Treasury Rate is applicable, (i) the average of five Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Make-Whole Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (ii) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than five such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations, provided that in no event may the Quotation Agent use fewer than three such quotations.
Make-Whole Amount means the sum, as determined by a Quotation Agent, of (a) the present value of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed and (b) the present value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments of interest thereon (not including any portions of such payments of interest accrued to the Make-Whole Redemption Date), from the Make-Whole Redemption Date to the Stated Maturity of the Securities being redeemed, in each case discounted to the Make-Whole Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis, assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, at the Adjusted Treasury Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
Quotation Agent means the Reference Treasury Dealer selected by the Issuer, and notified in writing to the Trustee, to act as Quotation Agent for purposes of this Indenture.
Reference Treasury Dealer means any of [ . or .] and their respective successors and assigns and [ ] other nationally recognized investment banking firm[s] selected by the Issuer that are primary U.S. Government securities dealers in New York City (a Primary Treasury Dealer); provided, however, that if any of [ . or .] shall cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Issuer shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Make-Whole Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Quotation Agent, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the Quotation Agent by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Make-Whole Redemption Date.
Remaining Scheduled Payments means, with respect to each Security to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon at the then-applicable interest rate that would be due after the related Make-Whole Redemption Date but for such redemption, provided, however, that, if that Make-Whole Redemption Date is not an Interest Payment Date with respect to such Security, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon shall be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to that Make-Whole Redemption Date.]
[if applicable, insert On or after , the Securities are subject to redemption at the option of the Issuer on any date (a Par Call Redemption Date), in whole or
from time to time in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to such redemption date, all as provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on Securities that are due and payable on Interest Payment Dates falling on or prior to a Par Call Redemption Date will be payable on the Interest Payment Date in accordance with their terms and in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.]
[insert any other redemption provisions applicable to the Securities]
In addition to its ability to redeem this Security pursuant to the foregoing, this Security may be redeemed by the Issuer on the terms set forth, and as more fully described, in Section 1108 of the Indenture, in certain circumstances where the Issuer would be required to pay Additional Amounts due to certain changes in the tax treatment of this Security or the Guarantees.
In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.
Upon the occurrence of any Change of Control Triggering Event and upon the terms and conditions set forth in Section 1009 of the Indenture, each Holder has the right to require the Issuer to purchase all or a portion of the Securities of such Holder properly tendered at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest (if any) to the date of purchase (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of the series of which this Security is a part or certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.
If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
In any case where the due date for the payment of the Principal Amount of, or any premium or interest with respect to any Security or the date fixed for redemption of any Security shall not be a Business Day at a Place of Payment, then payment of the Principal Amount, premium, if any, or interest, including any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereto need not be made on such date at such Place of Payment but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment, with the same force and effect as if made on the date for such payment or the date fixed for redemption, and no interest shall accrue for the period after such date.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Issuer and the
Guarantors and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Issuer, the Guarantors, and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in Principal Amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in Principal Amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Issuer, the Guarantors, or any of them, with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.
The Guarantors that are a party to the Indenture as at, or subsequent to, the date of authentication of this Security (including any New Guarantors in accordance with Section 1010 of the Indenture and subject to release of any Subsidiary Guarantor(s) in accordance with Section 1302 of the Indenture), have fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, pursuant to the terms of the Guarantees contained in Article Thirteen of the Indenture, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security, any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereof and any other amounts payable by the Issuer under the Indenture, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of this Security and the Indenture. The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holder of this Security and to the Trustee pursuant to the Guarantees and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article Thirteen of the Indenture and reference is made to such Article and Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantees.
Within 30 days of any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Parent Guarantor shall cause such Relevant Guarantor to also become a Guarantor (each, a New Guarantor) of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities by having such New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee deliver a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 day period, provided that such New Guarantors Guarantee may contain any limitation required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor.
Upon execution and delivery by the New Guarantor of its New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture and any other documents provided for in Section 1010, the New Guarantor shall be a Guarantor for the purposes of this Indenture and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities. In connection therewith, (i) the rights and obligations of such New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor and (ii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
In accordance with Section 1302 of the Indenture, any or all of the Subsidiary Guarantors may be released at any time from their respective Guarantees and other obligations under the Indenture and the Securities without the consent of any Holder. Such release will occur upon or concurrently with the Subsidiary Guarantor no longer being a Relevant Guarantor and upon the delivery of an Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee certifying that the Subsidiary Guarantor is no longer a Relevant Guarantor, provided that, at the time of such release, no default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and the Trustee shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal amount hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer or the Guarantors, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal amount of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Issuer in any place where the principal amount of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Securities of this series are issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, and in minimum denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security is overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
This Security and the Guarantees shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, but without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of New York; provided, however, that all matters governing the authorization and execution of the Securities by the Issuer shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and the authorization and execution of any notation of the Guarantees by the Guarantors pursuant to Article Thirteen of the Indenture or any Guarantees endorsed by such Guarantors on this Security, if any, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the respective places of incorporation of each such Guarantor.
All terms used in this Security are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
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By purchasing this Security, the Holder hereby agrees to the terms set forth in the Indenture.
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Section 204. Form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication.
Subject to Section 614, the Trustees certificates of authentication shall be in substantially the following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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ARTICLE THREE
THE SECURITIES
Section 301. Title and Terms; Issuable in Series.
The aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued from time to time in one or more series.
With respect to any Securities of any series (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in lieu of, other Securities pursuant to this Indenture pursuant to Section 304, Section 305, Section 306, Section 905 or Section 1107 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder), there shall be (a) established in or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Issuer and (b) (i) set forth or determined in the manner provided in an Officers Certificate or (ii) established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of such Securities:
(1) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from Securities of any other series),
(2) the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of that series that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, or upon partial redemption of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 304, Section 305, Section 306, Section 905 or Section 1107 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder);
(3) the issue price and issuance date of such Securities, including the date from which interest on such Securities will accrue;
(4) if applicable, that such Securities shall be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and, in such case, the Depositary for such Global Securities, the form of any legend or legends that shall be borne by such Global Securities in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 202 and Section 204 (including any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 305 in which such legend(s) may be removed or modified) and any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 305 in which any such Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, or any transfer of such Global Security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name or names of Persons other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof;
(5) the Person to whom any interest on a Security of the series shall be payable, if other than the Person in whose name that Security is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest;
(6) the date or dates on which the principal of, and any premium on, any Securities of the series is payable;
(7) the rate or rates at which any Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, including, if applicable, the rate or rates of interest on any overdue payments, the date or dates from which any such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be payable and the Regular Record Date for any such interest payable on any Interest Payment Date;
(8) the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable, any Securities of the series may be surrendered for registration of transfer, Securities of the series may be surrendered for exchange and notices and demands to or upon the Issuer or the Guarantors in respect of the Securities of the series and this Indenture may be served;
(9) (a) whether or not such Securities are to be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer and, if so redeemable, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which any Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer, (b) if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Issuer to redeem the Securities shall be evidenced and (c) any provisions in addition to or in lieu of the provisions of Article Eleven applicable to redemption of Securities of the series;
(10) if other than denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof, the denominations in which any Securities of the series shall be issuable, subject in each case to compliance with applicable laws;
(11) if the amount of principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index or pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;
(12) if other than the currency of the United States of America, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable and the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in the currency of the United States of America for any purpose, including for purposes of the definition of Outstanding in Section 101;
(13) if the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series is to be payable, at the election of the Issuer, a Guarantor or the Holder thereof, in one or more currencies, currency units, composite currency or composite currency units other than that or those in which such Securities are stated to be payable, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on Securities of such series as to which such election is made shall be payable (which shall be in accordance with the Applicable Procedures), and the periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made and the amount so payable (or the manner in which such amount shall be determined);
(14) if other than the entire principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of any Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502;
(15) if other than as provided in Section 201, the form or forms of the Securities;
(16) if the Securities will be entitled to the benefits of the Guarantees afforded by Article Thirteen of the Indenture and, if so, the identity of the Guarantors at the time of issuance of such Securities;
(17) if the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of any Securities of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to the Stated Maturity, the amount which shall be deemed to be the principal amount of such Securities as of any such date for any purpose thereunder or hereunder, including the principal amount thereof which shall be due and payable upon any Maturity other than the Stated Maturity or which shall be deemed to be Outstanding as of any date prior to the Stated Maturity (or, in any such case, the manner in which such amount deemed to be the principal amount shall be determined);
(18) if applicable, that the Securities of the series, in whole or any specified part, shall be defeasible pursuant to Section 1202 or Section 1203 or both such Sections and, if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Issuer or a Guarantor to defease such Securities shall be evidenced;
(19) any addition to or change in the Events of Default which applies to any Securities of the series and any change in the right of the Trustee or the requisite Holders of such Securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to Section 502;
(20) any deletion or addition to or change in the covenants set forth in Article Ten that apply to Securities of the series;
(21) any changes to the information the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor shall be obligated to provide to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall be obligated to promptly forward to Holders of Securities of the series, pursuant to Section 703;
(22) any other terms of the series of Securities (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, except as permitted by Section 901(5));
(23) if Additional Amounts, pursuant to Section 1007, will not be payable by the Issuer and the Guarantors;
(24) any stock exchange on which the Securities of the series will be listed;
(25) if the series of Securities provides for further creation and issuances of further Securities of such series by the Issuer (having the same terms and conditions as
the Securities of that series in all respects, or in all respects except for the issue date, the issue price and the first interest payment date thereon, so that such further issuance shall be consolidated and form a single series with all Outstanding Securities of such series) without the consent of the Holders of that series; and
(26) the identifiers of such Securities (CUSIP number and/or ISIN).
The terms of all Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as may otherwise be established in or pursuant to Board Resolutions or supplemental indentures referred to above.
To the extent any terms of the Securities are established pursuant to such Board Resolutions or supplemental indentures, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers Certificate or the supplemental indenture setting forth the terms of the Securities.
Section 302. Denominations.
The Securities shall, subject to compliance with applicable laws, be issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, in such denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section 301. In the absence of any such specified denomination with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of such series shall be issued only in minimum denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof.
Section 303. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Issuer by any one or more Directors and Authorized Officers. The signature of any Director or Authorized Officer on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.
Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of any individual who was at any time the proper Director or Authorized Officer of the Issuer shall bind the Issuer notwithstanding that such individual has ceased to hold such office prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such office at the date of such Securities.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Issuer may deliver Securities executed by the Issuer to the Trustee for authentication, together with an Issuer Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance with the Issuer Order shall authenticate and deliver such Securities. In authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Sections 601 and 603) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating,
(1) that the forms (if the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 201) and/or terms (if the terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by
Section 301) of such Securities have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;
(2) that such Securities, when such Securities have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Issuer in the manner and subject to any qualifications, assumptions and limitations specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Issuer enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles and to such other matters as counsel shall specify therein;
(3) when such Securities have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Issuer in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, the Guarantees will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Guarantors, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles and to such other matters as counsel shall specify therein; and
(4) that all conditions precedent to issuance and authentication of the Securities under this Indenture have been satisfied.
The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of any such series of Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner that is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee or if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that such action may not be lawfully taken.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 301 and of the second preceding paragraph, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Officers Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section 301 or the Issuer Order and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to such second preceding paragraph at or prior to the authentication of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued and reasonably contemplate the subsequent issuance of each Security of such series.
Each Security shall be dated on the date of its authentication.
No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent by electronic or manual signature, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Issuer, and the Issuer shall deliver such Security to the Paying Agent for cancellation as provided in Section 309, for all purposes of this
Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.
Section 304. Temporary Securities.
Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Issuer may execute and, upon compliance with Section 303 by the Issuer, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities that shall be produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the Directors and/or Authorized Officers executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
If temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Issuer will cause definitive Securities of that series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities of such series, the temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary Securities of such series at the office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment for that series, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, one or more definitive Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series and tenor.
Section 305. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
The Issuer shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee a register (the register maintained in such office and in any other office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the Security Register) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe and the transfer restrictions applicable to Securities herein provided, the Issuer shall provide for the registration of Securities. The Security Register for any series of Securities may not be established or maintained at any time in the United Kingdom or Australia. The Trustee is hereby appointed Security Registrar for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers of such Securities as herein provided and the Trustee hereby accepts such appointment. There shall be only one Security Registrar for each series of Securities.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of any series at the office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment for that series, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall, subject to the transfer restrictions set forth herein and in such Security, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount. 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.
Subject to this Section 305, at the option of the Holder, Securities of any series may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Issuer evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Issuer or the Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Security Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing (with the signatures guaranteed in satisfactory form, if reasonably required by the Issuer or the Trustee).
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 304, 905 or 1107 not involving any transfer.
If the Securities of any series (or of any series and specified tenor) are to be redeemed in part, neither the Security Registrar nor the Issuer shall be required (A) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Securities of that series (or of that series and specified tenor) during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of any such Securities selected for redemption under Section 1103 and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (B) to register the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.
Each Holder and beneficial owner of Securities shall be deemed to represent and agree that such Holder or beneficial owner understands that the Issuer, each Guarantor, the Trustee and each Paying Agent may require certification reasonably acceptable to it (A) as a condition to the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on any Security without, or at a reduced rate of, withholding or backup withholding tax, and (B) to enable the Issuer, each Guarantor, the Trustee and each Paying Agent to determine their duties and liabilities with respect to any taxes or other charges that they may be required to pay, deduct or withhold from payments in respect of such Securities or the Holder or beneficial owner of such Securities under any present or future law, rule or regulation of the United States, any State thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territories thereof or any present or future law, rule or regulation of any political subdivision thereof or taxing authority therein or to comply with any reporting or other requirements under any such law, rule or regulation. Such certification may include, without limitation, U.S. federal income tax forms (such as IRS Form W-8BEN (Certification of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding), IRS Form W-8IMY
(Certification of Foreign Intermediary Status for United States Tax Withholding), IRS Form W-9 (Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification), or IRS Form W-8ECI (Certification of Foreign Persons Claim that Income Is Effectively Connected with the Conduct of a U.S. Trade or Business) or any successors to such IRS forms). Each Holder or beneficial owner of Securities agrees to provide any certification required pursuant to this paragraph and to update or replace such form or certification in accordance with its terms or its subsequent amendments.
Each Global Security authenticated under this Indenture shall be registered in the name of the Depositary designated for such Global Security or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a nominee thereof or custodian therefor, and each such Global Security shall constitute a single Security for all purposes of this Indenture.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, and no transfer of a Global Security in whole or in part may be made or registered, in the name of any Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof unless (A) such Depositary (i) has notified the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary for such Global Security or (ii) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, if so required by applicable law or regulation, and no successor Depositary for such Securities shall have been appointed within 90 days of such notification or of the Issuer becoming aware of the Depositarys ceasing to be so registered as the case may be, (B) the Issuer in its sole discretion shall have notified the Depositary by Issuer Order that the Global Securities shall be exchanged for such Securities, (C) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Securities and the beneficial owners of not less than 50% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount evidenced by such Global Security advise the Trustee and the Depositary for such Global Security through its participants in writing that the continuation of the book-entry system is no longer in the best interests of such beneficial owners of the Securities or (D) there shall exist such circumstances, if any, in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing as have been specified for this purpose as contemplated by Section 301.
Subject to the preceding paragraph, any exchange of a Global Security for other Securities may be made in whole or in part, and all Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be registered in such names as the Depositary for such Global Security shall direct.
Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, a Global Security or any portion thereof, whether pursuant to this Section, Section 304, 306, 905 or 1107 or otherwise, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of and shall be, a Global Security, unless such Security is registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof.
Owners of beneficial interests in a Global Security held on their behalf by a Depositary shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Securities in definitive form, shall not be considered the Holders thereof for any purpose under this Indenture and shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to such Global Security, and such Depositary or its nominee may be treated by the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of any of them as the Holder
and owner of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Neither the Trustee nor any of its agents shall have any responsibility or liability for the actions taken or not taken by the Depositary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Depositary for any Global Security may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any person, including the beneficial owners of interests in such Global Security, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture with respect to such Global Security.
In case of any transfer or exchange the procedures and requirements for which are not addressed in detail in this Section 305, such transfer or exchange will be subject to such procedures and requirements as may be reasonably prescribed by the Issuer and the Trustee from time to time and, in the case of a transfer or exchange involving a Global Security, the Applicable Procedures.
Section 306. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
If there shall be delivered to the Issuer and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any of their agents harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuer or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall, upon Issuer order, authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and 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, the Issuer in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security.
Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Issuer 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 expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
Every new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section in exchange for any mutilated Security or in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security, shall (i) constitute an original contractual obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, (ii) be registered by the Issuer in the Security Registrar in the name of such Person and (iii) shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of that series duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section are 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 307. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, 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 Regular Record Date for such interest.
Any interest on any Security of any series that is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (Defaulted Interest) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Issuer or the Guarantor, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (1) or (2) below:
(1) The Issuer or the Guarantor may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security of such series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Issuer or the Guarantor shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause (1) provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Issuer, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be given to each Holder of Securities of such series in the manner set forth in Section 106, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (2).
(2) The Issuer or the Guarantors may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Issuer to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause (2), such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security
shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, that were carried by such other Security.
Section 308. Persons Deemed Owners.
Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307) any interest on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any of their respective agents shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
Section 309. Cancellation.
All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Paying Agent, be delivered to the Paying Agent and shall be promptly cancelled by it. The Issuer or a Guarantor may at any time deliver to the Paying Agent for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder that the Issuer or such Guarantor may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Paying Agent (or to any other Person for delivery to the Trustee) for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated hereunder that the Issuer has not issued and sold, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Paying Agent. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled Securities held by the Paying Agent shall be disposed of in accordance with the Paying Agents then customary procedure unless by an Issuer Order the Issuer shall direct that cancelled Securities be returned to it.
Section 310. Computation of Interest.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of any series, Interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
Section 311. CUSIP Numbers.
The Issuer in issuing the Securities may use CUSIP numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that the Trustee shall assume no responsibility for the accuracy of such numbers and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP numbers.
ARTICLE FOUR
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 401. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
This Indenture shall, upon an Issuer Request, cease to be of further effect (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities herein expressly provided for, the surviving rights of the Trustee under Section 607 hereof, and any provision hereof that expressly survives the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture), and the Trustee, at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when
(1) either
(A) all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Securities that have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen and that have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 306 and (ii) Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Issuer and thereafter repaid to the Issuer or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 1003) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(B) all such Securities that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation:
(i) have become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption, or
(ii) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or
(iii) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Issuer,
and the Issuer, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the holders of the Securities, cash in U.S. dollars, not-callable U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in amounts as will be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal and any premium and accrued interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities that have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be;
(2) no default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of the deposit or shall occur as a result of the deposit and the deposit shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Issuer is a party or by which the Issuer is bound;
(3) the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid or made provision satisfactory to the Trustee for the payment of all other sums payable hereunder by the Issuer including all amounts due and payable to the Trustee;
(4) the Issuer has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the applicable series of Securities at the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be; and
(5) the Issuer has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been satisfied.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors to the Trustee and the lien of the Trustee under Section 607, the obligations of the Issuer to any Authenticating Agent under Section 613, any obligations of the Trustee under Section 402, the rights and obligations of the Issuer set forth in the last paragraph of Section 1003 and any rights of registration of transfer, exchange or replacement of Securities provided in Sections 304, 305, 306, 905, 1002 or 1107 and any rights to receive Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 1007 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.
Section 402. Application of Trust Money
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and premium and any interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee.
ARTICLE FIVE
REMEDIES
Section 501. Events of Default.
Event of Default, wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body) unless such event is either inapplicable to a particular series or it is specifically deleted or modified in or pursuant to the supplemental indenture or Board Resolution creating such series of Securities or in the form of the Security for such series:
(1) a default in the payment of any principal of, or any premium on, any Securities of that series when due, whether at Maturity, upon redemption, pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or otherwise and, provided that if such default is caused solely by technical or administrative error, the continuance of such default for a period of three Business Days;
(2) a default in the payment of any interest or any Additional Amounts due and payable on any Securities of such series and the continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;
(3) a default in the performance, or breach, of any other covenant, obligation or agreement of the Issuer or the Guarantors in this Indenture with respect to the Securities of that series, the Securities of that series or the Guarantees (other than a covenant or obligation default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with or which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of Securities other than that series) and the continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Issuer (with a copy to the Parent Guarantor) by the Trustee or to the Issuer (with a copy to the Parent Guarantor) and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series a written notice specifying such default or breach, requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a Notice of Default hereunder;
(4) (a) any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary becomes due and is required to be paid prior to its contractual maturity date by reason of any event of default or acceleration (however described), (b) the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary fails (after the expiration of any applicable grace period) to make any payment in respect of any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) on the due date for payment, (c) any security given by the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary for any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) is enforced or (d) default is made (after the expiration of any applicable grace period) by the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary for any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) in making any payment due under any guarantee and/or indemnity given by it in relation to any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies), unless such Indebtedness is discharged or an event of default or acceleration related to such Indebtedness is waived or rescinded, as applicable;
(5) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies), shall be rendered against the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain unsatisfied or undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days, during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon assets of the Parent Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary to enforce such judgment;
(6) any Guarantee is held to be unenforceable or invalid in a judicial proceeding or is claimed in writing by the Issuer or any Guarantor not to be valid or
enforceable, or any Guarantee is denied or disaffirmed in writing by the Issuer or any Guarantor, except, in each case, as permitted in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;
(7)
(a) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or its debts, or of a material part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager, administrator, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(b) the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any U.S. federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (7)(a) above, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager, administrator, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary (or any committee thereof) shall adopt any resolution or otherwise authorize any action to approve any of the actions referred to above in this clause (7)(b) or clause (7)(a) above or (vi) solely in the case of the Parent Guarantor, where the Parent Guarantor (A) is declared bankrupt as defined in Article 8 of the Interpretations (Jersey) Law 1954 or any proceedings are commenced or other steps taken for the Parent Guarantor to be declared bankrupt or (B) takes any step to participate in a scheme of arrangement or merger under Part 18A or Part 18B respectively of the Jersey Companies Law or to seek continuance overseas under Part 18C of the Jersey Companies Law;
(c) the Issuer or any Guarantor shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;
(8) any other Event of Default established as contemplated by Section 301 provided with respect to Securities of that series.
Section 502. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7)) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then, in every such case, the Trustee (if a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice
of such Event of Default) or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series may declare the principal amount of all the Outstanding Securities of such series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Issuer with a copy to the Parent Guarantor (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount and any accrued interest thereon shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7) occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the principal of, Additional Amounts, if any, and any accrued and unpaid interest on the Outstanding Securities of any series shall become immediately due and payable without any further action on the part of the Trustee or the Holders.
At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, by written notice to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:
(1) the Issuer or a Guarantor has irrevocably paid or irrevocably deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay
(A) all overdue interest on all Outstanding Securities of such series,
(B) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Outstanding Securities of such series that have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, and any interest on such unpaid principal at the rate prescribed therefor in such Securities,
(C) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue payments at the rate or rates for such Securities established as contemplated by Section 301,
(D) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and all amounts due to the Trustee under Section 607; and
(2) all Events of Default with respect to the Securities of such series, other than the non-payment of the principal of or interest on the Securities of such series that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 513.
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 503. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
The Issuer and each Guarantor covenants that if
(1) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or
(2) default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security at the Maturity thereof,
the Issuer and each Guarantor shall, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal and premium and on any overdue interest, at the rate or rates established as contemplated by Section 301 therefor, and, in addition thereto, 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 and any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 607.
If the Issuer and the Guarantors fail to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce the same against the Issuer or the Guarantors or any other obligor upon such Securities or the Guarantees, as the case may be, and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Issuer or the Guarantors or any other obligor upon such Securities or the Guarantees, as the case may be, wherever situated.
If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
Section 504. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Issuer or the Guarantors (or any other obligor upon the Securities), any of their respective property or creditors, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, to take any and all actions authorized under the Trust Indenture Act (as if the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) in order to have claims of the Holders and the Trustee allowed in any such proceeding. In particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official 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 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 607.
No provision of this Indenture shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder 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; provided, however, that the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders, vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be a member of a creditors or other similar committee.
Section 505. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.
All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities or the Guarantees may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and other amounts due to it under Section 607, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.
Section 506. Application of Money Collected.
Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal or any premium or interest (or any Additional Amounts), upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:
FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee under Section 607;
SECOND: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities (and any Additional Amounts) in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest (and any Additional Amounts), respectively; and
THIRD: The balance, if any, to the Issuer, any Guarantor or the other Person or Persons otherwise entitled thereto.
Section 507. Limitation on Suits.
No Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
(1) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series;
(2) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute such proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;
(3) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;
(4) the Trustee, within 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, has failed to institute any such proceeding; 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 principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series;
it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such Holders.
Section 508. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307) interest on such Security pursuant to the terms thereof or the Guarantee thereof (and any Additional Amounts) on the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.
Section 509. Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 510. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 306, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or
hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
Section 511. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.
Section 512. Control by Holders.
Subject to Section 603(5), the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Securities of such series, provided that:
(1) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture or subject the Trustee to undue risk or require the Trustee to submit to the jurisdiction of a non-U.S. court,
(2) the action so directed would not be unjustly prejudicial to the Holders not taking part in such direction, or
(3) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction,
provided further that the Trustee shall be under no obligation to determine whether any such direction shall be in such conflict or so unjustly prejudicial, and provided further, that nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Trustee to take direction from Holders unless such direction is in writing and accompanied by indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee.
Nothing in this Indenture shall impair the right of the Trustee in its discretion to take any action deemed proper by the Trustee and that is not inconsistent with such direction by Holders of Securities.
Section 513. Waiver of Past Defaults.
The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past default hereunder with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default
(1) in the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of such series (or any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereof), or
(2) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof that under Article Nine cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected.
Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 514. 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, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, a court may require any party litigant in such suit to file an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, including fees and expenses of counsel, and may assess costs against any such party litigant; provided that this Section shall not be deemed to authorize any court to require such an undertaking or to make such an assessment in any such suit.
Section 515. Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws.
Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any usury, stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuer and each Guarantor (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it will not 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.
ARTICLE SIX
THE TRUSTEE
Section 601. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
(a) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any series,
(i) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(ii) 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 of Counsel furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to
examine the same to determine whether or not they conform on their face to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).
(b) In case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to Securities of any series, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
(c) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that
(i) this subsection (c) shall not be construed to limit the effect of subsection (a) of this Section;
(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee under this Indenture with respect to the Securities; and
(iii) 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.
(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.
(e) The Trustee shall not be liable for any error in judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.
Section 602. Notice of Defaults.
Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default hereunder, the Trustee shall transmit to all Holders of the Securities of each series affected thereby, in the manner provided in Section 106, notice of such default hereunder in respect of which written notice has been provided to the Trustee, unless such default shall have been cured or waived; provided, however, that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of, or any premium or interest (or any Additional Amounts in respect of the foregoing) on, any Security of such series, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a Responsible Officer of the Trustee in good faith determine that the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the Holders; and provided, further, that in the case of any default of the character specified in Section 501(4) no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence
thereof. For the purpose of this Section, the term default means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default.
Section 603. Certain Rights of Trustee.
Subject to the provisions of Section 601:
(1) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, securities, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(2) any request or direction of the Issuer mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Issuer Request or Issuer Order, and any resolution of the Board of Directors shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;
(3) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officers Certificate and/or Opinion of Counsel;
(4) the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(5) 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 direction is in writing and such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;
(6) 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, securities, 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 Issuer, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Issuer and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;
(7) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture;
(8) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have or be charged with notice or knowledge of any default or Event of Default under this Indenture (other than a payment default under Sections 501 or 502 hereof) unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice of such default or Event of Default from the Issuer or any other obligor on such Securities or by any Holder of such Securities and such notice refers to the Securities and this Indenture;
(9) 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 (including as Paying Agent and Securities Registrar), and to each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder;
(10) anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the Trustee be liable under or in connection with this Indenture for indirect, special, incidental, punitive or consequential losses or damages of any kind whatsoever, including but not limited to lost profits, whether or not foreseeable, even if the Trustee has been advised of the possibility thereof and regardless of the form of action in which such damages are sought;
(11) the Trustee may employ agents in performing its duties hereunder and shall not have liability for negligent performance by an agent appointed with due care;
(12) The Trustee shall not be liable for errors in judgment made in good faith unless negligent in ascertaining pertinent facts; and
(13) the permissive rights of the Trustee to take or refrain from taking any action enumerated herein shall not be construed as an obligation or duty.
Section 604. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except for the Trustees certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Issuer and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture, any offering document or of the Securities except that the Trustee represents that it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Indenture, authenticate the Securities and perform its obligations hereunder. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Issuer of the Securities or the proceeds thereof.
Section 605. May Hold Securities.
The Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar or any other agent of the Trustee or the Issuer, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Issuer with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.
Section 606. Money Held in Trust.
Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by applicable law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Issuer.
Section 607. Compensation and Reimbursement.
Each of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor agrees jointly and severally:
(1) to pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as the Issuer and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);
(2) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except to the extent any such expense, disbursement or advance may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct; and
(3) to indemnify each of the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee and their respective officers, employees and directors for, and to defend and hold them harmless against, any and all loss, liability, claim, damage or expense (including (i) the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel and (ii) taxes other than withholding, backup withholding or taxes based on the income of the Trustee), arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder or the performance of its duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture (including this Section 607(3)) and defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense may be attributable to its negligence, or willful misconduct;
To ensure the Issuers and the Parent Guarantors payment obligations under this Section 607, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee, except money or property collected or held in trust for the benefit of the Holders of particular Securities. Such lien and the obligations of the Issuer under this Section 607 shall survive the resignation and removal of the Trustee and the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
The indemnity contained herein shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the final payment in full of the Securities, and termination of this Indenture.
Trustee for purposes of this Section 607 shall include any predecessor Trustee, but the negligence or bad faith or willful misconduct of any Trustee shall not affect the rights or obligations of the Issuer or any other Trustee hereunder.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7), the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable United States, United Kingdom or Australian federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.
Section 608. Conflicting Interests.
If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions to the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture), the Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. To the extent permitted by Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have a conflicting interest by virtue of being a trustee under this Indenture with respect to Securities of more than one series.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the parties hereto acknowledge and agree and the Holders are deemed to acknowledge and agree that there is no conflict of interest as a result of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas acting in its capacity as trustee for both the senior notes of the Issuer and the subordinated notes of the Issuer. Further, any such action on the part of the Trustee hereunder, shall be deemed not to be a breach of any fiduciary duty on the part of the Trustee hereunder.
Section 609. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.
There shall at all times be one (and only one) Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of each series, which may be Trustee hereunder for Securities of one or more other series. Each Trustee shall be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions to the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) to act as such, has a combined capital and surplus of at least US$50,000,000 and has its Corporate Trust Office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York. If any such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee with respect to the Securities shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.
Section 610. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611.
The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by Act of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, upon 30 days prior written notice delivered to the Trustee and to the Issuer. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not
have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition at the expense of the Issuer any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities.
If at any time:
(1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 608 after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months;
(2) the Trustee shall fail to comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any such Holder, or
(3) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,
then, in any such case, (A) the Issuer may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities, or (B) subject to Section 514, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities by giving 30 days prior written notice thereof to the Issuer. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition at the expense of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities.
If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the Securities of one or more series, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more of all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 611. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Issuer and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611, become the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Issuer. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities
of any series shall have been so appointed by the Issuer or the Holders and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 611, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.
The Issuer shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series to all Holders of Securities of such series in the manner provided for in Section 106. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.
In no event will the Trustee be responsible for or have any liability for the acts or omissions of any such successor Trustee for the Securities of any series appointed hereunder or for any separate or co-Trustee.
Section 611. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Issuer, the Guarantors and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Issuer or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Issuer, the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee; and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided
therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the Issuer or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.
Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in the first preceding paragraph.
No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article.
Section 612. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities; and in case at that time any of the Securities shall not have been authenticated by such predecessor Trustee, any successor Trustee may authenticate such Securities in its own name with the full force and effect which this Indenture provides for the certificate of authentication of the Trustee.
Section 613. Agents.
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, (i) all references in this Indenture to the Trustee shall be deemed to refer to the Trustee in its capacity as Trustee and in its capacities as Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent and Security Registrar and (ii) every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability or offering protection, immunity or indemnity to the Trustee shall be deemed to apply with the same force and effect to the Trustee acting in its capacities as Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent and Security Registrar.
Section 614. Appointment of Authenticating Agent.
The Trustee, with the consent of the Issuer, may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of Securities that shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series issued upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and
delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustees certificate of authentication, except upon original issue or pursuant to Section 306, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Issuer and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than US$50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.
Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.
An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee and to the Issuer. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Issuer. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent that shall be acceptable to the Issuer and shall give notice of such appointment in the manner provided in Section 106 to all Holders of Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.
The Issuer agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section.
If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustees certificate of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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If all of the Securities of a series may not be originally issued at one time, and if the Trustee does not have an office capable of authenticating Securities upon original issuance located in a Place of Payment where the Issuer wishes to have Securities of such series authenticated upon original issuance, the Trustee, if so requested by the Issuer in writing or by facsimile (which writing need not comply with Section 102 and need not be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel), shall appoint in accordance with this Section an Authenticating Agent having an office in a Place of Payment designated by the Issuer with respect to such series of Securities.
Section 615. Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company.
The Trustee shall comply with Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, excluding any creditor relationship listed in Section 311(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to Section 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.
ARTICLE SEVEN
HOLDERS LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND ISSUER
Section 701. Issuer to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.
The Issuer will furnish, or cause the Security Registrar to furnish, to the Trustee
(1) semi-annually, not later than ten days after each Regular Record Date, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of Outstanding Securities of each series as of such Regular Record Date, and
(2) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Issuer of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished;
provided, however, that if and so long as the Trustee shall be Security Registrar for Securities of a series, no such list need be furnished with respect to such series of Securities.
Section 702. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.
The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as
provided in Section 701 and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 701 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
The rights of Holders of the Securities of any series to communicate with other Holders of Securities of such series with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities and the corresponding rights and privileges of the Trustee, shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture).
Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee that none of the Issuer, any Guarantor nor the Trustee nor any agent of any of them shall be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Holders made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) or other applicable law.
Section 703. Reports by the Issuer.
(1) If and when the Issuer is registered with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee any information, documents or reports required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act within 15 days after the same is so required to be filed with the Commission.
(2) With respect to the Securities of any series and for so long as the Securities of such series are Outstanding, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee as soon as practicable, and the Trustee shall promptly distribute to the Holders of Securities of such series such information as is specified as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of such series.
(3) 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 Issuers compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers Certificates).
Section 704. Reports by Trustee to Holders.
(1) Within 60 days after the Parent Guarantors fiscal year end of each year beginning with the fiscal year end following the date of this Indenture, and for so long as any Securities remain outstanding, the Trustee shall mail or make available to each Holder a brief report dated as of such fiscal year end that complies with Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, if and to the extent required by such subsection. The Trustee shall also comply with Section 313(b) and Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(2) A copy of each report at the time of its mailing or posting to the Holders shall be mailed or made available by the Trustee to the Parent Guarantor and filed by the Trustee with the Commission and each exchange, if any, on which the Securities are
listed in accordance with Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act. The Parent Guarantor agrees to notify promptly the Trustee in writing whenever the Securities become listed on any exchange and of any delisting thereof.
ARTICLE EIGHT
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE
Section 801. Issuer May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.
For so long as any of the Securities or any Guarantees thereof remain Outstanding, neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor may consolidate with or merge into any other Person that is not the Issuer or a Guarantor, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person that is not the Issuer or a Guarantor, unless:
(1) any Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, is merged or to whom the Issuer or such Guarantor has conveyed, transferred or leased all or substantially all of its properties and assets is a corporation, partnership or trust organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and such Person either is the Issuer or any other Guarantor or assumes by supplemental indenture the Issuers or such Guarantors obligations, as the case may be, on the Securities and the Guarantees and under this Indenture (including any obligation to pay any Additional Amounts);
(2) immediately after giving effect to the transaction and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Issuer or any Guarantor as a result of such transaction as having been incurred at the time of 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;
(3) if, as a result of any such consolidation or merger or such conveyance, transfer or lease, properties or assets of the Issuer or a Guarantor would become subject to a Lien which would not be permitted by this Indenture, the Issuer, the Guarantor or such successor Person, as the case may be, shall take such steps as shall be necessary effectively to secure the Securities equally and ratably with (or prior to) all Indebtedness secured thereby;
(4) any such Person not incorporated or organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Jersey, Australia or the United Kingdom, or any state or territory thereof shall expressly agree by a supplemental indenture,
(a) to indemnify the Holder of each Security and each beneficial owner of an interest therein against (X) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge imposed on such Holder or beneficial owner or required to be withheld or deducted from any payment to such Holder or beneficial owner as a consequence of such consolidation,
merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, and (Y) any costs or expenses of the act of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, and
(b) that all payments pursuant to the Securities or the Guarantees in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities, as the case may be, shall be made without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of the jurisdiction of organization or residency of such Person or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, unless such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges are required by such jurisdiction or any such subdivision or authority to be withheld or deducted, in which case such Person shall pay such additional amounts (Successor Additional Amounts) as will result (after deduction of such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges and any additional taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges payable in respect of such Successor Additional Amounts) in the payment to each Holder or beneficial owner of a Security of the amounts which would have been received pursuant to the Securities or the Guarantee, as the case may be, had no such withholding or deduction been required, except that no Successor Additional Amounts shall be so payable for or on account of:
(i) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the fact that such Holder or beneficial owner of the Security:
(A) was a resident, domiciliary or national of, or engaged in business or maintained a permanent establishment or was physically present in, the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction (as defined below) or otherwise had some connection with the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction other than the mere ownership of, or receipt of payment under, such Security or Guarantee;
(B) presented such Security or Guarantee for payment in any jurisdiction of organization of such Person, which shall be deemed a Relevant Jurisdiction, unless such Security or Guarantee could not have been presented for payment elsewhere;
(C) presented such Security or Guarantee (where presentation is required) more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the payment in respect of such Security or Guarantee first became due and payable or provided for, whichever is later, except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts if it had presented such Security or Guarantee for payment on any day within such period of thirty (30) days; or
(D) with respect to any withholding or deduction of taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges imposed by the United States, or any of its territories or any political subdivision thereof or any taxing authority thereof or therein, is or was with respect to the United States a citizen or resident of the United States, treated as a resident of the United States, present in the United States, engaged in business in the United States, a Person with a permanent establishment or fixed base in the United States, a ten percent shareholder of the Issuer or a Guarantor, a passive foreign investment company, or a controlled foreign corporation, or has or has had some other connection with the United States (other than the mere receipt of a payment or the ownership of holding a Security);
(c) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge or any withholding or deduction on account of such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;
(d) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from payments of (or in respect of) principal of, or any premium and interest on, the Securities or the Guarantees thereof;
(e) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld by reason of the failure to comply in a timely manner by the Holder of such Security or, in the case of a Global Security, the beneficial owner of such Global Security, with a timely request of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any Paying Agent addressed to such Holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, (i) to provide information concerning the nationality, residence or identity of such Holder or such beneficial owner or (ii) to make any declaration or other similar claim or satisfy any information or reporting requirement, which, in the case of (i) or (ii), is required or imposed by a statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as a precondition to exemption from all or part of such withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge (including without limitation the filing of a United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form W-8 BEN, W-8 BEN-E, W-8 ECI or W-9);
(f) any withholding, deduction, duty, tax, assessment or other governmental charge which is imposed or withheld by or by reason of the Australian Commissioner of Taxation giving a notice under section 255 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) of Australia or section 260-5 of Schedule 1 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) of Australia;
(g) any taxes imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of the holder or beneficial owner of the Securities to comply with (a) the requirements of Sections 1471
through 1474 (commonly known as FATCA) of the Code, as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), the U.S. Treasury regulations issued thereunder or any official interpretation thereof or any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471 of the Code, (b) any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction or relating to any intergovernmental agreement between the United States and any other jurisdiction, which, in either case, facilitates the implementation of clause (a) above and (c) any agreement pursuant to the implementation of clauses (a) and (b) above with the IRS, the U.S. government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction;
(h) any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6);
nor shall Additional Amounts be paid to any such Holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent such payment on a Security or Guarantee would, under the laws of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, be treated as being derived or received for tax purposes by a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had it been the Holder of the Security or Guarantee;
(5) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or Guarantor is merged or to whom the Issuer or Guarantor has conveyed, transferred or leased its properties or assets (if such Person is organized and validly existing under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Jersey, Australia or the United Kingdom or, in each case, any state or territory thereof) agrees to indemnify the Holder of each Security against (a) any tax, assessment or governmental charge imposed on any such Holder or required to be withheld or deducted from any payment to such Holder as a consequence of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease which is imposed or levied by or on behalf of that jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as at that date such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease is effective and (b) any costs or expenses of the act of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease; and
(6) the Issuer has 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, comply with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.
Section 802. Successor Substituted.
Upon any consolidation of the Issuer or any Guarantor with, or merger of the Issuer or any Guarantor into, any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets of the Issuer or a Guarantor substantially as an entirety in accordance with Section 801, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or such Guarantor 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 Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Issuer or a Guarantor, as applicable, 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 NINE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
Section 901. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.
Without the consent of any Holders, the Issuer or a Guarantor, when authorized by a Board Resolution of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:
(1) to evidence the succession or substitution of another Person to the Issuer or a Guarantor and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, herein and in the Securities; or
(2) to add to the covenants of the Issuer or the Guarantors or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Issuer or a Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants or surrenders are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants or surrenders are expressly included solely for the benefit of such series); or
(3) to add any additional Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such additional Events of Default are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such additional Events of Default are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series); or
(4) to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in uncertificated form; or
(5) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities, provided that any such addition, change or elimination (A) shall neither (i) apply to any Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor
(ii) modify the rights of the Holder of any such Security with respect to such provision or (B) shall become effective only when there is no such Security Outstanding; or
(6) to add a New Guarantor by way of a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture or to release a Guarantor as permitted by and in accordance with the requirements of this Indenture; or
(7) to secure the Securities (pursuant to the requirements of Section 1008 or otherwise); or
(8) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as contemplated by Section 201 or 301; or
(9) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 611; or
(10) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture, provided that such action pursuant to this clause (10) shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect; or
(11) to conform the text of the Securities of any series to any provision of the description of such Securities in the offering document used in connection with the offering of such Securities to the extent that such provisions were intended to be a verbatim recitation of any provision of such Securities; or
(12) to make any other change that does not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of the Securities in any material respect.
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Section 902. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders.
With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, the Issuer or a Guarantor, when authorized by a Board Resolution of the Issuer or such Guarantor, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby,
(1) Change the Stated Maturity of, or any installment of, the principal, premium (if any) or rate of interest on the Outstanding Securities or the rate of interest on
the Outstanding Securities or change any obligation to pay Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts on the Outstanding Securities;
(2) Change the place or currency of payment on the Outstanding Securities;
(3) Impair the ability of any Holder to sue for payment;
(4) Reduce the amount of principal payable upon acceleration of the maturity of the Outstanding Securities following an Event of Default;
(5) Reduce any amounts due on the Outstanding Securities;
(6) Reduce the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities the consent of the Holders of which is needed to modify or amend this Indenture;
(7) Reduce the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series the consent of the Holders of which is needed to waive compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or to waive certain defaults;
(8) Modify in a way that adversely affects Holders any other aspect of the provisions dealing with modification of or waiver under this Indenture;
(9) Reduce the premium payable upon a Change of Control or, at any time after a Change of Control Triggering Event has occurred, amend, change or modify in any material respect the obligations of the Issuer to make and complete the Change of Control Offer;
(10) Waive a default or an Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on the Securities (except a rescission of acceleration of any series of Securities by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);
(11) Subordinate the Securities of any series or the Guarantees as applicable to such series to any other obligation of the Issuer or any of the Guarantors;
(12) Modify in a way that adversely affects Holders the terms and conditions of the Guarantors payment obligations (including with respect to Additional Amounts) under the Securities;
(13) Release any Guarantee (other than in accordance with this Indenture); or
(14) Change the provisions of this Section 902.
A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of
such series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.
It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.
Section 903. Execution of Supplemental Indentures.
In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 601 and 603) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 102, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that all conditions precedent to such execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture have been satisfied. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Section 904. 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, except to the extent, if any, therein expressly provided otherwise.
Section 905. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.
Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Issuer shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Issuer, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Issuer, and such Securities may be authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series.
ARTICLE TEN
COVENANTS
Section 1001. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.
The Issuer covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of Securities that it shall duly and punctually pay the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of such series (and any Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in respect thereof) in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if on such date the Trustee or the Paying Agent
holds, in accordance with this Indenture, money sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due. The Issuer agrees to deposit such funds with the Trustee or Paying Agent one Business Day prior to the date on which such principal, premium, if any, and interest is due.
Section 1002. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Issuer shall maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an office or agency where Securities of such series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of such series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Securities of such series and this Indenture may be served; provided that no Security Register shall be located in the United Kingdom or Australia. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. The Company initially designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as such office or agency. If at any time the Issuer 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, and the Issuer hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.
The Issuer may also from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities, designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities of one or more series 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 Issuer of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes.
The Issuer 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.
Section 1003. Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust.
If the Issuer or a Guarantor shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, it shall, on or before each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest on any of the Securities of such series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal and any premium and interest (and Additional Amounts and Successor Additional Amounts) so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of its action or failure so to act.
Whenever the Issuer shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it shall, on or prior to each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest (and Additional Amounts and Successor Additional Amounts) on any Securities of such series, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amount and with sufficient time to meet any applicable payment system deadline to make such payment in respect of the Securities of each such series, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such principal or any premium or interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of its action or failure so to act.
The Issuer shall cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent shall (1) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on Securities in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided, (2) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Issuer (or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series) in the making of any payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on the Securities of such series or any Guarantee and (3) during the continuance of any default by the Issuer or a Guarantor (or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series) in the making of any payment in respect of the Securities of such series or any Guarantee, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent for payment in respect of the Securities of such series or such Guarantee(s).
The Issuer may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Issuer Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Issuer or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Issuer or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Issuer or a Guarantor, in trust for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) has become due and payable shall, upon receipt of a Issuer Request, be paid to the Issuer or a Guarantor by the Trustee or such Paying Agent, or (if then held by the Issuer or a Guarantor) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Issuer or a Guarantor for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Issuer or such Guarantor as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease.
Section 1004. Statement by Officers as to Default.
The Parent Guarantor shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Issuer ending after the date hereof, an Officers Certificate of the Parent Guarantor stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signers thereof the Issuer and the Guarantors are in compliance with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and, if the Issuer or a Guarantor shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge.
Section 1005. Existence.
Subject to Article Eight, the Issuer and each Guarantor shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its respective corporate existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises necessary to conduct its business; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to preserve any such right or franchise if the Board of Directors of such Person shall determine in a Board Resolution that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of its business and that the loss thereof would not have a material adverse effect on such Persons ability to perform its obligations under this Indenture or any Securities or Guarantees.
Section 1006. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.
The Issuer and each Guarantor shall pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, (1) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon it or upon the income, profits or property of it, and (2) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid, would by law become a lien upon the property of the Issuer or such Guarantor; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim (A) whose amount, applicability or validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, or (B) where the failure to pay or discharge or to cause to be paid or discharged such tax, assessment, charge or claim would (in the opinion of any two Authorized Officers and/or Directors of the Issuer set forth in an Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee) not (i) result in a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) have an adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of the Securities or the Guarantees.
Section 1007. Additional Amounts.
All payments of, or in respect of, principal of, and any premium and interest on, the Securities, and all payments pursuant to any Guarantee, shall be made without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of the United States (including the District of Columbia and any state, possession or territory thereof), Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction in which the Issuer or any Guarantor is or becomes a resident for tax purposes (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) or through which the Issuer or any Guarantor makes payment on the Securities or any Guarantee (each a Relevant Jurisdiction) or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any of the foregoing, unless such taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges are required by the law of the Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, to be withheld or deducted. In that event, the Issuer or the Guarantors, as applicable, shall pay such additional amounts (Additional Amounts) as will result (after deduction of such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges and any additional taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges payable in respect of such Additional Amounts) in the payment to the holder of each Security of the amounts which would have been payable in respect of such Security or Guarantee had no such withholding or deduction been required, except that no Additional Amounts shall be so payable for or on account of:
(1) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the fact that such Holder or beneficial owner of the Security:
(a) was a resident, domiciliary or national of, or engaged in business or maintained a permanent establishment or was physically present in, the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction or otherwise had some connection with the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction other than the mere ownership of, or receipt of payment under, such Security or Guarantee;
(b) presented such Security or Guarantee for payment in any Relevant Jurisdiction, unless such Security or Guarantee could not have been presented for payment elsewhere;
(c) presented such Security or Guarantee (where presentation is required) more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the payment in respect of such Security or Guarantee first became due and payable or provided for, whichever is later, except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts if it had presented such Security or Guarantee for payment on any day within such period of thirty (30) days; or
(d) with respect to any withholding or deduction of taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges imposed by the United States, or any of its territories or any political subdivision thereof or any taxing authority thereof or therein, is or was with respect to the United States a citizen or resident of the United States, treated as a resident of the United States, present in the United States, engaged in business in the United States, a Person with a permanent establishment or fixed base in the United States, a ten percent shareholder of the Issuer or a Guarantor, a passive foreign investment company, or a controlled foreign corporation, or has or has had some other connection with the United States (other than the mere receipt of a payment or the ownership of holding a Security);
(2) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge or any withholding or deduction on account of such tax, assessment or other government charge;
(3) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from payments of (or in respect of) principal of, or any premium and interest on, the Securities or the Guarantees thereof;
(4) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld by reason of the failure to comply in a timely manner by the Holder of such Security or, in the case of a Global Security, the beneficial owner of such Global Note, with a timely request of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any Paying Agent addressed to such Holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, (a) to provide information concerning the nationality, residence or identity of such Holder or
such beneficial owner or (b) to make any declaration or other similar claim or satisfy any information or reporting requirement, which, in the case of (a) or (b), is required or imposed by a statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as a precondition to exemption from all or part of such withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge (including without limitation the filing of an IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI or W-9);
(5) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is imposed or withheld by or by reason of the Australian Commissioner of Taxation giving a notice under section 255 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) of Australia or section 260-5 of Schedule 1 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) of Australia or under a similar provision;
(6) any taxes imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of the holder or beneficial owner of the Securities to comply with (a) the requirements of FATCA, as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), the U.S. Treasury regulations issued thereunder or any official interpretation thereof or any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471 of the Code, (b) any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction or relating to any intergovernmental agreement between the United States and any other jurisdiction, which, in either case, facilitates the implementation of clause (a) above and (c) any agreement pursuant to the implementation of clauses (a) and (b) above with the IRS, the U.S. government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction; or
(7) any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6);
nor shall Additional Amounts be paid to any such Holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent such payment on a Security or Guarantee would, under the laws of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, be treated as being derived or received for tax purposes by a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had it been the Holder of the Security or Guarantee.
Whenever there is mentioned, in any context, any payment of or in respect of the principal of, or any premium or interest on, any Security of any series (or any payments pursuant to the Guarantees thereof), such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts provided for in this Indenture to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to this Indenture, and any express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in any provisions of this Indenture shall not be construed as excluding Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in those provisions of this Indenture where such express mention is not made.
At least ten (10) days prior to each date on which any payment under or with respect to the Securities is due and payable, if the Issuer shall be obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to such payment, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee and the principal Paying Agent an Officers Certificate stating the fact that such Additional Amounts will be payable and the amounts so payable and will set forth such other information necessary to enable the Trustee and such Paying Agent to pay such Additional Amounts to the Holders on the payment date; provided, however, that if ten (10) days prior to each date on which any such payment is due and payable the amount of such payment has not yet been determined, the Issuer shall notify the Trustee of such amount promptly after such amount has been determined.
Section 1008. Limitation on Liens
For so long as any of the Securities or the Guarantees are outstanding, the Parent Guarantor shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, create, assume, incur, issue or otherwise have outstanding any Lien upon, or with respect to, any of the present or future business, property, undertaking, assets or revenues (including, without limitation, any Equity Interests and uncalled capital), whether now owned or hereafter acquired (together, assets) of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, to secure any Indebtedness, unless the Securities and Guarantees are secured by such Lien equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Indebtedness, except for the following, to which this covenant shall not apply:
(1) Liens on assets securing Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary outstanding on the Issue Date;
(2) Liens on assets securing Indebtedness owing to the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary (other than a Project Subsidiary);
(3) Liens existing on any asset prior to the acquisition of such asset by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary after the Issue Date, provided that (i) such Lien has not been created in anticipation of such asset being so acquired, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other asset of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets other than Equity Interests, after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets covered by such Lien on the date of such acquisition of such assets, (iii) such Lien shall secure only the Indebtedness secured by such Lien on the date of such acquisition of such asset and (iv) such Lien shall be discharged within one year of the date of acquisition of such asset or such later date as may be the date of the maturity of the Indebtedness that such Lien secures if such Indebtedness is fixed interest rate indebtedness that provides a commercial financial advantage to the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiaries;
(4) Liens on any assets of a Person that becomes a Subsidiary (or of any Person not previously a Subsidiary that is merged or consolidated with or into a Subsidiary) after the Issue Date that existed prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated), provided that (i) such Lien has not been created in anticipation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary (or such merger or consolidation), (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other asset of the Parent Guarantor or
any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets other than Equity Interests, after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets covered by such Lien on the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated), (iii) such Lien shall secure only the Indebtedness secured by such Lien on the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated) and (iv) such Lien shall be discharged within one year of the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated) or such later date as may be the date of the maturity of the Indebtedness that such Lien secures if such Indebtedness is fixed interest rate indebtedness that provides a commercial financial advantage to the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiaries;
(5) Liens created to secure Indebtedness, directly or indirectly, incurred for the purpose of purchasing Equity Interests or other assets (other than real or personal property of the type contemplated by clause (6) below), provided that (i) such Lien shall secure only such Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of purchasing such assets, (ii) such Lien shall apply only to the assets so purchased (and to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets other than Equity Interests, any subsequently after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets so purchased) and (iii) such Lien shall be discharged within two years of such Lien being granted;
(6) Liens created to secure Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of acquiring or developing any real or personal property or for some other purpose in connection with the acquisition or development of such property, provided that (i) such Lien shall secure only such Indebtedness, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other assets of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the property so acquired or developed and (iii) the rights of the holder of the Indebtedness secured by such Lien shall be limited to the property that is subject to such Lien, it being the intention that the holder of such Lien shall not have any recourse to the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiaries personally or to any other property of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(7) Liens for any borrowings from any financial institution for the purpose of financing any import or export contract in respect of which any part of the price receivable is guaranteed or insured by such financial institution carrying on an export credit guarantee or insurance business, provided that (i) such Lien applies only to the assets that are the subject of such import or export contract and (ii) the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the amount so guaranteed or insured;
(8) Liens for Indebtedness from an international or governmental development agency or authority to finance the development of a specific project, provided that (i) such Lien is required by applicable law or practice and (ii) the Lien is created only over assets used in or derived from the development of such project;
(9) any Lien created in favor of co-venturers of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary pursuant to any agreement relating to an unincorporated joint venture, provided that (i) such Lien applies only to the Equity Interests in, or the assets of, such
unincorporated joint venture and (ii) such Lien secures solely the payment of obligations arising under such agreement;
(10) Liens over goods and products, or documents of title to goods and products, arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with letters of credit and similar transactions, provided that such Liens secure only the acquisition cost or selling price (and amounts incidental thereto) of such goods and products required to be paid within 180 days;
(11) Liens arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of business of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(12) Liens created by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary over a Project Asset of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, provided that such Lien secures only (i) in the case of a Lien over assets referred to in clause (a) of the definition of Project Assets, Limited Recourse Indebtedness incurred by the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary or (ii) in the case of a Lien over Equity Interests referred to in clause (b) of the definition of Project Assets, Limited Recourse Indebtedness incurred by the direct Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary;
(13) Liens arising under any netting or set-off arrangement entered into by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its banking arrangements for the purpose of netting debit and credit balances of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(14) Liens incurred in connection with any extension, renewal, replacement or refunding (together, a refinancing) of any Lien permitted in clauses (1) through (13) above and any successive refinancings thereof permitted by this clause (12) (each, an Existing Security), provided that (i) such Liens do not extend to any asset that was not expressed to be subject to the Existing Security, (ii) the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such Liens does not exceed the principal amount of Indebtedness that was outstanding and secured by the Existing Security at the time of such refinancing and (iii) any refinancing of an Existing Security incurred in accordance with clauses (3) through (5) above (and any subsequent refinancings thereof permitted by this clause (12)) will not affect the obligation to discharge such Liens within the time frames that applied to such Existing Security at the time it was first incurred (as specified in the applicable clause);
(15) any Lien arising as a result of a Change in Lease Accounting Standard; and
(16) other Liens by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary securing Indebtedness, provided that, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence or assumption of any such Lien or the incurrence of any Indebtedness secured thereby, the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor and any Subsidiary secured by any Liens pursuant to this clause (13) shall not exceed 10% of Total Tangible Assets at such time.
Section 1009. Offer to Purchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event.
Any Securities of any series that require that the Issuer make an offer to purchase upon a Change of Control Triggering Event shall be purchased by the Issuer in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of such series) in accordance with this Section 1009. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, unless the Issuer has previously exercised its right to redeem the Securities in accordance with their respective terms, each Holder of Securities of such series will have the right to require the Issuer to purchase all or a portion of such Holders Securities pursuant to the offer described below (the Change of Control Offer), at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase, subject to the rights of Holders of the Securities on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.
Within 30 days following the date upon which the Change of Control Triggering Event occurred, or at the Issuers option, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the pending Change of Control, the Issuer shall send, by first class mail, a notice to each Holder of Securities of such series, with a copy to the Trustee, which notice shall govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer. Such notice 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 1009 of this Indenture;
(ii) that the Issuer is required to offer to purchase all of the outstanding principal amount of Securities, the purchase price and, that on the date specified in such notice, which date shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law (the Change of Control Payment Date), the Issuer shall repurchase the Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to this Section 1009;
(iii) if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, shall state that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned on the Change of Control being consummated on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date;
(iv) that any Security not tendered or accepted for payment shall continue to accrue interest;
(v) that Securities accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date;
(vi) that Holders electing to have a Security purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer may elect to have all, or any portion of such Security, purchased;
(vii) that Holders of Securities of such series electing to have Securities purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer shall be required to surrender their Securities, with the form entitled Option of Holder to Elect Purchase on the reverse of the relevant Security, or such other customary documents of surrender and transfer as the Issuer may reasonably request, duly completed, or transfer the relevant Security by book-entry transfer, to the paying agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the Change of Control Payment Date;
(viii) that Holders whose Securities are purchased only in part shall be issued new Securities equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer); and
(ix) the CUSIP number, if any, printed on the Securities being repurchased and that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Securities.
The Issuer shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for such an offer made by the Issuer and such third party purchases all corresponding Securities of such series properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer.
The Issuer shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of Securities pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 1009, the Issuer shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall be deemed not to have breached its obligations under this Indenture by virtue thereof.
Section 1010. New Guarantors.
The Parent Guarantor covenants and agrees that if any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor that is not a Guarantor becomes a Relevant Guarantor, then within 30 days of such Subsidiary becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Parent Guarantor shall cause such Relevant Guarantor to also become a Subsidiary Guarantor (each, a New Guarantor) of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities by having the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee delivering a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 days, provided that such New Guarantors Guarantee may contain any limitation required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor.
Upon execution and delivery by the New Guarantor of its New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture and any other documents provided for in this Section 1010, the New Guarantor shall be a Guarantor for the purposes of this Indenture (and shall be deemed to be added to the list of Guarantors contained in Schedule 1 hereto) and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on all Outstanding Securities. In connection therewith, (i) the rights and
obligations of such New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor and (ii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
Section 1011. Waiver of Certain Covenants.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of any series, the Issuer may, with respect to the Securities, omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in any of Sections 1005, 1008 or 1009 (subject to Section 902(9)), if before the time for such compliance the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision or condition shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 1012. Stamp, Documentary and Similar Taxes.
The Issuer and the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to pay all stamp, documentary or similar duties, taxes or fees which may be payable in respect of the execution and delivery or the enforcement of this Indenture, any Guarantee or any Security and the execution and delivery (but not the transfer) or the enforcement of any of the Securities or Guarantees in the United States or of any amendment of, supplement to, or waiver or consent under or with respect to, this Indenture, any Guarantee or any Security, and to pay any value added, goods and services or similar tax due and payable in respect of reimbursement of costs and expenses by the Issuer pursuant to this Section 1012, and shall save the Trustee and each Holder to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law harmless against any loss or liability resulting from nonpayment or delay in payment of such tax required to be paid by the Issuer and the Guarantors hereunder; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to pay any such duty, tax or fee to the extent such nonpayment or delay in payment results from any action or inaction of the Trustee.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
Section 1101. Applicability of Article.
The Securities of any series that are redeemable may be redeemed, in whole or in part from time to time, before their Stated Maturity and shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of such series) in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
Section 1102. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.
The election of the Issuer to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities. In case of any redemption at the election of the Issuer of less than all the Securities of any series (including any such redemption affecting only a single Security), the Issuer shall, at least 60 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Issuer (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed and, if applicable, of the tenor of the Securities to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities established as contemplated by Section 301, the Issuer shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction.
Section 1103. Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed.
If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed (unless such redemption affects only a single Security, in which case this Section 1103 shall not apply), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days or less than 30 days prior to the Redemption Date, from the Outstanding Securities of such series not previously called for redemption, either (i) in compliance with the requirement of the applicable clearing systems, if the Securities are held through any clearing systems, or (ii) by the Trustee on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee deems fair and appropriate, if the Securities are not held through any clearing systems, and in either case which may provide for the selection for redemption of a portion of the principal amount of any Security of such series, provided that the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of any Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.
The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer in writing of the Securities selected for redemption as aforesaid and, in case of any Securities selected for partial redemption as aforesaid, the principal amounts thereof to be redeemed.
The provisions of the two preceding paragraphs shall not apply with respect to any redemption affecting only a single Security, whether such Security is to be redeemed in whole or in part. In the case of any such redemption in part, the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of the Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.
For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amounts of such Securities which has been or is to be redeemed.
Section 1104. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at his address appearing in the Security Register.
All notices of redemption shall state:
(1) the Redemption Date,
(2) the Redemption Price and the amount of any accrued and unpaid interest payable on the Redemption Date,
(3) the CUSIP or other identifying number of such Securities to be redeemed,
(4) if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of more than a single Security are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption of any such Securities, the principal amounts) of the particular Securities to be redeemed and, if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of a single Security are to be redeemed, the principal amount of the particular Security to be redeemed,
(5) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price (together with any accrued and unpaid interest payable on the Redemption Date) will become due and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable, that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date, and
(6) the place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price, and accrued interest, if any.
Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Issuer shall be given by the Issuer or, at the Issuers request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Issuer.
Section 1105. Deposit of Redemption Price.
Not later than one Business Day prior to any Redemption Date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Issuer is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 1003) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on, all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date.
Section 1106. Securities Payable on Redemption Date.
Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price applicable thereto, and from and after such date (unless the Issuer shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon
surrender of any such Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Issuer at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301, installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Record Date according to their terms and the provisions of Section 307.
If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal and any premium shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in the terms of the Security established as contemplated by Section 301.
Section 1107. Securities Redeemed in Part.
Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at a Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Issuer or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series and of like tenor, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered.
Section 1108. Optional Redemption Due to Changes in Tax Treatment.
Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, if, as the result of (a) any change in or any amendment to the laws, regulations or published tax rulings of any Relevant Jurisdiction, or of any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, affecting taxation, or (b) any change in the official administration, application or interpretation by a relevant court or tribunal, government or government authority of any Relevant Jurisdiction of such laws, regulations or published tax rulings either generally or in relation to the Securities or the Guarantees, which change or amendment is proposed and becomes effective on or after the later of (x) the original issue date of such Securities or Guarantees or (y) the date on which a jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Jurisdiction (whether by consolidation, merger or transfer of assets of the Issuer or any Guarantor, change in place of payment on the Securities or Guarantees or otherwise) or which change in official administration, application or interpretation shall not have been available to the public prior to such original issue date or the date on which such jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Jurisdiction (whichever is later), the Issuer or the Guarantors would be required to pay any Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 1007 of this Indenture or the terms of any Guarantee in respect of interest on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date (assuming, in the case of the Guarantors, a payment in respect of such interest was required to be made by the Guarantors under the Guarantees thereof on such Interest Payment Date and the Guarantors would be unable, for reasons outside their control, to procure payment by the Issuer), and the obligation to pay Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the use of commercially reasonable measures available to the Issuer or to the applicable Guarantor, as the case may be, the Issuer may, at its
option, redeem all (but not less than all) of the Securities in respect of which such Additional Amounts would be so payable at any time, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days written notice as provided in Sections 1102 and 1104, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest due thereon up to, but not including, the date fixed for redemption; provided, however, that:
(1) no such notice of redemption may be given earlier than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts were a payment in respect of the Securities or the applicable Guarantee thereof then due, and
(2) at the time any such redemption notice is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts must remain in effect.
Prior to the publication or mailing of any notice of any redemption of any Securities pursuant to this Section, the Issuer, the applicable Guarantor or any Person with whom the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor has consolidated or merged, or to whom the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor has conveyed or transferred or leased all or substantially all of its properties or assets (the successor Person in any such transaction, a Successor Person), as the case may be, shall provide the Trustee with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the conditions precedent to the right of the Issuer to redeem such Securities pursuant to this Section have occurred and a certificate signed by a Director or an Authorized Officer stating that the obligation to pay Additional Amounts with respect of such Securities cannot be avoided by taking measures that the Issuer, the applicable Guarantor or the Successor Person, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Issuer or the Successor Person, as the case may be, believes in good faith are commercially reasonable.
ARTICLE TWELVE
DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
Section 1201. Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The Issuer or the Guarantors may, at any time, elect to have either Section 1202 or Section 1203 be applied to all the Outstanding Securities of any series designated pursuant to Section 301 as being defeasible pursuant to this Article Twelve, upon compliance with the applicable requirements provided pursuant to Section 301 and upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article Twelve. Any such election shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities.
Section 1202. Defeasance and Discharge.
Upon the Issuers or Guarantors exercise of the option provided in Section 1201 to have this Section 1202 applied to the Outstanding Securities of any series, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall be deemed to have been discharged from their respective obligations with respect to all the Outstanding Securities of any series, as provided in this Section 1202 on and after the date the applicable conditions set forth in Section 1204 are satisfied (hereinafter called
Defeasance) with respect to such Securities. For this purpose, such Defeasance means that the Issuer shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the Outstanding Securities of such series and to have satisfied all of its other obligations under the Securities of such series and this Indenture insofar as the Securities of such series are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), subject to the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (1) the rights of Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series to receive, solely from the trust fund described in Section 1204 and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on such Securities of such series when payments are due, (2) the Issuers and each Guarantors obligations with respect to such Securities of such series under Sections 304, 305, 306, 1002, 1003 and 1007, (3) the rights (including without limitation, the rights set forth in Section 607), powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and (4) this Article. Subject to compliance with this Article, the Issuer or a Guarantor may defease any Securities pursuant to this Section notwithstanding the prior Covenant Defeasance of such Securities pursuant to Section 1203.
Section 1203. Covenant Defeasance.
Upon the Issuers or a Guarantors exercise of the option provided in Section 1201 to have this Section 1203 applied to the Outstanding Securities of any series, on and after the date the applicable conditions set forth in Section 1204 are satisfied (hereinafter called Covenant Defeasance) with respect to the Outstanding Securities of any series, pursuant to this Section 1203, (1) the Issuer and the Guarantors shall be released from their respective obligations under Section 801, 1008, 1009, 1010 and 1301, and (2) the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 501(3), 501(4), 501(5) or 501(7)(a) with respect to any obligations referred to in clause (1) of this Section 1203 shall be deemed not to be or result in an Event of Default, in each case with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series as provided in this Section. For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that the Issuer and the Guarantors may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such specified Section (to the extent so specified in the case of Section 501(4)), whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or Article or by reason of any reference in any such Section or Article to any other provision herein or in any other document, but the remainder of this Indenture and the Securities of such series shall be unaffected thereby.
Section 1204. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The following shall be the conditions to the Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202 or the Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203 of the Outstanding Securities of any series:
(1) The Issuer or a Guarantor shall elect by Board Resolution to effect a Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202 or a Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203.
(2) The Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee which satisfies the requirements contemplated by Section 609 and agrees to comply with the provisions of this Article applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the
following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series, (a) money in an amount, (b) U.S. Government Obligations that through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, money in an amount or (c) a combination thereof, in each case, sufficient to pay all the principal of, and any premium and interest (and any Additional Amounts then known) on the Outstanding Securities of such series and any Additional Amounts then known thereon on the respective Stated Maturities, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Securities of such series. As used herein, U.S. Government Obligations means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable at the issuers option.
(3) In the event of a Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202, the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (x) the Issuer or such Guarantor has received from, or there has been published by, the IRS a ruling or (y) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. Federal income tax law, in either case (x) or (y) to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Securities of such series and will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, Defeasance and discharge to be effected with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit, Defeasance and discharge were not to occur.
(4) In the event of a Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203, the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Securities of such series will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and Covenant Defeasance to be effected with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit and Covenant Defeasance were not to occur.
(5) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) (assuming all Securities are in default within the meaning of such Act and that such Act applied to this Indenture).
(6) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in the trust arising from such deposit constituting an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act unless such trust shall be registered under such Act or exempt from registration thereunder.
(7) The Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an
Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent with respect to such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.
(8) All amounts due and owing to the Trustee and its counsel shall have been paid in full.
Section 1205. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions.
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee or other qualifying trustee (solely for purposes of this Section and Section 1206, the Trustee and any such other trustee are referred to collectively as the Trustee) pursuant to Section 1204 in respect of any Outstanding Securities shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any such Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Securities, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal and any premium and interest, but money so held in trust need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
The Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the Trustee or the trust created hereby with respect to the U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 1204 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders or beneficial owners of such Outstanding Securities.
Anything in this Article to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Issuer or the Guarantors, as the case may be, from time to time upon an Issuer Request any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 1204 with respect to any Securities which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect the Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, with respect to such Securities.
Section 1206. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with this Article with respect to any Securities by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the obligations under this Indenture and such Securities from which the Issuer has been discharged or released pursuant to Section 1202 or 1203 shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article with respect to such Securities, until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all money held in trust pursuant to Section 1205 with respect to such Securities in accordance with this Article; provided, however, that if the Issuer or a Guarantor makes any payment of principal of or any premium or interest on any such Security following such reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuer or a Guarantor shall
be subrogated to the rights (if any) of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money so held in trust.
ARTICLE THIRTEEN
GUARANTEE
Section 1301. Guarantee.
The Guarantors jointly and severally hereby fully and unconditionally guarantee to each Holder of a Security of each series authenticated and delivered by the Trustee the due and punctual payment of the principal (including any amount due in respect of original issue discount) of and any premium and interest on such Security (and any Additional Amounts and other amounts payable by the Issuer in respect thereof), when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of such Security and of this Indenture. The Guarantors jointly and severally hereby agree to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the compensation (as per the fee proposal agreed upon between the Issuer and the Trustee) and reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents, officers, employees and directors, and any other amounts, including indemnification amounts, due to the Trustee under Section 607. The Guarantors each hereby agree that its obligations hereunder shall be as if it were a principal debtor and not merely a surety, and shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of, and shall be unaffected by, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of any Security of any series or this Indenture, any failure to enforce the provisions of any Security of any series or this Indenture, any waiver, modification or indulgence granted to the Issuer with respect thereto, by the Holder of any Security of any series or the Trustee, or any other circumstances which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or guarantor; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, modification or indulgence shall, without the consent of the Guarantors, increase the principal amount of a Security or the interest rate thereon or increase any premium payable upon redemption thereof. The Guarantors each hereby waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Issuer, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer, the benefit of discussion, protest or notice with respect to any Security or the indebtedness evidenced thereby or with respect of any sinking fund payment required pursuant to the terms of a Security issued under this Indenture and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that its Guarantee will not be discharged with respect to any Security except by payment in full of the principal thereof and any premium and interest thereon or as provided in Article Four, Section 802 or Article Thirteen. The Guarantors each further agree that, as between such Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, the Maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article Five hereof for the purposes of its Guarantee, but not in the case of any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby.
The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder will be limited (i) to the maximum amount as will, taking into account, in addition to such obligations of each Guarantor, all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor and any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under
its Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution obligations under this Indenture, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable law nor leading to a breach of the rules governing financial assistance, corporate purpose, ultra vires, impairment of statutory capital or similar capital restrictions under applicable law and/or (ii) to the extent otherwise necessary so that such obligations do not constitute a breach of applicable law.
The Guarantors shall be subrogated to all rights of each Holder of Securities against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid to such Holder by the Guarantors pursuant to the provisions of these Guarantees; provided, however, that the Guarantors shall not be entitled to enforce, or to receive any payments arising out of or based upon, such right of subrogation until the principal of and any premium and interest on all the Securities of the same series and of like tenor shall have been paid in full.
No past, present or future stockholder, officer, director, employee or incorporator of any Guarantor shall have any personal liability under the Guarantees set forth in this Section 1301 by reason of his or its status as such stockholder, officer, director, employee or incorporator.
The Guarantees set forth in this Section 1301 shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose with respect to a Security until the certificate of authentication on such Security shall have been signed by or on behalf of the Trustee.
For the avoidance of doubt, the fact that none of the Guarantors (including, without limitation, any New Guarantors) have or will execute any Security, or any notation of their Guarantees on any Security, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee shall in no way affect or limit such Guarantors Guarantee under this Section 1301.
Section 1302. Release of Subsidiary Guarantors.
Any or all of the Subsidiary Guarantors may be released at any time from their respective Guarantees and other obligations under this Indenture without the consent of any Holder. Such release shall occur upon or concurrently with the Subsidiary Guarantor no longer being a Relevant Guarantor and the delivery of an Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee certifying the same, provided that, at the time of such release, no default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
Concurrently with the delivery of such Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee and without any further act of any other party, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released from its Guarantee and other obligations under this Indenture and shall have no further liability or responsibility under the Securities or this Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the release of a Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor as a Subsidiary Guarantor shall not preclude such Subsidiary subsequently becoming a Guarantor if, while the Securities are Outstanding, such Subsidiary becomes a Relevant Guarantor subsequent to such release.
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This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
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Schedule 1
Guarantors
1. Amcor plc
2. Amcor Finance (USA), Inc.
3. Amcor Pty Ltd
4. Bemis Company, Inc.
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ANNEX A
[FORM OF NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE]
This [ ] NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of [ ], [ ] (the Supplemental Indenture), among Amcor UK Finance plc, a public company incorporated in England and Wales with limited liability (herein called the Issuer), as Issuer, [ ], a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of [ ] (herein called the New Guarantor), having its principal office at [ ], and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee under the Indenture (as defined below) (herein called the Trustee).
RECITALS
The Issuer, Amcor plc (the Parent Guarantor), Amcor Finance (USA), Inc., Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis Company, Inc. (each, an Initial Subsidiary Guarantor, and together with the Parent Guarantor, the Original Guarantors) and the Trustee have entered into an Indenture dated as of [·], 2020, as amended from time to time, (herein called the Indenture), providing for the issuance of Securities. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Supplemental Indenture have the same meaning provided in the Indenture.
Section 1010 of the Indenture provides that if any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor which is not a Guarantor becomes a Relevant Guarantor, then within 30 days of such Subsidiary becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Parent Guarantor shall cause that Subsidiary to also become a Guarantor of all amounts due and owing on the Securities Outstanding under the Indenture by such New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee executing and delivering a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 days.
The entry into this Supplemental Indenture by the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee is in all respects authorized by the provisions of the Indenture.
All things necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee and a valid amendment of and supplement to the Indenture have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH, the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee each hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
Section 101. New Guarantor under the Indenture.
For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantor hereby agrees with the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of any Securities Outstanding under the Indenture that concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture by the New Guarantor it shall become a Guarantor for the purposes of the Indenture and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on
the Securities Outstanding under this Indenture. In connection therewith, (i) the New Guarantor hereby unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee the due and punctual payment of the principal (including any amount due in respect of original issue discount) of and any premium and interest on such Security (and any Additional Amounts and other amounts payable by the Issuer in respect thereof), when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of such Security and of the Indenture, including (without limitation) Article Thirteen of the Indenture, (ii) the rights and obligations of the New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor under the Indenture and (iii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
[Insert any guarantee limitations required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor]
Section 102. Notices.
The New Guarantor agrees that all notices that may be delivered pursuant to the Indenture may be delivered to it at the following address:
Address:
Attention:
Facsimile:
Section 103. Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.
The New Guarantor hereby appoints [ ] acting through its office at [ ], New York, New York as its authorized agent (the Authorized Agent) upon which process may be served in any legal action or proceeding against it with respect to its obligations under the Indenture or its Guarantee, as the case may be, instituted in any federal or state court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by the Holder of any Security and agrees that service of process Upon such authorized agent, together with written notice of said service to the New Guarantor by the Person serving the same addressed as provided in Section 102 hereof, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the New Guarantor in any such legal action or proceeding, and the New Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such legal action or proceeding and waives any objection it may have to the laying of the venue of any such legal action or proceeding. Such appointment shall be irrevocable until all amounts in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest due and to become due on or in respect of all the Securities issued under the Indenture have been paid by the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case
may be, to the Trustee pursuant to the terms thereof, the Securities and the Guarantees; provided, however, that upon release of the New Guarantor pursuant to Section 1302 of the Indenture, such New Guarantors appointment of the Authorized Agent under this Section 103 shall be automatically and unconditionally irrevocably terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the New Guarantor reserves the right to appoint another Person located or with an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, selected in its discretion, as a successor Authorized Agent, and upon acceptance of such appointment by such a successor the appointment of the prior Authorized Agent shall terminate. The New Guarantor shall give notice to the Trustee and all Holders of the appointment by it of a successor Authorized Agent. If for any reason [ ] ceases to be able to act as the Authorized Agent or to have an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, the New Guarantor will appoint a successor Authorized Agent in accordance with the preceding sentence. The New Guarantor further agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of such agent in full force and effect until the Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve thereof Service of process upon the Authorized Agent addressed to it at the address set forth above, as such address may be changed within the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by notice given by the Authorized Agent to the Trustee, together with written notice of such service mailed or delivered to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the New Guarantor shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process on the New Guarantor.
ARTICLE TWO
Provisions of General Application
Section 201. Effective Date.
This Supplemental Indenture takes effect when each party has executed
one counterpart of this deed, whether the same or different counterparts (the Effective Date). As of the Effective Date, the New Guarantor shall be deemed to be added to the list of Guarantors contained in Schedule 1 to the Indenture.
Section 202. Governing Law.
This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State; provided, however, that the authorization and execution of this Supplemental Indenture by and on behalf of the New Guarantor, shall be governed by the laws of [Insert jurisdiction of organization of New Guarantor].
This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
[Insert if New Guarantor organized under the laws of Australia][For purposes of Australian law, this Supplemental Indenture has been executed by the New Guarantor as a deed.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
as Trustee, Registrar and Paying Agent
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AMCOR UK FINANCE PLC
The Issuer
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AMCOR PLC
The Parent Guarantor
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AMCOR FINANCE (USA), INC.
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AMCOR PTY LTD
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BEMIS COMPANY, INC.
The Initial Subsidiary Guarantors
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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
The Trustee
Indenture
Subordinated Securities
Dated as of [], 2020
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE ONE |
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DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS |
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OF GENERAL APPLICATION |
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Section 101. |
Definitions |
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Section 102. |
Compliance Certificates and Opinions |
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Section 103. |
Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee |
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Section 104. |
Acts of Holders; Record Dates |
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Section 105. |
Notices, Etc., to the Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors |
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Section 106. |
Notice to Holders; Waiver |
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Section 107. |
Effect of Headings and Table of Contents |
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Section 108. |
Successors and Assigns |
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Section 109. |
Separability Clause |
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Section 110. |
Benefits of Indenture |
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Section 111. |
Governing Law |
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Section 112. |
Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process |
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Section 113. |
Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Section 114. |
Force Majeure |
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Section 115. |
Legal Holidays |
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Section 116. |
Counterparts |
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Section 117. |
FATCA |
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Section 118. |
USA Patriot Act |
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Section 119. |
Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act |
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Section 120. |
Trust Indenture Act Controls |
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ARTICLE TWO |
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SECURITY FORMS |
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Section 201. |
Forms Generally |
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Section 202. |
[Form of Face of Security] |
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Section 203. |
[Form of Reverse of Security] |
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Section 204. |
Form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication |
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ARTICLE THREE |
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THE SECURITIES |
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Section 301. |
Title and Terms; Issuable in Series |
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Section 302. |
Denominations |
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Section 303. |
Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating |
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Section 304. |
Temporary Securities |
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Section 305. |
Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange |
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Section 306. |
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities |
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Section 307. |
Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved |
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Section 308. |
Persons Deemed Owners |
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Section 309. |
Cancellation |
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Section 310. |
Computation of Interest |
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Section 311. |
CUSIP Numbers |
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ARTICLE FOUR |
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SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE |
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Section 401. |
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture |
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Section 402. |
Application of Trust Money |
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Section 403. |
Effect on Subordination Provisions. |
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ARTICLE FIVE |
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REMEDIES |
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Section 501. |
Events of Default |
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Section 502. |
Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment |
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Section 503. |
Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee |
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Section 504. |
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim |
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Section 505. |
Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities |
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Section 506. |
Application of Money Collected |
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Section 507. |
Limitation on Suits |
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Section 508. |
Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest |
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Section 509. |
Restoration of Rights and Remedies |
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Section 510. |
Rights and Remedies Cumulative |
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Section 511. |
Delay or Omission Not Waiver |
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Section 512. |
Control by Holders |
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Section 513. |
Waiver of Past Defaults |
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Section 514. |
Undertaking for Costs |
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Section 515. |
Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws |
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ARTICLE SIX |
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THE TRUSTEE |
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Section 601. |
Certain Duties and Responsibilities |
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Section 602. |
Notice of Defaults |
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Section 603. |
Certain Rights of Trustee |
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Section 604. |
Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities |
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Section 605. |
May Hold Securities |
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Section 606. |
Money Held in Trust |
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Section 607. |
Compensation and Reimbursement |
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Section 608. |
Conflicting Interests |
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Section 609. |
Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility |
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Section 610. |
Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor |
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Section 611. |
Acceptance of Appointment by Successor |
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Section 612. |
Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business |
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Section 613. |
Agents |
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Section 614. |
Appointment of Authenticating Agent |
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Section 615. |
Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company |
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ARTICLE SEVEN |
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HOLDERS LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND ISSUER |
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Section 701. |
Issuer to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders |
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Section 702. |
Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders |
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Section 703. |
Reports by the Issuer. |
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Section 704. |
Reports by Trustee to Holders. |
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ARTICLE EIGHT |
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CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE |
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Section 801. |
Issuer May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms |
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Section 802. |
Successor Substituted |
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ARTICLE NINE |
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SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES |
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Section 901. |
Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders |
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Section 902. |
Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders |
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Section 903. |
Execution of Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 904. |
Effect of Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 905. |
Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures |
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ARTICLE TEN |
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COVENANTS |
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Section 1001. |
Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest |
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Section 1002. |
Maintenance of Office or Agency |
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Section 1003. |
Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust |
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Section 1004. |
Statement by Officers as to Default |
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Section 1005. |
Existence |
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Section 1006. |
Payment of Taxes and Other Claims |
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Section 1007. |
Additional Amounts |
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Section 1008. |
Limitation on Liens |
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Section 1009. |
Offer to Purchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event |
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Section 1010. |
New Guarantors |
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Section 1011. |
Waiver of Certain Covenants |
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Section 1012. |
Stamp, Documentary and Similar Taxes |
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ARTICLE ELEVEN |
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REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES |
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Section 1101. |
Applicability of Article |
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Section 1102. |
Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee |
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Section 1103. |
Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed |
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Section 1104. |
Notice of Redemption |
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Section 1105. |
Deposit of Redemption Price |
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Section 1106. |
Securities Payable on Redemption Date |
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Section 1107. |
Securities Redeemed in Part |
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Section 1108. |
Optional Redemption Due to Changes in Tax Treatment |
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ARTICLE TWELVE |
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DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE |
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Section 1201. |
Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance |
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Section 1202. |
Defeasance and Discharge |
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Section 1203. |
Covenant Defeasance |
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Section 1204. |
Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance |
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Section 1205. |
Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions |
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Section 1206. |
Reinstatement |
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Section 1207. |
Effect on Subordination Provisions |
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ARTICLE THIRTEEN |
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GUARANTEE |
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Section 1301. |
Guarantee |
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Section 1302. |
Release of Subsidiary Guarantors |
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Section 1303. |
Agreement To Subordinate |
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Section 1304. |
No Payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations if Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors in Default |
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Section 1305. |
Distribution On Acceleration Of Securities; Dissolution And Reorganization; Subrogation Of Securities |
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Section 1306. |
Reliance By Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors On Subordination Provisions |
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Section 1307. |
Trustees Relation To Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors |
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Section 1308. |
Other Provisions Subject Hereto |
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ARTICLE FOURTEEN |
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SUBORDINATION OF THE SECURITIES |
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Section 1401. |
Agreement To Subordinate |
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Section 1402. |
No Payment On Securities If Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer In Default |
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Section 1403. |
Distribution On Acceleration Of Securities; Dissolution And Reorganization; Subrogation Of Securities |
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Section 1404. |
Reliance By Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer On Subordination Provisions |
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Section 1405. |
Trustees Relation To Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer |
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Section 1406. |
Other Provisions Subject Hereto |
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ANNEX A FORM OF NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE |
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
TIA Section |
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Indenture Section |
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310 |
(a)(1) |
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609 |
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(a)(2) |
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609 |
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(a)(3) |
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N/A |
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(a)(4) |
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N/A |
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(a)(5) |
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609 |
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(b) |
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608; 609; 610; 611 |
311 |
(a) |
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615 |
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(b) |
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615 |
312 |
(a) |
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701 |
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(b) |
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702 |
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(c) |
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702 |
313 |
(a) |
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704 |
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(b)(1) |
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704 |
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(b)(2) |
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704 |
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(c) |
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106 |
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(d) |
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704 |
314 |
(a) |
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703 |
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(b) |
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N/A |
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(c)(1) |
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102 |
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(c)(2) |
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102 |
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(c)(3) |
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N/A |
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(d) |
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N/A |
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(e) |
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102 |
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(f) |
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N/A |
315 |
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601; 603 |
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(b) |
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602 |
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(c) |
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601 |
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(d) |
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601; 603 |
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(e) |
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514 |
316 |
(a)(1)(A) |
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512 |
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(a)(1)(B) |
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513 |
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(a)(2) |
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N/A |
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(b) |
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508 |
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(c) |
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104 |
317 |
(a)(1) |
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503 |
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(a)(2) |
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504 |
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(b) |
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1003 |
318 |
(a) |
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120 |
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(b) |
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N/A |
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(c) |
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120 |
N/A Means Not Applicable
Note: This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purposes, be deemed to be part of this Indenture.
INDENTURE, dated as of [·], 2020, among Amcor UK Finance plc, a public company incorporated in England and Wales with limited liability (the Issuer), Amcor plc, a public limited company incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands with limited liability (the Parent Guarantor), Amcor Finance (USA), Inc., a Delaware corporation, Amcor Pty Ltd, a company incorporated under the laws of Australia, and Bemis Company, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Missouri (each, an Initial Subsidiary Guarantor, and together with the Parent Guarantor, the Original Guarantors), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee hereunder (the Trustee).
RECITALS OF THE ISSUER
The Issuer has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its subordinated debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (the Securities), to be issued in one or more series as set forth in this Indenture.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Issuer, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
RECITALS OF THE GUARANTORS
Each of the Guarantors has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the Guarantees of the Securities provided for herein.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of each of the Guarantors, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities, as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS
OF GENERAL APPLICATION
Section 101. Definitions.
For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;
(2) all other terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;
(3) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an Article or a Section refers to an Article or a Section, as the case may be, of this Indenture;
(4) the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter;
(5) the words herein, hereof and hereunder and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; and
(6) a reference to any law or to a provision of a law includes any amendments thereto and any successor statutes.
Accounts means the consolidated statement of financial position, consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated cash flow statement of the Group, prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP, together with reports (including directors reports and, if applicable, auditors reports) and notes attached to or intended to be read with any such consolidated financial statements.
Act, when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section 104.
Additional Amounts has the meaning specified in Section 1007.
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 the purposes of this definition, control when used with respect to any specified 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 Member with respect to any Global Security means a member of or participant in the Depositary for such Global Security.
Applicable Procedures means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of a beneficial interest in a Global Security, the rules and procedures of the Depositary for such Global Security, Euroclear and Clearstream to the extent the same are applicable to such transfer or exchange.
Australia means the Commonwealth of Australia.
Authenticating Agent means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant to Section 614 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate the Securities.
Authorized Officer means any person (whether designated by name or the persons for the time being holding a designated office, or whether designated by power of attorney) appointed by or pursuant to a Board Resolution for the purpose, or a particular purpose, of this Indenture, provided that written notice of such appointment shall have been given to the Trustee.
A Person shall be deemed the beneficial owner of, and shall be deemed to beneficially own, any Securities which such Person or any of its Affiliates would be deemed to beneficially own within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act if the references to within 60 days in Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) were omitted.
Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, or any committee of such board duly authorized to act for it in respect hereof.
Board Resolution when used with reference to the Issuer or a Guarantor means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Issuer, such Guarantor to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors (or by a committee of the Board of Directors appointed by such Board of Directors for such purpose) and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York City, United States, London, United Kingdom, Sydney, Australia or Melbourne, Australia are required or authorized to be closed.
Capitalized Lease Obligation means indebtedness represented by obligations under a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and the amount of such indebtedness shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Change in Lease Accounting Standard means, and shall be deemed to have occurred, as of the date of effectiveness of the United States Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 842, Leases (or any other United States Accounting Standards Codification having a similar result or effect) (and related interpretations) and, as applicable, the date of effectiveness of the AASB AAS 16 (Leases).
Change of Control means the occurrence of any one of the following:
(a) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any person (including any person as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than to the Parent Guarantor or one of its Subsidiaries;
(b) the consummation of any transaction (including without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any person (including any person as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) becomes the beneficial owner (as defined
in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor, measured by voting power rather than the number of shares;
(c) the Parent Guarantor consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Parent Guarantor, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor or such other Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the shares of the Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor constitute, or are converted into or exchanged for, a majority of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person immediately after giving effect to such transaction;
(d) the first day on which the majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor cease to be Continuing Directors; or
(e) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Parent Guarantor.
Change of Control Offer has the meaning specified in Section 1009.
Change of Control Trigger Period means, with respect to any Change of Control, the period commencing upon the earlier of (i) the occurrence of such Change of Control or (ii) 60 days prior to the date of the first public announcement of such Change of Control (or pending Change of Control) and ending 60 days following consummation of such Change of Control (which Change of Control Trigger Period will be extended following consummation of a Change of Control for so long as any of the Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer has publicly announced that it is considering a possible ratings change).
Change of Control Triggering Event means with respect to any Change of Control:
(a) if there are two Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer providing ratings for the Securities on the first day of the Change of Control Trigger Period with respect to such Change of Control, both Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer cease to rate the Securities Investment Grade during such Change of Control Trigger Period; and
(b) if there are three Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer providing a rating for the Securities on the first day of the Change of Control Trigger Period with respect to such Change of Control, two or more Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor of the Issuer cease to rate the Securities Investment Grade during such Change of Control Trigger Period.
If there are not at least two Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer providing a rating for the Securities on the first day of any Change of Control Trigger Period, a Change of Control Triggering Event shall be deemed to have occurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Change of Control Triggering Event will be deemed to have occurred in connection with any particular Change of Control unless and until such Change of Control has actually been consummated.
Clearstream means Clearstream Banking S.A.
Code means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission, from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act.
Continuing Director means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor who (a) was a member of such Board of Directors on the date of the issuance of the Securities; or (b) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or election.
Corporate Trust Office means the corporate trust office of the Trustee, currently located at (i) for purposes of surrender, transfer or exchange of any Security, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, c/o DB Services Americas, Inc., 5022 Gate Parkway, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256, Attn: Transfer Department and (ii) for all other purposes, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Trust and Agency Services, 60 Wall Street, 24th Floor, Mail Stop: NYC60-2405, New York, New York 10005, USA, Attn: Corporates Team, Amcor Finance (USA), Inc.
corporation means a corporation, association, company, joint-stock company or business trust.
Covenant Defeasance has the meaning specified in Section 1203.
default has the meaning specified in Section 602.
Defaulted Interest has the meaning specified in Section 307.
Defeasance has the meaning specified in Section 1202.
Depositary means, with respect to Securities of any series issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, DTC until a successor Depositary shall have become such pursuant to this Indenture, and thereafter shall mean a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act that is designated to act as Depositary for such Securities as contemplated by Section 301.
Director means any member of the Board of Directors.
DTC means The Depository Trust Company.
Equity Interests means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests, beneficial interests or other ownership interests, whether voting or nonvoting, in, or interests in the income or profits of, a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing; provided that,
prior to the conversion thereof, debt securities convertible into Equity Interests shall not constitute Equity Interests.
Euroclear means Euroclear Bank SA/NV, as operator of the Euroclear System.
Event of Default has the meaning specified in Section 501.
Exchange Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Expiration Date has the meaning specified in Section 104.
FATCA has the meaning specified in Section 801.
Finance Lease means a finance lease as defined in the Australian Approved Accounting Standard AASB117: Leases.
Fitch means Fitch, Inc., a subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A., and its successors.
Global Security means a Security held by or on behalf of a Depositary and in which beneficial interests are evidenced on the records of such Depositary or its Agent Members.
Group means the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Guarantee means the guarantee by each Guarantor of any Security authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture; provided, however, that the Guarantor providing such Guarantee has not been released as a Guarantor of such Security pursuant to Section 1302 hereof.
Guarantee Subordination Sections shall have the meaning specified in Section 1303.
Guaranteed Securities Obligation shall have the meaning specified in Section 1301.
Guarantors means each Original Guarantor and each New Guarantor, and a reference to Guarantor is a reference to them jointly and each of them severally, in each case until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be a Guarantor. Upon the release of a Guarantor (other than the Parent Guarantor) from its Guarantees of any and all Securities Outstanding under this Indenture, all references to and construction of the terms Guarantors or a Guarantor in this Indenture shall be deemed to refer only to the Guarantors or Guarantor of Securities that remain as parties to this Indenture.
Hedge Agreement means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction, or any option or similar agreement, involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, prices of equity or debt securities or instruments, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or
pricing risk or value, or any similar transaction or combination of the foregoing transactions; provided that any options, rights or shares issued pursuant to any employee share or bonus plan, including any phantom rights or phantom shares, or any similar plans providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Parent Guarantor or its Subsidiaries shall not be a Hedge Agreement.
Holder means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Security Register.
Indebtedness means, with respect to any Person, all obligations of such Person, present or future, actual or contingent, in respect of moneys borrowed or raised or otherwise arising in respect of any financial accommodation whatsoever, including (a) amounts raised by acceptance or endorsement under any acceptance credit or endorsement credit opened on behalf of such Person, (b) any Indebtedness (whether actual or contingent, present or future) of another Person that is guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by such Person or that is secured by any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed by such Person, (c) the net amount actually or contingently (assuming the arrangement was closed out on the relevant day) payable by such Person under or in connection with any Hedge Agreement, (d) liabilities (whether actual or contingent, present or future) in respect of redeemable preferred Equity Interests in such Person or any obligation of such Person incurred to buy back any Equity Interests in such Person, (e) liabilities (whether actual or contingent, present or future) under Finance Leases for which such Person is liable, (f) any liability (whether actual or contingent, present or future) in respect of any letter of credit opened or established on behalf of such Person, (g) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of any asset or service and any related obligation deferred (i) for more than 90 days or (ii) if longer, in respect of trade creditors, for more than the normal period of payment for sale and purchase within the relevant market (but not including any deferred amounts arising as a result of such a purchase being contested in good faith), (h) amounts for which such Person may be liable (whether actually or contingently, presently or in the future) in respect of factored debts or the advance sale of assets for which there is recourse to such Person, (i) all obligations of such Person evidenced by debentures, notes, debenture stock, bonds or other financial instruments, whether issued for cash or a consideration other than cash and in respect of which such Person is liable as drawer, acceptor, endorser, issuer or otherwise, (j) obligations of such Person in respect of notes, bills of exchange or commercial paper or other financial instruments and (k) any indebtedness (whether actual or contingent, present or future) for moneys owing under any instrument entered into by such Person primarily as a method of raising finance and that is not otherwise referred to in this definition. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other Person (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Persons ownership interest in or other relationship with such other Person, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
Indenture means this instrument as originally executed and as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof. The term Indenture shall also include the terms of a particular series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 301.
interest, when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security that by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable after Maturity.
Interest Payment Date, when used with respect to any Security, means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security.
Investment Company Act means the United States Investment Company Act of 1940 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Investment Grade means (a) a rating of Baa3 or better by Moodys (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Moodys); (b) a rating of BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of S&P); (c) a rating of BBB- or better by Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Fitch) or (d) in the event of the Securities being rated by a permitted Substitute Rating Agency, the equivalent of either (a), (b) or (c) by such Substitute Rating Agency.
Issue Date means [·], the date on which Securities were first issued under this Indenture.
Issuer means the Person named as the Issuer in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be the Issuer.
Issuer Request or Issuer Order means a written request or order signed in the name of the Issuer by any of its Directors and/or Authorized Officers, and delivered to the Trustee.
Jersey Companies Law means the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991.
Junior Subordinated Indebtedness or Junior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Guarantor means (i) indebtedness of the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor(s), as applicable, (whether outstanding on the date of this Indenture or thereafter created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed by the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor(s), as applicable) which, pursuant to the terms of the instrument creating or evidencing the same, is subordinate to the Securities in right of payment or in rights upon liquidation.
Lien means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed or other instrument of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest or other encumbrance on, in or of such asset, including any arrangement entered into for the purpose of making particular assets available to satisfy any Indebtedness or other obligation and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, Finance Lease or capital lease or title retention agreement (other than any title retention agreement entered into with a vendor on normal commercial terms in the ordinary course of business) relating to such asset.
Limited Recourse Indebtedness means Indebtedness incurred by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary to finance the creation or development of a Project or proposed
Project of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, provided that, as specified in the terms of such Limited Recourse Indebtedness:
(a) the Person (the Relevant Person) in whose favor such Indebtedness is incurred does not have any right to enforce its rights or remedies (including for any breach of any representation or warranty or obligation) against the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable, or against the Project Assets of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable, in each case, except for the purpose of enforcing a Lien that attaches only to the Project Assets and secures an amount equal to the lesser of the value of the Project Assets of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable encumbered by such Lien and the amount of Indebtedness secured by such Lien; and
(b) the Relevant Person is not permitted or entitled (i) except as and to the extent permitted by clause (a) above, to enforce any right or remedy against, or demand payment or repayment of any amount from, the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary (including for breach of any representation or warranty or obligation), (ii) except as and to the extent permitted by clause (a) above, to commence or enforce any proceedings against the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary or (iii) to apply to wind up, or prove in the winding up of, the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, such that the Relevant Persons only right of recourse in respect of such Indebtedness or such Lien is to the Project Assets encumbered by such Lien.
Maturity, when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as provided therein, or as contemplated by Section 301, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc., a subsidiary of Moodys Corporation, and its successors.
New Guarantor means each Person who becomes a Guarantor in relation to the Securities by executing a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture, in each case unless and until such Guarantor has been released from its Guarantee pursuant to Section 1302.
New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture means an indenture supplemental hereto substantially in the form of Annex A hereto.
Noteholder FATCA Information means, with respect to any Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, information sufficient to eliminate the imposition of, or determine the amount of, U.S. withholding tax under FATCA.
Noteholder Tax Identification Information means properly completed and signed tax certifications (generally, in the case of U.S. Federal Income Tax, IRS Form W-9 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is a United States Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code or the appropriate IRS Form W-8 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is not a United States Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).
Notice of Default means a written notice of the kind specified in Section 501(3).
Officers Certificate means a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, and delivered to the Trustee, provided that any such certificate required to be delivered by the Issuer or a Guarantor may be delivered in the form of a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Parent Guarantor.
Officers Certificate of Release means a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee certifying as to the facts required by Section 1302 hereof.
Opinion of Counsel means a written opinion of counsel in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, which counsel may be counsel for the Issuer, or other counsel.
Original Guarantor means the Persons identified as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be an Original Guarantor.
Original Issue Discount Security means any Security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502.
Outstanding means, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:
(1) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Paying Agent or delivered to the Paying Agent for cancellation;
(2) Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Issuer or a Guarantor) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Issuer or a Guarantor (if the Issuer or such Guarantor shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities; provided that, if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made;
(3) Securities as to which Defeasance has been effected pursuant to Section 1202; and
(4) Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 306 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a protected purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Issuer;
provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given, made or taken any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action hereunder as of any date, (A) the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount of the principal thereof which would be due and payable as of such date upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof to such date pursuant to Section 502, (B) if the principal amount of a Security payable at Maturity is to be determined by reference to an index or indices, the principal amount of such Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the face amount thereof, (C) if as of such date, the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of a Security is not determinable, the principal amount of such Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount as established as contemplated by Section 301, and (D) Securities owned by the Issuer or a Guarantor or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Issuer or a Guarantor or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of, and thereby actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgees right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Issuer or a Guarantor or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Issuer or a Guarantor or of such other obligor.
Payment Blockage Notice shall have the meaning specified in Section 1304 when used in reference to the Guarantors, and the meaning specified in Section 1402 when used in reference to the Issuer.
Payment Blockage Period shall have the meaning specified in Section 1304 when used in reference to the Guarantors, and the meaning specified in Section 1402 when used in reference to the Issuer.
Paying Agent means any Person authorized by the Issuer to pay the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Issuer.
Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Place of Payment, when used with respect to the Securities of any series, means the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York and such other place or places where, subject to the provisions of Section 1002, the principal of and interest on the Securities of such series are payable as specified in this Indenture and the Securities (as contemplated by Section 301).
Principal Subsidiary means, as of any date, any Subsidiary (including any successor Person of such Subsidiary) that (a) accounts for greater than 5% of the consolidated total assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries as of such date, determined in accordance
with U.S. GAAP, or (b) accounted for greater than 5% of the consolidated revenues of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries for the immediately preceding financial year of the Parent Guarantor, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Project means any project or development undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary involving (a) the acquisition of assets or property, (b) the development of assets or property for exploitation or (c) the acquisition and development of assets or property for exploitation.
Project Assets means (a) any asset or property of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary relating to the creation or development of a Project or proposed Project of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, including any assets or property of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable, derived from, produced by or related to such Project and (b) any fully paid shares or other Equity Interests in any Subsidiary that are held by the direct parent company of such Subsidiary, provided that (i) such Subsidiary carries on no business other than the business of such Project or proposed Project and (ii) there is no recourse to such direct parent company of such Subsidiary other than to those fully paid shares or other Equity Interests and the rights and proceeds in respect of such shares or Equity Interests.
Property means any asset, revenue or other property, whether tangible or intangible, real or personal, including, without limitation, any right to receive income.
Rating Agency means each of Moodys, S&P, Fitch or any Substitute Rating Agency, but only to the extent that such Rating Agency is then-engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer to provide a rating for the Securities.
Redemption Date, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
Redemption Price, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.
Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on any Security of any series means the date specified for that purpose as contemplated by Section 301.
Relevant Guarantor means any Subsidiary (other than the Issuer and any Subsidiary that is already a Guarantor) that at any time has outstanding a guarantee with respect to any Specified Indebtedness, or is otherwise an obligor, co-obligor or jointly liable with the Issuer or any Guarantor with respect to any Specified Indebtedness.
Relevant Jurisdiction has the meaning specified in Section 1007.
Responsible Officer, (1) when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer in the Corporate Trust Office, or successor thereto, including any managing director, director, vice president, assistant vice president, associate or any other officer of the Trustee responsible for the administration of this Indenture, and also means with respect to a particular corporate trust matter any other officer to whom such corporate trust matter is referred because
of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and (2) with respect to any other Person, means an executive officer of the Person, including the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, or an executive director responsible for the operations of the Person.
S&P means Standard & Poors Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors.
Securities has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and means any Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.
Security Register and Security Registrar have the respective meanings specified in Section 305.
Senior Indebtedness means (a) all indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, whether outstanding on the date of this indenture or incurred later, for money borrowed (other than the Securities) or otherwise evidenced by a note or similar instrument given in connection with the acquisition of any property or assets (other than inventory or other similar property acquired in the ordinary course of business), including securities or for the payment of money relating to a Capitalized Lease Obligation; (b) any indebtedness of others described in (a) above which the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, has guaranteed or which is otherwise its legal obligation; (c) any of the Issuers or any Guarantors, as the case may be, indebtedness under interest rate swaps, caps or similar hedging agreements and foreign exchange contracts, currency swaps or similar agreements; and (d) renewals, extensions, refundings, restructurings, amendments and modifications of any indebtedness or guarantee described above. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Securities, Senior Indebtedness shall not include (x) any indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, to its subsidiaries; (y) any Junior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or Junior Subordinated Indebtedness of a Guarantor, as applicable or (z) any indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, which by its terms ranks equal or subordinated to the Issuers subordinated debt securities or the Issuers subordinated debt guarantees in rights of payment or upon liquidation.
Special Record Date for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 307.
Specified Indebtedness means Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor in an outstanding principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) issued under any credit facility, indenture, purchase agreement, credit agreement or similar facility.
Stated Maturity, when used with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is due and payable.
Subsidiary means, with respect any Person, (a) any corporation, association or other business entity in which such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such Person and
one or more of its Subsidiaries owns or controls sufficient equity or voting interests to enable it or them (as a group) ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, to elect a majority of the directors (or Persons performing similar functions) of such entity, and (b) any partnership or joint venture if more than a 50% interest in the profits or capital thereof is owned by such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries (unless such partnership or joint venture can and does ordinarily take major business actions without the prior approval of such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries). Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to a Subsidiary is a reference to a Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor.
Subsidiary Guarantor means each Initial Subsidiary Guarantor and any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor that becomes a New Guarantor in the future in accordance with Section 1010, in each case unless and until such Subsidiary Guarantor has been released from its Guarantee pursuant to Section 1302.
Substitute Rating Agency means a nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of the Exchange Act engaged by the Parent Guarantor to provide a rating of the Securities in the event that any of S&P, Moodys or Fitch, or any other Substitute Rating Agency, has ceased to provide a rating of the Securities for any reason other than as a result of any action or inaction by the Parent Guarantor, and as a result thereof there are no longer two Rating Agencies providing ratings of the Securities.
Successor Additional Amounts has the meaning specified in Section 801(4)(b).
Total Tangible Assets means, as of any date, (a) the aggregate amount of the assets (other than intangible assets, goodwill and deferred tax assets) of the Group, as disclosed on the consolidated statement of financial position in the most recent Accounts of the Group, minus (b) the lesser of (i) the aggregate value of all Project Assets subject to any Lien securing any Limited Recourse Indebtedness and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Limited Recourse Indebtedness, in each case, as reflected in (or derived from) the most recent Accounts of the Group, plus (c) the net cash proceeds received by the Parent Guarantor from any share capital issuance by the Parent Guarantor consummated after the date of the most recent balance sheet included in such Accounts and on or prior to such date.
Trust Indenture Act means the United States Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Trustee means the Person named as the Trustee in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter Trustee shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, Trustee as used herein shall be deemed to mean the Person acting as Trustee with respect to the Securities.
U.S. GAAP means the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
U.S. Government Obligation has the meaning specified in Section 1204.
Voting Stock of any specified Person as of any date means the capital stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such Person.
Section 102. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.
Upon any application or request by the Issuer or a Guarantor to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Issuer or such Guarantor shall furnish to the Trustee such certificates and opinions as may be required hereunder. Each such certificate or opinion shall be given, respectively, in the form of an Officers Certificate, if to be given by an officer of the Issuer or such Guarantor, or an Opinion of Counsel, if to be given by counsel, and shall comply with the requirements set forth in this Indenture. Any Officers Certificate required to be given by an officer of the Issuer or any Guarantor may be given in the form of an Officers Certificate of the Parent Guarantor .
Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (except for certificates provided for in Section 1004) shall include,
(1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;
(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 each such individual, 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, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
Section 103. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.
In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Issuer or a Guarantor may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar
as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Issuer or such Guarantor stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Issuer or such Guarantor, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.
Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument. Absent fraud or intentional misconduct, under no circumstances shall the delivery of any Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel result in any personal liability to the person(s) or firm signing and delivering such Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.
Section 104. Acts of Holders; Record Dates.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuer and the Guarantors. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the Act of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Sections 601 and 603) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and, if applicable, the Issuer and the Guarantors, if made in the manner provided in this Section.
Without limiting the generality of this Section 104, a Holder, including a Depositary that is a Holder of a Global Security, may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies, duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other Act provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or the Securities to be made, given or taken by Holders, and a Depositary that is a holder of a Global Security may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such Global Security through such Depositarys standing instructions and customary practices.
The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also contain sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner that the Trustee deems sufficient.
The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Issuer or a Guarantor in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.
The Issuer may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to give, make or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders of Securities of such series, provided that the Issuer may not set a record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice, declaration, request or direction referred to in the next paragraph. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to take the relevant action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Issuer from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), provided, however, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities on the date such action is taken based on such record date previously set. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Issuer, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder of Securities in the manner set forth in Section 106.
The Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to join in the giving or making of (i) any Notice of Default, (ii) any declaration of acceleration referred to in Section 502, (iii) any request to institute proceedings referred to in Section 507(2) or (iv) any direction referred to in Section 512, in each case with respect to Securities of such series. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Trustee from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), provided, however, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is taken based on such record date previously set. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the Issuers expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and
the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Issuer in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106.
With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto that sets such record date may designate any day as the Expiration Date and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the other parties hereto in writing, and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106, on or prior to the existing Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto that sets such record date shall be deemed to have initially designated the 180th day after such record date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided in this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Expiration Date shall be later than the 180th day after the applicable record date.
Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount of such Security.
Section 105. Notices, Etc., to the Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors .
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture shall be made in writing, in English and, if to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,
(1) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Issuer or a Guarantor, shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if mailed first class, postage prepaid to, or otherwise made, given, faxed, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Trustee at its address at its Corporate Trust Office; or
(2) the Issuer or a Guarantor by the Trustee or by any Holder, shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid or faxed, to the Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, addressed to the Issuer at the address of its principal offices specified in this Section 105 or at any other address otherwise furnished in writing to the Trustee or to any Guarantor at the address of the Issuers principal offices specified in this Section 105 or at any other address otherwise furnished in writing to the Trustee.
All notices delivered to the Trustee shall be deemed effective upon the earlier of (a) actual receipt thereof by the Trustee, which may include electronic mail with portable document format attached or (b) the receipt of a registered mail receipt by the sender thereof in respect of a notice properly addressed under this Section 105.
The principal offices of the Issuer are Amcor Corporate Thurgauerstrasse 34, CH-8050, Zurich, Switzerland; fax: +41 44 316 17 18 Attention: Graeme Vavasseur, Group
Treasurer, with a copy to Amcor plc, 83 Tower Road North, Warmley Bristol, BS30 8XP, United Kingdom, Attention: Damien Clayton, Group Company Secretary.
Section 106. Notice to Holders; Waiver.
Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, faxed, made available or emailed to each Holder affected by such event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date (if any), and not earlier than the earliest date (if any), prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, faxed or emailed neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.
Section 107. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.
The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 108. Successors and Assigns.
All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Issuer and the Guarantors shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
Section 109. Separability Clause.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities, or any Guarantee 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 110. Benefits of Indenture.
Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities or any Guarantee, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders, and, to the extent set forth in Article Fourteen, holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer and, to the extent set forth in the Subordination Provisions, holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
Section 111. Governing Law.
This Indenture, the Securities and the Guarantees shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State; provided, however, that all matters governing the authorization and execution of this Indenture and the Securities by the Issuer shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and the authorization and execution of this Indenture by the Guarantors and any notation of the Guarantees by such Guarantors pursuant to Article Thirteen or any Guarantees endorsed by such Guarantors on the Securities, if any, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the respective places of incorporation of each such Guarantor.
Section 112. Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.
Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor hereby appoints [CT Corporation acting through its office at 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York, 10011, USA] as its authorized agent (the Authorized Agent) upon which process may be served in any legal action or proceeding against it with respect to its obligations under this Indenture, the Securities of any series or any Guarantee, as the case may be, instituted in any federal or state court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by the Trustee or the Holder of any Security. Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor agrees that service of process upon such Authorized Agent, together with written notice of said service mailed or delivered to the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, by the Person serving the same address as provided in Section 105, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, in any such legal action or proceeding, and each of the Issuer and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such legal action or proceeding and waives any objection it may have to the laying of the venue of any such legal action or proceeding. Such appointment shall be irrevocable until this Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve hereof; provided, however, that upon release of any Guarantor pursuant to Section 1302, such Guarantors appointment of the Authorized Agent under this Section 112 shall be automatically and unconditionally irrevocably terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the Issuer and each Guarantor reserves the right to appoint another Person located or with an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, selected in its discretion, as a successor Authorized Agent, and upon acceptance of such appointment by such a successor the appointment of the prior Authorized Agent shall terminate. The Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall give notice to the Trustee and all Holders of the appointment by it of a successor Authorized Agent. If for any reason [CT Corporation] ceases to be able to act as the Authorized Agent or to have an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, each of the Issuer and each Guarantor shall appoint a successor Authorized Agent in accordance with the preceding sentence. Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor further agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of such agent in full force and effect until this Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve hereof. Service of process upon the Authorized Agent addressed to it at the address set forth above, as such address may be changed within the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York
by notice given by the Authorized Agent to the Trustee, together with written notice of such service mailed or delivered to the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process on the Issuer and the Guarantors, respectively.
Section 113. Waiver of Jury Trial.
EACH OF THE ISSUER AND EACH GUARANTOR 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 TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 114. Force Majeure.
In no event shall the Trustee or any Paying Agent be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation strikes, pandemics, epidemics, 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 or hardware) services.
Section 115. Legal Holidays.
In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Stated Maturity or Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Securities (other than a provision of any Security which specifically states that such provision shall apply in lieu of this Section)) payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the Stated Maturity or Maturity, provided that no interest with respect to such payment shall accrue for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity or Maturity, as the case may be.
Section 116. Counterparts.
This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimile, documents executed, scanned and transmitted electronically and electronic signatures, including those created or transmitted through a software platform or application, shall be deemed original signatures for purposes of this Indenture and all other related documents and all matters and agreements related thereto, with such facsimile, scanned and electronic signatures having the same legal effect as original signatures. The parties agree that this Indenture or any other related document or any instrument, agreement or document necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture or the other related documents or related hereto or thereto (including, without limitation, addendums, amendments, notices, instructions, communications with respect to the delivery of securities or the wire transfer of funds or other communications) (Executed Documentation) may be
accepted, executed or agreed to through the use of an electronic signature in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations in effect from time to time applicable to the effectiveness and enforceability of electronic signatures. Any Executed Documentation accepted, executed or agreed to in conformity with such laws, rules and regulations will be binding on all parties hereto to the same extent as if it were physically executed and each party hereby consents to the use of any third party electronic signature capture service providers as may be reasonably chosen by a signatory hereto or thereto. When the Trustee acts on any Executed Documentation sent by electronic transmission, the Trustee will not be responsible or liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from its reliance upon and compliance with such Executed Documentation, notwithstanding that such Executed Documentation (a) may not be an authorized or authentic communication of the party involved or in the form such party sent or intended to send (whether due to fraud, distortion or otherwise) or (b) may conflict with, or be inconsistent with, a subsequent written instruction or communication; it being understood and agreed that the Trustee shall conclusively presume that Executed Documentation that purports to have been sent by an authorized officer of a Person has been sent by an authorized officer of such Person. The party providing Executed Documentation through electronic transmission or otherwise with electronic signatures agrees to assume all risks arising out of such electronic methods, including, without limitation, the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.
Section 117. FATCA.
Each Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, by acceptance of such Security or such interest therein, agrees to provide to the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Issuer, upon its request, the Noteholder Tax Identification Information and, to the extent any withholding tax under FATCA is applicable, the Noteholder FATCA Information. In addition, each Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, by acceptance of such Security or such interest therein, agrees that the Trustee has the right to withhold any amounts of interest (properly withholdable under law and without any corresponding gross-up) payable to a Holder or holder of an interest in a Security that fails to comply with the requirements of the preceding sentence.
Section 118. USA Patriot Act.
In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including, without limitation, those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering, including Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act of the United States (Applicable Law), the Trustee is required to obtain, verify, record and update certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee. Accordingly, each of the parties agree to provide to the Trustee, upon their request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee to comply with the Applicable Law.
Section 119. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
This Indenture is subject to the mandatory provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, which are incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following Trust Indenture Act terms have the following meanings:
indenture securities means the Securities.
indenture security holder means a Holder.
indenture to be qualified means this Indenture.
indenture trustee or institutional trustee means the Trustee.
obligor on the indenture securities means the Issuer, each Guarantor and any other obligor on the indenture securities.
All other Trust Indenture Act terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the Trust Indenture Act, defined by Trust Indenture Act by reference to another statute or defined by Commission rules have the meanings assigned to them by such definitions.
Section 120. Trust Indenture Act Controls.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Section 318(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, the imposed duties will control.
ARTICLE TWO
SECURITY FORMS
Section 201. Forms Generally.
The Securities of each series shall be in substantially the form set forth in this Article or in such other form or forms as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or Depositary therefor or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers of the Issuer executing such Securities, all as evidenced by their execution thereof. If the form of Securities is established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, copies of appropriate records of such actions shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Issuer Order contemplated by Section 303 for the authentication and delivery of such Securities.
The definitive Securities shall be produced in any manner as determined by the Director or Authorized Officer executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
Except as provided pursuant to Section 301, the Trustees certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the form set forth in Section 204.
The aggregate principal amount of any Global Security may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary for such Global Security, as provided in Section 305.
Section 202. [Form of Face of Security].
[INCLUDE IF SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY 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 GLOBAL SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE.]
[INCLUDE IF SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY AND THE DEPOSITARY IS THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IN EXCHANGE FOR THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY PORTION HEREOF 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 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 OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]
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AMCOR UK FINANCE PLC, a public company incorporated in England and Wales with limited liability (the Issuer, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to , or its registered assigns, on (the Stated Maturity) the Initial Principal Amount specified on Schedule A hereto (such Initial Principal Amount, as it may from time to time be adjusted by endorsement on Schedule A hereto, is hereinafter referred to as the Principal Amount), or such other principal amount (which, when taken together with
the principal amounts of all other Outstanding Securities, shall initially equal US$ in the aggregate) as may be set forth in the records of the Trustee hereinafter referred to in accordance with the Indenture and to pay interest thereon from or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on and in each year, commencing , at the rate of % per annum (computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months), until the Principal Amount hereof is paid or made available for payment [if applicable, insert , provided that any Principal Amount and premium, and any such installment of interest, which is overdue shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment, and such interest shall be payable on demand]. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the day that is 15 calendar days prior to each such Interest Payment Date (whether or not a Business Day). Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than ten (10) days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.
[If the Security is not to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert The principal of this Security shall not bear interest except in the case of a default in payment of principal upon acceleration, upon redemption or at Stated Maturity and in such case the overdue principal and any overdue premium shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue principal or premium shall be payable on demand. [Any such interest on overdue principal or premium which is not paid on demand shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest on interest shall be legally enforceable), from the date of such demand until the amount so demanded is paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue interest shall be payable on demand.]]
Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and [if applicable, insert any such] interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Issuer or Paying Agent maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York, 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[if applicable, insert ; provided, however, that at the option of the Issuer payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register] [if applicable, insert ; and provided, further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, payments of any interest on the Securities (other than at Maturity) may be made, in the case of a Holder of at least US$10,000,000 Principal Amount of Securities, by electronic funds transfer of immediately
available funds to a United States dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank, provided that such registered Holder shall have provided the Trustee written wire instructions at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date. Unless such designation is revoked by written notice to the Issuer or a Paying Agent, any such designation made by such Holder with respect to such Securities will remain in effect with respect to any future payments with respect to such Securities payable to such Holder. The Issuer will pay any administrative costs imposed by banks in connection with making payments by electronic funds transfer.]
In certain circumstances, Additional Amounts will be payable in respect of this Security in accordance with terms of the Indenture. Whenever in this Security there is mentioned, in any context, any payments on this Security such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable and express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts in any provisions hereof shall not be construed as excluding Additional Amounts in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
This Security shall be entitled to the benefits under the Indenture and be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless the Securities have not been signed by the Issuer or the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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Section 203. [Form of Reverse of Security].
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Issuer (the Securities), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of [·], 2020 (the Indenture), among the Issuer, the Guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee, and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.
This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof [if applicable, insert , limited in aggregate principal amount to US$ ] [if applicable, insert ; provided, however, that the Issuer may from time to time or at any time, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities, create and issue additional Securities with terms and conditions identical to those of the Securities (except for the issue date, the issue price and the first interest payment date), which additional Securities shall increase the aggregate principal amount of, and shall be consolidated and form a single series with, the Securities].
This Security is an unsecured subordinated obligation of the Issuer and ranks in right of payment on parity with all other unsecured and subordinated indebtedness of the Issuer (and without any preference among themselves) and the Guarantees are unsecured subordinated obligations of the Guarantors and will rank on a parity with all other unsecured and subordinated indebtedness of the Guarantors, except, in each case, for indebtedness mandatorily preferred by law. Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and [if applicable, insert any such] interest on this Security is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner stated in Article Fourteen of the Indenture, to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer. Payment of the Guaranteed Securities Obligations by each Guarantor, as applicable, is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner stated in Article Thirteen of the Indenture, to the prior payment in full of all of the respective Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable.
[if applicable, insert The Securities of this series are subject to redemption at the option of the Issuer on any date [if applicable, insert prior to ] (any such date, a Make-Whole Redemption Date), in whole or from time to time in part, at a redemption price
equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed and (2) the Make-Whole Amount for the Securities being redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest to such Make-Whole Redemption Date, all as provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on Securities that are due and payable on Interest Payment Dates falling on or prior to a Make-Whole Redemption Date will be payable on the Interest Payment Date in accordance with their terms and in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.
For the purposes of this Security:
Adjusted Treasury Rate means, with respect to any Make-Whole Redemption Date, (a) the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated H.15(519) or any successor publication, which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption Treasury Constant Maturities, for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three months before or after the remaining term of the Securities being redeemed, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue shall be determined and the Adjusted Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (b) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Make-Whole Redemption Date, in each case calculated on the third Business Day preceding the Make-Whole Redemption Date.
Applicable Margin means %.
Comparable Treasury Issue means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term from the Make-Whole Redemption Date to the maturity date of the Securities to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Securities.
Comparable Treasury Price means, with respect to any Make-Whole Redemption Date, if clause (b) of the Adjusted Treasury Rate is applicable, (i) the average of five Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Make-Whole Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (ii) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than five such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations, provided that in no event may the Quotation Agent use fewer than three such quotations.
Make-Whole Amount means the sum, as determined by a Quotation Agent, of (a) the present value of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed and (b) the present
value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments of interest thereon (not including any portions of such payments of interest accrued to the Make-Whole Redemption Date), from the Make-Whole Redemption Date to the Stated Maturity of the Securities being redeemed, in each case discounted to the Make-Whole Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis, assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, at the Adjusted Treasury Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
Quotation Agent means the Reference Treasury Dealer selected by the Issuer, and notified in writing to the Trustee, to act as Quotation Agent for purposes of this Indenture.
Reference Treasury Dealer means any of [ or ] and their respective successors and assigns and [ ] other nationally recognized investment banking firm[s] selected by the Issuer that are primary U.S. Government securities dealers in New York City (a Primary Treasury Dealer); provided, however, that if any of [ or ] shall cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Issuer shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Make-Whole Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Quotation Agent, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the Quotation Agent by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Make-Whole Redemption Date.
Remaining Scheduled Payments means, with respect to each Security to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon at the then-applicable interest rate that would be due after the related Make-Whole Redemption Date but for such redemption, provided, however, that, if that Make-Whole Redemption Date is not an Interest Payment Date with respect to such Security, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon shall be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to that Make-Whole Redemption Date.]
[if applicable, insert On or after , the Securities are subject to redemption at the option of the Issuer on any date (a Par Call Redemption Date), in whole or from time to time in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to such redemption date, all as provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on Securities that are due and payable on Interest Payment Dates falling on or prior to a Par Call Redemption Date will be payable on the Interest Payment Date in accordance with their terms and in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.]
[insert any other redemption provisions applicable to the Securities]
In addition to its ability to redeem this Security pursuant to the foregoing, this Security may be redeemed by the Issuer on the terms set forth, and as more fully described, in Section 1108 of the Indenture, in certain circumstances where the Issuer would be required to
pay Additional Amounts due to certain changes in the tax treatment of this Security or the Guarantees.
In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.
Upon the occurrence of any Change of Control Triggering Event and upon the terms and conditions set forth in Section 1009 of the Indenture, each Holder has the right to require the Issuer to purchase all or a portion of the Securities of such Holder properly tendered at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest (if any) to the date of purchase (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of the series of which this Security is a part or certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.
If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
In any case where the due date for the payment of the Principal Amount of, or any premium or interest with respect to any Security or the date fixed for redemption of any Security shall not be a Business Day at a Place of Payment, then payment of the Principal Amount, premium, if any, or interest, including any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereto need not be made on such date at such Place of Payment but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment, with the same force and effect as if made on the date for such payment or the date fixed for redemption, and no interest shall accrue for the period after such date.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Issuer, the Guarantors, and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in Principal Amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in Principal Amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Issuer, the Guarantors, or any of them, with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.
The Guarantors that are a party to the Indenture as at, or subsequent to, the date of authentication of this Security (including any New Guarantors in accordance with Section 1010 of the Indenture and subject to release of any Subsidiary Guarantor(s) in accordance with Section 1302 of the Indenture), have fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, pursuant to the terms of the Guarantees contained in Article Thirteen of the Indenture, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security, any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereof and any other amounts payable by the Issuer under the Indenture, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of this Security and the Indenture. The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holder of this Security and to the Trustee pursuant to the Guarantees and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article Thirteen of the Indenture and reference is made to such Article and Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantees.
Within 30 days of any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Parent Guarantor shall cause such Relevant Guarantor to also become a Guarantor (each, a New Guarantor) of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities by having such New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee deliver a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 day period, provided that such New Guarantors Guarantee may contain any limitation required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor.
Upon execution and delivery by the New Guarantor of its New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture and any other documents provided for in Section 1010, the New Guarantor shall be a Guarantor for the purposes of this Indenture and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities. In connection therewith, (i) the rights and obligations of such New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor and (ii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
In accordance with Section 1302 of the Indenture, any or all of the Subsidiary Guarantors may be released at any time from their respective Guarantees and other obligations under the Indenture and the Securities without the consent of any Holder. Such release will occur upon or concurrently with the Subsidiary Guarantor no longer being a Relevant Guarantor and upon the delivery of an Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee certifying that the Subsidiary Guarantor is no longer a Relevant Guarantor, provided that, at the time of such release, no default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have
made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and the Trustee shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal amount hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer or the Guarantors, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal amount of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Issuer in any place where the principal amount of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Securities of this series are issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, and in minimum denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security is overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
This Security and the Guarantees shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, but without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of New York; provided, however, that all matters governing the authorization and execution of the Securities by the Issuer shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and the authorization and execution of any notation of the
Guarantees by the Guarantors pursuant to Article Thirteen of the Indenture or any Guarantees endorsed by such Guarantors on this Security, if any, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the respective places of incorporation of each such Guarantor.
All terms used in this Security are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
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By purchasing this Security, the Holder hereby agrees to the terms set forth in the Indenture.
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Section 204. Form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication.
Subject to Section 614, the Trustees certificates of authentication shall be in substantially the following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated:
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
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ARTICLE THREE
THE SECURITIES
Section 301. Title and Terms; Issuable in Series.
The aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued from time to time in one or more series.
With respect to any Securities of any series (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in lieu of, other Securities pursuant to this Indenture pursuant to Section 304, Section 305, Section 306, Section 905 or Section 1107 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder), there shall be (a) established in or pursuant to a
resolution of the Board of Directors of the Issuer and (b) (i) set forth or determined in the manner provided in an Officers Certificate or (ii) established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of such Securities:
(1) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from Securities of any other series),
(2) the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of that series that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, or upon partial redemption of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 304, Section 305, Section 306, Section 905 or Section 1107 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder);
(3) the issue price and issuance date of such Securities, including the date from which interest on such Securities will accrue;
(4) if applicable, that such Securities shall be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and, in such case, the Depositary for such Global Securities, the form of any legend or legends that shall be borne by such Global Securities in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 202 and Section 204 (including any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 305 in which such legend(s) may be removed or modified) and any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 305 in which any such Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, or any transfer of such Global Security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name or names of Persons other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof;
(5) the Person to whom any interest on a Security of the series shall be payable, if other than the Person in whose name that Security is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest;
(6) the date or dates on which the principal of, and any premium on, any Securities of the series is payable;
(7) the rate or rates at which any Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, including, if applicable, the rate or rates of interest on any overdue payments, the date or dates from which any such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be payable and the Regular Record Date for any such interest payable on any Interest Payment Date;
(8) the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable, any Securities of the series may be surrendered for registration of transfer, Securities of the series may be surrendered for exchange and notices and demands to or upon the Issuer or the Guarantors in respect of the Securities of the series and this Indenture may be served;
(9) (a) whether or not such Securities are to be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer and, if so redeemable, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which any Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer, (b) if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Issuer to redeem the Securities shall be evidenced and (c) any provisions in addition to or in lieu of the provisions of Article Eleven applicable to redemption of Securities of the series;
(10) if other than denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof, the denominations in which any Securities of the series shall be issuable, subject in each case to compliance with applicable laws;
(11) if the amount of principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index or pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;
(12) if other than the currency of the United States of America, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable and the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in the currency of the United States of America for any purpose, including for purposes of the definition of Outstanding in Section 101;
(13) if the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series is to be payable, at the election of the Issuer, a Guarantor or the Holder thereof, in one or more currencies, currency units, composite currency or composite currency units other than that or those in which such Securities are stated to be payable, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on Securities of such series as to which such election is made shall be payable (which shall be in accordance with the Applicable Procedures), and the periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made and the amount so payable (or the manner in which such amount shall be determined);
(14) if other than the entire principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of any Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502;
(15) if other than as provided in Section 201, the form or forms of the Securities;
(16) if the Securities will be entitled to the benefits of the Guarantees afforded by Article Thirteen of the Indenture and, if so, the identity of the Guarantors at the time of issuance of such Securities;
(17) if the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of any Securities of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to the Stated Maturity, the amount which shall be deemed to be the principal amount of such Securities as of any such date for any purpose thereunder or hereunder, including the principal
amount thereof which shall be due and payable upon any Maturity other than the Stated Maturity or which shall be deemed to be Outstanding as of any date prior to the Stated Maturity (or, in any such case, the manner in which such amount deemed to be the principal amount shall be determined);
(18) if applicable, that the Securities of the series, in whole or any specified part, shall be defeasible pursuant to Section 1202 or Section 1203 or both such Sections and, if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Issuer or a Guarantor to defease such Securities shall be evidenced;
(19) any addition to or change in the Events of Default which applies to any Securities of the series and any change in the right of the Trustee or the requisite Holders of such Securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to Section 502;
(20) any deletion or addition to or change in the covenants set forth in Article Ten that apply to Securities of the series;
(21) any changes to the information the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor shall be obligated to provide to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall be obligated to promptly forward to Holders of Securities of the series, pursuant to Section 703;
(22) any other terms of the series of Securities (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, except as permitted by Section 901(5));
(23) if Additional Amounts, pursuant to Section 1007, will not be payable by the Issuer and the Guarantors;
(24) any stock exchange on which the Securities of the series will be listed;
(25) if the series of Securities provides for further creation and issuances of further Securities of such series by the Issuer (having the same terms and conditions as the Securities of that series in all respects, or in all respects except for the issue date, the issue price and the first interest payment date thereon, so that such further issuance shall be consolidated and form a single series with all Outstanding Securities of such series) without the consent of the Holders of that series; and
(26) the identifiers of such Securities (CUSIP number and/or ISIN).
The terms of all Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as may otherwise be established in or pursuant to Board Resolutions or supplemental indentures referred to above.
To the extent any terms of the Securities are established pursuant to such Board Resolutions or supplemental indentures, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers Certificate or the supplemental indenture setting forth the terms of the Securities.
Section 302. Denominations.
The Securities shall, subject to compliance with applicable laws, be issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, in such denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section 301. In the absence of any such specified denomination with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of such series shall be issued only in minimum denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof.
Section 303. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Issuer by any one or more Directors and Authorized Officers. The signature of any Director or Authorized Officer on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.
Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of any individual who was at any time the proper Director or Authorized Officer of the Issuer shall bind the Issuer notwithstanding that such individual has ceased to hold such office prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such office at the date of such Securities.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Issuer may deliver Securities executed by the Issuer to the Trustee for authentication, together with an Issuer Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance with the Issuer Order shall authenticate and deliver such Securities. In authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Sections 601 and 603) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating,
(1) that the forms (if the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 201) and/or terms (if the terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 301) of such Securities have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;
(2) that such Securities, when such Securities have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Issuer in the manner and subject to any qualifications, assumptions and limitations specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Issuer enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles and to such other matters as counsel shall specify therein;
(3) when such Securities have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Issuer in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, the Guarantees will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Guarantors, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles and to such other matters as counsel shall specify therein; and
(4) that all conditions precedent to issuance and authentication of the Securities under this Indenture have been satisfied.
The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of any such series of Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner that is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee or if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that such action may not be lawfully taken.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 301 and of the second preceding paragraph, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Officers Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section 301 or the Issuer Order and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to such second preceding paragraph at or prior to the authentication of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued and reasonably contemplate the subsequent issuance of each Security of such series.
Each Security shall be dated on the date of its authentication.
No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent by electronic or manual signature, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Issuer, and the Issuer shall deliver such Security to the Paying Agent for cancellation as provided in Section 309, for all purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.
Section 304. Temporary Securities.
Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Issuer may execute and, upon compliance with Section 303 by the Issuer, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities that shall be produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the Directors and/or Authorized Officers executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
If temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Issuer will cause definitive Securities of that series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities of such series, the temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary Securities of such series
at the office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment for that series, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, one or more definitive Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series and tenor.
Section 305. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
The Issuer shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee a register (the register maintained in such office and in any other office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the Security Register) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe and the transfer restrictions applicable to Securities herein provided, the Issuer shall provide for the registration of Securities. The Security Register for any series of Securities may not be established or maintained at any time in the United Kingdom or Australia. The Trustee is hereby appointed Security Registrar for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers of such Securities as herein provided and the Trustee hereby accepts such appointment. There shall be only one Security Registrar for each series of Securities.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of any series at the office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment for that series, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall, subject to the transfer restrictions set forth herein and in such Security, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount. 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.
Subject to this Section 305, at the option of the Holder, Securities of any series may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Issuer evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Issuer or the Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Security Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing (with the signatures guaranteed in satisfactory form, if reasonably required by the Issuer or the Trustee).
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 304, 905 or 1107 not involving any transfer.
If the Securities of any series (or of any series and specified tenor) are to be redeemed in part, neither the Security Registrar nor the Issuer shall be required (A) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Securities of that series (or of that series and specified tenor) during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of any such Securities selected for redemption under Section 1103 and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (B) to register the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.
Each Holder and beneficial owner of Securities shall be deemed to represent and agree that such Holder or beneficial owner understands that the Issuer, each Guarantor, the Trustee and each Paying Agent may require certification reasonably acceptable to it (A) as a condition to the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on any Security without, or at a reduced rate of, withholding or backup withholding tax, and (B) to enable the Issuer, each Guarantor, the Trustee and each Paying Agent to determine their duties and liabilities with respect to any taxes or other charges that they may be required to pay, deduct or withhold from payments in respect of such Securities or the Holder or beneficial owner of such Securities under any present or future law, rule or regulation of the United States, any State thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territories thereof or any present or future law, rule or regulation of any political subdivision thereof or taxing authority therein or to comply with any reporting or other requirements under any such law, rule or regulation. Such certification may include, without limitation, U.S. federal income tax forms (such as IRS Form W-8BEN (Certification of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding), IRS Form W-8IMY (Certification of Foreign Intermediary Status for United States Tax Withholding), IRS Form W-9 (Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification), or IRS Form W-8ECI (Certification of Foreign Persons Claim that Income Is Effectively Connected with the Conduct of a U.S. Trade or Business) or any successors to such IRS forms). Each Holder or beneficial owner of Securities agrees to provide any certification required pursuant to this paragraph and to update or replace such form or certification in accordance with its terms or its subsequent amendments.
Each Global Security authenticated under this Indenture shall be registered in the name of the Depositary designated for such Global Security or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a nominee thereof or custodian therefor, and each such Global Security shall constitute a single Security for all purposes of this Indenture.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, and no transfer of a Global Security in whole or in part may be made or registered, in the name of any Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof unless (A) such Depositary (i) has notified the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary for such Global Security or
(ii) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, if so required by applicable law or regulation, and no successor Depositary for such Securities shall have been appointed within 90 days of such notification or of the Issuer becoming aware of the Depositarys ceasing to be so registered as the case may be, (B) the Issuer in its sole discretion shall have notified the Depositary by Issuer Order that the Global Securities shall be exchanged for such Securities, (C) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Securities and the beneficial owners of not less than 50% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount evidenced by such Global Security advise the Trustee and the Depositary for such Global Security through its participants in writing that the continuation of the book-entry system is no longer in the best interests of such beneficial owners of the Securities or (D) there shall exist such circumstances, if any, in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing as have been specified for this purpose as contemplated by Section 301.
Subject to the preceding paragraph, any exchange of a Global Security for other Securities may be made in whole or in part, and all Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be registered in such names as the Depositary for such Global Security shall direct.
Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, a Global Security or any portion thereof, whether pursuant to this Section, Section 304, 306, 905 or 1107 or otherwise, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of and shall be, a Global Security, unless such Security is registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof.
Owners of beneficial interests in a Global Security held on their behalf by a Depositary shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Securities in definitive form, shall not be considered the Holders thereof for any purpose under this Indenture and shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to such Global Security, and such Depositary or its nominee may be treated by the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of any of them as the Holder and owner of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Neither the Trustee nor any of its agents shall have any responsibility or liability for the actions taken or not taken by the Depositary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Depositary for any Global Security may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any person, including the beneficial owners of interests in such Global Security, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture with respect to such Global Security.
In case of any transfer or exchange the procedures and requirements for which are not addressed in detail in this Section 305, such transfer or exchange will be subject to such procedures and requirements as may be reasonably prescribed by the Issuer and the Trustee from time to time and, in the case of a transfer or exchange involving a Global Security, the Applicable Procedures.
Section 306. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, a new Security of the same
series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
If there shall be delivered to the Issuer and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any of their agents harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuer or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall, upon Issuer order, authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and 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, the Issuer in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security.
Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Issuer 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 expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
Every new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section in exchange for any mutilated Security or in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security, shall (i) constitute an original contractual obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, (ii) be registered by the Issuer in the Security Registrar in the name of such Person and (iii) shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of that series duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section are 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 307. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, 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 Regular Record Date for such interest.
Any interest on any Security of any series that is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (Defaulted Interest) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Issuer or the Guarantor, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (1) or (2) below:
(1) The Issuer or the Guarantor may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest,
which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security of such series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Issuer or the Guarantor shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause (1) provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Issuer, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be given to each Holder of Securities of such series in the manner set forth in Section 106, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (2).
(2) The Issuer or the Guarantors may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Issuer to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause (2), such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, that were carried by such other Security.
Section 308. Persons Deemed Owners.
Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307) any interest on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any of their respective agents shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
Section 309. Cancellation.
All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall, if surrendered to any Person other
than the Paying Agent, be delivered to the Paying Agent and shall be promptly cancelled by it. The Issuer or a Guarantor may at any time deliver to the Paying Agent for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder that the Issuer or such Guarantor may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Paying Agent (or to any other Person for delivery to the Trustee) for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated hereunder that the Issuer has not issued and sold, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Paying Agent. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled Securities held by the Paying Agent shall be disposed of in accordance with the Paying Agents then customary procedure unless by an Issuer Order the Issuer shall direct that cancelled Securities be returned to it.
Section 310. Computation of Interest.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of any series, Interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
Section 311. CUSIP Numbers.
The Issuer in issuing the Securities may use CUSIP numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that the Trustee shall assume no responsibility for the accuracy of such numbers and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP numbers.
ARTICLE FOUR
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 401. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
This Indenture shall, upon an Issuer Request, cease to be of further effect (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities herein expressly provided for, the surviving rights of the Trustee under Section 607 hereof, and any provision hereof that expressly survives the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture), and the Trustee, at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when
(1) either
(A) all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Securities that have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen and that have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 306 and (ii) Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Issuer and thereafter repaid to the Issuer or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 1003) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(B) all such Securities that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation:
(i) have become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption, or
(ii) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or
(iii) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Issuer,
and the Issuer, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the holders of the Securities, cash in U.S. dollars, not-callable U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in amounts as will be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal and any premium and accrued interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities that have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be;
(2) no default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of the deposit or shall occur as a result of the deposit and the deposit shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Issuer is a party or by which the Issuer is bound;
(3) the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid or made provision satisfactory to the Trustee for the payment of all other sums payable hereunder by the Issuer including all amounts due and payable to the Trustee;
(4) the Issuer has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the applicable series of Securities at the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be; and
(5) the Issuer has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been satisfied.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors to the Trustee and the lien of the Trustee under Section 607, the obligations of the Issuer to any Authenticating Agent under Section 613, any obligations of the Trustee under Section 402, the rights and obligations of the Issuer set forth in the last paragraph of Section 1003 and any rights of registration of transfer, exchange or replacement of Securities provided in Sections 304, 305, 306, 905, 1002 or 1107 and any rights to receive Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 1007 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.
Section 402. Application of Trust Money
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and premium and any interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee.
Section 403. Effect on Subordination Provisions.
Unless otherwise expressly provided pursuant to Section 301 with respect to the Securities of any series, the provisions of Article Fourteen hereof, insofar as they pertain to the Securities of such series, are hereby expressly made subject to the provisions for satisfaction and discharge set forth in this Article and, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, upon the effectiveness of such satisfaction and discharge pursuant to this Article with respect to the Securities of such series, all of the Securities of such series shall thereupon cease to be so subordinated and shall no longer be subject to the provisions of Article Fourteen and, without limitation to the foregoing, all moneys, U.S. Government Obligations and shares or other securities or property deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee) in trust in connection with such satisfaction and discharge and all proceeds therefrom may be applied to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on such Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable notwithstanding the provisions of Article Fourteen.
ARTICLE FIVE
REMEDIES
Section 501. Events of Default.
Event of Default, wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body) unless such event is either inapplicable to a particular series or it is specifically deleted or modified in or pursuant to the supplemental indenture or Board Resolution creating such series of Securities or in the form of the Security for such series:
(1) a default in the payment of any principal of, or any premium on, any Securities of that series when due, whether or not prohibited by Article Fourteen, either at Maturity, upon redemption, pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or otherwise and, provided that if such default is caused solely by technical or administrative error, the continuance of such default for a period of three Business Days;
(2) a default in the payment of any interest or any Additional Amounts due and payable on any Securities of such series, whether or not prohibited by Article Fourteen, and the continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;
(3) a default in the performance, or breach, of any other covenant, obligation or agreement of the Issuer or the Guarantors in this Indenture with respect to the Securities of that series, the Securities of that series or the Guarantees (other than a covenant or obligation default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with or which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of Securities other than that series) and the continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Issuer (with a copy to the Parent Guarantor) by the Trustee or to the Issuer (with a copy to the Parent Guarantor) and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series a written notice specifying such default or breach, requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a Notice of Default hereunder;
(4) (a) any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary becomes due and is required to be paid prior to its contractual maturity date by reason of any event of default or acceleration (however described), (b) the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary fails (after the expiration of any applicable grace period) to make any payment in respect of any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) on the due date for payment, (c) any security given by the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary for any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) is enforced or (d) default is made (after the expiration of any applicable grace period) by the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary for any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) in making any payment due under any guarantee and/or indemnity given by it in relation to any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies), unless such Indebtedness is discharged or an event of default or acceleration related to such Indebtedness is waived or rescinded, as applicable;
(5) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies), shall be rendered against the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain unsatisfied or undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days, during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon assets of the Parent Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary to enforce such judgment;
(6) any Guarantee is held to be unenforceable or invalid in a judicial proceeding or is claimed in writing by the Issuer or any Guarantor not to be valid or
enforceable, or any Guarantee is denied or disaffirmed in writing by the Issuer or any Guarantor, except, in each case, as permitted in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;
(7)
(a) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or its debts, or of a material part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager, administrator, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(b) the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any U.S. federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (7)(a) above, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager, administrator, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary (or any committee thereof) shall adopt any resolution or otherwise authorize any action to approve any of the actions referred to above in this clause (7)(b) or clause (7)(a) above or (vi) solely in the case of the Parent Guarantor, where the Parent Guarantor (A) is declared bankrupt as defined in Article 8 of the Interpretations (Jersey) Law 1954 or any proceedings are commenced or other steps taken for the Parent Guarantor to be declared bankrupt or (B) takes any step to participate in a scheme of arrangement or merger under Part 18A or Part 18B respectively of the Jersey Companies Law or to seek continuance overseas under Part 18C of the Jersey Companies Law;
(c) the Issuer or any Guarantor shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;
(8) any other Event of Default established as contemplated by Section 301 provided with respect to Securities of that series.
Section 502. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7)) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then, in every such case, the Trustee (if a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice
of such Event of Default) or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series may declare the principal amount of all the Outstanding Securities of such series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Issuer with a copy to the Parent Guarantor (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount and any accrued interest thereon shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7) occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the principal of, Additional Amounts, if any, and any accrued and unpaid interest on the Outstanding Securities of any series shall become immediately due and payable without any further action on the part of the Trustee or the Holders.
At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, by written notice to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:
(1) the Issuer or a Guarantor has irrevocably paid or irrevocably deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay
(A) all overdue interest on all Outstanding Securities of such series,
(B) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Outstanding Securities of such series that have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, and any interest on such unpaid principal at the rate prescribed therefor in such Securities,
(C) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue payments at the rate or rates for such Securities established as contemplated by Section 301,
(D) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and all amounts due to the Trustee under Section 607; and
(2) all Events of Default with respect to the Securities of such series, other than the non-payment of the principal of or interest on the Securities of such series that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 513.
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 503. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
The Issuer and each Guarantor covenants that if
(1) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or
(2) default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security at the Maturity thereof,
the Issuer and each Guarantor shall, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal and premium and on any overdue interest, at the rate or rates established as contemplated by Section 301 therefor, and, in addition thereto, 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 and any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 607.
If the Issuer and the Guarantors fail to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce the same against the Issuer or the Guarantors or any other obligor upon such Securities or the Guarantees, as the case may be, and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Issuer or the Guarantors or any other obligor upon such Securities or the Guarantees, as the case may be, wherever situated.
If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
Section 504. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Issuer or the Guarantors (or any other obligor upon the Securities), any of their respective property or creditors, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, to take any and all actions authorized under the Trust Indenture Act (as if the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) in order to have claims of the Holders and the Trustee allowed in any such proceeding. In particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official 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 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 607.
No provision of this Indenture shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder 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; provided, however, that the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders, vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be a member of a creditors or other similar committee.
Section 505. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.
All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities or the Guarantees may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and other amounts due to it under Section 607, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.
Section 506. Application of Money Collected.
Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal or any premium or interest (or any Additional Amounts), upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:
FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee under Section 607;
SECOND: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities (and any Additional Amounts) in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest (and any Additional Amounts), respectively; and
THIRD: The balance, if any, to the Issuer, any Guarantor or the other Person or Persons otherwise entitled thereto.
Section 507. Limitation on Suits.
No Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
(1) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series;
(2) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute such proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;
(3) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;
(4) the Trustee, within 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, has failed to institute any such proceeding; 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 principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series;
it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such Holders.
Section 508. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307) interest on such Security pursuant to the terms thereof or the Guarantee thereof (and any Additional Amounts) on the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.
Section 509. Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 510. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 306, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or
hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
Section 511. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.
Section 512. Control by Holders.
Subject to Section 603(5), the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Securities of such series, provided that:
(1) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture or subject the Trustee to undue risk or require the Trustee to submit to the jurisdiction of a non-U.S. court,
(2) the action so directed would not be unjustly prejudicial to the Holders not taking part in such direction, or
(3) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction,
provided further that the Trustee shall be under no obligation to determine whether any such direction shall be in such conflict or so unjustly prejudicial, and provided further, that nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Trustee to take direction from Holders unless such direction is in writing and accompanied by indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee.
Nothing in this Indenture shall impair the right of the Trustee in its discretion to take any action deemed proper by the Trustee and that is not inconsistent with such direction by Holders of Securities.
Section 513. Waiver of Past Defaults.
The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past default hereunder with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default
(1) in the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of such series (or any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereof), or
(2) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof that under Article Nine cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected.
Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 514. 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, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, a court may require any party litigant in such suit to file an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, including fees and expenses of counsel, and may assess costs against any such party litigant; provided that this Section shall not be deemed to authorize any court to require such an undertaking or to make such an assessment in any such suit.
Section 515. Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws.
Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any usury, stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuer and each Guarantor (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it will not 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.
ARTICLE SIX
THE TRUSTEE
Section 601. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
(a) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any series,
(i) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(ii) 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 of Counsel furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to
examine the same to determine whether or not they conform on their face to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).
(b) In case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to Securities of any series, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
(c) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that
(i) this subsection (c) shall not be construed to limit the effect of subsection (a) of this Section;
(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee under this Indenture with respect to the Securities; and
(iii) 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.
(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.
(e) The Trustee shall not be liable for any error in judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.
Section 602. Notice of Defaults.
Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default hereunder, the Trustee shall transmit to all Holders of the Securities of each series affected thereby, in the manner provided in Section 106, notice of such default hereunder in respect of which written notice has been provided to the Trustee, unless such default shall have been cured or waived; provided, however, that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of, or any premium or interest (or any Additional Amounts in respect of the foregoing) on, any Security of such series, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a Responsible Officer of the Trustee in good faith determine that the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the Holders; and provided, further, that in the case of any default of the character specified in Section 501(4) no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence
thereof. For the purpose of this Section, the term default means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default.
Section 603. Certain Rights of Trustee.
Subject to the provisions of Section 601:
(1) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, securities, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(2) any request or direction of the Issuer mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Issuer Request or Issuer Order, and any resolution of the Board of Directors shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;
(3) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officers Certificate and/or Opinion of Counsel;
(4) the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(5) 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 direction is in writing and such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;
(6) 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, securities, 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 Issuer, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Issuer and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;
(7) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture;
(8) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have or be charged with notice or knowledge of any default or Event of Default under this Indenture (other than a payment default under Sections 501 or 502 hereof) unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice of such default or Event of Default from the Issuer or any other obligor on such Securities or by any Holder of such Securities and such notice refers to the Securities and this Indenture;
(9) 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 (including as Paying Agent and Securities Registrar), and to each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder;
(10) anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the Trustee be liable under or in connection with this Indenture for indirect, special, incidental, punitive or consequential losses or damages of any kind whatsoever, including but not limited to lost profits, whether or not foreseeable, even if the Trustee has been advised of the possibility thereof and regardless of the form of action in which such damages are sought;
(11) the Trustee may employ agents in performing its duties hereunder and shall not have liability for negligent performance by an agent appointed with due care;
(12) The Trustee shall not be liable for errors in judgment made in good faith unless negligent in ascertaining pertinent facts; and
(13) the permissive rights of the Trustee to take or refrain from taking any action enumerated herein shall not be construed as an obligation or duty.
Section 604. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except for the Trustees certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Issuer and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture, any offering document or of the Securities except that the Trustee represents that it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Indenture, authenticate the Securities and perform its obligations hereunder. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Issuer of the Securities or the proceeds thereof.
Section 605. May Hold Securities.
The Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar or any other agent of the Trustee or the Issuer, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Issuer with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.
Section 606. Money Held in Trust.
Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by applicable law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Issuer.
Section 607. Compensation and Reimbursement.
Each of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor agrees jointly and severally:
(1) to pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as the Issuer and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);
(2) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except to the extent any such expense, disbursement or advance may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct; and
(3) to indemnify each of the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee and their respective officers, employees and directors for, and to defend and hold them harmless against, any and all loss, liability, claim, damage or expense (including (i) the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel and (ii) taxes other than withholding, backup withholding or taxes based on the income of the Trustee), arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder or the performance of its duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture (including this Section 607(3)) and defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense may be attributable to its negligence, or willful misconduct;
To ensure the Issuers and the Parent Guarantors payment obligations under this Section 607, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee, except money or property collected or held in trust for the benefit of the Holders of particular Securities. Such lien and the obligations of the Issuer under this Section 607 shall survive the resignation and removal of the Trustee and the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
The indemnity contained herein shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the final payment in full of the Securities, and termination of this Indenture.
Trustee for purposes of this Section 607 shall include any predecessor Trustee, but the negligence or bad faith or willful misconduct of any Trustee shall not affect the rights or obligations of the Issuer or any other Trustee hereunder.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7), the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable United States, United Kingdom or Australian federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.
Section 608. Conflicting Interests.
If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions to the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture), the Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. To the extent permitted by Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have a conflicting interest by virtue of being a trustee under this Indenture with respect to Securities of more than one series.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the parties hereto acknowledge and agree and the Holders are deemed to acknowledge and agree that there is no conflict of interest as a result of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas acting in its capacity as trustee for both the senior notes of the Issuer and the subordinated notes of the Issuer and in connection with its enforcement of the subordination provisions as required under the terms of this Indenture. Further, any such action on the part of the Trustee hereunder, shall be deemed not to be a breach of any fiduciary duty on the part of the Trustee hereunder.
Section 609. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.
There shall at all times be one (and only one) Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of each series, which may be Trustee hereunder for Securities of one or more other series. Each Trustee shall be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions to the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) to act as such, has a combined capital and surplus of at least US$50,000,000 and has its Corporate Trust Office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York. If any such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee with respect to the Securities shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.
Section 610. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611.
The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by Act of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of such series, upon 30 days prior written notice delivered to the Trustee and to the Issuer. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition at the expense of the Issuer any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities.
If at any time:
(1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 608 after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months;
(2) the Trustee shall fail to comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any such Holder, or
(3) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,
then, in any such case, (A) the Issuer may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities, or (B) subject to Section 514, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities by giving 30 days prior written notice thereof to the Issuer. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition at the expense of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities.
If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the Securities of one or more series, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more of all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 611. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Issuer and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611, become the
successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Issuer. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by the Issuer or the Holders and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 611, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.
The Issuer shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series to all Holders of Securities of such series in the manner provided for in Section 106. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.
In no event will the Trustee be responsible for or have any liability for the acts or omissions of any such successor Trustee for the Securities of any series appointed hereunder or for any separate or co-Trustee.
Section 611. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Issuer, the Guarantors and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Issuer or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Issuer, the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered
by any other such Trustee; and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the Issuer or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.
Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in the first preceding paragraph.
No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article.
Section 612. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities; and in case at that time any of the Securities shall not have been authenticated by such predecessor Trustee, any successor Trustee may authenticate such Securities in its own name with the full force and effect which this Indenture provides for the certificate of authentication of the Trustee.
Section 613. Agents.
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, (i) all references in this Indenture to the Trustee shall be deemed to refer to the Trustee in its capacity as Trustee and in its capacities as Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent and Security Registrar and (ii) every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability or offering protection, immunity or indemnity to the Trustee shall be deemed to apply with the same force and effect to the Trustee acting in its capacities as Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent and Security Registrar.
Section 614. Appointment of Authenticating Agent.
The Trustee, with the consent of the Issuer, may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of Securities that shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series issued upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the
benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustees certificate of authentication, except upon original issue or pursuant to Section 306, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Issuer and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than US$50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.
Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.
An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee and to the Issuer. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Issuer. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent that shall be acceptable to the Issuer and shall give notice of such appointment in the manner provided in Section 106 to all Holders of Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.
The Issuer agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section.
If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustees certificate of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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If all of the Securities of a series may not be originally issued at one time, and if the Trustee does not have an office capable of authenticating Securities upon original issuance located in a Place of Payment where the Issuer wishes to have Securities of such series authenticated upon original issuance, the Trustee, if so requested by the Issuer in writing or by facsimile (which writing need not comply with Section 102 and need not be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel), shall appoint in accordance with this Section an Authenticating Agent having an office in a Place of Payment designated by the Issuer with respect to such series of Securities.
Section 615. Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company.
The Trustee shall comply with Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, excluding any creditor relationship listed in Section 311(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to Section 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.
ARTICLE SEVEN
HOLDERS LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND ISSUER
Section 701. Issuer to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.
The Issuer will furnish, or cause the Security Registrar to furnish, to the Trustee
(1) semi-annually, not later than ten days after each Regular Record Date, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of Outstanding Securities of each series as of such Regular Record Date, and
(2) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Issuer of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished;
provided, however, that if and so long as the Trustee shall be Security Registrar for Securities of a series, no such list need be furnished with respect to such series of Securities.
Section 702. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.
The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 701 and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 701 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
The rights of Holders of the Securities of any series to communicate with other Holders of Securities of such series with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities and the corresponding rights and privileges of the Trustee, shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture).
Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee that none of the Issuer, any Guarantor nor the Trustee nor any agent of any of them shall be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Holders made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) or other applicable law.
Section 703. Reports by the Issuer.
(1) If and when the Issuer is registered with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee any information, documents or reports required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act within 15 days after the same is so required to be filed with the Commission.
(2) With respect to the Securities of any series and for so long as the Securities of such series are Outstanding, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee as soon as practicable, and the Trustee shall promptly distribute to the Holders of Securities of such series such information as is specified as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of such series.
(3) 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 Issuers compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers Certificates).
Section 704. Reports by Trustee to Holders.
(1) Within 60 days after the Parent Guarantors fiscal year end of each year beginning with the fiscal year end following the date of this Indenture, and for so long as any Securities remain outstanding, the Trustee shall mail or make available to each Holder a brief report dated as of such fiscal year end that complies with Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, if and to the extent required by such subsection. The Trustee shall also comply with Section 313(b) and Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(2) A copy of each report at the time of its mailing or posting to the Holders shall be mailed or made available by the Trustee to the Parent Guarantor and filed by the Trustee with the Commission and each exchange, if any, on which the Securities are listed in accordance with Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act. The Parent Guarantor agrees to notify promptly the Trustee in writing whenever the Securities become listed on any exchange and of any delisting thereof.
ARTICLE EIGHT
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE
Section 801. Issuer May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.
For so long as any of the Securities or any Guarantees thereof remain Outstanding, neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor may consolidate or merge into with any other Person that is not the Issuer or a Guarantor, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person that is not the Issuer or a Guarantor, unless:
(1) any Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, is merged or to whom the Issuer or such Guarantor has conveyed, transferred or leased all or substantially all of its properties and assets is a corporation, partnership or trust organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and such Person either is the Issuer or any other Guarantor or assumes by supplemental indenture the Issuers or such Guarantors obligations, as the case may be, on the Securities and the Guarantees and under this Indenture (including any obligation to pay any Additional Amounts);
(2) immediately after giving effect to the transaction and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Issuer or any Guarantor as a result of such transaction as having been incurred at the time of 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;
(3) if, as a result of any such consolidation or merger or such conveyance, transfer or lease, properties or assets of the Issuer or a Guarantor would become subject to a Lien which would not be permitted by this Indenture, the Issuer, the Guarantor or such successor Person, as the case may be, shall take such steps as shall be necessary effectively to secure the Securities equally and ratably with (or prior to) all Indebtedness secured thereby;
(4) any such Person not incorporated or organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Jersey, Australia or the United Kingdom, or any state or territory thereof shall expressly agree by a supplemental indenture,
(a) to indemnify the Holder of each Security and each beneficial owner of an interest therein against (X) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge
imposed on such Holder or beneficial owner or required to be withheld or deducted from any payment to such Holder or beneficial owner as a consequence of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, and (Y) any costs or expenses of the act of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, and
(b) that all payments pursuant to the Securities or the Guarantees in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities, as the case may be, shall be made without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of the jurisdiction of organization or residency of such Person or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, unless such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges are required by such jurisdiction or any such subdivision or authority to be withheld or deducted, in which case such Person shall pay such additional amounts (Successor Additional Amounts) as will result (after deduction of such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges and any additional taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges payable in respect of such Successor Additional Amounts) in the payment to each Holder or beneficial owner of a Security of the amounts which would have been received pursuant to the Securities or the Guarantee, as the case may be, had no such withholding or deduction been required, except that no Successor Additional Amounts shall be so payable for or on account of:
(i) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the fact that such Holder or beneficial owner of the Security:
(A) was a resident, domiciliary or national of, or engaged in business or maintained a permanent establishment or was physically present in, the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction (as defined below) or otherwise had some connection with the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction other than the mere ownership of, or receipt of payment under, such Security or Guarantee;
(B) presented such Security or Guarantee for payment in any jurisdiction of organization of such Person, which shall be deemed a Relevant Jurisdiction, unless such Security or Guarantee could not have been presented for payment elsewhere;
(C) presented such Security or Guarantee (where presentation is required) more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the payment in respect of such Security or Guarantee first became due and payable or provided for, whichever is later, except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts if it had presented such Security or Guarantee for payment on any day within such period of thirty (30) days; or
(D) with respect to any withholding or deduction of taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges imposed by the United States, or any of its territories or any political subdivision thereof or any taxing authority thereof or therein, is or was with respect to the United States a citizen or resident of the United States, treated as a resident of the United States, present in the United States, engaged in business in the United States, a Person with a permanent establishment or fixed base in the United States, a ten percent shareholder of the Issuer or a Guarantor, a passive foreign investment company, or a controlled foreign corporation, or has or has had some other connection with the United States (other than the mere receipt of a payment or the ownership of holding a Security);
(c) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge or any withholding or deduction on account of such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;
(d) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from payments of (or in respect of) principal of, or any premium and interest on, the Securities or the Guarantees thereof;
(e) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld by reason of the failure to comply in a timely manner by the Holder of such Security or, in the case of a Global Security, the beneficial owner of such Global Security, with a timely request of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any Paying Agent addressed to such Holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, (i) to provide information concerning the nationality, residence or identity of such Holder or such beneficial owner or (ii) to make any declaration or other similar claim or satisfy any information or reporting requirement, which, in the case of (i) or (ii), is required or imposed by a statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as a precondition to exemption from all or part of such withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge (including without limitation the filing of a United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form W-8 BEN, W-8 BEN-E, W-8 ECI or W-9);
(f) any withholding, deduction, duty, tax, assessment or other governmental charge which is imposed or withheld by or by reason of the Australian Commissioner of Taxation giving a notice under section 255 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) of Australia or section 260-5 of Schedule 1 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) of Australia;
(g) any taxes imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of the holder or beneficial owner of the Securities to comply with (a) the requirements of Sections 1471
through 1474 (commonly known as FATCA) of the Code, as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), the U.S. Treasury regulations issued thereunder or any official interpretation thereof or any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471 of the Code, (b) any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction or relating to any intergovernmental agreement between the United States and any other jurisdiction, which, in either case, facilitates the implementation of clause (a) above and (c) any agreement pursuant to the implementation of clauses (a) and (b) above with the IRS, the U.S. government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction;
(h) any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6);
nor shall Additional Amounts be paid to any such Holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent such payment on a Security or Guarantee would, under the laws of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, be treated as being derived or received for tax purposes by a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had it been the Holder of the Security or Guarantee;
(5) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or Guarantor is merged or to whom the Issuer or Guarantor has conveyed, transferred or leased its properties or assets (if such Person is organized and validly existing under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Jersey, Australia or the United Kingdom or, in each case, any state or territory thereof) agrees to indemnify the Holder of each Security against (a) any tax, assessment or governmental charge imposed on any such Holder or required to be withheld or deducted from any payment to such Holder as a consequence of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease which is imposed or levied by or on behalf of that jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as at that date such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease is effective and (b) any costs or expenses of the act of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease; and
(6) the Issuer has 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, comply with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.
Section 802. Successor Substituted.
Upon any consolidation of the Issuer or any Guarantor with, or merger of the Issuer or any Guarantor into, any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets of the Issuer or a Guarantor substantially as an entirety in accordance with Section 801, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or such Guarantor 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 Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Issuer or a Guarantor, as applicable, 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 NINE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
Section 901. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.
Without the consent of any Holders, the Issuer or a Guarantor, when authorized by a Board Resolution of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:
(1) to evidence the succession or substitution of another Person to the Issuer or a Guarantor and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, herein and in the Securities; or
(2) to add to the covenants of the Issuer or the Guarantors or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Issuer or a Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants or surrenders are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants or surrenders are expressly included solely for the benefit of such series); or
(3) to add any additional Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such additional Events of Default are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such additional Events of Default are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series); or
(4) to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in uncertificated form; or
(5) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities, provided that any such addition, change or elimination (A) shall neither (i) apply to any Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor
(ii) modify the rights of the Holder of any such Security with respect to such provision or (B) shall become effective only when there is no such Security Outstanding; or
(6) to add a New Guarantor by way of a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture or to release a Guarantor as permitted by and in accordance with the requirements of this Indenture; or
(7) to secure the Securities (pursuant to the requirements of Section 1008 or otherwise); or
(8) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as contemplated by Section 201 or 301; or
(9) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 611; or
(10) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture, provided that such action pursuant to this clause (10) shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect; or
(11) to conform the text of the Securities of any series to any provision of the description of such Securities in the offering document used in connection with the offering of such Securities to the extent that such provisions were intended to be a verbatim recitation of any provision of such Securities; or
(12) to make any other change that does not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of the Securities in any material respect.
Section 902. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders.
With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, the Issuer or a Guarantor, when authorized by a Board Resolution of the Issuer or such Guarantor, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby,
(1) Change the Stated Maturity of, or any installment of, the principal, premium (if any) or rate of interest on
the Outstanding Securities or the rate of interest on the Outstanding Securities or change any obligation to pay Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts on the Outstanding Securities;
(2) Change the place or currency of payment on the Outstanding Securities;
(3) Impair the ability of any Holder to sue for payment;
(4) Reduce the amount of principal payable upon acceleration of the maturity of the Outstanding Securities following an Event of Default;
(5) Reduce any amounts due on the Outstanding Securities;
(6) Reduce the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities the consent of the Holders of which is needed to modify or amend this Indenture;
(7) Reduce the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series the consent of the Holders of which is needed to waive compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or to waive certain defaults;
(8) Modify in a way that adversely affects Holders any other aspect of the provisions dealing with modification of or waiver under this Indenture;
(9) Reduce the premium payable upon a Change of Control or, at any time after a Change of Control Triggering Event has occurred, amend, change or modify in any material respect the obligations of the Issuer to make and complete the Change of Control Offer;
(10) Waive a default or an Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on the Securities (except a rescission of acceleration of any series of Securities by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);
(11) Subordinate the Securities of any series or the Guarantees as applicable to such series to any other obligation of the Issuer or any of the Guarantors;
(12) Modify in a way that adversely affects Holders the terms and conditions of the Guarantors payment obligations (including with respect to Additional Amounts) under the Securities;
(13) Release any Guarantee (other than in accordance with this Indenture); or
(14) Change the provisions of this Section 902.
A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of
such series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.
It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.
Section 903. Execution of Supplemental Indentures.
In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 601 and 603) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 102, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that all conditions precedent to such execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture have been satisfied. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Section 904. 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, except to the extent, if any, therein expressly provided otherwise.
Section 905. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.
Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Issuer shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Issuer, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Issuer, and such Securities may be authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series.
ARTICLE TEN
COVENANTS
Section 1001. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.
The Issuer covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of Securities that it shall duly and punctually pay the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of such series (and any Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in respect thereof) in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if on such date the Trustee or the Paying Agent
holds, in accordance with this Indenture, money sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due. The Issuer agrees to deposit such funds with the Trustee or Paying Agent one Business Day prior to the date on which such principal, premium, if any, and interest is due.
Section 1002. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Issuer shall maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an office or agency where Securities of such series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of such series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Securities of such series and this Indenture may be served; provided that no Security Register shall be located in the United Kingdom or Australia. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. The Company initially designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as such office or agency. If at any time the Issuer 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, and the Issuer hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.
The Issuer may also from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities, designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities of one or more series 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 Issuer of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes.
The Issuer 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.
Section 1003. Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust.
If the Issuer or a Guarantor shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, it shall, on or before each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest on any of the Securities of such series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal and any premium and interest (and Additional Amounts and Successor Additional Amounts) so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of its action or failure so to act.
Whenever the Issuer shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it shall, on or prior to each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest (and Additional Amounts and Successor Additional Amounts) on any Securities of such series, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amount and with sufficient time to meet any applicable payment system deadline to make such payment in respect of the Securities of each such series, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such principal or any premium or interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of its action or failure so to act.
The Issuer shall cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent shall (1) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on Securities in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided, (2) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Issuer (or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series) in the making of any payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on the Securities of such series or any Guarantee and (3) during the continuance of any default by the Issuer or a Guarantor (or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series) in the making of any payment in respect of the Securities of such series or any Guarantee, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent for payment in respect of the Securities of such series or such Guarantee(s).
The Issuer may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Issuer Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Issuer or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Issuer or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Issuer or a Guarantor, in trust for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) has become due and payable shall, upon receipt of a Issuer Request, be paid to the Issuer or a Guarantor by the Trustee or such Paying Agent, or (if then held by the Issuer or a Guarantor) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Issuer or a Guarantor for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Issuer or such Guarantor as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease.
Section 1004. Statement by Officers as to Default.
The Parent Guarantor shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Issuer ending after the date hereof, an Officers Certificate of the Parent Guarantor stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signers thereof the Issuer and the Guarantors are in compliance with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and, if the Issuer or a Guarantor shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge.
Section 1005. Existence.
Subject to Article Eight, the Issuer and each Guarantor shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its respective corporate existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises necessary to conduct its business; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to preserve any such right or franchise if the Board of Directors of such Person shall determine in a Board Resolution that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of its business and that the loss thereof would not have a material adverse effect on such Persons ability to perform its obligations under this Indenture or any Securities or Guarantees.
Section 1006. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.
The Issuer and each Guarantor shall pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, (1) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon it or upon the income, profits or property of it, and (2) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid, would by law become a lien upon the property of the Issuer or such Guarantor; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim (A) whose amount, applicability or validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, or (B) where the failure to pay or discharge or to cause to be paid or discharged such tax, assessment, charge or claim would (in the opinion of any two Authorized Officers and/or Directors of the Issuer set forth in an Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee) not (i) result in a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) have an adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of the Securities or the Guarantees.
Section 1007. Additional Amounts.
All payments of, or in respect of, principal of, and any premium and interest on, the Securities, and all payments pursuant to any Guarantee, shall be made without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of the United States (including the District of Columbia and any state, possession or territory thereof), Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction in which the Issuer or any Guarantor is or becomes a resident for tax purposes (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) or through which the Issuer or any Guarantor makes payment on the Securities or any Guarantee (each a Relevant Jurisdiction) or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any of the foregoing, unless such taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges are required by the law of the Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, to be withheld or deducted. In that event, the Issuer or the Guarantors, as applicable, shall pay such additional amounts (Additional Amounts) as will result (after deduction of such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges and any additional taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges payable in respect of such Additional Amounts) in the payment to the holder of each Security of the amounts which would have been payable in respect of such Security or Guarantee had no such withholding or deduction been required, except that no Additional Amounts shall be so payable for or on account of:
(1) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the fact that such Holder or beneficial owner of the Security:
(a) was a resident, domiciliary or national of, or engaged in business or maintained a permanent establishment or was physically present in, the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction or otherwise had some connection with the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction other than the mere ownership of, or receipt of payment under, such Security or Guarantee;
(b) presented such Security or Guarantee for payment in any Relevant Jurisdiction, unless such Security or Guarantee could not have been presented for payment elsewhere;
(c) presented such Security or Guarantee (where presentation is required) more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the payment in respect of such Security or Guarantee first became due and payable or provided for, whichever is later, except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts if it had presented such Security or Guarantee for payment on any day within such period of thirty (30) days; or
(d) with respect to any withholding or deduction of taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges imposed by the United States, or any of its territories or any political subdivision thereof or any taxing authority thereof or therein, is or was with respect to the United States a citizen or resident of the United States, treated as a resident of the United States, present in the United States, engaged in business in the United States, a Person with a permanent establishment or fixed base in the United States, a ten percent shareholder of the Issuer or a Guarantor, a passive foreign investment company, or a controlled foreign corporation, or has or has had some other connection with the United States (other than the mere receipt of a payment or the ownership of holding a Security);
(2) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge or any withholding or deduction on account of such tax, assessment or other government charge;
(3) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from payments of (or in respect of) principal of, or any premium and interest on, the Securities or the Guarantees thereof;
(4) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld by reason of the failure to comply in a timely manner by the Holder of such Security or, in the case of a Global Security, the beneficial owner of such Global Note, with a timely request of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any Paying Agent addressed to such Holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, (a) to provide information concerning the nationality, residence or identity of such Holder or
such beneficial owner or (b) to make any declaration or other similar claim or satisfy any information or reporting requirement, which, in the case of (a) or (b), is required or imposed by a statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as a precondition to exemption from all or part of such withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge (including without limitation the filing of an IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI or W-9);
(5) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is imposed or withheld by or by reason of the Australian Commissioner of Taxation giving a notice under section 255 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) of Australia or section 260-5 of Schedule 1 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) of Australia or under a similar provision;
(6) any taxes imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of the holder or beneficial owner of the Securities to comply with (a) the requirements of FATCA, as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), the U.S. Treasury regulations issued thereunder or any official interpretation thereof or any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471 of the Code, (b) any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction or relating to any intergovernmental agreement between the United States and any other jurisdiction, which, in either case, facilitates the implementation of clause (a) above and (c) any agreement pursuant to the implementation of clauses (a) and (b) above with the IRS, the U.S. government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction; or
(7) any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6);
nor shall Additional Amounts be paid to any such Holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent such payment on a Security or Guarantee would, under the laws of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, be treated as being derived or received for tax purposes by a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had it been the Holder of the Security or Guarantee.
Whenever there is mentioned, in any context, any payment of or in respect of the principal of, or any premium or interest on, any Security of any series (or any payments pursuant to the Guarantees thereof), such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts provided for in this Indenture to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to this Indenture, and any express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in any provisions of this Indenture shall not be construed as excluding Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in those provisions of this Indenture where such express mention is not made.
At least ten (10) days prior to each date on which any payment under or with respect to the Securities is due and payable, if the Issuer shall be obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to such payment, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee and the principal Paying Agent an Officers Certificate stating the fact that such Additional Amounts will be payable and the amounts so payable and will set forth such other information necessary to enable the Trustee and such Paying Agent to pay such Additional Amounts to the Holders on the payment date; provided, however, that if ten (10) days prior to each date on which any such payment is due and payable the amount of such payment has not yet been determined, the Issuer shall notify the Trustee of such amount promptly after such amount has been determined.
Section 1008. Limitation on Liens
For so long as any of the Securities or the Guarantees are outstanding, the Parent Guarantor shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, create, assume, incur, issue or otherwise have outstanding any Lien upon, or with respect to, any of the present or future business, property, undertaking, assets or revenues (including, without limitation, any Equity Interests and uncalled capital), whether now owned or hereafter acquired (together, assets) of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, to secure any Indebtedness, unless the Securities and Guarantees are secured by such Lien equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Indebtedness, except for the following, to which this covenant shall not apply:
(1) Liens on assets securing Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary outstanding on the Issue Date;
(2) Liens on assets securing Indebtedness owing to the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary (other than a Project Subsidiary);
(3) Liens existing on any asset prior to the acquisition of such asset by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary after the Issue Date, provided that (i) such Lien has not been created in anticipation of such asset being so acquired, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other asset of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets other than Equity Interests, after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets covered by such Lien on the date of such acquisition of such assets, (iii) such Lien shall secure only the Indebtedness secured by such Lien on the date of such acquisition of such asset and (iv) such Lien shall be discharged within one year of the date of acquisition of such asset or such later date as may be the date of the maturity of the Indebtedness that such Lien secures if such Indebtedness is fixed interest rate indebtedness that provides a commercial financial advantage to the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiaries;
(4) Liens on any assets of a Person that becomes a Subsidiary (or of any Person not previously a Subsidiary that is merged or consolidated with or into a Subsidiary) after the Issue Date that existed prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated), provided that (i) such Lien has not been created in anticipation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary (or such merger or consolidation), (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other asset of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets
other than Equity Interests, after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets covered by such Lien on the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated), (iii) such Lien shall secure only the Indebtedness secured by such Lien on the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated) and (iv) such Lien shall be discharged within one year of the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated) or such later date as may be the date of the maturity of the Indebtedness that such Lien secures if such Indebtedness is fixed interest rate indebtedness that provides a commercial financial advantage to the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiaries;
(5) Liens created to secure Indebtedness, directly or indirectly, incurred for the purpose of purchasing Equity Interests or other assets (other than real or personal property of the type contemplated by clause (6) below), provided that (i) such Lien shall secure only such Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of purchasing such assets, (ii) such Lien shall apply only to the assets so purchased (and to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets other than Equity Interests, any subsequently after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets so purchased) and (iii) such Lien shall be discharged within two years of such Lien being granted;
(6) Liens created to secure Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of acquiring or developing any real or personal property or for some other purpose in connection with the acquisition or development of such property, provided that (i) such Lien shall secure only such Indebtedness, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other assets of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the property so acquired or developed and (iii) the rights of the holder of the Indebtedness secured by such Lien shall be limited to the property that is subject to such Lien, it being the intention that the holder of such Lien shall not have any recourse to the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiaries personally or to any other property of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(7) Liens for any borrowings from any financial institution for the purpose of financing any import or export contract in respect of which any part of the price receivable is guaranteed or insured by such financial institution carrying on an export credit guarantee or insurance business, provided that (i) such Lien applies only to the assets that are the subject of such import or export contract and (ii) the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the amount so guaranteed or insured;
(8) Liens for Indebtedness from an international or governmental development agency or authority to finance the development of a specific project, provided that (i) such Lien is required by applicable law or practice and (ii) the Lien is created only over assets used in or derived from the development of such project;
(9) any Lien created in favor of co-venturers of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary pursuant to any agreement relating to an unincorporated joint venture, provided that (i) such Lien applies only to the Equity Interests in, or the assets of, such unincorporated joint venture and (ii) such Lien secures solely the payment of obligations arising under such agreement;
(10) Liens over goods and products, or documents of title to goods and products, arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with letters of credit and similar transactions, provided that such Liens secure only the acquisition cost or selling price (and amounts incidental thereto) of such goods and products required to be paid within 180 days;
(11) Liens arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of business of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(12) Liens created by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary over a Project Asset of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, provided that such Lien secures only (i) in the case of a Lien over assets referred to in clause (a) of the definition of Project Assets, Limited Recourse Indebtedness incurred by the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary or (ii) in the case of a Lien over Equity Interests referred to in clause (b) of the definition of Project Assets, Limited Recourse Indebtedness incurred by the direct Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary;
(13) Liens arising under any netting or set-off arrangement entered into by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its banking arrangements for the purpose of netting debit and credit balances of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(14) Liens incurred in connection with any extension, renewal, replacement or refunding (together, a refinancing) of any Lien permitted in clauses (1) through (13) above and any successive refinancings thereof permitted by this clause (12) (each, an Existing Security), provided that (i) such Liens do not extend to any asset that was not expressed to be subject to the Existing Security, (ii) the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such Liens does not exceed the principal amount of Indebtedness that was outstanding and secured by the Existing Security at the time of such refinancing and (iii) any refinancing of an Existing Security incurred in accordance with clauses (3) through (5) above (and any subsequent refinancings thereof permitted by this clause (12)) will not affect the obligation to discharge such Liens within the time frames that applied to such Existing Security at the time it was first incurred (as specified in the applicable clause);
(15) any Lien arising as a result of a Change in Lease Accounting Standard; and
(16) other Liens by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary securing Indebtedness, provided that, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence or assumption of any such Lien or the incurrence of any Indebtedness secured thereby, the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor and any Subsidiary secured by any Liens pursuant to this clause (13) shall not exceed 10% of Total Tangible Assets at such time.
Section 1009. Offer to Purchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event.
Any Securities of any series that require that the Issuer make an offer to purchase upon a Change of Control Triggering Event shall be purchased by the Issuer in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the
Securities of such series) in accordance with this Section 1009. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, unless the Issuer has previously exercised its right to redeem the Securities in accordance with their respective terms, each Holder of Securities of such series will have the right to require the Issuer to purchase all or a portion of such Holders Securities pursuant to the offer described below (the Change of Control Offer), at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase, subject to the rights of Holders of the Securities on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.
Within 30 days following the date upon which the Change of Control Triggering Event occurred, or at the Issuers option, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the pending Change of Control, the Issuer shall send, by first class mail, a notice to each Holder of Securities of such series, with a copy to the Trustee, which notice shall govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer. Such notice 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 1009 of this Indenture;
(ii) that the Issuer is required to offer to purchase all of the outstanding principal amount of Securities, the purchase price and, that on the date specified in such notice, which date shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law (the Change of Control Payment Date), the Issuer shall repurchase the Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to this Section 1009;
(iii) if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, shall state that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned on the Change of Control being consummated on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date;
(iv) that any Security not tendered or accepted for payment shall continue to accrue interest;
(v) that Securities accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date;
(vi) that Holders electing to have a Security purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer may elect to have all, or any portion of such Security, purchased;
(vii) that Holders of Securities of such series electing to have Securities purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer shall be required to surrender their Securities, with the form entitled Option of Holder to Elect Purchase on the reverse of the relevant Security, or such other customary documents of surrender and transfer as the Issuer may reasonably request, duly completed, or
transfer the relevant Security by book-entry transfer, to the paying agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the Change of Control Payment Date;
(viii) that Holders whose Securities are purchased only in part shall be issued new Securities equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer); and
(ix) the CUSIP number, if any, printed on the Securities being repurchased and that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Securities.
The Issuer shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for such an offer made by the Issuer and such third party purchases all corresponding Securities of such series properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer.
The Issuer shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of Securities pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 1009, the Issuer shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall be deemed not to have breached its obligations under this Indenture by virtue thereof.
Section 1010. New Guarantors.
The Parent Guarantor covenants and agrees that if any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor that is not a Guarantor becomes a Relevant Guarantor, then within 30 days of such Subsidiary becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Parent Guarantor shall cause such Relevant Guarantor to also become a Subsidiary Guarantor (each, a New Guarantor) of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities by having the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee delivering a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 days, provided that such New Guarantors Guarantee may contain any limitation required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor.
Upon execution and delivery by the New Guarantor of its New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture and any other documents provided for in this Section 1010, the New Guarantor shall be a Guarantor for the purposes of this Indenture (and shall be deemed to be added to the list of Guarantors contained in Schedule 1 hereto) and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on all Outstanding Securities. In connection therewith, (i) the rights and obligations of such New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor and (ii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
Section 1011. Waiver of Certain Covenants.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of any series, the Issuer may, with respect to the Securities, omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in any of Sections 1005, 1008 or 1009 (subject to Section 902(9)), if before the time for such compliance the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision or condition shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 1012. Stamp, Documentary and Similar Taxes.
The Issuer and the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to pay all stamp, documentary or similar duties, taxes or fees which may be payable in respect of the execution and delivery or the enforcement of this Indenture, any Guarantee or any Security and the execution and delivery (but not the transfer) or the enforcement of any of the Securities or Guarantees in the United States or of any amendment of, supplement to, or waiver or consent under or with respect to, this Indenture, any Guarantee or any Security, and to pay any value added, goods and services or similar tax due and payable in respect of reimbursement of costs and expenses by the Issuer pursuant to this Section 1012, and shall save the Trustee and each Holder to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law harmless against any loss or liability resulting from nonpayment or delay in payment of such tax required to be paid by the Issuer and the Guarantors hereunder; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to pay any such duty, tax or fee to the extent such nonpayment or delay in payment results from any action or inaction of the Trustee.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
Section 1101. Applicability of Article.
The Securities of any series that are redeemable may be redeemed, in whole or in part from time to time, before their Stated Maturity and shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of such series) in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
Section 1102. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.
The election of the Issuer to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities. In case of any redemption at the election of the Issuer of less than all the Securities of any series (including any such redemption affecting only a single Security), the Issuer shall, at least 60 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Issuer (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of
Securities of such series to be redeemed and, if applicable, of the tenor of the Securities to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities established as contemplated by Section 301, the Issuer shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction.
Section 1103. Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed.
If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed (unless such redemption affects only a single Security, in which case this Section 1103 shall not apply), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days or less than 30 days prior to the Redemption Date, from the Outstanding Securities of such series not previously called for redemption, either (i) in compliance with the requirement of the applicable clearing systems, if the Securities are held through any clearing systems, or (ii) by the Trustee on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee deems fair and appropriate, if the Securities are not held through any clearing systems, and in either case which may provide for the selection for redemption of a portion of the principal amount of any Security of such series, provided that the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of any Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.
The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer in writing of the Securities selected for redemption as aforesaid and, in case of any Securities selected for partial redemption as aforesaid, the principal amounts thereof to be redeemed.
The provisions of the two preceding paragraphs shall not apply with respect to any redemption affecting only a single Security, whether such Security is to be redeemed in whole or in part. In the case of any such redemption in part, the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of the Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.
For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amounts of such Securities which has been or is to be redeemed.
Section 1104. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at his address appearing in the Security Register.
All notices of redemption shall state:
(1) the Redemption Date,
(2) the Redemption Price and the amount of any accrued and unpaid interest payable on the Redemption Date,
(3) the CUSIP or other identifying number of such Securities to be redeemed,
(4) if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of more than a single Security are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption of any such Securities, the principal amounts) of the particular Securities to be redeemed and, if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of a single Security are to be redeemed, the principal amount of the particular Security to be redeemed,
(5) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price (together with any accrued and unpaid interest payable on the Redemption Date) will become due and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable, that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date, and
(6) the place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price, and accrued interest, if any.
Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Issuer shall be given by the Issuer or, at the Issuers request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Issuer.
Section 1105. Deposit of Redemption Price.
Not later than one Business Day prior to any Redemption Date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Issuer is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 1003) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on, all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date.
Section 1106. Securities Payable on Redemption Date.
Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price applicable thereto, and from and after such date (unless the Issuer shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Issuer at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301, installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Record Date according to their terms and the provisions of Section 307.
If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal and any premium shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in the terms of the Security established as contemplated by Section 301.
Section 1107. Securities Redeemed in Part.
Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at a Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Issuer or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series and of like tenor, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered.
Section 1108. Optional Redemption Due to Changes in Tax Treatment.
Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, if, as the result of (a) any change in or any amendment to the laws, regulations or published tax rulings of any Relevant Jurisdiction, or of any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, affecting taxation, or (b) any change in the official administration, application or interpretation by a relevant court or tribunal, government or government authority of any Relevant Jurisdiction of such laws, regulations or published tax rulings either generally or in relation to the Securities or the Guarantees, which change or amendment is proposed and becomes effective on or after the later of (x) the original issue date of such Securities or Guarantees or (y) the date on which a jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Jurisdiction (whether by consolidation, merger or transfer of assets of the Issuer or any Guarantor, change in place of payment on the Securities or Guarantees or otherwise) or which change in official administration, application or interpretation shall not have been available to the public prior to such original issue date or the date on which such jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Jurisdiction (whichever is later), the Issuer or the Guarantors would be required to pay any Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 1007 of this Indenture or the terms of any Guarantee in respect of interest on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date (assuming, in the case of the Guarantors, a payment in respect of such interest was required to be made by the Guarantors under the Guarantees thereof on such Interest Payment Date and the Guarantors would be unable, for reasons outside their control, to procure payment by the Issuer), and the obligation to pay Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the use of commercially reasonable measures available to the Issuer or to the applicable Guarantor, as the case may be, the Issuer may, at its option, redeem all (but not less than all) of the Securities in respect of which such Additional Amounts would be so payable at any time, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days written notice as provided in Sections 1102 and 1104, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest due thereon up to, but not including, the date fixed for redemption; provided, however, that:
(1) no such notice of redemption may be given earlier than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts were a payment in respect of the Securities or the applicable Guarantee thereof then due, and
(2) at the time any such redemption notice is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts must remain in effect.
Prior to the publication or mailing of any notice of any redemption of any Securities pursuant to this Section, the Issuer, the applicable Guarantor or any Person with whom the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor has consolidated or merged, or to whom the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor has conveyed or transferred or leased all or substantially all of its properties or assets (the successor Person in any such transaction, a Successor Person), as the case may be, shall provide the Trustee with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the conditions precedent to the right of the Issuer to redeem such Securities pursuant to this Section have occurred and a certificate signed by a Director or an Authorized Officer stating that the obligation to pay Additional Amounts with respect of such Securities cannot be avoided by taking measures that the Issuer, the applicable Guarantor or the Successor Person, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Issuer or the Successor Person, as the case may be, believes in good faith are commercially reasonable.
ARTICLE TWELVE
DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
Section 1201. Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The Issuer or the Guarantors may, at any time, elect to have either Section 1202 or Section 1203 be applied to all the Outstanding Securities of any series designated pursuant to Section 301 as being defeasible pursuant to this Article Twelve, upon compliance with the applicable requirements provided pursuant to Section 301 and upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article Twelve. Any such election shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities.
Section 1202. Defeasance and Discharge.
Upon the Issuers or Guarantors exercise of the option provided in Section 1201 to have this Section 1202 applied to the Outstanding Securities of any series, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall be deemed to have been discharged from their respective obligations with respect to all the Outstanding Securities of any series, as provided in this Section 1202 on and after the date the applicable conditions set forth in Section 1204 are satisfied (hereinafter called Defeasance) with respect to such Securities. For this purpose, such Defeasance means that the Issuer shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the Outstanding Securities of such series and to have satisfied all of its other obligations under the Securities of such series and this Indenture insofar as the Securities of such series are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), subject to the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (1) the rights of Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series to receive, solely from the trust fund described in Section 1204 and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on such Securities of such series when payments are due, (2) the Issuers and each Guarantors obligations with respect to such Securities of such series under Sections 304, 305, 306, 1002, 1003 and 1007, (3) the rights (including without limitation, the rights set forth in Section 607), powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and (4) this Article. Subject to compliance with this Article,
the Issuer or a Guarantor may defease any Securities pursuant to this Section notwithstanding the prior Covenant Defeasance of such Securities pursuant to Section 1203.
Section 1203. Covenant Defeasance.
Upon the Issuers or a Guarantors exercise of the option provided in Section 1201 to have this Section 1203 applied to the Outstanding Securities of any series, on and after the date the applicable conditions set forth in Section 1204 are satisfied (hereinafter called Covenant Defeasance) with respect to the Outstanding Securities of any series, pursuant to this Section 1203, (1) the Issuer and the Guarantors shall be released from their respective obligations under Section 801, 1008, 1009, 1010 and 1301, and (2) the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 501(3), 501(4), 501(5) or 501(7)(a) with respect to any obligations referred to in clause (1) of this Section 1203 shall be deemed not to be or result in an Event of Default, in each case with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series as provided in this Section. For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that the Issuer and the Guarantors may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such specified Section (to the extent so specified in the case of Section 501(4)), whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or Article or by reason of any reference in any such Section or Article to any other provision herein or in any other document, but the remainder of this Indenture and the Securities of such series shall be unaffected thereby.
Section 1204. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The following shall be the conditions to the Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202 or the Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203 of the Outstanding Securities of any series:
(1) The Issuer or a Guarantor shall elect by Board Resolution to effect a Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202 or a Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203.
(2) The Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee which satisfies the requirements contemplated by Section 609 and agrees to comply with the provisions of this Article applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series, (a) money in an amount, (b) U.S. Government Obligations that through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, money in an amount or (c) a combination thereof, in each case, sufficient to pay all the principal of, and any premium and interest (and any Additional Amounts then known) on the Outstanding Securities of such series and any Additional Amounts then known thereon on the respective Stated Maturities, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Securities of such series. As used herein, U.S. Government Obligations means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable
at the issuers option.
(3) In the event of a Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202, the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (x) the Issuer or such Guarantor has received from, or there has been published by, the IRS a ruling or (y) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. Federal income tax law, in either case (x) or (y) to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Securities of such series and will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, Defeasance and discharge to be effected with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit, Defeasance and discharge were not to occur.
(4) In the event of a Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203, the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Securities of such series will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and Covenant Defeasance to be effected with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit and Covenant Defeasance were not to occur.
(5) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) (assuming all Securities are in default within the meaning of such Act and that such Act applied to this Indenture).
(6) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in the trust arising from such deposit constituting an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act unless such trust shall be registered under such Act or exempt from registration thereunder.
(7) The Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent with respect to such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.
(8) All amounts due and owing to the Trustee and its counsel shall have been paid in full.
Section 1205. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions.
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee or other qualifying trustee (solely for purposes of this Section and Section 1206, the Trustee and any such other trustee are referred to collectively as the Trustee) pursuant to Section 1204 in respect of any Outstanding Securities shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with
the provisions of such Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any such Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Securities, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal and any premium and interest, but money so held in trust need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
The Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the Trustee or the trust created hereby with respect to the U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 1204 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders or beneficial owners of such Outstanding Securities.
Anything in this Article to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Issuer or the Guarantors, as the case may be, from time to time upon an Issuer Request any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 1204 with respect to any Securities which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect the Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, with respect to such Securities.
Section 1206. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with this Article with respect to any Securities by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the obligations under this Indenture and such Securities from which the Issuer has been discharged or released pursuant to Section 1202 or 1203 shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article with respect to such Securities, until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all money held in trust pursuant to Section 1205 with respect to such Securities in accordance with this Article; provided, however, that if the Issuer or a Guarantor makes any payment of principal of or any premium or interest on any such Security following such reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuer or a Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights (if any) of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money so held in trust.
Section 1207. Effect on Subordination Provisions.
Unless otherwise expressly provided pursuant to Section 301, with respect to the Securities of any series, the provisions of Article Fourteen hereof, insofar as they pertain to the Securities of such series, are hereby expressly made subject to the provisions for defeasance and covenant defeasance set forth in this Article and, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, upon the effectiveness of any such defeasance or covenant defeasance pursuant to this Article with respect to the Securities of such series, all of the Securities of such series as to which defeasance or covenant defeasance, as the case may be, shall have become effective shall thereupon cease to be so subordinated and shall no longer be subject to the provisions of Article
Fourteen with respect to such Securities and, without limitation to the foregoing, all moneys, U.S. Government Obligations and shares or other securities or property deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee) in trust in connection with such defeasance or covenant defeasance, as the case may be, and all proceeds therefrom may be applied to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on such Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable notwithstanding the provisions of Article Fourteen.
ARTICLE THIRTEEN
GUARANTEE
Section 1301. Guarantee.
The Guarantors jointly and severally hereby fully and unconditionally guarantee to each Holder of a Security of each series authenticated and delivered by the Trustee the due and punctual payment of the principal (including any amount due in respect of original issue discount) of and any premium and interest on such Security (and any Additional Amounts and other amounts payable by the Issuer in respect thereof), when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of such Security and of this Indenture (each a Guaranteed Securities Obligation and, collectively, the Guaranteed Securities Obligations). The Guarantors jointly and severally hereby agree to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the compensation (as per the fee proposal agreed upon between the Issuer and the Trustee) and reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents, officers, employees and directors, and any other amounts, including indemnification amounts, due to the Trustee under Section 607. The Guarantors each hereby agree that its obligations hereunder shall be as if it were a principal debtor and not merely a surety, and shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of, and shall be unaffected by, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of any Security of any series or this Indenture, any failure to enforce the provisions of any Security of any series or this Indenture, any waiver, modification or indulgence granted to the Issuer with respect thereto, by the Holder of any Security of any series or the Trustee, or any other circumstances which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or guarantor; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, modification or indulgence shall, without the consent of the Guarantors, increase the principal amount of a Security or the interest rate thereon or increase any premium payable upon redemption thereof. The Guarantors each hereby waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Issuer, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer, the benefit of discussion, protest or notice with respect to any Security or the indebtedness evidenced thereby or with respect of any sinking fund payment required pursuant to the terms of a Security issued under this Indenture and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that its Guarantee will not be discharged with respect to any Security except by payment in full of the principal thereof and any premium and interest thereon or as provided in Article Four, Section 802 or Article Thirteen. The Guarantors each further agree that, as between such Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, the Maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article Five hereof for the purposes of its Guarantee, but not in the case of any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby.
The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder will be limited (i) to the maximum amount as will, taking into account, in addition to such obligations of each Guarantor, all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor and any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under its Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution obligations under this Indenture, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable law nor leading to a breach of the rules governing financial assistance, corporate purpose, ultra vires, impairment of statutory capital or similar capital restrictions under applicable law and/or (ii) to the extent otherwise necessary so that such obligations do not constitute a breach of applicable law.
The Guarantors shall be subrogated to all rights of each Holder of Securities against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid to such Holder by the Guarantors pursuant to the provisions of these Guarantees; provided, however, that the Guarantors shall not be entitled to enforce, or to receive any payments arising out of or based upon, such right of subrogation until the principal of and any premium and interest on all the Securities of the same series and of like tenor shall have been paid in full.
No past, present or future stockholder, officer, director, employee or incorporator of any Guarantor shall have any personal liability under the Guarantees set forth in this Section 1301 by reason of his or its status as such stockholder, officer, director, employee or incorporator.
The Guarantees set forth in this Section 1301 shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose with respect to a Security until the certificate of authentication on such Security shall have been signed by or on behalf of the Trustee.
For the avoidance of doubt, the fact that none of the Guarantors (including, without limitation, any New Guarantors) have or will execute any Security, or any notation of their Guarantees on any Security, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee shall in no way affect or limit such Guarantors Guarantee under this Section 1301.
Section 1302. Release of Subsidiary Guarantors.
Any or all of the Subsidiary Guarantors may be released at any time from their respective Guarantees and other obligations under this Indenture without the consent of any Holder. Such release shall occur upon or concurrently with the Subsidiary Guarantor no longer being a Relevant Guarantor and the delivery of an Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee certifying the same, provided that, at the time of such release, no default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
Concurrently with the delivery of such Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee and without any further act of any other party, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released from its Guarantee and other obligations under this Indenture and shall have no further liability or responsibility under the Securities or this Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the release of a Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor as a Subsidiary Guarantor shall not preclude such Subsidiary subsequently becoming a Guarantor if,
while the Securities are Outstanding, such Subsidiary becomes a Relevant Guarantor subsequent to such release.
Section 1303. Agreement To Subordinate.
Each Guarantor, for itself and its respective successors, and each Holder, by his acceptance of Securities, agree that the payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations by each Guarantor, as applicable, is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner stated in this Article, to the prior payment in full of all of the respective Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable. Each Holder by its acceptance of the Securities authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as directed by the holders of a majority of the Securities to effectuate, as between the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors and such Holder, the subordination provided in Sections 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307 and 1308 (collectively, the Guarantee Subordination Sections) and appoints the Trustee as his attorney-in-fact for such purpose. If the Trustee does not file a proper claim or proof of debt in the form required in any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding up, liquidation, reorganization, arrangement or similar proceedings relating to the Guarantors prior to 30 days before the expiration of time to file such claim or claims, then any holder or holders of the respective Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, or their representative or representatives are hereby authorized to and have the right to file an appropriate claim for and on behalf of the Holders. The Guaranteed Securities Obligations shall be senior in right of payment and in rights upon liquidation to all of the respective Junior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable.
Section 1304. No Payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations if Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors in Default.
Anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, no payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations shall be made by or on behalf of any Guarantor (i) unless full payment of amounts then due for principal, sinking funds and interest and of all other amounts then due on all Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor has been made or duly provided for pursuant to the terms of the instrument governing such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor, (ii) if, at the time of such payment, redemption, purchase or other acquisition, or immediately after giving effect thereto, there shall exist under any Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor, or any agreement pursuant to which any Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor is issued, any default, which default shall not have been cured or waived and which default shall have resulted in the full amount of such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor being declared due and payable or (iii) if, at the time of such payment, redemption, purchase or other acquisition, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice from the holder or holders of any Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor or their representative or representatives (a Payment Blockage Notice) that there exists under such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor, or any agreement pursuant to which such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor is issued, any default, which default shall not have been cured or waived, permitting the holders thereof to declare the full amount of such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor due and payable, but only for the period (the Payment Blockage Period) commencing on the date of receipt of the Payment Blockage Notice and ending (unless earlier terminated by notice given to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee by the
holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor) on the earlier of (A) the date on which such event of default shall have been cured or waived or (B) 180 days from the receipt of the Payment Blockage Notice. Upon termination of a Payment Blockage Period, payments on account of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, or any other amounts payable with respect to the Securities (other than amounts due and payable by reason of the acceleration of the maturity of the Securities) and redemptions, purchases or other acquisitions may be made by or on behalf of the relevant Guarantor. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (A) only one Payment Blockage Notice may be given during any period of 360 consecutive days with respect to the same event of default and any other events of default on the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors existing and known to the Person giving such notice at the time of such notice and (B) no new Payment Blockage Period may be commenced by the holder or holders of the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors or their representative or representatives during any period of 360 consecutive days unless all events of default which were the object of the immediately preceding Payment Blockage Notice, and any other event of default on the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors existing and known to the Person giving such notice at the time of such notice, have been cured or waived. The provisions of this Section 1304 shall not prevent a sinking fund payment (if any) in respect of Guaranteed Securities Obligations made with Securities properly acquired prior to the happening of such default. In the event that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 1304, payments are made by or on behalf of the Guarantors in contravention of the provisions of this Section 1304, such payments shall be held by the Trustee, any paying agent or the Holders, as applicable, for the benefit of, and shall be paid over to and delivered to, at the written direction of, the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors or their representatives or the trustee under the indenture or other agreement (if any), pursuant to which any instruments evidencing any Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, for application to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay all Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors in full in accordance with the terms of such Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors.
Each Guarantor shall give prompt written notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee and any paying agent of any default under any Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor or under any agreement pursuant to which any Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor may have been issued.
Section 1305. Distribution On Acceleration Of Securities; Dissolution And Reorganization; Subrogation Of Securities.
(a) Upon (i) any acceleration of the principal amount due on the Securities because of an Event of Default or (ii) any distribution of assets of a Guarantor upon any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of such Guarantor (whether in administration, bankruptcy, insolvency, administration or receivership proceedings or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other dissolution, winding up, liquidation or
reorganization of such Guarantor and other than in respect of a solvent winding up or a reconstruction):
(1) The holders of all Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor shall first be entitled to receive payment in full of the principal thereof, the interest thereon and any other amounts due thereon before the Holders are entitled to receive payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations;
(2) any payment or distribution of assets of the applicable Guarantor of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities other than securities of the applicable Guarantor as reorganized or readjusted or securities of the applicable Guarantor or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment of which is subordinate, at least to the extent provided in the Guarantee Subordination Sections with respect to the Guaranteed Securities Obligations, to the payment in full without diminution or modification by such plan of all Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor, to which the Holders or the Trustee would be entitled except for the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections, shall be paid by the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making such a payment or distribution, directly to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor (or their representatives) or trustee(s) acting on their behalf, ratably according to the aggregate amounts remaining unpaid on account of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any on, and other amounts due on the Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor held or represented by each, to the extent necessary to make payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor remaining unpaid, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor; and
(3) in the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment or distribution of assets of the applicable Guarantor of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities other than securities of the applicable Guarantor as reorganized or readjusted or securities of the applicable Guarantor or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment of which is subordinate, at least to the extent provided in the Guarantee Subordination Sections with respect to the Guaranteed Securities Obligations, to the payment in full without diminution or modification by such plan of Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor, shall be received by the Trustee or the Holders before all Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor is paid in full, such payment or distribution shall be held for the benefit of, and be paid over to, at the written direction of, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor remaining unpaid (or their representatives) or trustee(s) acting on their behalf, ratably as aforesaid, for application to the payment of such Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor until all such Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor shall have been paid in full, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor.
Subject to the payment in full of all of the respective Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, the Holders shall be subrogated to the rights of the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, to receive payments or distributions of cash, property or securities of the respective Guarantors applicable to the Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, until the Guaranteed Securities Obligations shall be paid in full and, for purposes of such subrogation, no such payments or distributions to the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, of cash, property or securities which otherwise would have been payable or distributable to Holders shall, as between the Guarantors, their creditors other than the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, and the Holders, be deemed to be a payment by the Guarantors, as applicable, to or on account of the Senior Indebtedness of the respective Guarantors, it being understood that the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holders, on the one hand, and the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, on the other hand.
Nothing contained in the Guarantee Subordination Sections or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Securities is intended to or shall impair, as between the Guarantors and their creditors other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, the obligation of the Guarantors, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay to the Holders all amounts due with respect to the Guaranteed Securities Obligations as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Securities or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights of the Holders and creditors of the Guarantors other than holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors or, as between the Guarantors and the Trustee, the obligations of the Guarantors to the Trustee, nor shall anything herein or therein prevent the Trustee or the Holders from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by law upon default under this Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under the Guarantee Subordination Sections of the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors in respect of cash, property and securities of the Guarantors received upon the exercise of any such remedy. Upon distribution of assets of the Guarantors referred to in the Guarantee Subordination Sections, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, and the Holders shall be entitled to rely upon a certificate of the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making any distribution to the Trustee or to the Holders for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors and other indebtedness of the Guarantors, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to the Guarantee Subordination Sections. The Trustee, however, shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors. Nothing contained in the Guarantee Subordination Sections or elsewhere in this Indenture, or in any of the Securities, shall prevent the application by the Trustee of any moneys which were deposited with it hereunder, prior to its receipt by a Responsible Officer thereof of written notice of facts which would prohibit such application, for the purpose of the payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations unless, prior to the date on which such application is made by the Trustee, the Trustee shall be charged with notice under Section 1305(c) hereof of the facts which would prohibit the making of such application.
(b) The provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections shall not be applicable to the rights of the Trustee under Section 607 hereof or to any cash, properties or securities received by the Trustee or by any Holder when received as a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the
Guarantors and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee or such Holder of any of its rights as such holder.
(c) Each Guarantor shall give prompt written notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee of any fact known to the relevant Guarantor which would prohibit the making of any payment of money to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities pursuant to the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections. The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, shall be entitled to assume that no such fact exists unless the Guarantors or any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors or any trustee therefor has given such notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections or any other provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any fact which would prohibit the making of any payment of monies to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities pursuant to the provisions in the Guarantee Subordination Sections, unless, and until three Business Days after, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof at the address designated pursuant to Section 105 hereof from the Guarantors or any holder or holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors or from any trustee therefor; and, prior to the receipt of any such written notice, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, shall be entitled in all respects conclusively to assume that no such fact exists; provided that if on a date not less than three Business Days immediately preceding the date upon which by the terms hereof any such monies may become payable with respect to Guaranteed Securities Obligations, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall not have received with respect to such monies the notice provided for in this Section 1305(c), 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.
The Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a Person representing himself to be a holder of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor (or a trustee on behalf of such holder) to establish that such notice has been given by a holder of Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor (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 of any Guarantor to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to the Guarantee Subordination Sections, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor 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 the Guarantee Subordination Sections, 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; nor shall the Trustee be charged with knowledge of the curing or waiving of any default of the character specified in Section 1304 hereof or that any event or any condition preventing any payment in respect of the Securities shall have ceased to exist, unless and until the Trustee shall have received an Officers Certificate to such effect.
(d) The provisions of this Section 1305 applicable to the Trustee shall also apply to any paying agent for the Guarantors.
Section 1306. Reliance By Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors On Subordination Provisions.
Each Holder of any Security by his acceptance thereof acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing subordination provisions are, and are intended to be, an inducement and a consideration for each holder of any Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor, whether such Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor was created or acquired before or after the issuance of the Securities, to acquire and continue to hold, or to continue to hold, such Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor, and such holder of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor shall be deemed conclusively to have relied on such subordination provisions in acquiring and continuing to hold, or in continuing to hold, such Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor. Notice of any default in the payment of any Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor, except as expressly stated in the Guarantee Subordination Sections, and notice of acceptance of the provisions hereof are hereby expressly waived. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no waiver, forbearance or release by any holder of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor under such Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor or under the Guarantee Subordination Sections shall constitute a release of any of the obligations or liabilities of the Trustee or Holders of the Securities provided in the Guarantee Subordination Sections. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no right of any present or future holder of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor to enforce the subordination provisions hereof shall at any time or in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of any Guarantor or any such holder or by any noncompliance by any Guarantor with the terms, provisions or covenants of this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof which such holder may have otherwise been charged with.
Section 1307. Trustees Relation To Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors.
The Trustee in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in the Guarantee Subordination Sections in respect of any Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor at any
time held by it, to the same extent as any holder of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor, and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder.
With respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor, the Trustee undertakes to perform or to observe only such of its covenants and obligations as are specifically set forth in the Guarantee Subordination Sections, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of Guarantor shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of Guarantor but shall have only such obligations to such holders as are expressly set forth in the Guarantee Subordination Sections.
Each Holder of a Security by his acceptance thereof authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as directed by the holders of a majority of the Securities to effectuate the subordination provided in the Guarantee Subordination Sections and appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes, including, in the event of any dissolution, winding up or liquidation or reorganization under any applicable bankruptcy law of the Guarantors (whether in administration, bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership proceedings or otherwise and other than in respect of a solvent reorganization or reconstruction), the timely filing of a claim for the unpaid balance of such Holders Securities in the form required in such proceedings and the causing of such claim to be approved. If the Trustee does not file a claim or
proof of debt in the form required in such proceedings prior to 10 days before the expiration of the time to file such claims or proofs, then the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, jointly, or their representative shall have the right to demand, sue for, collect, receive and receipt for the payments and distributions in respect of Guaranteed Securities Obligations which are required to be paid or delivered to the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, as provided in the Guarantee Subordination Sections and to file and prove all claims therefor and to take all such other action in the name of the Holders or otherwise, as such holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, or representative thereof may determine to be necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections.
Section 1308. Other Provisions Subject Hereto.
Except as expressly stated in the Guarantee Subordination Sections, notwithstanding anything contained in this Indenture to the contrary, all the provisions of this Indenture and the Securities are subject to the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections. However, nothing in the Guarantee Subordination Sections shall apply to or adversely affect the claims of, or payment to, the Trustee pursuant to Section 607.
ARTICLE FOURTEEN
SUBORDINATION OF THE SECURITIES
Section 1401. Agreement To Subordinate.
The Issuer, for itself and its successors, and each Holder, by its acceptance of Securities, agree that the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on, if any, and any other amounts due on the Securities is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner stated in this Article Fourteen, to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer. Each Holder by its acceptance of the Securities authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as directed by a majority of holders of the Securities to effectuate, as between the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer and such Holder, the subordination provided in this Article and appoints the Trustee as his attorney-in-fact for such purpose. If the Trustee does not file a proper claim or proof of debt in the form required in any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding up, liquidation, reorganization, arrangement or similar proceedings relating to the Issuer prior to 30 days before the expiration of time to file such claim or claims, then any holder or holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or their representative or representatives are hereby authorized to and have the right to file an appropriate claim for and on behalf of the Holders. The Securities shall be senior in right of payment and in rights upon liquidation to all Junior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer.
Section 1402. No Payment On Securities If Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer In Default.
Anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, no payment on account of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on and other amounts due on the Securities, and no
redemption, repurchase, or repayment of the Securities, shall be made by or on behalf of the Issuer (i) unless full payment of amounts then due for principal, sinking funds and interest and of all other amounts then due on all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer has been made or duly provided for pursuant to the terms of the instrument governing such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, (ii) if, at the time of such payment, redemption, purchase or other acquisition, or immediately after giving effect thereto, there shall exist under any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, or any agreement pursuant to which any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer is issued, any default, which default shall not have been cured or waived and which default shall have resulted in the full amount of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer being declared due and payable or (iii) if, at the time of such payment, redemption, purchase or other acquisition, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice from the holder or holders of any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or their representative or representatives (a Payment Blockage Notice) that there exists under such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, or any agreement pursuant to which such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer is issued, any default, which default shall not have been cured or waived, permitting the holders thereof to declare the full amount of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer due and payable, but only for the period (the Payment Blockage Period) commencing on the date of receipt of the Payment Blockage Notice and ending (unless earlier terminated by notice given to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee by the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer) on the earlier of (A) the date on which such event of default shall have been cured or waived or (B) 180 days from the receipt of the Payment Blockage Notice. Upon termination of a Payment Blockage Period, payments on account of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, or any other amounts payable with respect to the Securities (other than amounts due and payable by reason of the acceleration of the maturity of the Securities) and redemptions, purchases or other acquisitions may be made by or on behalf of the Issuer. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (A) only one Payment Blockage Notice may be given during any period of 360 consecutive days with respect to the same event of default and any other events of default on the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer existing and known to the Person giving such notice at the time of such notice and (B) no new Payment Blockage Period may be commenced by the holder or holders of the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or their representative or representatives during any period of 360 consecutive days unless all events of default which were the object of the immediately preceding Payment Blockage Notice, and any other event of default on the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuers existing and known to the Person giving such notice at the time of such notice, have been cured or waived. The provisions of this Section 1402 shall not prevent a sinking fund payment (if any) in respect of Securities made with Securities properly acquired prior to the happening of such default. In the event that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 1402, payments are made by or on behalf of the Issuer in contravention of the provisions of this Section 1402, such payments shall be held by the Trustee, any paying agent or the Holders, as applicable, for the benefit of, and shall be paid over to and delivered to, at the written direction of, the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or their representative or the trustee under the indenture or other agreement (if any), pursuant to which any instruments evidencing any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, for application to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer in full in accordance with the terms of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer.
The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee and any paying agent of any default under any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or under any agreement pursuant to which any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer may have been issued.
Section 1403. Distribution On Acceleration Of Securities; Dissolution And Reorganization; Subrogation Of Securities.
(a) Upon (i) any acceleration of the principal amount due on the Securities because of an Event of Default or (ii) any distribution of assets of the Issuer upon any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of the Issuer (whether in administration, bankruptcy, insolvency, administration or receivership proceedings or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of the Issuer and other than in respect of a solvent winding up or reconstruction):
(1) the holders of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer shall first be entitled to receive payment in full of the principal thereof, the interest thereon and any other amounts due thereon before the Holders are entitled to receive payment on account of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, or any other amounts due on the Securities;
(2) any payment or distribution of assets of the Issuer of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities other than securities of the Issuer as reorganized or readjusted or securities of the Issuer or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment of which is subordinate, at least to the extent provided in this Article Fourteen with respect to the Securities, to the payment in full without diminution or modification by such plan of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, to which the Holders or the Trustee would be entitled except for the provisions of this Article, shall be paid by the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making such a payment or distribution, directly to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer (or their representatives) or trustee(s) acting on their behalf, ratably according to the aggregate amounts remaining unpaid on account of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, and other amounts due on the Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer held or represented by each, to the extent necessary to make payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer remaining unpaid, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer; and
(3) in the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment or distribution of assets of the Issuer of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities other than securities of the Issuer as reorganized or readjusted or securities of the Issuer or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment of which is subordinate, at least to the extent provided in this Article with respect to the Securities, to the payment in full without diminution or modification by such plan of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, shall be received by the Trustee or the Holders before all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer is paid in full, such payment or distribution shall be held for the benefit of, and be paid over to, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer remaining unpaid (or their representatives) or
trustee(s) acting on their behalf, ratably as aforesaid, for application to the payment of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer until all such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer shall have been paid in full, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer.
Subject to the payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, the Holders shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer to receive payments or distributions of cash, property or securities of the Issuer applicable to the Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer until the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, and any other amounts payable with respect to the Securities shall be paid in full and, for purposes of such subrogation, no such payments or distributions to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer of cash, property or securities which otherwise would have been payable or distributable to Holders shall, as between the Issuer, its creditors other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, and the Holders, be deemed to be a payment by the Issuer to or on account of the Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, it being understood that the provisions of this Article Fourteen are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holders, on the one hand, and the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, on the other hand.
Nothing contained in this Article or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Securities is intended to or shall impair, as between the Issuer and its creditors other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay to the Holders the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any on, and any Additional Amounts with respect to the Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Securities or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights of the Holders and creditors of the Issuer other than holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or, as between the Issuer and the Trustee, the obligations of the Issuer to the Trustee, nor shall anything herein or therein prevent the Trustee or the Holders from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by law upon default under this Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under this Article of the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer in respect of cash, property and securities of the Issuer received upon the exercise of any such remedy. Upon distribution of assets of the Issuer referred to in this Article, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, and the Holders shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon a certificate of the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making any distribution to the Trustee or to the Holders for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer and other indebtedness of the Issuer, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article. The Trustee, however, shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer. Nothing contained in this Article Fourteen or elsewhere in this Indenture, or in any of the Securities, shall prevent the application by the Trustee of any moneys which were deposited with it hereunder, prior to its receipt by a Responsible Officer thereof of written notice of facts which would prohibit such application, for the purpose of the payment of or on account of the principal of and any premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, or any Additional Amounts with respect to the Securities unless, prior to the date on which such application is made by the Trustee, the Trustee shall be charged with notice under Section 1403(c) hereof of the facts which would prohibit the making of such application.
(b) The provisions of this Article shall not be applicable to any cash, properties or securities received by the Trustee or by any Holder when received as a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee or such Holder of any of its rights as such holder.
(c) The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee of any fact known to the Issuer which would prohibit the making of any payment of money to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Article. The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, shall be entitled to assume that no such fact exists unless the Issuer or any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or any trustee therefor has given such notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article or any other provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any fact which would prohibit the making of any payment of monies to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities pursuant to the provisions in this Article, unless, and until three Business Days after, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof at the address designated pursuant to Section 105 hereof from the Issuer or any holder or holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or from any trustee therefor; and, prior to the receipt of any such written notice, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, shall be entitled in all respects conclusively to assume that no such fact exists; provided that if on a date not less than three Business Days immediately preceding the date upon which by the terms hereof any such monies may become payable for any purpose including, without limitation, the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, and any Additional Amounts with respect to any Security, and any amounts immediately due and payable upon the execution of any instrument acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, as provided in Article Ten hereof), a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall not have received with respect to such monies the notice provided for in this Section 1403(c), 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.
The Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a Person representing himself to be a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer (or a trustee on behalf of such holder) to establish that such notice has been given by a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer (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 of the Issuer to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer 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, 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; nor shall the Trustee be charged with knowledge of the curing or waiving of any default of the character specified in Section 1403 hereof or that any event or any condition preventing any payment in respect of the Securities shall have ceased to exist, unless and until the Trustee shall have received an Officers Certificate to such effect.
(d) The provisions of this Section 1403 applicable to the Trustee shall also apply to any paying agent for the Issuer.
Section 1404. Reliance By Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer On Subordination Provisions.
Each Holder of any Security by his acceptance thereof acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing subordination provisions are, and are intended to be, an inducement and a consideration for each holder of any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, whether such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer was created or acquired before or after the issuance of the Securities, to acquire and continue to hold, or to continue to hold, such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, and such holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer shall be deemed conclusively to have relied on such subordination provisions in acquiring and continuing to hold, or in continuing to hold, such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer. Notice of any default in the payment of any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, except as expressly stated in this Article, and notice of acceptance of the provisions hereof are hereby expressly waived. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no waiver, forbearance or release by any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer under such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or under this Article shall constitute a release of any of the obligations or liabilities of the Trustee or Holders of the Securities provided in this Article. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no right of any present or future holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer to enforce the subordination provisions hereof shall at any time or in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Issuer or any such holder or by any noncompliance by the Issuer with the terms, provisions or covenants of this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof which such holder may have otherwise been charged with.
Section 1405. Trustees Relation To Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer.
The Trustee in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article in respect of any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer at any time held by it, to the same extent as any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder.
With respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, the Trustee undertakes to perform or to observe only such of its covenants and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Article, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer but shall have only such obligations to such holders as are expressly set forth in this Article.
Each Holder of a Security by his acceptance thereof authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as directed by the holders of a majority of the Securities to effectuate the subordination provided in this Article and appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes, including, in the event of any dissolution, winding up or liquidation or reorganization under any applicable bankruptcy law of the Issuer (whether in administration, bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership proceedings or otherwise and other than in respect of a solvent reorganization or reconstruction), the timely filing of a claim for the
unpaid balance of such Holders Securities in the form required in such proceedings and the causing of such claim to be approved. If the Trustee does not file a claim or proof of debt in the form required in such proceedings prior to 10 days before the expiration of the time to file such claims or proofs, then the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, jointly, or their representative shall have the right to demand, sue for, collect, receive and receipt for the payments and distributions in respect of the Securities which are required to be paid or delivered to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer as provided in this Article and to file and prove all claims therefor and to take all such other action in the name of the Holders or otherwise, as such holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or representative thereof may determine to be necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of the provisions of this Article.
Section 1406. Other Provisions Subject Hereto.
Except as expressly stated in this Article, notwithstanding anything contained in this Indenture to the contrary, all the provisions of this Indenture and the Securities are subject to the provisions of this Article. However, nothing in this Article shall apply to or adversely affect the claims of, or payment to, the Trustee pursuant to Section 607.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO INDENTURE
Schedule 1
Guarantors
1. Amcor plc
2. Amcor Finance (USA), Inc.
3. Amcor Pty Ltd
4. Bemis Company, Inc.
ANNEX A
[FORM OF NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE]
This [ ] NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of [ ], [ ] (the Supplemental Indenture), among Amcor UK Finance plc, a public company incorporated in England and Wales with limited liability (herein called the Issuer), as Issuer, [ ], a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of [ ] (herein called the New Guarantor), having its principal office at [ ], and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee under the Indenture (as defined below) (herein called the Trustee).
RECITALS
The Issuer, Amcor plc (the Parent Guarantor), Amcor Finance (USA), Inc., Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis Company, Inc. (each, an Initial Subsidiary Guarantor, and together with the Parent Guarantor, the Original Guarantors) and the Trustee have entered into an Indenture dated as of [·], 2020, as amended from time to time, (herein called the Indenture), providing for the issuance of Securities. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Supplemental Indenture have the same meaning provided in the Indenture.
Section 1010 of the Indenture provides that if any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor which is not a Guarantor becomes a Relevant Guarantor, then within 30 days of such Subsidiary becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Parent Guarantor shall cause that Subsidiary to also become a Guarantor of all amounts due and owing on the Securities Outstanding under the Indenture by such New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee executing and delivering a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 days.
The entry into this Supplemental Indenture by the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee is in all respects authorized by the provisions of the Indenture.
All things necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee and a valid amendment of and supplement to the Indenture have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH, the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee each hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
Section 101. New Guarantor under the Indenture.
For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantor hereby agrees with the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of any Securities Outstanding under the Indenture that concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture by the New Guarantor it shall become a Guarantor for the purposes of the Indenture and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on
the Securities Outstanding under this Indenture. In connection therewith, (i) the New Guarantor hereby unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee the due and punctual payment of the principal (including any amount due in respect of original issue discount) of and any premium and interest on such Security (and any Additional Amounts and other amounts payable by the Issuer in respect thereof), when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for
redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of such Security and of the Indenture, including (without limitation) Article Thirteen of the Indenture, (ii) the rights and obligations of the New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor under the Indenture and (iii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
[Insert any guarantee limitations required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor]
Section 102. Notices.
The New Guarantor agrees that all notices that may be delivered pursuant to the Indenture may be delivered to it at the following address:
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Section 103. Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.
The New Guarantor hereby appoints [ ] acting through its office at [ ], New York, New York as its authorized agent (the Authorized Agent) upon which process may be served in any legal action or proceeding against it with respect to its obligations under the Indenture or its Guarantee, as the case may be, instituted in any federal or state court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by the Holder of any Security and agrees that service of process Upon such authorized agent, together with written notice of said service to the New Guarantor by the Person serving the same addressed as provided in Section 102 hereof, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the New Guarantor in any such legal action or proceeding, and the New Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such legal action or proceeding and waives any objection it may have to the laying of the venue of any such legal action or proceeding. Such appointment shall be irrevocable until all amounts in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest due and to become due on or in respect of all the Securities issued under the Indenture have been paid by the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, to the Trustee pursuant to the terms thereof, the Securities and the Guarantees; provided, however, that upon release of the New Guarantor pursuant to Section 1302 of the Indenture, such New Guarantors appointment of the Authorized Agent under this Section 103 shall be automatically and unconditionally irrevocably terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the New Guarantor reserves the right to appoint another Person located or with an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, selected in its discretion, as a successor Authorized Agent, and upon acceptance of such appointment by such a successor the appointment of the prior Authorized Agent shall terminate. The New Guarantor shall give notice to the Trustee and all Holders of the appointment by it of a successor Authorized Agent. If for
any reason [ ] ceases to be able to act as the Authorized Agent or to have an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, the New Guarantor will appoint a successor Authorized Agent in accordance with the preceding sentence. The New Guarantor further agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of such agent in full force and effect until the Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve thereof Service of process upon the Authorized Agent addressed to it at the address set forth above, as such address may be changed within the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by notice given by the Authorized Agent to the Trustee, together with written notice of such service mailed or delivered to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the New Guarantor shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process on the New Guarantor.
ARTICLE TWO
Provisions of General Application
Section 201. Effective Date.
This Supplemental Indenture takes effect when each party has executed one counterpart of this deed, whether the same or different counterparts (the Effective Date). As of the Effective Date, the New Guarantor shall be deemed to be added to the list of Guarantors contained in Schedule 1 to the Indenture.
Section 202. Governing Law.
This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State; provided, however, that the authorization and execution of this Supplemental Indenture by and on behalf of the New Guarantor, shall be governed by the laws of [Insert jurisdiction of organization of New Guarantor].
This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
[Insert if New Guarantor organized under the laws of Australia][For purposes of Australian law, this Supplemental Indenture has been executed by the New Guarantor as a deed.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
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AMCOR PTY LTD
The Issuer
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AMCOR PLC
The Parent Guarantor
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AMCOR FINANCE (USA), INC.
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AMCOR UK FINANCE PLC
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BEMIS COMPANY, INC.
The Initial Subsidiary Guarantors
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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
The Trustee
Indenture
Dated as of [·], 2020
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE ONE |
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DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS |
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OF GENERAL APPLICATION |
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Section 101. |
Definitions |
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Section 102. |
Compliance Certificates and Opinions |
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Section 103. |
Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee |
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Section 104. |
Acts of Holders; Record Dates |
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Section 105. |
Notices, Etc., to the Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors |
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Section 106. |
Notice to Holders; Waiver |
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Section 107. |
Effect of Headings and Table of Contents |
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Section 108. |
Successors and Assigns |
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Section 109. |
Separability Clause |
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Section 110. |
Benefits of Indenture |
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Section 111. |
Governing Law |
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Section 112. |
Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process |
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Section 113. |
Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Section 114. |
Force Majeure |
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Section 115. |
Legal Holidays |
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Section 116. |
Counterparts |
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Section 117. |
FATCA |
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Section 118. |
USA Patriot Act |
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Section 119. |
Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act |
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Section 120. |
Trust Indenture Act Controls |
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ARTICLE TWO |
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SECURITY FORMS |
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Section 201. |
Forms Generally |
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Section 202. |
Form of Face of Security |
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Section 203. |
Form of Reverse of Security |
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Section 204. |
Form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication |
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ARTICLE THREE |
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THE SECURITIES |
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Section 301. |
Title and Terms; Issuable in Series |
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Section 302. |
Denominations |
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Section 303. |
Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating |
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Section 304. |
Temporary Securities |
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Section 305. |
Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange |
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Section 306. |
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities |
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Section 307. |
Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved |
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Section 308. |
Persons Deemed Owners |
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Section 309. |
Cancellation |
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Section 310. |
Computation of Interest |
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Section 311. |
CUSIP Numbers |
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SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE |
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Section 401. |
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture |
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Section 402. |
Application of Trust Money |
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ARTICLE FIVE |
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REMEDIES |
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Section 501. |
Events of Default |
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Section 502. |
Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment |
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Section 503. |
Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee |
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Section 504. |
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim |
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Section 505. |
Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities |
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Section 506. |
Application of Money Collected |
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Section 507. |
Limitation on Suits |
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Section 508. |
Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest |
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Section 509. |
Restoration of Rights and Remedies |
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Section 510. |
Rights and Remedies Cumulative |
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Section 511. |
Delay or Omission Not Waiver |
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Section 512. |
Control by Holders |
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Section 513. |
Waiver of Past Defaults |
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Section 514. |
Undertaking for Costs |
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Section 515. |
Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws |
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ARTICLE SIX |
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THE TRUSTEE |
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Section 601. |
Certain Duties and Responsibilities |
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Section 602. |
Notice of Defaults |
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Section 603. |
Certain Rights of Trustee |
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Section 604. |
Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities |
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Section 605. |
May Hold Securities |
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Section 606. |
Money Held in Trust |
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Section 607. |
Compensation and Reimbursement |
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Section 608. |
Conflicting Interests |
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Section 609. |
Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility |
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Section 610. |
Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor |
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Section 611. |
Acceptance of Appointment by Successor |
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Section 612. |
Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business |
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Section 613. |
Agents |
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Section 614. |
Appointment of Authenticating Agent |
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Section 615. |
Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company |
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HOLDERS LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND ISSUER |
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Section 701. |
Issuer to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders |
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Section 702. |
Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders |
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Section 703. |
Reports by the Issuer |
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Section 704. |
Reports by Trustee to Holders |
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ARTICLE EIGHT |
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CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE |
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Section 801. |
Issuer May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms |
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Section 802. |
Successor Substituted |
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ARTICLE NINE |
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SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES |
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Section 901. |
Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders |
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Section 902. |
Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders |
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Section 903. |
Execution of Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 904. |
Effect of Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 905. |
Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures |
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ARTICLE TEN |
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COVENANTS |
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Section 1001. |
Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest |
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Section 1002. |
Maintenance of Office or Agency |
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Section 1003. |
Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust |
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Section 1004. |
Statement by Officers as to Default |
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Section 1005. |
Existence |
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Section 1006. |
Payment of Taxes and Other Claims |
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Section 1007. |
Additional Amounts |
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Section 1008. |
Limitation on Liens |
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Section 1009. |
Offer to Purchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event |
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Section 1010. |
New Guarantors |
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Section 1011. |
Waiver of Certain Covenants |
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Section 1012. |
Stamp, Documentary and Similar Taxes |
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ARTICLE ELEVEN |
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REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES |
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Section 1101. |
Applicability of Article |
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Section 1102. |
Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee |
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Section 1103. |
Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed |
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Section 1104. |
Notice of Redemption |
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Section 1105. |
Deposit of Redemption Price |
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Section 1106. |
Securities Payable on Redemption Date |
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Section 1107. |
Securities Redeemed in Part |
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Section 1108. |
Optional Redemption Due to Changes in Tax Treatment |
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ARTICLE TWELVE |
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DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE |
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Section 1201. |
Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance |
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Section 1202. |
Defeasance and Discharge |
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Section 1203. |
Covenant Defeasance |
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Section 1204. |
Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance |
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Section 1205. |
Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions |
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Section 1206. |
Reinstatement |
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ARTICLE THIRTEEN |
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GUARANTEE |
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Section 1301. |
Guarantee |
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Section 1302. |
Release of Subsidiary Guarantors |
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ANNEX A FORM OF NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE |
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
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Indenture Section |
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(a)(1) |
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609 |
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(a)(2) |
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609 |
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N/A |
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(a)(4) |
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N/A |
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(a)(5) |
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609 |
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608; 609; 610; 611 |
311 |
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615 |
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615 |
312 |
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701 |
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702 |
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(c) |
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702 |
313 |
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704 |
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(b)(1) |
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704 |
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(b)(2) |
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704 |
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106 |
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(d) |
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704 |
314 |
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703 |
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N/A |
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102 |
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(c)(2) |
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102 |
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N/A |
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(d) |
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N/A |
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102 |
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N/A |
315 |
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601; 603 |
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602 |
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601 |
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601; 603 |
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514 |
316 |
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512 |
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(a)(1)(B) |
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513 |
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N/A |
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(b) |
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508 |
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(c) |
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104 |
317 |
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503 |
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(a)(2) |
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504 |
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(b) |
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1003 |
318 |
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120 |
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N/A Means Not Applicable
Note: This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purposes, be deemed to be part of this Indenture.
INDENTURE, dated as of [·], 2020, among Amcor Pty Ltd, a company incorporated under the laws of Australia (the Issuer), Amcor plc, a public limited company incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands with limited liability (the Parent Guarantor), Amcor Finance (USA), Inc., a Delaware corporation, Amcor UK Finance plc, a public limited company incorporated in England and Wales with limited liability, and Bemis Company, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Missouri (each, an Initial Subsidiary Guarantor, and together with the Parent Guarantor, the Original Guarantors), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee hereunder (the Trustee).
RECITALS OF THE ISSUER
The Issuer has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (the Securities), to be issued in one or more series as set forth in this Indenture.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Issuer, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
RECITALS OF THE GUARANTORS
Each of the Guarantors has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the Guarantees of the Securities provided for herein.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of each of the Guarantors, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities, as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS
OF GENERAL APPLICATION
Section 101. Definitions.
For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;
(2) all other terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;
(3) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an Article or a Section refers to an Article or a Section, as the case may be, of this Indenture;
(4) the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter;
(5) the words herein, hereof and hereunder and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; and
(6) a reference to any law or to a provision of a law includes any amendments thereto and any successor statutes.
Accounts means the consolidated statement of financial position, consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated cash flow statement of the Group, prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP, together with reports (including directors reports and, if applicable, auditors reports) and notes attached to or intended to be read with any such consolidated financial statements.
Act, when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section 104.
Additional Amounts has the meaning specified in Section 1007.
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 the purposes of this definition, control when used with respect to any specified 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 Member with respect to any Global Security means a member of or participant in the Depositary for such Global Security.
Applicable Procedures means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of a beneficial interest in a Global Security, the rules and procedures of the Depositary for such Global Security, Euroclear and Clearstream to the extent the same are applicable to such transfer or exchange.
Australia means the Commonwealth of Australia.
Authenticating Agent means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant to Section 614 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate the Securities.
Authorized Officer means any person (whether designated by name or the persons for the time being holding a designated office, or whether designated by power of attorney) appointed by or pursuant to a Board Resolution for the purpose, or a particular purpose, of this Indenture, provided that written notice of such appointment shall have been given to the Trustee.
A Person shall be deemed the beneficial owner of, and shall be deemed to beneficially own, any Securities which such Person or any of its Affiliates would be deemed to beneficially own within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act if the references to within 60 days in Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) were omitted.
Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, or any committee of such board duly authorized to act for it in respect hereof.
Board Resolution when used with reference to the Issuer or a Guarantor means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Issuer, such Guarantor to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors (or by a committee of the Board of Directors appointed by such Board of Directors for such purpose) and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York City, United States, London, United Kingdom, Sydney, Australia or Melbourne, Australia are required or authorized to be closed.
Change in Lease Accounting Standard means, and shall be deemed to have occurred, as of the date of effectiveness of the United States Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 842, Leases (or any other United States Accounting Standards Codification having a similar result or effect) (and related interpretations) and, as applicable, the date of effectiveness of the AASB AAS 16 (Leases).
Change of Control means the occurrence of any one of the following:
(a) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any person (including any person as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than to the Parent Guarantor or one of its Subsidiaries;
(b) the consummation of any transaction (including without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any person (including any person as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor , measured by voting power rather than the number of shares;
(c) the Parent Guarantor consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Parent Guarantor , in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor or such other
Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the shares of the Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor constitute, or are converted into or exchanged for, a majority of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person immediately after giving effect to such transaction;
(d) the first day on which the majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor cease to be Continuing Directors; or
(e) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Parent Guarantor.
Change of Control Offer has the meaning specified in Section 1009.
Change of Control Trigger Period means, with respect to any Change of Control, the period commencing upon the earlier of (i) the occurrence of such Change of Control or (ii) 60 days prior to the date of the first public announcement of such Change of Control (or pending Change of Control) and ending 60 days following consummation of such Change of Control (which Change of Control Trigger Period will be extended following consummation of a Change of Control for so long as any of the Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer has publicly announced that it is considering a possible ratings change).
Change of Control Triggering Event means with respect to any Change of Control:
(a) if there are two Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer providing ratings for the Securities on the first day of the Change of Control Trigger Period with respect to such Change of Control, both Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer cease to rate the Securities Investment Grade during such Change of Control Trigger Period; and
(b) if there are three Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer providing a rating for the Securities on the first day of the Change of Control Trigger Period with respect to such Change of Control, two or more Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer cease to rate the Securities Investment Grade during such Change of Control Trigger Period.
If there are not at least two Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer providing a rating for the Securities on the first day of any Change of Control Trigger Period, a Change of Control Triggering Event shall be deemed to have occurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Change of Control Triggering Event will be deemed to have occurred in connection with any particular Change of Control unless and until such Change of Control has actually been consummated.
Clearstream means Clearstream Banking S.A.
Code means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission, from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act.
Continuing Director means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor who (a) was a member of such Board of Directors on the date of the issuance of the Securities; or (b) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or election.
Corporate Trust Office means the corporate trust office of the Trustee, currently located at (i) for purposes of surrender, transfer or exchange of any Security, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, c/o DB Services Americas, Inc., 5022 Gate Parkway, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256, Attn: Transfer Department and (ii) for all other purposes, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Trust and Agency Services, 60 Wall Street, 24th Floor, Mail Stop: NYC60-2405, New York, New York 10005, USA, Attn: Corporates Team, Amcor Finance (USA), Inc.
corporation means a corporation, association, company, joint-stock company or business trust.
Covenant Defeasance has the meaning specified in Section 1203.
default has the meaning specified in Section 602.
Defaulted Interest has the meaning specified in Section 307.
Defeasance has the meaning specified in Section 1202.
Depositary means, with respect to Securities of any series issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, DTC until a successor Depositary shall have become such pursuant to this Indenture, and thereafter shall mean a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act that is designated to act as Depositary for such Securities as contemplated by Section 301.
Director means any member of the Board of Directors.
DTC means The Depository Trust Company.
Equity Interests means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests, beneficial interests or other ownership interests, whether voting or nonvoting, in, or interests in the income or profits of, a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing; provided that, prior to the conversion thereof, debt securities convertible into Equity Interests shall not constitute Equity Interests.
Euroclear means Euroclear Bank SA/NV, as operator of the Euroclear System.
Event of Default has the meaning specified in Section 501.
Exchange Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Expiration Date has the meaning specified in Section 104.
FATCA has the meaning specified in Section 801.
Finance Lease means a finance lease as defined in the Australian Approved Accounting Standard AASB117: Leases.
Fitch means Fitch, Inc., a subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A., and its successors.
Global Security means a Security held by or on behalf of a Depositary and in which beneficial interests are evidenced on the records of such Depositary or its Agent Members.
Group means the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Guarantee means the guarantee by each Guarantor of any Security authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture; provided, however, that the Guarantor providing such Guarantee has not been released as a Guarantor of such Security pursuant to Section 1302 hereof.
Guarantors means each Original Guarantor and each New Guarantor, and a reference to Guarantor is a reference to them jointly and each of them severally, in each case until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be a Guarantor. Upon the release of a Guarantor (other than the Parent Guarantor) from its Guarantees of any and all Securities Outstanding under this Indenture, all references to and construction of the terms Guarantors or a Guarantor in this Indenture shall be deemed to refer only to the Guarantors or Guarantor of Securities that remain as parties to this Indenture.
Hedge Agreement means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction, or any option or similar agreement, involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, prices of equity or debt securities or instruments, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value, or any similar transaction or combination of the foregoing transactions; provided that any options, rights or shares issued pursuant to any employee share or bonus plan, including any phantom rights or phantom shares, or any similar plans providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Parent Guarantor or its Subsidiaries shall not be a Hedge Agreement.
Holder means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Security Register.
Indebtedness means, with respect to any Person, all obligations of such Person, present or future, actual or contingent, in respect of moneys borrowed or raised or otherwise arising in respect of any financial accommodation whatsoever, including (a) amounts raised by
acceptance or endorsement under any acceptance credit or endorsement credit opened on behalf of such Person, (b) any Indebtedness (whether actual or contingent, present or future) of another Person that is guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by such Person or that is secured by any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed by such Person, (c) the net amount actually or contingently (assuming the arrangement was closed out on the relevant day) payable by such Person under or in connection with any Hedge Agreement, (d) liabilities (whether actual or contingent, present or future) in respect of redeemable preferred Equity Interests in such Person or any obligation of such Person incurred to buy back any Equity Interests in such Person, (e) liabilities (whether actual or contingent, present or future) under Finance Leases for which such Person is liable, (f) any liability (whether actual or contingent, present or future) in respect of any letter of credit opened or established on behalf of such Person, (g) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of any asset or service and any related obligation deferred (i) for more than 90 days or (ii) if longer, in respect of trade creditors, for more than the normal period of payment for sale and purchase within the relevant market (but not including any deferred amounts arising as a result of such a purchase being contested in good faith), (h) amounts for which such Person may be liable (whether actually or contingently, presently or in the future) in respect of factored debts or the advance sale of assets for which there is recourse to such Person, (i) all obligations of such Person evidenced by debentures, notes, debenture stock, bonds or other financial instruments, whether issued for cash or a consideration other than cash and in respect of which such Person is liable as drawer, acceptor, endorser, issuer or otherwise, (j) obligations of such Person in respect of notes, bills of exchange or commercial paper or other financial instruments and (k) any indebtedness (whether actual or contingent, present or future) for moneys owing under any instrument entered into by such Person primarily as a method of raising finance and that is not otherwise referred to in this definition. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other Person (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Persons ownership interest in or other relationship with such other Person, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
Indenture means this instrument as originally executed and as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof. The term Indenture shall also include the terms of a particular series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 301.
interest, when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security that by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable after Maturity.
Interest Payment Date, when used with respect to any Security, means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security.
Investment Company Act means the United States Investment Company Act of 1940 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Investment Grade means (a) a rating of Baa3 or better by Moodys (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Moodys); (b) a rating of BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of S&P); (c) a rating of BBB- or
better by Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Fitch) or (d) in the event of the Securities being rated by a permitted Substitute Rating Agency, the equivalent of either (a), (b) or (c) by such Substitute Rating Agency.
Issue Date means [·], the date on which Securities were first issued under this Indenture.
Issuer means the Person named as the Issuer in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be the Issuer.
Issuer Request or Issuer Order means a written request or order signed in the name of the Issuer by any of its Directors and/or Authorized Officers, and delivered to the Trustee.
Jersey Companies Law means the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991.
Lien means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed or other instrument of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest or other encumbrance on, in or of such asset, including any arrangement entered into for the purpose of making particular assets available to satisfy any Indebtedness or other obligation and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, Finance Lease or capital lease or title retention agreement (other than any title retention agreement entered into with a vendor on normal commercial terms in the ordinary course of business) relating to such asset.
Limited Recourse Indebtedness means Indebtedness incurred by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary to finance the creation or development of a Project or proposed Project of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, provided that, as specified in the terms of such Limited Recourse Indebtedness:
(a) the Person (the Relevant Person) in whose favor such Indebtedness is incurred does not have any right to enforce its rights or remedies (including for any breach of any representation or warranty or obligation) against the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable, or against the Project Assets of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable, in each case, except for the purpose of enforcing a Lien that attaches only to the Project Assets and secures an amount equal to the lesser of the value of the Project Assets of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable encumbered by such Lien and the amount of Indebtedness secured by such Lien; and
(b) the Relevant Person is not permitted or entitled (i) except as and to the extent permitted by clause (a) above, to enforce any right or remedy against, or demand payment or repayment of any amount from, the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary (including for breach of any representation or warranty or obligation), (ii) except as and to the extent permitted by clause (a) above, to commence or enforce any proceedings against the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary or (iii) to apply to wind up, or prove in the winding up of, the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, such that the Relevant Persons only right of recourse in respect of such Indebtedness or such Lien is to the Project Assets encumbered by such Lien.
Maturity, when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as provided therein, or as contemplated by Section 301, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc., a subsidiary of Moodys Corporation, and its successors.
New Guarantor means each Person who becomes a Guarantor in relation to the Securities by executing a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture, in each case unless and until such Guarantor has been released from its Guarantee pursuant to Section 1302.
New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture means an indenture supplemental hereto substantially in the form of Annex A hereto.
Noteholder FATCA Information means, with respect to any Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, information sufficient to eliminate the imposition of, or determine the amount of, U.S. withholding tax under FATCA.
Noteholder Tax Identification Information means properly completed and signed tax certifications (generally, in the case of U.S. Federal Income Tax, IRS Form W-9 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is a United States Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code or the appropriate IRS Form W-8 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is not a United States Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).
Notice of Default means a written notice of the kind specified in Section 501(3).
Officers Certificate means a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, and delivered to the Trustee, provided that any such certificate required to be delivered by the Issuer or a Guarantor may be delivered in the form of a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Parent Guarantor .
Officers Certificate of Release means a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee certifying as to the facts required by Section 1302 hereof.
Opinion of Counsel means a written opinion of counsel in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, which counsel may be counsel for the Issuer, or other counsel.
Original Guarantor means the Persons identified as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be an Original Guarantor.
Original Issue Discount Security means any Security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502.
Outstanding means, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:
(1) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Paying Agent or delivered to the Paying Agent for cancellation;
(2) Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Issuer or a Guarantor) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Issuer or a Guarantor (if the Issuer or such Guarantor shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities; provided that, if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made;
(3) Securities as to which Defeasance has been effected pursuant to Section 1202; and
(4) Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 306 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a protected purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Issuer;
provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given, made or taken any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action hereunder as of any date, (A) the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount of the principal thereof which would be due and payable as of such date upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof to such date pursuant to Section 502, (B) if the principal amount of a Security payable at Maturity is to be determined by reference to an index or indices, the principal amount of such Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the face amount thereof, (C) if as of such date, the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of a Security is not determinable, the principal amount of such Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount as established as contemplated by Section 301, and (D) Securities owned by the Issuer or a Guarantor or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Issuer or a Guarantor or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of, and thereby actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgees right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the
pledgee is not the Issuer or a Guarantor or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Issuer or a Guarantor or of such other obligor.
Paying Agent means any Person authorized by the Issuer to pay the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Issuer.
Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Place of Payment, when used with respect to the Securities of any series, means the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York and such other place or places where, subject to the provisions of Section 1002, the principal of and interest on the Securities of such series are payable as specified in this Indenture and the Securities (as contemplated by Section 301).
Principal Subsidiary means, as of any date, any Subsidiary (including any successor Person of such Subsidiary) that (a) accounts for greater than 5% of the consolidated total assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries as of such date, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, or (b) accounted for greater than 5% of the consolidated revenues of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries for the immediately preceding financial year of the Parent Guarantor, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Project means any project or development undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary involving (a) the acquisition of assets or property, (b) the development of assets or property for exploitation or (c) the acquisition and development of assets or property for exploitation.
Project Assets means (a) any asset or property of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary relating to the creation or development of a Project or proposed Project of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, including any assets or property of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable, derived from, produced by or related to such Project and (b) any fully paid shares or other Equity Interests in any Subsidiary that are held by the direct parent company of such Subsidiary, provided that (i) such Subsidiary carries on no business other than the business of such Project or proposed Project and (ii) there is no recourse to such direct parent company of such Subsidiary other than to those fully paid shares or other Equity Interests and the rights and proceeds in respect of such shares or Equity Interests.
Property means any asset, revenue or other property, whether tangible or intangible, real or personal, including, without limitation, any right to receive income.
Rating Agency means each of Moodys, S&P, Fitch or any Substitute Rating Agency, but only to the extent that such Rating Agency is then-engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer to provide a rating for the Securities.
Redemption Date, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
Redemption Price, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.
Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on any Security of any series means the date specified for that purpose as contemplated by Section 301.
Relevant Guarantor means any Subsidiary (other than the Issuer and any Subsidiary that is already a Guarantor) that at any time has outstanding a guarantee with respect to any Specified Indebtedness, or is otherwise an obligor, co-obligor or jointly liable with the Issuer or any Guarantor with respect to any Specified Indebtedness.
Relevant Jurisdiction has the meaning specified in Section 1007.
Responsible Officer, (1) when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer in the Corporate Trust Office, or successor thereto, including any managing director, director, vice president, assistant vice president, associate or any other officer of the Trustee responsible for the administration of this Indenture, and also means with respect to a particular corporate trust matter any other officer to whom such corporate trust matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and (2) with respect to any other Person, means an executive officer of the Person, including the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, or an executive director responsible for the operations of the Person.
S&P means Standard & Poors Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors.
Securities has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and means any Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.
Security Register and Security Registrar have the respective meanings specified in Section 305.
Special Record Date for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 307.
Specified Indebtedness means Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor in an outstanding principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) issued under any credit facility, indenture, purchase agreement, credit agreement or similar facility.
Stated Maturity, when used with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is due and payable.
Subsidiary means, with respect any Person, (a) any corporation, association or other business entity in which such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries owns or controls sufficient equity or voting interests to enable it
or them (as a group) ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, to elect a majority of the directors (or Persons performing similar functions) of such entity, and (b) any partnership or joint venture if more than a 50% interest in the profits or capital thereof is owned by such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries (unless such partnership or joint venture can and does ordinarily take major business actions without the prior approval of such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries). Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to a Subsidiary is a reference to a Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor.
Subsidiary Guarantor means each Initial Subsidiary Guarantor and any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor that becomes a New Guarantor in the future in accordance with Section 1010, in each case unless and until such Subsidiary Guarantor has been released from its Guarantee pursuant to Section 1302.
Substitute Rating Agency means a nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of the Exchange Act engaged by the Parent Guarantor to provide a rating of the Securities in the event that any of S&P, Moodys or Fitch, or any other Substitute Rating Agency, has ceased to provide a rating of the Securities for any reason other than as a result of any action or inaction by the Parent Guarantor, and as a result thereof there are no longer two Rating Agencies providing ratings of the Securities.
Successor Additional Amounts has the meaning specified in Section 801(4)(b).
Total Tangible Assets means, as of any date, (a) the aggregate amount of the assets (other than intangible assets, goodwill and deferred tax assets) of the Group, as disclosed on the consolidated statement of financial position in the most recent Accounts of the Group, minus (b) the lesser of (i) the aggregate value of all Project Assets subject to any Lien securing any Limited Recourse Indebtedness and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Limited Recourse Indebtedness, in each case, as reflected in (or derived from) the most recent Accounts of the Group, plus (c) the net cash proceeds received by the Parent Guarantor from any share capital issuance by the Parent Guarantor consummated after the date of the most recent balance sheet included in such Accounts and on or prior to such date.
Trust Indenture Act means the United States Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Trustee means the Person named as the Trustee in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter Trustee shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, Trustee as used herein shall be deemed to mean the Person acting as Trustee with respect to the Securities.
U.S. GAAP means the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
U.S. Government Obligation has the meaning specified in Section 1204.
Voting Stock of any specified Person as of any date means the capital stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such Person.
Section 102. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.
Upon any application or request by the Issuer or a Guarantor to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Issuer or such Guarantor shall furnish to the Trustee such certificates and opinions as may be required hereunder. Each such certificate or opinion shall be given, respectively, in the form of an Officers Certificate, if to be given by an officer of the Issuer or such Guarantor, or an Opinion of Counsel, if to be given by counsel, and shall comply with the requirements set forth in this Indenture. Any Officers Certificate required to be given by an officer of the Issuer or any Guarantor may be given in the form of an Officers Certificate of the Parent Guarantor.
Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (except for certificates provided for in Section 1004) shall include,
(1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;
(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 each such individual, 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, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
Section 103. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.
In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Issuer or a Guarantor may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar
as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Issuer or such Guarantor stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Issuer or such Guarantor, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.
Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument. Absent fraud or intentional misconduct, under no circumstances shall the delivery of any Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel result in any personal liability to the person(s) or firm signing and delivering such Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.
Section 104. Acts of Holders; Record Dates.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuer and the Guarantors. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the Act of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Sections 601 and 603) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and, if applicable, the Issuer and the Guarantors, if made in the manner provided in this Section.
Without limiting the generality of this Section 104, a Holder, including a Depositary that is a Holder of a Global Security, may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies, duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other Act provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or the Securities to be made, given or taken by Holders, and a Depositary that is a holder of a Global Security may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such Global Security through such Depositarys standing instructions and customary practices.
The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also contain sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner that the Trustee deems sufficient.
The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Issuer or a Guarantor in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.
The Issuer may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to give, make or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders of Securities of such series, provided that the Issuer may not set a record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice, declaration, request or direction referred to in the next paragraph. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to take the relevant action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Issuer from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), provided, however, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities on the date such action is taken based on such record date previously set. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Issuer, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder of Securities in the manner set forth in Section 106.
The Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to join in the giving or making of (i) any Notice of Default, (ii) any declaration of acceleration referred to in Section 502, (iii) any request to institute proceedings referred to in Section 507(2) or (iv) any direction referred to in Section 512, in each case with respect to Securities of such series. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Trustee from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), provided, however, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is taken based on such record date previously set. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the Issuers expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and
the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Issuer in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106.
With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto that sets such record date may designate any day as the Expiration Date and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the other parties hereto in writing, and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106, on or prior to the existing Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto that sets such record date shall be deemed to have initially designated the 180th day after such record date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided in this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Expiration Date shall be later than the 180th day after the applicable record date.
Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount of such Security.
Section 105. Notices, Etc., to the Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors .
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture shall be made in writing, in English and, if to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,
(1) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Issuer or a Guarantor, shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if mailed first class, postage prepaid to, or otherwise made, given, faxed, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Trustee at its address at its Corporate Trust Office; or
(2) the Issuer or a Guarantor by the Trustee or by any Holder, shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid or faxed, to the Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, addressed to the Issuer at the address of its principal offices specified in this Section 105 or at any other address otherwise furnished in writing to the Trustee or to any Guarantor at the address of the Issuers principal offices specified in this Section 105 or at any other address otherwise furnished in writing to the Trustee.
All notices delivered to the Trustee shall be deemed effective upon the earlier of (a) actual receipt thereof by the Trustee, which may include electronic mail with portable document format attached or (b) the receipt of a registered mail receipt by the sender thereof in respect of a notice properly addressed under this Section 105.
The principal offices of the Issuer are Amcor Corporate Thurgauerstrasse 34, CH-8050, Zurich, Switzerland; fax: +41 44 316 17 18 Attention: Graeme Vavasseur, Group
Treasurer, with a copy to Amcor plc, 83 Tower Road North, Warmley Bristol, BS30 8XP, United Kingdom, Attention: Damien Clayton, Group Company Secretary.
Section 106. Notice to Holders; Waiver.
Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, faxed, made available or emailed to each Holder affected by such event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date (if any), and not earlier than the earliest date (if any), prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, faxed or emailed neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.
Section 107. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.
The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 108. Successors and Assigns.
All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Issuer and the Guarantors shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
Section 109. Separability Clause.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities, or any Guarantee 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 110. Benefits of Indenture.
Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities or any Guarantee, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
Section 111. Governing Law.
This Indenture, the Securities and the Guarantees shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State; provided, however, that all matters governing the authorization and execution of this Indenture and the Securities by the Issuer shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Australia and the authorization and execution of this Indenture by the Guarantors and any notation of the Guarantees by such Guarantors pursuant to Article Thirteen or any Guarantees endorsed by such Guarantors on the Securities, if any, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the respective places of incorporation of each such Guarantor.
Section 112. Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.
Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor hereby appoints [CT Corporation acting through its office at 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York, 10011, USA] as its authorized agent (the Authorized Agent) upon which process may be served in any legal action or proceeding against it with respect to its obligations under this Indenture, the Securities of any series or any Guarantee, as the case may be, instituted in any federal or state court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by the Trustee or the Holder of any Security. Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor agrees that service of process upon such Authorized Agent, together with written notice of said service mailed or delivered to the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, by the Person serving the same address as provided in Section 105, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, in any such legal action or proceeding, and each of the Issuer and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such legal action or proceeding and waives any objection it may have to the laying of the venue of any such legal action or proceeding. Such appointment shall be irrevocable until this Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve hereof; provided, however, that upon release of any Guarantor pursuant to Section 1302, such Guarantors appointment of the Authorized Agent under this Section 112 shall be automatically and unconditionally irrevocably terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the Issuer and each Guarantor reserves the right to appoint another Person located or with an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, selected in its discretion, as a successor Authorized Agent, and upon acceptance of such appointment by such a successor the appointment of the prior Authorized Agent shall terminate. The Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall give notice to the Trustee and all Holders of the appointment by it of a successor Authorized Agent. If for any reason [CT Corporation] ceases to be able to act as the Authorized Agent or to have an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, each of the Issuer and each Guarantor shall appoint a successor Authorized Agent in accordance with the preceding sentence. Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor further agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of such agent in full force and effect until this Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve hereof. Service of process upon the Authorized Agent addressed to it at the address set forth above, as such address may be changed within the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York
by notice given by the Authorized Agent to the Trustee, together with written notice of such service mailed or delivered to the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process on the Issuer and the Guarantors, respectively.
Section 113. Waiver of Jury Trial.
EACH OF THE ISSUER AND EACH GUARANTOR 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 TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 114. Force Majeure.
In no event shall the Trustee or any Paying Agent be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation strikes, pandemics, epidemics, 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 or hardware) services.
Section 115. Legal Holidays.
In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Stated Maturity or Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Securities (other than a provision of any Security which specifically states that such provision shall apply in lieu of this Section)) payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the Stated Maturity or Maturity, provided that no interest with respect to such payment shall accrue for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity or Maturity, as the case may be.
Section 116. Counterparts.
This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimile, documents executed, scanned and transmitted electronically and electronic signatures, including those created or transmitted through a software platform or application, shall be deemed original signatures for purposes of this Indenture and all other related documents and all matters and agreements related thereto, with such facsimile, scanned and electronic signatures having the same legal effect as original signatures. The parties agree that this Indenture or any other related document or any instrument, agreement or document necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture or the other related documents or related hereto or thereto (including, without limitation, addendums, amendments, notices, instructions, communications with respect to the delivery of securities or the wire transfer of funds or other communications) (Executed Documentation) may be
accepted, executed or agreed to through the use of an electronic signature in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations in effect from time to time applicable to the effectiveness and enforceability of electronic signatures. Any Executed Documentation accepted, executed or agreed to in conformity with such laws, rules and regulations will be binding on all parties hereto to the same extent as if it were physically executed and each party hereby consents to the use of any third party electronic signature capture service providers as may be reasonably chosen by a signatory hereto or thereto. When the Trustee acts on any Executed Documentation sent by electronic transmission, the Trustee will not be responsible or liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from its reliance upon and compliance with such Executed Documentation, notwithstanding that such Executed Documentation (a) may not be an authorized or authentic communication of the party involved or in the form such party sent or intended to send (whether due to fraud, distortion or otherwise) or (b) may conflict with, or be inconsistent with, a subsequent written instruction or communication; it being understood and agreed that the Trustee shall conclusively presume that Executed Documentation that purports to have been sent by an authorized officer of a Person has been sent by an authorized officer of such Person. The party providing Executed Documentation through electronic transmission or otherwise with electronic signatures agrees to assume all risks arising out of such electronic methods, including, without limitation, the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.
Section 117. FATCA.
Each Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, by acceptance of such Security or such interest therein, agrees to provide to the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Issuer, upon its request, the Noteholder Tax Identification Information and, to the extent any withholding tax under FATCA is applicable, the Noteholder FATCA Information. In addition, each Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, by acceptance of such Security or such interest therein, agrees that the Trustee has the right to withhold any amounts of interest (properly withholdable under law and without any corresponding gross-up) payable to a Holder or holder of an interest in a Security that fails to comply with the requirements of the preceding sentence.
Section 118. USA Patriot Act.
In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including, without limitation, those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering, including Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act of the United States (Applicable Law), the Trustee is required to obtain, verify, record and update certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee. Accordingly, each of the parties agree to provide to the Trustee, upon their request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee to comply with the Applicable Law.
Section 119. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
This Indenture is subject to the mandatory provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, which are incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following Trust Indenture Act terms have the following meanings:
indenture securities means the Securities.
indenture security holder means a Holder.
indenture to be qualified means this Indenture.
indenture trustee or institutional trustee means the Trustee.
obligor on the indenture securities means the Issuer, each Guarantor and any other obligor on the indenture securities.
All other Trust Indenture Act terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the Trust Indenture Act, defined by Trust Indenture Act by reference to another statute or defined by Commission rules have the meanings assigned to them by such definitions.
Section 120. Trust Indenture Act Controls.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Section 318(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, the imposed duties will control.
ARTICLE TWO
SECURITY FORMS
Section 201. Forms Generally.
The Securities of each series shall be in substantially the form set forth in this Article or in such other form or forms as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or Depositary therefor or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers of the Issuer executing such Securities, all as evidenced by their execution thereof. If the form of Securities is established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, copies of appropriate records of such actions shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Issuer Order contemplated by Section 303 for the authentication and delivery of such Securities.
The definitive Securities shall be produced in any manner as determined by the Director or Authorized Officer executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
Except as provided pursuant to Section 301, the Trustees certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the form set forth in Section 204.
The aggregate principal amount of any Global Security may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary for such Global Security, as provided in Section 305.
Section 202. [Form of Face of Security].
[INCLUDE IF SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY 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 GLOBAL SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE.]
[INCLUDE IF SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY AND THE DEPOSITARY IS THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IN EXCHANGE FOR THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY PORTION HEREOF 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 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 OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]
AMCOR PTY LTD
[TITLE OF SECURITY]
CUSIP . No. .
ISIN . US$
AMCOR PTY LTD, a company incorporated under the laws of Australia (the Issuer, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to . ., or its registered assigns, on . . (the Stated Maturity) the Initial Principal Amount specified on Schedule A hereto (such Initial Principal Amount, as it may from time to time be adjusted by endorsement on Schedule A hereto, is hereinafter referred to as the Principal Amount), or such other principal amount (which, when taken together with the principal amounts of all other Outstanding
Securities, shall initially equal US$ . . in the aggregate) as may be set forth in the records of the Trustee hereinafter referred to in accordance with the Indenture and to pay interest thereon from .. or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on . and in each year, commencing , at the rate of % per annum (computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months), until the Principal Amount hereof is paid or made available for payment [if applicable, insert , provided that any Principal Amount and premium, and any such installment of interest, which is overdue shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment, and such interest shall be payable on demand]. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the day that is 15 calendar days prior to each such Interest Payment Date (whether or not a Business Day). Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than ten (10) days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.
[If the Security is not to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert The principal of this Security shall not bear interest except in the case of a default in payment of principal upon acceleration, upon redemption or at Stated Maturity and in such case the overdue principal and any overdue premium shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue principal or premium shall be payable on demand. [Any such interest on overdue principal or premium which is not paid on demand shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest on interest shall be legally enforceable), from the date of such demand until the amount so demanded is paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue interest shall be payable on demand.]]
Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and [if applicable, insert any such] interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Issuer or Paying Agent maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York, 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[if applicable, insert ; provided, however, that at the option of the Issuer payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register] [if applicable, insert ; and provided, further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, payments of any interest on the Securities (other than at Maturity) may be made, in the case of a Holder of at least US$10,000,000 Principal Amount of Securities, by electronic funds transfer of immediately
available funds to a United States dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank, provided that such registered Holder shall have provided the Trustee written wire instructions at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date. Unless such designation is revoked by written notice to the Issuer or a Paying Agent, any such designation made by such Holder with respect to such Securities will remain in effect with respect to any future payments with respect to such Securities payable to such Holder. The Issuer will pay any administrative costs imposed by banks in connection with making payments by electronic funds transfer.]
In certain circumstances, Additional Amounts will be payable in respect of this Security in accordance with terms of the Indenture. Whenever in this Security there is mentioned, in any context, any payments on this Security such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable and express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts in any provisions hereof shall not be construed as excluding Additional Amounts in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
This Security shall be entitled to the benefits under the Indenture and be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless the Securities have not been signed by the Issuer or the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
Dated:
The foregoing agreement is hereby
AMCOR PTY LTD
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Each attorney executing this instrument states that he or she has no notice of revocation or suspension of his or her power of attorney.
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated:
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
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Section 203. [Form of Reverse of Security].
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Issuer (the Securities), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of [·], 2020 (the Indenture), among the Issuer, the Guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee, and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.
This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof [if applicable, insert , limited in aggregate principal amount to US$..........] [if applicable, insert ; provided, however, that the Issuer may from time to time or at any time, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities, create and issue additional Securities with terms and conditions identical to those of the Securities (except for the issue date, the issue price and the first interest payment date), which additional Securities shall increase the aggregate principal amount of, and shall be consolidated and form a single series with, the Securities].
This Security is an unsecured obligation of the Issuer and ranks in right of payment on parity with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Issuer (and without any preference among themselves) and the Guarantees are unsecured obligations of the Guarantors and will rank on a parity with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Guarantors, except, in each case, for indebtedness mandatorily preferred by law.
[if applicable, insert The Securities of this series are subject to redemption at the option of the Issuer on any date [if applicable, insert prior to .] (any such date, a Make-Whole Redemption Date), in whole or from time to time in part, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed and (2) the Make-Whole Amount for the Securities being redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest to such Make-Whole Redemption Date, all as provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on Securities that are due and payable on Interest Payment Dates falling on or prior to a Make-Whole Redemption Date will be payable on the Interest Payment Date in accordance with their terms and in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.
For the purposes of this Security:
Adjusted Treasury Rate means, with respect to any Make-Whole Redemption Date, (a) the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated H.15(519) or any successor publication, which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption Treasury Constant Maturities, for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three months before or after the remaining term of the Securities being redeemed, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue shall be determined and the Adjusted Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (b) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Make-Whole Redemption Date, in each case calculated on the third Business Day preceding the Make-Whole Redemption Date.
Applicable Margin means .%.
Comparable Treasury Issue means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term from the Make-Whole Redemption Date to the maturity date of the Securities to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Securities.
Comparable Treasury Price means, with respect to any Make-Whole Redemption Date, if clause (b) of the Adjusted Treasury Rate is applicable, (i) the average of five Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Make-Whole Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (ii) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than five such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations, provided that in no event may the Quotation Agent use fewer than three such quotations.
Make-Whole Amount means the sum, as determined by a Quotation Agent, of (a) the present value of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed and (b) the present value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments of interest thereon (not including any portions of such payments of interest accrued to the Make-Whole Redemption Date), from the Make-Whole Redemption Date to the Stated Maturity of the Securities being redeemed, in each case discounted to the Make-Whole Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis, assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, at the Adjusted Treasury Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
Quotation Agent means the Reference Treasury Dealer selected by the Issuer, and notified in writing to the Trustee, to act as Quotation Agent for purposes of this Indenture.
Reference Treasury Dealer means any of [ . or .] and their respective successors and assigns and [ ] other nationally recognized investment banking firm[s] selected by the Issuer that are primary U.S. Government securities dealers in New York City (a Primary Treasury Dealer); provided, however, that if any of [ . or .] shall cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Issuer shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Make-Whole Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Quotation Agent, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the Quotation Agent by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Make-Whole Redemption Date.
Remaining Scheduled Payments means, with respect to each Security to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon at the then-applicable interest rate that would be due after the related Make-Whole Redemption Date but for such redemption, provided, however, that, if that Make-Whole Redemption Date is not an Interest Payment Date with respect to such Security, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon shall be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to that Make-Whole Redemption Date.]
[if applicable, insert On or after , the Securities are subject to redemption at the option of the Issuer on any date (a Par Call Redemption Date), in whole or from time to time in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to such redemption date, all as provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on Securities that are due and payable on Interest Payment Dates falling on or prior to a Par Call Redemption Date will be payable on the Interest Payment Date in accordance with their terms and in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.]
[insert any other redemption provisions applicable to the Securities]
In addition to its ability to redeem this Security pursuant to the foregoing, this Security may be redeemed by the Issuer on the terms set forth, and as more fully described, in Section 1108 of the Indenture, in certain circumstances where the Issuer would be required to pay Additional Amounts due to certain changes in the tax treatment of this Security or the Guarantees.
In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.
Upon the occurrence of any Change of Control Triggering Event and upon the terms and conditions set forth in Section 1009 of the Indenture, each Holder has the right to require the Issuer to purchase all or a portion of the Securities of such Holder properly tendered at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest (if any) to the date of purchase (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of the series of which this Security is a part or certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.
If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
In any case where the due date for the payment of the Principal Amount of, or any premium or interest with respect to any Security or the date fixed for redemption of any Security shall not be a Business Day at a Place of Payment, then payment of the Principal Amount, premium, if any, or interest, including any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereto need not be made on such date at such Place of Payment but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment, with the same force and effect as if made on the date for such payment or the date fixed for redemption, and no interest shall accrue for the period after such date.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Issuer, the Guarantors, and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in Principal Amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in Principal Amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Issuer, the Guarantors, or any of them, with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.
The Guarantors that are a party to the Indenture as at, or subsequent to, the date of authentication of this Security (including any New Guarantors in accordance with Section 1010 of the Indenture and subject to release of any Subsidiary Guarantor(s) in accordance with Section 1302 of the Indenture), have fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, pursuant to the terms of the Guarantees contained in Article Thirteen of the Indenture, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security, any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereof and any other amounts payable by
the Issuer under the Indenture, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of this Security and the Indenture. The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holder of this Security and to the Trustee pursuant to the Guarantees and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article Thirteen of the Indenture and reference is made to such Article and Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantees.
Within 30 days of any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Parent Guarantor shall cause such Relevant Guarantor to also become a Guarantor (each, a New Guarantor) of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities by having such New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee deliver a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 day period, provided that such New Guarantors Guarantee may contain any limitation required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor.
Upon execution and delivery by the New Guarantor of its New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture and any other documents provided for in Section 1010, the New Guarantor shall be a Guarantor for the purposes of this Indenture and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities. In connection therewith, (i) the rights and obligations of such New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor and (ii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
In accordance with Section 1302 of the Indenture, any or all of the Subsidiary Guarantors may be released at any time from their respective Guarantees and other obligations under the Indenture and the Securities without the consent of any Holder. Such release will occur upon or concurrently with the Subsidiary Guarantor no longer being a Relevant Guarantor and upon the delivery of an Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee certifying that the Subsidiary Guarantor is no longer a Relevant Guarantor, provided that, at the time of such release, no default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and the Trustee shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security
for the enforcement of any payment of principal amount hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer or the Guarantors, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal amount of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Issuer in any place where the principal amount of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Securities of this series are issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, and in minimum denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security is overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
This Security and the Guarantees shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, but without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of New York; provided, however, that all matters governing the authorization and execution of the Securities by the Issuer shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Australia and the authorization and execution of any notation of the Guarantees by the Guarantors pursuant to Article Thirteen of the Indenture or any Guarantees endorsed by such Guarantors on this Security, if any, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the respective places of incorporation of each such Guarantor.
All terms used in this Security are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
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Section 204. Form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication.
Subject to Section 614, the Trustees certificates of authentication shall be in substantially the following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
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ARTICLE THREE
THE SECURITIES
Section 301. Title and Terms; Issuable in Series.
The aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued from time to time in one or more series.
With respect to any Securities of any series (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in lieu of, other Securities pursuant to this Indenture pursuant to Section 304, Section 305, Section 306, Section 905 or Section 1107 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder), there shall be (a) established in or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Issuer and (b) (i) set forth or determined in the manner provided in an Officers Certificate or (ii) established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of such Securities:
(1) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from Securities of any other series),
(2) the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of that series that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, or upon partial redemption of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 304, Section 305, Section 306, Section 905 or Section 1107 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder);
(3) the issue price and issuance date of such Securities, including the date from which interest on such Securities will accrue;
(4) if applicable, that such Securities shall be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and, in such case, the Depositary for such Global Securities, the form of any legend or legends that shall be borne by such Global Securities in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 202 and Section 204 (including any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 305 in which such legend(s) may be removed or modified) and any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 305 in which any such Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, or any transfer of such Global Security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name or names of Persons other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof;
(5) the Person to whom any interest on a Security of the series shall be payable, if other than the Person in whose name that Security is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest;
(6) the date or dates on which the principal of, and any premium on, any Securities of the series is payable;
(7) the rate or rates at which any Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, including, if applicable, the rate or rates of interest on any overdue payments, the date or dates from which any such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be payable and the Regular Record Date for any such interest payable on any Interest Payment Date;
(8) the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable, any Securities of the series may be surrendered for registration of transfer, Securities of the series may be surrendered for exchange and notices and demands to or upon the Issuer or the Guarantors in respect of the Securities of the series and this Indenture may be served;
(9) (a) whether or not such Securities are to be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer and, if so redeemable, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which any Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer, (b) if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Issuer to redeem the Securities shall be evidenced and (c) any provisions in addition to or in lieu of the provisions of Article Eleven applicable to redemption of Securities of the series;
(10) if other than denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof, the denominations in which any Securities of the series shall be issuable;
(11) if the amount of principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index or pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;
(12) if other than the currency of the United States of America, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable and the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in the currency of the United States of America for any purpose, including for purposes of the definition of Outstanding in Section 101;
(13) if the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series is to be payable, at the election of the Issuer, a Guarantor or the Holder thereof, in one or more currencies, currency units, composite currency or composite currency units other than that or those in which such Securities are stated to be payable, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on Securities of such series as to which such election is made shall be payable (which shall be in accordance with the Applicable Procedures), and the periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made and the amount so payable (or the manner in which such amount shall be determined);
(14) if other than the entire principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of any Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502;
(15) if other than as provided in Section 201, the form or forms of the Securities;
(16) if the Securities will be entitled to the benefits of the Guarantees afforded by Article Thirteen of the Indenture and, if so, the identity of the Guarantors at the time of issuance of such Securities;
(17) if the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of any Securities of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to the Stated Maturity, the amount which shall be deemed to be the principal amount of such Securities as of any such date for any purpose thereunder or hereunder, including the principal amount thereof which shall be due and payable upon any Maturity other than the Stated Maturity or which shall be deemed to be Outstanding as of any date prior to the Stated Maturity (or, in any such case, the manner in which such amount deemed to be the principal amount shall be determined);
(18) if applicable, that the Securities of the series, in whole or any specified part, shall be defeasible pursuant to Section 1202 or Section 1203 or both such Sections
and, if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Issuer or a Guarantor to defease such Securities shall be evidenced;
(19) any addition to or change in the Events of Default which applies to any Securities of the series and any change in the right of the Trustee or the requisite Holders of such Securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to Section 502;
(20) any deletion or addition to or change in the covenants set forth in Article Ten that apply to Securities of the series;
(21) any changes to the information the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor shall be obligated to provide to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall be obligated to promptly forward to Holders of Securities of the series, pursuant to Section 703;
(22) any other terms of the series of Securities (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, except as permitted by Section 901(5));
(23) if Additional Amounts, pursuant to Section 1007, will not be payable by the Issuer and the Guarantors;
(24) any stock exchange on which the Securities of the series will be listed;
(25) if the series of Securities provides for further creation and issuances of further Securities of such series by the Issuer (having the same terms and conditions as the Securities of that series in all respects, or in all respects except for the issue date, the issue price and the first interest payment date thereon, so that such further issuance shall be consolidated and form a single series with all Outstanding Securities of such series) without the consent of the Holders of that series; and
(26) the identifiers of such Securities (CUSIP number and/or ISIN).
The terms of all Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as may otherwise be established in or pursuant to Board Resolutions or supplemental indentures referred to above.
To the extent any terms of the Securities are established pursuant to such Board Resolutions or supplemental indentures, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers Certificate or the supplemental indenture setting forth the terms of the Securities.
Section 302. Denominations.
The Securities shall be issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, in such denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section 301. In the absence of any such specified denomination with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of such series shall be issued only in minimum denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof.
Section 303. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Issuer by any one or more Directors and Authorized Officers. The signature of any Director or Authorized Officer on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.
Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of any individual who was at any time the proper Director or Authorized Officer of the Issuer shall bind the Issuer notwithstanding that such individual has ceased to hold such office prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such office at the date of such Securities.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Issuer may deliver Securities executed by the Issuer to the Trustee for authentication, together with an Issuer Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance with the Issuer Order shall authenticate and deliver such Securities. In authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Sections 601 and 603) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating,
(1) that the forms (if the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 201) and/or terms (if the terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 301) of such Securities have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;
(2) that such Securities, when such Securities have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Issuer in the manner and subject to any qualifications, assumptions and limitations specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Issuer enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles and to such other matters as counsel shall specify therein;
(3) when such Securities have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Issuer in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, the Guarantees will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Guarantors, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles and to such other matters as counsel shall specify therein; and
(4) that all conditions precedent to issuance and authentication of the Securities under this Indenture have been satisfied.
The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of any such series of Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner that is not
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee or if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that such action may not be lawfully taken.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 301 and of the second preceding paragraph, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Officers Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section 301 or the Issuer Order and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to such second preceding paragraph at or prior to the authentication of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued and reasonably contemplate the subsequent issuance of each Security of such series.
Each Security shall be dated on the date of its authentication.
No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent by electronic or manual signature, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Issuer, and the Issuer shall deliver such Security to the Paying Agent for cancellation as provided in Section 309, for all purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.
Section 304. Temporary Securities.
Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Issuer may execute and, upon compliance with Section 303 by the Issuer, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities that shall be produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the Directors and/or Authorized Officers executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
If temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Issuer will cause definitive Securities of that series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities of such series, the temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary Securities of such series at the office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment for that series, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, one or more definitive Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series and tenor.
Section 305. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
The Issuer shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee a register (the register maintained in such office and in any other office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the Security Register) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe and the transfer restrictions applicable to Securities herein provided, the Issuer shall provide for the registration of Securities. The Security Register for any series of Securities may not be established or maintained at any time in Australia. The Trustee is hereby appointed Security Registrar for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers of such Securities as herein provided and the Trustee hereby accepts such appointment. There shall be only one Security Registrar for each series of Securities.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of any series at the office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment for that series, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall, subject to the transfer restrictions set forth herein and in such Security, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount. 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.
Subject to this Section 305, at the option of the Holder, Securities of any series may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Issuer evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Issuer or the Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Security Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing (with the signatures guaranteed in satisfactory form, if reasonably required by the Issuer or the Trustee).
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 304, 905 or 1107 not involving any transfer.
If the Securities of any series (or of any series and specified tenor) are to be redeemed in part, neither the Security Registrar nor the Issuer shall be required (A) to issue,
register the transfer of or exchange any Securities of that series (or of that series and specified tenor) during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of any such Securities selected for redemption under Section 1103 and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (B) to register the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.
Each Holder and beneficial owner of Securities shall be deemed to represent and agree that such Holder or beneficial owner understands that the Issuer, each Guarantor, the Trustee and each Paying Agent may require certification reasonably acceptable to it (A) as a condition to the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on any Security without, or at a reduced rate of, withholding or backup withholding tax, and (B) to enable the Issuer, each Guarantor, the Trustee and each Paying Agent to determine their duties and liabilities with respect to any taxes or other charges that they may be required to pay, deduct or withhold from payments in respect of such Securities or the Holder or beneficial owner of such Securities under any present or future law, rule or regulation of the United States, any State thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territories thereof or any present or future law, rule or regulation of any political subdivision thereof or taxing authority therein or to comply with any reporting or other requirements under any such law, rule or regulation. Such certification may include, without limitation, U.S. federal income tax forms (such as IRS Form W-8BEN (Certification of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding), IRS Form W-8IMY (Certification of Foreign Intermediary Status for United States Tax Withholding), IRS Form W-9 (Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification), or IRS Form W-8ECI (Certification of Foreign Persons Claim that Income Is Effectively Connected with the Conduct of a U.S. Trade or Business) or any successors to such IRS forms). Each Holder or beneficial owner of Securities agrees to provide any certification required pursuant to this paragraph and to update or replace such form or certification in accordance with its terms or its subsequent amendments.
Each Global Security authenticated under this Indenture shall be registered in the name of the Depositary designated for such Global Security or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a nominee thereof or custodian therefor, and each such Global Security shall constitute a single Security for all purposes of this Indenture.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, and no transfer of a Global Security in whole or in part may be made or registered, in the name of any Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof unless (A) such Depositary (i) has notified the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary for such Global Security or (ii) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, if so required by applicable law or regulation, and no successor Depositary for such Securities shall have been appointed within 90 days of such notification or of the Issuer becoming aware of the Depositarys ceasing to be so registered as the case may be, (B) the Issuer in its sole discretion shall have notified the Depositary by Issuer Order that the Global Securities shall be exchanged for such Securities, (C) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Securities and the beneficial owners of not less than 50% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount evidenced by such Global Security advise the Trustee and the Depositary for
such Global Security through its participants in writing that the continuation of the book-entry system is no longer in the best interests of such beneficial owners of the Securities or (D) there shall exist such circumstances, if any, in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing as have been specified for this purpose as contemplated by Section 301.
Subject to the preceding paragraph, any exchange of a Global Security for other Securities may be made in whole or in part, and all Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be registered in such names as the Depositary for such Global Security shall direct.
Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, a Global Security or any portion thereof, whether pursuant to this Section, Section 304, 306, 905 or 1107 or otherwise, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of and shall be, a Global Security, unless such Security is registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof.
Owners of beneficial interests in a Global Security held on their behalf by a Depositary shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Securities in definitive form, shall not be considered the Holders thereof for any purpose under this Indenture and shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to such Global Security, and such Depositary or its nominee may be treated by the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of any of them as the Holder and owner of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Neither the Trustee nor any of its agents shall have any responsibility or liability for the actions taken or not taken by the Depositary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Depositary for any Global Security may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any person, including the beneficial owners of interests in such Global Security, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture with respect to such Global Security.
In case of any transfer or exchange the procedures and requirements for which are not addressed in detail in this Section 305, such transfer or exchange will be subject to such procedures and requirements as may be reasonably prescribed by the Issuer and the Trustee from time to time and, in the case of a transfer or exchange involving a Global Security, the Applicable Procedures.
Section 306. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
If there shall be delivered to the Issuer and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any of their agents harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuer or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall, upon Issuer order, authenticate and
deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and 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, the Issuer in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security.
Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Issuer 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 expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
Every new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section in exchange for any mutilated Security or in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security, shall (i) constitute an original contractual obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, (ii) be registered by the Issuer in the Security Registrar in the name of such Person and (iii) shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of that series duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section are 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 307. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, 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 Regular Record Date for such interest.
Any interest on any Security of any series that is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (Defaulted Interest) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Issuer or the Guarantor, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (1) or (2) below:
(1) The Issuer or the Guarantor may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security of such series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Issuer or the Guarantor shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause (1) provided. Thereupon the Trustee
shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Issuer, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be given to each Holder of Securities of such series in the manner set forth in Section 106, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (2).
(2) The Issuer or the Guarantors may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Issuer to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause (2), such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, that were carried by such other Security.
Section 308. Persons Deemed Owners.
Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307) any interest on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any of their respective agents shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
Section 309. Cancellation.
All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Paying Agent, be delivered to the Paying Agent and shall be promptly cancelled by it. The Issuer or a Guarantor may at any time deliver to the Paying Agent for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder that the Issuer or such Guarantor may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Paying Agent (or to any other Person for delivery to the Trustee) for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated hereunder that the Issuer has not issued and sold, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Paying Agent. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted
by this Indenture. All cancelled Securities held by the Paying Agent shall be disposed of in accordance with the Paying Agents then customary procedure unless by an Issuer Order the Issuer shall direct that cancelled Securities be returned to it.
Section 310. Computation of Interest.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of any series, Interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
Section 311. CUSIP Numbers.
The Issuer in issuing the Securities may use CUSIP numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that the Trustee shall assume no responsibility for the accuracy of such numbers and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP numbers.
ARTICLE FOUR
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 401. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
This Indenture shall, upon an Issuer Request, cease to be of further effect (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities herein expressly provided for, the surviving rights of the Trustee under Section 607 hereof, and any provision hereof that expressly survives the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture), and the Trustee, at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when
(1) either
(A) all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Securities that have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen and that have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 306 and (ii) Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Issuer and thereafter repaid to the Issuer or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 1003) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(B) all such Securities that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation:
(i) have become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption, or
(ii) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or
(iii) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Issuer,
and the Issuer, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the holders of the Securities, cash in U.S. dollars, not-callable U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in amounts as will be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal and any premium and accrued interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities that have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be;
(2) no default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of the deposit or shall occur as a result of the deposit and the deposit shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Issuer is a party or by which the Issuer is bound;
(3) the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid or made provision satisfactory to the Trustee for the payment of all other sums payable hereunder by the Issuer including all amounts due and payable to the Trustee;
(4) the Issuer has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the applicable series of Securities at the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be; and
(5) the Issuer has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been satisfied.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors to the Trustee and the lien of the Trustee under Section 607, the obligations of the Issuer to any Authenticating Agent under Section 613, any obligations of the Trustee under Section 402, the rights and obligations of the Issuer set forth in the last paragraph of Section 1003 and any rights of registration of transfer, exchange or replacement of Securities provided in Sections 304, 305, 306, 905, 1002 or 1107 and any rights to receive Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 1007 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.
Section 402. Application of Trust Money
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and premium and any interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee.
ARTICLE FIVE
REMEDIES
Section 501. Events of Default.
Event of Default, wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body) unless such event is either inapplicable to a particular series or it is specifically deleted or modified in or pursuant to the supplemental indenture or Board Resolution creating such series of Securities or in the form of the Security for such series:
(1) a default in the payment of any principal of, or any premium on, any Securities of that series when due whether at Maturity, upon redemption, pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or otherwise and, provided that if such default is caused solely by technical or administrative error, the continuance of such default for a period of three Business Days;
(2) a default in the payment of any interest or any Additional Amounts due and payable on any Securities of such series and the continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;
(3) a default in the performance, or breach, of any other covenant, obligation or agreement of the Issuer or the Guarantors in this Indenture with respect to the Securities of that series, the Securities of that series or the Guarantees (other than a covenant or obligation default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with or which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of Securities other than that series) and the continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Issuer (with a copy to the Parent Guarantor) by the Trustee or to the Issuer (with a copy to the Parent Guarantor) and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series a written notice specifying such default or breach, requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a Notice of Default hereunder;
(4) (a) any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary becomes due and is required to be paid prior to its contractual maturity date by reason of any event of default or acceleration (however described), (b) the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary fails (after the expiration of any applicable grace period) to make any payment in respect of any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) on the due date for payment, (c) any security given by the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary for any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its
equivalent in any other currency or currencies) is enforced or (d) default is made (after the expiration of any applicable grace period) by the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary for any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) in making any payment due under any guarantee and/or indemnity given by it in relation to any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies), unless such Indebtedness is discharged or an event of default or acceleration related to such Indebtedness is waived or rescinded, as applicable;
(5) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies), shall be rendered against the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain unsatisfied or undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days, during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon assets of the Parent Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary to enforce such judgment;
(6) any Guarantee is held to be unenforceable or invalid in a judicial proceeding or is claimed in writing by the Issuer or any Guarantor not to be valid or enforceable, or any Guarantee is denied or disaffirmed in writing by the Issuer or any Guarantor, except, in each case, as permitted in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;
(7)
(a) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or its debts, or of a material part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager, administrator, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(a) the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any U.S. federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (7)(a) above, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager, administrator, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any
Principal Subsidiary (or any committee thereof) shall adopt any resolution or otherwise authorize any action to approve any of the actions referred to above in this clause (7)(b) or clause (7)(a) above or (vi) solely in the case of the Parent Guarantor, where the Parent Guarantor (A) is declared bankrupt as defined in Article 8 of the Interpretations (Jersey) Law 1954 or any proceedings are commenced or other steps taken for the Parent Guarantor to be declared bankrupt or (B) takes any step to participate in a scheme of arrangement or merger under Part 18A or Part 18B respectively of the Jersey Companies Law or to seek continuance overseas under Part 18C of the Jersey Companies Law;
(b) the Issuer or any Guarantor shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;
(8) any other Event of Default established as contemplated by Section 301 provided with respect to Securities of that series.
Section 502. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7)) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then, in every such case, the Trustee (if a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of such Event of Default) or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series may declare the principal amount of all the Outstanding Securities of such series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Issuer with a copy to the Parent Guarantor (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount and any accrued interest thereon shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7) occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the principal of, Additional Amounts, if any, and any accrued and unpaid interest on the Outstanding Securities of any series shall become immediately due and payable without any further action on the part of the Trustee or the Holders.
At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, by written notice to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:
(1) the Issuer or a Guarantor has irrevocably paid or irrevocably deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay
(A) all overdue interest on all Outstanding Securities of such series,
(B) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Outstanding Securities of such series that have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, and any interest on such unpaid principal at the rate prescribed therefor in such Securities,
(C) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue payments at the rate or rates for such Securities established as contemplated by Section 301,
(D) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and all amounts due to the Trustee under Section 607; and
(2) all Events of Default with respect to the Securities of such series, other than the non-payment of the principal of or interest on the Securities of such series that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 513.
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 503. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
The Issuer and each Guarantor covenants that if
(1) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or
(2) default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security at the Maturity thereof,
the Issuer and each Guarantor shall, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal and premium and on any overdue interest, at the rate or rates established as contemplated by Section 301 therefor, and, in addition thereto, 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 and any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 607.
If the Issuer and the Guarantors fail to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce the same against the Issuer or the Guarantors or any other obligor upon such Securities or the Guarantees, as the case may be, and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Issuer or the Guarantors or any other obligor upon such Securities or the Guarantees, as the case may be, wherever situated.
If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the
Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
Section 504. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Issuer or the Guarantors (or any other obligor upon the Securities), any of their respective property or creditors, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, to take any and all actions authorized under the Trust Indenture Act (as if the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) in order to have claims of the Holders and the Trustee allowed in any such proceeding. In particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official 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 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 607.
No provision of this Indenture shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder 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; provided, however, that the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders, vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be a member of a creditors or other similar committee.
Section 505. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.
All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities or the Guarantees may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and other amounts due to it under Section 607, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.
Section 506. Application of Money Collected.
Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal or any premium or interest (or any Additional Amounts), upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:
FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee under Section 607;
SECOND: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities (and any Additional Amounts) in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest (and any Additional Amounts), respectively; and
THIRD: The balance, if any, to the Issuer, any Guarantor or the other Person or Persons otherwise entitled thereto.
Section 507. Limitation on Suits.
No Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
(1) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series;
(2) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute such proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;
(3) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;
(4) the Trustee, within 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, has failed to institute any such proceeding; 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 principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series;
it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such Holders.
Section 508. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307) interest on such Security pursuant to the terms
thereof or the Guarantee thereof (and any Additional Amounts) on the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.
Section 509. Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 510. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 306, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
Section 511. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.
Section 512. Control by Holders.
Subject to Section 603(5), the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Securities of such series, provided that:
(1) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture or subject the Trustee to undue risk or require the Trustee to submit to the jurisdiction of a non-U.S. court,
(2) the action so directed would not be unjustly prejudicial to the Holders not taking part in such direction, or
(3) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction,
provided further that the Trustee shall be under no obligation to determine whether any such direction shall be in such conflict or so unjustly prejudicial, and provided further, that nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Trustee to take direction from Holders unless such direction is in writing and accompanied by indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee.
Nothing in this Indenture shall impair the right of the Trustee in its discretion to take any action deemed proper by the Trustee and that is not inconsistent with such direction by Holders of Securities.
Section 513. Waiver of Past Defaults.
The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past default hereunder with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default
(1) in the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of such series (or any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereof), or
(2) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof that under Article Nine cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected.
Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 514. 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, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, a court may require any party litigant in such suit to file an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, including fees and expenses of counsel, and may assess costs against any such party litigant; provided that this Section shall not be deemed to authorize any court to require such an undertaking or to make such an assessment in any such suit.
Section 515. Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws.
Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any usury, stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuer and each Guarantor (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it will not 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.
ARTICLE SIX
THE TRUSTEE
Section 601. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
(a) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any series,
(i) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(ii) 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 of Counsel furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform on their face to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).
(b) In case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to Securities of any series, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
(c) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that
(i) this subsection (c) shall not be construed to limit the effect of subsection (a) of this Section;
(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee under this Indenture with respect to the Securities; and
(iii) 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.
(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.
(e) The Trustee shall not be liable for any error in judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.
Section 602. Notice of Defaults.
Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default hereunder, the Trustee shall transmit to all Holders of the Securities of each series affected thereby, in the manner provided in Section 106, notice of such default hereunder in respect of which written notice has been provided to the Trustee, unless such default shall have been cured or waived; provided, however, that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of, or any premium or interest (or any Additional Amounts in respect of the foregoing) on, any Security of such series, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a Responsible Officer of the Trustee in good faith determine that the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the Holders; and provided, further, that in the case of any default of the character specified in Section 501(4) no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence thereof. For the purpose of this Section, the term default means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default.
Section 603. Certain Rights of Trustee.
Subject to the provisions of Section 601:
(1) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, securities, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(2) any request or direction of the Issuer mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Issuer Request or Issuer Order, and any resolution of the Board of Directors shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;
(3) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officers Certificate and/or Opinion of Counsel;
(4) the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(5) 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 direction is in writing and such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;
(6) 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, securities, 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 Issuer, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Issuer and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;
(7) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture;
(8) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have or be charged with notice or knowledge of any default or Event of Default under this Indenture (other than a payment default under Sections 501 or 502 hereof) unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice of such default or Event of Default from the Issuer or any other obligor on such Securities or by any Holder of such Securities and such notice refers to the Securities and this Indenture;
(9) 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 (including as Paying Agent and Securities Registrar), and to each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder;
(10) anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the Trustee be liable under or in connection with this Indenture for indirect, special, incidental, punitive or consequential losses or damages of any kind whatsoever, including but not limited to lost profits, whether or not foreseeable, even if the Trustee has been advised of the possibility thereof and regardless of the form of action in which such damages are sought;
(11) the Trustee may employ agents in performing its duties hereunder and shall not have liability for negligent performance by an agent appointed with due care;
(12) The Trustee shall not be liable for errors in judgment made in good faith unless negligent in ascertaining pertinent facts; and
(13) the permissive rights of the Trustee to take or refrain from taking any action enumerated herein shall not be construed as an obligation or duty.
Section 604. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except for the Trustees certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Issuer and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture, any offering document or of the Securities except that the Trustee represents that it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Indenture, authenticate the Securities and perform its obligations hereunder. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Issuer of the Securities or the proceeds thereof.
Section 605. May Hold Securities.
The Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar or any other agent of the Trustee or the Issuer, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Issuer with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.
Section 606. Money Held in Trust.
Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by applicable law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Issuer.
Section 607. Compensation and Reimbursement.
Each of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor agrees jointly and severally:
(1) to pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as the Issuer and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);
(2) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except to the extent any such expense, disbursement or advance may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct; and
(3) to indemnify each of the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee and their respective officers, employees and directors for, and to defend and hold them harmless against, any and all loss, liability, claim, damage or expense (including (i) the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel and (ii) taxes other than withholding, backup withholding or taxes based on the income of the Trustee), arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder or the performance of its duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture (including this Section 607(3)) and defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct;
To ensure the Issuers and the Parent Guarantors payment obligations under this Section 607, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee, except money or property collected or held in trust for the benefit of the Holders of particular Securities. Such lien and the obligations of the Issuer under this Section 607 shall survive the resignation and removal of the Trustee and the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
The indemnity contained herein shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the final payment in full of the Securities, and termination of this Indenture.
Trustee for purposes of this Section 607 shall include any predecessor Trustee, but the negligence or bad faith or willful misconduct of any Trustee shall not affect the rights or obligations of the Issuer or any other Trustee hereunder.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7), the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable United States, United Kingdom or Australian federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.
Section 608. Conflicting Interests.
If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions to the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture), the Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. To the extent permitted by Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have a conflicting interest by virtue of being a trustee under this Indenture with respect to Securities of more than one series.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the parties hereto acknowledge and agree and the Holders are deemed to acknowledge and agree that there is no conflict of interest as a result of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas acting in its capacity as trustee for both the senior notes of the Issuer and the subordinated notes of the Issuer. Further, any such action on
the part of the Trustee hereunder, shall be deemed not to be a breach of any fiduciary duty on the part of the Trustee hereunder.
Section 609. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.
There shall at all times be one (and only one) Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of each series, which may be Trustee hereunder for Securities of one or more other series. Each Trustee shall be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions to the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) to act as such, has a combined capital and surplus of at least US$50,000,000 and has its Corporate Trust Office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York. If any such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee with respect to the Securities shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.
Section 610. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611.
The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by Act of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, upon 30 days prior written notice delivered to the Trustee and to the Issuer. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition at the expense of the Issuer any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities.
If at any time:
(1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 608 after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months;
(2) the Trustee shall fail to comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any such Holder, or
(3) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,
then, in any such case, (A) the Issuer may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities, or (B) subject to Section 514, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities by giving 30 days prior written notice thereof to the Issuer. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition at the expense of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities.
If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the Securities of one or more series, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more of all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 611. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Issuer and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611, become the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Issuer. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by the Issuer or the Holders and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 611, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.
The Issuer shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series to all Holders of Securities of such series in the manner provided for in Section 106. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.
In no event will the Trustee be responsible for or have any liability for the acts or omissions of any such successor Trustee for the Securities of any series appointed hereunder or for any separate or co-Trustee.
Section 611. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to
the Issuer, the Guarantors and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Issuer or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Issuer, the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee; and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the Issuer or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.
Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in the first preceding paragraph.
No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article.
Section 612. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or
substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities; and in case at that time any of the Securities shall not have been authenticated by such predecessor Trustee, any successor Trustee may authenticate such Securities in its own name with the full force and effect which this Indenture provides for the certificate of authentication of the Trustee.
Section 613. Agents.
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, (i) all references in this Indenture to the Trustee shall be deemed to refer to the Trustee in its capacity as Trustee and in its capacities as Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent and Security Registrar and (ii) every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability or offering protection, immunity or indemnity to the Trustee shall be deemed to apply with the same force and effect to the Trustee acting in its capacities as Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent and Security Registrar.
Section 614. Appointment of Authenticating Agent.
The Trustee, with the consent of the Issuer, may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of Securities that shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series issued upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustees certificate of authentication, except upon original issue or pursuant to Section 306, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Issuer and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than US$50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.
Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation
resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.
An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee and to the Issuer. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Issuer. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent that shall be acceptable to the Issuer and shall give notice of such appointment in the manner provided in Section 106 to all Holders of Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.
The Issuer agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section.
If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustees certificate of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated:
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
as Trustee
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By |
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As Authenticating Agent |
If all of the Securities of a series may not be originally issued at one time, and if the Trustee does not have an office capable of authenticating Securities upon original issuance located in a Place of Payment where the Issuer wishes to have Securities of such series authenticated upon original issuance, the Trustee, if so requested by the Issuer in writing or by facsimile (which writing need not comply with Section 102 and need not be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel), shall appoint in accordance with this Section an Authenticating Agent having an office in a Place of Payment designated by the Issuer with respect to such series of Securities.
Section 615. Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company.
The Trustee shall comply with Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, excluding any creditor relationship listed in Section 311(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to Section 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.
ARTICLE SEVEN
HOLDERS LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND ISSUER
Section 701. Issuer to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.
The Issuer will furnish, or cause the Security Registrar to furnish, to the Trustee
(1) semi-annually, not later than ten days after each Regular Record Date, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of Outstanding Securities of each series as of such Regular Record Date, and
(2) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Issuer of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished;
provided, however, that if and so long as the Trustee shall be Security Registrar for Securities of a series, no such list need be furnished with respect to such series of Securities.
Section 702. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.
The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 701 and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 701 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
The rights of Holders of the Securities of any series to communicate with other Holders of Securities of such series with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities and the corresponding rights and privileges of the Trustee, shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture).
Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee that none of the Issuer, any Guarantor nor the Trustee nor any agent of any of them shall be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Holders made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) or other applicable law.
Section 703. Reports by the Issuer.
(1) If and when the Issuer is registered with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee any information, documents or reports required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act within 15 days after the same is so required to be filed with the Commission.
(2) With respect to the Securities of any series and for so long as the Securities of such series are Outstanding, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee as soon as practicable, and the Trustee shall promptly distribute to the Holders of Securities of such series such information as is specified as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of such series.
(3) 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 Issuers compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers Certificates).
Section 704. Reports by Trustee to Holders.
(1) Within 60 days after the Parent Guarantors fiscal year end of each year beginning with the fiscal year end following the date of this Indenture, and for so long as any Securities remain outstanding, the Trustee shall mail or make available to each Holder a brief report dated as of such fiscal year end that complies with Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, if and to the extent required by such subsection. The Trustee shall also comply with Section 313(b) and Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(2) A copy of each report at the time of its mailing or posting to the Holders shall be mailed or made available by the Trustee to the Parent Guarantor and filed by the Trustee with the Commission and each exchange, if any, on which the Securities are listed in accordance with Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act. The Parent Guarantor agrees to notify promptly the Trustee in writing whenever the Securities become listed on any exchange and of any delisting thereof.
ARTICLE EIGHT
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE
Section 801. Issuer May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.
For so long as any of the Securities or any Guarantee thereof remain Outstanding, neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor may consolidate with or merge into any other Person that is not the Issuer or a Guarantor, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person that is not the Issuer or a Guarantor, unless:
(1) any Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, is merged or to whom the Issuer or such Guarantor has conveyed, transferred or leased all or substantially all of its properties and assets is a corporation, partnership or trust organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and such Person either is the Issuer or any other Guarantor or assumes by supplemental indenture the Issuers or such Guarantors obligations, as the case may be, on the Securities and the Guarantees and under this Indenture (including any obligation to pay any Additional Amounts);
(2) immediately after giving effect to the transaction and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Issuer or any Guarantor as a result of such transaction as having been incurred at the time of 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;
(3) if, as a result of any such consolidation or merger or such conveyance, transfer or lease, properties or assets of the Issuer or a Guarantor would become subject to a Lien which would not be permitted by this Indenture, the Issuer, the Guarantor or such successor Person, as the case may be, shall take such steps as shall be necessary effectively to secure the Securities equally and ratably with (or prior to) all Indebtedness secured thereby;
(4) any such Person not incorporated or organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Jersey, Australia or the United Kingdom, or any state or territory thereof shall expressly agree by a supplemental indenture,
(a) to indemnify the Holder of each Security and each beneficial owner of an interest therein against (X) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge imposed on such Holder or beneficial owner or required to be withheld or deducted from any payment to such Holder or beneficial owner as a consequence of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, and (Y) any costs or expenses of the act of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, and
(b) that all payments pursuant to the Securities or the Guarantees in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities, as the case may be, shall be made without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of the jurisdiction of organization or residency of such Person or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, unless such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges are required by such jurisdiction or any such subdivision or authority to be withheld or deducted, in which case such Person shall pay such additional amounts (Successor Additional Amounts) as will result (after deduction of such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges and any additional taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges payable in respect of such Successor Additional Amounts) in the payment to each Holder or beneficial owner of a Security of
the amounts which would have been received pursuant to the Securities or the Guarantee, as the case may be, had no such withholding or deduction been required, except that no Successor Additional Amounts shall be so payable for or on account of:
(i) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the fact that such Holder or beneficial owner of the Security:
(A) was a resident, domiciliary or national of, or engaged in business or maintained a permanent establishment or was physically present in, the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction (as defined below) or otherwise had some connection with the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction other than the mere ownership of, or receipt of payment under, such Security or Guarantee;
(B) presented such Security or Guarantee for payment in any jurisdiction of organization of such Person, which shall be deemed a Relevant Jurisdiction, unless such Security or Guarantee could not have been presented for payment elsewhere;
(C) presented such Security or Guarantee (where presentation is required) more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the payment in respect of such Security or Guarantee first became due and payable or provided for, whichever is later, except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts if it had presented such Security or Guarantee for payment on any day within such period of thirty (30) days; or
(D) with respect to any withholding or deduction of taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges imposed by the United States, or any of its territories or any political subdivision thereof or any taxing authority thereof or therein, is or was with respect to the United States a citizen or resident of the United States, treated as a resident of the United States, present in the United States, engaged in business in the United States, a Person with a permanent establishment or fixed base in the United States, a ten percent shareholder of the Issuer or a Guarantor, a passive foreign investment company, or a controlled foreign corporation, or has or has had some other connection with the United States (other than the mere receipt of a payment or the ownership of holding a Security);
(c) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge or any withholding or deduction on account of such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;
(d) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from payments of (or in respect of) principal of, or any premium and interest on, the Securities or the Guarantees thereof;
(e) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld by reason of the failure to comply in a timely manner by the Holder of such Security or, in the case of a Global Security, the beneficial owner of such Global Security, with a timely request of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any Paying Agent addressed to such Holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, (i) to provide information concerning the nationality, residence or identity of such Holder or such beneficial owner or (ii) to make any declaration or other similar claim or satisfy any information or reporting requirement, which, in the case of (i) or (ii), is required or imposed by a statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as a precondition to exemption from all or part of such withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge (including without limitation the filing of a United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form W-8 BEN, W-8 BEN-E, W-8 ECI or W-9);
(f) any withholding, deduction, duty, tax, assessment or other governmental charge which is imposed or withheld by or by reason of the Australian Commissioner of Taxation giving a notice under section 255 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) of Australia or section 260-5 of Schedule 1 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) of Australia;
(g) any taxes imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of the holder or beneficial owner of the Securities to comply with (a) the requirements of Sections 1471 through 1474 (commonly known as FATCA) of the Code, as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), the U.S. Treasury regulations issued thereunder or any official interpretation thereof or any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471 of the Code, (b) any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction or relating to any intergovernmental agreement between the United States and any other jurisdiction, which, in either case, facilitates the implementation of clause (a) above and (c) any agreement pursuant to the implementation of clauses (a) and (b) above with the IRS, the U.S. government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction;
(h) any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6);
nor shall Additional Amounts be paid to any such Holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent such payment on a Security or Guarantee would, under the laws of any Relevant Jurisdiction
or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, be treated as being derived or received for tax purposes by a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had it been the Holder of the Security or Guarantee;
(5) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or Guarantor is merged or to whom the Issuer or Guarantor has conveyed, transferred or leased its properties or assets (if such Person is organized and validly existing under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Jersey, Australia or the United Kingdom or, in each case, any state or territory thereof) agrees to indemnify the Holder of each Security against (a) any tax, assessment or governmental charge imposed on any such Holder or required to be withheld or deducted from any payment to such Holder as a consequence of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease which is imposed or levied by or on behalf of that jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as at that date such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease is effective and (b) any costs or expenses of the act of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease; and
(6) the Issuer has 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, comply with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.
Section 802. Successor Substituted.
Upon any consolidation of the Issuer or any Guarantor with, or merger of the Issuer or any Guarantor into, any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets of the Issuer or a Guarantor substantially as an entirety in accordance with Section 801, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or such Guarantor 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 Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Issuer or a Guarantor, as applicable, 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 NINE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
Section 901. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.
Without the consent of any Holders, the Issuer or a Guarantor, when authorized by a Board Resolution of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, and the Trustee, at any time
and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:
(1) to evidence the succession or substitution of another Person to the Issuer or a Guarantor and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, herein and in the Securities; or
(2) to add to the covenants of the Issuer or the Guarantors or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Issuer or a Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants or surrenders are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants or surrenders are expressly included solely for the benefit of such series); or
(3) to add any additional Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such additional Events of Default are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such additional Events of Default are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series); or
(4) to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in uncertificated form; or
(5) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities, provided that any such addition, change or elimination (A) shall neither (i) apply to any Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor (ii) modify the rights of the Holder of any such Security with respect to such provision or (B) shall become effective only when there is no such Security Outstanding; or
(6) to add a New Guarantor by way of a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture or to release a Guarantor as permitted by and in accordance with the requirements of this Indenture; or
(7) to secure the Securities (pursuant to the requirements of Section 1008 or otherwise); or
(8) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as contemplated by Section 201 or 301; or
(9) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 611; or
(10) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture,
provided that such action pursuant to this clause (10) shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect; or
(11) to conform the text of the Securities of any series to any provision of the description of such Securities in the offering document used in connection with the offering of such Securities to the extent that such provisions were intended to be a verbatim recitation of any provision of such Securities; or
(12) to make any other change that does not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of the Securities in any material respect.
Section 902. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders.
With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, the Issuer or a Guarantor, when authorized by a Board Resolution of the Issuer or such Guarantor, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby,
(1) Change the Stated Maturity of, or any installment of, the principal, premium (if any) or rate of interest on the Outstanding Securities or the rate of interest on the Outstanding Securities or change any obligation to pay Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts on the Outstanding Securities;
(2) Change the place or currency of payment on the Outstanding Securities;
(3) Impair the ability of any Holder to sue for payment;
(4) Reduce the amount of principal payable upon acceleration of the maturity of the Outstanding Securities following an Event of Default;
(5) Reduce any amounts due on the Outstanding Securities;
(6) Reduce the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities the consent of the Holders of which is needed to modify or amend this Indenture;
(7) Reduce the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series the consent of the Holders of which is needed to waive compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or to waive certain defaults;
(8) Modify in a way that adversely affects Holders any other aspect of the provisions dealing with modification of or waiver under this Indenture;
(9) Reduce the premium payable upon a Change of Control or, at any time after a Change of Control Triggering Event has occurred, amend, change or modify in any material respect the obligations of the Issuer to make and complete the Change of Control Offer;
(10) Waive a default or an Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on the Securities (except a rescission of acceleration of any series of Securities by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);
(11) Subordinate the Securities of any series or the Guarantees as applicable to such series to any other obligation of the Issuer or any of the Guarantors;
(12) Modify in a way that adversely affects Holders the terms and conditions of the Guarantors payment obligations (including with respect to Additional Amounts) under the Securities;
(13) Release any Guarantee (other than in accordance with this Indenture); or
(14) Change the provisions of this Section 902.
A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.
It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.
Section 903. Execution of Supplemental Indentures.
In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 601 and 603) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 102, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that all conditions precedent to such execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture have been satisfied. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Section 904. 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, except to the extent, if any, therein expressly provided otherwise.
Section 905. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.
Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Issuer shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Issuer, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Issuer, and such Securities may be authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series.
ARTICLE TEN
COVENANTS
Section 1001. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.
The Issuer covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of Securities that it shall duly and punctually pay the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of such series (and any Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in respect thereof) in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if on such date the Trustee or the Paying Agent holds, in accordance with this Indenture, money sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due. The Issuer agrees to deposit such funds with the Trustee or Paying Agent one Business Day prior to the date on which such principal, premium, if any, and interest is due.
Section 1002. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Issuer shall maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an office or agency where Securities of such series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of such series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Securities of such series and this Indenture may be served. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. The Company initially designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as such office or agency. If at any time the Issuer 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, and the Issuer hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.
The Issuer may also from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities, designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities of one or more series 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 Issuer of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes.
The Issuer 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.
Section 1003. Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust.
If the Issuer or a Guarantor shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, it shall, on or before each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest on any of the Securities of such series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal and any premium and interest (and Additional Amounts and Successor Additional Amounts) so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of its action or failure so to act.
Whenever the Issuer shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it shall, on or prior to each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest (and Additional Amounts and Successor Additional Amounts) on any Securities of such series, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amount and with sufficient time to meet any applicable payment system deadline to make such payment in respect of the Securities of each such series, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such principal or any premium or interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of its action or failure so to act.
The Issuer shall cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent shall (1) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on Securities in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided, (2) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Issuer (or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series) in the making of any payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on the Securities of such series or any Guarantee and (3) during the continuance of any default by the Issuer or a Guarantor (or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series) in the making of any payment in respect of the Securities of such series or any Guarantee, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent for payment in respect of the Securities of such series or such Guarantee(s).
The Issuer may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Issuer Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Issuer or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Issuer or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Issuer or a Guarantor, in trust for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) has become due and payable shall, upon receipt of a Issuer Request, be paid to the Issuer or a Guarantor by the Trustee or such Paying Agent, or (if then held by the Issuer or a Guarantor) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Issuer or a Guarantor for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Issuer or such Guarantor as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease.
Section 1004. Statement by Officers as to Default.
The Parent Guarantor shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Issuer ending after the date hereof, an Officers Certificate of the Parent Guarantor stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signers thereof the Issuer and the Guarantors are in compliance with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and, if the Issuer or a Guarantor shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge.
Section 1005. Existence.
Subject to Article Eight, the Issuer and each Guarantor shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its respective corporate existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises necessary to conduct its business; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to preserve any such right or franchise if the Board of Directors of such Person shall determine in a Board Resolution that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of its business and that the loss thereof would not have a material adverse effect on such Persons ability to perform its obligations under this Indenture or any Securities or Guarantees.
Section 1006. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.
The Issuer and each Guarantor shall pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, (1) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon it or upon the income, profits or property of it, and (2) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid, would by law become a lien upon the property of the Issuer or such Guarantor; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim (A) whose amount, applicability or validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, or (B) where the failure to pay or discharge or to cause to be paid or discharged such tax, assessment, charge or claim would (in the opinion of any two Authorized Officers and/or Directors of the Issuer set forth in an Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee) not (i) result in a material adverse effect on the financial condition of
the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) have an adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of the Securities or the Guarantees.
Section 1007. Additional Amounts.
All payments of, or in respect of, principal of, and any premium and interest on, the Securities, and all payments pursuant to any Guarantee, shall be made without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of the United States (including the District of Columbia and any state, possession or territory thereof), Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction in which the Issuer or any Guarantor is or becomes a resident for tax purposes (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) or through which the Issuer or any Guarantor makes payment on the Securities or any Guarantee (each a Relevant Jurisdiction) or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any of the foregoing, unless such taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges are required by the law of the Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, to be withheld or deducted. In that event, the Issuer or the Guarantors, as applicable, shall pay such additional amounts (Additional Amounts) as will result (after deduction of such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges and any additional taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges payable in respect of such Additional Amounts) in the payment to the holder of each Security of the amounts which would have been payable in respect of such Security or Guarantee had no such withholding or deduction been required, except that no Additional Amounts shall be so payable for or on account of:
(1) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the fact that such Holder or beneficial owner of the Security:
(a) was a resident, domiciliary or national of, or engaged in business or maintained a permanent establishment or was physically present in, the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction or otherwise had some connection with the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction other than the mere ownership of, or receipt of payment under, such Security or Guarantee;
(b) presented such Security or Guarantee for payment in any Relevant Jurisdiction, unless such Security or Guarantee could not have been presented for payment elsewhere;
(c) presented such Security or Guarantee (where presentation is required) more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the payment in respect of such Security or Guarantee first became due and payable or provided for, whichever is later, except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts if it had presented such Security or Guarantee for payment on any day within such period of thirty (30) days; or
(d) with respect to any withholding or deduction of taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges imposed by the United States, or any of its territories or any political subdivision thereof or any taxing authority thereof or therein, is or was with respect to the United States a citizen or resident of the United States, treated as a resident of the United States, present in the United States, engaged in business in the United States, a Person with a permanent establishment or fixed base in the United States, a ten percent shareholder of the Issuer or a Guarantor, a passive foreign investment company, or a controlled foreign corporation, or has or has had some other connection with the United States (other than the mere receipt of a payment or the ownership of holding a Security);
(2) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge or any withholding or deduction on account of such tax, assessment or other government charge;
(3) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from payments of (or in respect of) principal of, or any premium and interest on, the Securities or the Guarantees thereof;
(4) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld by reason of the failure to comply in a timely manner by the Holder of such Security or, in the case of a Global Security, the beneficial owner of such Global Note, with a timely request of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any Paying Agent addressed to such Holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, (a) to provide information concerning the nationality, residence or identity of such Holder or such beneficial owner or (b) to make any declaration or other similar claim or satisfy any information or reporting requirement, which, in the case of (a) or (b), is required or imposed by a statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as a precondition to exemption from all or part of such withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge (including without limitation the filing of an IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI or W-9);
(5) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is imposed or withheld by or by reason of the Australian Commissioner of Taxation giving a notice under section 255 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) of Australia or section 260-5 of Schedule 1 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) of Australia or under a similar provision;
(6) any taxes imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of the holder or beneficial owner of the Securities to comply with (a) the requirements of FATCA, as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), the U.S. Treasury regulations issued thereunder or any official interpretation thereof or any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471 of the Code, (b) any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction or relating to any intergovernmental agreement between the United States and any other jurisdiction, which, in either case, facilitates the
implementation of clause (a) above and (c) any agreement pursuant to the implementation of clauses (a) and (b) above with the IRS, the U.S. government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction; or
(7) any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6);
nor shall Additional Amounts be paid to any such Holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent such payment on a Security or Guarantee would, under the laws of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, be treated as being derived or received for tax purposes by a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had it been the Holder of the Security or Guarantee.
Whenever there is mentioned, in any context, any payment of or in respect of the principal of, or any premium or interest on, any Security of any series (or any payments pursuant to the Guarantees thereof), such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts provided for in this Indenture to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to this Indenture, and any express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in any provisions of this Indenture shall not be construed as excluding Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in those provisions of this Indenture where such express mention is not made.
At least ten (10) days prior to each date on which any payment under or with respect to the Securities is due and payable, if the Issuer shall be obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to such payment, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee and the principal Paying Agent an Officers Certificate stating the fact that such Additional Amounts will be payable and the amounts so payable and will set forth such other information necessary to enable the Trustee and such Paying Agent to pay such Additional Amounts to the Holders on the payment date; provided, however, that if ten (10) days prior to each date on which any such payment is due and payable the amount of such payment has not yet been determined, the Issuer shall notify the Trustee of such amount promptly after such amount has been determined.
Section 1008. Limitation on Liens
For so long as any of the Securities or the Guarantees are outstanding, the Parent Guarantor shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, create, assume, incur, issue or otherwise have outstanding any Lien upon, or with respect to, any of the present or future business, property, undertaking, assets or revenues (including, without limitation, any Equity Interests and uncalled capital), whether now owned or hereafter acquired (together, assets) of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, to secure any Indebtedness, unless the Securities and Guarantees are secured by such Lien equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Indebtedness, except for the following, to which this covenant shall not apply:
(1) Liens on assets securing Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary outstanding on the Issue Date;
(2) Liens on assets securing Indebtedness owing to the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary (other than a Project Subsidiary);
(3) Liens existing on any asset prior to the acquisition of such asset by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary after the Issue Date, provided that (i) such Lien has not been created in anticipation of such asset being so acquired, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other asset of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets other than Equity Interests, after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets covered by such Lien on the date of such acquisition of such assets, (iii) such Lien shall secure only the Indebtedness secured by such Lien on the date of such acquisition of such asset and (iv) such Lien shall be discharged within one year of the date of acquisition of such asset or such later date as may be the date of the maturity of the Indebtedness that such Lien secures if such Indebtedness is fixed interest rate indebtedness that provides a commercial financial advantage to the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiaries;
(4) Liens on any assets of a Person that becomes a Subsidiary (or of any Person not previously a Subsidiary that is merged or consolidated with or into a Subsidiary) after the Issue Date that existed prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated), provided that (i) such Lien has not been created in anticipation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary (or such merger or consolidation), (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other asset of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets other than Equity Interests, after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets covered by such Lien on the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated), (iii) such Lien shall secure only the Indebtedness secured by such Lien on the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated) and (iv) such Lien shall be discharged within one year of the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated) or such later date as may be the date of the maturity of the Indebtedness that such Lien secures if such Indebtedness is fixed interest rate indebtedness that provides a commercial financial advantage to the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiaries;
(5) Liens created to secure Indebtedness, directly or indirectly, incurred for the purpose of purchasing Equity Interests or other assets (other than real or personal property of the type contemplated by clause (6) below), provided that (i) such Lien shall secure only such Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of purchasing such assets, (ii) such Lien shall apply only to the assets so purchased (and to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets other than Equity Interests, any subsequently after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets so purchased) and (iii) such Lien shall be discharged within two years of such Lien being granted;
(6) Liens created to secure Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of acquiring or developing any real or personal property or for some other purpose in connection with the acquisition or development of such property, provided that (i) such Lien shall secure only such Indebtedness, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other assets of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and after-acquired
property that is affixed or incorporated into, the property so acquired or developed and (iii) the rights of the holder of the Indebtedness secured by such Lien shall be limited to the property that is subject to such Lien, it being the intention that the holder of such Lien shall not have any recourse to the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiaries personally or to any other property of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(7) Liens for any borrowings from any financial institution for the purpose of financing any import or export contract in respect of which any part of the price receivable is guaranteed or insured by such financial institution carrying on an export credit guarantee or insurance business, provided that (i) such Lien applies only to the assets that are the subject of such import or export contract and (ii) the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the amount so guaranteed or insured;
(8) Liens for Indebtedness from an international or governmental development agency or authority to finance the development of a specific project, provided that (i) such Lien is required by applicable law or practice and (ii) the Lien is created only over assets used in or derived from the development of such project;
(9) any Lien created in favor of co-venturers of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary pursuant to any agreement relating to an unincorporated joint venture, provided that (i) such Lien applies only to the Equity Interests in, or the assets of, such unincorporated joint venture and (ii) such Lien secures solely the payment of obligations arising under such agreement;
(10) Liens over goods and products, or documents of title to goods and products, arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with letters of credit and similar transactions, provided that such Liens secure only the acquisition cost or selling price (and amounts incidental thereto) of such goods and products required to be paid within 180 days;
(11) Liens arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of business of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(12) Liens created by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary over a Project Asset of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, provided that such Lien secures only (i) in the case of a Lien over assets referred to in clause (a) of the definition of Project Assets, Limited Recourse Indebtedness incurred by the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary or (ii) in the case of a Lien over Equity Interests referred to in clause (b) of the definition of Project Assets, Limited Recourse Indebtedness incurred by the direct Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary;
(13) Liens arising under any netting or set-off arrangement entered into by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its banking arrangements for the purpose of netting debit and credit balances of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(14) Liens incurred in connection with any extension, renewal, replacement or refunding (together, a refinancing) of any Lien permitted in clauses (1) through (13) above and any successive refinancings thereof permitted by this clause (12) (each, an
Existing Security), provided that (i) such Liens do not extend to any asset that was not expressed to be subject to the Existing Security, (ii) the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such Liens does not exceed the principal amount of Indebtedness that was outstanding and secured by the Existing Security at the time of such refinancing and (iii) any refinancing of an Existing Security incurred in accordance with clauses (3) through (5) above (and any subsequent refinancings thereof permitted by this clause (12)) will not affect the obligation to discharge such Liens within the time frames that applied to such Existing Security at the time it was first incurred (as specified in the applicable clause);
(15) any Lien arising as a result of a Change in Lease Accounting Standard; and
(16) other Liens by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary securing Indebtedness, provided that, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence or assumption of any such Lien or the incurrence of any Indebtedness secured thereby, the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor and any Subsidiary secured by any Liens pursuant to this clause (13) shall not exceed 10% of Total Tangible Assets at such time.
Section 1009. Offer to Purchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event.
Any Securities of any series that require that the Issuer make an offer to purchase upon a Change of Control Triggering Event shall be purchased by the Issuer in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of such series) in accordance with this Section 1009. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, unless the Issuer has previously exercised its right to redeem the Securities in accordance with their respective terms, each Holder of Securities of such series will have the right to require the Issuer to purchase all or a portion of such Holders Securities pursuant to the offer described below (the Change of Control Offer), at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase, subject to the rights of Holders of the Securities on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.
Within 30 days following the date upon which the Change of Control Triggering Event occurred, or at the Issuers option, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the pending Change of Control, the Issuer shall send, by first class mail, a notice to each Holder of Securities of such series, with a copy to the Trustee, which notice shall govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer. Such notice 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 1009 of this Indenture;
(ii) that the Issuer is required to offer to purchase all of the outstanding principal amount of Securities, the purchase price and, that on the date specified in such notice, which date shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law
(the Change of Control Payment Date), the Issuer shall repurchase the Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to this Section 1009;
(iii) if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, shall state that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned on the Change of Control being consummated on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date;
(iv) that any Security not tendered or accepted for payment shall continue to accrue interest;
(v) that Securities accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date;
(vi) that Holders electing to have a Security purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer may elect to have all, or any portion of such Security, purchased;
(vii) that Holders of Securities of such series electing to have Securities purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer shall be required to surrender their Securities, with the form entitled Option of Holder to Elect Purchase on the reverse of the relevant Security, or such other customary documents of surrender and transfer as the Issuer may reasonably request, duly completed, or transfer the relevant Security by book-entry transfer, to the paying agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the Change of Control Payment Date;
(viii) that Holders whose Securities are purchased only in part shall be issued new Securities equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer); and
(ix) the CUSIP number, if any, printed on the Securities being repurchased and that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Securities.
The Issuer shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for such an offer made by the Issuer and such third party purchases all corresponding Securities of such series properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer.
The Issuer shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of Securities pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 1009, the Issuer shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall be deemed not to have breached its obligations under this Indenture by virtue thereof.
Section 1010. New Guarantors.
The Parent Guarantor covenants and agrees that if any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor that is not a Guarantor becomes a Relevant Guarantor, then within 30 days of such Subsidiary becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Parent Guarantor shall cause such Relevant Guarantor to also become a Subsidiary Guarantor (each, a New Guarantor) of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities by having the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee delivering a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 days, provided that such New Guarantors Guarantee may contain any limitation required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor.
Upon execution and delivery by the New Guarantor of its New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture and any other documents provided for in this Section 1010, the New Guarantor shall be a Guarantor for the purposes of this Indenture (and shall be deemed to be added to the list of Guarantors contained in Schedule 1 hereto) and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on all Outstanding Securities. In connection therewith, (i) the rights and obligations of such New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor and (ii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
Section 1011. Waiver of Certain Covenants.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of any series, the Issuer may, with respect to the Securities, omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in any of Sections 1005, 1008 or 1009 (subject to Section 902(9)), if before the time for such compliance the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision or condition shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 1012. Stamp, Documentary and Similar Taxes.
The Issuer and the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to pay all stamp, documentary or similar duties, taxes or fees which may be payable in respect of the execution and delivery or the enforcement of this Indenture, any Guarantee or any Security and the execution and delivery (but not the transfer) or the enforcement of any of the Securities or Guarantees in the United States or of any amendment of, supplement to, or waiver or consent under or with respect to, this Indenture, any Guarantee or any Security, and to pay any value added, goods and services or similar tax due and payable in respect of reimbursement of costs and expenses by the Issuer pursuant to this Section 1012, and shall save the Trustee and each Holder to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law harmless against any loss or liability
resulting from nonpayment or delay in payment of such tax required to be paid by the Issuer and the Guarantors hereunder; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to pay any such duty, tax or fee to the extent such nonpayment or delay in payment results from any action or inaction of the Trustee.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
Section 1101. Applicability of Article.
The Securities of any series that are redeemable may be redeemed, in whole or in part from time to time, before their Stated Maturity and shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of such series) in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
Section 1102. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.
The election of the Issuer to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities. In case of any redemption at the election of the Issuer of less than all the Securities of any series (including any such redemption affecting only a single Security), the Issuer shall, at least 60 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Issuer (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed and, if applicable, of the tenor of the Securities to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities established as contemplated by Section 301, the Issuer shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction.
Section 1103. Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed.
If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed (unless such redemption affects only a single Security, in which case this Section 1103 shall not apply), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days or less than 30 days prior to the Redemption Date, from the Outstanding Securities of such series not previously called for redemption, either (i) in compliance with the requirement of the applicable clearing systems, if the Securities are held through any clearing systems, or (ii) by the Trustee on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee deems fair and appropriate, if the Securities are not held through any clearing systems, and in either case which may provide for the selection for redemption of a portion of the principal amount of any Security of such series, provided that the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of any Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.
The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer in writing of the Securities selected for redemption as aforesaid and, in case of any Securities selected for partial redemption as aforesaid, the principal amounts thereof to be redeemed.
The provisions of the two preceding paragraphs shall not apply with respect to any redemption affecting only a single Security, whether such Security is to be redeemed in whole or in part. In the case of any such redemption in part, the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of the Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.
For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amounts of such Securities which has been or is to be redeemed.
Section 1104. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at his address appearing in the Security Register.
All notices of redemption shall state:
(1) the Redemption Date,
(2) the Redemption Price and the amount of any accrued and unpaid interest payable on the Redemption Date,
(3) the CUSIP or other identifying number of such Securities to be redeemed,
(4) if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of more than a single Security are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption of any such Securities, the principal amounts) of the particular Securities to be redeemed and, if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of a single Security are to be redeemed, the principal amount of the particular Security to be redeemed,
(5) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price (together with any accrued and unpaid interest payable on the Redemption Date) will become due and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable, that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date, and
(6) the place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price, and accrued interest, if any.
Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Issuer shall be given by the Issuer or, at the Issuers request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Issuer.
Section 1105. Deposit of Redemption Price.
Not later than one Business Day prior to any Redemption Date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Issuer is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 1003) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on, all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date.
Section 1106. Securities Payable on Redemption Date.
Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price applicable thereto, and from and after such date (unless the Issuer shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Issuer at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301, installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Record Date according to their terms and the provisions of Section 307.
If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal and any premium shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in the terms of the Security established as contemplated by Section 301.
Section 1107. Securities Redeemed in Part.
Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at a Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Issuer or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series and of like tenor, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered.
Section 1108. Optional Redemption Due to Changes in Tax Treatment.
Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, if, as the result of (a) any change in or any amendment to the laws, regulations or published tax rulings of any Relevant Jurisdiction, or of any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, affecting taxation, or (b) any change in the official administration, application or interpretation by a relevant court or tribunal, government or government authority of any Relevant Jurisdiction of such laws, regulations or published tax rulings either generally or in relation to the Securities or the Guarantees, which change or amendment is proposed and becomes effective on or after the later of (x) the original issue date
of such Securities or Guarantees or (y) the date on which a jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Jurisdiction (whether by consolidation, merger or transfer of assets of the Issuer or any Guarantor, change in place of payment on the Securities or Guarantees or otherwise) or which change in official administration, application or interpretation shall not have been available to the public prior to such original issue date or the date on which such jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Jurisdiction (whichever is later), the Issuer or the Guarantors would be required to pay any Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 1007 of this Indenture or the terms of any Guarantee in respect of interest on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date (assuming, in the case of the Guarantors, a payment in respect of such interest was required to be made by the Guarantors under the Guarantees thereof on such Interest Payment Date and the Guarantors would be
unable, for reasons outside their control, to procure payment by the Issuer), and the obligation to pay Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the use of commercially reasonable measures available to the Issuer or to the applicable Guarantor, as the case may be, the Issuer may, at its option, redeem all (but not less than all) of the Securities in respect of which such Additional Amounts would be so payable at any time, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days written notice as provided in Sections 1102 and 1104, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest due thereon up to, but not including, the date fixed for redemption; provided, however, that:
(1) no such notice of redemption may be given earlier than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts were a payment in respect of the Securities or the applicable Guarantee thereof then due, and
(2) at the time any such redemption notice is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts must remain in effect.
Prior to the publication or mailing of any notice of any redemption of any Securities pursuant to this Section, the Issuer, the applicable Guarantor or any Person with whom the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor has consolidated or merged, or to whom the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor has conveyed or transferred or leased all or substantially all of its properties or assets (the successor Person in any such transaction, a Successor Person), as the case may be, shall provide the Trustee with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the conditions precedent to the right of the Issuer to redeem such Securities pursuant to this Section have occurred and a certificate signed by a Director or an Authorized Officer stating that the obligation to pay Additional Amounts with respect of such Securities cannot be avoided by taking measures that the Issuer, the applicable Guarantor or the Successor Person, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Issuer or the Successor Person, as the case may be, believes in good faith are commercially reasonable.
ARTICLE TWELVE
DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
Section 1201. Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The Issuer or the Guarantors may, at any time, elect to have either Section 1202 or Section 1203 be applied to all the Outstanding Securities of any series designated pursuant to Section 301 as being defeasible pursuant to this Article Twelve, upon compliance with the applicable requirements provided pursuant to Section 301 and upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article Twelve. Any such election shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities.
Section 1202. Defeasance and Discharge.
Upon the Issuers or Guarantors exercise of the option provided in Section 1201 to have this Section 1202 applied to the Outstanding Securities of any series, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall be deemed to have been discharged from their respective obligations with respect to all the Outstanding Securities of any series, as provided in this Section 1202 on and after the date the applicable conditions set forth in Section 1204 are satisfied (hereinafter called Defeasance) with respect to such Securities. For this purpose, such Defeasance means that the Issuer shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the Outstanding Securities of such series and to have satisfied all of its other obligations under the Securities of such series and this Indenture insofar as the Securities of such series are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), subject to the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (1) the rights of Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series to receive, solely from the trust fund described in Section 1204 and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on such Securities of such series when payments are due, (2) the Issuers and each Guarantors obligations with respect to such Securities of such series under Sections 304, 305, 306, 1002, 1003 and 1007, (3) the rights (including without limitation, the rights set forth in Section 607), powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and (4) this Article. Subject to compliance with this Article, the Issuer or a Guarantor may defease any Securities pursuant to this Section notwithstanding the prior Covenant Defeasance of such Securities pursuant to Section 1203.
Section 1203. Covenant Defeasance.
Upon the Issuers or a Guarantors exercise of the option provided in Section 1201 to have this Section 1203 applied to the Outstanding Securities of any series, on and after the date the applicable conditions set forth in Section 1204 are satisfied (hereinafter called Covenant Defeasance) with respect to the Outstanding Securities of any series, pursuant to this Section 1203, (1) the Issuer and the Guarantors shall be released from their respective obligations under Section 801, 1008, 1009, 1010 and 1301, and (2) the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 501(3), 501(4), 501(5) or 501(7)(a) with respect to any obligations referred to in clause (1) of this Section 1203 shall be deemed not to be or result in an Event of Default, in
each case with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series as provided in this Section. For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that the Issuer and the Guarantors may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such specified Section (to the extent so specified in the case of Section 501(4)), whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or Article or by reason of any reference in any such Section or Article to any other provision herein or in any other document, but the remainder of this Indenture and the Securities of such series shall be unaffected thereby.
Section 1204. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The following shall be the conditions to the Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202 or the Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203 of the Outstanding Securities of any series:
(1) The Issuer or a Guarantor shall elect by Board Resolution to effect a Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202 or a Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203.
(2) The Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee which satisfies the requirements contemplated by Section 609 and agrees to comply with the provisions of this Article applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series, (a) money in an amount, (b) U.S. Government Obligations that through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, money in an amount or (c) a combination thereof, in each case, sufficient to pay all the principal of, and any premium and interest (and any Additional Amounts then known) on the Outstanding Securities of such series and any Additional Amounts then known thereon on the respective Stated Maturities, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Securities of such series. As used herein, U.S. Government Obligations means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable at the issuers option.
(3) In the event of a Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202, the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (x) the Issuer or such Guarantor has received from, or there has been published by, the IRS a ruling or (y) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. Federal income tax law, in either case (x) or (y) to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Securities of such series and will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, Defeasance and discharge to be effected with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit, Defeasance and discharge were not to occur.
(4) In the event of a Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203, the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Securities of such series will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and Covenant Defeasance to be effected with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit and Covenant Defeasance were not to occur.
(5) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) (assuming all Securities are in default within the meaning of such Act and that such Act applied to this Indenture).
(6) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in the trust arising from such deposit constituting an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act unless such trust shall be registered under such Act or exempt from registration thereunder.
(7) The Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent with respect to such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.
(8) All amounts due and owing to the Trustee and its counsel shall have been paid in full.
Section 1205. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions.
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee or other qualifying trustee (solely for purposes of this Section and Section 1206, the Trustee and any such other trustee are referred to collectively as the Trustee) pursuant to Section 1204 in respect of any Outstanding Securities shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any such Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Securities, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal and any premium and interest, but money so held in trust need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
The Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the Trustee or the trust created hereby with respect to the U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 1204 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders or beneficial owners of such Outstanding Securities.
Anything in this Article to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Issuer or the Guarantors, as the case may be, from time to time upon an Issuer Request any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 1204 with respect to any Securities which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect the Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, with respect to such Securities.
Section 1206. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with this Article with respect to any Securities by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the obligations under this Indenture and such Securities from which the Issuer has been discharged or released pursuant to Section 1202 or 1203 shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article with respect to such Securities, until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all money held in trust pursuant to Section 1205 with respect to such Securities in accordance with this Article; provided, however, that if the Issuer or a Guarantor makes any payment of principal of or any premium or interest on any such Security following such reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuer or a Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights (if any) of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money so held in trust.
ARTICLE THIRTEEN
GUARANTEE
Section 1301. Guarantee.
The Guarantors jointly and severally hereby fully and unconditionally guarantee to each Holder of a Security of each series authenticated and delivered by the Trustee the due and punctual payment of the principal (including any amount due in respect of original issue discount) of and any premium and interest on such Security (and any Additional Amounts and other amounts payable by the Issuer in respect thereof), when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of such Security and of this Indenture. The Guarantors jointly and severally hereby agree to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the compensation (as per the fee proposal agreed upon between the Issuer and the Trustee) and reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents, officers, employees and directors, and any other amounts, including indemnification amounts, due to the Trustee under Section 607. The Guarantors each hereby agree that its obligations hereunder shall be as if it were a principal debtor and not merely a surety, and shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of, and shall be unaffected by, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of any Security of any series or this Indenture, any failure to enforce the provisions of any Security of any series or this Indenture, any waiver, modification or indulgence granted to the Issuer with respect thereto, by the Holder of any Security of any series or the Trustee, or any other circumstances which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or
guarantor; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, modification or indulgence shall, without the consent of the Guarantors, increase the principal amount of a Security or the interest rate thereon or increase any premium payable upon redemption thereof. The Guarantors each hereby waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Issuer, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer, the benefit of discussion, protest or notice with respect to any Security or the indebtedness evidenced thereby or with respect of any sinking fund payment required pursuant to the terms of a Security issued under this Indenture and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that its Guarantee will not be discharged with respect to any Security except by payment in full of the principal thereof and any premium and interest thereon or as provided in Article Four, Section 802 or Article Thirteen. The Guarantors each further agree that, as between such Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, the Maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article Five hereof for the purposes of its Guarantee, but not in the case of any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby.
The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder will be limited (i) to the maximum amount as will, taking into account, in addition to such obligations of each Guarantor, all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor and any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under its Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution obligations under this Indenture, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable law nor leading to a breach of the rules governing financial assistance, corporate purpose, ultra vires, impairment of statutory capital or similar capital restrictions under applicable law and/or (ii) to the extent otherwise necessary so that such obligations do not constitute a breach of applicable law.
The Guarantors shall be subrogated to all rights of each Holder of Securities against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid to such Holder by the Guarantors pursuant to the provisions of these Guarantees; provided, however, that the Guarantors shall not be entitled to enforce, or to receive any payments arising out of or based upon, such right of subrogation until the principal of and any premium and interest on all the Securities of the same series and of like tenor shall have been paid in full.
No past, present or future stockholder, officer, director, employee or incorporator of any Guarantor shall have any personal liability under the Guarantees set forth in this Section 1301 by reason of his or its status as such stockholder, officer, director, employee or incorporator.
The Guarantees set forth in this Section 1301 shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose with respect to a Security until the certificate of authentication on such Security shall have been signed by or on behalf of the Trustee.
For the avoidance of doubt, the fact that none of the Guarantors (including, without limitation, any New Guarantors) have or will execute any Security, or any notation of their Guarantees on any Security, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee shall in no way affect or limit such Guarantors Guarantee under this Section 1301.
Section 1302. Release of Subsidiary Guarantors.
Any or all of the Subsidiary Guarantors may be released at any time from their respective Guarantees and other obligations under this Indenture without the consent of any Holder. Such release shall occur upon or concurrently with the Subsidiary Guarantor no longer being a Relevant Guarantor and the delivery of an Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee certifying the same, provided that, at the time of such release, no default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
Concurrently with the delivery of such Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee and without any further act of any other party, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released from its Guarantee and other obligations under this Indenture and shall have no further liability or responsibility under the Securities or this Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the release of a Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor as a Subsidiary Guarantor shall not preclude such Subsidiary subsequently becoming a Guarantor if, while the Securities are Outstanding, such Subsidiary becomes a Relevant Guarantor subsequent to such release.
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Schedule 1
Guarantors
1. Amcor plc
2. Amcor Finance (USA), Inc.
3. Amcor UK Finance plc
4. Bemis Company, Inc.
A [Do not delete - this paragraph generates the automatic page number]
ANNEX A
[FORM OF NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE]
This [ ] NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of [ ], [ ] (the Supplemental Indenture), among Amcor Pty Ltd, a company incorporated under the laws of Australia (herein called the Issuer), as Issuer, [ ], a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of [ ] (herein called the New Guarantor), having its principal office at [ ], and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee under the Indenture (as defined below) (herein called the Trustee).
RECITALS
The Issuer, Amcor plc (the Parent Guarantor), Amcor Finance (USA), Inc., Amcor UK Finance plc and Bemis Company, Inc. (each, an Initial Subsidiary Guarantor, and together with the Parent Guarantor, the Original Guarantors) and the Trustee have entered into an Indenture dated as of [·], 2020, as amended from time to time, (herein called the Indenture), providing for the issuance of Securities. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Supplemental Indenture have the same meaning provided in the Indenture.
Section 1010 of the Indenture provides that if any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor which is not a Guarantor becomes a Relevant Guarantor, then within 30 days of such Subsidiary becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Parent Guarantor shall cause that Subsidiary to also become a Guarantor of all amounts due and owing on the Securities Outstanding under the Indenture by such New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee executing and delivering a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 days.
The entry into this Supplemental Indenture by the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee is in all respects authorized by the provisions of the Indenture.
All things necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee and a valid amendment of and supplement to the Indenture have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH, the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee each hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
Section 101. New Guarantor under the Indenture.
For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantor hereby agrees with the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of any Securities Outstanding under the Indenture that concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture by the New Guarantor it shall become a Guarantor for the purposes of the Indenture and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on
the Securities Outstanding under this Indenture. In connection therewith, (i) the New Guarantor hereby unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee the due and punctual payment of the principal (including any amount due in respect of original issue discount) of and any premium and interest on such Security (and any Additional Amounts and other amounts payable by the Issuer in respect thereof), when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of such Security and of the Indenture, including (without limitation) Article Thirteen of the Indenture, (ii) the rights and obligations of the New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor under the Indenture and (iii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
[Insert any guarantee limitations required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor]
Section 102. Notices.
The New Guarantor agrees that all notices that may be delivered pursuant to the Indenture may be delivered to it at the following address:
Address:
Attention:
Facsimile:
Section 103. Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.
The New Guarantor hereby appoints [ ] acting through its office at [ ], New York, New York as its authorized agent (the Authorized Agent) upon which process may be served in any legal action or proceeding against it with respect to its obligations under the Indenture or its Guarantee, as the case may be, instituted in any federal or state court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by the Holder of any Security and agrees that service of process Upon such authorized agent, together with written notice of said service to the New Guarantor by the Person serving the same addressed as provided in Section 102 hereof, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the New Guarantor in any such legal action or proceeding, and the New Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such legal action or proceeding and waives any objection it may have to the laying of the venue of any such legal action or proceeding. Such appointment shall be irrevocable until all amounts in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest due and to become due on or in respect of all the Securities issued under the Indenture have been paid by the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case
may be, to the Trustee pursuant to the terms thereof, the Securities and the Guarantees; provided, however, that upon release of the New Guarantor pursuant to Section 1302 of the Indenture, such New Guarantors appointment of the Authorized Agent under this Section 103 shall be automatically and unconditionally irrevocably terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the New Guarantor reserves the right to appoint another Person located or with an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, selected in its discretion, as a successor Authorized Agent, and upon acceptance of such appointment by such a successor the appointment of the prior Authorized Agent shall terminate. The New Guarantor shall give notice to the Trustee and all Holders of the appointment by it of a successor Authorized Agent. If for any reason [ ] ceases to be able to act as the Authorized Agent or to have an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, the New Guarantor will appoint a successor Authorized Agent in accordance with the preceding sentence. The New Guarantor further agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of such agent in full force and effect until the Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve thereof Service of process upon the Authorized Agent addressed to it at the address set forth above, as such address may be changed within the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by notice given by the Authorized Agent to the Trustee, together with written notice of such service mailed or delivered to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the New Guarantor shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process on the New Guarantor.
ARTICLE TWO
Provisions of General Application
Section 201. Effective Date.
This Supplemental Indenture takes effect when each party has executed
one counterpart of this deed, whether the same or different counterparts (the Effective Date). As of the Effective Date, the New Guarantor shall be deemed to be added to the list of Guarantors contained in Schedule 1 to the Indenture.
Section 202. Governing Law.
This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State; provided, however, that the authorization and execution of this Supplemental Indenture by and on behalf of the New Guarantor, shall be governed by the laws of [Insert jurisdiction of organization of New Guarantor].
This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
[Insert if New Guarantor organized under the laws of Australia][For purposes of Australian law, this Supplemental Indenture has been executed by the New Guarantor as a deed.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
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AMCOR PTY LTD
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AMCOR PLC
The Parent Guarantor
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AMCOR FINANCE (USA), INC.
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AMCOR UK FINANCE PLC
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BEMIS COMPANY, INC.
The Initial Subsidiary Guarantors
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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
The Trustee
Indenture
Subordinated Securities
Dated as of [], 2020
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS |
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Section 101. |
Definitions |
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Section 102. |
Compliance Certificates and Opinions |
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Section 103. |
Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee |
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Section 104. |
Acts of Holders; Record Dates |
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Section 105. |
Notices, Etc., to the Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors |
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Section 106. |
Notice to Holders; Waiver |
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Section 107. |
Effect of Headings and Table of Contents |
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Section 108. |
Successors and Assigns |
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Section 109. |
Separability Clause |
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Section 110. |
Benefits of Indenture |
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Section 111. |
Governing Law |
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Section 112. |
Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process |
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Section 113. |
Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Section 114. |
Force Majeure |
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Section 115. |
Legal Holidays |
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Section 116. |
Counterparts |
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Section 117. |
FATCA |
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Section 118. |
USA Patriot Act |
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Section 119. |
Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act |
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Section 120. |
Trust Indenture Act Controls |
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SECURITY FORMS |
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Forms Generally |
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Section 202. |
[Form of Face of Security] |
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Section 203. |
[Form of Reverse of Security] |
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Section 204. |
Form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication |
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THE SECURITIES |
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Title and Terms; Issuable in Series |
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Section 302. |
Denominations |
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Section 303. |
Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating |
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Section 304. |
Temporary Securities |
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Section 305. |
Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange |
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Section 306. |
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities |
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Section 307. |
Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved |
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Section 308. |
Persons Deemed Owners |
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Section 309. |
Cancellation |
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Section 310. |
Computation of Interest |
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Section 311. |
CUSIP Numbers |
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Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture |
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Section 402. |
Application of Trust Money |
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Section 403. |
Effect on Subordination Provisions |
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Events of Default |
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Section 502. |
Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment |
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Section 503. |
Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee |
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Section 504. |
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim |
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Section 505. |
Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities |
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Section 506. |
Application of Money Collected |
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Section 507. |
Limitation on Suits |
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Section 508. |
Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest |
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Section 509. |
Restoration of Rights and Remedies |
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Section 510. |
Rights and Remedies Cumulative |
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Section 511. |
Delay or Omission Not Waiver |
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Section 512. |
Control by Holders |
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Section 513. |
Waiver of Past Defaults |
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Section 514. |
Undertaking for Costs |
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Section 515. |
Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws |
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Certain Duties and Responsibilities |
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Section 602. |
Notice of Defaults |
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Section 603. |
Certain Rights of Trustee |
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Section 604. |
Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities |
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Section 605. |
May Hold Securities |
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Section 606. |
Money Held in Trust |
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Section 607. |
Compensation and Reimbursement |
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Section 608. |
Conflicting Interests |
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Section 609. |
Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility |
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Section 610. |
Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor |
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Section 611. |
Acceptance of Appointment by Successor |
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Section 612. |
Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business |
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Section 613. |
Agents |
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Section 614. |
Appointment of Authenticating Agent |
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Section 615. |
Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company |
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Issuer to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders |
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Section 702. |
Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders |
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Section 703. |
Reports by the Issuer |
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Section 704. |
Reports by Trustee to Holders |
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Section 802. |
Successor Substituted |
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Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders |
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Section 902. |
Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders |
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Section 903. |
Execution of Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 904. |
Effect of Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 905. |
Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures |
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Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest |
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Section 1002. |
Maintenance of Office or Agency |
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Section 1003. |
Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust |
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Section 1004. |
Statement by Officers as to Default |
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Section 1005. |
Existence |
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Section 1006. |
Payment of Taxes and Other Claims |
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Section 1007. |
Additional Amounts |
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Section 1008. |
Limitation on Liens |
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Section 1009. |
Offer to Purchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event |
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Section 1010. |
New Guarantors |
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Section 1011. |
Waiver of Certain Covenants |
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Section 1012. |
Stamp, Documentary and Similar Taxes |
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REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES |
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Applicability of Article |
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Section 1102. |
Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee |
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Section 1103. |
Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed |
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Section 1104. |
Notice of Redemption |
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Section 1105. |
Deposit of Redemption Price |
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Section 1106. |
Securities Payable on Redemption Date |
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Section 1107. |
Securities Redeemed in Part |
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Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance |
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Section 1202. |
Defeasance and Discharge |
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Section 1203. |
Covenant Defeasance |
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Section 1204. |
Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance |
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Section 1205. |
Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions |
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Section 1206. |
Reinstatement |
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Section 1207. |
Effect on Subordination Provisions |
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Guarantee |
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Section 1302. |
Release of Subsidiary Guarantors |
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Section 1303. |
Agreement To Subordinate |
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Section 1304. |
No Payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations if Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors in Default |
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Section 1305. |
Distribution On Acceleration Of Securities; Dissolution And Reorganization; Subrogation Of Securities |
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Section 1306. |
Reliance By Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors On Subordination Provisions |
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Section 1307. |
Trustees Relation To Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors |
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Section 1308. |
Other Provisions Subject Hereto |
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Agreement To Subordinate |
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Section 1402. |
No Payment On Securities If Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer In Default |
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Section 1403. |
Distribution On Acceleration Of Securities; Dissolution And Reorganization; Subrogation Of Securities |
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Section 1404. |
Reliance By Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer On Subordination Provisions |
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Section 1405. |
Trustees Relation To Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer |
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Section 1406. |
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ANNEX A FORM OF NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE |
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
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704 |
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106 |
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314 |
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102 |
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602 |
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601 |
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316 |
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512 |
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513 |
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508 |
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317 |
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503 |
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504 |
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318 |
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Note: This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purposes, be deemed to be part of this Indenture.
INDENTURE, dated as of [·], 2020, among Amcor Pty Ltd, a company incorporated under the laws of Australia (the Issuer), Amcor plc, a public limited company incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands with limited liability (the Parent Guarantor), Amcor Finance (USA), Inc., a Delaware corporation, Amcor UK Finance plc, a public limited company incorporated in England and Wales with limited liability, and Bemis Company, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Missouri (each, an Initial Subsidiary Guarantor, and together with the Parent Guarantor, the Original Guarantors), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee hereunder (the Trustee).
RECITALS OF THE ISSUER
The Issuer has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its subordinated debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (the Securities), to be issued in one or more series as set forth in this Indenture.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Issuer, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
RECITALS OF THE GUARANTORS
Each of the Guarantors has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the Guarantees of the Securities provided for herein.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of each of the Guarantors, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities, as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS
OF GENERAL APPLICATION
Section 101. Definitions.
For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;
(2) all other terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;
(3) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an Article or a Section refers to an Article or a Section, as the case may be, of this Indenture;
(4) the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter;
(5) the words herein, hereof and hereunder and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; and
(6) a reference to any law or to a provision of a law includes any amendments thereto and any successor statutes.
Accounts means the consolidated statement of financial position, consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated cash flow statement of the Group, prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP, together with reports (including directors reports and, if applicable, auditors reports) and notes attached to or intended to be read with any such consolidated financial statements.
Act, when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section 104.
Additional Amounts has the meaning specified in Section 1007.
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 the purposes of this definition, control when used with respect to any specified 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 Member with respect to any Global Security means a member of or participant in the Depositary for such Global Security.
Applicable Procedures means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of a beneficial interest in a Global Security, the rules and procedures of the Depositary for such Global Security, Euroclear and Clearstream to the extent the same are applicable to such transfer or exchange.
Australia means the Commonwealth of Australia.
Authenticating Agent means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant to Section 614 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate the Securities.
Authorized Officer means any person (whether designated by name or the persons for the time being holding a designated office, or whether designated by power of attorney) appointed by or pursuant to a Board Resolution for the purpose, or a particular purpose, of this Indenture, provided that written notice of such appointment shall have been given to the Trustee.
A Person shall be deemed the beneficial owner of, and shall be deemed to beneficially own, any Securities which such Person or any of its Affiliates would be deemed to beneficially own within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act if the references to within 60 days in Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) were omitted.
Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, or any committee of such board duly authorized to act for it in respect hereof.
Board Resolution when used with reference to the Issuer or a Guarantor means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Issuer, such Guarantor to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors (or by a committee of the Board of Directors appointed by such Board of Directors for such purpose) and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York City, United States, London, United Kingdom, Sydney, Australia or Melbourne, Australia are required or authorized to be closed.
Capitalized Lease Obligation means indebtedness represented by obligations under a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and the amount of such indebtedness shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Change in Lease Accounting Standard means, and shall be deemed to have occurred, as of the date of effectiveness of the United States Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 842, Leases (or any other United States Accounting Standards Codification having a similar result or effect) (and related interpretations) and, as applicable, the date of effectiveness of the AASB AAS 16 (Leases).
Change of Control means the occurrence of any one of the following:
(a) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any person (including any person as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than to the Parent Guarantor or one of its Subsidiaries;
(b) the consummation of any transaction (including without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any person (including any person as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) becomes the beneficial owner (as defined
in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor, measured by voting power rather than the number of shares;
(c) the Parent Guarantor consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Parent Guarantor, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor or such other Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the shares of the Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor constitute, or are converted into or exchanged for, a majority of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person immediately after giving effect to such transaction;
(d) the first day on which the majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor cease to be Continuing Directors; or
(e) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Parent Guarantor.
Change of Control Offer has the meaning specified in Section 1009.
Change of Control Trigger Period means, with respect to any Change of Control, the period commencing upon the earlier of (i) the occurrence of such Change of Control or (ii) 60 days prior to the date of the first public announcement of such Change of Control (or pending Change of Control) and ending 60 days following consummation of such Change of Control (which Change of Control Trigger Period will be extended following consummation of a Change of Control for so long as any of the Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer has publicly announced that it is considering a possible ratings change).
Change of Control Triggering Event means with respect to any Change of Control:
(a) if there are two Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer providing ratings for the Securities on the first day of the Change of Control Trigger Period with respect to such Change of Control, both Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer cease to rate the Securities Investment Grade during such Change of Control Trigger Period; and
(b) if there are three Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer providing a rating for the Securities on the first day of the Change of Control Trigger Period with respect to such Change of Control, two or more Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer cease to rate the Securities Investment Grade during such Change of Control Trigger Period.
If there are not at least two Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer providing a rating for the Securities on the first day of any Change of Control Trigger Period, a Change of Control Triggering Event shall be deemed to have occurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Change of Control Triggering Event will be deemed to have occurred in connection with any particular Change of Control unless and until such Change of Control has actually been consummated.
Clearstream means Clearstream Banking S.A.
Code means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission, from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act.
Continuing Director means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor who (a) was a member of such Board of Directors on the date of the issuance of the Securities; or (b) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or election.
Corporate Trust Office means the corporate trust office of the Trustee, currently located at (i) for purposes of surrender, transfer or exchange of any Security, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, c/o DB Services Americas, Inc., 5022 Gate Parkway, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256, Attn: Transfer Department and (ii) for all other purposes, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Trust and Agency Services, 60 Wall Street, 24th Floor, Mail Stop: NYC60-2405, New York, New York 10005, USA, Attn: Corporates Team, Amcor Finance (USA), Inc.
corporation means a corporation, association, company, joint-stock company or business trust.
Covenant Defeasance has the meaning specified in Section 1203.
default has the meaning specified in Section 602.
Defaulted Interest has the meaning specified in Section 307.
Defeasance has the meaning specified in Section 1202.
Depositary means, with respect to Securities of any series issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, DTC until a successor Depositary shall have become such pursuant to this Indenture, and thereafter shall mean a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act that is designated to act as Depositary for such Securities as contemplated by Section 301.
Director means any member of the Board of Directors.
DTC means The Depository Trust Company.
Equity Interests means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests, beneficial interests or other ownership interests, whether voting or nonvoting, in, or interests in the income or profits of, a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing; provided that,
prior to the conversion thereof, debt securities convertible into Equity Interests shall not constitute Equity Interests.
Euroclear means Euroclear Bank SA/NV, as operator of the Euroclear System.
Event of Default has the meaning specified in Section 501.
Exchange Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Expiration Date has the meaning specified in Section 104.
FATCA has the meaning specified in Section 801.
Finance Lease means a finance lease as defined in the Australian Approved Accounting Standard AASB117: Leases.
Fitch means Fitch, Inc., a subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A., and its successors.
Global Security means a Security held by or on behalf of a Depositary and in which beneficial interests are evidenced on the records of such Depositary or its Agent Members.
Group means the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Guarantee means the guarantee by each Guarantor of any Security authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture; provided, however, that the Guarantor providing such Guarantee has not been released as a Guarantor of such Security pursuant to Section 1302 hereof.
Guarantee Subordination Sections shall have the meaning specified in Section 1303.
Guaranteed Securities Obligation shall have the meaning specified in Section 1301.
Guarantors means each Original Guarantor and each New Guarantor, and a reference to Guarantor is a reference to them jointly and each of them severally, in each case until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be a Guarantor. Upon the release of a Guarantor (other than the Parent Guarantor) from its Guarantees of any and all Securities Outstanding under this Indenture, all references to and construction of the terms Guarantors or a Guarantor in this Indenture shall be deemed to refer only to the Guarantors or Guarantor of Securities that remain as parties to this Indenture.
Hedge Agreement means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction, or any option or similar agreement, involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, prices of equity or debt securities or instruments, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or
pricing risk or value, or any similar transaction or combination of the foregoing transactions; provided that any options, rights or shares issued pursuant to any employee share or bonus plan, including any phantom rights or phantom shares, or any similar plans providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Parent Guarantor or its Subsidiaries shall not be a Hedge Agreement.
Holder means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Security Register.
Indebtedness means, with respect to any Person, all obligations of such Person, present or future, actual or contingent, in respect of moneys borrowed or raised or otherwise arising in respect of any financial accommodation whatsoever, including (a) amounts raised by acceptance or endorsement under any acceptance credit or endorsement credit opened on behalf of such Person, (b) any Indebtedness (whether actual or contingent, present or future) of another Person that is guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by such Person or that is secured by any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed by such Person, (c) the net amount actually or contingently (assuming the arrangement was closed out on the relevant day) payable by such Person under or in connection with any Hedge Agreement, (d) liabilities (whether actual or contingent, present or future) in respect of redeemable preferred Equity Interests in such Person or any obligation of such Person incurred to buy back any Equity Interests in such Person, (e) liabilities (whether actual or contingent, present or future) under Finance Leases for which such Person is liable, (f) any liability (whether actual or contingent, present or future) in respect of any letter of credit opened or established on behalf of such Person, (g) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of any asset or service and any related obligation deferred (i) for more than 90 days or (ii) if longer, in respect of trade creditors, for more than the normal period of payment for sale and purchase within the relevant market (but not including any deferred amounts arising as a result of such a purchase being contested in good faith), (h) amounts for which such Person may be liable (whether actually or contingently, presently or in the future) in respect of factored debts or the advance sale of assets for which there is recourse to such Person, (i) all obligations of such Person evidenced by debentures, notes, debenture stock, bonds or other financial instruments, whether issued for cash or a consideration other than cash and in respect of which such Person is liable as drawer, acceptor, endorser, issuer or otherwise, (j) obligations of such Person in respect of notes, bills of exchange or commercial paper or other financial instruments and (k) any indebtedness (whether actual or contingent, present or future) for moneys owing under any instrument entered into by such Person primarily as a method of raising finance and that is not otherwise referred to in this definition. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other Person (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Persons ownership interest in or other relationship with such other Person, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
Indenture means this instrument as originally executed and as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof. The term Indenture shall also include the terms of a particular series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 301.
interest, when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security that by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable after Maturity.
Interest Payment Date, when used with respect to any Security, means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security.
Investment Company Act means the United States Investment Company Act of 1940 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Investment Grade means (a) a rating of Baa3 or better by Moodys (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Moodys); (b) a rating of BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of S&P); (c) a rating of BBB- or better by Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Fitch) or (d) in the event of the Securities being rated by a permitted Substitute Rating Agency, the equivalent of either (a), (b) or (c) by such Substitute Rating Agency.
Issue Date means [·], the date on which Securities were first issued under this Indenture.
Issuer means the Person named as the Issuer in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be the Issuer.
Issuer Request or Issuer Order means a written request or order signed in the name of the Issuer by any of its Directors and/or Authorized Officers, and delivered to the Trustee.
Jersey Companies Law means the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991.
Junior Subordinated Indebtedness or Junior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Guarantor means (i) indebtedness of the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor(s), as applicable, (whether outstanding on the date of this Indenture or thereafter created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed by the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor(s), as applicable) which, pursuant to the terms of the instrument creating or evidencing the same, is subordinate to the Securities in right of payment or in rights upon liquidation.
Lien means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed or other instrument of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest or other encumbrance on, in or of such asset, including any arrangement entered into for the purpose of making particular assets available to satisfy any Indebtedness or other obligation and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, Finance Lease or capital lease or title retention agreement (other than any title retention agreement entered into with a vendor on normal commercial terms in the ordinary course of business) relating to such asset.
Limited Recourse Indebtedness means Indebtedness incurred by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary to finance the creation or development of a Project or proposed
Project of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, provided that, as specified in the terms of such Limited Recourse Indebtedness:
(a) the Person (the Relevant Person) in whose favor such Indebtedness is incurred does not have any right to enforce its rights or remedies (including for any breach of any representation or warranty or obligation) against the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable, or against the Project Assets of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable, in each case, except for the purpose of enforcing a Lien that attaches only to the Project Assets and secures an amount equal to the lesser of the value of the Project Assets of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable encumbered by such Lien and the amount of Indebtedness secured by such Lien; and
(b) the Relevant Person is not permitted or entitled (i) except as and to the extent permitted by clause (a) above, to enforce any right or remedy against, or demand payment or repayment of any amount from, the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary (including for breach of any representation or warranty or obligation), (ii) except as and to the extent permitted by clause (a) above, to commence or enforce any proceedings against the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary or (iii) to apply to wind up, or prove in the winding up of, the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, such that the Relevant Persons only right of recourse in respect of such Indebtedness or such Lien is to the Project Assets encumbered by such Lien.
Maturity, when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as provided therein, or as contemplated by Section 301, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc., a subsidiary of Moodys Corporation, and its successors.
New Guarantor means each Person who becomes a Guarantor in relation to the Securities by executing a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture, in each case unless and until such Guarantor has been released from its Guarantee pursuant to Section 1302.
New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture means an indenture supplemental hereto substantially in the form of Annex A hereto.
Noteholder FATCA Information means, with respect to any Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, information sufficient to eliminate the imposition of, or determine the amount of, U.S. withholding tax under FATCA.
Noteholder Tax Identification Information means properly completed and signed tax certifications (generally, in the case of U.S. Federal Income Tax, IRS Form W-9 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is a United States Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code or the appropriate IRS Form W-8 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is not a United States Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).
Notice of Default means a written notice of the kind specified in Section 501(3).
Officers Certificate means a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, and delivered to the Trustee, provided that any such certificate required to be delivered by the Issuer or a Guarantor may be delivered in the form of a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Parent Guarantor .
Officers Certificate of Release means a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee certifying as to the facts required by Section 1302 hereof.
Opinion of Counsel means a written opinion of counsel in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, which counsel may be counsel for the Issuer, or other counsel.
Original Guarantor means the Persons identified as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be an Original Guarantor.
Original Issue Discount Security means any Security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502.
Outstanding means, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:
(1) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Paying Agent or delivered to the Paying Agent for cancellation;
(2) Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Issuer or a Guarantor) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Issuer or a Guarantor (if the Issuer or such Guarantor shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities; provided that, if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made;
(3) Securities as to which Defeasance has been effected pursuant to Section 1202; and
(4) Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 306 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a protected purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Issuer;
provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given, made or taken any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action hereunder as of any date, (A) the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount of the principal thereof which would be due and payable as of such date upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof to such date pursuant to Section 502, (B) if the principal amount of a Security payable at Maturity is to be determined by reference to an index or indices, the principal amount of such Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the face amount thereof, (C) if as of such date, the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of a Security is not determinable, the principal amount of such Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount as established as contemplated by Section 301, and (D) Securities owned by the Issuer or a Guarantor or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Issuer or a Guarantor or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of, and thereby actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgees right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Issuer or a Guarantor or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Issuer or a Guarantor or of such other obligor.
Payment Blockage Notice shall have the meaning specified in Section 1304 when used in reference to the Guarantors, and the meaning specified in Section 1402 when used in reference to the Issuer.
Payment Blockage Period shall have the meaning specified in Section 1304 when used in reference to the Guarantors, and the meaning specified in Section 1402 when used in reference to the Issuer.
Paying Agent means any Person authorized by the Issuer to pay the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Issuer.
Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Place of Payment, when used with respect to the Securities of any series, means the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York and such other place or places where, subject to the provisions of Section 1002, the principal of and interest on the Securities of such series are payable as specified in this Indenture and the Securities (as contemplated by Section 301).
Principal Subsidiary means, as of any date, any Subsidiary (including any successor Person of such Subsidiary) that (a) accounts for greater than 5% of the consolidated total assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries as of such date, determined in accordance
with U.S. GAAP, or (b) accounted for greater than 5% of the consolidated revenues of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries for the immediately preceding financial year of the Parent Guarantor , determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Project means any project or development undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary involving (a) the acquisition of assets or property, (b) the development of assets or property for exploitation or (c) the acquisition and development of assets or property for exploitation.
Project Assets means (a) any asset or property of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary relating to the creation or development of a Project or proposed Project of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, including any assets or property of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable, derived from, produced by or related to such Project and (b) any fully paid shares or other Equity Interests in any Subsidiary that are held by the direct parent company of such Subsidiary, provided that (i) such Subsidiary carries on no business other than the business of such Project or proposed Project and (ii) there is no recourse to such direct parent company of such Subsidiary other than to those fully paid shares or other Equity Interests and the rights and proceeds in respect of such shares or Equity Interests.
Property means any asset, revenue or other property, whether tangible or intangible, real or personal, including, without limitation, any right to receive income.
Rating Agency means each of Moodys, S&P, Fitch or any Substitute Rating Agency, but only to the extent that such Rating Agency is then-engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer to provide a rating for the Securities.
Redemption Date, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
Redemption Price, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.
Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on any Security of any series means the date specified for that purpose as contemplated by Section 301.
Relevant Guarantor means any Subsidiary (other than the Issuer and any Subsidiary that is already a Guarantor) that at any time has outstanding a guarantee with respect to any Specified Indebtedness, or is otherwise an obligor, co-obligor or jointly liable with the Issuer or any Guarantor with respect to any Specified Indebtedness.
Relevant Jurisdiction has the meaning specified in Section 1007.
Responsible Officer, (1) when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer in the Corporate Trust Office, or successor thereto, including any managing director, director, vice president, assistant vice president, associate or any other officer of the Trustee responsible for the administration of this Indenture, and also means with respect to a particular corporate trust matter any other officer to whom such corporate trust matter is referred because
of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and (2) with respect to any other Person, means an executive officer of the Person, including the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, or an executive director responsible for the operations of the Person.
S&P means Standard & Poors Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors.
Securities has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and means any Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.
Security Register and Security Registrar have the respective meanings specified in Section 305.
Senior Indebtedness means (a) all indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, whether outstanding on the date of this indenture or incurred later, for money borrowed (other than the Securities) or otherwise evidenced by a note or similar instrument given in connection with the acquisition of any property or assets (other than inventory or other similar property acquired in the ordinary course of business), including securities or for the payment of money relating to a Capitalized Lease Obligation; (b) any indebtedness of others described in (a) above which the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, has guaranteed or which is otherwise its legal obligation; (c) any of the Issuers or any Guarantors, as the case may be, indebtedness under interest rate swaps, caps or similar hedging agreements and foreign exchange contracts, currency swaps or similar agreements; and (d) renewals, extensions, refundings, restructurings, amendments and modifications of any indebtedness or guarantee described above. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Securities, Senior Indebtedness shall not include (x) any indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, to its subsidiaries; (y) any Junior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or Junior Subordinated Indebtedness of a Guarantor, as applicable or (z) any indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, which by its terms ranks equal or subordinated to the Issuers subordinated debt securities or the Issuers subordinated debt guarantees in rights of payment or upon liquidation.
Special Record Date for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 307.
Specified Indebtedness means Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor in an outstanding principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) issued under any credit facility, indenture, purchase agreement, credit agreement or similar facility.
Stated Maturity, when used with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is due and payable.
Subsidiary means, with respect any Person, (a) any corporation, association or other business entity in which such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such Person and
one or more of its Subsidiaries owns or controls sufficient equity or voting interests to enable it or them (as a group) ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, to elect a majority of the directors (or Persons performing similar functions) of such entity, and (b) any partnership or joint venture if more than a 50% interest in the profits or capital thereof is owned by such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries (unless such partnership or joint venture can and does ordinarily take major business actions without the prior approval of such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries). Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to a Subsidiary is a reference to a Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor.
Subsidiary Guarantor means each Initial Subsidiary Guarantor and any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor that becomes a New Guarantor in the future in accordance with Section 1010, in each case unless and until such Subsidiary Guarantor has been released from its Guarantee pursuant to Section 1302.
Substitute Rating Agency means a nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of the Exchange Act engaged by the Parent Guarantor to provide a rating of the Securities in the event that any of S&P, Moodys or Fitch, or any other Substitute Rating Agency, has ceased to provide a rating of the Securities for any reason other than as a result of any action or inaction by the Parent Guarantor, and as a result thereof there are no longer two Rating Agencies providing ratings of the Securities.
Successor Additional Amounts has the meaning specified in Section 801(4)(b).
Total Tangible Assets means, as of any date, (a) the aggregate amount of the assets (other than intangible assets, goodwill and deferred tax assets) of the Group, as disclosed on the consolidated statement of financial position in the most recent Accounts of the Group, minus (b) the lesser of (i) the aggregate value of all Project Assets subject to any Lien securing any Limited Recourse Indebtedness and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Limited Recourse Indebtedness, in each case, as reflected in (or derived from) the most recent Accounts of the Group, plus (c) the net cash proceeds received by the Parent Guarantor from any share capital issuance by the Parent Guarantor consummated after the date of the most recent balance sheet included in such Accounts and on or prior to such date.
Trust Indenture Act means the United States Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Trustee means the Person named as the Trustee in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter Trustee shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, Trustee as used herein shall be deemed to mean the Person acting as Trustee with respect to the Securities.
U.S. GAAP means the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
U.S. Government Obligation has the meaning specified in Section 1204.
Voting Stock of any specified Person as of any date means the capital stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such Person.
Section 102. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.
Upon any application or request by the Issuer or a Guarantor to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Issuer or such Guarantor shall furnish to the Trustee such certificates and opinions as may be required hereunder. Each such certificate or opinion shall be given, respectively, in the form of an Officers Certificate, if to be given by an officer of the Issuer or such Guarantor, or an Opinion of Counsel, if to be given by counsel, and shall comply with the requirements set forth in this Indenture. Any Officers Certificate required to be given by an officer of the Issuer or any Guarantor may be given in the form of an Officers Certificate of the Parent Guarantor.
Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (except for certificates provided for in Section 1004) shall include,
(1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;
(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 each such individual, 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, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
Section 103. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.
In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Issuer or a Guarantor may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar
as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Issuer or such Guarantor stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Issuer or such Guarantor, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.
Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument. Absent fraud or intentional misconduct, under no circumstances shall the delivery of any Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel result in any personal liability to the person(s) or firm signing and delivering such Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.
Section 104. Acts of Holders; Record Dates.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuer and the Guarantors. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the Act of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Sections 601 and 603) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and, if applicable, the Issuer and the Guarantors, if made in the manner provided in this Section.
Without limiting the generality of this Section 104, a Holder, including a Depositary that is a Holder of a Global Security, may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies, duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other Act provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or the Securities to be made, given or taken by Holders, and a Depositary that is a holder of a Global Security may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such Global Security through such Depositarys standing instructions and customary practices.
The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also contain sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner that the Trustee deems sufficient.
The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Issuer or a Guarantor in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.
The Issuer may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to give, make or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders of Securities of such series, provided that the Issuer may not set a record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice, declaration, request or direction referred to in the next paragraph. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to take the relevant action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Issuer from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), provided, however, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities on the date such action is taken based on such record date previously set. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Issuer, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder of Securities in the manner set forth in Section 106.
The Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to join in the giving or making of (i) any Notice of Default, (ii) any declaration of acceleration referred to in Section 502, (iii) any request to institute proceedings referred to in Section 507(2) or (iv) any direction referred to in Section 512, in each case with respect to Securities of such series. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Trustee from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), provided, however, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is taken based on such record date previously set. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the Issuers expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and
the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Issuer in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106.
With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto that sets such record date may designate any day as the Expiration Date and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the other parties hereto in writing, and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106, on or prior to the existing Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto that sets such record date shall be deemed to have initially designated the 180th day after such record date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided in this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Expiration Date shall be later than the 180th day after the applicable record date.
Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount of such Security.
Section 105. Notices, Etc., to the Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors .
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture shall be made in writing, in English and, if to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,
(1) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Issuer or a Guarantor, shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if mailed first class, postage prepaid to, or otherwise made, given, faxed, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Trustee at its address at its Corporate Trust Office; or
(2) the Issuer or a Guarantor by the Trustee or by any Holder, shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid or faxed, to the Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, addressed to the Issuer at the address of its principal offices specified in this Section 105 or at any other address otherwise furnished in writing to the Trustee or to any Guarantor at the address of the Issuers principal offices specified in this Section 105 or at any other address otherwise furnished in writing to the Trustee.
All notices delivered to the Trustee shall be deemed effective upon the earlier of (a) actual receipt thereof by the Trustee, which may include electronic mail with portable document format attached or (b) the receipt of a registered mail receipt by the sender thereof in respect of a notice properly addressed under this Section 105.
The principal offices of the Issuer are Amcor Corporate Thurgauerstrasse 34, CH-8050, Zurich, Switzerland; fax: +41 44 316 17 18 Attention: Graeme Vavasseur, Group
Treasurer, with a copy to Amcor plc, 83 Tower Road North, Warmley Bristol, BS30 8XP, United Kingdom, Attention: Damien Clayton, Group Company Secretary.
Section 106. Notice to Holders; Waiver.
Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, faxed, made available or emailed to each Holder affected by such event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date (if any), and not earlier than the earliest date (if any), prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, faxed or emailed neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.
Section 107. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.
The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 108. Successors and Assigns.
All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Issuer and the Guarantors shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
Section 109. Separability Clause.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities, or any Guarantee 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 110. Benefits of Indenture.
Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities or any Guarantee, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders, and, to the extent set forth in Article Fourteen, holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer and, to the extent set forth in the Subordination Provisions, holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
Section 111. Governing Law.
This Indenture, the Securities and the Guarantees shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State; provided, however, that all matters governing the authorization and execution of this Indenture and the Securities by the Issuer shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Australia and the authorization and execution of this Indenture by the Guarantors and any notation of the Guarantees by such Guarantors pursuant to Article Thirteen or any Guarantees endorsed by such Guarantors on the Securities, if any, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the respective places of incorporation of each such Guarantor.
Section 112. Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.
Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor hereby appoints [CT Corporation acting through its office at 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York, 10011, USA] as its authorized agent (the Authorized Agent) upon which process may be served in any legal action or proceeding against it with respect to its obligations under this Indenture, the Securities of any series or any Guarantee, as the case may be, instituted in any federal or state court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by the Trustee or the Holder of any Security. Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor agrees that service of process upon such Authorized Agent, together with written notice of said service mailed or delivered to the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, by the Person serving the same address as provided in Section 105, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, in any such legal action or proceeding, and each of the Issuer and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such legal action or proceeding and waives any objection it may have to the laying of the venue of any such legal action or proceeding. Such appointment shall be irrevocable until this Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve hereof; provided, however, that upon release of any Guarantor pursuant to Section 1302, such Guarantors appointment of the Authorized Agent under this Section 112 shall be automatically and unconditionally irrevocably terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the Issuer and each Guarantor reserves the right to appoint another Person located or with an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, selected in its discretion, as a successor Authorized Agent, and upon acceptance of such appointment by such a successor the appointment of the prior Authorized Agent shall terminate. The Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall give notice to the Trustee and all Holders of the appointment by it of a successor Authorized Agent. If for any reason [CT Corporation] ceases to be able to act as the Authorized Agent or to have an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, each of the Issuer and each Guarantor shall appoint a successor Authorized Agent in accordance with the preceding sentence. Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor further agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of such agent in full force and effect until this Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve hereof. Service of process upon the Authorized Agent addressed to it at the address set forth above, as such address may be changed within the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York
by notice given by the Authorized Agent to the Trustee, together with written notice of such service mailed or delivered to the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process on the Issuer and the Guarantors, respectively.
Section 113. Waiver of Jury Trial.
EACH OF THE ISSUER AND EACH GUARANTOR 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 TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 114. Force Majeure.
In no event shall the Trustee or any Paying Agent be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation strikes, pandemics, epidemics, 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 or hardware) services.
Section 115. Legal Holidays.
In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Stated Maturity or Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Securities (other than a provision of any Security which specifically states that such provision shall apply in lieu of this Section)) payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the Stated Maturity or Maturity, provided that no interest with respect to such payment shall accrue for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity or Maturity, as the case may be.
Section 116. Counterparts.
This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimile, documents executed, scanned and transmitted electronically and electronic signatures, including those created or transmitted through a software platform or application, shall be deemed original signatures for purposes of this Indenture and all other related documents and all matters and agreements related thereto, with such facsimile, scanned and electronic signatures having the same legal effect as original signatures. The parties agree that this Indenture or any other related document or any instrument, agreement or document necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture or the other related documents or related hereto or thereto (including, without limitation, addendums, amendments, notices, instructions, communications with respect to the delivery of securities or the wire transfer of funds or other communications) (Executed Documentation) may be
accepted, executed or agreed to through the use of an electronic signature in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations in effect from time to time applicable to the effectiveness and enforceability of electronic signatures. Any Executed Documentation accepted, executed or agreed to in conformity with such laws, rules and regulations will be binding on all parties hereto to the same extent as if it were physically executed and each party hereby consents to the use of any third party electronic signature capture service providers as may be reasonably chosen by a signatory hereto or thereto. When the Trustee acts on any Executed Documentation sent by electronic transmission, the Trustee will not be responsible or liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from its reliance upon and compliance with such Executed Documentation, notwithstanding that such Executed Documentation (a) may not be an authorized or authentic communication of the party involved or in the form such party sent or intended to send (whether due to fraud, distortion or otherwise) or (b) may conflict with, or be inconsistent with, a subsequent written instruction or communication; it being understood and agreed that the Trustee shall conclusively presume that Executed Documentation that purports to have been sent by an authorized officer of a Person has been sent by an authorized officer of such Person. The party providing Executed Documentation through electronic transmission or otherwise with electronic signatures agrees to assume all risks arising out of such electronic methods, including, without limitation, the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.
Section 117. FATCA.
Each Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, by acceptance of such Security or such interest therein, agrees to provide to the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Issuer, upon its request, the Noteholder Tax Identification Information and, to the extent any withholding tax under FATCA is applicable, the Noteholder FATCA Information. In addition, each Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, by acceptance of such Security or such interest therein, agrees that the Trustee has the right to withhold any amounts of interest (properly withholdable under law and without any corresponding gross-up) payable to a Holder or holder of an interest in a Security that fails to comply with the requirements of the preceding sentence.
Section 118. USA Patriot Act.
In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including, without limitation, those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering, including Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act of the United States (Applicable Law), the Trustee is required to obtain, verify, record and update certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee. Accordingly, each of the parties agree to provide to the Trustee, upon their request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee to comply with the Applicable Law.
Section 119. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
This Indenture is subject to the mandatory provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, which are incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following Trust Indenture Act terms have the following meanings:
indenture securities means the Securities.
indenture security holder means a Holder.
indenture to be qualified means this Indenture.
indenture trustee or institutional trustee means the Trustee.
obligor on the indenture securities means the Issuer, each Guarantor and any other obligor on the indenture securities.
All other Trust Indenture Act terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the Trust Indenture Act, defined by Trust Indenture Act by reference to another statute or defined by Commission rules have the meanings assigned to them by such definitions.
Section 120. Trust Indenture Act Controls.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Section 318(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, the imposed duties will control.
ARTICLE TWO
SECURITY FORMS
Section 201. Forms Generally.
The Securities of each series shall be in substantially the form set forth in this Article or in such other form or forms as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or Depositary therefor or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers of the Issuer executing such Securities, all as evidenced by their execution thereof. If the form of Securities is established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, copies of appropriate records of such actions shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Issuer Order contemplated by Section 303 for the authentication and delivery of such Securities.
The definitive Securities shall be produced in any manner as determined by the Director or Authorized Officer executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
Except as provided pursuant to Section 301, the Trustees certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the form set forth in Section 204.
The aggregate principal amount of any Global Security may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary for such Global Security, as provided in Section 305.
Section 202. [Form of Face of Security].
[INCLUDE IF SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY 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 GLOBAL SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE.]
[INCLUDE IF SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY AND THE DEPOSITARY IS THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IN EXCHANGE FOR THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY PORTION HEREOF 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 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 OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]
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AMCOR PTY LTD, a company incorporated under the laws of Australia (the Issuer, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to . ., or its registered assigns, on . . (the Stated Maturity) the Initial Principal Amount specified on Schedule A hereto (such Initial Principal Amount, as it may from time to time be adjusted by endorsement on Schedule A hereto, is hereinafter referred to as the Principal Amount), or such other principal amount (which, when taken together with the principal amounts of all other Outstanding
Securities, shall initially equal US$ . . in the aggregate) as may be set forth in the records of the Trustee hereinafter referred to in accordance with the Indenture and to pay interest thereon from .. or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on . and in each year, commencing , at the rate of % per annum (computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months), until the Principal Amount hereof is paid or made available for payment [if applicable, insert , provided that any Principal Amount and premium, and any such installment of interest, which is overdue shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment, and such interest shall be payable on demand]. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the day that is 15 calendar days prior to each such Interest Payment Date (whether or not a Business Day). Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than ten (10) days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.
[If the Security is not to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert The principal of this Security shall not bear interest except in the case of a default in payment of principal upon acceleration, upon redemption or at Stated Maturity and in such case the overdue principal and any overdue premium shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue principal or premium shall be payable on demand. [Any such interest on overdue principal or premium which is not paid on demand shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest on interest shall be legally enforceable), from the date of such demand until the amount so demanded is paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue interest shall be payable on demand.]]
Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and [if applicable, insert any such] interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Issuer or Paying Agent maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York, 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[if applicable, insert ; provided, however, that at the option of the Issuer payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register] [if applicable, insert ; and provided, further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, payments of any interest on the Securities (other than at Maturity) may be made, in the case of a Holder of at least US$10,000,000 Principal Amount of Securities, by electronic funds transfer of immediately
available funds to a United States dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank, provided that such registered Holder shall have provided the Trustee written wire instructions at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date. Unless such designation is revoked by written notice to the Issuer or a Paying Agent, any such designation made by such Holder with respect to such Securities will remain in effect with respect to any future payments with respect to such Securities payable to such Holder. The Issuer will pay any administrative costs imposed by banks in connection with making payments by electronic funds transfer.]
In certain circumstances, Additional Amounts will be payable in respect of this Security in accordance with terms of the Indenture. Whenever in this Security there is mentioned, in any context, any payments on this Security such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable and express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts in any provisions hereof shall not be construed as excluding Additional Amounts in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
This Security shall be entitled to the benefits under the Indenture and be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless the Securities have not been signed by the Issuer or the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
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Each attorney executing this instrument states that he or she has no notice of revocation or suspension of his or her power of attorney.
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
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Section 203. [Form of Reverse of Security].
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Issuer (the Securities), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of [·], 2020 (the Indenture), among the Issuer, the Guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee, and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.
This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof [if applicable, insert , limited in aggregate principal amount to US$..........] [if applicable, insert ; provided, however, that the Issuer may from time to time or at any time, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities, create and issue additional Securities with terms and conditions identical to those of the Securities (except for the issue date, the issue price and the first interest payment date), which additional Securities shall increase the aggregate principal amount of, and shall be consolidated and form a single series with, the Securities].
This Security is an unsecured subordinated obligation of the Issuer and ranks in right of payment on parity with all other unsecured and subordinated indebtedness of the Issuer (and without any preference among themselves) and the Guarantees are unsecured subordinated obligations of the Guarantors and will rank on a parity with all other unsecured and subordinated indebtedness of the Guarantors, except, in each case, for indebtedness mandatorily preferred by law. Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and [if applicable, insert any such] interest on this Security is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner stated in Article Fourteen of the Indenture, to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer. Payment of the Guaranteed Securities Obligations by each Guarantor, as applicable, is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner stated in Article Thirteen of the Indenture, to the prior payment in full of all of the respective Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable.
[if applicable, insert The Securities of this series are subject to redemption at the option of the Issuer on any date [if applicable, insert prior to .] (any such date, a Make-Whole Redemption Date), in whole or from time to time in part, at a redemption price
equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed and (2) the Make-Whole Amount for the Securities being redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest to such Make-Whole Redemption Date, all as provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on Securities that are due and payable on Interest Payment Dates falling on or prior to a Make-Whole Redemption Date will be payable on the Interest Payment Date in accordance with their terms and in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.
For the purposes of this Security:
Adjusted Treasury Rate means, with respect to any Make-Whole Redemption Date, (a) the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated H.15(519) or any successor publication, which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption Treasury Constant Maturities, for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three months before or after the remaining term of the Securities being redeemed, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue shall be determined and the Adjusted Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (b) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Make-Whole Redemption Date, in each case calculated on the third Business Day preceding the Make-Whole Redemption Date.
Applicable Margin means .%.
Comparable Treasury Issue means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term from the Make-Whole Redemption Date to the maturity date of the Securities to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Securities.
Comparable Treasury Price means, with respect to any Make-Whole Redemption Date, if clause (b) of the Adjusted Treasury Rate is applicable, (i) the average of five Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Make-Whole Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (ii) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than five such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations, provided that in no event may the Quotation Agent use fewer than three such quotations.
Make-Whole Amount means the sum, as determined by a Quotation Agent, of (a) the present value of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed and (b) the present
value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments of interest thereon (not including any portions of such payments of interest accrued to the Make-Whole Redemption Date), from the Make-Whole Redemption Date to the Stated Maturity of the Securities being redeemed, in each case discounted to the Make-Whole Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis, assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, at the Adjusted Treasury Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
Quotation Agent means the Reference Treasury Dealer selected by the Issuer, and notified in writing to the Trustee, to act as Quotation Agent for purposes of this Indenture.
Reference Treasury Dealer means any of [ . or .] and their respective successors and assigns and [ ] other nationally recognized investment banking firm[s] selected by the Issuer that are primary U.S. Government securities dealers in New York City (a Primary Treasury Dealer); provided, however, that if any of [ . or .] shall cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Issuer shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Make-Whole Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Quotation Agent, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the Quotation Agent by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Make-Whole Redemption Date.
Remaining Scheduled Payments means, with respect to each Security to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon at the then-applicable interest rate that would be due after the related Make-Whole Redemption Date but for such redemption, provided, however, that, if that Make-Whole Redemption Date is not an Interest Payment Date with respect to such Security, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon shall be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to that Make-Whole Redemption Date.]
[if applicable, insert On or after , the Securities are subject to redemption at the option of the Issuer on any date (a Par Call Redemption Date), in whole or from time to time in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to such redemption date, all as provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on Securities that are due and payable on Interest Payment Dates falling on or prior to a Par Call Redemption Date will be payable on the Interest Payment Date in accordance with their terms and in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.]
[insert any other redemption provisions applicable to the Securities]
In addition to its ability to redeem this Security pursuant to the foregoing, this Security may be redeemed by the Issuer on the terms set forth, and as more fully described, in Section 1108 of the Indenture, in certain circumstances where the Issuer would be required to
pay Additional Amounts due to certain changes in the tax treatment of this Security or the Guarantees.
In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.
Upon the occurrence of any Change of Control Triggering Event and upon the terms and conditions set forth in Section 1009 of the Indenture, each Holder has the right to require the Issuer to purchase all or a portion of the Securities of such Holder properly tendered at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest (if any) to the date of purchase (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of the series of which this Security is a part or certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.
If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
In any case where the due date for the payment of the Principal Amount of, or any premium or interest with respect to any Security or the date fixed for redemption of any Security shall not be a Business Day at a Place of Payment, then payment of the Principal Amount, premium, if any, or interest, including any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereto need not be made on such date at such Place of Payment but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment, with the same force and effect as if made on the date for such payment or the date fixed for redemption, and no interest shall accrue for the period after such date.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Issuer, the Guarantors, and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in Principal Amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in Principal Amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Issuer, the Guarantors, or any of them, with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.
The Guarantors that are a party to the Indenture as at, or subsequent to, the date of authentication of this Security (including any New Guarantors in accordance with Section 1010 of the Indenture and subject to release of any Subsidiary Guarantor(s) in accordance with Section 1302 of the Indenture), have fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, pursuant to the terms of the Guarantees contained in Article Thirteen of the Indenture, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security, any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereof and any other amounts payable by the Issuer under the Indenture, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of this Security and the Indenture. The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holder of this Security and to the Trustee pursuant to the Guarantees and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article Thirteen of the Indenture and reference is made to such Article and Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantees.
Within 30 days of any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Parent Guarantor shall cause such Relevant Guarantor to also become a Guarantor (each, a New Guarantor) of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities by having such New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee deliver a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 day period, provided that such New Guarantors Guarantee may contain any limitation required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor.
Upon execution and delivery by the New Guarantor of its New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture and any other documents provided for in Section 1010, the New Guarantor shall be a Guarantor for the purposes of this Indenture and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities. In connection therewith, (i) the rights and obligations of such New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor and (ii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
In accordance with Section 1302 of the Indenture, any or all of the Subsidiary Guarantors may be released at any time from their respective Guarantees and other obligations under the Indenture and the Securities without the consent of any Holder. Such release will occur upon or concurrently with the Subsidiary Guarantor no longer being a Relevant Guarantor and upon the delivery of an Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee certifying that the Subsidiary Guarantor is no longer a Relevant Guarantor, provided that, at the time of such release, no default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have
made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and the Trustee shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal amount hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer or the Guarantors, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal amount of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Issuer in any place where the principal amount of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Securities of this series are issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, and in minimum denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security is overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
This Security and the Guarantees shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, but without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of New York; provided, however, that all matters governing the authorization and execution of the Securities by the Issuer shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Australia and the authorization and execution of any notation of the Guarantees by
the Guarantors pursuant to Article Thirteen of the Indenture or any Guarantees endorsed by such Guarantors on this Security, if any, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the respective places of incorporation of each such Guarantor.
All terms used in this Security are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
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By purchasing this Security, the Holder hereby agrees to the terms set forth in the Indenture.
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Section 204. Form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication.
Subject to Section 614, the Trustees certificates of authentication shall be in substantially the following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated:
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
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ARTICLE THREE
THE SECURITIES
Section 301. Title and Terms; Issuable in Series.
The aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued from time to time in one or more series.
With respect to any Securities of any series (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in lieu of, other Securities pursuant to this Indenture pursuant to Section 304, Section 305, Section 306, Section 905 or Section 1107 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder), there shall be (a) established in or pursuant to a
resolution of the Board of Directors of the Issuer and (b) (i) set forth or determined in the manner provided in an Officers Certificate or (ii) established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of such Securities:
(1) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from Securities of any other series),
(2) the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of that series that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, or upon partial redemption of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 304, Section 305, Section 306, Section 905 or Section 1107 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder);
(3) the issue price and issuance date of such Securities, including the date from which interest on such Securities will accrue;
(4) if applicable, that such Securities shall be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and, in such case, the Depositary for such Global Securities, the form of any legend or legends that shall be borne by such Global Securities in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 202 and Section 204 (including any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 305 in which such legend(s) may be removed or modified) and any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 305 in which any such Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, or any transfer of such Global Security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name or names of Persons other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof;
(5) the Person to whom any interest on a Security of the series shall be payable, if other than the Person in whose name that Security is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest;
(6) the date or dates on which the principal of, and any premium on, any Securities of the series is payable;
(7) the rate or rates at which any Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, including, if applicable, the rate or rates of interest on any overdue payments, the date or dates from which any such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be payable and the Regular Record Date for any such interest payable on any Interest Payment Date;
(8) the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable, any Securities of the series may be surrendered for registration of transfer, Securities of the series may be surrendered for exchange and notices and demands to or upon the Issuer or the Guarantors in respect of the Securities of the series and this Indenture may be served;
(9) (a) whether or not such Securities are to be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer and, if so redeemable, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which any Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer, (b) if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Issuer to redeem the Securities shall be evidenced and (c) any provisions in addition to or in lieu of the provisions of Article Eleven applicable to redemption of Securities of the series;
(10) if other than denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof, the denominations in which any Securities of the series shall be issuable;
(11) if the amount of principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index or pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;
(12) if other than the currency of the United States of America, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable and the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in the currency of the United States of America for any purpose, including for purposes of the definition of Outstanding in Section 101;
(13) if the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series is to be payable, at the election of the Issuer, a Guarantor or the Holder thereof, in one or more currencies, currency units, composite currency or composite currency units other than that or those in which such Securities are stated to be payable, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on Securities of such series as to which such election is made shall be payable (which shall be in accordance with the Applicable Procedures), and the periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made and the amount so payable (or the manner in which such amount shall be determined);
(14) if other than the entire principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of any Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502;
(15) if other than as provided in Section 201, the form or forms of the Securities;
(16) if the Securities will be entitled to the benefits of the Guarantees afforded by Article Thirteen of the Indenture and, if so, the identity of the Guarantors at the time of issuance of such Securities;
(17) if the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of any Securities of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to the Stated Maturity, the amount which shall be deemed to be the principal amount of such Securities as of any such date for any purpose thereunder or hereunder, including the principal amount thereof which shall be due and payable upon any Maturity other than the Stated
Maturity or which shall be deemed to be Outstanding as of any date prior to the Stated Maturity (or, in any such case, the manner in which such amount deemed to be the principal amount shall be determined);
(18) if applicable, that the Securities of the series, in whole or any specified part, shall be defeasible pursuant to Section 1202 or Section 1203 or both such Sections and, if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Issuer or a Guarantor to defease such Securities shall be evidenced;
(19) any addition to or change in the Events of Default which applies to any Securities of the series and any change in the right of the Trustee or the requisite Holders of such Securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to Section 502;
(20) any deletion or addition to or change in the covenants set forth in Article Ten that apply to Securities of the series;
(21) any changes to the information the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor shall be obligated to provide to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall be obligated to promptly forward to Holders of Securities of the series, pursuant to Section 703;
(22) any other terms of the series of Securities (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, except as permitted by Section 901(5));
(23) if Additional Amounts, pursuant to Section 1007, will not be payable by the Issuer and the Guarantors;
(24) any stock exchange on which the Securities of the series will be listed;
(25) if the series of Securities provides for further creation and issuances of further Securities of such series by the Issuer (having the same terms and conditions as the Securities of that series in all respects, or in all respects except for the issue date, the issue price and the first interest payment date thereon, so that such further issuance shall be consolidated and form a single series with all Outstanding Securities of such series) without the consent of the Holders of that series; and
(26) the identifiers of such Securities (CUSIP number and/or ISIN).
The terms of all Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as may otherwise be established in or pursuant to Board Resolutions or supplemental indentures referred to above.
To the extent any terms of the Securities are established pursuant to such Board Resolutions or supplemental indentures, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers Certificate or the supplemental indenture setting forth the terms of the Securities.
Section 302. Denominations.
The Securities shall be issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, in such denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section 301. In the absence of any such specified denomination with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of such series shall be issued only in minimum denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof.
Section 303. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Issuer by any one or more Directors and Authorized Officers. The signature of any Director or Authorized Officer on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.
Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of any individual who was at any time the proper Director or Authorized Officer of the Issuer shall bind the Issuer notwithstanding that such individual has ceased to hold such office prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such office at the date of such Securities.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Issuer may deliver Securities executed by the Issuer to the Trustee for authentication, together with an Issuer Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance with the Issuer Order shall authenticate and deliver such Securities. In authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Sections 601 and 603) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating,
(1) that the forms (if the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 201) and/or terms (if the terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 301) of such Securities have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;
(2) that such Securities, when such Securities have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Issuer in the manner and subject to any qualifications, assumptions and limitations specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Issuer enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles and to such other matters as counsel shall specify therein;
(3) when such Securities have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Issuer in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, the Guarantees will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Guarantors, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles and to such other matters as counsel shall specify therein; and
(4) that all conditions precedent to issuance and authentication of the Securities under this Indenture have been satisfied.
The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of any such series of Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner that is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee or if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that such action may not be lawfully taken.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 301 and of the second preceding paragraph, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Officers Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section 301 or the Issuer Order and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to such second preceding paragraph at or prior to the authentication of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued and reasonably contemplate the subsequent issuance of each Security of such series.
Each Security shall be dated on the date of its authentication.
No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent by electronic or manual signature, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Issuer, and the Issuer shall deliver such Security to the Paying Agent for cancellation as provided in Section 309, for all purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.
Section 304. Temporary Securities.
Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Issuer may execute and, upon compliance with Section 303 by the Issuer, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities that shall be produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the Directors and/or Authorized Officers executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
If temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Issuer will cause definitive Securities of that series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities of such series, the temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary Securities of such series
at the office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment for that series, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, one or more definitive Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series and tenor.
Section 305. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
The Issuer shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee a register (the register maintained in such office and in any other office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the Security Register) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe and the transfer restrictions applicable to Securities herein provided, the Issuer shall provide for the registration of Securities. The Security Register for any series of Securities may not be established or maintained at any time in Australia. The Trustee is hereby appointed Security Registrar for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers of such Securities as herein provided and the Trustee hereby accepts such appointment. There shall be only one Security Registrar for each series of Securities.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of any series at the office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment for that series, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall, subject to the transfer restrictions set forth herein and in such Security, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount. 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.
Subject to this Section 305, at the option of the Holder, Securities of any series may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Issuer evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Issuer or the Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Security Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing (with the signatures guaranteed in satisfactory form, if reasonably required by the Issuer or the Trustee).
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 304, 905 or 1107 not involving any transfer.
If the Securities of any series (or of any series and specified tenor) are to be redeemed in part, neither the Security Registrar nor the Issuer shall be required (A) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Securities of that series (or of that series and specified tenor) during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of any such Securities selected for redemption under Section 1103 and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (B) to register the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.
Each Holder and beneficial owner of Securities shall be deemed to represent and agree that such Holder or beneficial owner understands that the Issuer, each Guarantor, the Trustee and each Paying Agent may require certification reasonably acceptable to it (A) as a condition to the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on any Security without, or at a reduced rate of, withholding or backup withholding tax, and (B) to enable the Issuer, each Guarantor, the Trustee and each Paying Agent to determine their duties and liabilities with respect to any taxes or other charges that they may be required to pay, deduct or withhold from payments in respect of such Securities or the Holder or beneficial owner of such Securities under any present or future law, rule or regulation of the United States, any State thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territories thereof or any present or future law, rule or regulation of any political subdivision thereof or taxing authority therein or to comply with any reporting or other requirements under any such law, rule or regulation. Such certification may include, without limitation, U.S. federal income tax forms (such as IRS Form W-8BEN (Certification of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding), IRS Form W-8IMY (Certification of Foreign Intermediary Status for United States Tax Withholding), IRS Form W-9 (Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification), or IRS Form W-8ECI (Certification of Foreign Persons Claim that Income Is Effectively Connected with the Conduct of a U.S. Trade or Business) or any successors to such IRS forms). Each Holder or beneficial owner of Securities agrees to provide any certification required pursuant to this paragraph and to update or replace such form or certification in accordance with its terms or its subsequent amendments.
Each Global Security authenticated under this Indenture shall be registered in the name of the Depositary designated for such Global Security or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a nominee thereof or custodian therefor, and each such Global Security shall constitute a single Security for all purposes of this Indenture.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, and no transfer of a Global Security in whole or in part may be made or registered, in the name of any Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof unless (A) such Depositary (i) has notified the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary for such Global Security or
(ii) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, if so required by applicable law or regulation, and no successor Depositary for such Securities shall have been appointed within 90 days of such notification or of the Issuer becoming aware of the Depositarys ceasing to be so registered as the case may be, (B) the Issuer in its sole discretion shall have notified the Depositary by Issuer Order that the Global Securities shall be exchanged for such Securities, (C) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Securities and the beneficial owners of not less than 50% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount evidenced by such Global Security advise the Trustee and the Depositary for such Global Security through its participants in writing that the continuation of the book-entry system is no longer in the best interests of such beneficial owners of the Securities or (D) there shall exist such circumstances, if any, in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing as have been specified for this purpose as contemplated by Section 301.
Subject to the preceding paragraph, any exchange of a Global Security for other Securities may be made in whole or in part, and all Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be registered in such names as the Depositary for such Global Security shall direct.
Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, a Global Security or any portion thereof, whether pursuant to this Section, Section 304, 306, 905 or 1107 or otherwise, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of and shall be, a Global Security, unless such Security is registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof.
Owners of beneficial interests in a Global Security held on their behalf by a Depositary shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Securities in definitive form, shall not be considered the Holders thereof for any purpose under this Indenture and shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to such Global Security, and such Depositary or its nominee may be treated by the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of any of them as the Holder and owner of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Neither the Trustee nor any of its agents shall have any responsibility or liability for the actions taken or not taken by the Depositary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Depositary for any Global Security may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any person, including the beneficial owners of interests in such Global Security, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture with respect to such Global Security.
In case of any transfer or exchange the procedures and requirements for which are not addressed in detail in this Section 305, such transfer or exchange will be subject to such procedures and requirements as may be reasonably prescribed by the Issuer and the Trustee from time to time and, in the case of a transfer or exchange involving a Global Security, the Applicable Procedures.
Section 306. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, a new Security of the same
series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
If there shall be delivered to the Issuer and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any of their agents harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuer or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall, upon Issuer order, authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and 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, the Issuer in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security.
Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Issuer 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 expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
Every new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section in exchange for any mutilated Security or in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security, shall (i) constitute an original contractual obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, (ii) be registered by the Issuer in the Security Registrar in the name of such Person and (iii) shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of that series duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section are 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 307. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, 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 Regular Record Date for such interest.
Any interest on any Security of any series that is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (Defaulted Interest) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Issuer or the Guarantor, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (1) or (2) below:
(1) The Issuer or the Guarantor may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest,
which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security of such series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Issuer or the Guarantor shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause (1) provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Issuer, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be given to each Holder of Securities of such series in the manner set forth in Section 106, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (2).
(2) The Issuer or the Guarantors may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Issuer to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause (2), such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, that were carried by such other Security.
Section 308. Persons Deemed Owners.
Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307) any interest on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any of their respective agents shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
Section 309. Cancellation.
All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall, if surrendered to any Person other
than the Paying Agent, be delivered to the Paying Agent and shall be promptly cancelled by it. The Issuer or a Guarantor may at any time deliver to the Paying Agent for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder that the Issuer or such Guarantor may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Paying Agent (or to any other Person for delivery to the Trustee) for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated hereunder that the Issuer has not issued and sold, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Paying Agent. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled Securities held by the Paying Agent shall be disposed of in accordance with the Paying Agents then customary procedure unless by an Issuer Order the Issuer shall direct that cancelled Securities be returned to it.
Section 310. Computation of Interest.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of any series, Interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
Section 311. CUSIP Numbers.
The Issuer in issuing the Securities may use CUSIP numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that the Trustee shall assume no responsibility for the accuracy of such numbers and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP numbers.
ARTICLE FOUR
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 401. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
This Indenture shall, upon an Issuer Request, cease to be of further effect (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities herein expressly provided for, the surviving rights of the Trustee under Section 607 hereof, and any provision hereof that expressly survives the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture), and the Trustee, at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when
(1) either
(A) all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Securities that have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen and that have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 306 and (ii) Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Issuer and thereafter repaid to the Issuer or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 1003) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(B) all such Securities that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation:
(i) have become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption, or
(ii) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or
(iii) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Issuer,
and the Issuer, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the holders of the Securities, cash in U.S. dollars, not-callable U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in amounts as will be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal and any premium and accrued interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities that have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be;
(2) no default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of the deposit or shall occur as a result of the deposit and the deposit shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Issuer is a party or by which the Issuer is bound;
(3) the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid or made provision satisfactory to the Trustee for the payment of all other sums payable hereunder by the Issuer including all amounts due and payable to the Trustee;
(4) the Issuer has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the applicable series of Securities at the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be; and
(5) the Issuer has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been satisfied.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors to the Trustee and the lien of the Trustee under Section 607, the obligations of the Issuer to any Authenticating Agent under Section 613, any obligations of the Trustee under Section 402, the rights and obligations of the Issuer set forth in the last paragraph of Section 1003 and any rights of registration of transfer, exchange or replacement of Securities provided in Sections 304, 305, 306, 905, 1002 or 1107 and any rights to receive Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 1007 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.
Section 402. Application of Trust Money
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and premium and any interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee.
Section 403. Effect on Subordination Provisions.
Unless otherwise expressly provided pursuant to Section 301 with respect to the Securities of any series, the provisions of Article Fourteen hereof, insofar as they pertain to the Securities of such series, are hereby expressly made subject to the provisions for satisfaction and discharge set forth in this Article and, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, upon the effectiveness of such satisfaction and discharge pursuant to this Article with respect to the Securities of such series, all of the Securities of such series shall thereupon cease to be so subordinated and shall no longer be subject to the provisions of Article Fourteen and, without limitation to the foregoing, all moneys, U.S. Government Obligations and shares or other securities or property deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee) in trust in connection with such satisfaction and discharge and all proceeds therefrom may be applied to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on such Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable notwithstanding the provisions of Article Fourteen.
ARTICLE FIVE
REMEDIES
Section 501. Events of Default.
Event of Default, wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body) unless such event is either inapplicable to a particular series or it is specifically deleted or modified in or pursuant to the supplemental indenture or Board Resolution creating such series of Securities or in the form of the Security for such series:
(1) a default in the payment of any principal of, or any premium on, any Securities of that series when due, whether or not prohibited by Article Fourteen, either at Maturity, upon redemption, pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or otherwise and, provided that if such default is caused solely by technical or administrative error, the continuance of such default for a period of three Business Days;
(2) a default in the payment of any interest or any Additional Amounts due and payable on any Securities of such series, whether or not prohibited by Article Fourteen, and the continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;
(3) a default in the performance, or breach, of any other covenant, obligation or agreement of the Issuer or the Guarantors in this Indenture with respect to the Securities of that series, the Securities of that series or the Guarantees (other than a covenant or obligation default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with or which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of Securities other than that series) and the continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Issuer (with a copy to the Parent Guarantor) by the Trustee or to the Issuer (with a copy to the Parent Guarantor) and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series a written notice specifying such default or breach, requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a Notice of Default hereunder;
(4) (a) any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary becomes due and is required to be paid prior to its contractual maturity date by reason of any event of default or acceleration (however described), (b) the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary fails (after the expiration of any applicable grace period) to make any payment in respect of any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) on the due date for payment, (c) any security given by the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary for any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) is enforced or (d) default is made (after the expiration of any applicable grace period) by the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary for any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) in making any payment due under any guarantee and/or indemnity given by it in relation to any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies), unless such Indebtedness is discharged or an event of default or acceleration related to such Indebtedness is waived or rescinded, as applicable;
(5) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies), shall be rendered against the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain unsatisfied or undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days, during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon assets of the Parent Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary to enforce such judgment;
(6) any Guarantee is held to be unenforceable or invalid in a judicial proceeding or is claimed in writing by the Issuer or any Guarantor not to be valid or
enforceable, or any Guarantee is denied or disaffirmed in writing by the Issuer or any Guarantor, except, in each case, as permitted in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;
(7)
(a) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or its debts, or of a material part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager, administrator, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(a) the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any U.S. federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (7)(a) above, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager, administrator, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary (or any committee thereof) shall adopt any resolution or otherwise authorize any action to approve any of the actions referred to above in this clause (7)(b) or clause (7)(a) above or (vi) solely in the case of the Parent Guarantor, where the Parent Guarantor (A) is declared bankrupt as defined in Article 8 of the Interpretations (Jersey) Law 1954 or any proceedings are commenced or other steps taken for the Parent Guarantor to be declared bankrupt or (B) takes any step to participate in a scheme of arrangement or merger under Part 18A or Part 18B respectively of the Jersey Companies Law or to seek continuance overseas under Part 18C of the Jersey Companies Law;
(b) the Issuer or any Guarantor shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;
(8) any other Event of Default established as contemplated by Section 301 provided with respect to Securities of that series.
Section 502. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7)) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then, in every such case, the Trustee (if a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice
of such Event of Default) or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series may declare the principal amount of all the Outstanding Securities of such series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Issuer with a copy to the Parent Guarantor (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount and any accrued interest thereon shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7) occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the principal of, Additional Amounts, if any, and any accrued and unpaid interest on the Outstanding Securities of any series shall become immediately due and payable without any further action on the part of the Trustee or the Holders.
At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, by written notice to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:
(1) the Issuer or a Guarantor has irrevocably paid or irrevocably deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay
(A) all overdue interest on all Outstanding Securities of such series,
(B) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Outstanding Securities of such series that have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, and any interest on such unpaid principal at the rate prescribed therefor in such Securities,
(C) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue payments at the rate or rates for such Securities established as contemplated by Section 301,
(D) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and all amounts due to the Trustee under Section 607; and
(2) all Events of Default with respect to the Securities of such series, other than the non-payment of the principal of or interest on the Securities of such series that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 513.
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 503. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
The Issuer and each Guarantor covenants that if
(1) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or
(2) default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security at the Maturity thereof,
the Issuer and each Guarantor shall, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal and premium and on any overdue interest, at the rate or rates established as contemplated by Section 301 therefor, and, in addition thereto, 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 and any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 607.
If the Issuer and the Guarantors fail to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce the same against the Issuer or the Guarantors or any other obligor upon such Securities or the Guarantees, as the case may be, and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Issuer or the Guarantors or any other obligor upon such Securities or the Guarantees, as the case may be, wherever situated.
If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
Section 504. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Issuer or the Guarantors (or any other obligor upon the Securities), any of their respective property or creditors, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, to take any and all actions authorized under the Trust Indenture Act (as if the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) in order to have claims of the Holders and the Trustee allowed in any such proceeding. In particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official 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 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 607.
No provision of this Indenture shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder 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; provided, however, that the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders, vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be a member of a creditors or other similar committee.
Section 505. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.
All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities or the Guarantees may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and other amounts due to it under Section 607, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.
Section 506. Application of Money Collected.
Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal or any premium or interest (or any Additional Amounts), upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:
FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee under Section 607;
SECOND: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities (and any Additional Amounts) in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest (and any Additional Amounts), respectively; and
THIRD: The balance, if any, to the Issuer, any Guarantor or the other Person or Persons otherwise entitled thereto.
Section 507. Limitation on Suits.
No Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
(1) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series;
(2) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute such proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;
(3) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;
(4) the Trustee, within 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, has failed to institute any such proceeding; 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 principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series;
it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such Holders.
Section 508. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307) interest on such Security pursuant to the terms thereof or the Guarantee thereof (and any Additional Amounts) on the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.
Section 509. Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 510. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 306, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or
hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
Section 511. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.
Section 512. Control by Holders.
Subject to Section 603(5), the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Securities of such series, provided that:
(1) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture or subject the Trustee to undue risk or require the Trustee to submit to the jurisdiction of a non-U.S. court,
(2) the action so directed would not be unjustly prejudicial to the Holders not taking part in such direction, or
(3) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction,
provided further that the Trustee shall be under no obligation to determine whether any such direction shall be in such conflict or so unjustly prejudicial, and provided further, that nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Trustee to take direction from Holders unless such direction is in writing and accompanied by indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee.
Nothing in this Indenture shall impair the right of the Trustee in its discretion to take any action deemed proper by the Trustee and that is not inconsistent with such direction by Holders of Securities.
Section 513. Waiver of Past Defaults.
The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past default hereunder with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default
(1) in the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of such series (or any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereof), or
(2) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof that under Article Nine cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected.
Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 514. 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, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, a court may require any party litigant in such suit to file an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, including fees and expenses of counsel, and may assess costs against any such party litigant; provided that this Section shall not be deemed to authorize any court to require such an undertaking or to make such an assessment in any such suit.
Section 515. Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws.
Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any usury, stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuer and each Guarantor (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it will not 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.
ARTICLE SIX
THE TRUSTEE
Section 601. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
(a) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any series,
(i) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(ii) 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 of Counsel furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to
examine the same to determine whether or not they conform on their face to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).
(b) In case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to Securities of any series, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
(c) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that
(i) this subsection (c) shall not be construed to limit the effect of subsection (a) of this Section;
(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee under this Indenture with respect to the Securities; and
(iii) 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.
(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.
(e) The Trustee shall not be liable for any error in judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.
Section 602. Notice of Defaults.
Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default hereunder, the Trustee shall transmit to all Holders of the Securities of each series affected thereby, in the manner provided in Section 106, notice of such default hereunder in respect of which written notice has been provided to the Trustee, unless such default shall have been cured or waived; provided, however, that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of, or any premium or interest (or any Additional Amounts in respect of the foregoing) on, any Security of such series, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a Responsible Officer of the Trustee in good faith determine that the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the Holders; and provided, further, that in the case of any default of the character specified in Section 501(4) no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence
thereof. For the purpose of this Section, the term default means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default.
Section 603. Certain Rights of Trustee.
Subject to the provisions of Section 601:
(1) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, securities, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(2) any request or direction of the Issuer mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Issuer Request or Issuer Order, and any resolution of the Board of Directors shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;
(3) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officers Certificate and/or Opinion of Counsel;
(4) the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(5) 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 direction is in writing and such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;
(6) 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, securities, 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 Issuer, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Issuer and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;
(7) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture;
(8) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have or be charged with notice or knowledge of any default or Event of Default under this Indenture (other than a payment default under Sections 501 or 502 hereof) unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice of such default or Event of Default from the Issuer or any other obligor on such Securities or by any Holder of such Securities and such notice refers to the Securities and this Indenture;
(9) 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 (including as Paying Agent and Securities Registrar), and to each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder;
(10) anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the Trustee be liable under or in connection with this Indenture for indirect, special, incidental, punitive or consequential losses or damages of any kind whatsoever, including but not limited to lost profits, whether or not foreseeable, even if the Trustee has been advised of the possibility thereof and regardless of the form of action in which such damages are sought;
(11) the Trustee may employ agents in performing its duties hereunder and shall not have liability for negligent performance by an agent appointed with due care;
(12) The Trustee shall not be liable for errors in judgment made in good faith unless negligent in ascertaining pertinent facts; and
(13) the permissive rights of the Trustee to take or refrain from taking any action enumerated herein shall not be construed as an obligation or duty.
Section 604. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except for the Trustees certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Issuer and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture, any offering document or of the Securities except that the Trustee represents that it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Indenture, authenticate the Securities and perform its obligations hereunder. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Issuer of the Securities or the proceeds thereof.
Section 605. May Hold Securities.
The Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar or any other agent of the Trustee or the Issuer, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Issuer with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.
Section 606. Money Held in Trust.
Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by applicable law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Issuer.
Section 607. Compensation and Reimbursement.
Each of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor agrees jointly and severally:
(1) to pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as the Issuer and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);
(2) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except to the extent any such expense, disbursement or advance may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct; and
(3) to indemnify each of the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee and their respective officers, employees and directors for, and to defend and hold them harmless against, any and all loss, liability, claim, damage or expense (including (i) the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel and (ii) taxes other than withholding, backup withholding or taxes based on the income of the Trustee), arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder or the performance of its duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture (including this Section 607(3)) and defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct;
To ensure the Issuers and the Parent Guarantors payment obligations under this Section 607, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee, except money or property collected or held in trust for the benefit of the Holders of particular Securities. Such lien and the obligations of the Issuer under this Section 607 shall survive the resignation and removal of the Trustee and the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
The indemnity contained herein shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the final payment in full of the Securities, and termination of this Indenture.
Trustee for purposes of this Section 607 shall include any predecessor Trustee, but the negligence or bad faith or willful misconduct of any Trustee shall not affect the rights or obligations of the Issuer or any other Trustee hereunder.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7), the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable United States, United Kingdom or Australian federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.
Section 608. Conflicting Interests.
If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions to the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture), the Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. To the extent permitted by Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have a conflicting interest by virtue of being a trustee under this Indenture with respect to Securities of more than one series.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the parties hereto acknowledge and agree and the Holders are deemed to acknowledge and agree that there is no conflict of interest as a result of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas acting in its capacity as trustee for both the senior notes of the Issuer and the subordinated notes of the Issuer and in connection with its enforcement of the subordination provisions as required under the terms of this Indenture. Further, any such action on the part of the Trustee hereunder, shall be deemed not to be a breach of any fiduciary duty on the part of the Trustee hereunder.
Section 609. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.
There shall at all times be one (and only one) Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of each series, which may be Trustee hereunder for Securities of one or more other series. Each Trustee shall be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions to the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) to act as such, has a combined capital and surplus of at least US$50,000,000 and has its Corporate Trust Office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York. If any such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee with respect to the Securities shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.
Section 610. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611.
The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by Act of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of such series, upon 30 days prior written notice delivered to the Trustee and to the Issuer. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition at the expense of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities.
If at any time:
(1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 608 after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months;
(2) the Trustee shall fail to comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any such Holder, or
(3) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,
then, in any such case, (A) the Issuer may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities, or (B) subject to Section 514, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities by giving 30 days prior written notice thereof to the Issuer. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition at the expense of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities.
If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the Securities of one or more series, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more of all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 611. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Issuer and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such
appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611, become the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Issuer. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by the Issuer or the Holders and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 611, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.
The Issuer shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series to all Holders of Securities of such series in the manner provided for in Section 106. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.
In no event will the Trustee be responsible for or have any liability for the acts or omissions of any such successor Trustee for the Securities of any series appointed hereunder or for any separate or co-Trustee.
Section 611. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Issuer, the Guarantors and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Issuer or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Issuer, the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee
of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee; and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the Issuer or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.
Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in the first preceding paragraph.
No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article.
Section 612. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities; and in case at that time any of the Securities shall not have been authenticated by such predecessor Trustee, any successor Trustee may authenticate such Securities in its own name with the full force and effect which this Indenture provides for the certificate of authentication of the Trustee.
Section 613. Agents.
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, (i) all references in this Indenture to the Trustee shall be deemed to refer to the Trustee in its capacity as Trustee and in its capacities as Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent and Security Registrar and (ii) every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability or offering protection, immunity or indemnity to the Trustee shall be deemed to apply with the same force and effect to the Trustee acting in its capacities as Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent and Security Registrar.
Section 614. Appointment of Authenticating Agent.
The Trustee, with the consent of the Issuer, may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of Securities that shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series issued upon exchange, registration of
transfer or partial redemption thereof and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustees certificate of authentication, except upon original issue or pursuant to Section 306, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Issuer and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than US$50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.
Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.
An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee and to the Issuer. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Issuer. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent that shall be acceptable to the Issuer and shall give notice of such appointment in the manner provided in Section 106 to all Holders of Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.
The Issuer agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section.
If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustees certificate of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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If all of the Securities of a series may not be originally issued at one time, and if the Trustee does not have an office capable of authenticating Securities upon original issuance located in a Place of Payment where the Issuer wishes to have Securities of such series authenticated upon original issuance, the Trustee, if so requested by the Issuer in writing or by facsimile (which writing need not comply with Section 102 and need not be accompanied by an
Opinion of Counsel), shall appoint in accordance with this Section an Authenticating Agent having an office in a Place of Payment designated by the Issuer with respect to such series of Securities.
Section 615. Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company.
The Trustee shall comply with Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, excluding any creditor relationship listed in Section 311(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to Section 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.
ARTICLE SEVEN
HOLDERS LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND ISSUER
Section 701. Issuer to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.
The Issuer will furnish, or cause the Security Registrar to furnish, to the Trustee
(1) semi-annually, not later than ten days after each Regular Record Date, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of Outstanding Securities of each series as of such Regular Record Date, and
(2) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Issuer of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished;
provided, however, that if and so long as the Trustee shall be Security Registrar for Securities of a series, no such list need be furnished with respect to such series of Securities.
Section 702. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.
The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 701 and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 701 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
The rights of Holders of the Securities of any series to communicate with other Holders of Securities of such series with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities and the corresponding rights and privileges of the Trustee, shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture).
Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee that none of the Issuer, any Guarantor nor the Trustee nor any agent of any of them shall be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Holders made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) or other applicable law.
Section 703. Reports by the Issuer.
(1) If and when the Issuer is registered with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee any information, documents or reports required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act within 15 days after the same is so required to be filed with the Commission.
(2) With respect to the Securities of any series and for so long as the Securities of such series are Outstanding, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee as soon as practicable, and the Trustee shall promptly distribute to the Holders of Securities of such series such information as is specified as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of such series.
(3) 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 Issuers compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers Certificates).
Section 704. Reports by Trustee to Holders.
(1) Within 60 days after the Parent Guarantors fiscal year end of each year beginning with the fiscal year end following the date of this Indenture, and for so long as any Securities remain outstanding, the Trustee shall mail or make available to each Holder a brief report dated as of such fiscal year end that complies with Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, if and to the extent required by such subsection. The Trustee shall also comply with Section 313(b) and Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(2) A copy of each report at the time of its mailing or posting to the Holders shall be mailed or made available by the Trustee to the Parent Guarantor and filed by the Trustee with the Commission and each exchange, if any, on which the Securities are listed in accordance with Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act. The Parent Guarantor agrees to notify promptly the Trustee in writing whenever the Securities become listed on any exchange and of any delisting thereof.
ARTICLE EIGHT
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE
Section 801. Issuer May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.
For so long as any of the Securities or any Guarantee thereof remain Outstanding, neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor may consolidate with or merge into any other Person that is not the Issuer or a Guarantor, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person that is not the Issuer or a Guarantor, unless:
(1) any Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, is merged or to whom the Issuer or such Guarantor has conveyed, transferred or leased all or substantially all of its properties and assets is a corporation, partnership or trust organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and such Person either is the Issuer or any other Guarantor or assumes by supplemental indenture the Issuers or such Guarantors obligations, as the case may be, on the Securities and the Guarantees and under this Indenture (including any obligation to pay any Additional Amounts);
(2) immediately after giving effect to the transaction and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Issuer or any Guarantor as a result of such transaction as having been incurred at the time of 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;
(3) if, as a result of any such consolidation or merger or such conveyance, transfer or lease, properties or assets of the Issuer or a Guarantor would become subject to a Lien which would not be permitted by this Indenture, the Issuer, the Guarantor or such successor Person, as the case may be, shall take such steps as shall be necessary effectively to secure the Securities equally and ratably with (or prior to) all Indebtedness secured thereby;
(4) any such Person not incorporated or organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Jersey, Australia or the United Kingdom, or any state or territory thereof shall expressly agree by a supplemental indenture,
(a) to indemnify the Holder of each Security and each beneficial owner of an interest therein against (X) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge
imposed on such Holder or beneficial owner or required to be withheld or deducted from any payment to such Holder or beneficial owner as a consequence of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, and (Y) any costs or expenses of the act of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, and
(b) that all payments pursuant to the Securities or the Guarantees in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities, as the case may be, shall be made without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of the jurisdiction of organization or residency of such Person or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, unless such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges are required by such jurisdiction or any such subdivision or authority to be withheld or deducted, in which case such Person shall pay such additional amounts (Successor Additional Amounts) as will result (after deduction of such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges and any additional taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges payable in respect of such Successor Additional Amounts) in the payment to each Holder or beneficial owner of a Security of the amounts which would have been received pursuant to the Securities or the Guarantee, as the case may be, had no such withholding or deduction been required, except that no Successor Additional Amounts shall be so payable for or on account of:
(i) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the fact that such Holder or beneficial owner of the Security:
(A) was a resident, domiciliary or national of, or engaged in business or maintained a permanent establishment or was physically present in, the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction (as defined below) or otherwise had some connection with the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction other than the mere ownership of, or receipt of payment under, such Security or Guarantee;
(B) presented such Security or Guarantee for payment in any jurisdiction of organization of such Person, which shall be deemed a Relevant Jurisdiction, unless such Security or Guarantee could not have been presented for payment elsewhere;
(C) presented such Security or Guarantee (where presentation is required) more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the payment in respect of such Security or Guarantee first became due and payable or provided for, whichever is later, except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts if it had presented such Security or Guarantee for payment on any day within such period of thirty (30) days; or
(D) with respect to any withholding or deduction of taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges imposed by the United States, or any of its territories or any political subdivision thereof or any taxing authority thereof or therein, is or was with respect to the United States a citizen or resident of the United States, treated as a resident of the United States, present in the United States, engaged in business in the United States, a Person with a permanent establishment or fixed base in the United States, a ten percent shareholder of the Issuer or a Guarantor, a passive foreign investment company, or a controlled foreign corporation, or has or has had some other connection with the United States (other than the mere receipt of a payment or the ownership of holding a Security);
(c) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge or any withholding or deduction on account of such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;
(d) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from payments of (or in respect of) principal of, or any premium and interest on, the Securities or the Guarantees thereof;
(e) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld by reason of the failure to comply in a timely manner by the Holder of such Security or, in the case of a Global Security, the beneficial owner of such Global Security, with a timely request of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any Paying Agent addressed to such Holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, (i) to provide information concerning the nationality, residence or identity of such Holder or such beneficial owner or (ii) to make any declaration or other similar claim or satisfy any information or reporting requirement, which, in the case of (i) or (ii), is required or imposed by a statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as a precondition to exemption from all or part of such withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge (including without limitation the filing of a United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form W-8 BEN, W-8 BEN-E, W-8 ECI or W-9);
(f) any withholding, deduction, duty, tax, assessment or other governmental charge which is imposed or withheld by or by reason of the Australian Commissioner of Taxation giving a notice under section 255 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) of Australia or section 260-5 of Schedule 1 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) of Australia;
(g) any taxes imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of the holder or beneficial owner of the Securities to comply with (a) the requirements of Sections 1471
through 1474 (commonly known as FATCA) of the Code, as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), the U.S. Treasury regulations issued thereunder or any official interpretation thereof or any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471 of the Code, (b) any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction or relating to any intergovernmental agreement between the United States and any other jurisdiction, which, in either case, facilitates the implementation of clause (a) above and (c) any agreement pursuant to the implementation of clauses (a) and (b) above with the IRS, the U.S. government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction;
(h) any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6);
nor shall Additional Amounts be paid to any such Holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent such payment on a Security or Guarantee would, under the laws of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, be treated as being derived or received for tax purposes by a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had it been the Holder of the Security or Guarantee;
(5) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or Guarantor is merged or to whom the Issuer or Guarantor has conveyed, transferred or leased its properties or assets (if such Person is organized and validly existing under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Jersey, Australia or the United Kingdom or, in each case, any state or territory thereof) agrees to indemnify the Holder of each Security against (a) any tax, assessment or governmental charge imposed on any such Holder or required to be withheld or deducted from any payment to such Holder as a consequence of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease which is imposed or levied by or on behalf of that jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as at that date such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease is effective and (b) any costs or expenses of the act of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease; and
(6) the Issuer has 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, comply with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.
Section 802. Successor Substituted.
Upon any consolidation of the Issuer or any Guarantor with, or merger of the Issuer or any Guarantor into, any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets of the Issuer or a Guarantor substantially as an entirety in accordance with Section 801, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or such Guarantor 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 Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Issuer or a Guarantor, as applicable, 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 NINE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
Section 901. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.
Without the consent of any Holders, the Issuer or a Guarantor, when authorized by a Board Resolution of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:
(1) to evidence the succession or substitution of another Person to the Issuer or a Guarantor and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, herein and in the Securities; or
(2) to add to the covenants of the Issuer or the Guarantors or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Issuer or a Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants or surrenders are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants or surrenders are expressly included solely for the benefit of such series); or
(3) to add any additional Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such additional Events of Default are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such additional Events of Default are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series); or
(4) to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in uncertificated form; or
(5) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities, provided that any such addition, change or elimination (A) shall neither (i) apply to any Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor
(ii) modify the rights of the Holder of any such Security with respect to such provision or (B) shall become effective only when there is no such Security Outstanding; or
(6) to add a New Guarantor by way of a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture or to release a Guarantor as permitted by and in accordance with the requirements of this Indenture; or
(7) to secure the Securities (pursuant to the requirements of Section 1008 or otherwise); or
(8) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as contemplated by Section 201 or 301; or
(9) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 611; or
(10) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture, provided that such action pursuant to this clause (10) shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect; or
(11) to conform the text of the Securities of any series to any provision of the description of such Securities in the offering document used in connection with the offering of such Securities to the extent that such provisions were intended to be a verbatim recitation of any provision of such Securities; or
(12) to make any other change that does not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of the Securities in any material respect.
Section 902. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders.
With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, the Issuer or a Guarantor, when authorized by a Board Resolution of the Issuer or such Guarantor, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby,
(1) Change the Stated Maturity of, or any installment of, the principal, premium (if any) or rate of interest on
the Outstanding Securities or the rate of interest on the Outstanding Securities or change any obligation to pay Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts on the Outstanding Securities;
(2) Change the place or currency of payment on the Outstanding Securities;
(3) Impair the ability of any Holder to sue for payment;
(4) Reduce the amount of principal payable upon acceleration of the maturity of the Outstanding Securities following an Event of Default;
(5) Reduce any amounts due on the Outstanding Securities;
(6) Reduce the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities the consent of the Holders of which is needed to modify or amend this Indenture;
(7) Reduce the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series the consent of the Holders of which is needed to waive compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or to waive certain defaults;
(8) Modify in a way that adversely affects Holders any other aspect of the provisions dealing with modification of or waiver under this Indenture;
(9) Reduce the premium payable upon a Change of Control or, at any time after a Change of Control Triggering Event has occurred, amend, change or modify in any material respect the obligations of the Issuer to make and complete the Change of Control Offer;
(10) Waive a default or an Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on the Securities (except a rescission of acceleration of any series of Securities by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);
(11) Subordinate the Securities of any series or the Guarantees as applicable to such series to any other obligation of the Issuer or any of the Guarantors;
(12) Modify in a way that adversely affects Holders the terms and conditions of the Guarantors payment obligations (including with respect to Additional Amounts) under the Securities;
(13) Release any Guarantee (other than in accordance with this Indenture); or
(14) Change the provisions of this Section 902.
A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of
such series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.
It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.
Section 903. Execution of Supplemental Indentures.
In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 601 and 603) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 102, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that all conditions precedent to such execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture have been satisfied. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Section 904. 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, except to the extent, if any, therein expressly provided otherwise.
Section 905. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.
Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Issuer shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Issuer, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Issuer, and such Securities may be authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series.
ARTICLE TEN
COVENANTS
Section 1001. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.
The Issuer covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of Securities that it shall duly and punctually pay the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of such series (and any Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in respect thereof) in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if on such date the Trustee or the Paying Agent
holds, in accordance with this Indenture, money sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due. The Issuer agrees to deposit such funds with the Trustee or Paying Agent one Business Day prior to the date on which such principal, premium, if any, and interest is due.
Section 1002. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Issuer shall maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an office or agency where Securities of such series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of such series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Securities of such series and this Indenture may be served. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. The Company initially designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as such office or agency. If at any time the Issuer 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, and the Issuer hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.
The Issuer may also from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities, designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities of one or more series 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 Issuer of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes.
The Issuer 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.
Section 1003. Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust.
If the Issuer or a Guarantor shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, it shall, on or before each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest on any of the Securities of such series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal and any premium and interest (and Additional Amounts and Successor Additional Amounts) so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of its action or failure so to act.
Whenever the Issuer shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it shall, on or prior to each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest (and Additional Amounts and Successor Additional Amounts) on any Securities of such series, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amount and with sufficient time to meet any applicable payment system deadline to make such payment in respect of the Securities of each such series, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such principal or any premium or interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of its action or failure so to act.
The Issuer shall cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent shall (1) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on Securities in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided, (2) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Issuer (or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series) in the making of any payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on the Securities of such series or any Guarantee and (3) during the continuance of any default by the Issuer or a Guarantor (or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series) in the making of any payment in respect of the Securities of such series or any Guarantee, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent for payment in respect of the Securities of such series or such Guarantee(s).
The Issuer may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Issuer Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Issuer or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Issuer or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Issuer or a Guarantor, in trust for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) has become due and payable shall, upon receipt of a Issuer Request, be paid to the Issuer or a Guarantor by the Trustee or such Paying Agent, or (if then held by the Issuer or a Guarantor) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Issuer or a Guarantor for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Issuer or such Guarantor as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease.
Section 1004. Statement by Officers as to Default.
The Parent Guarantor shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Issuer ending after the date hereof, an Officers Certificate of the Parent Guarantor stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signers thereof the Issuer and the Guarantors are in compliance with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and, if the Issuer or a Guarantor shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge.
Section 1005. Existence.
Subject to Article Eight, the Issuer and each Guarantor shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its respective corporate existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises necessary to conduct its business; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to preserve any such right or franchise if the Board of Directors of such Person shall determine in a Board Resolution that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of its business and that the loss thereof would not have a material adverse effect on such Persons ability to perform its obligations under this Indenture or any Securities or Guarantees.
Section 1006. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.
The Issuer and each Guarantor shall pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, (1) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon it or upon the income, profits or property of it, and (2) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid, would by law become a lien upon the property of the Issuer or such Guarantor; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim (A) whose amount, applicability or validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, or (B) where the failure to pay or discharge or to cause to be paid or discharged such tax, assessment, charge or claim would (in the opinion of any two Authorized Officers and/or Directors of the Issuer set forth in an Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee) not (i) result in a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) have an adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of the Securities or the Guarantees.
Section 1007. Additional Amounts.
All payments of, or in respect of, principal of, and any premium and interest on, the Securities, and all payments pursuant to any Guarantee, shall be made without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of the United States (including the District of Columbia and any state, possession or territory thereof), Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction in which the Issuer or any Guarantor is or becomes a resident for tax purposes (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) or through which the Issuer or any Guarantor makes payment on the Securities or any Guarantee (each a Relevant Jurisdiction) or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any of the foregoing, unless such taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges are required by the law of the Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, to be withheld or deducted. In that event, the Issuer or the Guarantors, as applicable, shall pay such additional amounts (Additional Amounts) as will result (after deduction of such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges and any additional taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges payable in respect of such Additional Amounts) in the payment to the holder of each Security of the amounts which would have been payable in respect of such Security or Guarantee had no such withholding or deduction been required, except that no Additional Amounts shall be so payable for or on account of:
(1) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the fact that such Holder or beneficial owner of the Security:
(a) was a resident, domiciliary or national of, or engaged in business or maintained a permanent establishment or was physically present in, the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction or otherwise had some connection with the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction other than the mere ownership of, or receipt of payment under, such Security or Guarantee;
(b) presented such Security or Guarantee for payment in any Relevant Jurisdiction, unless such Security or Guarantee could not have been presented for payment elsewhere;
(c) presented such Security or Guarantee (where presentation is required) more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the payment in respect of such Security or Guarantee first became due and payable or provided for, whichever is later, except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts if it had presented such Security or Guarantee for payment on any day within such period of thirty (30) days; or
(d) with respect to any withholding or deduction of taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges imposed by the United States, or any of its territories or any political subdivision thereof or any taxing authority thereof or therein, is or was with respect to the United States a citizen or resident of the United States, treated as a resident of the United States, present in the United States, engaged in business in the United States, a Person with a permanent establishment or fixed base in the United States, a ten percent shareholder of the Issuer or a Guarantor, a passive foreign investment company, or a controlled foreign corporation, or has or has had some other connection with the United States (other than the mere receipt of a payment or the ownership of holding a Security);
(2) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge or any withholding or deduction on account of such tax, assessment or other government charge;
(3) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from payments of (or in respect of) principal of, or any premium and interest on, the Securities or the Guarantees thereof;
(4) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld by reason of the failure to comply in a timely manner by the Holder of such Security or, in the case of a Global Security, the beneficial owner of such Global Note, with a timely request of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any Paying Agent addressed to such Holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, (a) to provide information concerning the nationality, residence or identity of such Holder or
such beneficial owner or (b) to make any declaration or other similar claim or satisfy any information or reporting requirement, which, in the case of (a) or (b), is required or imposed by a statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as a precondition to exemption from all or part of such withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge (including without limitation the filing of an IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI or W-9);
(5) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is imposed or withheld by or by reason of the Australian Commissioner of Taxation giving a notice under section 255 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) of Australia or section 260-5 of Schedule 1 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) of Australia or under a similar provision;
(6) any taxes imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of the holder or beneficial owner of the Securities to comply with (a) the requirements of FATCA, as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), the U.S. Treasury regulations issued thereunder or any official interpretation thereof or any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471 of the Code, (b) any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction or relating to any intergovernmental agreement between the United States and any other jurisdiction, which, in either case, facilitates the implementation of clause (a) above and (c) any agreement pursuant to the implementation of clauses (a) and (b) above with the IRS, the U.S. government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction; or
(7) any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6);
nor shall Additional Amounts be paid to any such Holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent such payment on a Security or Guarantee would, under the laws of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, be treated as being derived or received for tax purposes by a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had it been the Holder of the Security or Guarantee.
Whenever there is mentioned, in any context, any payment of or in respect of the principal of, or any premium or interest on, any Security of any series (or any payments pursuant to the Guarantees thereof), such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts provided for in this Indenture to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to this Indenture, and any express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in any provisions of this Indenture shall not be construed as excluding Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in those provisions of this Indenture where such express mention is not made.
At least ten (10) days prior to each date on which any payment under or with respect to the Securities is due and payable, if the Issuer shall be obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to such payment, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee and the principal Paying Agent an Officers Certificate stating the fact that such Additional Amounts will be payable and the amounts so payable and will set forth such other information necessary to enable the Trustee and such Paying Agent to pay such Additional Amounts to the Holders on the payment date; provided, however, that if ten (10) days prior to each date on which any such payment is due and payable the amount of such payment has not yet been determined, the Issuer shall notify the Trustee of such amount promptly after such amount has been determined.
Section 1008. Limitation on Liens
For so long as any of the Securities or the Guarantees are outstanding, the Parent Guarantor shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, create, assume, incur, issue or otherwise have outstanding any Lien upon, or with respect to, any of the present or future business, property, undertaking, assets or revenues (including, without limitation, any Equity Interests and uncalled capital), whether now owned or hereafter acquired (together, assets) of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, to secure any Indebtedness, unless the Securities and Guarantees are secured by such Lien equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Indebtedness, except for the following, to which this covenant shall not apply:
(1) Liens on assets securing Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary outstanding on the Issue Date;
(2) Liens on assets securing Indebtedness owing to the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary (other than a Project Subsidiary);
(3) Liens existing on any asset prior to the acquisition of such asset by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary after the Issue Date, provided that (i) such Lien has not been created in anticipation of such asset being so acquired, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other asset of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets other than Equity Interests, after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets covered by such Lien on the date of such acquisition of such assets, (iii) such Lien shall secure only the Indebtedness secured by such Lien on the date of such acquisition of such asset and (iv) such Lien shall be discharged within one year of the date of acquisition of such asset or such later date as may be the date of the maturity of the Indebtedness that such Lien secures if such Indebtedness is fixed interest rate indebtedness that provides a commercial financial advantage to the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiaries;
(4) Liens on any assets of a Person that becomes a Subsidiary (or of any Person not previously a Subsidiary that is merged or consolidated with or into a Subsidiary) after the Issue Date that existed prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated), provided that (i) such Lien has not been created in anticipation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary (or such merger or consolidation), (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other asset of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets
other than Equity Interests, after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets covered by such Lien on the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated), (iii) such Lien shall secure only the Indebtedness secured by such Lien on the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated) and (iv) such Lien shall be discharged within one year of the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated) or such later date as may be the date of the maturity of the Indebtedness that such Lien secures if such Indebtedness is fixed interest rate indebtedness that provides a commercial financial advantage to the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiaries;
(5) Liens created to secure Indebtedness, directly or indirectly, incurred for the purpose of purchasing Equity Interests or other assets (other than real or personal property of the type contemplated by clause (6) below), provided that (i) such Lien shall secure only such Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of purchasing such assets, (ii) such Lien shall apply only to the assets so purchased (and to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets other than Equity Interests, any subsequently after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets so purchased) and (iii) such Lien shall be discharged within two years of such Lien being granted;
(6) Liens created to secure Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of acquiring or developing any real or personal property or for some other purpose in connection with the acquisition or development of such property, provided that (i) such Lien shall secure only such Indebtedness, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other assets of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the property so acquired or developed and (iii) the rights of the holder of the Indebtedness secured by such Lien shall be limited to the property that is subject to such Lien, it being the intention that the holder of such Lien shall not have any recourse to the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiaries personally or to any other property of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(7) Liens for any borrowings from any financial institution for the purpose of financing any import or export contract in respect of which any part of the price receivable is guaranteed or insured by such financial institution carrying on an export credit guarantee or insurance business, provided that (i) such Lien applies only to the assets that are the subject of such import or export contract and (ii) the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the amount so guaranteed or insured;
(8) Liens for Indebtedness from an international or governmental development agency or authority to finance the development of a specific project, provided that (i) such Lien is required by applicable law or practice and (ii) the Lien is created only over assets used in or derived from the development of such project;
(9) any Lien created in favor of co-venturers of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary pursuant to any agreement relating to an unincorporated joint venture, provided that (i) such Lien applies only to the Equity Interests in, or the assets of, such unincorporated joint venture and (ii) such Lien secures solely the payment of obligations arising under such agreement;
(10) Liens over goods and products, or documents of title to goods and products, arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with letters of credit and similar transactions, provided that such Liens secure only the acquisition cost or selling price (and amounts incidental thereto) of such goods and products required to be paid within 180 days;
(11) Liens arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of business of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(12) Liens created by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary over a Project Asset of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, provided that such Lien secures only (i) in the case of a Lien over assets referred to in clause (a) of the definition of Project Assets, Limited Recourse Indebtedness incurred by the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary or (ii) in the case of a Lien over Equity Interests referred to in clause (b) of the definition of Project Assets, Limited Recourse Indebtedness incurred by the direct Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary;
(13) Liens arising under any netting or set-off arrangement entered into by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its banking arrangements for the purpose of netting debit and credit balances of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(14) Liens incurred in connection with any extension, renewal, replacement or refunding (together, a refinancing) of any Lien permitted in clauses (1) through (13) above and any successive refinancings thereof permitted by this clause (12) (each, an Existing Security), provided that (i) such Liens do not extend to any asset that was not expressed to be subject to the Existing Security, (ii) the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such Liens does not exceed the principal amount of Indebtedness that was outstanding and secured by the Existing Security at the time of such refinancing and (iii) any refinancing of an Existing Security incurred in accordance with clauses (3) through (5) above (and any subsequent refinancings thereof permitted by this clause (12)) will not affect the obligation to discharge such Liens within the time frames that applied to such Existing Security at the time it was first incurred (as specified in the applicable clause);
(15) any Lien arising as a result of a Change in Lease Accounting Standard; and
(16) other Liens by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary securing Indebtedness, provided that, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence or assumption of any such Lien or the incurrence of any Indebtedness secured thereby, the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor and any Subsidiary secured by any Liens pursuant to this clause (13) shall not exceed 10% of Total Tangible Assets at such time.
Section 1009. Offer to Purchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event.
Any Securities of any series that require that the Issuer make an offer to purchase upon a Change of Control Triggering Event shall be purchased by the Issuer in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the
Securities of such series) in accordance with this Section 1009. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, unless the Issuer has previously exercised its right to redeem the Securities in accordance with their respective terms, each Holder of Securities of such series will have the right to require the Issuer to purchase all or a portion of such Holders Securities pursuant to the offer described below (the Change of Control Offer), at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase, subject to the rights of Holders of the Securities on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.
Within 30 days following the date upon which the Change of Control Triggering Event occurred, or at the Issuers option, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the pending Change of Control, the Issuer shall send, by first class mail, a notice to each Holder of Securities of such series, with a copy to the Trustee, which notice shall govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer. Such notice 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 1009 of this Indenture;
(ii) that the Issuer is required to offer to purchase all of the outstanding principal amount of Securities, the purchase price and, that on the date specified in such notice, which date shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law (the Change of Control Payment Date), the Issuer shall repurchase the Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to this Section 1009;
(iii) if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, shall state that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned on the Change of Control being consummated on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date;
(iv) that any Security not tendered or accepted for payment shall continue to accrue interest;
(v) that Securities accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date;
(vi) that Holders electing to have a Security purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer may elect to have all, or any portion of such Security, purchased;
(vii) that Holders of Securities of such series electing to have Securities purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer shall be required to surrender their Securities, with the form entitled Option of Holder to Elect Purchase on the reverse of the relevant Security, or such other customary documents of surrender and transfer as the Issuer may reasonably request, duly completed, or
transfer the relevant Security by book-entry transfer, to the paying agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the Change of Control Payment Date;
(viii) that Holders whose Securities are purchased only in part shall be issued new Securities equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer); and
(ix) the CUSIP number, if any, printed on the Securities being repurchased and that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Securities.
The Issuer shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for such an offer made by the Issuer and such third party purchases all corresponding Securities of such series properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer.
The Issuer shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of Securities pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 1009, the Issuer shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall be deemed not to have breached its obligations under this Indenture by virtue thereof.
Section 1010. New Guarantors.
The Parent Guarantor covenants and agrees that if any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor that is not a Guarantor becomes a Relevant Guarantor, then within 30 days of such Subsidiary becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Parent Guarantor shall cause such Relevant Guarantor to also become a Subsidiary Guarantor (each, a New Guarantor) of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities by having the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee delivering a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 days, provided that such New Guarantors Guarantee may contain any limitation required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor.
Upon execution and delivery by the New Guarantor of its New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture and any other documents provided for in this Section 1010, the New Guarantor shall be a Guarantor for the purposes of this Indenture (and shall be deemed to be added to the list of Guarantors contained in Schedule 1 hereto) and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on all Outstanding Securities. In connection therewith, (i) the rights and obligations of such New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor and (ii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
Section 1011. Waiver of Certain Covenants.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of any series, the Issuer may, with respect to the Securities, omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in any of Sections 1005, 1008 or 1009 (subject to Section 902(9)), if before the time for such compliance the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision or condition shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 1012. Stamp, Documentary and Similar Taxes.
The Issuer and the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to pay all stamp, documentary or similar duties, taxes or fees which may be payable in respect of the execution and delivery or the enforcement of this Indenture, any Guarantee or any Security and the execution and delivery (but not the transfer) or the enforcement of any of the Securities or Guarantees in the United States or of any amendment of, supplement to, or waiver or consent under or with respect to, this Indenture, any Guarantee or any Security, and to pay any value added, goods and services or similar tax due and payable in respect of reimbursement of costs and expenses by the Issuer pursuant to this Section 1012, and shall save the Trustee and each Holder to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law harmless against any loss or liability resulting from nonpayment or delay in payment of such tax required to be paid by the Issuer and the Guarantors hereunder; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to pay any such duty, tax or fee to the extent such nonpayment or delay in payment results from any action or inaction of the Trustee.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
Section 1101. Applicability of Article.
The Securities of any series that are redeemable may be redeemed, in whole or in part from time to time, before their Stated Maturity and shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of such series) in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
Section 1102. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.
The election of the Issuer to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities. In case of any redemption at the election of the Issuer of less than all the Securities of any series (including any such redemption affecting only a single Security), the Issuer shall, at least 60 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Issuer (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of
Securities of such series to be redeemed and, if applicable, of the tenor of the Securities to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities established as contemplated by Section 301, the Issuer shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction.
Section 1103. Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed.
If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed (unless such redemption affects only a single Security, in which case this Section 1103 shall not apply), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days or less than 30 days prior to the Redemption Date, from the Outstanding Securities of such series not previously called for redemption, either (i) in compliance with the requirement of the applicable clearing systems, if the Securities are held through any clearing systems, or (ii) by the Trustee on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee deems fair and appropriate, if the Securities are not held through any clearing systems, and in either case which may provide for the selection for redemption of a portion of the principal amount of any Security of such series, provided that the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of any Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.
The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer in writing of the Securities selected for redemption as aforesaid and, in case of any Securities selected for partial redemption as aforesaid, the principal amounts thereof to be redeemed.
The provisions of the two preceding paragraphs shall not apply with respect to any redemption affecting only a single Security, whether such Security is to be redeemed in whole or in part. In the case of any such redemption in part, the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of the Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.
For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amounts of such Securities which has been or is to be redeemed.
Section 1104. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at his address appearing in the Security Register.
All notices of redemption shall state:
(1) the Redemption Date,
(2) the Redemption Price and the amount of any accrued and unpaid interest payable on the Redemption Date,
(3) the CUSIP or other identifying number of such Securities to be redeemed,
(4) if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of more than a single Security are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption of any such Securities, the principal amounts) of the particular Securities to be redeemed and, if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of a single Security are to be redeemed, the principal amount of the particular Security to be redeemed,
(5) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price (together with any accrued and unpaid interest payable on the Redemption Date) will become due and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable, that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date, and
(6) the place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price, and accrued interest, if any.
Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Issuer shall be given by the Issuer or, at the Issuers request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Issuer.
Section 1105. Deposit of Redemption Price.
Not later than one Business Day prior to any Redemption Date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Issuer is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 1003) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on, all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date.
Section 1106. Securities Payable on Redemption Date.
Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price applicable thereto, and from and after such date (unless the Issuer shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Issuer at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301, installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Record Date according to their terms and the provisions of Section 307.
If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal and any premium shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in the terms of the Security established as contemplated by Section 301.
Section 1107. Securities Redeemed in Part.
Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at a Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Issuer or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series and of like tenor, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered.
Section 1108. Optional Redemption Due to Changes in Tax Treatment.
Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, if, as the result of (a) any change in or any amendment to the laws, regulations or published tax rulings of any Relevant Jurisdiction, or of any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, affecting taxation, or (b) any change in the official administration, application or interpretation by a relevant court or tribunal, government or government authority of any Relevant Jurisdiction of such laws, regulations or published tax rulings either generally or in relation to the Securities or the Guarantees, which change or amendment is proposed and becomes effective on or after the later of (x) the original issue date of such Securities or Guarantees or (y) the date on which a jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Jurisdiction (whether by consolidation, merger or transfer of assets of the Issuer or any Guarantor, change in place of payment on the Securities or Guarantees or otherwise) or which change in official administration, application or interpretation shall not have been available to the public prior to such original issue date or the date on which such jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Jurisdiction (whichever is later), the Issuer or the Guarantors would be required to pay any Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 1007 of this Indenture or the terms of any Guarantee in respect of interest on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date (assuming, in the case of the Guarantors, a payment in respect of such interest was required to be made by the Guarantors under the Guarantees thereof on such Interest Payment Date and the Guarantors would be unable, for reasons outside their control, to procure payment by the Issuer), and the obligation to pay Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the use of commercially reasonable measures available to the Issuer or to the applicable Guarantor, as the case may be, the Issuer may, at its option, redeem all (but not less than all) of the Securities in respect of which such Additional Amounts would be so payable at any time, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days written notice as provided in Sections 1102 and 1104, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest due thereon up to, but not including, the date fixed for redemption; provided, however, that:
(1) no such notice of redemption may be given earlier than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts were a payment in respect of the Securities or the applicable Guarantee thereof then due, and
(2) at the time any such redemption notice is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts must remain in effect.
Prior to the publication or mailing of any notice of any redemption of any Securities pursuant to this Section, the Issuer, the applicable Guarantor or any Person with whom the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor has consolidated or merged, or to whom the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor has conveyed or transferred or leased all or substantially all of its properties or assets (the successor Person in any such transaction, a Successor Person), as the case may be, shall provide the Trustee with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the conditions precedent to the right of the Issuer to redeem such Securities pursuant to this Section have occurred and a certificate signed by a Director or an Authorized Officer stating that the obligation to pay Additional Amounts with respect of such Securities cannot be avoided by taking measures that the Issuer, the applicable Guarantor or the Successor Person, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Issuer or the Successor Person, as the case may be, believes in good faith are commercially reasonable.
ARTICLE TWELVE
DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
Section 1201. Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The Issuer or the Guarantors may, at any time, elect to have either Section 1202 or Section 1203 be applied to all the Outstanding Securities of any series designated pursuant to Section 301 as being defeasible pursuant to this Article Twelve, upon compliance with the applicable requirements provided pursuant to Section 301 and upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article Twelve. Any such election shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities.
Section 1202. Defeasance and Discharge.
Upon the Issuers or Guarantors exercise of the option provided in Section 1201 to have this Section 1202 applied to the Outstanding Securities of any series, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall be deemed to have been discharged from their respective obligations with respect to all the Outstanding Securities of any series, as provided in this Section 1202 on and after the date the applicable conditions set forth in Section 1204 are satisfied (hereinafter called Defeasance) with respect to such Securities. For this purpose, such Defeasance means that the Issuer shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the Outstanding Securities of such series and to have satisfied all of its other obligations under the Securities of such series and this Indenture insofar as the Securities of such series are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), subject to the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (1) the rights of Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series to receive, solely from the trust fund described in Section 1204 and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on such Securities of such series when payments are due, (2) the Issuers and each Guarantors obligations with respect to such Securities of such series under Sections 304, 305, 306, 1002, 1003 and 1007, (3) the rights (including without limitation, the rights set forth in Section 607), powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and (4) this Article. Subject to compliance with this Article,
the Issuer or a Guarantor may defease any Securities pursuant to this Section notwithstanding the prior Covenant Defeasance of such Securities pursuant to Section 1203.
Section 1203. Covenant Defeasance.
Upon the Issuers or a Guarantors exercise of the option provided in Section 1201 to have this Section 1203 applied to the Outstanding Securities of any series, on and after the date the applicable conditions set forth in Section 1204 are satisfied (hereinafter called Covenant Defeasance) with respect to the Outstanding Securities of any series, pursuant to this Section 1203, (1) the Issuer and the Guarantors shall be released from their respective obligations under Section 801, 1008, 1009, 1010 and 1301, and (2) the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 501(3), 501(4), 501(5) or 501(7)(a) with respect to any obligations referred to in clause (1) of this Section 1203 shall be deemed not to be or result in an Event of Default, in each case with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series as provided in this Section. For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that the Issuer and the Guarantors may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such specified Section (to the extent so specified in the case of Section 501(4)), whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or Article or by reason of any reference in any such Section or Article to any other provision herein or in any other document, but the remainder of this Indenture and the Securities of such series shall be unaffected thereby.
Section 1204. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The following shall be the conditions to the Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202 or the Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203 of the Outstanding Securities of any series:
(1) The Issuer or a Guarantor shall elect by Board Resolution to effect a Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202 or a Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203.
(2) The Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee which satisfies the requirements contemplated by Section 609 and agrees to comply with the provisions of this Article applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series, (a) money in an amount, (b) U.S. Government Obligations that through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, money in an amount or (c) a combination thereof, in each case, sufficient to pay all the principal of, and any premium and interest (and any Additional Amounts then known) on the Outstanding Securities of such series and any Additional Amounts then known thereon on the respective Stated Maturities, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Securities of such series. As used herein, U.S. Government Obligations means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable
at the issuers option.
(3) In the event of a Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202, the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (x) the Issuer or such Guarantor has received from, or there has been published by, the IRS a ruling or (y) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. Federal income tax law, in either case (x) or (y) to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Securities of such series and will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, Defeasance and discharge to be effected with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit, Defeasance and discharge were not to occur.
(4) In the event of a Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203, the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Securities of such series will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and Covenant Defeasance to be effected with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit and Covenant Defeasance were not to occur.
(5) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) (assuming all Securities are in default within the meaning of such Act and that such Act applied to this Indenture).
(6) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in the trust arising from such deposit constituting an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act unless such trust shall be registered under such Act or exempt from registration thereunder.
(7) The Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent with respect to such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.
(8) All amounts due and owing to the Trustee and its counsel shall have been paid in full.
Section 1205. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions.
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee or other qualifying trustee (solely for purposes of this Section and Section 1206, the Trustee and any such other trustee are referred to collectively as the Trustee) pursuant to Section 1204 in respect of any Outstanding Securities shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with
the provisions of such Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any such Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Securities, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal and any premium and interest, but money so held in trust need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
The Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the Trustee or the trust created hereby with respect to the U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 1204 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders or beneficial owners of such Outstanding Securities.
Anything in this Article to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Issuer or the Guarantors, as the case may be, from time to time upon an Issuer Request any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 1204 with respect to any Securities which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect the Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, with respect to such Securities.
Section 1206. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with this Article with respect to any Securities by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the obligations under this Indenture and such Securities from which the Issuer has been discharged or released pursuant to Section 1202 or 1203 shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article with respect to such Securities, until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all money held in trust pursuant to Section 1205 with respect to such Securities in accordance with this Article; provided, however, that if the Issuer or a Guarantor makes any payment of principal of or any premium or interest on any such Security following such reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuer or a Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights (if any) of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money so held in trust.
Section 1207. Effect on Subordination Provisions.
Unless otherwise expressly provided pursuant to Section 301, with respect to the Securities of any series, the provisions of Article Fourteen hereof, insofar as they pertain to the Securities of such series, are hereby expressly made subject to the provisions for defeasance and covenant defeasance set forth in this Article and, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, upon the effectiveness of any such defeasance or covenant defeasance pursuant to this Article with respect to the Securities of such series, all of the Securities of such series as to which defeasance or covenant defeasance, as the case may be, shall have become effective shall thereupon cease to be so subordinated and shall no longer be subject to the provisions of Article
Fourteen with respect to such Securities and, without limitation to the foregoing, all moneys, U.S. Government Obligations and shares or other securities or property deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee) in trust in connection with such defeasance or covenant defeasance, as the case may be, and all proceeds therefrom may be applied to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on such Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable notwithstanding the provisions of Article Fourteen.
ARTICLE THIRTEEN
GUARANTEE
Section 1301. Guarantee.
The Guarantors jointly and severally hereby fully and unconditionally guarantee to each Holder of a Security of each series authenticated and delivered by the Trustee the due and punctual payment of the principal (including any amount due in respect of original issue discount) of and any premium and interest on such Security (and any Additional Amounts and other amounts payable by the Issuer in respect thereof), when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of such Security and of this Indenture (each a Guaranteed Securities Obligation and, collectively, the Guaranteed Securities Obligations). The Guarantors jointly and severally hereby agree to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the compensation (as per the fee proposal agreed upon between the Issuer and the Trustee) and reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents, officers, employees and directors, and any other amounts, including indemnification amounts, due to the Trustee under Section 607. The Guarantors each hereby agree that its obligations hereunder shall be as if it were a principal debtor and not merely a surety, and shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of, and shall be unaffected by, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of any Security of any series or this Indenture, any failure to enforce the provisions of any Security of any series or this Indenture, any waiver, modification or indulgence granted to the Issuer with respect thereto, by the Holder of any Security of any series or the Trustee, or any other circumstances which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or guarantor; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, modification or indulgence shall, without the consent of the Guarantors, increase the principal amount of a Security or the interest rate thereon or increase any premium payable upon redemption thereof. The Guarantors each hereby waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Issuer, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer, the benefit of discussion, protest or notice with respect to any Security or the indebtedness evidenced thereby or with respect of any sinking fund payment required pursuant to the terms of a Security issued under this Indenture and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that its Guarantee will not be discharged with respect to any Security except by payment in full of the principal thereof and any premium and interest thereon or as provided in Article Four, Section 802 or Article Thirteen. The Guarantors each further agree that, as between such Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, the Maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article Five hereof for the purposes of its Guarantee, but not in the case of any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby.
The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder will be limited (i) to the maximum amount as will, taking into account, in addition to such obligations of each Guarantor, all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor and any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under its Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution obligations under this Indenture, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable law nor leading to a breach of the rules governing financial assistance, corporate purpose, ultra vires, impairment of statutory capital or similar capital restrictions under applicable law and/or (ii) to the extent otherwise necessary so that such obligations do not constitute a breach of applicable law.
The Guarantors shall be subrogated to all rights of each Holder of Securities against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid to such Holder by the Guarantors pursuant to the provisions of these Guarantees; provided, however, that the Guarantors shall not be entitled to enforce, or to receive any payments arising out of or based upon, such right of subrogation until the principal of and any premium and interest on all the Securities of the same series and of like tenor shall have been paid in full.
No past, present or future stockholder, officer, director, employee or incorporator of any Guarantor shall have any personal liability under the Guarantees set forth in this Section 1301 by reason of his or its status as such stockholder, officer, director, employee or incorporator.
The Guarantees set forth in this Section 1301 shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose with respect to a Security until the certificate of authentication on such Security shall have been signed by or on behalf of the Trustee.
For the avoidance of doubt, the fact that none of the Guarantors (including, without limitation, any New Guarantors) have or will execute any Security, or any notation of their Guarantees on any Security, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee shall in no way affect or limit such Guarantors Guarantee under this Section 1301.
Section 1302. Release of Subsidiary Guarantors.
Any or all of the Subsidiary Guarantors may be released at any time from their respective Guarantees and other obligations under this Indenture without the consent of any Holder. Such release shall occur upon or concurrently with the Subsidiary Guarantor no longer being a Relevant Guarantor and the delivery of an Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee certifying the same, provided that, at the time of such release, no default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
Concurrently with the delivery of such Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee and without any further act of any other party, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released from its Guarantee and other obligations under this Indenture and shall have no further liability or responsibility under the Securities or this Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the release of a Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor as a Subsidiary Guarantor shall not preclude such Subsidiary subsequently becoming a Guarantor if,
while the Securities are Outstanding, such Subsidiary becomes a Relevant Guarantor subsequent to such release.
Section 1303. Agreement To Subordinate.
Each Guarantor, for itself and its respective successors, and each Holder, by his acceptance of Securities, agree that the payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations by each Guarantor, as applicable, is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner stated in this Article, to the prior payment in full of all of the respective Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable. Each Holder by its acceptance of the Securities authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as directed by the holders of a majority of the Securities to effectuate, as between the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors and such Holder, the subordination provided in Sections 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307 and 1308 (collectively, the Guarantee Subordination Sections) and appoints the Trustee as his attorney-in-fact for such purpose. If the Trustee does not file a proper claim or proof of debt in the form required in any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding up, liquidation, reorganization, arrangement or similar proceedings relating to the Guarantors prior to 30 days before the expiration of time to file such claim or claims, then any holder or holders of the respective Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, or their representative or representatives are hereby authorized to and have the right to file an appropriate claim for and on behalf of the Holders. The Guaranteed Securities Obligations shall be senior in right of payment and in rights upon liquidation to all of the respective Junior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable.
Section 1304. No Payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations if Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors in Default.
Anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, no payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations shall be made by or on behalf of any Guarantor (i) unless full payment of amounts then due for principal, sinking funds and interest and of all other amounts then due on all Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor has been made or duly provided for pursuant to the terms of the instrument governing such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor, (ii) if, at the time of such payment, redemption, purchase or other acquisition, or immediately after giving effect thereto, there shall exist under any Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor, or any agreement pursuant to which any Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor is issued, any default, which default shall not have been cured or waived and which default shall have resulted in the full amount of such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor being declared due and payable or (iii) if, at the time of such payment, redemption, purchase or other acquisition, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice from the holder or holders of any Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor or their representative or representatives (a Payment Blockage Notice) that there exists under such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor, or any agreement pursuant to which such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor is issued, any default, which default shall not have been cured or waived, permitting the holders thereof to declare the full amount of such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor due and payable, but only for the period (the Payment Blockage Period) commencing on the date of receipt of the Payment Blockage Notice and ending (unless earlier terminated by notice given to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee by the
holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor) on the earlier of (A) the date on which such event of default shall have been cured or waived or (B) 180 days from the receipt of the Payment Blockage Notice. Upon termination of a Payment Blockage Period, payments on account of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, or any other amounts payable with respect to the Securities (other than amounts due and payable by reason of the acceleration of the maturity of the Securities) and redemptions, purchases or other acquisitions may be made by or on behalf of the relevant Guarantor. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (A) only one Payment Blockage Notice may be given during any period of 360 consecutive days with respect to the same event of default and any other events of default on the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors existing and known to the Person giving such notice at the time of such notice and (B) no new Payment Blockage Period may be commenced by the holder or holders of the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors or their representative or representatives during any period of 360 consecutive days unless all events of default which were the object of the immediately preceding Payment Blockage Notice, and any other event of default on the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors existing and known to the Person giving such notice at the time of such notice, have been cured or waived. The provisions of this Section 1304 shall not prevent a sinking fund payment (if any) in respect of Guaranteed Securities Obligations made with Securities properly acquired prior to the happening of such default. In the event that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 1304, payments are made by or on behalf of the Guarantors in contravention of the provisions of this Section 1304, such payments shall be held by the Trustee, any paying agent or the Holders, as applicable, for the benefit of, and shall be paid over to and delivered to, at the written direction of, the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors or their representatives or the trustee under the indenture or other agreement (if any), pursuant to which any instruments evidencing any Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, for application to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay all Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors in full in accordance with the terms of such Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors.
Each Guarantor shall give prompt written notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee and any paying agent of any default under any Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor or under any agreement pursuant to which any Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor may have been issued.
Section 1305. Distribution On Acceleration Of Securities; Dissolution And Reorganization; Subrogation Of Securities.
(a) Upon (i) any acceleration of the principal amount due on the Securities because of an Event of Default or (ii) any distribution of assets of a Guarantor upon any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of such Guarantor (whether in administration, bankruptcy, insolvency, administration or receivership proceedings or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other dissolution, winding up, liquidation or
reorganization of such Guarantor and other than in respect of a solvent winding up or a reconstruction):
(1) The holders of all Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor shall first be entitled to receive payment in full of the principal thereof, the interest thereon and any other amounts due thereon before the Holders are entitled to receive payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations;
(2) any payment or distribution of assets of the applicable Guarantor of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities other than securities of the applicable Guarantor as reorganized or readjusted or securities of the applicable Guarantor or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment of which is subordinate, at least to the extent provided in the Guarantee Subordination Sections with respect to the Guaranteed Securities Obligations, to the payment in full without diminution or modification by such plan of all Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor, to which the Holders or the Trustee would be entitled except for the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections, shall be paid by the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making such a payment or distribution, directly to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor (or their representatives) or trustee(s) acting on their behalf, ratably according to the aggregate amounts remaining unpaid on account of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any on, and other amounts due on the Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor held or represented by each, to the extent necessary to make payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor remaining unpaid, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor; and
(3) in the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment or distribution of assets of the applicable Guarantor of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities other than securities of the applicable Guarantor as reorganized or readjusted or securities of the applicable Guarantor or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment of which is subordinate, at least to the extent provided in the Guarantee Subordination Sections with respect to the Guaranteed Securities Obligations, to the payment in full without diminution or modification by such plan of Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor, shall be received by the Trustee or the Holders before all Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor is paid in full, such payment or distribution shall be held for the benefit of, and be paid over to, at the written direction of, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor remaining unpaid (or their representatives) or trustee(s) acting on their behalf, ratably as aforesaid, for application to the payment of such Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor until all such Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor shall have been paid in full, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor.
Subject to the payment in full of all of the respective Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, the Holders shall be subrogated to the rights of the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, to receive payments or distributions of cash, property or securities of the respective Guarantors applicable to the Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, until the Guaranteed Securities Obligations shall be paid in full and, for purposes of such subrogation, no such payments or distributions to the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, of cash, property or securities which otherwise would have been payable or distributable to Holders shall, as between the Guarantors, their creditors other than the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, and the Holders, be deemed to be a payment by the Guarantors, as applicable, to or on account of the Senior Indebtedness of the respective Guarantors, it being understood that the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holders, on the one hand, and the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, on the other hand.
Nothing contained in the Guarantee Subordination Sections or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Securities is intended to or shall impair, as between the Guarantors and their creditors other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, the obligation of the Guarantors, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay to the Holders all amounts due with respect to the Guaranteed Securities Obligations as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Securities or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights of the Holders and creditors of the Guarantors other than holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors or, as between the Guarantors and the Trustee, the obligations of the Guarantors to the Trustee, nor shall anything herein or therein prevent the Trustee or the Holders from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by law upon default under this Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under the Guarantee Subordination Sections of the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors in respect of cash, property and securities of the Guarantors received upon the exercise of any such remedy. Upon distribution of assets of the Guarantors referred to in the Guarantee Subordination Sections, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, and the Holders shall be entitled to rely upon a certificate of the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making any distribution to the Trustee or to the Holders for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors and other indebtedness of the Guarantors, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to the Guarantee Subordination Sections. The Trustee, however, shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors. Nothing contained in the Guarantee Subordination Sections or elsewhere in this Indenture, or in any of the Securities, shall prevent the application by the Trustee of any moneys which were deposited with it hereunder, prior to its receipt by a Responsible Officer thereof of written notice of facts which would prohibit such application, for the purpose of the payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations unless, prior to the date on which such application is made by the Trustee, the Trustee shall be charged with notice under Section 1305(c) hereof of the facts which would prohibit the making of such application.
(b) The provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections shall not be applicable to the rights of the Trustee under Section 607 hereof or to any cash, properties or securities received by the Trustee or by any Holder when received as a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the
Guarantors and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee or such Holder of any of its rights as such holder.
(c) Each Guarantor shall give prompt written notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee of any fact known to the relevant Guarantor which would prohibit the making of any payment of money to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities pursuant to the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections. The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, shall be entitled to assume that no such fact exists unless the Guarantors or any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors or any trustee therefor has given such notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections or any other provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any fact which would prohibit the making of any payment of monies to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities pursuant to the provisions in the Guarantee Subordination Sections, unless, and until three Business Days after, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof at the address designated pursuant to Section 105 hereof from the Guarantors or any holder or holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors or from any trustee therefor; and, prior to the receipt of any such written notice, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, shall be entitled in all respects conclusively to assume that no such fact exists; provided that if on a date not less than three Business Days immediately preceding the date upon which by the terms hereof any such monies may become payable with respect to Guaranteed Securities Obligations, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall not have received with respect to such monies the notice provided for in this Section 1305(c), 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.
The Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a Person representing himself to be a holder of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor (or a trustee on behalf of such holder) to establish that such notice has been given by a holder of Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor (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 of any Guarantor to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to the Guarantee Subordination Sections, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor 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 the Guarantee Subordination Sections, 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; nor shall the Trustee be charged with knowledge of the curing or waiving of any default of the character specified in Section 1304 hereof or that any event or any condition preventing any payment in respect of the Securities shall have ceased to exist, unless and until the Trustee shall have received an Officers Certificate to such effect.
(d) The provisions of this Section 1305 applicable to the Trustee shall also apply to any paying agent for the Guarantors.
Section 1306. Reliance By Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors On Subordination Provisions.
Each Holder of any Security by his acceptance thereof acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing subordination provisions are, and are intended to be, an inducement and a consideration for each holder of any Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor, whether such Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor was created or acquired before or after the issuance of the Securities, to acquire and continue to hold, or to continue to hold, such Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor, and such holder of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor shall be deemed conclusively to have relied on such subordination provisions in acquiring and continuing to hold, or in continuing to hold, such Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor. Notice of any default in the payment of any Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor, except as expressly stated in the Guarantee Subordination Sections, and notice of acceptance of the provisions hereof are hereby expressly waived. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no waiver, forbearance or release by any holder of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor under such Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor or under the Guarantee Subordination Sections shall constitute a release of any of the obligations or liabilities of the Trustee or Holders of the Securities provided in the Guarantee Subordination Sections. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no right of any present or future holder of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor to enforce the subordination provisions hereof shall at any time or in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of any Guarantor or any such holder or by any noncompliance by any Guarantor with the terms, provisions or covenants of this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof which such holder may have otherwise been charged with.
Section 1307. Trustees Relation To Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors.
The Trustee in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in the Guarantee Subordination Sections in respect of any Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor at any time held by it, to the same extent as any holder of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor, and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder.
With respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor, the Trustee undertakes to perform or to observe only such of its covenants and obligations as are specifically set forth in the Guarantee Subordination Sections, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of Guarantor shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of Guarantor but shall have only such obligations to such holders as are expressly set forth in the Guarantee Subordination Sections.
Each Holder of a Security by his acceptance thereof authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as directed by the holders of a majority of the Securities to effectuate the subordination provided in the Guarantee Subordination Sections and appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes, including, in the event of any dissolution, winding up or liquidation or reorganization under any applicable bankruptcy law of the Guarantors (whether in administration, bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership proceedings or otherwise and other than in respect of a solvent reorganization or reconstruction), the timely filing of a claim for the unpaid balance of such Holders Securities in the form required in such proceedings and the causing of such claim to be approved. If the Trustee does not file a claim or
proof of debt in the form required in such proceedings prior to 10 days before the expiration of the time to file such claims or proofs, then the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, jointly, or their representative shall have the right to demand, sue for, collect, receive and receipt for the payments and distributions in respect of Guaranteed Securities Obligations which are required to be paid or delivered to the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, as provided in the Guarantee Subordination Sections and to file and prove all claims therefor and to take all such other action in the name of the Holders or otherwise, as such holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, or representative thereof may determine to be necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections.
Section 1308. Other Provisions Subject Hereto.
Except as expressly stated in the Guarantee Subordination Sections, notwithstanding anything contained in this Indenture to the contrary, all the provisions of this Indenture and the Securities are subject to the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections. However, nothing in the Guarantee Subordination Sections shall apply to or adversely affect the claims of, or payment to, the Trustee pursuant to Section 607.
ARTICLE FOURTEEN
SUBORDINATION OF THE SECURITIES
Section 1401. Agreement To Subordinate.
The Issuer, for itself and its successors, and each Holder, by its acceptance of Securities, agree that the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on, if any, and any other amounts due on the Securities is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner stated in this Article Fourteen, to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer. Each Holder by its acceptance of the Securities authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as directed by a majority of holders of the Securities to effectuate, as between the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer and such Holder, the subordination provided in this Article and appoints the Trustee as his attorney-in-fact for such purpose. If the Trustee does not file a proper claim or proof of debt in the form required in any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding up, liquidation, reorganization, arrangement or similar proceedings relating to the Issuer prior to 30 days before the expiration of time to file such claim or claims, then any holder or holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or their representative or representatives are hereby authorized to and have the right to file an appropriate claim for and on behalf of the Holders. The Securities shall be senior in right of payment and in rights upon liquidation to all Junior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer.
Section 1402. No Payment On Securities If Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer In Default.
Anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, no payment on account of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on and other amounts due on the Securities, and no
redemption, repurchase, or repayment of the Securities, shall be made by or on behalf of the Issuer (i) unless full payment of amounts then due for principal, sinking funds and interest and of all other amounts then due on all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer has been made or duly provided for pursuant to the terms of the instrument governing such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, (ii) if, at the time of such payment, redemption, purchase or other acquisition, or immediately after giving effect thereto, there shall exist under any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, or any agreement pursuant to which any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer is issued, any default, which default shall not have been cured or waived and which default shall have resulted in the full amount of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer being declared due and payable or (iii) if, at the time of such payment, redemption, purchase or other acquisition, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice from the holder or holders of any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or their representative or representatives (a Payment Blockage Notice) that there exists under such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, or any agreement pursuant to which such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer is issued, any default, which default shall not have been cured or waived, permitting the holders thereof to declare the full amount of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer due and payable, but only for the period (the Payment Blockage Period) commencing on the date of receipt of the Payment Blockage Notice and ending (unless earlier terminated by notice given to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee by the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer) on the earlier of (A) the date on which such event of default shall have been cured or waived or (B) 180 days from the receipt of the Payment Blockage Notice. Upon termination of a Payment Blockage Period, payments on account of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, or any other amounts payable with respect to the Securities (other than amounts due and payable by reason of the acceleration of the maturity of the Securities) and redemptions, purchases or other acquisitions may be made by or on behalf of the Issuer. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (A) only one Payment Blockage Notice may be given during any period of 360 consecutive days with respect to the same event of default and any other events of default on the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer existing and known to the Person giving such notice at the time of such notice and (B) no new Payment Blockage Period may be commenced by the holder or holders of the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or their representative or representatives during any period of 360 consecutive days unless all events of default which were the object of the immediately preceding Payment Blockage Notice, and any other event of default on the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuers existing and known to the Person giving such notice at the time of such notice, have been cured or waived. The provisions of this Section 1402 shall not prevent a sinking fund payment (if any) in respect of Securities made with Securities properly acquired prior to the happening of such default. In the event that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 1402, payments are made by or on behalf of the Issuer in contravention of the provisions of this Section 1402, such payments shall be held by the Trustee, any paying agent or the Holders, as applicable, for the benefit of, and shall be paid over to and delivered to, at the written direction of, the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or their representative or the trustee under the indenture or other agreement (if any), pursuant to which any instruments evidencing any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, for application to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer in full in accordance with the terms of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer.
The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee and any paying agent of any default under any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or under any agreement pursuant to which any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer may have been issued.
Section 1403. Distribution On Acceleration Of Securities; Dissolution And Reorganization; Subrogation Of Securities.
(a) Upon (i) any acceleration of the principal amount due on the Securities because of an Event of Default or (ii) any distribution of assets of the Issuer upon any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of the Issuer (whether in administration, bankruptcy, insolvency, administration or receivership proceedings or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of the Issuer and other than in respect of a solvent winding up or reconstruction):
(1) the holders of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer shall first be entitled to receive payment in full of the principal thereof, the interest thereon and any other amounts due thereon before the Holders are entitled to receive payment on account of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, or any other amounts due on the Securities;
(2) any payment or distribution of assets of the Issuer of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities other than securities of the Issuer as reorganized or readjusted or securities of the Issuer or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment of which is subordinate, at least to the extent provided in this Article Fourteen with respect to the Securities, to the payment in full without diminution or modification by such plan of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, to which the Holders or the Trustee would be entitled except for the provisions of this Article, shall be paid by the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making such a payment or distribution, directly to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer (or their representatives) or trustee(s) acting on their behalf, ratably according to the aggregate amounts remaining unpaid on account of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, and other amounts due on the Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer held or represented by each, to the extent necessary to make payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer remaining unpaid, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer; and
(3) in the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment or distribution of assets of the Issuer of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities other than securities of the Issuer as reorganized or readjusted or securities of the Issuer or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment of which is subordinate, at least to the extent provided in this Article with respect to the Securities, to the payment in full without diminution or modification by such plan of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, shall be received by the Trustee or the Holders before all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer is paid in full, such payment or distribution shall be held for the benefit of, and be paid over to, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer remaining unpaid (or their representatives) or
trustee(s) acting on their behalf, ratably as aforesaid, for application to the payment of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer until all such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer shall have been paid in full, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer.
Subject to the payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, the Holders shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer to receive payments or distributions of cash, property or securities of the Issuer applicable to the Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer until the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, and any other amounts payable with respect to the Securities shall be paid in full and, for purposes of such subrogation, no such payments or distributions to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer of cash, property or securities which otherwise would have been payable or distributable to Holders shall, as between the Issuer, its creditors other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, and the Holders, be deemed to be a payment by the Issuer to or on account of the Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, it being understood that the provisions of this Article Fourteen are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holders, on the one hand, and the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, on the other hand.
Nothing contained in this Article or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Securities is intended to or shall impair, as between the Issuer and its creditors other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay to the Holders the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any on, and any Additional Amounts with respect to the Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Securities or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights of the Holders and creditors of the Issuer other than holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or, as between the Issuer and the Trustee, the obligations of the Issuer to the Trustee, nor shall anything herein or therein prevent the Trustee or the Holders from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by law upon default under this Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under this Article of the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer in respect of cash, property and securities of the Issuer received upon the exercise of any such remedy. Upon distribution of assets of the Issuer referred to in this Article, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, and the Holders shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon a certificate of the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making any distribution to the Trustee or to the Holders for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer and other indebtedness of the Issuer, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article. The Trustee, however, shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer. Nothing contained in this Article Fourteen or elsewhere in this Indenture, or in any of the Securities, shall prevent the application by the Trustee of any moneys which were deposited with it hereunder, prior to its receipt by a Responsible Officer thereof of written notice of facts which would prohibit such application, for the purpose of the payment of or on account of the principal of and any premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, or any Additional Amounts with respect to the Securities unless, prior to the date on which such application is made by the Trustee, the Trustee shall be charged with notice under Section 1403(c) hereof of the facts which would prohibit the making of such application.
(b) The provisions of this Article shall not be applicable to any cash, properties or securities received by the Trustee or by any Holder when received as a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee or such Holder of any of its rights as such holder.
(c) The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee of any fact known to the Issuer which would prohibit the making of any payment of money to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Article. The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, shall be entitled to assume that no such fact exists unless the Issuer or any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or any trustee therefor has given such notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article or any other provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any fact which would prohibit the making of any payment of monies to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities pursuant to the provisions in this Article, unless, and until three Business Days after, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof at the address designated pursuant to Section 105 hereof from the Issuer or any holder or holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or from any trustee therefor; and, prior to the receipt of any such written notice, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, shall be entitled in all respects conclusively to assume that no such fact exists; provided that if on a date not less than three Business Days immediately preceding the date upon which by the terms hereof any such monies may become payable for any purpose including, without limitation, the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, and any Additional Amounts with respect to any Security, and any amounts immediately due and payable upon the execution of any instrument acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, as provided in Article Ten hereof), a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall not have received with respect to such monies the notice provided for in this Section 1403(c), 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.
The Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a Person representing himself to be a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer (or a trustee on behalf of such holder) to establish that such notice has been given by a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer (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 of the Issuer to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer 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, 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; nor shall the Trustee be charged with knowledge of the curing or waiving of any default of the character specified in Section 1403 hereof or that any event or any condition preventing any payment in respect of the Securities shall have ceased to exist, unless and until the Trustee shall have received an Officers Certificate to such effect.
(d) The provisions of this Section 1403 applicable to the Trustee shall also apply to any paying agent for the Issuer.
Section 1404. Reliance By Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer On Subordination Provisions.
Each Holder of any Security by his acceptance thereof acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing subordination provisions are, and are intended to be, an inducement and a consideration for each holder of any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, whether such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer was created or acquired before or after the issuance of the Securities, to acquire and continue to hold, or to continue to hold, such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, and such holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer shall be deemed conclusively to have relied on such subordination provisions in acquiring and continuing to hold, or in continuing to hold, such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer. Notice of any default in the payment of any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, except as expressly stated in this Article, and notice of acceptance of the provisions hereof are hereby expressly waived. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no waiver, forbearance or release by any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer under such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or under this Article shall constitute a release of any of the obligations or liabilities of the Trustee or Holders of the Securities provided in this Article. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no right of any present or future holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer to enforce the subordination provisions hereof shall at any time or in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Issuer or any such holder or by any noncompliance by the Issuer with the terms, provisions or covenants of this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof which such holder may have otherwise been charged with.
Section 1405. Trustees Relation To Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer.
The Trustee in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article in respect of any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer at any time held by it, to the same extent as any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder.
With respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, the Trustee undertakes to perform or to observe only such of its covenants and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Article, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer but shall have only such obligations to such holders as are expressly set forth in this Article.
Each Holder of a Security by his acceptance thereof authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as directed by the holders of a majority of the Securities to effectuate the subordination provided in this Article and appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes, including, in the event of any dissolution, winding up or liquidation or reorganization under any applicable bankruptcy law of the Issuer (whether in administration, bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership proceedings or otherwise and other than in respect of a solvent reorganization or reconstruction), the timely filing of a claim for the
unpaid balance of such Holders Securities in the form required in such proceedings and the causing of such claim to be approved. If the Trustee does not file a claim or proof of debt in the form required in such proceedings prior to 10 days before the expiration of the time to file such claims or proofs, then the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, jointly, or their representative shall have the right to demand, sue for, collect, receive and receipt for the payments and distributions in respect of the Securities which are required to be paid or delivered to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer as provided in this Article and to file and prove all claims therefor and to take all such other action in the name of the Holders or otherwise, as such holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or representative thereof may determine to be necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of the provisions of this Article.
Section 1406. Other Provisions Subject Hereto.
Except as expressly stated in this Article, notwithstanding anything contained in this Indenture to the contrary, all the provisions of this Indenture and the Securities are subject to the provisions of this Article. However, nothing in this Article shall apply to or adversely affect the claims of, or payment to, the Trustee pursuant to Section 607.
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This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
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Schedule 1
Guarantors
1. Amcor plc
2. Amcor Finance (USA), Inc.
3. Amcor UK Finance plc
4. Bemis Company, Inc.
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ANNEX A
[FORM OF NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE]
This [ ] NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of [ ], [ ] (the Supplemental Indenture), among Amcor Pty Ltd, a company incorporated under the laws of Australia (herein called the Issuer), as Issuer, [ ], a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of [ ] (herein called the New Guarantor), having its principal office at [ ], and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee under the Indenture (as defined below) (herein called the Trustee).
RECITALS
The Issuer, Amcor plc (the Parent Guarantor), Amcor Finance (USA), Inc., Amcor UK Finance plc and Bemis Company, Inc. (each, an Initial Subsidiary Guarantor, and together with the Parent Guarantor, the Original Guarantors) and the Trustee have entered into an Indenture dated as of [·], 2020, as amended from time to time, (herein called the Indenture), providing for the issuance of Securities. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Supplemental Indenture have the same meaning provided in the Indenture.
Section 1010 of the Indenture provides that if any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor which is not a Guarantor becomes a Relevant Guarantor, then within 30 days of such Subsidiary becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Parent Guarantor shall cause that Subsidiary to also become a Guarantor of all amounts due and owing on the Securities Outstanding under the Indenture by such New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee executing and delivering a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 days.
The entry into this Supplemental Indenture by the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee is in all respects authorized by the provisions of the Indenture.
All things necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee and a valid amendment of and supplement to the Indenture have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH, the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee each hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
Section 101. New Guarantor under the Indenture.
For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantor hereby agrees with the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of any Securities Outstanding under the Indenture that concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture by the New Guarantor it shall become a Guarantor for the purposes of the Indenture and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on
the Securities Outstanding under this Indenture. In connection therewith, (i) the New Guarantor hereby unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee the due and punctual payment of the principal (including any amount due in respect of original issue discount) of and any premium and interest on such Security (and any Additional Amounts and other amounts payable by the Issuer in respect thereof), when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of such Security and of the Indenture, including (without limitation) Article Thirteen of the Indenture, (ii) the rights and obligations of the New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor under the Indenture and (iii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
[Insert any guarantee limitations required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor]
Section 102. Notices.
The New Guarantor agrees that all notices that may be delivered pursuant to the Indenture may be delivered to it at the following address:
Address:
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Section 103. Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.
The New Guarantor hereby appoints [ ] acting through its office at [ ], New York, New York as its authorized agent (the Authorized Agent) upon which process may be served in any legal action or proceeding against it with respect to its obligations under the Indenture or its Guarantee, as the case
may be, instituted in any federal or state court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by the Holder of any Security and agrees that service of process Upon such authorized agent, together with written notice of said service to the New Guarantor by the Person serving the same addressed as provided in Section 102 hereof, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the New Guarantor in any such legal action or proceeding, and the New Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such legal action or proceeding and waives any objection it may have to the laying of the venue of any such legal action or proceeding. Such appointment shall be irrevocable until all amounts in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest due and to become due on or in respect of all the Securities issued under the Indenture have been paid by the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, to the Trustee pursuant to the terms thereof, the Securities and the Guarantees; provided, however, that upon release of the New Guarantor pursuant to Section 1302 of the Indenture, such New Guarantors appointment of the Authorized Agent under this Section 103 shall be automatically and unconditionally irrevocably terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the New Guarantor reserves the right to appoint another Person located or with an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, selected in its discretion, as a successor Authorized Agent, and upon acceptance of such appointment by such a successor the appointment of the prior Authorized Agent shall terminate. The New Guarantor shall give notice to the Trustee and all Holders of the appointment by it of a successor Authorized Agent. If for any reason [ ] ceases to be able to act as the Authorized Agent or to have an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, the New Guarantor will appoint a successor Authorized Agent in accordance with the preceding sentence. The New Guarantor further agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of such agent in full force and effect until the Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve thereof Service of process upon the Authorized Agent addressed to it at the address set forth above, as such address may be changed within the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by notice given by the Authorized Agent to the Trustee, together with written notice of such service mailed or delivered to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the New Guarantor shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process on the New Guarantor.
ARTICLE TWO
Provisions of General Application
Section 201. Effective Date.
This Supplemental Indenture takes effect when each party has executed
one counterpart of this deed, whether the same or different counterparts (the Effective Date). As of the Effective Date, the New Guarantor shall be deemed to be added to the list of Guarantors contained in Schedule 1 to the Indenture.
Section 202. Governing Law.
This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State; provided, however, that the authorization and execution of this Supplemental Indenture by and on behalf of the New Guarantor, shall be governed by the laws of [Insert jurisdiction of organization of New Guarantor].
This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
[Insert if New Guarantor organized under the laws of Australia][For purposes of Australian law, this Supplemental Indenture has been executed by the New Guarantor as a deed.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
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BEMIS COMPANY, INC.
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AMCOR PLC
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AMCOR FINANCE (USA), INC.
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AMCOR UK FINANCE PLC
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AMCOR PTY LTD
The Initial Subsidiary Guarantors
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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
The Trustee
Indenture
Dated as of [·], 2020
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS |
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OF GENERAL APPLICATION |
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Section 101. |
Definitions |
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Section 102. |
Compliance Certificates and Opinions |
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Section 103. |
Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee |
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Section 104. |
Acts of Holders; Record Dates |
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Section 105. |
Notices, Etc., to the Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors |
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Section 106. |
Notice to Holders; Waiver |
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Section 107. |
Effect of Headings and Table of Contents |
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Section 108. |
Successors and Assigns |
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Section 109. |
Separability Clause |
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Section 110. |
Benefits of Indenture |
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Section 111. |
Governing Law |
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Section 112. |
Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process |
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Section 113. |
Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Section 114. |
Force Majeure |
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Section 115. |
Legal Holidays |
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Section 116. |
Counterparts |
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Section 117. |
FATCA |
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Section 118. |
USA Patriot Act |
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Section 119. |
Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act |
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Section 120. |
Trust Indenture Act Controls |
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SECURITY FORMS |
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Section 201. |
Forms Generally |
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Section 202. |
Form of Face of Security |
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Section 203. |
Form of Reverse of Security |
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Section 204. |
Form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication |
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THE SECURITIES |
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Section 301. |
Title and Terms; Issuable in Series |
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Section 302. |
Denominations |
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Section 303. |
Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating |
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Section 304. |
Temporary Securities |
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Section 305. |
Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange |
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Section 306. |
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities |
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Section 307. |
Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved |
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Section 308. |
Persons Deemed Owners |
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Section 309. |
Cancellation |
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Section 310. |
Computation of Interest |
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Section 311. |
CUSIP Numbers |
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Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture |
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Section 402. |
Application of Trust Money |
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Section 501. |
Events of Default |
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Section 502. |
Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment |
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Section 503. |
Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee |
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Section 504. |
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim |
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Section 505. |
Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities |
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Section 506. |
Application of Money Collected |
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Section 507. |
Limitation on Suits |
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Section 508. |
Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest |
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Section 509. |
Restoration of Rights and Remedies |
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Section 510. |
Rights and Remedies Cumulative |
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Section 511. |
Delay or Omission Not Waiver |
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Section 512. |
Control by Holders |
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Section 513. |
Waiver of Past Defaults |
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Section 514. |
Undertaking for Costs |
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Section 515. |
Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws |
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Section 601. |
Certain Duties and Responsibilities |
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Section 602. |
Notice of Defaults |
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Section 603. |
Certain Rights of Trustee |
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Section 604. |
Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities |
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Section 605. |
May Hold Securities |
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Section 606. |
Money Held in Trust |
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Section 607. |
Compensation and Reimbursement |
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Section 608. |
Conflicting Interests |
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Section 609. |
Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility |
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Section 610. |
Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor |
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Section 611. |
Acceptance of Appointment by Successor |
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Section 612. |
Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business |
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Section 613. |
Agents |
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Section 614. |
Appointment of Authenticating Agent |
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Section 615. |
Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company |
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HOLDERS LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND ISSUER |
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Issuer to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders |
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Section 702. |
Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders |
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Section 703. |
Reports by the Issuer |
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Section 704. |
Reports by Trustee to Holders |
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CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE |
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Issuer May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms |
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Section 802. |
Successor Substituted |
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Section 901. |
Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders |
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Section 902. |
Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders |
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Section 903. |
Execution of Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 904. |
Effect of Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 905. |
Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 1001. |
Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest |
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Section 1002. |
Maintenance of Office or Agency |
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Section 1003. |
Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust |
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Section 1004. |
Statement by Officers as to Default |
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Section 1005. |
Existence |
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Section 1006. |
Payment of Taxes and Other Claims |
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Section 1007. |
Additional Amounts |
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Section 1008. |
Limitation on Liens |
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Section 1009. |
Offer to Purchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event |
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Section 1010. |
New Guarantors |
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Section 1011. |
Waiver of Certain Covenants |
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Section 1012. |
Stamp, Documentary and Similar Taxes |
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REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES |
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Applicability of Article |
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Section 1102. |
Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee |
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Section 1103. |
Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed |
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Section 1104. |
Notice of Redemption |
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Section 1105. |
Deposit of Redemption Price |
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Section 1106. |
Securities Payable on Redemption Date |
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Section 1107. |
Securities Redeemed in Part |
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Optional Redemption Due to Changes in Tax Treatment |
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Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance |
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Section 1202. |
Defeasance and Discharge |
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Section 1203. |
Covenant Defeasance |
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Section 1204. |
Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance |
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Section 1205. |
Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions |
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Section 1206. |
Reinstatement |
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GUARANTEE |
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Guarantee |
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Section 1302. |
Release of Subsidiary Guarantors |
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ANNEX A FORM OF NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE |
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
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Note: This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purposes, be deemed to be part of this Indenture.
INDENTURE, dated as of [·], 2020, among Bemis Company, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Missouri (the Issuer), Amcor plc, a public limited company incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands with limited liability (the Parent Guarnator), Amcor Finance (USA), Inc., a Delaware corporation, Amcor UK Finance plc, a public limited company incorporated in England and Wales with limited liability, and Amcor Pty Ltd, a company incorporated under the laws of Australia, (each, an Initial Subsidiary Guarantor, and together with the Parent Guarantor, the Original Guarantors), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee hereunder (the Trustee).
RECITALS OF THE ISSUER
The Issuer has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (the Securities), to be issued in one or more series as set forth in this Indenture.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Issuer, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
RECITALS OF THE GUARANTORS
Each of the Guarantors has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the Guarantees of the Securities provided for herein.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of each of the Guarantors, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities, as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS
OF GENERAL APPLICATION
Section 101. Definitions.
For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;
(2) all other terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;
(3) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an Article or a Section refers to an Article or a Section, as the case may be, of this Indenture;
(4) the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter;
(5) the words herein, hereof and hereunder and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; and
(6) a reference to any law or to a provision of a law includes any amendments thereto and any successor statutes.
Accounts means the consolidated statement of financial position, consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated cash flow statement of the Group, prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP, together with reports (including directors reports and, if applicable, auditors reports) and notes attached to or intended to be read with any such consolidated financial statements.
Act, when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section 104.
Additional Amounts has the meaning specified in Section 1007.
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 the purposes of this definition, control when used with respect to any specified 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 Member with respect to any Global Security means a member of or participant in the Depositary for such Global Security.
Applicable Procedures means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of a beneficial interest in a Global Security, the rules and procedures of the Depositary for such Global Security, Euroclear and Clearstream to the extent the same are applicable to such transfer or exchange.
Australia means the Commonwealth of Australia.
Authenticating Agent means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant to Section 614 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate the Securities.
Authorized Officer means any person (whether designated by name or the persons for the time being holding a designated office, or whether designated by power of attorney) appointed by or pursuant to a Board Resolution for the purpose, or a particular purpose, of this Indenture, provided that written notice of such appointment shall have been given to the Trustee.
A Person shall be deemed the beneficial owner of, and shall be deemed to beneficially own, any Securities which such Person or any of its Affiliates would be deemed to beneficially own within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act if the references to within 60 days in Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) were omitted.
Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, or any committee of such board duly authorized to act for it in respect hereof.
Board Resolution when used with reference to the Issuer or a Guarantor means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Issuer, such Guarantor to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors (or by a committee of the Board of Directors appointed by such Board of Directors for such purpose) and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York City, United States, London, United Kingdom, Sydney, Australia or Melbourne, Australia are required or authorized to be closed.
Change in Lease Accounting Standard means, and shall be deemed to have occurred, as of the date of effectiveness of the United States Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 842, Leases (or any other United States Accounting Standards Codification having a similar result or effect) (and related interpretations) and, as applicable, the date of effectiveness of the AASB AAS 16 (Leases).
Change of Control means the occurrence of any one of the following:
(a) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any person (including any person as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than to the Parent Guarantor or one of its Subsidiaries;
(b) the consummation of any transaction (including without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any person (including any person as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor, measured by voting power rather than the number of shares;
(c) the Parent Guarantor consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Parent Guarantor, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor or such other
Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the shares of the Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor constitute, or are converted into or exchanged for, a majority of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person immediately after giving effect to such transaction;
(d) the first day on which the majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor cease to be Continuing Directors; or
(e) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Parent Guarantor.
Change of Control Offer has the meaning specified in Section 1009.
Change of Control Trigger Period means, with respect to any Change of Control, the period commencing upon the earlier of (i) the occurrence of such Change of Control or (ii) 60 days prior to the date of the first public announcement of such Change of Control (or pending Change of Control) and ending 60 days following consummation of such Change of Control (which Change of Control Trigger Period will be extended following consummation of a Change of Control for so long as any of the Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer has publicly announced that it is considering a possible ratings change).
Change of Control Triggering Event means with respect to any Change of Control:
(a) if there are two Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer providing ratings for the Securities on the first day of the Change of Control Trigger Period with respect to such Change of Control, both Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer cease to rate the Securities Investment Grade during such Change of Control Trigger Period; and
(b) if there are three Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer providing a rating for the Securities on the first day of the Change of Control Trigger Period with respect to such Change of Control, two or more Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer cease to rate the Securities Investment Grade during such Change of Control Trigger Period.
If there are not at least two Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer providing a rating for the Securities on the first day of any Change of Control Trigger Period, a Change of Control Triggering Event shall be deemed to have occurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Change of Control Triggering Event will be deemed to have occurred in connection with any particular Change of Control unless and until such Change of Control has actually been consummated.
Clearstream means Clearstream Banking S.A.
Code means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission, from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act.
Continuing Director means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor who (a) was a member of such Board of Directors on the date of the issuance of the Securities; or (b) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or election.
Corporate Trust Office means the corporate trust office of the Trustee, currently located at (i) for purposes of surrender, transfer or exchange of any Security, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, c/o DB Services Americas, Inc., 5022 Gate Parkway, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256, Attn: Transfer Department and (ii) for all other purposes, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Trust and Agency Services, 60 Wall Street, 24th Floor, Mail Stop: NYC60-2405, New York, New York 10005, USA, Attn: Corporates Team, Amcor Finance (USA), Inc.
corporation means a corporation, association, company, joint-stock company or business trust.
Covenant Defeasance has the meaning specified in Section 1203.
default has the meaning specified in Section 602.
Defaulted Interest has the meaning specified in Section 307.
Defeasance has the meaning specified in Section 1202.
Depositary means, with respect to Securities of any series issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, DTC until a successor Depositary shall have become such pursuant to this Indenture, and thereafter shall mean a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act that is designated to act as Depositary for such Securities as contemplated by Section 301.
Director means any member of the Board of Directors.
DTC means The Depository Trust Company.
Equity Interests means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests, beneficial interests or other ownership interests, whether voting or nonvoting, in, or interests in the income or profits of, a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing; provided that, prior to the conversion thereof, debt securities convertible into Equity Interests shall not constitute Equity Interests.
Euroclear means Euroclear Bank SA/NV, as operator of the Euroclear System.
Event of Default has the meaning specified in Section 501.
Exchange Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Expiration Date has the meaning specified in Section 104.
FATCA has the meaning specified in Section 801.
Finance Lease means a finance lease as defined in the Australian Approved Accounting Standard AASB117: Leases.
Fitch means Fitch, Inc., a subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A., and its successors.
Global Security means a Security held by or on behalf of a Depositary and in which beneficial interests are evidenced on the records of such Depositary or its Agent Members.
Group means the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Guarantee means the guarantee by each Guarantor of any Security authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture; provided, however, that the Guarantor providing such Guarantee has not been released as a Guarantor of such Security pursuant to Section 1302 hereof.
Guarantors means each Original Guarantor and each New Guarantor, and a reference to Guarantor is a reference to them jointly and each of them severally, in each case until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be a Guarantor. Upon the release of a Guarantor (other than the Parent Guarantor) from its Guarantees of any and all Securities Outstanding under this Indenture, all references to and construction of the terms Guarantors or a Guarantor in this Indenture shall be deemed to refer only to the Guarantors or Guarantor of Securities that remain as parties to this Indenture.
Hedge Agreement means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction, or any option or similar agreement, involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, prices of equity or debt securities or instruments, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value, or any similar transaction or combination of the foregoing transactions; provided that any options, rights or shares issued pursuant to any employee share or bonus plan, including any phantom rights or phantom shares, or any similar plans providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Parent Guarantor or its Subsidiaries shall not be a Hedge Agreement.
Holder means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Security Register.
Indebtedness means, with respect to any Person, all obligations of such Person, present or future, actual or contingent, in respect of moneys borrowed or raised or otherwise arising in respect of any financial accommodation whatsoever, including (a) amounts raised by
acceptance or endorsement under any acceptance credit or endorsement credit opened on behalf of such Person, (b) any Indebtedness (whether actual or contingent, present or future) of another Person that is guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by such Person or that is secured by any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed by such Person, (c) the net amount actually or contingently (assuming the arrangement was closed out on the relevant day) payable by such Person under or in connection with any Hedge Agreement, (d) liabilities (whether actual or contingent, present or future) in respect of redeemable preferred Equity Interests in such Person or any obligation of such Person incurred to buy back any Equity Interests in such Person, (e) liabilities (whether actual or contingent, present or future) under Finance Leases for which such Person is liable, (f) any liability (whether actual or contingent, present or future) in respect of any letter of credit opened or established on behalf of such Person, (g) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of any asset or service and any related obligation deferred (i) for more than 90 days or (ii) if longer, in respect of trade creditors, for more than the normal period of payment for sale and purchase within the relevant market (but not including any deferred amounts arising as a result of such a purchase being contested in good faith), (h) amounts for which such Person may be liable (whether actually or contingently, presently or in the future) in respect of factored debts or the advance sale of assets for which there is recourse to such Person, (i) all obligations of such Person evidenced by debentures, notes, debenture stock, bonds or other financial instruments, whether issued for cash or a consideration other than cash and in respect of which such Person is liable as drawer, acceptor, endorser, issuer or otherwise, (j) obligations of such Person in respect of notes, bills of exchange or commercial paper or other financial instruments and (k) any indebtedness (whether actual or contingent, present or future) for moneys owing under any instrument entered into by such Person primarily as a method of raising finance and that is not otherwise referred to in this definition. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other Person (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Persons ownership interest in or other relationship with such other Person, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
Indenture means this instrument as originally executed and as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into
pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof. The term Indenture shall also include the terms of a particular series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 301.
interest, when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security that by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable after Maturity.
Interest Payment Date, when used with respect to any Security, means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security.
Investment Company Act means the United States Investment Company Act of 1940 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Investment Grade means (a) a rating of Baa3 or better by Moodys (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Moodys); (b) a rating of BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of S&P); (c) a rating of BBB- or
better by Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Fitch) or (d) in the event of the Securities being rated by a permitted Substitute Rating Agency, the equivalent of either (a), (b) or (c) by such Substitute Rating Agency.
Issue Date means [·], the date on which Securities were first issued under this Indenture.
Issuer means the Person named as the Issuer in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be the Issuer.
Issuer Request or Issuer Order means a written request or order signed in the name of the Issuer by any of its Directors and/or Authorized Officers, and delivered to the Trustee.
Jersey Companies Law means the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991.
Lien means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed or other instrument of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest or other encumbrance on, in or of such asset, including any arrangement entered into for the purpose of making particular assets available to satisfy any Indebtedness or other obligation and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, Finance Lease or capital lease or title retention agreement (other than any title retention agreement entered into with a vendor on normal commercial terms in the ordinary course of business) relating to such asset.
Limited Recourse Indebtedness means Indebtedness incurred by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary to finance the creation or development of a Project or proposed Project of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, provided that, as specified in the terms of such Limited Recourse Indebtedness:
(a) the Person (the Relevant Person) in whose favor such Indebtedness is incurred does not have any right to enforce its rights or remedies (including for any breach of any representation or warranty or obligation) against the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable, or against the Project Assets of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable, in each case, except for the purpose of enforcing a Lien that attaches only to the Project Assets and secures an amount equal to the lesser of the value of the Project Assets of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable encumbered by such Lien and the amount of Indebtedness secured by such Lien; and
(b) the Relevant Person is not permitted or entitled (i) except as and to the extent permitted by clause (a) above, to enforce any right or remedy against, or demand payment or repayment of any amount from, the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary (including for breach of any representation or warranty or obligation), (ii) except as and to the extent permitted by clause (a) above, to commence or enforce any proceedings against the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary or (iii) to apply to wind up, or prove in the winding up of, the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, such that the Relevant Persons only right of recourse in respect of such Indebtedness or such Lien is to the Project Assets encumbered by such Lien.
Maturity, when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as provided therein, or as contemplated by Section 301, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc., a subsidiary of Moodys Corporation, and its successors.
New Guarantor means each Person who becomes a Guarantor in relation to the Securities by executing a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture, in each case unless and until such Guarantor has been released from its Guarantee pursuant to Section 1302.
New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture means an indenture supplemental hereto substantially in the form of Annex A hereto.
Noteholder FATCA Information means, with respect to any Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, information sufficient to eliminate the imposition of, or determine the amount of, U.S. withholding tax under FATCA.
Noteholder Tax Identification Information means properly completed and signed tax certifications (generally, in the case of U.S. Federal Income Tax, IRS Form W-9 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is a United States Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code or the appropriate IRS Form W-8 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is not a United States Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).
Notice of Default means a written notice of the kind specified in Section 501(3).
Officers Certificate means a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, and delivered to the Trustee, provided that any such certificate required to be delivered by the Issuer or a Guarantor may be delivered in the form of a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Parent Guarantor.
Officers Certificate of Release means a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee certifying as to the facts required by Section 1302 hereof.
Opinion of Counsel means a written opinion of counsel in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, which counsel may be counsel for the Issuer, or other counsel.
Original Guarantor means the Persons identified as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be an Original Guarantor.
Original Issue Discount Security means any Security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502.
Outstanding means, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:
(1) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Paying Agent or delivered to the Paying Agent for cancellation;
(2) Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Issuer or a Guarantor) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Issuer or a Guarantor (if the Issuer or such Guarantor shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities; provided that, if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made;
(3) Securities as to which Defeasance has been effected pursuant to Section 1202; and
(4) Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 306 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a protected purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Issuer;
provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given, made or taken any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action hereunder as of any date, (A) the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount of the principal thereof which would be due and payable as of such date upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof to such date pursuant to Section 502, (B) if the principal amount of a Security payable at Maturity is to be determined by reference to an index or indices, the principal amount of such Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the face amount thereof, (C) if as of such date, the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of a Security is not determinable, the principal amount of such Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount as established as contemplated by Section 301, and (D) Securities owned by the Issuer or a Guarantor or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Issuer or a Guarantor or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of, and thereby actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgees right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the
pledgee is not the Issuer or a Guarantor or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Issuer or a Guarantor or of such other obligor.
Paying Agent means any Person authorized by the Issuer to pay the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Issuer.
Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Place of Payment, when used with respect to the Securities of any series, means the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York and such other place or places where, subject to the provisions of Section 1002, the principal of and interest on the Securities of such series are payable as specified in this Indenture and the Securities (as contemplated by Section 301).
Principal Subsidiary means, as of any date, any Subsidiary (including any successor Person of such Subsidiary) that (a) accounts for greater than 5% of the consolidated total assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries as of such date, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, or (b) accounted for greater than 5% of the consolidated revenues of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries for the immediately preceding financial year of the Parent Guarantor, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Project means any project or development undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary involving (a) the acquisition of assets or property, (b) the development of assets or property for exploitation or (c) the acquisition and development of assets or property for exploitation.
Project Assets means (a) any asset or property of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary relating to the creation or development of a Project or proposed Project of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, including any assets or property of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable, derived from, produced by or related to such Project and (b) any fully paid shares or other Equity Interests in any Subsidiary that are held by the direct parent company of such Subsidiary, provided that (i) such Subsidiary carries on no business other than the business of such Project or proposed Project and (ii) there is no recourse to such direct parent company of such Subsidiary other than to those fully paid shares or other Equity Interests and the rights and proceeds in respect of such shares or Equity Interests.
Property means any asset, revenue or other property, whether tangible or intangible, real or personal, including, without limitation, any right to receive income.
Rating Agency means each of Moodys, S&P, Fitch or any Substitute Rating Agency, but only to the extent that such Rating Agency is then-engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer to provide a rating for the Securities.
Redemption Date, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
Redemption Price, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.
Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on any Security of any series means the date specified for that purpose as contemplated by Section 301.
Relevant Guarantor means any Subsidiary (other than the Issuer and any Subsidiary that is already a Guarantor) that at any time has outstanding a guarantee with respect to any Specified Indebtedness, or is otherwise an obligor, co-obligor or jointly liable with the Issuer or any Guarantor with respect to any Specified Indebtedness.
Relevant Jurisdiction has the meaning specified in Section 1007.
Responsible Officer, (1) when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer in the Corporate Trust Office, or successor thereto, including any managing director, director, vice president, assistant vice president, associate or any other officer of the Trustee responsible for the administration of this Indenture, and also means with respect to a particular corporate trust matter any other officer to whom such corporate trust matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and (2) with respect to any other Person, means an executive officer of the Person, including the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, or an executive director responsible for the operations of the Person.
S&P means Standard & Poors Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors.
Securities has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and means any Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.
Security Register and Security Registrar have the respective meanings specified in Section 305.
Special Record Date for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 307.
Specified Indebtedness means Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor in an outstanding principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) issued under any credit facility, indenture, purchase agreement, credit agreement or similar facility.
Stated Maturity, when used with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is due and payable.
Subsidiary means, with respect any Person, (a) any corporation, association or other business entity in which such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries owns or controls sufficient equity or voting interests to enable it
or them (as a group) ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, to elect a majority of the directors (or Persons performing similar functions) of such entity, and (b) any partnership or joint venture if more than a 50% interest in the profits or capital thereof is owned by such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries (unless such partnership or joint venture can and does ordinarily take major business actions without the prior approval of such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries). Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to a Subsidiary is a reference to a Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor.
Subsidiary Guarantor means each Initial Subsidiary Guarantor and any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor that becomes a New Guarantor in the future in accordance with Section 1010, in each case unless and until such Subsidiary Guarantor has been released from its Guarantee pursuant to Section 1302.
Substitute Rating Agency means a nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of the Exchange Act engaged by the Parent Guarantor to provide a rating of the Securities in the event that any of S&P, Moodys or Fitch, or any other Substitute Rating Agency, has ceased to provide a rating of the Securities for any reason other than as a result of any action or inaction by the Parent Guarantor, and as a result thereof there are no longer two Rating Agencies providing ratings of the Securities.
Successor Additional Amounts has the meaning specified in Section 801(4)(b).
Total Tangible Assets means, as of any date, (a) the aggregate amount of the assets (other than intangible assets, goodwill and deferred tax assets) of the Group, as disclosed on the consolidated statement of financial position in the most recent Accounts of the Group, minus (b) the lesser of (i) the aggregate value of all Project Assets subject to any Lien securing any Limited Recourse Indebtedness and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Limited Recourse Indebtedness, in each case, as reflected in (or derived from) the most recent Accounts of the Group, plus (c) the net cash proceeds received by the Parent Guarantor from any share capital issuance by the Parent Guarantor consummated after the date of the most recent balance sheet included in such Accounts and on or prior to such date.
Trust Indenture Act means the United States Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Trustee means the Person named as the Trustee in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter Trustee shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, Trustee as used herein shall be deemed to mean the Person acting as Trustee with respect to the Securities.
U.S. GAAP means the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
U.S. Government Obligation has the meaning specified in Section 1204.
Voting Stock of any specified Person as of any date means the capital stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such Person.
Section 102. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.
Upon any application or request by the Issuer or a Guarantor to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Issuer or such Guarantor shall furnish to the Trustee such certificates and opinions as may be required hereunder. Each such certificate or opinion shall be given, respectively, in the form of an Officers Certificate, if to be given by an officer of the Issuer or such Guarantor, or an Opinion of Counsel, if to be given by counsel, and shall comply with the requirements set forth in this Indenture. Any Officers Certificate required to be given by an officer of the Issuer or any Guarantor may be given in the form of an Officers Certificate of the Parent Guarantor.
Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (except for certificates provided for in Section 1004) shall include,
(1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;
(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 each such individual, 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, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
Section 103. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.
In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Issuer or a Guarantor may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar
as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Issuer or such Guarantor stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Issuer or such Guarantor, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.
Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument. Absent fraud or intentional misconduct, under no circumstances shall the delivery of any Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel result in any personal liability to the person(s) or firm signing and delivering such Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.
Section 104. Acts of Holders; Record Dates.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuer and the Guarantors. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the Act of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Sections 601 and 603) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and, if applicable, the Issuer and the Guarantors, if made in the manner provided in this Section.
Without limiting the generality of this Section 104, a Holder, including a Depositary that is a Holder of a Global Security, may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies, duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other Act provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or the Securities to be made, given or taken by Holders, and a Depositary that is a holder of a Global Security may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such Global Security through such Depositarys standing instructions and customary practices.
The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also contain sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner that the Trustee deems sufficient.
The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Issuer or a Guarantor in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.
The Issuer may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to give, make or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders of Securities of such series, provided that the Issuer may not set a record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice, declaration, request or direction referred to in the next paragraph. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to take the relevant action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Issuer from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), provided, however, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities on the date such action is taken based on such record date previously set. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Issuer, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder of Securities in the manner set forth in Section 106.
The Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to join in the giving or making of (i) any Notice of Default, (ii) any declaration of acceleration referred to in Section 502, (iii) any request to institute proceedings referred to in Section 507(2) or (iv) any direction referred to in Section 512, in each case with respect to Securities of such series. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Trustee from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), provided, however, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is taken based on such record date previously set. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the Issuers expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and
the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Issuer in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106.
With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto that sets such record date may designate any day as the Expiration Date and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the other parties hereto in writing, and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106, on or prior to the existing Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto that sets such record date shall be deemed to have initially designated the 180th day after such record date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided in this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Expiration Date shall be later than the 180th day after the applicable record date.
Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount of such Security.
Section 105. Notices, Etc., to the Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors .
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture shall be made in writing, in English and, if to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,
(1) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Issuer or a Guarantor, shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if mailed first class, postage prepaid to, or otherwise made, given, faxed, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Trustee at its address at its Corporate Trust Office; or
(2) the Issuer or a Guarantor by the Trustee or by any Holder, shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid or faxed, to the Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, addressed to the Issuer at the address of its principal offices specified in this Section 105 or at any other address otherwise furnished in writing to the Trustee or to any Guarantor at the address of the Issuers principal offices specified in this Section 105 or at any other address otherwise furnished in writing to the Trustee.
All notices delivered to the Trustee shall be deemed effective upon the earlier of (a) actual receipt thereof by the Trustee, which may include electronic mail with portable document format attached or (b) the receipt of a registered mail receipt by the sender thereof in respect of a notice properly addressed under this Section 105.
The principal offices of the Issuer are Amcor Corporate Thurgauerstrasse 34, CH-8050, Zurich, Switzerland; fax: +41 44 316 17 18 Attention: Graeme Vavasseur, Group
Treasurer, with a copy to Amcor plc, 83 Tower Road North, Warmley Bristol, BS30 8XP, United Kingdom, Attention: Damien Clayton, Group Company Secretary.
Section 106. Notice to Holders; Waiver.
Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, faxed, made available or emailed to each Holder affected by such event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date (if any), and not earlier than the earliest date (if any), prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, faxed or emailed neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.
Section 107. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.
The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 108. Successors and Assigns.
All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Issuer and the Guarantors shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
Section 109. Separability Clause.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities, or any Guarantee 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 110. Benefits of Indenture.
Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities or any Guarantee, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
Section 111. Governing Law.
This Indenture, the Securities and the Guarantees shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State; provided, however, that all matters governing the authorization and execution of this Indenture and the Securities by the Issuer shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri and the authorization and execution of this Indenture by the Guarantors and any notation of the Guarantees by such Guarantors pursuant to Article Thirteen or any Guarantees endorsed by such Guarantors on the Securities, if any, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the respective places of incorporation of each such Guarantor.
Section 112. Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.
Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor hereby appoints [CT Corporation acting through its office at 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York, 10011, USA] as its authorized agent (the Authorized Agent) upon which process may be served in any legal action or proceeding against it with respect to its obligations under this Indenture, the Securities of any series or any Guarantee, as the case may be, instituted in any federal or state court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York
by the Trustee or the Holder of any Security. Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor agrees that service of process upon such Authorized Agent, together with written notice of said service mailed or delivered to the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, by the Person serving the same address as provided in Section 105, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, in any such legal action or proceeding, and each of the Issuer and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such legal action or proceeding and waives any objection it may have to the laying of the venue of any such legal action or proceeding. Such appointment shall be irrevocable until this Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve hereof; provided, however, that upon release of any Guarantor pursuant to Section 1302, such Guarantors appointment of the Authorized Agent under this Section 112 shall be automatically and unconditionally irrevocably terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the Issuer and each Guarantor reserves the right to appoint another Person located or with an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, selected in its discretion, as a successor Authorized Agent, and upon acceptance of such appointment by such a successor the appointment of the prior Authorized Agent shall terminate. The Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall give notice to the Trustee and all Holders of the appointment by it of a successor Authorized Agent. If for any reason [CT Corporation] ceases to be able to act as the Authorized Agent or to have an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, each of the Issuer and each Guarantor shall appoint a successor Authorized Agent in accordance with the preceding sentence. Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor further agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of such agent in full force and effect until this Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve hereof. Service of process upon the Authorized Agent addressed to it at the address set forth above, as such address may be changed within the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by notice given by the Authorized Agent to the Trustee, together with written notice of such service mailed or delivered to the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process on the Issuer and the Guarantors, respectively.
Section 113. Waiver of Jury Trial.
EACH OF THE ISSUER AND EACH GUARANTOR 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 TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 114. Force Majeure.
In no event shall the Trustee or any Paying Agent be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation strikes, pandemics, epidemics, 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 or hardware) services.
Section 115. Legal Holidays.
In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Stated Maturity or Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Securities (other than a provision of any Security which specifically states that such provision shall apply in lieu of this Section)) payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the Stated Maturity or Maturity, provided that no interest with respect to such payment shall accrue for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity or Maturity, as the case may be.
Section 116. Counterparts.
This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimile, documents executed, scanned and transmitted electronically and electronic signatures, including those created or transmitted through a software platform or application, shall be deemed original signatures for purposes of this Indenture and all other related documents and all matters and agreements related thereto, with such facsimile, scanned and electronic signatures having the same legal effect as original signatures. The parties agree that this Indenture or any other related document or any instrument, agreement or document necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture or the other related documents or related hereto or thereto (including, without limitation, addendums, amendments, notices, instructions, communications with respect to the delivery of securities or the wire transfer of funds or other communications) (Executed Documentation) may be
accepted, executed or agreed to through the use of an electronic signature in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations in effect from time to time applicable to the effectiveness and enforceability of electronic signatures. Any Executed Documentation accepted, executed or agreed to in conformity with such laws, rules and regulations will be binding on all parties hereto to the same extent as if it were physically executed and each party hereby consents to the use of any third party electronic signature capture service providers as may be reasonably chosen by a signatory hereto or thereto. When the Trustee acts on any Executed Documentation sent by electronic transmission, the Trustee will not be responsible or liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from its reliance upon and compliance with such Executed Documentation, notwithstanding that such Executed Documentation (a) may not be an authorized or authentic communication of the party involved or in the form such party sent or intended to send (whether due to fraud, distortion or otherwise) or (b) may conflict with, or be inconsistent with, a subsequent written instruction or communication; it being understood and agreed that the Trustee shall conclusively presume that Executed Documentation that purports to have been sent by an authorized officer of a Person has been sent by an authorized officer of such Person. The party providing Executed Documentation through electronic transmission or otherwise with electronic signatures agrees to assume all risks arising out of such electronic methods, including, without limitation, the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.
Section 117. FATCA.
Each Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, by acceptance of such Security or such interest therein, agrees to provide to the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Issuer, upon its request, the Noteholder Tax Identification Information and, to the extent any withholding tax under FATCA is applicable, the Noteholder FATCA Information. In addition, each Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, by acceptance of such Security or such interest therein, agrees that the Trustee has the right to withhold any amounts of interest (properly withholdable under law and without any corresponding gross-up) payable to a Holder or holder of an interest in a Security that fails to comply with the requirements of the preceding sentence.
Section 118. USA Patriot Act.
In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including, without limitation, those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering, including Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act of the United States (Applicable Law), the Trustee is required to obtain, verify, record and update certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee. Accordingly, each of the parties agree to provide to the Trustee, upon their request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee to comply with the Applicable Law.
Section 119. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
This Indenture is subject to the mandatory provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, which are incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following Trust Indenture Act terms have the following meanings:
indenture securities means the Securities.
indenture security holder means a Holder.
indenture to be qualified means this Indenture.
indenture trustee or institutional trustee means the Trustee.
obligor on the indenture securities means the Issuer, each Guarantor and any other obligor on the indenture securities.
All other Trust Indenture Act terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the Trust Indenture Act, defined by Trust Indenture Act by reference to another statute or defined by Commission rules have the meanings assigned to them by such definitions.
Section 120. Trust Indenture Act Controls.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Section 318(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, the imposed duties will control.
ARTICLE TWO
SECURITY FORMS
Section 201. Forms Generally.
The Securities of each series shall be in substantially the form set forth in this Article or in such other form or forms as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or Depositary therefor or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers of the Issuer executing such Securities, all as evidenced by their execution thereof. If the form of Securities is established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, copies of appropriate records of such actions shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Issuer Order contemplated by Section 303 for the authentication and delivery of such Securities.
The definitive Securities shall be produced in any manner as determined by the Director or Authorized Officer executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
Except as provided pursuant to Section 301, the Trustees certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the form set forth in Section 204.
The aggregate principal amount of any Global Security may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary for such Global Security, as provided in Section 305.
Section 202. [Form of Face of Security].
[INCLUDE IF SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY 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 GLOBAL SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE.]
[INCLUDE IF SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY AND THE DEPOSITARY IS THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IN EXCHANGE FOR THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY PORTION HEREOF 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 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 OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]
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BEMIS COMPANY, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of Missouri (the Issuer, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to . ., or its registered assigns, on . . (the Stated Maturity) the Initial Principal Amount specified on Schedule A hereto (such Initial Principal Amount, as it may from time to time be adjusted by endorsement on Schedule A hereto, is hereinafter referred to as the Principal Amount), or such other principal amount (which, when taken together with the principal amounts of all other Outstanding
Securities, shall initially equal US$ . . in the aggregate) as may be set forth in the records of the Trustee hereinafter referred to in accordance with the Indenture and to pay interest thereon from .. or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on . and in each year, commencing , at the rate of % per annum (computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months), until the Principal Amount hereof is paid or made available for payment [if applicable, insert , provided that any Principal Amount and premium, and any such installment of interest, which is overdue shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment, and such interest shall be payable on demand]. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the day that is 15 calendar days prior to each such Interest Payment Date (whether or not a Business Day). Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than ten (10) days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.
[If the Security is not to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert The principal of this Security shall not bear interest except in the case of a default in payment of principal upon acceleration, upon redemption or at Stated Maturity and in such case the overdue principal and any overdue premium shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue principal or premium shall be payable on demand. [Any such interest on overdue principal or premium which is not paid on demand shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest on interest shall be legally enforceable), from the date of such demand until the amount so demanded is paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue interest shall be payable on demand.]]
Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and [if applicable, insert any such] interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Issuer or Paying Agent maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York, 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[if applicable, insert ; provided, however, that at the option of the Issuer payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register] [if applicable, insert ; and provided, further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, payments of any interest on the Securities (other than at Maturity) may be made, in the case of a Holder of at least US$10,000,000 Principal Amount of Securities, by electronic funds transfer of immediately
available funds to a United States dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank, provided that such registered Holder shall have provided the Trustee written wire instructions at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date. Unless such designation is revoked by written notice to the Issuer or a Paying Agent, any such designation made by such Holder with respect to such Securities will remain in effect with respect to any future payments with respect to such Securities payable to such Holder. The Issuer will pay any administrative costs imposed by banks in connection with making payments by electronic funds transfer.]
In certain circumstances, Additional Amounts will be payable in respect of this Security in accordance with terms of the Indenture. Whenever in this Security there is mentioned, in any context, any payments on this Security such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable and express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts in any provisions hereof shall not be construed as excluding Additional Amounts in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
This Security shall be entitled to the benefits under the Indenture and be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless the Securities have not been signed by the Issuer or the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature.
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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Section 203. [Form of Reverse of Security].
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Issuer (the Securities), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of [·], 2020 (the Indenture), among the Issuer, the Guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee, and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.
This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof [if applicable, insert , limited in aggregate principal amount to US$..........] [if applicable, insert ; provided, however, that the Issuer may from time to time or at any time, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities, create and issue additional Securities with terms and conditions identical to those of the Securities (except for the issue date, the issue price and the first interest payment date), which additional Securities shall increase the aggregate principal amount of, and shall be consolidated and form a single series with, the Securities].
This Security is an unsecured obligation of the Issuer and ranks in right of payment on parity with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Issuer (and without any preference among themselves) and the Guarantees are unsecured obligations of the Guarantors and will rank on a parity with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Guarantors, except, in each case, for indebtedness mandatorily preferred by law.
[if applicable, insert The Securities of this series are subject to redemption at the option of the Issuer on any date [if applicable, insert prior to .] (any such date, a Make-Whole Redemption Date), in whole or from time to time in part, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed and (2) the Make-Whole Amount for the Securities being redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest to such Make-Whole Redemption Date, all as provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on Securities that are due and payable on Interest Payment Dates falling on or prior to a Make-Whole Redemption Date will be payable on the Interest Payment Date in accordance with their terms and in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.
For the purposes of this Security:
Adjusted Treasury Rate means, with respect to any Make-Whole Redemption Date, (a) the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated H.15(519) or any successor publication, which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption Treasury Constant Maturities, for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three months before or after the remaining term of the Securities being redeemed, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue shall be determined and the Adjusted Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (b) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Make-Whole Redemption Date, in each case calculated on the third Business Day preceding the Make-Whole Redemption Date.
Applicable Margin means .%.
Comparable Treasury Issue means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term from the Make-Whole Redemption Date to the maturity date of the Securities to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Securities.
Comparable Treasury Price means, with respect to any Make-Whole Redemption Date, if clause (b) of the Adjusted Treasury Rate is applicable, (i) the average of five Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Make-Whole Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (ii) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than five such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations, provided that in no event may the Quotation Agent use fewer than three such quotations.
Make-Whole Amount means the sum, as determined by a Quotation Agent, of (a) the present value of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed and (b) the present value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments of interest thereon (not including any portions of such payments of interest accrued to the Make-Whole Redemption Date), from the Make-Whole Redemption Date to the Stated Maturity of the Securities being redeemed, in each case discounted to the Make-Whole Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis, assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, at the Adjusted Treasury Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
Quotation Agent means the Reference Treasury Dealer selected by the Issuer, and notified in writing to the Trustee, to act as Quotation Agent for purposes of this Indenture.
Reference Treasury Dealer means any of [ . or .] and their respective successors and assigns and [ ] other nationally recognized investment banking firm[s] selected by the Issuer that are primary U.S. Government securities dealers in New York City (a Primary Treasury Dealer); provided, however, that if any of [ . or .] shall cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Issuer shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Make-Whole Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Quotation Agent, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the Quotation Agent by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Make-Whole Redemption Date.
Remaining Scheduled Payments means, with respect to each Security to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon at the then-applicable interest rate that would be due after the related Make-Whole Redemption Date but for such redemption, provided, however, that, if that Make-Whole Redemption Date is not an Interest Payment Date with respect to such Security, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon shall be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to that Make-Whole Redemption Date.]
[if applicable, insert On or after , the Securities are subject to redemption at the option of the Issuer on any date (a Par Call Redemption Date), in whole or from time to time in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to such redemption date, all as provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on Securities that are due and payable on Interest Payment Dates falling on or prior to a Par Call Redemption Date will be payable on the Interest Payment Date in accordance with their terms and in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.]
[insert any other redemption provisions applicable to the Securities]
In addition to its ability to redeem this Security pursuant to the foregoing, this Security may be redeemed by the Issuer on the terms set forth, and as more fully described, in Section 1108 of the Indenture, in certain circumstances where the Issuer would be required to pay Additional Amounts due to certain changes in the tax treatment of this Security or the Guarantees.
In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.
Upon the occurrence of any Change of Control Triggering Event and upon the terms and conditions set forth in Section 1009 of the Indenture, each Holder has the right to require the Issuer to purchase all or a portion of the Securities of such Holder properly tendered at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest (if any) to the date of purchase (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of the series of which this Security is a part or certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.
If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
In any case where the due date for the payment of the Principal Amount of, or any premium or interest with respect to any Security or the date fixed for redemption of any Security shall not be a Business Day at a Place of Payment, then payment of the Principal Amount, premium, if any, or interest, including any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereto need not be made on such date at such Place of Payment but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment, with the same force and effect as if made on the date for such payment or the date fixed for redemption, and no interest shall accrue for the period after such date.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Issuer, the Guarantors, and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in Principal Amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in Principal Amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Issuer, the Guarantors, or any of them, with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.
The Guarantors that are a party to the Indenture as at, or subsequent to, the date of authentication of this Security (including any New Guarantors in accordance with Section 1010 of the Indenture and subject to release of any Subsidiary Guarantor(s) in accordance with Section 1302 of the Indenture), have fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, pursuant to the terms of the Guarantees contained in Article Thirteen of the Indenture, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security, any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereof and any other amounts payable by
the Issuer under the Indenture, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of this Security and the Indenture. The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holder of this Security and to the Trustee pursuant to the Guarantees and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article Thirteen of the Indenture and reference is made to such Article and Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantees.
Within 30 days of any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Parent Guarantor shall cause such Relevant Guarantor to also become a Guarantor (each, a New Guarantor) of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities by having such New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee deliver a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 day period, provided that such New Guarantors Guarantee may contain any limitation required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor.
Upon execution and delivery by the New Guarantor of its New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture and any other documents provided for in Section 1010, the New Guarantor shall be a Guarantor for the purposes of this Indenture and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities. In connection therewith, (i) the rights and obligations of such New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor and (ii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
In accordance with Section 1302 of the Indenture, any or all of the Subsidiary Guarantors may be released at any time from their respective Guarantees and other obligations under the Indenture and the Securities without the consent of any Holder. Such release will occur upon or concurrently with the Subsidiary Guarantor no longer being a Relevant Guarantor and upon the delivery of an Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee certifying that the Subsidiary Guarantor is no longer a Relevant Guarantor, provided that, at the time of such release, no default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and the Trustee shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security
for the enforcement of any payment of principal amount hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer or the Guarantors, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal amount of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Issuer in any place where the principal amount of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Securities of this series are issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, and in minimum denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security is overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
This Security and the Guarantees shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, but without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of New York; provided, however, that all matters governing the authorization and execution of the Securities by the Issuer shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri and the authorization and execution of any notation of the Guarantees by the Guarantors pursuant to Article Thirteen of the Indenture or any Guarantees endorsed by such Guarantors on this Security, if any, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the respective places of incorporation of each such Guarantor.
All terms used in this Security are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
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Section 204. Form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication.
Subject to Section 614, the Trustees certificates of authentication shall be in substantially the following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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ARTICLE THREE
THE SECURITIES
Section 301. Title and Terms; Issuable in Series.
The aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued from time to time in one or more series.
With respect to any Securities of any series (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in lieu of, other Securities pursuant to this Indenture pursuant to Section 304, Section 305, Section 306, Section 905 or Section 1107 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder), there shall be (a) established in or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Issuer and (b) (i) set forth or determined in the manner provided in an Officers Certificate or (ii) established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of such Securities:
(1) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from Securities of any other series),
(2) the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of that series that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, or upon partial redemption of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 304, Section 305, Section 306, Section 905 or Section 1107 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder);
(3) the issue price and issuance date of such Securities, including the date from which interest on such Securities will accrue;
(4) if applicable, that such Securities shall be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and, in such case, the Depositary for such Global Securities, the form of any legend or legends that shall be borne by such Global Securities in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 202 and Section 204 (including any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 305 in which such legend(s) may be removed or modified) and any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 305 in which any such Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, or any transfer of such Global Security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name or names of Persons other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof;
(5) the Person to whom any interest on a Security of the series shall be payable, if other than the Person in whose name that Security is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest;
(6) the date or dates on which the principal of, and any premium on, any Securities of the series is payable;
(7) the rate or rates at which any Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, including, if applicable, the rate or rates of interest on any overdue payments, the date or dates from which any such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be payable and the Regular Record Date for any such interest payable on any Interest Payment Date;
(8) the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable, any Securities of the series may be surrendered for registration of transfer, Securities of the series may be surrendered for exchange and notices and demands to or upon the Issuer or the Guarantors in respect of the Securities of the series and this Indenture may be served;
(9) (a) whether or not such Securities are to be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer and, if so redeemable, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which any Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer, (b) if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Issuer to redeem the Securities shall be evidenced and (c) any provisions in addition to or in lieu of the provisions of Article Eleven applicable to redemption of Securities of the series;
(10) if other than denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof, the denominations in which any Securities of the series shall be issuable;
(11) if the amount of principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index or pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;
(12) if other than the currency of the United States of America, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable and the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in the currency of the United States of America for any purpose, including for purposes of the definition of Outstanding in Section 101;
(13) if the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series is to be payable, at the election of the Issuer, a Guarantor or the Holder thereof, in one or more currencies, currency units, composite currency or composite currency units other than that or those in which such Securities are stated to be payable, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on Securities of such series as to which such election is made shall be payable (which shall be in accordance with the Applicable Procedures), and the periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made and the amount so payable (or the manner in which such amount shall be determined);
(14) if other than the entire principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of any Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502;
(15) if other than as provided in Section 201, the form or forms of the Securities;
(16) if the Securities will be entitled to the benefits of the Guarantees afforded by Article Thirteen of the Indenture and, if so, the identity of the Guarantors at the time of issuance of such Securities;
(17) if the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of any Securities of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to the Stated Maturity, the amount which shall be deemed to be the principal amount of such Securities as of any such date for any purpose thereunder or hereunder, including the principal amount thereof which shall be due and payable upon any Maturity other than the Stated Maturity or which shall be deemed to be Outstanding as of any date prior to the Stated Maturity (or, in any such case, the manner in which such amount deemed to be the principal amount shall be determined);
(18) if applicable, that the Securities of the series, in whole or any specified part, shall be defeasible pursuant to Section 1202 or Section 1203 or both such Sections and, if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Issuer or a Guarantor to defease such Securities shall be evidenced;
(19) any addition to or change in the Events of Default which applies to any Securities of the series and any change in the right of the Trustee or the requisite Holders of such Securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to Section 502;
(20) any deletion or addition to or change in the covenants set forth in Article Ten that apply to Securities of the series;
(21) any changes to the information the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor shall be obligated to provide to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall be obligated to promptly forward to Holders of Securities of the series, pursuant to Section 703;
(22) any other terms of the series of Securities (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, except as permitted by Section 901(5));
(23) if Additional Amounts, pursuant to Section 1007, will not be payable by the Issuer and the Guarantors;
(24) any stock exchange on which the Securities of the series will be listed;
(25) if the series of Securities provides for further creation and issuances of further Securities of such series by the Issuer (having the same terms and conditions as the Securities of that series in all respects, or in all respects except for the issue date, the issue price and the first interest payment date thereon, so that such further issuance shall be consolidated and form a single series with all Outstanding Securities of such series) without the consent of the Holders of that series; and
(26) the identifiers of such Securities (CUSIP number and/or ISIN).
The terms of all Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as may otherwise be established in or pursuant to Board Resolutions or supplemental indentures referred to above.
To the extent any terms of the Securities are established pursuant to such Board Resolutions or supplemental indentures, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers Certificate or the supplemental indenture setting forth the terms of the Securities.
Section 302. Denominations.
The Securities shall be issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, in such denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section 301. In the absence of any such specified denomination with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of such series shall be issued only in minimum denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof.
Section 303. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Issuer by any one or more Directors and Authorized Officers. The signature of any Director or Authorized Officer on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.
Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of any individual who was at any time the proper Director or Authorized Officer of the Issuer shall bind the Issuer notwithstanding that such individual has ceased to hold such office prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such office at the date of such Securities.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Issuer may deliver Securities executed by the Issuer to the Trustee for authentication, together with an Issuer Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance with the Issuer Order shall authenticate and deliver such Securities. In authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Sections 601 and 603) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating,
(1) that the forms (if the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 201) and/or terms (if the terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 301) of such Securities have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;
(2) that such Securities, when such Securities have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Issuer in the manner and subject to any qualifications, assumptions and limitations specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Issuer enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles and to such other matters as counsel shall specify therein;
(3) when such Securities have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Issuer in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, the Guarantees will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Guarantors, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles and to such other matters as counsel shall specify therein; and
(4) that all conditions precedent to issuance and authentication of the Securities under this Indenture have been satisfied.
The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of any such series of Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner that is not
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee or if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that such action may not be lawfully taken.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 301 and of the second preceding paragraph, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Officers Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section 301 or the Issuer Order and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to such second preceding paragraph at or prior to the authentication of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued and reasonably contemplate the subsequent issuance of each Security of such series.
Each Security shall be dated on the date of its authentication.
No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent by electronic or manual signature, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Issuer, and the Issuer shall deliver such Security to the Paying Agent for cancellation as provided in Section 309, for all purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.
Section 304. Temporary Securities.
Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Issuer may execute and, upon compliance with Section 303 by the Issuer, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities that shall be produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the Directors and/or Authorized Officers executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
If temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Issuer will cause definitive Securities of that series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities of such series, the temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary Securities of such series at the office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment for that series, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, one or more definitive Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series and tenor.
Section 305. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
The Issuer shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee a register (the register maintained in such office and in any other office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the Security Register) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe and the transfer restrictions applicable to Securities herein provided, the Issuer shall provide for the registration of Securities. The Security Register for any series of Securities may not be established or maintained at any time in Australia. The Trustee is hereby appointed Security Registrar for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers of such Securities as herein provided and the Trustee hereby accepts such appointment. There shall be only one Security Registrar for each series of Securities.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of any series at the office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment for that series, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall, subject to the transfer restrictions set forth herein and in such Security, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount. 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.
Subject to this Section 305, at the option of the Holder, Securities of any series may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Issuer evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Issuer or the Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Security Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing (with the signatures guaranteed in satisfactory form, if reasonably required by the Issuer or the Trustee).
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 304, 905 or 1107 not involving any transfer.
If the Securities of any series (or of any series and specified tenor) are to be redeemed in part, neither the Security Registrar nor the Issuer shall be required (A) to issue,
register the transfer of or exchange any Securities of that series (or of that series and specified tenor) during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of any such Securities selected for redemption under Section 1103 and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (B) to register the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.
Each Holder and beneficial owner of Securities shall be deemed to represent and agree that such Holder or beneficial owner understands that the Issuer, each Guarantor, the Trustee and each Paying Agent may require certification reasonably acceptable to it (A) as a condition to the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on any Security without, or at a reduced rate of, withholding or backup withholding tax, and (B) to enable the Issuer, each Guarantor, the Trustee and each Paying Agent to determine their duties and liabilities with respect to any taxes or other charges that they may be required to pay, deduct or withhold from payments in respect of such Securities or the Holder or beneficial owner of such Securities under any present or future law, rule or regulation of the United States, any State thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territories thereof or any present or future law, rule or regulation of any political subdivision thereof or taxing authority therein or to comply with any reporting or other requirements under any such law, rule or regulation. Such certification may include, without limitation, U.S. federal income tax forms (such as IRS Form W-8BEN (Certification of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding), IRS Form W-8IMY (Certification of Foreign Intermediary Status for United States Tax Withholding), IRS Form W-9 (Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification), or IRS Form W-8ECI (Certification of Foreign Persons Claim that Income Is Effectively Connected with the Conduct of a U.S. Trade or Business) or any successors to such IRS forms). Each Holder or beneficial owner of Securities agrees to provide any certification required pursuant to this paragraph and to update or replace such form or certification in accordance with its terms or its subsequent amendments.
Each Global Security authenticated under this Indenture shall be registered in the name of the Depositary designated for such Global Security or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a nominee thereof or custodian therefor, and each such Global Security shall constitute a single Security for all purposes of this Indenture.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, and no transfer of a Global Security in whole or in part may be made or registered, in the name of any Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof unless (A) such Depositary (i) has notified the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary for such Global Security or (ii) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, if so required by applicable law or regulation, and no successor Depositary for such Securities shall have been appointed within 90 days of such notification or of the Issuer becoming aware of the Depositarys ceasing to be so registered as the case may be, (B) the Issuer in its sole discretion shall have notified the Depositary by Issuer Order that the Global Securities shall be exchanged for such Securities, (C) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Securities and the beneficial owners of not less than 50% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount evidenced by such Global Security advise the Trustee and the Depositary for
such Global Security through its participants in writing that the continuation of the book-entry system is no longer in the best interests of such beneficial owners of the Securities or (D) there shall exist such circumstances, if any, in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing as have been specified for this purpose as contemplated by Section 301.
Subject to the preceding paragraph, any exchange of a Global Security for other Securities may be made in whole or in part, and all Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be registered in such names as the Depositary for such Global Security shall direct.
Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, a Global Security or any portion thereof, whether pursuant to this Section, Section 304, 306, 905 or 1107 or otherwise, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of and shall be, a Global Security, unless such Security is registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof.
Owners of beneficial interests in a Global Security held on their behalf by a Depositary shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Securities in definitive form, shall not be considered the Holders thereof for any purpose under this Indenture and shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to such Global Security, and such Depositary or its nominee may be treated by the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of any of them as the Holder and owner of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Neither the Trustee nor any of its agents shall have any responsibility or liability for the actions taken or not taken by the Depositary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Depositary for any Global Security may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any person, including the beneficial owners of interests in such Global Security, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture with respect to such Global Security.
In case of any transfer or exchange the procedures and requirements for which are not addressed in detail in this Section 305, such transfer or exchange will be subject to such procedures and requirements as may be reasonably prescribed by the Issuer and the Trustee from time to time and, in the case of a transfer or exchange involving a Global Security, the Applicable Procedures.
Section 306. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
If there shall be delivered to the Issuer and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any of their agents harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuer or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall, upon Issuer order, authenticate and
deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and 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, the Issuer in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security.
Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Issuer 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 expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
Every new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section in exchange for any mutilated Security or in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security, shall (i) constitute an original contractual obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, (ii) be registered by the Issuer in the Security Registrar in the name of such Person and (iii) shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of that series duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section are 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 307. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, 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 Regular Record Date for such interest.
Any interest on any Security of any series that is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (Defaulted Interest) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Issuer or the Guarantor, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (1) or (2) below:
(1) The Issuer or the Guarantor may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security of such series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Issuer or the Guarantor shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause (1) provided. Thereupon the Trustee
shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Issuer, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be given to each Holder of Securities of such series in the manner set forth in Section 106, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (2).
(2) The Issuer or the Guarantors may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Issuer to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause (2), such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, that were carried by such other Security.
Section 308. Persons Deemed Owners.
Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307) any interest on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any of their respective agents shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
Section 309. Cancellation.
All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Paying Agent, be delivered to the Paying Agent and shall be promptly cancelled by it. The Issuer or a Guarantor may at any time deliver to the Paying Agent for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder that the Issuer or such Guarantor may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Paying Agent (or to any other Person for delivery to the Trustee) for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated hereunder that the Issuer has not issued and sold, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Paying Agent. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted
by this Indenture. All cancelled Securities held by the Paying Agent shall be disposed of in accordance with the Paying Agents then customary procedure unless by an Issuer Order the Issuer shall direct that cancelled Securities be returned to it.
Section 310. Computation of Interest.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of any series, Interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
Section 311. CUSIP Numbers.
The Issuer in issuing the Securities may use CUSIP numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that the Trustee shall assume no responsibility for the accuracy of such numbers and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP numbers.
ARTICLE FOUR
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 401. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
This Indenture shall, upon an Issuer Request, cease to be of further effect (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities herein expressly provided for, the surviving rights of the Trustee under Section 607 hereof, and any provision hereof that expressly survives the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture), and the Trustee, at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when
(1) either
(A) all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Securities that have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen and that have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 306 and (ii) Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Issuer and thereafter repaid to the Issuer or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 1003) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(B) all such Securities that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation:
(i) have become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption, or
(ii) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or
(iii) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Issuer,
and the Issuer, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the holders of the Securities, cash in U.S. dollars, not-callable U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in amounts as will be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal and any premium and accrued interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities that have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be;
(2) no default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of the deposit or shall occur as a result of the deposit and the deposit shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Issuer is a party or by which the Issuer is bound;
(3) the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid or made provision satisfactory to the Trustee for the payment of all other sums payable hereunder by the Issuer including all amounts due and payable to the Trustee;
(4) the Issuer has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the applicable series of Securities at the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be; and
(5) the Issuer has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been satisfied.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors to the Trustee and the lien of the Trustee under Section 607, the obligations of the Issuer to any Authenticating Agent under Section 613, any obligations of the Trustee under Section 402, the rights and obligations of the Issuer set forth in the last paragraph of Section 1003 and any rights of registration of transfer, exchange or replacement of Securities provided in Sections 304, 305, 306, 905, 1002 or 1107 and any rights to receive Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 1007 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.
Section 402. Application of Trust Money
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and premium and any interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee.
ARTICLE FIVE
REMEDIES
Section 501. Events of Default.
Event of Default, wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body) unless such event is either inapplicable to a particular series or it is specifically deleted or modified in or pursuant to the supplemental indenture or Board Resolution creating such series of Securities or in the form of the Security for such series:
(1) a default in the payment of any principal of, or any premium on, any Securities of that series when due whether at Maturity, upon redemption, pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or otherwise and, provided that if such default is caused solely by technical or administrative error, the continuance of such default for a period of three Business Days;
(2) a default in the payment of any interest or any Additional Amounts due and payable on any Securities of such series and the continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;
(3) a default in the performance, or breach, of any other covenant, obligation or agreement of the Issuer or the Guarantors in this Indenture with respect to the Securities of that series, the Securities of that series or the Guarantees (other than a covenant or obligation default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with or which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of Securities other than that series) and the continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Issuer (with a copy to the Parent Guarantor) by the Trustee or to the Issuer (with a copy to the Parent Guarantor) and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series a written notice specifying such default or breach, requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a Notice of Default hereunder;
(4) (a) any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary becomes due and is required to be paid prior to its contractual maturity date by reason of any event of default or acceleration (however described), (b) the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary fails (after the expiration of any applicable grace period) to make any payment in respect of any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) on the due date for payment, (c) any security given by the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary for any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its
equivalent in any other currency or currencies) is enforced or (d) default is made (after the expiration of any applicable grace period) by the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary for any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) in making any payment due under any guarantee and/or indemnity given by it in relation to any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies), unless such Indebtedness is discharged or an event of default or acceleration related to such Indebtedness is waived or rescinded, as applicable;
(5) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies), shall be rendered against the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain unsatisfied or undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days, during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon assets of the Parent Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary to enforce such judgment;
(6) any Guarantee is held to be unenforceable or invalid in a judicial proceeding or is claimed in writing by the Issuer or any Guarantor not to be valid or enforceable, or any Guarantee is denied or disaffirmed in writing by the Issuer or any Guarantor, except, in each case, as permitted in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;
(7)
(a) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or its debts, or of a material part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager, administrator, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(a) the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any U.S. federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (7)(a) above, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager, administrator, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any
Principal Subsidiary (or any committee thereof) shall adopt any resolution or otherwise authorize any action to approve any of the actions referred to above in this clause (7)(b) or clause (7)(a) above or (vi) solely in the case of the Parent Guarantor, where the Parent Guarantor (A) is declared bankrupt as defined in Article 8 of the Interpretations (Jersey) Law 1954 or any proceedings are commenced or other steps taken for the Parent Guarantor to be declared bankrupt or (B) takes any step to participate in a scheme of arrangement or merger under Part 18A or Part 18B respectively of the Jersey Companies Law or to seek continuance overseas under Part 18C of the Jersey Companies Law;
(b) the Issuer or any Guarantor shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;
(8) any other Event of Default established as contemplated by Section 301 provided with respect to Securities of that series.
Section 502. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7)) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then, in every such case, the Trustee (if a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of such Event of Default) or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series may declare the principal amount of all the Outstanding Securities of such series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Issuer with a copy to the Parent Guarantor (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount and any accrued interest thereon shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7) occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the principal of, Additional Amounts, if any, and any accrued and unpaid interest on the Outstanding Securities of any series shall become immediately due and payable without any further action on the part of the Trustee or the Holders.
At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, by written notice to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:
(1) the Issuer or a Guarantor has irrevocably paid or irrevocably deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay
(A) all overdue interest on all Outstanding Securities of such series,
(B) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Outstanding Securities of such series that have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, and any interest on such unpaid principal at the rate prescribed therefor in such Securities,
(C) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue payments at the rate or rates for such Securities established as contemplated by Section 301,
(D) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and all amounts due to the Trustee under Section 607; and
(2) all Events of Default with respect to the Securities of such series, other than the non-payment of the principal of or interest on the Securities of such series that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 513.
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 503. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
The Issuer and each Guarantor covenants that if
(1) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or
(2) default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security at the Maturity thereof,
the Issuer and each Guarantor shall, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal and premium and on any overdue interest, at the rate or rates established as contemplated by Section 301 therefor, and, in addition thereto, 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 and any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 607.
If the Issuer and the Guarantors fail to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce the same against the Issuer or the Guarantors or any other obligor upon such Securities or the Guarantees, as the case may be, and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Issuer or the Guarantors or any other obligor upon such Securities or the Guarantees, as the case may be, wherever situated.
If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the
Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
Section 504. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Issuer or the Guarantors (or any other obligor upon the Securities), any of their respective property or creditors, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, to take any and all actions authorized under the Trust Indenture Act (as if the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) in order to have claims of the Holders and the Trustee allowed in any such proceeding. In particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official 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 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 607.
No provision of this Indenture shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder 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; provided, however, that the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders, vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be a member of a creditors or other similar committee.
Section 505. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.
All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities or the Guarantees may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and other amounts due to it under Section 607, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.
Section 506. Application of Money Collected.
Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal or any premium or interest (or any Additional Amounts), upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:
FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee under Section 607;
SECOND: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities (and any Additional Amounts) in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest (and any Additional Amounts), respectively; and
THIRD: The balance, if any, to the Issuer, any Guarantor or the other Person or Persons otherwise entitled thereto.
Section 507. Limitation on Suits.
No Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
(1) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series;
(2) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute such proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;
(3) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;
(4) the Trustee, within 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, has failed to institute any such proceeding; 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 principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series;
it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such Holders.
Section 508. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307) interest on such Security pursuant to the terms
thereof or the Guarantee thereof (and any Additional Amounts) on the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.
Section 509. Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 510. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 306, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
Section 511. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.
Section 512. Control by Holders.
Subject to Section 603(5), the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Securities of such series, provided that:
(1) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture or subject the Trustee to undue risk or require the Trustee to submit to the jurisdiction of a non-U.S. court,
(2) the action so directed would not be unjustly prejudicial to the Holders not taking part in such direction, or
(3) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction,
provided further that the Trustee shall be under no obligation to determine whether any such direction shall be in such conflict or so unjustly prejudicial, and provided further, that nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Trustee to take direction from Holders unless such direction is in writing and accompanied by indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee.
Nothing in this Indenture shall impair the right of the Trustee in its discretion to take any action deemed proper by the Trustee and that is not inconsistent with such direction by Holders of Securities.
Section 513. Waiver of Past Defaults.
The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past default hereunder with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default
(1) in the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of such series (or any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereof), or
(2) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof that under Article Nine cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected.
Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 514. 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, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, a court may require any party litigant in such suit to file an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, including fees and expenses of counsel, and may assess costs against any such party litigant; provided that this Section shall not be deemed to authorize any court to require such an undertaking or to make such an assessment in any such suit.
Section 515. Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws.
Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any usury, stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuer and each Guarantor (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it will not 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.
ARTICLE SIX
THE TRUSTEE
Section 601. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
(a) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any series,
(i) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(ii) 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 of Counsel furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform on their face to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).
(b) In case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to Securities of any series, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
(c) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that
(i) this subsection (c) shall not be construed to limit the effect of subsection (a) of this Section;
(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee under this Indenture with respect to the Securities; and
(iii) 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.
(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.
(e) The Trustee shall not be liable for any error in judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.
Section 602. Notice of Defaults.
Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default hereunder, the Trustee shall transmit to all Holders of the Securities of each series affected thereby, in the manner provided in Section 106, notice of such default hereunder in respect of which written notice has been provided to the Trustee, unless such default shall have been cured or waived; provided, however, that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of, or any premium or interest (or any Additional Amounts in respect of the foregoing) on, any Security of such series, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a Responsible Officer of the Trustee in good faith determine that the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the Holders; and provided, further, that in the case of any default of the character specified in Section 501(4) no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence thereof. For the purpose of this Section, the term default means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default.
Section 603. Certain Rights of Trustee.
Subject to the provisions of Section 601:
(1) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, securities, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(2) any request or direction of the Issuer mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Issuer Request or Issuer Order, and any resolution of the Board of Directors shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;
(3) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officers Certificate and/or Opinion of Counsel;
(4) the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(5) 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 direction is in writing and such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;
(6) 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, securities, 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 Issuer, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Issuer and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;
(7) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture;
(8) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have or be charged with notice or knowledge of any default or Event of Default under this Indenture (other than a payment default under Sections 501 or 502 hereof) unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice of such default or Event of Default from the Issuer or any other obligor on such Securities or by any Holder of such Securities and such notice refers to the Securities and this Indenture;
(9) 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 (including as Paying Agent and Securities Registrar), and to each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder;
(10) anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the Trustee be liable under or in connection with this Indenture for indirect, special, incidental, punitive or consequential losses or damages of any kind whatsoever, including but not limited to lost profits, whether or not foreseeable, even if the Trustee has been advised of the possibility thereof and regardless of the form of action in which such damages are sought;
(11) the Trustee may employ agents in performing its duties hereunder and shall not have liability for negligent performance by an agent appointed with due care;
(12) The Trustee shall not be liable for errors in judgment made in good faith unless negligent in ascertaining pertinent facts; and
(13) the permissive rights of the Trustee to take or refrain from taking any action enumerated herein shall not be construed as an obligation or duty.
Section 604. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except for the Trustees certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Issuer and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture, any offering document or of the Securities except that the Trustee represents that it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Indenture, authenticate the Securities and perform its obligations hereunder. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Issuer of the Securities or the proceeds thereof.
Section 605. May Hold Securities.
The Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar or any other agent of the Trustee or the Issuer, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Issuer with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.
Section 606. Money Held in Trust.
Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by applicable law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Issuer.
Section 607. Compensation and Reimbursement.
Each of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor agrees jointly and severally:
(1) to pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as the Issuer and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);
(2) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except to the extent any such expense, disbursement or advance may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct; and
(3) to indemnify each of the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee and their respective officers, employees and directors for, and to defend and hold them harmless against, any and all loss, liability, claim, damage or expense (including (i) the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel and (ii) taxes other than withholding, backup withholding or taxes based on the income of the Trustee), arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder or the performance of its duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture (including this Section 607(3)) and defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct;
To ensure the Issuers and the Parent Guarantors payment obligations under this Section 607, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee, except money or property collected or held in trust for the benefit of the Holders of particular Securities. Such lien and the obligations of the Issuer under this Section 607 shall survive the resignation and removal of the Trustee and the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
The indemnity contained herein shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the final payment in full of the Securities, and termination of this Indenture.
Trustee for purposes of this Section 607 shall include any predecessor Trustee, but the negligence or bad faith or willful misconduct of any Trustee shall not affect the rights or obligations of the Issuer or any other Trustee hereunder.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7), the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable United States, United Kingdom or Australian federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.
Section 608. Conflicting Interests.
If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions to the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture), the Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. To the extent permitted by Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have a conflicting interest by virtue of being a trustee under this Indenture with respect to Securities of more than one series.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the parties hereto acknowledge and agree and the Holders are deemed to acknowledge and agree that there is no conflict of interest as a result of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas acting in its capacity as trustee for both the senior notes of the Issuer and the subordinated notes of the Issuer. Further, any such action on
the part of the Trustee hereunder, shall be deemed not to be a breach of any fiduciary duty on the part of the Trustee hereunder.
Section 609. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.
There shall at all times be one (and only one) Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of each series, which may be Trustee hereunder for Securities of one or more other series. Each Trustee shall be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions to the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) to act as such, has a combined capital and surplus of at least US$50,000,000 and has its Corporate Trust Office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York. If any such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee with respect to the Securities shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.
Section 610. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611.
The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by Act of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, upon 30 days prior written notice delivered to the Trustee and to the Issuer. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition at the expense of the Issuer any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities.
If at any time:
(1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 608 after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months;
(2) the Trustee shall fail to comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any such Holder, or
(3) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,
then, in any such case, (A) the Issuer may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities, or (B) subject to Section 514, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities by giving 30 days prior written notice thereof to the Issuer. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition at the expense of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities.
If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the Securities of one or more series, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more of all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 611. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Issuer and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611, become the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Issuer. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by the Issuer or the Holders and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 611, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.
The Issuer shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series to all Holders of Securities of such series in the manner provided for in Section 106. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.
In no event will the Trustee be responsible for or have any liability for the acts or omissions of any such successor Trustee for the Securities of any series appointed hereunder or for any separate or co-Trustee.
Section 611. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to
the Issuer, the Guarantors and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Issuer or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Issuer, the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee
of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee; and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the Issuer or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.
Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in the first preceding paragraph.
No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article.
Section 612. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or
substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities; and in case at that time any of the Securities shall not have been authenticated by such predecessor Trustee, any successor Trustee may authenticate such Securities in its own name with the full force and effect which this Indenture provides for the certificate of authentication of the Trustee.
Section 613. Agents.
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, (i) all references in this Indenture to the Trustee shall be deemed to refer to the Trustee in its capacity as Trustee and in its capacities as Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent and Security Registrar and (ii) every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability or offering protection, immunity or indemnity to the Trustee shall be deemed to apply with the same force and effect to the Trustee acting in its capacities as Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent and Security Registrar.
Section 614. Appointment of Authenticating Agent.
The Trustee, with the consent of the Issuer, may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of Securities that shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series issued upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustees certificate of authentication, except upon original issue or pursuant to Section 306, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Issuer and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than US$50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.
Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation
succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.
An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee and to the Issuer. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Issuer. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent that shall be acceptable to the Issuer and shall give notice of such appointment in the manner provided in Section 106 to all Holders of Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.
The Issuer agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section.
If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustees certificate of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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If all of the Securities of a series may not be originally issued at one time, and if the Trustee does not have an office capable of authenticating Securities upon original issuance located in a Place of Payment where the Issuer wishes to have Securities of such series authenticated upon original issuance, the Trustee, if so requested by the Issuer in writing or by facsimile (which writing need not comply with Section 102 and need not be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel), shall appoint in accordance with this Section an Authenticating Agent having an office in a Place of Payment designated by the Issuer with respect to such series of Securities.
Section 615. Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company.
The Trustee shall comply with Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, excluding any creditor relationship listed in Section 311(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to Section 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.
ARTICLE SEVEN
HOLDERS LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND ISSUER
Section 701. Issuer to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.
The Issuer will furnish, or cause the Security Registrar to furnish, to the Trustee
(1) semi-annually, not later than ten days after each Regular Record Date, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of Outstanding Securities of each series as of such Regular Record Date, and
(2) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Issuer of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished;
provided, however, that if and so long as the Trustee shall be Security Registrar for Securities of a series, no such list need be furnished with respect to such series of Securities.
Section 702. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.
The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 701 and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 701 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
The rights of Holders of the Securities of any series to communicate with other Holders of Securities of such series with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities and the corresponding rights and privileges of the Trustee, shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture).
Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee that none of the Issuer, any Guarantor nor the Trustee nor any agent of any of them shall be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Holders made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) or other applicable law.
Section 703. Reports by the Issuer.
(1) If and when the Issuer is registered with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee any information, documents or reports required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act within 15 days after the same is so required to be filed with the Commission.
(2) With respect to the Securities of any series and for so long as the Securities of such series are Outstanding, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee as soon as practicable, and the Trustee shall promptly distribute to the Holders of Securities of such series such information as is specified as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of such series.
(3) 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 Issuers compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers Certificates).
Section 704. Reports by Trustee to Holders.
(1) Within 60 days after the Parent Guarantors fiscal year end of each year beginning with the fiscal year end following the date of this Indenture, and for so long as any Securities remain outstanding, the Trustee shall mail or make available to each Holder a brief report dated as of such fiscal year end that complies with Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, if and to the extent required by such subsection. The Trustee shall also comply with Section 313(b) and Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(2) A copy of each report at the time of its mailing or posting to the Holders shall be mailed or made available by the Trustee to the Parent Guarantor and filed by the Trustee with the Commission and each exchange, if any, on which the Securities are listed in accordance with Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act. The Parent Guarantor agrees to notify promptly the Trustee in writing whenever the Securities become listed on any exchange and of any delisting thereof.
ARTICLE EIGHT
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE
Section 801. Issuer May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.
For so long as any of the Securities or any Guarantee thereof remain Outstanding, neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor may consolidate with or merge into any other Person that is not the Issuer or a Guarantor, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person that is not the Issuer or a Guarantor, unless:
(1) any Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, is merged or to whom the Issuer or such Guarantor has conveyed, transferred or leased all or substantially all of its properties and assets is a corporation, partnership or trust organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and such Person either is the Issuer or any other Guarantor or assumes by supplemental indenture the Issuers or such Guarantors obligations, as the case may be, on the Securities and the Guarantees and under this Indenture (including any obligation to pay any Additional Amounts);
(2) immediately after giving effect to the transaction and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Issuer or any Guarantor as a result of such transaction as having been incurred at the time of 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;
(3) if, as a result of any such consolidation or merger or such conveyance, transfer or lease, properties or assets of the Issuer or a Guarantor would become subject to a Lien which would not be permitted by this Indenture, the Issuer, the Guarantor or such successor Person, as the case may be, shall take such steps as shall be necessary effectively to secure the Securities equally and ratably with (or prior to) all Indebtedness secured thereby;
(4) any such Person not incorporated or organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Jersey, Australia or the United Kingdom, or any state or territory thereof shall expressly agree by a supplemental indenture,
(a) to indemnify the Holder of each Security and each beneficial owner of an interest therein against (X) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge imposed on such Holder or beneficial owner or required to be withheld or deducted from any payment to such Holder or beneficial owner as a consequence of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, and (Y) any costs or expenses of the act of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, and
(b) that all payments pursuant to the Securities or the Guarantees in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities, as the case may be, shall be made without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of the jurisdiction of organization or residency of such Person or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, unless such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges are required by such jurisdiction or any such subdivision or authority to be withheld or deducted, in which case such Person shall pay such additional amounts (Successor Additional Amounts) as will result (after deduction of such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges and any additional taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges payable in respect of such Successor Additional Amounts) in the payment to each Holder or beneficial owner of a Security of
the amounts which would have been received pursuant to the Securities or the Guarantee, as the case may be, had no such withholding or deduction been required, except that no Successor Additional Amounts shall be so payable for or on account of:
(i) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the fact that such Holder or beneficial owner of the Security:
(A) was a resident, domiciliary or national of, or engaged in business or maintained a permanent establishment or was physically present in, the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction (as defined below) or otherwise had some connection with the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction other than the mere ownership of, or receipt of payment under, such Security or Guarantee;
(B) presented such Security or Guarantee for payment in any jurisdiction of organization of such Person, which shall be deemed a Relevant Jurisdiction, unless such Security or Guarantee could not have been presented for payment elsewhere;
(C) presented such Security or Guarantee (where presentation is required) more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the payment in respect of such Security or Guarantee first became due and payable or provided for, whichever is later, except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts if it had presented such Security or Guarantee for payment on any day within such period of thirty (30) days; or
(D) with respect to any withholding or deduction of taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges imposed by the United States, or any of its territories or any political subdivision thereof or any taxing authority thereof or therein, is or was with respect to the United States a citizen or resident of the United States, treated as a resident of the United States, present in the United States, engaged in business in the United States, a Person with a permanent establishment or fixed base in the United States, a ten percent shareholder of the Issuer or a Guarantor, a passive foreign investment company, or a controlled foreign corporation, or has or has had some other connection with the United States (other than the mere receipt of a payment or the ownership of holding a Security);
(c) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge or any withholding or deduction on account of such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;
(d) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from payments of (or in respect of) principal of, or any premium and interest on, the Securities or the Guarantees thereof;
(e) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld by reason of the failure to comply in a timely manner by the Holder of such Security or, in the case of a Global Security, the beneficial owner of such Global Security, with a timely request of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any Paying Agent addressed to such Holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, (i) to provide information concerning the nationality, residence or identity of such Holder or such beneficial owner or (ii) to make any declaration or other similar claim or satisfy any information or reporting requirement, which, in the case of (i) or (ii), is required or imposed by a statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as a precondition to exemption from all or part of such withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge (including without limitation the filing of a United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form W-8 BEN, W-8 BEN-E, W-8 ECI or W-9);
(f) any withholding, deduction, duty, tax, assessment or other governmental charge which is imposed or withheld by or by reason of the Australian Commissioner of Taxation giving a notice under section 255 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) of Australia or section 260-5 of Schedule 1 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) of Australia;
(g) any taxes imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of the holder or beneficial owner of the Securities to comply with (a) the requirements of Sections 1471 through 1474 (commonly known as FATCA) of the Code, as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), the U.S. Treasury regulations issued thereunder or any official interpretation thereof or any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471 of the Code, (b) any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction or relating to any intergovernmental agreement between the United States and any other jurisdiction, which, in either case, facilitates the implementation of clause (a) above and (c) any agreement pursuant to the implementation of clauses (a) and (b) above with the IRS, the U.S. government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction;
(h) any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6);
nor shall Additional Amounts be paid to any such Holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent such payment on a Security or Guarantee would, under the laws of any Relevant Jurisdiction
or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, be treated as being derived or received for tax purposes by a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had it been the Holder of the Security or Guarantee;
(5) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or Guarantor is merged or to whom the Issuer or Guarantor has conveyed, transferred or leased its properties or assets (if such Person is organized and validly existing under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Jersey, Australia or the United Kingdom or, in each case, any state or territory thereof) agrees to indemnify the Holder of each Security against (a) any tax, assessment or governmental charge imposed on any such Holder or required to be withheld or deducted from any payment to such Holder as a consequence of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease which is imposed or levied by or on behalf of that jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as at that date such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease is effective and (b) any costs or expenses of the act of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease; and
(6) the Issuer has 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, comply with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.
Section 802. Successor Substituted.
Upon any consolidation of the Issuer or any Guarantor with, or merger of the Issuer or any Guarantor into, any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets of the Issuer or a Guarantor substantially as an entirety in accordance with Section 801, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or such Guarantor 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 Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Issuer or a Guarantor, as applicable, 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 NINE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
Section 901. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.
Without the consent of any Holders, the Issuer or a Guarantor, when authorized by a Board Resolution of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, and the Trustee, at any time
and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:
(1) to evidence the succession or substitution of another Person to the Issuer or a Guarantor and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, herein and in the Securities; or
(2) to add to the covenants of the Issuer or the Guarantors or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Issuer or a Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants or surrenders are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants or surrenders are expressly included solely for the benefit of such series); or
(3) to add any additional Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such additional Events of Default are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such additional Events of Default are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series); or
(4) to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in uncertificated form; or
(5) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities, provided that any such addition, change or elimination (A) shall neither (i) apply to any Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor (ii) modify the rights of the Holder of any such Security with respect to such provision or (B) shall become effective only when there is no such Security Outstanding; or
(6) to add a New Guarantor by way of a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture or to release a Guarantor as permitted by and in accordance with the requirements of this Indenture; or
(7) to secure the Securities (pursuant to the requirements of Section 1008 or otherwise); or
(8) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as contemplated by Section 201 or 301; or
(9) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 611; or
(10) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture,
provided that such action pursuant to this clause (10) shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect; or
(11) to conform the text of the Securities of any series to any provision of the description of such Securities in the offering document used in connection with the offering of such Securities to the extent that such provisions were intended to be a verbatim recitation of any provision of such Securities; or
(12) to make any other change that does not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of the Securities in any material respect.
Section 902. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders.
With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, the Issuer or a Guarantor, when authorized by a Board Resolution of the Issuer or such Guarantor, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby,
(1) Change the Stated Maturity of, or any installment of, the principal, premium (if any) or rate of interest on the Outstanding Securities or the rate of interest on the Outstanding Securities or change any obligation to pay Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts on the Outstanding Securities;
(2) Change the place or currency of payment on the Outstanding Securities;
(3) Impair the ability of any Holder to sue for payment;
(4) Reduce the amount of principal payable upon acceleration of the maturity of the Outstanding Securities following an Event of Default;
(5) Reduce any amounts due on the Outstanding Securities;
(6) Reduce the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities the consent of the Holders of which is needed to modify or amend this Indenture;
(7) Reduce the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series the consent of the Holders of which is needed to waive compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or to waive certain defaults;
(8) Modify in a way that adversely affects Holders any other aspect of the provisions dealing with modification of or waiver under this Indenture;
(9) Reduce the premium payable upon a Change of Control or, at any time after a Change of Control Triggering Event has occurred, amend, change or modify in any material respect the obligations of the Issuer to make and complete the Change of Control Offer;
(10) Waive a default or an Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on the Securities (except a rescission of acceleration of any series of Securities by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);
(11) Subordinate the Securities of any series or the Guarantees as applicable to such series to any other obligation of the Issuer or any of the Guarantors;
(12) Modify in a way that adversely affects Holders the terms and conditions of the Guarantors payment obligations (including with respect to Additional Amounts) under the Securities;
(13) Release any Guarantee (other than in accordance with this Indenture); or
(14) Change the provisions of this Section 902.
A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.
It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.
Section 903. Execution of Supplemental Indentures.
In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 601 and 603) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 102, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that all conditions precedent to such execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture have been satisfied. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Section 904. 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, except to the extent, if any, therein expressly provided otherwise.
Section 905. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.
Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Issuer shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Issuer, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Issuer, and such Securities may be authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series.
ARTICLE TEN
COVENANTS
Section 1001. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.
The Issuer covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of Securities that it shall duly and punctually pay the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of such series (and any Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in respect thereof) in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if on such date the Trustee or the Paying Agent holds, in accordance with this Indenture, money sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due. The Issuer agrees to deposit such funds with the Trustee or Paying Agent one Business Day prior to the date on which such principal, premium, if any, and interest is due.
Section 1002. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Issuer shall maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an office or agency where Securities of such series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of such series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Securities of such series and this Indenture may be served. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. The Company initially designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as such office or agency. If at any time the Issuer 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, and the Issuer hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.
The Issuer may also from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities, designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities of one or more series 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 Issuer of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes.
The Issuer 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.
Section 1003. Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust.
If the Issuer or a Guarantor shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, it shall, on or before each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest on any of the Securities of such series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal and any premium and interest (and Additional Amounts and Successor Additional Amounts) so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of its action or failure so to act.
Whenever the Issuer shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it shall, on or prior to each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest (and Additional Amounts and Successor Additional Amounts) on any Securities of such series,
deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amount and with sufficient time to meet any applicable payment system deadline to make such payment in respect of the Securities of each such series, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such principal or any premium or interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of its action or failure so to act.
The Issuer shall cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent shall (1) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on Securities in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided, (2) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Issuer (or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series) in the making of any payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on the Securities of such series or any Guarantee and (3) during the continuance of any default by the Issuer or a Guarantor (or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series) in the making of any payment in respect of the Securities of such series or any Guarantee, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent for payment in respect of the Securities of such series or such Guarantee(s).
The Issuer may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Issuer Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Issuer or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Issuer or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Issuer or a Guarantor, in trust for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) has become due and payable shall, upon receipt of a Issuer Request, be paid to the Issuer or a Guarantor by the Trustee or such Paying Agent, or (if then held by the Issuer or a Guarantor) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Issuer or a Guarantor for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Issuer or such Guarantor as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease.
Section 1004. Statement by Officers as to Default.
The Parent Guarantor shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Issuer ending after the date hereof, an Officers Certificate of the Parent Guarantor stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signers thereof the Issuer and the Guarantors are in compliance with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and, if the Issuer or a Guarantor shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge.
Section 1005. Existence.
Subject to Article Eight, the Issuer and each Guarantor shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its respective corporate existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises necessary to conduct its business; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to preserve any such right or franchise if the Board of Directors of such Person shall determine in a Board Resolution that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of its business and that the loss thereof would not have a material adverse effect on such Persons ability to perform its obligations under this Indenture or any Securities or Guarantees.
Section 1006. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.
The Issuer and each Guarantor shall pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, (1) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon it or upon the income, profits or property of it, and (2) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid, would by law become a lien upon the property of the Issuer or such Guarantor; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim (A) whose amount, applicability or validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, or (B) where the failure to pay or discharge or to cause to be paid or discharged such tax, assessment, charge or claim would (in the opinion of any two Authorized Officers and/or Directors of the Issuer set forth in an Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee) not (i) result in a material adverse effect on the financial condition of
the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) have an adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of the Securities or the Guarantees.
Section 1007. Additional Amounts.
All payments of, or in respect of, principal of, and any premium and interest on, the Securities, and all payments pursuant to any Guarantee, shall be made without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of the United States (including the District of Columbia and any state, possession or territory thereof), Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction in which the Issuer or any Guarantor is or becomes a resident for tax purposes (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) or through which the Issuer or any Guarantor makes payment on the Securities or any Guarantee (each a Relevant Jurisdiction) or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any of the foregoing, unless such taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges are required by the law of the Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, to be withheld or deducted. In that event, the Issuer or the Guarantors, as applicable, shall pay such additional amounts (Additional Amounts) as will result (after deduction of such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges and any additional taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges payable in respect of such Additional Amounts) in the payment to the holder of each Security of the amounts which would have been payable in respect of such Security or Guarantee had no such withholding or deduction been required, except that no Additional Amounts shall be so payable for or on account of:
(1) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the fact that such Holder or beneficial owner of the Security:
(a) was a resident, domiciliary or national of, or engaged in business or maintained a permanent establishment or was physically present in, the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction or otherwise had some connection with the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction other than the mere ownership of, or receipt of payment under, such Security or Guarantee;
(b) presented such Security or Guarantee for payment in any Relevant Jurisdiction, unless such Security or Guarantee could not have been presented for payment elsewhere;
(c) presented such Security or Guarantee (where presentation is required) more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the payment in respect of such Security or Guarantee first became due and payable or provided for, whichever is later, except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts if it had presented such Security or Guarantee for payment on any day within such period of thirty (30) days; or
(d) with respect to any withholding or deduction of taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges imposed by the United States, or any of its territories or any political subdivision thereof or any taxing authority thereof or therein, is or was with respect to the United States a citizen or resident of the United States, treated as a resident of the United States, present in the United States, engaged in business in the United States, a Person with a permanent establishment or fixed base in the United States, a ten percent shareholder of the Issuer or a Guarantor, a passive foreign investment company, or a controlled foreign corporation, or has or has had some other connection with the United States (other than the mere receipt of a payment or the ownership of holding a Security);
(2) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge or any withholding or deduction on account of such tax, assessment or other government charge;
(3) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from payments of (or in respect of) principal of, or any premium and interest on, the Securities or the Guarantees thereof;
(4) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld by reason of the failure to comply in a timely manner by the Holder of such Security or, in the case of a Global Security, the beneficial owner of such Global Note, with a timely request of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any Paying Agent addressed to such Holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, (a) to provide information concerning the nationality, residence or identity of such Holder or such beneficial owner or (b) to make any declaration or other similar claim or satisfy any information or reporting requirement, which, in the case of (a) or (b), is required or imposed by a statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as a precondition to exemption from all or part of such withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge (including without limitation the filing of an IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI or W-9);
(5) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is imposed or withheld by or by reason of the Australian Commissioner of Taxation giving a notice under section 255 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) of Australia or section 260-5 of Schedule 1 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) of Australia or under a similar provision;
(6) any taxes imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of the holder or beneficial owner of the Securities to comply with (a) the requirements of FATCA, as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), the U.S. Treasury regulations issued thereunder or any official interpretation thereof or any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471 of the Code, (b) any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction or relating to any intergovernmental agreement between the United States and any other jurisdiction, which, in either case, facilitates the
implementation of clause (a) above and (c) any agreement pursuant to the implementation of clauses (a) and (b) above with the IRS, the U.S. government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction; or
(7) any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6);
nor shall Additional Amounts be paid to any such Holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent such payment on a Security or Guarantee would, under the laws of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, be treated as being derived or received for tax purposes by a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had it been the Holder of the Security or Guarantee.
Whenever there is mentioned, in any context, any payment of or in respect of the principal of, or any premium or interest on, any Security of any series (or any payments pursuant to the Guarantees thereof), such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts provided for in this Indenture to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to this Indenture, and any express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in any provisions of this Indenture shall not be construed as excluding Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in those provisions of this Indenture where such express mention is not made.
At least ten (10) days prior to each date on which any payment under or with respect to the Securities is due and payable, if the Issuer shall be obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to such payment, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee and the principal Paying Agent an Officers Certificate stating the fact that such Additional Amounts will be payable and the amounts so payable and will set forth such other information necessary to enable the Trustee and such Paying Agent to pay such Additional Amounts to the Holders on the payment date; provided, however, that if ten (10) days prior to each date on which any such payment is due and payable the amount of such payment has not yet been determined, the Issuer shall notify the Trustee of such amount promptly after such amount has been determined.
Section 1008. Limitation on Liens
For so long as any of the Securities or the Guarantees are outstanding, the Parent Guarantor shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, create, assume, incur, issue or otherwise have outstanding any Lien upon, or with respect to, any of the present or future business, property, undertaking, assets or revenues (including, without limitation, any Equity Interests and uncalled capital), whether now owned or hereafter acquired (together, assets) of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, to secure any Indebtedness, unless the Securities and Guarantees are secured by such Lien equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Indebtedness, except for the following, to which this covenant shall not apply:
(1) Liens on assets securing Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary outstanding on the Issue Date;
(2) Liens on assets securing Indebtedness owing to the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary (other than a Project Subsidiary);
(3) Liens existing on any asset prior to the acquisition of such asset by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary after the Issue Date, provided that (i) such Lien has not been created in anticipation of such asset being so acquired, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other asset of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets other than Equity Interests, after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets covered by such Lien on the date of such acquisition of such assets, (iii) such Lien shall secure only the Indebtedness secured by such Lien on the date of such acquisition of such asset and (iv) such Lien shall be discharged within one year of the date of acquisition of such asset or such later date as may be the date of the maturity of the Indebtedness that such Lien secures if such Indebtedness is fixed interest rate indebtedness that provides a commercial financial advantage to the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiaries;
(4) Liens on any assets of a Person that becomes a Subsidiary (or of any Person not previously a Subsidiary that is merged or consolidated with or into a Subsidiary) after the Issue Date that existed prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated), provided that (i) such Lien has not been created in anticipation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary (or such merger or consolidation), (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other asset of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets other than Equity Interests, after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets covered by such Lien on the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated), (iii) such Lien shall secure only the Indebtedness secured by such Lien on the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated) and (iv) such Lien shall be discharged within one year of the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated) or such later date as may be the date of the maturity of the Indebtedness that such Lien secures if such Indebtedness is fixed interest rate indebtedness that provides a commercial financial advantage to the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiaries;
(5) Liens created to secure Indebtedness, directly or indirectly, incurred for the purpose of purchasing Equity Interests or other assets (other than real or personal property of the type contemplated by clause (6) below), provided that (i) such Lien shall secure only such Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of purchasing such assets, (ii) such Lien shall apply only to the assets so purchased (and to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets other than Equity Interests, any subsequently after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets so purchased) and (iii) such Lien shall be discharged within two years of such Lien being granted;
(6) Liens created to secure Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of acquiring or developing any real or personal property or for some other purpose in connection with the acquisition or development of such property, provided that (i) such Lien shall secure only such Indebtedness, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other assets of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and after-acquired
property that is affixed or incorporated into, the property so acquired or developed and (iii) the rights of the holder of the Indebtedness secured by such Lien shall be limited to the property that is subject to such Lien, it being the intention that the holder of such Lien shall not have any recourse to the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiaries personally or to any other property of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(7) Liens for any borrowings from any financial institution for the purpose of financing any import or export contract in respect of which any part of the price receivable is guaranteed or insured by such financial institution carrying on an export credit guarantee or insurance business, provided that (i) such Lien applies only to the assets that are the subject of such import or export contract and (ii) the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the amount so guaranteed or insured;
(8) Liens for Indebtedness from an international or governmental development agency or authority to finance the development of a specific project, provided that (i) such Lien is required by applicable law or practice and (ii) the Lien is created only over assets used in or derived from the development of such project;
(9) any Lien created in favor of co-venturers of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary pursuant to any agreement relating to an unincorporated joint venture, provided that (i) such Lien applies only to the Equity Interests in, or the assets of, such unincorporated joint venture and (ii) such Lien secures solely the payment of obligations arising under such agreement;
(10) Liens over goods and products, or documents of title to goods and products, arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with letters of credit and similar transactions, provided that such Liens secure only the acquisition cost or selling price (and amounts incidental thereto) of such goods and products required to be paid within 180 days;
(11) Liens arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of business of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(12) Liens created by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary over a Project Asset of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, provided that such Lien secures only (i) in the case of a Lien over assets referred to in clause (a) of the definition of Project Assets, Limited Recourse Indebtedness incurred by the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary or (ii) in the case of a Lien over Equity Interests referred to in clause (b) of the definition of Project Assets, Limited Recourse Indebtedness incurred by the direct Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary;
(13) Liens arising under any netting or set-off arrangement entered into by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its banking arrangements for the purpose of netting debit and credit balances of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(14) Liens incurred in connection with any extension, renewal, replacement or refunding (together, a refinancing) of any Lien permitted in clauses (1) through (13) above and any successive refinancings thereof permitted by this clause (12) (each, an
Existing Security), provided that (i) such Liens do not extend to any asset that was not expressed to be subject to the Existing Security, (ii) the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such Liens does not exceed the principal amount of Indebtedness that was outstanding and secured by the Existing Security at the time of such refinancing and (iii) any refinancing of an Existing Security incurred in accordance with clauses (3) through (5) above (and any subsequent refinancings thereof permitted by this clause (12)) will not affect the obligation to discharge such Liens within the time frames that applied to such Existing Security at the time it was first incurred (as specified in the applicable clause);
(15) any Lien arising as a result of a Change in Lease Accounting Standard; and
(16) other Liens by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary securing Indebtedness, provided that, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence or assumption of any such Lien or the incurrence of any Indebtedness secured thereby, the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor and any Subsidiary secured by any Liens pursuant to this clause (13) shall not exceed 10% of Total Tangible Assets at such time.
Section 1009. Offer to Purchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event.
Any Securities of any series that require that the Issuer make an offer to purchase upon a Change of Control Triggering Event shall be purchased by the Issuer in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of such series) in accordance with this Section 1009. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, unless the Issuer has previously exercised its right to redeem the Securities in accordance with their respective terms, each Holder of Securities of such series will have the right to require the Issuer to purchase all or a portion of such Holders Securities pursuant to the offer described below (the Change of Control Offer), at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase, subject to the rights of Holders of the Securities on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.
Within 30 days following the date upon which the Change of Control Triggering Event occurred, or at the Issuers option, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the pending Change of Control, the Issuer shall send, by first class mail, a notice to each Holder of Securities of such series, with a copy to the Trustee, which notice shall govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer. Such notice 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 1009 of this Indenture;
(ii) that the Issuer is required to offer to purchase all of the outstanding principal amount of Securities, the purchase price and, that on the date specified in such notice, which date shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law
(the Change of Control Payment Date), the Issuer shall repurchase the Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to this Section 1009;
(iii) if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, shall state that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned on the Change of Control being consummated on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date;
(iv) that any Security not tendered or accepted for payment shall continue to accrue interest;
(v) that Securities accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date;
(vi) that Holders electing to have a Security purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer may elect to have all, or any portion of such Security, purchased;
(vii) that Holders of Securities of such series electing to have Securities purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer shall be required to surrender their Securities, with the form entitled Option of Holder to Elect Purchase on the reverse of the relevant Security, or such other customary documents of surrender and transfer as the Issuer may reasonably request, duly completed, or transfer the relevant Security by book-entry transfer, to the paying agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the Change of Control Payment Date;
(viii) that Holders whose Securities are purchased only in part shall be issued new Securities equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer); and
(ix) the CUSIP number, if any, printed on the Securities being repurchased and that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Securities.
The Issuer shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for such an offer made by the Issuer and such third party purchases all corresponding Securities of such series properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer.
The Issuer shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of Securities pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 1009, the Issuer shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall be deemed not to have breached its obligations under this Indenture by virtue thereof.
Section 1010. New Guarantors.
The Parent Guarantor covenants and agrees that if any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor that is not a Guarantor becomes a Relevant Guarantor, then within 30 days of such Subsidiary becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Parent Guarantor shall cause such Relevant Guarantor to also become a Subsidiary Guarantor (each, a New Guarantor) of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities by having the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee delivering a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 days, provided that such New Guarantors Guarantee may contain any limitation required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor.
Upon execution and delivery by the New Guarantor of its New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture and any other documents provided for in this Section 1010, the New Guarantor shall be a Guarantor for the purposes of this Indenture (and shall be deemed to be added to the list of Guarantors contained in Schedule 1 hereto) and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on all Outstanding Securities. In connection therewith, (i) the rights and obligations of such New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor and (ii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
Section 1011. Waiver of Certain Covenants.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of any series, the Issuer may, with respect to the Securities, omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in any of Sections 1005, 1008 or 1009 (subject to Section 902(9)), if before the time for such compliance the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision or condition shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 1012. Stamp, Documentary and Similar Taxes.
The Issuer and the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to pay all stamp, documentary or similar duties, taxes or fees which may be payable in respect of the execution and delivery or the enforcement of this Indenture, any Guarantee or any Security and the execution and delivery (but not the transfer) or the enforcement of any of the Securities or Guarantees in the United States or of any amendment of, supplement to, or waiver or consent under or with respect to, this Indenture, any Guarantee or any Security, and to pay any value added, goods and services or similar tax due and payable in respect of reimbursement of costs and expenses by the Issuer pursuant to this Section 1012, and shall save the Trustee and each Holder to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law harmless against any loss or liability
resulting from nonpayment or delay in payment of such tax required to be paid by the Issuer and the Guarantors hereunder; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to pay any such duty, tax or fee to the extent such nonpayment or delay in payment results from any action or inaction of the Trustee.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
Section 1101. Applicability of Article.
The Securities of any series that are redeemable may be redeemed, in whole or in part from time to time, before their Stated Maturity and shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of such series) in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
Section 1102. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.
The election of the Issuer to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities. In case of any redemption at the election of the Issuer of less than all the Securities of any series (including any such redemption affecting only a single Security), the Issuer shall, at least 60 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Issuer (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed and, if applicable, of the tenor of the Securities to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities established as contemplated by Section 301, the Issuer shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction.
Section 1103. Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed.
If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed (unless such redemption affects only a single Security, in which case this Section 1103 shall not apply), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days or less than 30 days prior to the Redemption Date, from the Outstanding Securities of such series not previously called for redemption, either (i) in compliance with the requirement of the applicable clearing systems, if the Securities are held through any clearing systems, or (ii) by the Trustee on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee deems fair and appropriate, if the Securities are not held through any clearing systems, and in either case which may provide for the selection for redemption of a portion of the principal amount of any Security of such series, provided that the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of any Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.
The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer in writing of the Securities selected for redemption as aforesaid and, in case of any Securities selected for partial redemption as aforesaid, the principal amounts thereof to be redeemed.
The provisions of the two preceding paragraphs shall not apply with respect to any redemption affecting only a single Security, whether such Security is to be redeemed in whole or in part. In the case of any such redemption in part, the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of the Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.
For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amounts of such Securities which has been or is to be redeemed.
Section 1104. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at his address appearing in the Security Register.
All notices of redemption shall state:
(1) the Redemption Date,
(2) the Redemption Price and the amount of any accrued and unpaid interest payable on the Redemption Date,
(3) the CUSIP or other identifying number of such Securities to be redeemed,
(4) if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of more than a single Security are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption of any such Securities, the principal amounts) of the particular Securities to be redeemed and, if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of a single Security are to be redeemed, the principal amount of the particular Security to be redeemed,
(5) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price (together with any accrued and unpaid interest payable on the Redemption Date) will become due and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable, that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date, and
(6) the place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price, and accrued interest, if any.
Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Issuer shall be given by the Issuer or, at the Issuers request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Issuer.
Section 1105. Deposit of Redemption Price.
Not later than one Business Day prior to any Redemption Date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Issuer is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 1003) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on, all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date.
Section 1106. Securities Payable on Redemption Date.
Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price applicable thereto, and from and after such date (unless the Issuer shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Issuer at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301, installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Record Date according to their terms and the provisions of Section 307.
If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal and any premium shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in the terms of the Security established as contemplated by Section 301.
Section 1107. Securities Redeemed in Part.
Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at a Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Issuer or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series and of like tenor, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered.
Section 1108. Optional Redemption Due to Changes in Tax Treatment.
Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, if, as the result of (a) any change in or any amendment to the laws, regulations or published tax rulings of any Relevant Jurisdiction, or of any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, affecting taxation, or (b) any change in the official administration, application or interpretation by a relevant court or tribunal, government or government authority of any Relevant Jurisdiction of such laws, regulations or published tax rulings either generally or in relation to the Securities or the Guarantees, which change or amendment is proposed and becomes effective on or after the later of (x) the original issue date
of such Securities or Guarantees or (y) the date on which a jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Jurisdiction (whether by consolidation, merger or transfer of assets of the Issuer or any Guarantor, change in place of payment on the Securities or Guarantees or otherwise) or which change in official administration, application or interpretation shall not have been available to the public prior to such original issue date or the date on which such jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Jurisdiction (whichever is later), the Issuer or the Guarantors would be required to pay any Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 1007 of this Indenture or the terms of any Guarantee in respect of interest on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date (assuming, in the case of the Guarantors, a payment in respect of such interest was required to be made by the Guarantors under the Guarantees thereof on such Interest Payment Date and the Guarantors would be unable, for reasons outside their control, to procure payment by the Issuer), and the obligation to pay Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the use of commercially reasonable measures available to the Issuer or to the applicable Guarantor, as the case may be, the Issuer may, at its option, redeem all (but not less than all) of the Securities in respect of which such Additional Amounts would be so payable at any time, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days written notice as provided in Sections 1102 and 1104, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest due thereon up to, but not including, the date fixed for redemption; provided, however, that:
(1) no such notice of redemption may be given earlier than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts were a payment in respect of the Securities or the applicable Guarantee thereof then due, and
(2) at the time any such redemption notice is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts must remain in effect.
Prior to the publication or mailing of any notice of any redemption of any Securities pursuant to this Section, the Issuer, the applicable Guarantor or any Person with whom the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor has consolidated or merged, or to whom the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor has conveyed or transferred or leased all or substantially all of its properties or assets (the successor Person in any such transaction, a Successor Person), as the case may be, shall provide the Trustee with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the conditions precedent to the right of the Issuer to redeem such Securities pursuant to this Section have occurred and a certificate signed by a Director or an Authorized Officer stating that the obligation to pay Additional Amounts with respect of such Securities cannot be avoided by taking measures that the Issuer, the applicable Guarantor or the Successor Person, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Issuer or the Successor Person, as the case may be, believes in good faith are commercially reasonable.
ARTICLE TWELVE
DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
Section 1201. Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The Issuer or the Guarantors may, at any time, elect to have either Section 1202 or Section 1203 be applied to all the Outstanding Securities of any series designated pursuant to Section 301 as being defeasible pursuant to this Article Twelve, upon compliance with the applicable requirements provided pursuant to Section 301 and upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article Twelve. Any such election shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities.
Section 1202. Defeasance and Discharge.
Upon the Issuers or Guarantors exercise of the option provided in Section 1201 to have this Section 1202 applied to the Outstanding Securities of any series, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall be deemed to have been discharged from their respective obligations with respect to all the Outstanding Securities of any series, as provided in this Section 1202 on and after the date the applicable conditions set forth in Section 1204 are satisfied (hereinafter called Defeasance) with respect to such Securities. For this purpose, such Defeasance means that the Issuer shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the Outstanding Securities of such series and to have satisfied all of its other obligations under the Securities of such series and this Indenture insofar as the Securities of such series are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), subject to the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (1) the rights of Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series to receive, solely from the trust fund described in Section 1204 and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on such Securities of such series when payments are due, (2) the Issuers and each Guarantors obligations with respect to such Securities of such series under Sections 304, 305, 306, 1002, 1003 and 1007, (3) the rights (including without limitation, the rights set forth in Section 607), powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and (4) this Article. Subject to compliance with this Article, the Issuer or a Guarantor may defease any Securities pursuant to this Section notwithstanding the prior Covenant Defeasance of such Securities pursuant to Section 1203.
Section 1203. Covenant Defeasance.
Upon the Issuers or a Guarantors exercise of the option provided in Section 1201 to have this Section 1203 applied to the Outstanding Securities of any series, on and after the date the applicable conditions set forth in Section 1204 are satisfied (hereinafter called Covenant Defeasance) with respect to the Outstanding Securities of any series, pursuant to this Section 1203, (1) the Issuer and the Guarantors shall be released from their respective obligations under Section 801, 1008, 1009, 1010 and 1301, and (2) the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 501(3), 501(4), 501(5) or 501(7)(a) with respect to any obligations referred to in clause (1) of this Section 1203 shall be deemed not to be or result in an Event of Default, in
each case with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series as provided in this Section. For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that the Issuer and the Guarantors may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such specified Section (to the extent so specified in the case of Section 501(4)), whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or Article or by reason of any reference in any such Section or Article to any other provision herein or in any other document, but the remainder of this Indenture and the Securities of such series shall be unaffected thereby.
Section 1204. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The following shall be the conditions to the Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202 or the Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203 of the Outstanding Securities of any series:
(1) The Issuer or a Guarantor shall elect by Board Resolution to effect a Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202 or a Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203.
(2) The Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee which satisfies the requirements contemplated by Section 609 and agrees to comply with the provisions of this Article applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series, (a) money in an amount, (b) U.S. Government Obligations that through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, money in an amount or (c) a combination thereof, in each case, sufficient to pay all the principal of, and any premium and interest (and any Additional Amounts then known) on the Outstanding Securities of such series and any Additional Amounts then known thereon on the respective Stated Maturities, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Securities of such series. As used herein, U.S. Government Obligations means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable at the issuers option.
(3) In the event of a Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202, the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (x) the Issuer or such Guarantor has received from, or there has been published by, the IRS a ruling or (y) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. Federal income tax law, in either case (x) or (y) to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Securities of such series and will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, Defeasance and discharge to be effected with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit, Defeasance and discharge were not to occur.
(4) In the event of a Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203, the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Securities of such series will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and Covenant Defeasance to be effected with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit and Covenant Defeasance were not to occur.
(5) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) (assuming all Securities are in default within the meaning of such Act and that such Act applied to this Indenture).
(6) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in the trust arising from such deposit constituting an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act unless such trust shall be registered under such Act or exempt from registration thereunder.
(7) The Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent with respect to such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.
(8) All amounts due and owing to the Trustee and its counsel shall have been paid in full.
Section 1205. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions.
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee or other qualifying trustee (solely for purposes of this Section and Section 1206, the Trustee and any such other trustee are referred to collectively as the Trustee) pursuant to Section 1204 in respect of any Outstanding Securities shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any such Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Securities, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal and any premium and interest, but money so held in trust need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
The Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the Trustee or the trust created hereby with respect to the U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 1204 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders or beneficial owners of such Outstanding Securities.
Anything in this Article to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Issuer or the Guarantors, as the case may be, from time to time upon an Issuer Request any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 1204 with respect to any Securities which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect the Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, with respect to such Securities.
Section 1206. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with this Article with respect to any Securities by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the obligations under this Indenture and such Securities from which the Issuer has been discharged or released pursuant to Section 1202 or 1203 shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article with respect to such Securities, until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all money held in trust pursuant to Section 1205 with respect to such Securities in accordance with this Article; provided, however, that if the Issuer or a Guarantor makes any payment of principal of or any premium or interest on any such Security following such reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuer or a Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights (if any) of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money so held in trust.
ARTICLE THIRTEEN
GUARANTEE
Section 1301. Guarantee.
The Guarantors jointly and severally hereby fully and unconditionally guarantee to each Holder of a Security of each series authenticated and delivered by the Trustee the due and punctual payment of the principal (including any amount due in respect of original issue discount) of and any premium and interest on such Security (and any Additional Amounts and other amounts payable by the Issuer in respect thereof), when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of such Security and of this Indenture. The Guarantors jointly and severally hereby agree to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the compensation (as per the fee proposal agreed upon between the Issuer and the Trustee) and reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents, officers, employees and directors, and any other amounts, including indemnification amounts, due to the Trustee under Section 607. The Guarantors each hereby agree that its obligations hereunder shall be as if it were a principal debtor and not merely a surety, and shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of, and shall be unaffected by, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of any Security of any series or this Indenture, any failure to enforce the provisions of any Security of any series or this Indenture, any waiver, modification or indulgence granted to the Issuer with respect thereto, by the Holder of any Security of any series or the Trustee, or any other circumstances which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or
guarantor; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, modification or indulgence shall, without the consent of the Guarantors, increase the principal amount of a Security or the interest rate thereon or increase any premium payable upon redemption thereof. The Guarantors each hereby waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Issuer, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer, the benefit of discussion, protest or notice with respect to any Security or the indebtedness evidenced thereby or with respect of any sinking fund payment required pursuant to the terms of a Security issued under this Indenture and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that its Guarantee will not be discharged with respect to any Security except by payment in full of the principal thereof and any premium and interest thereon or as provided in Article Four, Section 802 or Article Thirteen. The Guarantors each further agree that, as between such Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, the Maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article Five hereof for the purposes of its Guarantee, but not in the case of any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby.
The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder will be limited (i) to the maximum amount as will, taking into account, in addition to such obligations of each Guarantor, all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor and any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under its Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution obligations under this Indenture, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable law nor leading to a breach of the rules governing financial assistance, corporate purpose, ultra vires, impairment of statutory capital or similar capital restrictions under applicable law and/or (ii) to the extent otherwise necessary so that such obligations do not constitute a breach of applicable law.
The Guarantors shall be subrogated to all rights of each Holder of Securities against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid to such Holder by the Guarantors pursuant to the provisions of these Guarantees; provided, however, that the Guarantors shall not be entitled to enforce, or to receive any payments arising out of or based upon, such right of subrogation until the principal of and any premium and interest on all the Securities of the same series and of like tenor shall have been paid in full.
No past, present or future stockholder, officer, director, employee or incorporator of any Guarantor shall have any personal liability under the Guarantees set forth in this Section 1301 by reason of his or its status as such stockholder, officer, director, employee or incorporator.
The Guarantees set forth in this Section 1301 shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose with respect to a Security until the certificate of authentication on such Security shall have been signed by or on behalf of the Trustee.
For the avoidance of doubt, the fact that none of the Guarantors (including, without limitation, any New Guarantors) have or will execute any Security, or any notation of their Guarantees on any Security, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee shall in no way affect or limit such Guarantors Guarantee under this Section 1301.
Section 1302. Release of Subsidiary Guarantors.
Any or all of the Subsidiary Guarantors may be released at any time from their respective Guarantees and other obligations under this Indenture without the consent of any Holder. Such release shall occur upon or concurrently with the Subsidiary Guarantor no longer being a Relevant Guarantor and the delivery of an Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee certifying the same, provided that, at the time of such release, no default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
Concurrently with the delivery of such Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee and without any further act of any other party, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released from its Guarantee and other obligations under this Indenture and shall have no further liability or responsibility under the Securities or this Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the release of a Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor as a Subsidiary Guarantor shall not preclude such Subsidiary subsequently becoming a Guarantor if, while the Securities are Outstanding, such Subsidiary becomes a Relevant Guarantor subsequent to such release.
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This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
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The foregoing agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:
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The foregoing agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO INDENTURE
EXECUTED by AMCOR PTY LTD by its attorney under power of attorney dated in the presence of: |
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EXECUTED by AMCOR UK FINANCE PLC by its attorney under power of attorney dated in the presence of: |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO INDENTURE
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO INDENTURE
Schedule 1
Guarantors
1. Amcor plc
2. Amcor Finance (USA), Inc.
3. Amcor UK Finance plc
4. Amcor Pty Ltd
ANNEX A
[FORM OF NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE]
This [ ] NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of [ ], [ ] (the Supplemental Indenture), among Bemis Company, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Missouri (herein called the Issuer), as Issuer, [ ], a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of [ ] (herein called the New Guarantor), having its principal office at [ ], and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee under the Indenture (as defined below) (herein called the Trustee).
RECITALS
The Issuer, Amcor plc (the Parent Guarantor), Amcor Finance (USA), Inc., Amcor UK Finance plc and Amcor Pty Ltd (each, an Initial Subsidiary Guarantor, and together with the Parent Guarantor, the Original Guarantors) and the Trustee have entered into an Indenture dated as of [·], 2020, as amended from time to time, (herein called the Indenture), providing for the issuance of Securities. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Supplemental Indenture have the same meaning provided in the Indenture.
Section 1010 of the Indenture provides that if any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor which is not a Guarantor becomes a Relevant Guarantor, then within 30 days of such Subsidiary becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Parent Guarantor shall cause that Subsidiary to also become a Guarantor of all amounts due and owing on the Securities Outstanding under the Indenture by such New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee executing and delivering a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 days.
The entry into this Supplemental Indenture by the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee is in all respects authorized by the provisions of the Indenture.
All things necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee and a valid amendment of and supplement to the Indenture have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH, the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee each hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
Section 101. New Guarantor under the Indenture.
For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantor hereby agrees with the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of any Securities Outstanding under the Indenture that concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture by the New Guarantor it shall become a Guarantor for the purposes of the Indenture and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on
the Securities Outstanding under this Indenture. In connection therewith, (i) the New Guarantor hereby unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee the due and punctual payment of the principal (including any amount due in respect of original issue discount) of and any premium and interest on such Security (and any Additional Amounts and other amounts payable by the Issuer in respect thereof), when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of such Security and of the Indenture, including (without limitation) Article Thirteen of the Indenture, (ii) the rights and obligations of the New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor under the Indenture and (iii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
[Insert any guarantee limitations required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor]
Section 102. Notices.
The New Guarantor agrees that all notices that may be delivered pursuant to the Indenture may be delivered to it at the following address:
Address:
Attention:
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Section 103. Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.
The New Guarantor hereby appoints [ ] acting through its office at [ ], New York, New York as its authorized agent (the Authorized Agent) upon which process may be served in any legal action or proceeding against it with respect to its obligations under the Indenture or its Guarantee, as the case may be, instituted in any federal or state court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by the Holder of any Security and agrees that service of process Upon such authorized agent, together with written notice of said service to the New Guarantor by the Person serving the same addressed as provided in Section 102 hereof, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the New Guarantor in any such legal action or proceeding, and the New Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such legal action or proceeding and waives any objection it may have to the laying of the venue of any such legal action or proceeding. Such appointment shall be irrevocable until all amounts in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest due and to become due on or in respect of all the Securities issued under the Indenture have been paid by the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case
may be, to the Trustee pursuant to the terms thereof, the Securities and the Guarantees; provided, however, that upon release of the New Guarantor pursuant to Section 1302 of the Indenture, such New Guarantors appointment of the Authorized Agent under this Section 103 shall be automatically and unconditionally irrevocably terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the New Guarantor reserves the right to appoint another Person located or with an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, selected in its discretion, as a successor Authorized Agent, and upon acceptance of such appointment by such a successor the appointment of the prior Authorized Agent shall terminate. The New Guarantor shall give notice to the Trustee and all Holders of the appointment by it of a successor Authorized Agent. If for any reason [ ] ceases to be able to act as the Authorized Agent or to have an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, the New Guarantor will appoint a successor Authorized Agent in accordance with the preceding sentence. The New Guarantor further agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of such agent in full force and effect until the Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve thereof Service of process upon the Authorized Agent addressed to it at the address set forth above, as such address may be changed within the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by notice given by the Authorized Agent to the Trustee, together with written notice of such service mailed or delivered to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the New Guarantor shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process on the New Guarantor.
ARTICLE TWO
Provisions of General Application
Section 201. Effective Date.
This Supplemental Indenture takes effect when each party has executed
one counterpart of this deed, whether the same or different counterparts (the Effective Date). As of the Effective Date, the New Guarantor shall be deemed to be added to the list of Guarantors contained in Schedule 1 to the Indenture.
Section 202. Governing Law.
This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State; provided, however, that the authorization and execution of this Supplemental Indenture by and on behalf of the New Guarantor, shall be governed by the laws of [Insert jurisdiction of organization of New Guarantor].
This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
[Insert if New Guarantor organized under the laws of Australia][For purposes of Australian law, this Supplemental Indenture has been executed by the New Guarantor as a deed.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
The foregoing agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:
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Exhibit 4.10
BEMIS COMPANY, INC.
The Issuer
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AMCOR PLC
The Parent Guarantor
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AMCOR FINANCE (USA), INC.
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AMCOR UK FINANCE PLC
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AMCOR PTY LTD
The Initial Subsidiary Guarantors
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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
The Trustee
Indenture
Subordinated Securities
Dated as of [·], 2020
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE ONE |
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Section 101. |
Definitions |
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Section 102. |
Compliance Certificates and Opinions |
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Section 103. |
Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee |
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Section 104. |
Acts of Holders; Record Dates |
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Section 105. |
Notices, Etc., to the Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors |
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Section 106. |
Notice to Holders; Waiver |
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Section 107. |
Effect of Headings and Table of Contents |
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Section 108. |
Successors and Assigns |
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Section 109. |
Separability Clause |
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Section 110. |
Benefits of Indenture |
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Section 111. |
Governing Law |
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Section 112. |
Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process |
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Section 113. |
Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Section 114. |
Force Majeure |
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Section 115. |
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Section 116. |
Counterparts |
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Section 117. |
FATCA |
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Section 118. |
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Section 119. |
Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act |
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Section 120. |
Trust Indenture Act Controls |
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Forms Generally |
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Section 202. |
[Form of Face of Security] |
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Section 203. |
[Form of Reverse of Security] |
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Section 204. |
Form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication |
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THE SECURITIES |
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Title and Terms; Issuable in Series |
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Section 302. |
Denominations |
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Section 303. |
Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating |
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Section 304. |
Temporary Securities |
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Section 305. |
Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange |
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Section 306. |
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities |
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Section 307. |
Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved |
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Section 308. |
Persons Deemed Owners |
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Section 309. |
Cancellation |
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Section 310. |
Computation of Interest |
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Section 311. |
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Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture |
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Section 402. |
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Section 403. |
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Events of Default |
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Section 502. |
Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment |
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Section 503. |
Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee |
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Section 504. |
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim |
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Section 505. |
Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities |
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Section 506. |
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Section 507. |
Limitation on Suits |
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Section 508. |
Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest |
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Section 509. |
Restoration of Rights and Remedies |
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Section 510. |
Rights and Remedies Cumulative |
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Section 511. |
Delay or Omission Not Waiver |
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Section 512. |
Control by Holders |
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Section 513. |
Waiver of Past Defaults |
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Section 602. |
Notice of Defaults |
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Section 603. |
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Section 604. |
Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities |
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Section 605. |
May Hold Securities |
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Section 606. |
Money Held in Trust |
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Section 607. |
Compensation and Reimbursement |
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Section 608. |
Conflicting Interests |
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Section 609. |
Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility |
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Section 610. |
Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor |
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Section 611. |
Acceptance of Appointment by Successor |
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Section 612. |
Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business |
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Section 613. |
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Section 1002. |
Maintenance of Office or Agency |
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Section 1003. |
Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust |
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Existence |
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Section 1006. |
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Section 1008. |
Limitation on Liens |
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Section 1010. |
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Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed |
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Notice of Redemption |
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GUARANTEE |
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Section 1301. |
Guarantee |
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93 |
Section 1302. |
Release of Subsidiary Guarantors |
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94 |
Section 1303. |
Agreement To Subordinate |
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95 |
Section 1304. |
No Payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations if Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors in Default |
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95 |
Section 1305. |
Distribution On Acceleration Of Securities; Dissolution And Reorganization; Subrogation Of Securities |
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96 |
Section 1306. |
Reliance By Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors On Subordination Provisions |
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100 |
Section 1307. |
Trustees Relation To Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors |
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100 |
Section 1308. |
Other Provisions Subject Hereto |
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101 |
ARTICLE FOURTEEN |
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SUBORDINATION OF THE SECURITIES |
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Section 1401. |
Agreement To Subordinate |
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101 |
Section 1402. |
No Payment On Securities If Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer In Default |
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101 |
Section 1403. |
Distribution On Acceleration Of Securities; Dissolution And Reorganization; Subrogation Of Securities |
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103 |
Section 1404. |
Reliance By Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer On Subordination Provisions |
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106 |
Section 1405. |
Trustees Relation To Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer |
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106 |
Section 1406. |
Other Provisions Subject Hereto |
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107 |
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ANNEX A FORM OF NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE |
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A-1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
TIA Section |
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Indenture Section |
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310 |
(a)(1) |
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609 |
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(a)(2) |
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609 |
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(a)(3) |
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N/A |
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(a)(4) |
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N/A |
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(a)(5) |
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609 |
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(b) |
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608; 609; 610; 611 |
311 |
(a) |
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615 |
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(b) |
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615 |
312 |
(a) |
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701 |
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(b) |
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702 |
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(c) |
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702 |
313 |
(a) |
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704 |
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(b)(1) |
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704 |
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(b)(2) |
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704 |
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(c) |
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106 |
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(d) |
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704 |
314 |
(a) |
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703 |
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(b) |
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N/A |
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(c)(1) |
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102 |
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(c)(2) |
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102 |
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(c)(3) |
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N/A |
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(d) |
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N/A |
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(e) |
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102 |
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(f) |
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N/A |
315 |
(a) |
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601; 603 |
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(b) |
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602 |
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(c) |
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601 |
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(d) |
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601; 603 |
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(e) |
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514 |
316 |
(a)(1)(A) |
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512 |
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(a)(1)(B) |
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513 |
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(a)(2) |
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N/A |
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(b) |
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508 |
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(c) |
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104 |
317 |
(a)(1) |
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503 |
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(a)(2) |
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504 |
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(b) |
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1003 |
318 |
(a) |
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120 |
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(b) |
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N/A |
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(c) |
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120 |
N/A Means Not Applicable
Note: This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purposes, be deemed to be part of this Indenture.
INDENTURE, dated as of [·], 2020, among Bemis Company, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Missouri (the Issuer), Amcor plc, a public limited company incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands with limited liability (the Parent Guarantor), Amcor Finance (USA), Inc., a Delaware corporation, Amcor UK Finance plc, a public limited company incorporated in England and Wales with limited liability, and Amcor Pty Ltd, a company incorporated under the laws of Australia (each, an Initial Subsidiary Guarantor, and together with the Parent Guarantor, the Original Guarantors), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee hereunder (the Trustee).
RECITALS OF THE ISSUER
The Issuer has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its subordinated debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (the Securities), to be issued in one or more series as set forth in this Indenture.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Issuer, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
RECITALS OF THE GUARANTORS
Each of the Guarantors has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the Guarantees of the Securities provided for herein.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of each of the Guarantors, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities, as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS
OF GENERAL APPLICATION
Section 101. Definitions.
For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;
(2) all other terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;
(3) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an Article or a Section refers to an Article or a Section, as the case may be, of this Indenture;
(4) the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter;
(5) the words herein, hereof and hereunder and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; and
(6) a reference to any law or to a provision of a law includes any amendments thereto and any successor statutes.
Accounts means the consolidated statement of financial position, consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated cash flow statement of the Group, prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP, together with reports (including directors reports and, if applicable, auditors reports) and notes attached to or intended to be read with any such consolidated financial statements.
Act, when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section 104.
Additional Amounts has the meaning specified in Section 1007.
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 the purposes of this definition, control when used with respect to any specified 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 Member with respect to any Global Security means a member of or participant in the Depositary for such Global Security.
Applicable Procedures means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of a beneficial interest in a Global Security, the rules and procedures of the Depositary for such Global Security, Euroclear and Clearstream to the extent the same are applicable to such transfer or exchange.
Australia means the Commonwealth of Australia.
Authenticating Agent means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant to Section 614 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate the Securities.
Authorized Officer means any person (whether designated by name or the persons for the time being holding a designated office, or whether designated by power of attorney) appointed by or pursuant to a Board Resolution for the purpose, or a particular purpose, of this Indenture, provided that written notice of such appointment shall have been given to the Trustee.
A Person shall be deemed the beneficial owner of, and shall be deemed to beneficially own, any Securities which such Person or any of its Affiliates would be deemed to beneficially own within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act if the references to within 60 days in Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) were omitted.
Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, or any committee of such board duly authorized to act for it in respect hereof.
Board Resolution when used with reference to the Issuer or a Guarantor means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Issuer, such Guarantor to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors (or by a committee of the Board of Directors appointed by such Board of Directors for such purpose) and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York City, United States, London, United Kingdom, Sydney, Australia or Melbourne, Australia are required or authorized to be closed.
Capitalized Lease Obligation means indebtedness represented by obligations under a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and the amount of such indebtedness shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Change in Lease Accounting Standard means, and shall be deemed to have occurred, as of the date of effectiveness of the United States Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 842, Leases (or any other United States Accounting Standards Codification having a similar result or effect) (and related interpretations) and, as applicable, the date of effectiveness of the AASB AAS 16 (Leases).
Change of Control means the occurrence of any one of the following:
(a) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any person (including any person as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than to the Parent Guarantor or one of its Subsidiaries;
(b) the consummation of any transaction (including without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any person (including any person as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) becomes the beneficial owner (as defined
in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor, measured by voting power rather than the number of shares;
(c) the Parent Guarantor consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Parent Guarantor, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor or such other Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the shares of the Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor constitute, or are converted into or exchanged for, a majority of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person immediately after giving effect to such transaction;
(d) the first day on which the majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor cease to be Continuing Directors; or
(e) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Parent Guarantor.
Change of Control Offer has the meaning specified in Section 1009.
Change of Control Trigger Period means, with respect to any Change of Control, the period commencing upon the earlier of (i) the occurrence of such Change of Control or (ii) 60 days prior to the date of the first public announcement of such Change of Control (or pending Change of Control) and ending 60 days following consummation of such Change of Control (which Change of Control Trigger Period will be extended following consummation of a Change of Control for so long as any of the Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer has publicly announced that it is considering a possible ratings change).
Change of Control Triggering Event means with respect to any Change of Control:
(a) if there are two Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer providing ratings for the Securities on the first day of the Change of Control Trigger Period with respect to such Change of Control, both Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer cease to rate the Securities Investment Grade during such Change of Control Trigger Period; and
(b) if there are three Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer providing a rating for the Securities on the first day of the Change of Control Trigger Period with respect to such Change of Control, two or more Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer cease to rate the Securities Investment Grade during such Change of Control Trigger Period.
If there are not at least two Rating Agencies engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer providing a rating for the Securities on the first day of any Change of Control Trigger Period, a Change of Control Triggering Event shall be deemed to have occurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Change of Control Triggering Event will be deemed to have occurred in connection with any particular Change of Control unless and until such Change of Control has actually been consummated.
Clearstream means Clearstream Banking S.A.
Code means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission, from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act.
Continuing Director means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor who (a) was a member of such Board of Directors on the date of the issuance of the Securities; or (b) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or election.
Corporate Trust Office means the corporate trust office of the Trustee, currently located at (i) for purposes of surrender, transfer or exchange of any Security, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, c/o DB Services Americas, Inc., 5022 Gate Parkway, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256, Attn: Transfer Department and (ii) for all other purposes, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Trust and Agency Services, 60 Wall Street, 24th Floor, Mail Stop: NYC60-2405, New York, New York 10005, USA, Attn: Corporates Team, Amcor Finance (USA), Inc.
corporation means a corporation, association, company, joint-stock company or business trust.
Covenant Defeasance has the meaning specified in Section 1203.
default has the meaning specified in Section 602.
Defaulted Interest has the meaning specified in Section 307.
Defeasance has the meaning specified in Section 1202.
Depositary means, with respect to Securities of any series issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, DTC until a successor Depositary shall have become such pursuant to this Indenture, and thereafter shall mean a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act that is designated to act as Depositary for such Securities as contemplated by Section 301.
Director means any member of the Board of Directors.
DTC means The Depository Trust Company.
Equity Interests means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests, beneficial interests or other ownership interests, whether voting or nonvoting, in, or interests in the income or profits of, a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing; provided that,
prior to the conversion thereof, debt securities convertible into Equity Interests shall not constitute Equity Interests.
Euroclear means Euroclear Bank SA/NV, as operator of the Euroclear System.
Event of Default has the meaning specified in Section 501.
Exchange Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Expiration Date has the meaning specified in Section 104.
FATCA has the meaning specified in Section 801.
Finance Lease means a finance lease as defined in the Australian Approved Accounting Standard AASB117: Leases.
Fitch means Fitch, Inc., a subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A., and its successors.
Global Security means a Security held by or on behalf of a Depositary and in which beneficial interests are evidenced on the records of such Depositary or its Agent Members.
Group means the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Guarantee means the guarantee by each Guarantor of any Security authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture; provided, however, that the Guarantor providing such Guarantee has not been released as a Guarantor of such Security pursuant to Section 1302 hereof.
Guarantee Subordination Sections shall have the meaning specified in Section 1303.
Guaranteed Securities Obligation shall have the meaning specified in Section 1301.
Guarantors means each Original Guarantor and each New Guarantor, and a reference to Guarantor is a reference to them jointly and each of them severally, in each case until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be a Guarantor. Upon the release of a Guarantor (other than the Parent Guarantor) from its Guarantees of any and all Securities Outstanding under this Indenture, all references to and construction of the terms Guarantors or a Guarantor in this Indenture shall be deemed to refer only to the Guarantors or Guarantor of Securities that remain as parties to this Indenture.
Hedge Agreement means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction, or any option or similar agreement, involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, prices of equity or debt securities or instruments, or economic, financial or
pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value, or any similar transaction or combination of the foregoing transactions; provided that any options, rights or shares issued pursuant to any employee share or bonus plan, including any phantom rights or phantom shares, or any similar plans providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Parent Guarantor or its Subsidiaries shall not be a Hedge Agreement.
Holder means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Security Register.
Indebtedness means, with respect to any Person, all obligations of such Person, present or future, actual or contingent, in respect of moneys borrowed or raised or otherwise arising in respect of any financial accommodation whatsoever, including (a) amounts raised by acceptance or endorsement under any acceptance credit or endorsement credit opened on behalf of such Person, (b) any Indebtedness (whether actual or contingent, present or future) of another Person that is guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by such Person or that is secured by any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed by such Person, (c) the net amount actually or contingently (assuming the arrangement was closed out on the relevant day) payable by such Person under or in connection with any Hedge Agreement, (d) liabilities (whether actual or contingent, present or future) in respect of redeemable preferred Equity Interests in such Person or any obligation of such Person incurred to buy back any Equity Interests in such Person, (e) liabilities (whether actual or contingent, present or future) under Finance Leases for which such Person is liable, (f) any liability (whether actual or contingent, present or future) in respect of any letter of credit opened or established on behalf of such Person, (g) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of any asset or service and any related obligation deferred (i) for more than 90 days or (ii) if longer, in respect of trade creditors, for more than the normal period of payment for sale and purchase within the relevant market (but not including any deferred amounts arising as a result of such a purchase being contested in good faith), (h) amounts for which such Person may be liable (whether actually or contingently, presently or in the future) in respect of factored debts or the advance sale of assets for which there is recourse to such Person, (i) all obligations of such Person evidenced by debentures, notes, debenture stock, bonds or other financial instruments, whether issued for cash or a consideration other than cash and in respect of which such Person is liable as drawer, acceptor, endorser, issuer or otherwise, (j) obligations of such Person in respect of notes, bills of exchange or commercial paper or other financial instruments and (k) any indebtedness (whether actual or contingent, present or future) for moneys owing under any instrument entered into by such Person primarily as a method of raising finance and that is not otherwise referred to in this definition. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other Person (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Persons ownership interest in or other relationship with such other Person, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
Indenture means this instrument as originally executed and as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof. The term Indenture shall also include the terms of a particular series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 301.
interest, when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security that by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable after Maturity.
Interest Payment Date, when used with respect to any Security, means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security.
Investment Company Act means the United States Investment Company Act of 1940 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Investment Grade means (a) a rating of Baa3 or better by Moodys (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Moodys); (b) a rating of BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of S&P); (c) a rating of BBB- or better by Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Fitch) or (d) in the event of the Securities being rated by a permitted Substitute Rating Agency, the equivalent of either (a), (b) or (c) by such Substitute Rating Agency.
Issue Date means [·], the date on which Securities were first issued under this Indenture.
Issuer means the Person named as the Issuer in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be the Issuer.
Issuer Request or Issuer Order means a written request or order signed in the name of the Issuer by any of its Directors and/or Authorized Officers, and delivered to the Trustee.
Jersey Companies Law means the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991.
Junior Subordinated Indebtedness or Junior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Guarantor means (i) indebtedness of the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor(s), as applicable, (whether outstanding on the date of this Indenture or thereafter created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed by the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor(s), as applicable) which, pursuant to the terms of the instrument creating or evidencing the same, is subordinate to the Securities in right of payment or in rights upon liquidation.
Lien means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed or other instrument of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest or other encumbrance on, in or of such asset, including any arrangement entered into for the purpose of making particular assets available to satisfy any Indebtedness or other obligation and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, Finance Lease or capital lease or title retention agreement (other than any title retention agreement entered into with a vendor on normal commercial terms in the ordinary course of business) relating to such asset.
Limited Recourse Indebtedness means Indebtedness incurred by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary to finance the creation or development of a Project or proposed
Project of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, provided that, as specified in the terms of such Limited Recourse Indebtedness:
(a) the Person (the Relevant Person) in whose favor such Indebtedness is incurred does not have any right to enforce its rights or remedies (including for any breach of any representation or warranty or obligation) against the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable, or against the Project Assets of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable, in each case, except for the purpose of enforcing a Lien that attaches only to the Project Assets and secures an amount equal to the lesser of the value of the Project Assets of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable encumbered by such Lien and the amount of Indebtedness secured by such Lien; and
(b) the Relevant Person is not permitted or entitled (i) except as and to the extent permitted by clause (a) above, to enforce any right or remedy against, or demand payment or repayment of any amount from, the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary (including for breach of any representation or warranty or obligation), (ii) except as and to the extent permitted by clause (a) above, to commence or enforce any proceedings against the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary or (iii) to apply to wind up, or prove in the winding up of, the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, such that the Relevant Persons only right of recourse in respect of such Indebtedness or such Lien is to the Project Assets encumbered by such Lien.
Maturity, when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as provided therein, or as contemplated by Section 301, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc., a subsidiary of Moodys Corporation, and its successors.
New Guarantor means each Person who becomes a Guarantor in relation to the Securities by executing a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture, in each case unless and until such Guarantor has been released from its Guarantee pursuant to Section 1302.
New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture means an indenture supplemental hereto substantially in the form of Annex A hereto.
Noteholder FATCA Information means, with respect to any Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, information sufficient to eliminate the imposition of, or determine the amount of, U.S. withholding tax under FATCA.
Noteholder Tax Identification Information means properly completed and signed tax certifications (generally, in the case of U.S. Federal Income Tax, IRS Form W-9 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is a United States Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code or the appropriate IRS Form W-8 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is not a United States Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).
Notice of Default means a written notice of the kind specified in Section 501(3).
Officers Certificate means a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, and delivered to the Trustee, provided that any such certificate required to be delivered by the Issuer or a Guarantor may be delivered in the form of a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Parent Guarantor.
Officers Certificate of Release means a certificate signed by any Director or Authorized Officer or Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee certifying as to the facts required by Section 1302 hereof.
Opinion of Counsel means a written opinion of counsel in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, which counsel may be counsel for the Issuer, or other counsel.
Original Guarantor means the Persons identified as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter each such successor Person shall be an Original Guarantor.
Original Issue Discount Security means any Security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502.
Outstanding means, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:
(1) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Paying Agent or delivered to the Paying Agent for cancellation;
(2) Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Issuer or a Guarantor) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Issuer or a Guarantor (if the Issuer or such Guarantor shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities; provided that, if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made;
(3) Securities as to which Defeasance has been effected pursuant to Section 1202; and
(4) Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 306 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a protected purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Issuer;
provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given, made or taken any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action hereunder as of any date, (A) the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount of the principal thereof which would be due and payable as of such date upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof to such date pursuant to Section 502, (B) if the principal amount of a Security payable at Maturity is to be determined by reference to an index or indices, the principal amount of such Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the face amount thereof, (C) if as of such date, the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of a Security is not determinable, the principal amount of such Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount as established as contemplated by Section 301, and (D) Securities owned by the Issuer or a Guarantor or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Issuer or a Guarantor or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of, and thereby actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgees right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Issuer or a Guarantor or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Issuer or a Guarantor or of such other obligor.
Payment Blockage Notice shall have the meaning specified in Section 1304 when used in reference to the Guarantors, and the meaning specified in Section 1402 when used in reference to the Issuer.
Payment Blockage Period shall have the meaning specified in Section 1304 when used in reference to the Guarantors, and the meaning specified in Section 1402 when used in reference to the Issuer.
Paying Agent means any Person authorized by the Issuer to pay the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Issuer.
Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Place of Payment, when used with respect to the Securities of any series, means the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York and such other place or places where, subject to the provisions of Section 1002, the principal of and interest on the Securities of such series are payable as specified in this Indenture and the Securities (as contemplated by Section 301).
Principal Subsidiary means, as of any date, any Subsidiary (including any successor Person of such Subsidiary) that (a) accounts for greater than 5% of the consolidated total assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries as of such date, determined in accordance
with U.S. GAAP, or (b) accounted for greater than 5% of the consolidated revenues of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries for the immediately preceding financial year of the Parent Guarantor, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Project means any project or development undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary involving (a) the acquisition of assets or property, (b) the development of assets or property for exploitation or (c) the acquisition and development of assets or property for exploitation.
Project Assets means (a) any asset or property of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary relating to the creation or development of a Project or proposed Project of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, including any assets or property of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as applicable, derived from, produced by or related to such Project and (b) any fully paid shares or other Equity Interests in any Subsidiary that are held by the direct parent company of such Subsidiary, provided that (i) such Subsidiary carries on no business other than the business of such Project or proposed Project and (ii) there is no recourse to such direct parent company of such Subsidiary other than to those fully paid shares or other Equity Interests and the rights and proceeds in respect of such shares or Equity Interests.
Property means any asset, revenue or other property, whether tangible or intangible, real or personal, including, without limitation, any right to receive income.
Rating Agency means each of Moodys, S&P, Fitch or any Substitute Rating Agency, but only to the extent that such Rating Agency is then-engaged by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer to provide a rating for the Securities.
Redemption Date, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
Redemption Price, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.
Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on any Security of any series means the date specified for that purpose as contemplated by Section 301.
Relevant Guarantor means any Subsidiary (other than the Issuer and any Subsidiary that is already a Guarantor) that at any time has outstanding a guarantee with respect to any Specified Indebtedness, or is otherwise an obligor, co-obligor or jointly liable with the Issuer or any Guarantor with respect to any Specified Indebtedness.
Relevant Jurisdiction has the meaning specified in Section 1007.
Responsible Officer, (1) when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer in the Corporate Trust Office, or successor thereto, including any managing director, director, vice president, assistant vice president, associate or any other officer of the Trustee responsible for the administration of this Indenture, and also means with respect to a particular corporate trust matter any other officer to whom such corporate trust matter is referred because
of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and (2) with respect to any other Person, means an executive officer of the Person, including the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, or an executive director responsible for the operations of the Person.
S&P means Standard & Poors Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors.
Securities has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and means any Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.
Security Register and Security Registrar have the respective meanings specified in Section 305.
Senior Indebtedness means (a) all indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, whether outstanding on the date of this indenture or incurred later, for money borrowed (other than the Securities) or otherwise evidenced by a note or similar instrument given in connection with the acquisition of any property or assets (other than inventory or other similar property acquired in the ordinary course of business), including securities or for the payment of money relating to a Capitalized Lease Obligation; (b) any indebtedness of others described in (a) above which the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, has guaranteed or which is otherwise its legal obligation; (c) any of the Issuers or any Guarantors, as the case may be, indebtedness under interest rate swaps, caps or similar hedging agreements and foreign exchange contracts, currency swaps or similar agreements; and (d) renewals, extensions, refundings, restructurings, amendments and modifications of any indebtedness or guarantee described above. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Securities, Senior Indebtedness shall not include (x) any indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, to its subsidiaries; (y) any Junior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or Junior Subordinated Indebtedness of a Guarantor, as applicable or (z) any indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, which by its terms ranks equal or subordinated to the Issuers subordinated debt securities or the Issuers subordinated debt guarantees in rights of payment or upon liquidation.
Special Record Date for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 307.
Specified Indebtedness means Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor in an outstanding principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) issued under any credit facility, indenture, purchase agreement, credit agreement or similar facility.
Stated Maturity, when used with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is due and payable.
Subsidiary means, with respect any Person, (a) any corporation, association or other business entity in which such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such Person and
one or more of its Subsidiaries owns or controls sufficient equity or voting interests to enable it or them (as a group) ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, to elect a majority of the directors (or Persons performing similar functions) of such entity, and (b) any partnership or joint venture if more than a 50% interest in the profits or capital thereof is owned by such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries (unless such partnership or joint venture can and does ordinarily take major business actions without the prior approval of such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries). Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to a Subsidiary is a reference to a Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor.
Subsidiary Guarantor means each Initial Subsidiary Guarantor and any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor that becomes a New Guarantor in the future in accordance with Section 1010, in each case unless and until such Subsidiary Guarantor has been released from its Guarantee pursuant to Section 1302.
Substitute Rating Agency means a nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of the Exchange Act engaged by the Parent Guarantor to provide a rating of the Securities in the event that any of S&P, Moodys or Fitch, or any other Substitute Rating Agency, has ceased to provide a rating of the Securities for any reason other than as a result of any action or inaction by the Parent Guarantor, and as a result thereof there are no longer two Rating Agencies providing ratings of the Securities.
Successor Additional Amounts has the meaning specified in Section 801(4)(b).
Total Tangible Assets means, as of any date, (a) the aggregate amount of the assets (other than intangible assets, goodwill and deferred tax assets) of the Group, as disclosed on the consolidated statement of financial position in the most recent Accounts of the Group, minus (b) the lesser of (i) the aggregate value of all Project Assets subject to any Lien securing any Limited Recourse Indebtedness and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Limited Recourse Indebtedness, in each case, as reflected in (or derived from) the most recent Accounts of the Group, plus (c) the net cash proceeds received by the Parent Guarantor from any share capital issuance by the Parent Guarantor consummated after the date of the most recent balance sheet included in such Accounts and on or prior to such date.
Trust Indenture Act means the United States Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.
Trustee means the Person named as the Trustee in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter Trustee shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, Trustee as used herein shall be deemed to mean the Person acting as Trustee with respect to the Securities.
U.S. GAAP means the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
U.S. Government Obligation has the meaning specified in Section 1204.
Voting Stock of any specified Person as of any date means the capital stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such Person.
Section 102. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.
Upon any application or request by the Issuer or a Guarantor to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Issuer or such Guarantor shall furnish to the Trustee such certificates and opinions as may be required hereunder. Each such certificate or opinion shall be given, respectively, in the form of an Officers Certificate, if to be given by an officer of the Issuer or such Guarantor, or an Opinion of Counsel, if to be given by counsel, and shall comply with the requirements set forth in this Indenture. Any Officers Certificate required to be given by an officer of the Issuer or any Guarantor may be given in the form of an Officers Certificate of the Parent Guarantor.
Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (except for certificates provided for in Section 1004) shall include,
(1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;
(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 each such individual, 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, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
Section 103. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.
In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Issuer or a Guarantor may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar
as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Issuer or such Guarantor stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Issuer or such Guarantor, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.
Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument. Absent fraud or intentional misconduct, under no circumstances shall the delivery of any Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel result in any personal liability to the person(s) or firm signing and delivering such Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.
Section 104. Acts of Holders; Record Dates.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuer and the Guarantors. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the Act of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Sections 601 and 603) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and, if applicable, the Issuer and the Guarantors, if made in the manner provided in this Section.
Without limiting the generality of this Section 104, a Holder, including a Depositary that is a Holder of a Global Security, may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies, duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other Act provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or the Securities to be made, given or taken by Holders, and a Depositary that is a holder of a Global Security may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such Global Security through such Depositarys standing instructions and customary practices.
The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also contain sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner that the Trustee deems sufficient.
The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Issuer or a Guarantor in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.
The Issuer may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to give, make or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders of Securities of such series, provided that the Issuer may not set a record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice, declaration, request or direction referred to in the next paragraph. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to take the relevant action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Issuer from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), provided, however, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities on the date such action is taken based on such record date previously set. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Issuer, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder of Securities in the manner set forth in Section 106.
The Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to join in the giving or making of (i) any Notice of Default, (ii) any declaration of acceleration referred to in Section 502, (iii) any request to institute proceedings referred to in Section 507(2) or (iv) any direction referred to in Section 512, in each case with respect to Securities of such series. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Trustee from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), provided, however, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is taken based on such record date previously set. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the Issuers expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and
the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Issuer in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106.
With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto that sets such record date may designate any day as the Expiration Date and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the other parties hereto in writing, and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106, on or prior to the existing Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto that sets such record date shall be deemed to have initially designated the 180th day after such record date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided in this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Expiration Date shall be later than the 180th day after the applicable record date.
Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount of such Security.
Section 105. Notices, Etc., to the Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors .
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture shall be made in writing, in English and, if to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,
(1) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Issuer or a Guarantor, shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if mailed first class, postage prepaid to, or otherwise made, given, faxed, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Trustee at its address at its Corporate Trust Office; or
(2) the Issuer or a Guarantor by the Trustee or by any Holder, shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid or faxed, to the Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, addressed to the Issuer at the address of its principal offices specified in this Section 105 or at any other address otherwise furnished in writing to the Trustee or to any Guarantor at the address of the Issuers principal offices specified in this Section 105 or at any other address otherwise furnished in writing to the Trustee.
All notices delivered to the Trustee shall be deemed effective upon the earlier of (a) actual receipt thereof by the Trustee, which may include electronic mail with portable document format attached or (b) the receipt of a registered mail receipt by the sender thereof in respect of a notice properly addressed under this Section 105.
The principal offices of the Issuer are Amcor Corporate Thurgauerstrasse 34, CH-8050, Zurich, Switzerland; fax: +41 44 316 17 18 Attention: Graeme Vavasseur, Group
Treasurer, with a copy to Amcor plc, 83 Tower Road North, Warmley Bristol, BS30 8XP, United Kingdom, Attention: Damien Clayton, Group Company Secretary.
Section 106. Notice to Holders; Waiver.
Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, faxed, made available or emailed to each Holder affected by such event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date (if any), and not earlier than the earliest date (if any), prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, faxed or emailed neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.
Section 107. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.
The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 108. Successors and Assigns.
All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Issuer and the Guarantors shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
Section 109. Separability Clause.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities, or any Guarantee 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 110. Benefits of Indenture.
Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities or any Guarantee, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders, and, to the extent set forth in Article Fourteen, holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer and, to the extent set forth in the Subordination Provisions, holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
Section 111. Governing Law.
This Indenture, the Securities and the Guarantees shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State; provided, however, that all matters governing the authorization and execution of this Indenture and the Securities by the Issuer shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri and the authorization and execution of this Indenture by the Guarantors and any notation of the Guarantees by such Guarantors pursuant to Article Thirteen or any Guarantees endorsed by such Guarantors on the Securities, if any, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the respective places of incorporation of each such Guarantor.
Section 112. Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.
Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor hereby appoints [CT Corporation acting through its office at 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York, 10011, USA] as its authorized agent (the Authorized Agent) upon which process may be served in any legal action or proceeding against it with respect to its obligations under this Indenture, the Securities of any series or any Guarantee, as the case may be, instituted in any federal or state court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by the Trustee or the Holder of any Security. Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor agrees that service of process upon such Authorized Agent, together with written notice of said service mailed or delivered to the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, by the Person serving the same address as provided in Section 105, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, in any such legal action or proceeding, and each of the Issuer and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such legal action or proceeding and waives any objection it may have to the laying of the venue of any such legal action or proceeding. Such appointment shall be irrevocable until this Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve hereof; provided, however, that upon release of any Guarantor pursuant to Section 1302, such Guarantors appointment of the Authorized Agent under this Section 112 shall be automatically and unconditionally irrevocably terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the Issuer and each Guarantor reserves the right to appoint another Person located or with an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, selected in its discretion, as a successor Authorized Agent, and upon acceptance of such appointment by such a successor the appointment of the prior Authorized Agent shall terminate. The Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall give notice to the Trustee and all Holders of the appointment by it of a successor Authorized Agent. If for any reason [CT Corporation] ceases to be able to act as the Authorized Agent or to have an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, each of the Issuer and each Guarantor shall appoint a successor Authorized Agent in accordance with the preceding sentence. Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor further agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of such agent in full force and effect until this Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve hereof. Service of process upon the Authorized Agent addressed to it at the address set forth above, as such address may be changed within the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York
by notice given by the Authorized Agent to the Trustee, together with written notice of such service mailed or delivered to the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process on the Issuer and the Guarantors, respectively.
Section 113. Waiver of Jury Trial.
EACH OF THE ISSUER AND EACH GUARANTOR 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 TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 114. Force Majeure.
In no event shall the Trustee or any Paying Agent be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation strikes, pandemics, epidemics, 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 or hardware) services.
Section 115. Legal Holidays.
In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Stated Maturity or Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Securities (other than a provision of any Security which specifically states that such provision shall apply in lieu of this Section)) payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the Stated Maturity or Maturity, provided that no interest with respect to such payment shall accrue for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity or Maturity, as the case may be.
Section 116. Counterparts.
This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimile, documents executed, scanned and transmitted electronically and electronic signatures, including those created or transmitted through a software platform or application, shall be deemed original signatures for purposes of this Indenture and all other related documents and all matters and agreements related thereto, with such facsimile, scanned and electronic signatures having the same legal effect as original signatures. The parties agree that this Indenture or any other related document or any instrument, agreement or document necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture or the other related documents or related hereto or thereto (including, without limitation, addendums, amendments, notices, instructions, communications with respect to the delivery of securities or the wire transfer of funds or other communications) (Executed Documentation) may be
accepted, executed or agreed to through the use of an electronic signature in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations in effect from time to time applicable to the effectiveness and enforceability of electronic signatures. Any Executed Documentation accepted, executed or agreed to in conformity with such laws, rules and regulations will be binding on all parties hereto to the same extent as if it were physically executed and each party hereby consents to the use of any third party electronic signature capture service providers as may be reasonably chosen by a signatory hereto or thereto. When the Trustee acts on any Executed Documentation sent by electronic transmission, the Trustee will not be responsible or liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from its reliance upon and compliance with such Executed Documentation, notwithstanding that such Executed Documentation (a) may not be an authorized or authentic communication of the party involved or in the form such party sent or intended to send (whether due to fraud, distortion or otherwise) or (b) may conflict with, or be inconsistent with, a subsequent written instruction or communication; it being understood and agreed that the Trustee shall conclusively presume that Executed Documentation that purports to have been sent by an authorized officer of a Person has been sent by an authorized officer of such Person. The party providing Executed Documentation through electronic transmission or otherwise with electronic signatures agrees to assume all risks arising out of such electronic methods, including, without limitation, the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.
Section 117. FATCA.
Each Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, by acceptance of such Security or such interest therein, agrees to provide to the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Issuer, upon its request, the Noteholder Tax Identification Information and, to the extent any withholding tax under FATCA is applicable, the Noteholder FATCA Information. In addition, each Holder or holder of an interest in a Security, by acceptance of such Security or such interest therein, agrees that the Trustee has the right to withhold any amounts of interest (properly withholdable under law and without any corresponding gross-up) payable to a Holder or holder of an interest in a Security that fails to comply with the requirements of the preceding sentence.
Section 118. USA Patriot Act.
In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including, without limitation, those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering, including Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act of the United States (Applicable Law), the Trustee is required to obtain, verify, record and update certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee. Accordingly, each of the parties agree to provide to the Trustee, upon their request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee to comply with the Applicable Law.
Section 119. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
This Indenture is subject to the mandatory provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, which are incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following Trust Indenture Act terms have the following meanings:
indenture securities means the Securities.
indenture security holder means a Holder.
indenture to be qualified means this Indenture.
indenture trustee or institutional trustee means the Trustee.
obligor on the indenture securities means the Issuer, each Guarantor and any other obligor on the indenture securities.
All other Trust Indenture Act terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the Trust Indenture Act, defined by Trust Indenture Act by reference to another statute or defined by Commission rules have the meanings assigned to them by such definitions.
Section 120. Trust Indenture Act Controls.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Section 318(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, the imposed duties will control.
ARTICLE TWO
SECURITY FORMS
Section 201. Forms Generally.
The Securities of each series shall be in substantially the form set forth in this Article or in such other form or forms as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or Depositary therefor or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers of the Issuer executing such Securities, all as evidenced by their execution thereof. If the form of Securities is established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, copies of appropriate records of such actions shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Issuer Order contemplated by Section 303 for the authentication and delivery of such Securities.
The definitive Securities shall be produced in any manner as determined by the Director or Authorized Officer executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
Except as provided pursuant to Section 301, the Trustees certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the form set forth in Section 204.
The aggregate principal amount of any Global Security may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary for such Global Security, as provided in Section 305.
Section 202. [Form of Face of Security].
[INCLUDE IF SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY 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 GLOBAL SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE.]
[INCLUDE IF SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY AND THE DEPOSITARY IS THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IN EXCHANGE FOR THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY PORTION HEREOF 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 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 OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]
BEMIS COMPANY, INC.
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BEMIS COMPANY, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of Missouri (the Issuer, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to , or its registered assigns, on (the Stated Maturity) the Initial Principal Amount specified on Schedule A hereto (such Initial Principal Amount, as it may from time to time be adjusted by endorsement on Schedule A hereto, is hereinafter referred to as the Principal Amount), or such other principal amount (which, when taken together with the principal amounts of all other Outstanding
Securities, shall initially equal US$ in the aggregate) as may be set forth in the records of the Trustee hereinafter referred to in accordance with the Indenture and to pay interest thereon from or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on and in each year, commencing , at the rate of % per annum (computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months), until the Principal Amount hereof is paid or made available for payment [if applicable, insert , provided that any Principal Amount and premium, and any such installment of interest, which is overdue shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment, and such interest shall be payable on demand]. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the day that is 15 calendar days prior to each such Interest Payment Date (whether or not a Business Day). Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than ten (10) days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.
[If the Security is not to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert The principal of this Security shall not bear interest except in the case of a default in payment of principal upon acceleration, upon redemption or at Stated Maturity and in such case the overdue principal and any overdue premium shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue principal or premium shall be payable on demand. [Any such interest on overdue principal or premium which is not paid on demand shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest on interest shall be legally enforceable), from the date of such demand until the amount so demanded is paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue interest shall be payable on demand.]]
Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and [if applicable, insert any such] interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Issuer or Paying Agent maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York, 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[if applicable, insert ; provided, however, that at the option of the Issuer payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register] [if applicable, insert ; and provided, further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, payments of any interest on the Securities (other than at Maturity) may be made, in the case of a Holder of at least US$10,000,000 Principal Amount of Securities, by electronic funds transfer of immediately
available funds to a United States dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank, provided that such registered Holder shall have provided the Trustee written wire instructions at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date. Unless such designation is revoked by written notice to the Issuer or a Paying Agent, any such designation made by such Holder with respect to such Securities will remain in effect with respect to any future payments with respect to such Securities payable to such Holder. The Issuer will pay any administrative costs imposed by banks in connection with making payments by electronic funds transfer.]
In certain circumstances, Additional Amounts will be payable in respect of this Security in accordance with terms of the Indenture. Whenever in this Security there is mentioned, in any context, any payments on this Security such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable and express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts in any provisions hereof shall not be construed as excluding Additional Amounts in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
This Security shall be entitled to the benefits under the Indenture and be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless the Securities have not been signed by the Issuer or the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
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Section 203. [Form of Reverse of Security].
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Issuer (the Securities), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of [·], 2020 (the Indenture), among the Issuer, the Guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee, and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.
This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof [if applicable, insert , limited in aggregate principal amount to US$ ] [if applicable, insert ; provided, however, that the Issuer may from time to time or at any time, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities, create and issue additional Securities with terms and conditions identical to those of the Securities (except for the issue date, the issue price and the first interest payment date), which additional Securities shall increase the aggregate principal amount of, and shall be consolidated and form a single series with, the Securities].
This Security is an unsecured subordinated obligation of the Issuer and ranks in right of payment on parity with all other unsecured and subordinated indebtedness of the Issuer (and without any preference among themselves) and the Guarantees are unsecured subordinated obligations of the Guarantors and will rank on a parity with all other unsecured and subordinated indebtedness of the Guarantors, except, in each case, for indebtedness mandatorily preferred by law. Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and [if applicable, insert any such] interest on this Security is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner stated in Article Fourteen of the Indenture, to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer. Payment of the Guaranteed Securities Obligations by each Guarantor, as applicable, is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner stated in Article Thirteen of the Indenture, to the prior payment in full of all of the respective Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable.
[if applicable, insert The Securities of this series are subject to redemption at the option of the Issuer on any date [if applicable, insert prior to ] (any such date, a Make-Whole Redemption Date), in whole or from time to time in part, at a redemption price
equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed and (2) the Make-Whole Amount for the Securities being redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest to such Make-Whole Redemption Date, all as provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on Securities that are due and payable on Interest Payment Dates falling on or prior to a Make-Whole Redemption Date will be payable on the Interest Payment Date in accordance with their terms and in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.
For the purposes of this Security:
Adjusted Treasury Rate means, with respect to any Make-Whole Redemption Date, (a) the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated H.15(519) or any successor publication, which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption Treasury Constant Maturities, for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three months before or after the remaining term of the Securities being redeemed, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue shall be determined and the Adjusted Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (b) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Make-Whole Redemption Date, in each case calculated on the third Business Day preceding the Make-Whole Redemption Date.
Applicable Margin means %.
Comparable Treasury Issue means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term from the Make-Whole Redemption Date to the maturity date of the Securities to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Securities.
Comparable Treasury Price means, with respect to any Make-Whole Redemption Date, if clause (b) of the Adjusted Treasury Rate is applicable, (i) the average of five Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Make-Whole Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (ii) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than five such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations, provided that in no event may the Quotation Agent use fewer than three such quotations.
Make-Whole Amount means the sum, as determined by a Quotation Agent, of (a) the present value of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed and (b) the present
value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments of interest thereon (not including any portions of such payments of interest accrued to the Make-Whole Redemption Date), from the Make-Whole Redemption Date to the Stated Maturity of the Securities being redeemed, in each case discounted to the Make-Whole Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis, assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, at the Adjusted Treasury Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
Quotation Agent means the Reference Treasury Dealer selected by the Issuer, and notified in writing to the Trustee, to act as Quotation Agent for purposes of this Indenture.
Reference Treasury Dealer means any of [ or ] and their respective successors and assigns and [ ] other nationally recognized investment banking firm[s] selected by the Issuer that are primary U.S. Government securities dealers in New York City (a Primary Treasury Dealer); provided, however, that if any of [ or ] shall cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Issuer shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Make-Whole Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Quotation Agent, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the Quotation Agent by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Make-Whole Redemption Date.
Remaining Scheduled Payments means, with respect to each Security to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon at the then-applicable interest rate that would be due after the related Make-Whole Redemption Date but for such redemption, provided, however, that, if that Make-Whole Redemption Date is not an Interest Payment Date with respect to such Security, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon shall be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to that Make-Whole Redemption Date.]
[if applicable, insert On or after , the Securities are subject to redemption at the option of the Issuer on any date (a Par Call Redemption Date), in whole or from time to time in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to such redemption date, all as provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on Securities that are due and payable on Interest Payment Dates falling on or prior to a Par Call Redemption Date will be payable on the Interest Payment Date in accordance with their terms and in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.]
[insert any other redemption provisions applicable to the Securities]
In addition to its ability to redeem this Security pursuant to the foregoing, this Security may be redeemed by the Issuer on the terms set forth, and as more fully described, in Section 1108 of the Indenture, in certain circumstances where the Issuer would be required to
pay Additional Amounts due to certain changes in the tax treatment of this Security or the Guarantees.
In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.
Upon the occurrence of any Change of Control Triggering Event and upon the terms and conditions set forth in Section 1009 of the Indenture, each Holder has the right to require the Issuer to purchase all or a portion of the Securities of such Holder properly tendered at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest (if any) to the date of purchase (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of the series of which this Security is a part or certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.
If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
In any case where the due date for the payment of the Principal Amount of, or any premium or interest with respect to any Security or the date fixed for redemption of any Security shall not be a Business Day at a Place of Payment, then payment of the Principal Amount, premium, if any, or interest, including any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereto need not be made on such date at such Place of Payment but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment, with the same force and effect as if made on the date for such payment or the date fixed for redemption, and no interest shall accrue for the period after such date.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Issuer, the Guarantors, and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in Principal Amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in Principal Amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Issuer, the Guarantors, or any of them, with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.
The Guarantors that are a party to the Indenture as at, or subsequent to, the date of authentication of this Security (including any New Guarantors in accordance with Section 1010 of the Indenture and subject to release of any Subsidiary Guarantor(s) in accordance with Section 1302 of the Indenture), have fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, pursuant to the terms of the Guarantees contained in Article Thirteen of the Indenture, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security, any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereof and any other amounts payable by the Issuer under the Indenture, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of this Security and the Indenture. The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holder of this Security and to the Trustee pursuant to the Guarantees and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article Thirteen of the Indenture and reference is made to such Article and Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantees.
Within 30 days of any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Parent Guarantor shall cause such Relevant Guarantor to also become a Guarantor (each, a New Guarantor) of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities by having such New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee deliver a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 day period, provided that such New Guarantors Guarantee may contain any limitation required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor.
Upon execution and delivery by the New Guarantor of its New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture and any other documents provided for in Section 1010, the New Guarantor shall be a Guarantor for the purposes of this Indenture and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities. In connection therewith, (i) the rights and obligations of such New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor and (ii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
In accordance with Section 1302 of the Indenture, any or all of the Subsidiary Guarantors may be released at any time from their respective Guarantees and other obligations under the Indenture and the Securities without the consent of any Holder. Such release will occur upon or concurrently with the Subsidiary Guarantor no longer being a Relevant Guarantor and upon the delivery of an Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee certifying that the Subsidiary Guarantor is no longer a Relevant Guarantor, provided that, at the time of such release, no default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have
made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and the Trustee shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal amount hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer or the Guarantors, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal amount of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Issuer in any place where the principal amount of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Securities of this series are issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, and in minimum denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security is overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
This Security and the Guarantees shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, but without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of New York; provided, however, that all matters governing the authorization and execution of the Securities by the Issuer shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri and the authorization and execution of any notation of the
Guarantees by the Guarantors pursuant to Article Thirteen of the Indenture or any Guarantees endorsed by such Guarantors on this Security, if any, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the respective places of incorporation of each such Guarantor.
All terms used in this Security are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
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By purchasing this Security, the Holder hereby agrees to the terms set forth in the Indenture.
SCHEDULE OF ADJUSTMENTS
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Section 204. Form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication.
Subject to Section 614, the Trustees certificates of authentication shall be in substantially the following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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ARTICLE THREE
THE SECURITIES
Section 301. Title and Terms; Issuable in Series.
The aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued from time to time in one or more series.
With respect to any Securities of any series (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in lieu of, other Securities pursuant to this Indenture pursuant to Section 304, Section 305, Section 306, Section 905 or Section 1107 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder), there shall be (a) established in or pursuant to a
resolution of the Board of Directors of the Issuer and (b) (i) set forth or determined in the manner provided in an Officers Certificate or (ii) established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of such Securities:
(1) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from Securities of any other series),
(2) the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of that series that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, or upon partial redemption of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 304, Section 305, Section 306, Section 905 or Section 1107 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder);
(3) the issue price and issuance date of such Securities, including the date from which interest on such Securities will accrue;
(4) if applicable, that such Securities shall be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and, in such case, the Depositary for such Global Securities, the form of any legend or legends that shall be borne by such Global Securities in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 202 and Section 204 (including any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 305 in which such legend(s) may be removed or modified) and any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 305 in which any such Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, or any transfer of such Global Security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name or names of Persons other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof;
(5) the Person to whom any interest on a Security of the series shall be payable, if other than the Person in whose name that Security is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest;
(6) the date or dates on which the principal of, and any premium on, any Securities of the series is payable;
(7) the rate or rates at which any Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, including, if applicable, the rate or rates of interest on any overdue payments, the date or dates from which any such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be payable and the Regular Record Date for any such interest payable on any Interest Payment Date;
(8) the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable, any Securities of the series may be surrendered for registration of transfer, Securities of the series may be surrendered for exchange and notices and demands to or upon the Issuer or the Guarantors in respect of the Securities of the series and this Indenture may be served;
(9) (a) whether or not such Securities are to be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer and, if so redeemable, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which any Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer, (b) if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Issuer to redeem the Securities shall be evidenced and (c) any provisions in addition to or in lieu of the provisions of Article Eleven applicable to redemption of Securities of the series;
(10) if other than denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof, the denominations in which any Securities of the series shall be issuable;
(11) if the amount of principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index or pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;
(12) if other than the currency of the United States of America, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable and the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in the currency of the United States of America for any purpose, including for purposes of the definition of Outstanding in Section 101;
(13) if the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series is to be payable, at the election of the Issuer, a Guarantor or the Holder thereof, in one or more currencies, currency units, composite currency or composite currency units other than that or those in which such Securities are stated to be payable, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on Securities of such series as to which such election is made shall be payable (which shall be in accordance with the Applicable Procedures), and the periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made and the amount so payable (or the manner in which such amount shall be determined);
(14) if other than the entire principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of any Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502;
(15) if other than as provided in Section 201, the form or forms of the Securities;
(16) if the Securities will be entitled to the benefits of the Guarantees afforded by Article Thirteen of the Indenture and, if so, the identity of the Guarantors at the time of issuance of such Securities;
(17) if the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of any Securities of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to the Stated Maturity, the amount which shall be deemed to be the principal amount of such Securities as of any such date for any purpose thereunder or hereunder, including the principal amount thereof which shall be due and payable upon any Maturity other than the Stated
Maturity or which shall be deemed to be Outstanding as of any date prior to the Stated Maturity (or, in any such case, the manner in which such amount deemed to be the principal amount shall be determined);
(18) if applicable, that the Securities of the series, in whole or any specified part, shall be defeasible pursuant to Section 1202 or Section 1203 or both such Sections and, if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Issuer or a Guarantor to defease such Securities shall be evidenced;
(19) any addition to or change in the Events of Default which applies to any Securities of the series and any change in the right of the Trustee or the requisite Holders of such Securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to Section 502;
(20) any deletion or addition to or change in the covenants set forth in Article Ten that apply to Securities of the series;
(21) any changes to the information the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor shall be obligated to provide to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall be obligated to promptly forward to Holders of Securities of the series, pursuant to Section 703;
(22) any other terms of the series of Securities (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, except as permitted by Section 901(5));
(23) if Additional Amounts, pursuant to Section 1007, will not be payable by the Issuer and the Guarantors;
(24) any stock exchange on which the Securities of the series will be listed;
(25) if the series of Securities provides for further creation and issuances of further Securities of such series by the Issuer (having the same terms and conditions as the Securities of that series in all respects, or in all respects except for the issue date, the issue price and the first interest payment date thereon, so that such further issuance shall be consolidated and form a single series with all Outstanding Securities of such series) without the consent of the Holders of that series; and
(26) the identifiers of such Securities (CUSIP number and/or ISIN).
The terms of all Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as may otherwise be established in or pursuant to Board Resolutions or supplemental indentures referred to above.
To the extent any terms of the Securities are established pursuant to such Board Resolutions or supplemental indentures, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers Certificate or the supplemental indenture setting forth the terms of the Securities.
Section 302. Denominations.
The Securities shall be issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, in such denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section 301. In the absence of any such specified denomination with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of such series shall be issued only in minimum denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof.
Section 303. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Issuer by any one or more Directors and Authorized Officers. The signature of any Director or Authorized Officer on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.
Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of any individual who was at any time the proper Director or Authorized Officer of the Issuer shall bind the Issuer notwithstanding that such individual has ceased to hold such office prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such office at the date of such Securities.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Issuer may deliver Securities executed by the Issuer to the Trustee for authentication, together with an Issuer Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance with the Issuer Order shall authenticate and deliver such Securities. In authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Sections 601 and 603) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating,
(1) that the forms (if the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 201) and/or terms (if the terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 301) of such Securities have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;
(2) that such Securities, when such Securities have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Issuer in the manner and subject to any qualifications, assumptions and limitations specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Issuer enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles and to such other matters as counsel shall specify therein;
(3) when such Securities have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Issuer in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, the Guarantees will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Guarantors, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles and to such other matters as counsel shall specify therein; and
(4) that all conditions precedent to issuance and authentication of the Securities under this Indenture have been satisfied.
The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of any such series of Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner that is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee or if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that such action may not be lawfully taken.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 301 and of the second preceding paragraph, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Officers Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section 301 or the Issuer Order and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to such second preceding paragraph at or prior to the authentication of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued and reasonably contemplate the subsequent issuance of each Security of such series.
Each Security shall be dated on the date of its authentication.
No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent by electronic or manual signature, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Issuer, and the Issuer shall deliver such Security to the Paying Agent for cancellation as provided in Section 309, for all purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.
Section 304. Temporary Securities.
Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Issuer may execute and, upon compliance with Section 303 by the Issuer, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities that shall be produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the Directors and/or Authorized Officers executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
If temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Issuer will cause definitive Securities of that series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities of such series, the temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary Securities of such series
at the office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment for that series, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, one or more definitive Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series and tenor.
Section 305. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
The Issuer shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee a register (the register maintained in such office and in any other office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the Security Register) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe and the transfer restrictions applicable to Securities herein provided, the Issuer shall provide for the registration of Securities. The Security Register for any series of Securities may not be established or maintained at any time in Australia. The Trustee is hereby appointed Security Registrar for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers of such Securities as herein provided and the Trustee hereby accepts such appointment. There shall be only one Security Registrar for each series of Securities.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of any series at the office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment for that series, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall, subject to the transfer restrictions set forth herein and in such Security, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount. 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.
Subject to this Section 305, at the option of the Holder, Securities of any series may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Issuer evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Issuer or the Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Security Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing (with the signatures guaranteed in satisfactory form, if reasonably required by the Issuer or the Trustee).
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 304, 905 or 1107 not involving any transfer.
If the Securities of any series (or of any series and specified tenor) are to be redeemed in part, neither the Security Registrar nor the Issuer shall be required (A) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Securities of that series (or of that series and specified tenor) during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of any such Securities selected for redemption under Section 1103 and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (B) to register the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.
Each Holder and beneficial owner of Securities shall be deemed to represent and agree that such Holder or beneficial owner understands that the Issuer, each Guarantor, the Trustee and each Paying Agent may require certification reasonably acceptable to it (A) as a condition to the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on any Security without, or at a reduced rate of, withholding or backup withholding tax, and (B) to enable the Issuer, each Guarantor, the Trustee and each Paying Agent to determine their duties and liabilities with respect to any taxes or other charges that they may be required to pay, deduct or withhold from payments in respect of such Securities or the Holder or beneficial owner of such Securities under any present or future law, rule or regulation of the United States, any State thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territories thereof or any present or future law, rule or regulation of any political subdivision thereof or taxing authority therein or to comply with any reporting or other requirements under any such law, rule or regulation. Such certification may include, without limitation, U.S. federal income tax forms (such as IRS Form W-8BEN (Certification of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding), IRS Form W-8IMY (Certification of Foreign Intermediary Status for United States Tax Withholding), IRS Form W-9 (Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification), or IRS Form W-8ECI (Certification of Foreign Persons Claim that Income Is Effectively Connected with the Conduct of a U.S. Trade or Business) or any successors to such IRS forms). Each Holder or beneficial owner of Securities agrees to provide any certification required pursuant to this paragraph and to update or replace such form or certification in accordance with its terms or its subsequent amendments.
Each Global Security authenticated under this Indenture shall be registered in the name of the Depositary designated for such Global Security or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a nominee thereof or custodian therefor, and each such Global Security shall constitute a single Security for all purposes of this Indenture.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, and no transfer of a Global Security in whole or in part may be made or registered, in the name of any Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof unless (A) such Depositary (i) has notified the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary for such Global Security or
(ii) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, if so required by applicable law or regulation, and no successor Depositary for such Securities shall have been appointed within 90 days of such notification or of the Issuer becoming aware of the Depositarys ceasing to be so registered as the case may be, (B) the Issuer in its sole discretion shall have notified the Depositary by Issuer Order that the Global Securities shall be exchanged for such Securities, (C) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Securities and the beneficial owners of not less than 50% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount evidenced by such Global Security advise the Trustee and the Depositary for such Global Security through its participants in writing that the continuation of the book-entry system is no longer in the best interests of such beneficial owners of the Securities or (D) there shall exist such circumstances, if any, in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing as have been specified for this purpose as contemplated by Section 301.
Subject to the preceding paragraph, any exchange of a Global Security for other Securities may be made in whole or in part, and all Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be registered in such names as the Depositary for such Global Security shall direct.
Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, a Global Security or any portion thereof, whether pursuant to this Section, Section 304, 306, 905 or 1107 or otherwise, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of and shall be, a Global Security, unless such Security is registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof.
Owners of beneficial interests in a Global Security held on their behalf by a Depositary shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Securities in definitive form, shall not be considered the Holders thereof for any purpose under this Indenture and shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to such Global Security, and such Depositary or its nominee may be treated by the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of any of them as the Holder and owner of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Neither the Trustee nor any of its agents shall have any responsibility or liability for the actions taken or not taken by the Depositary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Depositary for any Global Security may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any person, including the beneficial owners of interests in such Global Security, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture with respect to such Global Security.
In case of any transfer or exchange the procedures and requirements for which are not addressed in detail in this Section 305, such transfer or exchange will be subject to such procedures and requirements as may be reasonably prescribed by the Issuer and the Trustee from time to time and, in the case of a transfer or exchange involving a Global Security, the Applicable Procedures.
Section 306. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, a new Security of the same
series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
If there shall be delivered to the Issuer and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any of their agents harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuer or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall, upon Issuer order, authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and 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, the Issuer in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security.
Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Issuer 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 expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
Every new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section in exchange for any mutilated Security or in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security, shall (i) constitute an original contractual obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, (ii) be registered by the Issuer in the Security Registrar in the name of such Person and (iii) shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of that series duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section are 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 307. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, 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 Regular Record Date for such interest.
Any interest on any Security of any series that is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (Defaulted Interest) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Issuer or the Guarantor, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (1) or (2) below:
(1) The Issuer or the Guarantor may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest,
which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security of such series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Issuer or the Guarantor shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause (1) provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Issuer, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be given to each Holder of Securities of such series in the manner set forth in Section 106, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (2).
(2) The Issuer or the Guarantors may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Issuer to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause (2), such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, that were carried by such other Security.
Section 308. Persons Deemed Owners.
Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307) any interest on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any of their respective agents shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
Section 309. Cancellation.
All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall, if surrendered to any Person other
than the Paying Agent, be delivered to the Paying Agent and shall be promptly cancelled by it. The Issuer or a Guarantor may at any time deliver to the Paying Agent for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder that the Issuer or such Guarantor may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Paying Agent (or to any other Person for delivery to the Trustee) for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated hereunder that the Issuer has not issued and sold, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Paying Agent. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled Securities held by the Paying Agent shall be disposed of in accordance with the Paying Agents then customary procedure unless by an Issuer Order the Issuer shall direct that cancelled Securities be returned to it.
Section 310. Computation of Interest.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of any series, Interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
Section 311. CUSIP Numbers.
The Issuer in issuing the Securities may use CUSIP numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that the Trustee shall assume no responsibility for the accuracy of such numbers and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP numbers.
ARTICLE FOUR
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 401. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
This Indenture shall, upon an Issuer Request, cease to be of further effect (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities herein expressly provided for, the surviving rights of the Trustee under Section 607 hereof, and any provision hereof that expressly survives the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture), and the Trustee, at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when
(1) either
(A) all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Securities that have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen and that have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 306 and (ii) Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Issuer and thereafter repaid to the Issuer or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 1003) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(B) all such Securities that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation:
(i) have become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption, or
(ii) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or
(iii) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Issuer, and the Issuer, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the holders of the Securities, cash in U.S. dollars, not-callable U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in amounts as will be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal and any premium and accrued interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities that have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be;
(2) no default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of the deposit or shall occur as a result of the deposit and the deposit shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Issuer is a party or by which the Issuer is bound;
(3) the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid or made provision satisfactory to the Trustee for the payment of all other sums payable hereunder by the Issuer including all amounts due and payable to the Trustee;
(4) the Issuer has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the applicable series of Securities at the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be; and
(5) the Issuer has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been satisfied.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors to the Trustee and the lien of the Trustee under Section 607, the obligations of the Issuer to any Authenticating Agent under Section 613, any obligations of the Trustee under Section 402, the rights and obligations of the Issuer set forth in the last paragraph of Section 1003 and any rights of registration of transfer, exchange or replacement of Securities provided in Sections 304, 305, 306, 905, 1002 or 1107 and any rights to receive Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 1007 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.
Section 402. Application of Trust Money
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and premium and any interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee.
Section 403. Effect on Subordination Provisions.
Unless otherwise expressly provided pursuant to Section 301 with respect to the Securities of any series, the provisions of Article Fourteen hereof, insofar as they pertain to the Securities of such series, are hereby expressly made subject to the provisions for satisfaction and discharge set forth in this Article and, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, upon the effectiveness of such satisfaction and discharge pursuant to this Article with respect to the Securities of such series, all of the Securities of such series shall thereupon cease to be so subordinated and shall no longer be subject to the provisions of Article Fourteen and, without limitation to the foregoing, all moneys, U.S. Government Obligations and shares or other securities or property deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee) in trust in connection with such satisfaction and discharge and all proceeds therefrom may be applied to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on such Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable notwithstanding the provisions of Article Fourteen.
ARTICLE FIVE
REMEDIES
Section 501. Events of Default.
Event of Default, wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body) unless such event is either inapplicable to a particular series or it is specifically deleted or modified in or pursuant to the supplemental indenture or Board Resolution creating such series of Securities or in the form of the Security for such series:
(1) a default in the payment of any principal of, or any premium on, any Securities of that series when due, whether or not prohibited by Article Fourteen, either at Maturity, upon redemption, pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or otherwise and, provided that if such default is caused solely by technical or administrative error, the continuance of such default for a period of three Business Days;
(2) a default in the payment of any interest or any Additional Amounts due and payable on any Securities of such series, whether or not prohibited by Article Fourteen, and the continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;
(3) a default in the performance, or breach, of any other covenant, obligation or agreement of the Issuer or the Guarantors in this Indenture with respect to the Securities of that series, the Securities of that series or the Guarantees (other than a covenant or obligation default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with or which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of Securities other than that series) and the continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Issuer (with a copy to the Parent Guarantor) by the Trustee or to the Issuer (with a copy to the Parent Guarantor) and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series a written notice specifying such default or breach, requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a Notice of Default hereunder;
(4) (a) any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary becomes due and is required to be paid prior to its contractual maturity date by reason of any event of default or acceleration (however described), (b) the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary fails (after the expiration of any applicable grace period) to make any payment in respect of any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) on the due date for payment, (c) any security given by the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary for any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) is enforced or (d) default is made (after the expiration of any applicable grace period) by the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary for any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) in making any payment due under any guarantee and/or indemnity given by it in relation to any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies), unless such Indebtedness is discharged or an event of default or acceleration related to such Indebtedness is waived or rescinded, as applicable;
(5) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of US$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies), shall be rendered against the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain unsatisfied or undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days, during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon assets of the Parent Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary to enforce such judgment;
(6) any Guarantee is held to be unenforceable or invalid in a judicial proceeding or is claimed in writing by the Issuer or any Guarantor not to be valid or
enforceable, or any Guarantee is denied or disaffirmed in writing by the Issuer or any Guarantor, except, in each case, as permitted in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;
(7)
(a) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or its debts, or of a material part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager, administrator, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(a) the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any U.S. federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (7)(a) above, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager, administrator, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Principal Subsidiary (or any committee thereof) shall adopt any resolution or otherwise authorize any action to approve any of the actions referred to above in this clause (7)(b) or clause (7)(a) above or (vi) solely in the case of the Parent Guarantor, where the Parent Guarantor (A) is declared bankrupt as defined in Article 8 of the Interpretations (Jersey) Law 1954 or any proceedings are commenced or other steps taken for the Parent Guarantor to be declared bankrupt or (B) takes any step to participate in a scheme of arrangement or merger under Part 18A or Part 18B respectively of the Jersey Companies Law or to seek continuance overseas under Part 18C of the Jersey Companies Law;
(b) the Issuer or any Guarantor shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;
(8) any other Event of Default established as contemplated by Section 301 provided with respect to Securities of that series.
Section 502. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7)) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then, in every such case, the Trustee (if a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice
of such Event of Default) or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series may declare the principal amount of all the Outstanding Securities of such series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Issuer with a copy to the Parent Guarantor (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount and any accrued interest thereon shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7) occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the principal of, Additional Amounts, if any, and any accrued and unpaid interest on the Outstanding Securities of any series shall become immediately due and payable without any further action on the part of the Trustee or the Holders.
At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, by written notice to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:
(1) the Issuer or a Guarantor has irrevocably paid or irrevocably deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay
(A) all overdue interest on all Outstanding Securities of such series,
(B) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Outstanding Securities of such series that have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, and any interest on such unpaid principal at the rate prescribed therefor in such Securities,
(C) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue payments at the rate or rates for such Securities established as contemplated by Section 301,
(D) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and all amounts due to the Trustee under Section 607; and
(2) all Events of Default with respect to the Securities of such series, other than the non-payment of the principal of or interest on the Securities of such series that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 513.
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 503. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
The Issuer and each Guarantor covenants that if
(1) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or
(2) default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security at the Maturity thereof,
the Issuer and each Guarantor shall, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal and premium and on any overdue interest, at the rate or rates established as contemplated by Section 301 therefor, and, in addition thereto, 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 and any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 607.
If the Issuer and the Guarantors fail to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce the same against the Issuer or the Guarantors or any other obligor upon such Securities or the Guarantees, as the case may be, and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Issuer or the Guarantors or any other obligor upon such Securities or the Guarantees, as the case may be, wherever situated.
If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
Section 504. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Issuer or the Guarantors (or any other obligor upon the Securities), any of their respective property or creditors, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, to take any and all actions authorized under the Trust Indenture Act (as if the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) in order to have claims of the Holders and the Trustee allowed in any such proceeding. In particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official 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 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 607.
No provision of this Indenture shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder 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; provided, however, that the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders, vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be a member of a creditors or other similar committee.
Section 505. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.
All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities or the Guarantees may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and other amounts due to it under Section 607, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.
Section 506. Application of Money Collected.
Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal or any premium or interest (or any Additional Amounts), upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:
FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee under Section 607;
SECOND: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities (and any Additional Amounts) in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest (and any Additional Amounts), respectively; and
THIRD: The balance, if any, to the Issuer, any Guarantor or the other Person or Persons otherwise entitled thereto.
Section 507. Limitation on Suits.
No Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
(1) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series;
(2) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute such proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;
(3) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;
(4) the Trustee, within 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, has failed to institute any such proceeding; 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 principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series;
it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such Holders.
Section 508. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307) interest on such Security pursuant to the terms thereof or the Guarantee thereof (and any Additional Amounts) on the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.
Section 509. Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 510. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 306, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or
hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
Section 511. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.
Section 512. Control by Holders.
Subject to Section 603(5), the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Securities of such series, provided that:
(1) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture or subject the Trustee to undue risk or require the Trustee to submit to the jurisdiction of a non-U.S. court,
(2) the action so directed would not be unjustly prejudicial to the Holders not taking part in such direction, or
(3) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction,
provided further that the Trustee shall be under no obligation to determine whether any such direction shall be in such conflict or so unjustly prejudicial, and provided further, that nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Trustee to take direction from Holders unless such direction is in writing and accompanied by indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee.
Nothing in this Indenture shall impair the right of the Trustee in its discretion to take any action deemed proper by the Trustee and that is not inconsistent with such direction by Holders of Securities.
Section 513. Waiver of Past Defaults.
The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past default hereunder with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default
(1) in the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of such series (or any Additional Amounts payable in respect thereof), or
(2) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof that under Article Nine cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected.
Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 514. 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, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, a court may require any party litigant in such suit to file an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, including fees and expenses of counsel, and may assess costs against any such party litigant; provided that this Section shall not be deemed to authorize any court to require such an undertaking or to make such an assessment in any such suit.
Section 515. Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws.
Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any usury, stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuer and each Guarantor (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it will not 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.
ARTICLE SIX
THE TRUSTEE
Section 601. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
(a) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any series,
(i) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(ii) 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 of Counsel furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to
examine the same to determine whether or not they conform on their face to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).
(b) In case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to Securities of any series, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
(c) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that
(i) this subsection (c) shall not be construed to limit the effect of subsection (a) of this Section;
(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee under this Indenture with respect to the Securities; and
(iii) 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.
(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.
(e) The Trustee shall not be liable for any error in judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.
Section 602. Notice of Defaults.
Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default hereunder, the Trustee shall transmit to all Holders of the Securities of each series affected thereby, in the manner provided in Section 106, notice of such default hereunder in respect of which written notice has been provided to the Trustee, unless such default shall have been cured or waived; provided, however, that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of, or any premium or interest (or any Additional Amounts in respect of the foregoing) on, any Security of such series, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a Responsible Officer of the Trustee in good faith determine that the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the Holders; and provided, further, that in the case of any default of the character specified in Section 501(4) no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence
thereof. For the purpose of this Section, the term default means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default.
Section 603. Certain Rights of Trustee.
Subject to the provisions of Section 601:
(1) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, securities, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(2) any request or direction of the Issuer mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Issuer Request or Issuer Order, and any resolution of the Board of Directors shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;
(3) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officers Certificate and/or Opinion of Counsel;
(4) the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(5) 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 direction is in writing and such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;
(6) 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, securities, 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 Issuer, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Issuer and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;
(7) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture;
(8) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have or be charged with notice or knowledge of any default or Event of Default under this Indenture (other than a payment default under Sections 501 or 502 hereof) unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice of such default or Event of Default from the Issuer or any other obligor on such Securities or by any Holder of such Securities and such notice refers to the Securities and this Indenture;
(9) 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 (including as Paying Agent and Securities Registrar), and to each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder;
(10) anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the Trustee be liable under or in connection with this Indenture for indirect, special, incidental, punitive or consequential losses or damages of any kind whatsoever, including but not limited to lost profits, whether or not foreseeable, even if the Trustee has been advised of the possibility thereof and regardless of the form of action in which such damages are sought;
(11) the Trustee may employ agents in performing its duties hereunder and shall not have liability for negligent performance by an agent appointed with due care;
(12) The Trustee shall not be liable for errors in judgment made in good faith unless negligent in ascertaining pertinent facts; and
(13) the permissive rights of the Trustee to take or refrain from taking any action enumerated herein shall not be construed as an obligation or duty.
Section 604. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except for the Trustees certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Issuer and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture, any offering document or of the Securities except that the Trustee represents that it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Indenture, authenticate the Securities and perform its obligations hereunder. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Issuer of the Securities or the proceeds thereof.
Section 605. May Hold Securities.
The Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar or any other agent of the Trustee or the Issuer, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Issuer with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.
Section 606. Money Held in Trust.
Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by applicable law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Issuer.
Section 607. Compensation and Reimbursement.
Each of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor agrees jointly and severally:
(1) to pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as the Issuer and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);
(2) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except to the extent any such expense, disbursement or advance may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct; and
(3) to indemnify each of the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee and their respective officers, employees and directors for, and to defend and hold them harmless against, any and all loss, liability, claim, damage or expense (including (i) the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel and (ii) taxes other than withholding, backup withholding or taxes based on the income of the Trustee), arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder or the performance of its duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture (including this Section 607(3)) and defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct;
To ensure the Issuers and the Parent Guarantors payment obligations under this Section 607, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee, except money or property collected or held in trust for the benefit of the Holders of particular Securities. Such lien and the obligations of the Issuer under this Section 607 shall survive the resignation and removal of the Trustee and the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
The indemnity contained herein shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the final payment in full of the Securities, and termination of this Indenture.
Trustee for purposes of this Section 607 shall include any predecessor Trustee, but the negligence or bad faith or willful misconduct of any Trustee shall not affect the rights or obligations of the Issuer or any other Trustee hereunder.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7), the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable United States, United Kingdom or Australian federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.
Section 608. Conflicting Interests.
If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions to the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture), the Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. To the extent permitted by Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have a conflicting interest by virtue of being a trustee under this Indenture with respect to Securities of more than one series.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the parties hereto acknowledge and agree and the Holders are deemed to acknowledge and agree that there is no conflict of interest as a result of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas acting in its capacity as trustee for both the senior notes of the Issuer and the subordinated notes of the Issuer and in connection with its enforcement of the subordination provisions as required under the terms of this Indenture. Further, any such action on the part of the Trustee hereunder, shall be deemed not to be a breach of any fiduciary duty on the part of the Trustee hereunder.
Section 609. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.
There shall at all times be one (and only one) Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of each series, which may be Trustee hereunder for Securities of one or more other series. Each Trustee shall be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions to the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) to act as such, has a combined capital and surplus of at least US$50,000,000 and has its Corporate Trust Office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York. If any such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee with respect to the Securities shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.
Section 610. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611.
The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by Act of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of such series, upon 30 days prior written notice delivered to the Trustee and to the Issuer. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition at the expense of the Issuer any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities.
If at any time:
(1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 608 after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months;
(2) the Trustee shall fail to comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any such Holder, or
(3) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,
then, in any such case, (A) the Issuer may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities, or (B) subject to Section 514, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities by giving 30 days prior written notice thereof to the Issuer. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition at the expense of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities.
If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the Securities of one or more series, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more of all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 611. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Issuer and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611, become the
successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Issuer. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by the Issuer or the Holders and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 611, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.
The Issuer shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series to all Holders of Securities of such series in the manner provided for in Section 106. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.
In no event will the Trustee be responsible for or have any liability for the acts or omissions of any such successor Trustee for the Securities of any series appointed hereunder or for any separate or co-Trustee.
Section 611. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Issuer, the Guarantors and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Issuer or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Issuer, the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered
by any other such Trustee; and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the Issuer or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.
Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in the first preceding paragraph.
No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article.
Section 612. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities; and in case at that time any of the Securities shall not have been authenticated by such predecessor Trustee, any successor Trustee may authenticate such Securities in its own name with the full force and effect which this Indenture provides for the certificate of authentication of the Trustee.
Section 613. Agents.
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, (i) all references in this Indenture to the Trustee shall be deemed to refer to the Trustee in its capacity as Trustee and in its capacities as Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent and Security Registrar and (ii) every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability or offering protection, immunity or indemnity to the Trustee shall be deemed to apply with the same force and effect to the Trustee acting in its capacities as Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent and Security Registrar.
Section 614. Appointment of Authenticating Agent.
The Trustee, with the consent of the Issuer, may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of Securities that shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series issued upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the
benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustees certificate of authentication, except upon original issue or pursuant to Section 306, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Issuer and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than US$50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.
Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.
An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee and to the Issuer. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Issuer. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent that shall be acceptable to the Issuer and shall give notice of such appointment in the manner provided in Section 106 to all Holders of Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.
The Issuer agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section.
If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustees certificate of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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If all of the Securities of a series may not be originally issued at one time, and if the Trustee does not have an office capable of authenticating Securities upon original issuance located in a Place of Payment where the Issuer wishes to have Securities of such series authenticated upon original issuance, the Trustee, if so requested by the Issuer in writing or by facsimile (which writing need not comply with Section 102 and need not be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel), shall appoint in accordance with this Section an Authenticating Agent having an office in a Place of Payment designated by the Issuer with respect to such series of Securities.
Section 615. Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company.
The Trustee shall comply with Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, excluding any creditor relationship listed in Section 311(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to Section 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.
ARTICLE SEVEN
HOLDERS LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND ISSUER
Section 701. Issuer to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.
The Issuer will furnish, or cause the Security Registrar to furnish, to the Trustee
(1) semi-annually, not later than ten days after each Regular Record Date, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of Outstanding Securities of each series as of such Regular Record Date, and
(2) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Issuer of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished;
provided, however, that if and so long as the Trustee shall be Security Registrar for Securities of a series, no such list need be furnished with respect to such series of Securities.
Section 702. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.
The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 701 and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 701 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
The rights of Holders of the Securities of any series to communicate with other Holders of Securities of such series with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities and the corresponding rights and privileges of the Trustee, shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture).
Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee that none of the Issuer, any Guarantor nor the Trustee nor any agent of any of them shall be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Holders made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) or other applicable law.
Section 703. Reports by the Issuer.
(1) If and when the Issuer is registered with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee any information, documents or reports required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act within 15 days after the same is so required to be filed with the Commission.
(2) With respect to the Securities of any series and for so long as the Securities of such series are Outstanding, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee as soon as practicable, and the Trustee shall promptly distribute to the Holders of Securities of such series such information as is specified as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of such series.
(3) 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 Issuers compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers Certificates).
Section 704. Reports by Trustee to Holders.
(1) Within 60 days after the Parent Guarantors fiscal year end of each year beginning with the fiscal year end following the date of this Indenture, and for so long as any Securities remain outstanding, the Trustee shall mail or make available to each Holder a brief report dated as of such fiscal year end that complies with Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, if and to the extent required by such subsection. The Trustee shall also comply with Section 313(b) and Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(2) A copy of each report at the time of its mailing or posting to the Holders shall be mailed or made available by the Trustee to the Parent Guarantor and filed by the Trustee with the Commission and each exchange, if any, on which the Securities are listed in accordance with Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act. The Parent Guarantor agrees to notify promptly the Trustee in writing whenever the Securities become listed on any exchange and of any delisting thereof.
ARTICLE EIGHT
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE
Section 801. Issuer May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.
For so long as any of the Securities or any Guarantee thereof remain Outstanding, neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor may consolidate with or merge into any other Person that is not the Issuer or a Guarantor, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person that is not the Issuer or a Guarantor, unless:
(1) any Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, is merged or to whom the Issuer or such Guarantor has conveyed, transferred or leased all or substantially all of its properties and assets is a corporation, partnership or trust organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and such Person either is the Issuer or any other Guarantor or assumes by supplemental indenture the Issuers or such Guarantors obligations, as the case may be, on the Securities and the Guarantees and under this Indenture (including any obligation to pay any Additional Amounts);
(2) immediately after giving effect to the transaction and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Issuer or any Guarantor as a result of such transaction as having been incurred at the time of 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;
(3) if, as a result of any such consolidation or merger or such conveyance, transfer or lease, properties or assets of the Issuer or a Guarantor would become subject to a Lien which would not be permitted by this Indenture, the Issuer, the Guarantor or such successor Person, as the case may be, shall take such steps as shall be necessary effectively to secure the Securities equally and ratably with (or prior to) all Indebtedness secured thereby;
(4) any such Person not incorporated or organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Jersey, Australia or the United Kingdom, or any state or territory thereof shall expressly agree by a supplemental indenture,
(a) to indemnify the Holder of each Security and each beneficial owner of an interest therein against (X) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge
imposed on such Holder or beneficial owner or required to be withheld or deducted from any payment to such Holder or beneficial owner as a consequence of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, and (Y) any costs or expenses of the act of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, and
(b) that all payments pursuant to the Securities or the Guarantees in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities, as the case may be, shall be made without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of the jurisdiction of organization or residency of such Person or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, unless such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges are required by such jurisdiction or any such subdivision or authority to be withheld or deducted, in which case such Person shall pay such additional amounts (Successor Additional Amounts) as will result (after deduction of such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges and any additional taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges payable in respect of such Successor Additional Amounts) in the payment to each Holder or beneficial owner of a Security of the amounts which would have been received pursuant to the Securities or the Guarantee, as the case may be, had no such withholding or deduction been required, except that no Successor Additional Amounts shall be so payable for or on account of:
(i) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the fact that such Holder or beneficial owner of the Security:
(A) was a resident, domiciliary or national of, or engaged in business or maintained a permanent establishment or was physically present in, the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction (as defined below) or otherwise had some connection with the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction other than the mere ownership of, or receipt of payment under, such Security or Guarantee;
(B) presented such Security or Guarantee for payment in any jurisdiction of organization of such Person, which shall be deemed a Relevant Jurisdiction, unless such Security or Guarantee could not have been presented for payment elsewhere;
(C) presented such Security or Guarantee (where presentation is required) more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the payment in respect of such Security or Guarantee first became due and payable or provided for, whichever is later, except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts if it had presented such Security or Guarantee for payment on any day within such period of thirty (30) days; or
(D) with respect to any withholding or deduction of taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges imposed by the United States, or any of its territories or any political subdivision thereof or any taxing authority thereof or therein, is or was with respect to the United States a citizen or resident of the United States, treated as a resident of the United States, present in the United States, engaged in business in the United States, a Person with a permanent establishment or fixed base in the United States, a ten percent shareholder of the Issuer or a Guarantor, a passive foreign investment company, or a controlled foreign corporation, or has or has had some other connection with the United States (other than the mere receipt of a payment or the ownership of holding a Security);
(c) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge or any withholding or deduction on account of such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;
(d) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from payments of (or in respect of) principal of, or any premium and interest on, the Securities or the Guarantees thereof;
(e) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld by reason of the failure to comply in a timely manner by the Holder of such Security or, in the case of a Global Security, the beneficial owner of such Global Security, with a timely request of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any Paying Agent addressed to such Holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, (i) to provide information concerning the nationality, residence or identity of such Holder or such beneficial owner or (ii) to make any declaration or other similar claim or satisfy any information or reporting requirement, which, in the case of (i) or (ii), is required or imposed by a statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as a precondition to exemption from all or part of such withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge (including without limitation the filing of a United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form W-8 BEN, W-8 BEN-E, W-8 ECI or W-9);
(f) any withholding, deduction, duty, tax, assessment or other governmental charge which is imposed or withheld by or by reason of the Australian Commissioner of Taxation giving a notice under section 255 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) of Australia or section 260-5 of Schedule 1 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) of Australia;
(g) any taxes imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of the holder or beneficial owner of the Securities to comply with (a) the requirements of Sections 1471
through 1474 (commonly known as FATCA) of the Code, as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), the U.S. Treasury regulations issued thereunder or any official interpretation thereof or any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471 of the Code, (b) any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction or relating to any intergovernmental agreement between the United States and any other jurisdiction, which, in either case, facilitates the implementation of clause (a) above and (c) any agreement pursuant to the implementation of clauses (a) and (b) above with the IRS, the U.S. government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction;
(h) any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6);
nor shall Additional Amounts be paid to any such Holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent such payment on a Security or Guarantee would, under the laws of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, be treated as being derived or received for tax purposes by a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had it been the Holder of the Security or Guarantee;
(5) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or Guarantor is merged or to whom the Issuer or Guarantor has conveyed, transferred or leased its properties or assets (if such Person is organized and validly existing under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Jersey, Australia or the United Kingdom or, in each case, any state or territory thereof) agrees to indemnify the Holder of each Security against (a) any tax, assessment or governmental charge imposed on any such Holder or required to be withheld or deducted from any payment to such Holder as a consequence of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease which is imposed or levied by or on behalf of that jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as at that date such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease is effective and (b) any costs or expenses of the act of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease; and
(6) the Issuer has 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, comply with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.
Section 802. Successor Substituted.
Upon any consolidation of the Issuer or any Guarantor with, or merger of the Issuer or any Guarantor into, any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets of the Issuer or a Guarantor substantially as an entirety in accordance with Section 801, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or such Guarantor 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 Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Issuer or a Guarantor, as applicable, 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 NINE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
Section 901. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.
Without the consent of any Holders, the Issuer or a Guarantor, when authorized by a Board Resolution of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as applicable, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:
(1) to evidence the succession or substitution of another Person to the Issuer or a Guarantor and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, herein and in the Securities; or
(2) to add to the covenants of the Issuer or the Guarantors or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Issuer or a Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants or surrenders are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants or surrenders are expressly included solely for the benefit of such series); or
(3) to add any additional Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such additional Events of Default are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such additional Events of Default are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series); or
(4) to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in uncertificated form; or
(5) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities, provided that any such addition, change or elimination (A) shall neither (i) apply to any Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor
(ii) modify the rights of the Holder of any such Security with respect to such provision or (B) shall become effective only when there is no such Security Outstanding; or
(6) to add a New Guarantor by way of a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture or to release a Guarantor as permitted by and in accordance with the requirements of this Indenture; or
(7) to secure the Securities (pursuant to the requirements of Section 1008 or otherwise); or
(8) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as contemplated by Section 201 or 301; or
(9) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 611; or
(10) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture, provided that such action pursuant to this clause (10) shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect; or
(11) to conform the text of the Securities of any series to any provision of the description of such Securities in the offering document used in connection with the offering of such Securities to the extent that such provisions were intended to be a verbatim recitation of any provision of such Securities; or
(12) to make any other change that does not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of the Securities in any material respect.
Section 902. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders.
With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, the Issuer or a Guarantor, when authorized by a Board Resolution of the Issuer or such Guarantor, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby,
(1) Change the Stated Maturity of, or any installment of, the principal, premium (if any) or rate of interest on
the Outstanding Securities or the rate of interest on the Outstanding Securities or change any obligation to pay Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts on the Outstanding Securities;
(2) Change the place or currency of payment on the Outstanding Securities;
(3) Impair the ability of any Holder to sue for payment;
(4) Reduce the amount of principal payable upon acceleration of the maturity of the Outstanding Securities following an Event of Default;
(5) Reduce any amounts due on the Outstanding Securities;
(6) Reduce the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities the consent of the Holders of which is needed to modify or amend this Indenture;
(7) Reduce the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series the consent of the Holders of which is needed to waive compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or to waive certain defaults;
(8) Modify in a way that adversely affects Holders any other aspect of the provisions dealing with modification of or waiver under this Indenture;
(9) Reduce the premium payable upon a Change of Control or, at any time after a Change of Control Triggering Event has occurred, amend, change or modify in any material respect the obligations of the Issuer to make and complete the Change of Control Offer;
(10) Waive a default or an Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on the Securities (except a rescission of acceleration of any series of Securities by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);
(11) Subordinate the Securities of any series or the Guarantees as applicable to such series to any other obligation of the Issuer or any of the Guarantors;
(12) Modify in a way that adversely affects Holders the terms and conditions of the Guarantors payment obligations (including with respect to Additional Amounts) under the Securities;
(13) Release any Guarantee (other than in accordance with this Indenture); or
(14) Change the provisions of this Section 902.
A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of
such series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.
It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.
Section 903. Execution of Supplemental Indentures.
In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 601 and 603) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 102, an Opinion
of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that all conditions precedent to such execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture have been satisfied. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Section 904. 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, except to the extent, if any, therein expressly provided otherwise.
Section 905. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.
Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Issuer shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Issuer, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Issuer, and such Securities may be authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series.
ARTICLE TEN
COVENANTS
Section 1001. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.
The Issuer covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of Securities that it shall duly and punctually pay the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of such series (and any Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in respect thereof) in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if on such date the Trustee or the Paying Agent
holds, in accordance with this Indenture, money sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due. The Issuer agrees to deposit such funds with the Trustee or Paying Agent one Business Day prior to the date on which such principal, premium, if any, and interest is due.
Section 1002. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Issuer shall maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an office or agency where Securities of such series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of such series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Securities of such series and this Indenture may be served. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. The Company initially designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as such office or agency. If at any time the Issuer 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, and the Issuer hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.
The Issuer may also from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities, designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities of one or more series 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 Issuer of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes.
The Issuer 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.
Section 1003. Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust.
If the Issuer or a Guarantor shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, it shall, on or before each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest on any of the Securities of such series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal and any premium and interest (and Additional Amounts and Successor Additional Amounts) so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of its action or failure so to act.
Whenever the Issuer shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it shall, on or prior to each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest (and Additional Amounts and Successor Additional Amounts) on any Securities of such series, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amount and with sufficient time to meet any applicable payment system deadline to make such payment in respect of the Securities of each such series, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such principal or any premium or interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of its action or failure so to act.
The Issuer shall cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent shall (1) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on Securities in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided, (2) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Issuer (or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series) in the making of any payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on the Securities of such series or any Guarantee and (3) during the continuance of any default by the Issuer or a Guarantor (or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series) in the making of any payment in respect of the Securities of such series or any Guarantee, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent for payment in respect of the Securities of such series or such Guarantee(s).
The Issuer may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Issuer Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Issuer or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Issuer or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Issuer or a Guarantor, in trust for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, interest (or Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts) has become due and payable shall, upon receipt of a Issuer Request, be paid to the Issuer or a Guarantor by the Trustee or such Paying Agent, or (if then held by the Issuer or a Guarantor) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Issuer or a Guarantor for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Issuer or such Guarantor as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease.
Section 1004. Statement by Officers as to Default.
The Parent Guarantor shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Issuer ending after the date hereof, an Officers Certificate of the Parent Guarantor stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signers thereof the Issuer and the Guarantors are in compliance with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and, if the Issuer or a Guarantor shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge.
Section 1005. Existence.
Subject to Article Eight, the Issuer and each Guarantor shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its respective corporate existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises necessary to conduct its business; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to preserve any such right or franchise if the Board of Directors of such Person shall determine in a Board Resolution that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of its business and that the loss thereof would not have a material adverse effect on such Persons ability to perform its obligations under this Indenture or any Securities or Guarantees.
Section 1006. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.
The Issuer and each Guarantor shall pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, (1) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon it or upon the income, profits or property of it, and (2) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid, would by law become a lien upon the property of the Issuer or such Guarantor; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim (A) whose amount, applicability or validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, or (B) where the failure to pay or discharge or to cause to be paid or discharged such tax, assessment, charge or claim would (in the opinion of any two Authorized Officers and/or Directors of the Issuer set forth in an Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee) not (i) result in a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) have an adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of the Securities or the Guarantees.
Section 1007. Additional Amounts.
All payments of, or in respect of, principal of, and any premium and interest on, the Securities, and all payments pursuant to any Guarantee, shall be made without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of the United States (including the District of Columbia and any state, possession or territory thereof), Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction in which the Issuer or any Guarantor is or becomes a resident for tax purposes (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) or through which the Issuer or any Guarantor makes payment on the Securities or any Guarantee (each a Relevant Jurisdiction) or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any of the foregoing, unless such taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges are required by the law of the Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, to be withheld or deducted. In that event, the Issuer or the Guarantors, as applicable, shall pay such additional amounts (Additional Amounts) as will result (after deduction of such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges and any additional taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges payable in respect of such Additional Amounts) in the payment to the holder of each Security of the amounts which would have been payable in respect of such Security or Guarantee had no such withholding or deduction been required, except that no Additional Amounts shall be so payable for or on account of:
(1) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the fact that such Holder or beneficial owner of the Security:
(a) was a resident, domiciliary or national of, or engaged in business or maintained a permanent establishment or was physically present in, the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction or otherwise had some connection with the United States, Jersey, Australia, the United Kingdom, or other Relevant Jurisdiction other than the mere ownership of, or receipt of payment under, such Security or Guarantee;
(b) presented such Security or Guarantee for payment in any Relevant Jurisdiction, unless such Security or Guarantee could not have been presented for payment elsewhere;
(c) presented such Security or Guarantee (where presentation is required) more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the payment in respect of such Security or Guarantee first became due and payable or provided for, whichever is later, except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts if it had presented such Security or Guarantee for payment on any day within such period of thirty (30) days; or
(d) with respect to any withholding or deduction of taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges imposed by the United States, or any of its territories or any political subdivision thereof or any taxing authority thereof or therein, is or was with respect to the United States a citizen or resident of the United States, treated as a resident of the United States, present in the United States, engaged in business in the United States, a Person with a permanent establishment or fixed base in the United States, a ten percent shareholder of the Issuer or a Guarantor, a passive foreign investment company,
or a controlled foreign corporation, or has or has had some other connection with the United States (other than the mere receipt of a payment or the ownership of holding a Security);
(2) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge or any withholding or deduction on account of such tax, assessment or other government charge;
(3) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from payments of (or in respect of) principal of, or any premium and interest on, the Securities or the Guarantees thereof;
(4) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld by reason of the failure to comply in a timely manner by the Holder of such Security or, in the case of a Global Security, the beneficial owner of such Global Note, with a timely request of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any Paying Agent addressed to such Holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, (a) to provide information concerning the nationality, residence or identity of such Holder or
such beneficial owner or (b) to make any declaration or other similar claim or satisfy any information or reporting requirement, which, in the case of (a) or (b), is required or imposed by a statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as a precondition to exemption from all or part of such withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge (including without limitation the filing of an IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI or W-9);
(5) any withholding, deduction, tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is imposed or withheld by or by reason of the Australian Commissioner of Taxation giving a notice under section 255 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) of Australia or section 260-5 of Schedule 1 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) of Australia or under a similar provision;
(6) any taxes imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of the holder or beneficial owner of the Securities to comply with (a) the requirements of FATCA, as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), the U.S. Treasury regulations issued thereunder or any official interpretation thereof or any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471 of the Code, (b) any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction or relating to any intergovernmental agreement between the United States and any other jurisdiction, which, in either case, facilitates the implementation of clause (a) above and (c) any agreement pursuant to the implementation of clauses (a) and (b) above with the IRS, the U.S. government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction; or
(7) any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6);
nor shall Additional Amounts be paid to any such Holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent such payment on a Security or Guarantee would, under the laws of any Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, be treated as being derived or received for tax purposes by a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had it been the Holder of the Security or Guarantee.
Whenever there is mentioned, in any context, any payment of or in respect of the principal of, or any premium or interest on, any Security of any series (or any payments pursuant to the Guarantees thereof), such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts provided for in this Indenture to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to this Indenture, and any express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in any provisions of this Indenture shall not be construed as excluding Additional Amounts or Successor Additional Amounts in those provisions of this Indenture where such express mention is not made.
At least ten (10) days prior to each date on which any payment under or with respect to the Securities is due and payable, if the Issuer shall be obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to such payment, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee and the principal Paying Agent an Officers Certificate stating the fact that such Additional Amounts will be payable and the amounts so payable and will set forth such other information necessary to enable the Trustee and such Paying Agent to pay such Additional Amounts to the Holders on the payment date; provided, however, that if ten (10) days prior to each date on which any such payment is due and payable the amount of such payment has not yet been determined, the Issuer shall notify the Trustee of such amount promptly after such amount has been determined.
Section 1008. Limitation on Liens
For so long as any of the Securities or the Guarantees are outstanding, the Parent Guarantor shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, create, assume, incur, issue or otherwise have outstanding any Lien upon, or with respect to, any of the present or future business, property, undertaking, assets or revenues (including, without limitation, any Equity Interests and uncalled capital), whether now owned or hereafter acquired (together, assets) of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, to secure any Indebtedness, unless the Securities and Guarantees are secured by such Lien equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Indebtedness, except for the following, to which this covenant shall not apply:
(1) Liens on assets securing Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary outstanding on the Issue Date;
(2) Liens on assets securing Indebtedness owing to the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary (other than a Project Subsidiary);
(3) Liens existing on any asset prior to the acquisition of such asset by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary after the Issue Date, provided that (i) such Lien has not been created in anticipation of such asset being so acquired, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other asset of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets other than Equity Interests, after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets covered by such Lien on the date of such acquisition of such assets, (iii) such Lien shall secure only the Indebtedness secured by such Lien on the date of such acquisition of such asset and (iv) such Lien shall be discharged within one year of the date of acquisition of such asset or such later date as may be the date of the maturity of the Indebtedness that such Lien secures if such Indebtedness is fixed interest rate indebtedness that provides a commercial financial advantage to the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiaries;
(4) Liens on any assets of a Person that becomes a Subsidiary (or of any Person not previously a Subsidiary that is merged or consolidated with or into a Subsidiary) after the Issue Date that existed prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated), provided that (i) such Lien has not been created in anticipation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary (or such merger or consolidation), (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other asset of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets
other than Equity Interests, after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets covered by such Lien on the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated), (iii) such Lien shall secure only the Indebtedness secured by such Lien on the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated) and (iv) such Lien shall be discharged within one year of the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated) or such later date as may be the date of the maturity of the Indebtedness that such Lien secures if such Indebtedness is fixed interest rate indebtedness that provides a commercial financial advantage to the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiaries;
(5) Liens created to secure Indebtedness, directly or indirectly, incurred for the purpose of purchasing Equity Interests or other assets (other than real or personal property of the type contemplated by clause (6) below), provided that (i) such Lien shall secure only such Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of purchasing such assets, (ii) such Lien shall apply only to the assets so purchased (and to proceeds and products of, and, in the case of any assets other than Equity Interests, any subsequently after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the assets so purchased) and (iii) such Lien shall be discharged within two years of such Lien being granted;
(6) Liens created to secure Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of acquiring or developing any real or personal property or for some other purpose in connection with the acquisition or development of such property, provided that (i) such Lien shall secure only such Indebtedness, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other assets of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, other than to proceeds and products of, and after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into, the property so acquired or developed and (iii) the rights of the holder of the Indebtedness secured by such Lien shall be limited to the property that is subject to such Lien, it being the intention that the holder of such Lien shall not have any recourse to the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiaries personally or to any other property of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(7) Liens for any borrowings from any financial institution for the purpose of financing any import or export contract in respect of which any part of the price receivable is guaranteed or insured by such financial institution carrying on an export credit guarantee or insurance business, provided that (i) such Lien applies only to the assets that are the subject of such import or export contract and (ii) the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the amount so guaranteed or insured;
(8) Liens for Indebtedness from an international or governmental development agency or authority to finance the development of a specific project, provided that (i) such Lien is required by applicable law or practice and (ii) the Lien is created only over assets used in or derived from the development of such project;
(9) any Lien created in favor of co-venturers of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary pursuant to any agreement relating to an unincorporated joint venture, provided that (i) such Lien applies only to the Equity Interests in, or the assets of, such unincorporated joint venture and (ii) such Lien secures solely the payment of obligations arising under such agreement;
(10) Liens over goods and products, or documents of title to goods and products, arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with letters of credit and similar transactions, provided that such Liens secure only the acquisition cost or selling price (and amounts incidental thereto) of such goods and products required to be paid within 180 days;
(11) Liens arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of business of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(12) Liens created by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary over a Project Asset of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, provided that such Lien secures only (i) in the case of a Lien over assets referred to in clause (a) of the definition of Project Assets, Limited Recourse Indebtedness incurred by the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary or (ii) in the case of a Lien over Equity Interests referred to in clause (b) of the definition of Project Assets, Limited Recourse Indebtedness incurred by the direct Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary;
(13) Liens arising under any netting or set-off arrangement entered into by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its banking arrangements for the purpose of netting debit and credit balances of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(14) Liens incurred in connection with any extension, renewal, replacement or refunding (together, a refinancing) of any Lien permitted in clauses (1) through (13) above and any successive refinancings thereof permitted by this clause (12) (each, an Existing Security), provided that (i) such Liens do not extend to any asset that was not expressed to be subject to the Existing Security, (ii) the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such Liens does not exceed the principal amount of Indebtedness that was outstanding and secured by the Existing Security at the time of such refinancing and (iii) any refinancing of an Existing Security incurred in accordance with clauses (3) through (5) above (and any subsequent refinancings thereof permitted by this clause (12)) will not affect the obligation to discharge such Liens within the time frames that applied to such Existing Security at the time it was first incurred (as specified in the applicable clause);
(15) any Lien arising as a result of a Change in Lease Accounting Standard; and
(16) other Liens by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary securing Indebtedness, provided that, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence or assumption of any such Lien or the incurrence of any Indebtedness secured thereby, the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor and any Subsidiary secured by any Liens pursuant to this clause (13) shall not exceed 10% of Total Tangible Assets at such time.
Section 1009. Offer to Purchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event.
Any Securities of any series that require that the Issuer make an offer to purchase upon a Change of Control Triggering Event shall be purchased by the Issuer in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the
Securities of such series) in accordance with this Section 1009. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, unless the Issuer has previously exercised its right to redeem the Securities in accordance with their respective terms, each Holder of Securities of such series will have the right to require the Issuer to purchase all or a portion of such Holders Securities pursuant to the offer described below (the Change of Control Offer), at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase, subject to the rights of Holders of the Securities on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.
Within 30 days following the date upon which the Change of Control Triggering Event occurred, or at the Issuers option, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the pending Change of Control, the Issuer shall send, by first class mail, a notice to each Holder of Securities of such series, with a copy to the Trustee, which notice shall govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer. Such notice 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 1009 of this Indenture;
(ii) that the Issuer is required to offer to purchase all of the outstanding principal amount of Securities, the purchase price and, that on the date specified in such notice, which date shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law (the Change of Control Payment Date), the Issuer shall repurchase the Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to this Section 1009;
(iii) if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, shall state that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned on the Change of Control being consummated on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date;
(iv) that any Security not tendered or accepted for payment shall continue to accrue interest;
(v) that Securities accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date;
(vi) that Holders electing to have a Security purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer may elect to have all, or any portion of such Security, purchased;
(vii) that Holders of Securities of such series electing to have Securities purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer shall be required to surrender their Securities, with the form entitled Option of Holder to Elect Purchase on the reverse of the relevant Security, or such other customary documents of surrender and transfer as the Issuer may reasonably request, duly completed, or
transfer the relevant Security by book-entry transfer, to the paying agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the Change of Control Payment Date;
(viii) that Holders whose Securities are purchased only in part shall be issued new Securities equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer); and
(ix) the CUSIP number, if any, printed on the Securities being repurchased and that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Securities.
The Issuer shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for such an offer made by the Issuer and such third party purchases all corresponding Securities of such series properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer.
The Issuer shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of Securities pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 1009, the Issuer shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall be deemed not to have breached its obligations under this Indenture by virtue thereof.
Section 1010. New Guarantors.
The Parent Guarantor covenants and agrees that if any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor that is not a Guarantor becomes a Relevant Guarantor, then within 30 days of such Subsidiary becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Parent Guarantor shall cause such Relevant Guarantor to also become a Subsidiary Guarantor (each, a New Guarantor) of all amounts due and owing on the Outstanding Securities by having the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee delivering a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 days, provided that such New Guarantors Guarantee may contain any limitation required under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized, or which are substantially similar to the limitations contained in such other new guarantees given by the New Guarantor in relation to the Specified Indebtedness giving rise to its status as a Relevant Guarantor.
Upon execution and delivery by the New Guarantor of its New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture and any other documents provided for in this Section 1010, the New Guarantor shall be a Guarantor for the purposes of this Indenture (and shall be deemed to be added to the list of Guarantors contained in Schedule 1 hereto) and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on all Outstanding Securities. In connection therewith, (i) the rights and obligations of such New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor and (ii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
Section 1011. Waiver of Certain Covenants.
Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of any series, the Issuer may, with respect to the Securities, omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in any of Sections 1005, 1008 or 1009 (subject to Section 902(9)), if before the time for such compliance the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision or condition shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 1012. Stamp, Documentary and Similar Taxes.
The Issuer and the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to pay all stamp, documentary or similar duties, taxes or fees which may be payable in respect of the execution and delivery or the enforcement of this Indenture, any Guarantee or any Security and the execution and delivery (but not the transfer) or the enforcement of any of the Securities or Guarantees in the United States or of any amendment of, supplement to, or waiver or consent under or with respect to, this Indenture, any Guarantee or any Security, and to pay any value added, goods and services or similar tax due and payable in respect of reimbursement of costs and expenses by the Issuer pursuant to this Section 1012, and shall save the Trustee and each Holder to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law harmless against any loss or liability resulting from nonpayment or delay in payment of such tax required to be paid by the Issuer and the Guarantors hereunder; provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to pay any such duty, tax or fee to the extent such nonpayment or delay in payment results from any action or inaction of the Trustee.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
Section 1101. Applicability of Article.
The Securities of any series that are redeemable may be redeemed, in whole or in part from time to time, before their Stated Maturity and shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities of such series) in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
Section 1102. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.
The election of the Issuer to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities. In case of any redemption at the election of the Issuer of less than all the Securities of any series (including any such redemption affecting only a single Security), the Issuer shall, at least 60 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Issuer (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of
Securities of such series to be redeemed and, if applicable, of the tenor of the Securities to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities established as contemplated by Section 301, the Issuer shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction.
Section 1103. Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed.
If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed (unless such redemption affects only a single Security, in which case this Section 1103 shall not apply), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days or less than 30 days prior to the Redemption Date, from the Outstanding Securities of such series not previously called for redemption, either (i) in compliance with the requirement of the applicable clearing systems, if the Securities are held through any clearing systems, or (ii) by the Trustee on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee deems fair and appropriate, if the Securities are not held through any clearing systems, and in either case which may provide for the selection for redemption of a portion of the principal amount of any Security of such series, provided that the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of any Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.
The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer in writing of the Securities selected for redemption as aforesaid and, in case of any Securities selected for partial redemption as aforesaid, the principal amounts thereof to be redeemed.
The provisions of the two preceding paragraphs shall not apply with respect to any redemption affecting only a single Security, whether such Security is to be redeemed in whole or in part. In the case of any such redemption in part, the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of the Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.
For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amounts of such Securities which has been or is to be redeemed.
Section 1104. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at his address appearing in the Security Register.
All notices of redemption shall state:
(1) the Redemption Date,
(2) the Redemption Price and the amount of any accrued and unpaid interest payable on the Redemption Date,
(3) the CUSIP or other identifying number of such Securities to be redeemed,
(4) if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of more than a single Security are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption of any such Securities, the principal amounts) of the particular Securities to be redeemed and, if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of a single Security are to be redeemed, the principal amount of the particular Security to be redeemed,
(5) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price (together with any accrued and unpaid interest payable on the Redemption Date) will become due and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable, that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date, and
(6) the place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price, and accrued interest, if any.
Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Issuer shall be given by the Issuer or, at the Issuers request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Issuer.
Section 1105. Deposit of Redemption Price.
Not later than one Business Day prior to any Redemption Date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Issuer is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 1003) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on, all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date.
Section 1106. Securities Payable on Redemption Date.
Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price applicable thereto, and from and after such date (unless the Issuer shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Issuer at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301, installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Record Date according to their terms and the provisions of Section 307.
If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal and any premium shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in the terms of the Security established as contemplated by Section 301.
Section 1107. Securities Redeemed in Part.
Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at a Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Issuer or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series and of like tenor, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered.
Section 1108. Optional Redemption Due to Changes in Tax Treatment.
Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, if, as the result of (a) any change in or any amendment to the laws, regulations or published tax rulings of any Relevant Jurisdiction, or of any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, affecting taxation, or (b) any change in the official administration, application or interpretation by a relevant court or tribunal, government or government authority of any Relevant Jurisdiction of such laws, regulations or published tax rulings either generally or in relation to the Securities or the Guarantees, which change or amendment is proposed and becomes effective on or after the later of (x) the original issue date of such Securities or Guarantees or (y) the date on which a jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Jurisdiction (whether by consolidation, merger or transfer of assets of the Issuer or any Guarantor, change in place of payment on the Securities or Guarantees or otherwise) or which change in official administration, application or interpretation shall not have been available to the public prior to such original issue date or the date on which such jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Jurisdiction (whichever is later), the Issuer or the Guarantors would be required to pay any Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 1007 of this Indenture or the terms of any Guarantee in respect of interest on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date (assuming, in the case of the Guarantors, a payment in respect of such interest was required to be made by the Guarantors under the Guarantees thereof on such Interest Payment Date and the Guarantors would be unable, for reasons outside their control, to procure payment by the Issuer), and the obligation to pay Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the use of commercially reasonable measures available to the Issuer or to the applicable Guarantor, as the case may be, the Issuer may, at its option, redeem all (but not less than all) of the Securities in respect of which such Additional Amounts would be so payable at any time, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days written notice as provided in Sections 1102 and 1104, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest due thereon up to, but not including, the date fixed for redemption; provided, however, that:
(1) no such notice of redemption may be given earlier than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts were a payment in respect of the Securities or the applicable Guarantee thereof then due, and
(2) at the time any such redemption notice is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts must remain in effect.
Prior to the publication or mailing of any notice of any redemption of any Securities pursuant to this Section, the Issuer, the applicable Guarantor or any Person with whom the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor has consolidated or merged, or to whom the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor has conveyed or transferred or leased all or substantially all of its properties or assets (the successor Person in any such transaction, a Successor Person), as the case may be, shall provide the Trustee with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the conditions precedent to the right of the Issuer to redeem such Securities pursuant to this Section have occurred and a certificate signed by a Director or an Authorized Officer stating that the obligation to pay Additional Amounts with respect of such Securities cannot be avoided by taking measures that the Issuer, the applicable Guarantor or the Successor Person, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Issuer or the Successor Person, as the case may be, believes in good faith are commercially reasonable.
ARTICLE TWELVE
DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
Section 1201. Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The Issuer or the Guarantors may, at any time, elect to have either Section 1202 or Section 1203 be applied to all the Outstanding Securities of any series designated pursuant to Section 301 as being defeasible pursuant to this Article Twelve, upon compliance with the applicable requirements provided pursuant to Section 301 and upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article Twelve. Any such election shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities.
Section 1202. Defeasance and Discharge.
Upon the Issuers or Guarantors exercise of the option provided in Section 1201 to have this Section 1202 applied to the Outstanding Securities of any series, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall be deemed to have been discharged from their respective obligations with respect to all the Outstanding Securities of any series, as provided in this Section 1202 on and after the date the applicable conditions set forth in Section 1204 are satisfied (hereinafter called Defeasance) with respect to such Securities. For this purpose, such Defeasance means that the Issuer shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the Outstanding Securities of such series and to have satisfied all of its other obligations under the Securities of such series and this Indenture insofar as the Securities of such series are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), subject to the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (1) the rights of Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series to receive, solely from the trust fund described in Section 1204 and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on such Securities of such series when payments are due, (2) the Issuers and each Guarantors obligations with respect to such Securities of such series under Sections 304, 305, 306, 1002, 1003 and 1007, (3) the rights (including without limitation, the rights set forth in Section 607), powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and (4) this Article. Subject to compliance with this Article,
the Issuer or a Guarantor may defease any Securities pursuant to this Section notwithstanding the prior Covenant Defeasance of such Securities pursuant to Section 1203.
Section 1203. Covenant Defeasance.
Upon the Issuers or a Guarantors exercise of the option provided in Section 1201 to have this Section 1203 applied to the Outstanding Securities of any series, on and after the date the applicable conditions set forth in Section 1204 are satisfied (hereinafter called Covenant Defeasance) with respect to the Outstanding Securities of any series, pursuant to this Section 1203, (1) the Issuer and the Guarantors shall be released from their respective obligations under Section 801, 1008, 1009, 1010 and 1301, and (2) the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 501(3), 501(4), 501(5) or 501(7)(a) with respect to any obligations referred to in clause (1) of this Section 1203 shall be deemed not to be or result in an Event of Default, in each case with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series as provided in this Section. For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that the Issuer and the Guarantors may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such specified Section (to the extent so specified in the case of Section 501(4)), whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or Article or by reason of any reference in any such Section or Article to any other provision herein or in any other document, but the remainder of this Indenture and the Securities of such series shall be unaffected thereby.
Section 1204. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The following shall be the conditions to the Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202 or the Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203 of the Outstanding Securities of any series:
(1) The Issuer or a Guarantor shall elect by Board Resolution to effect a Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202 or a Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203.
(2) The Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee which satisfies the requirements contemplated by Section 609 and agrees to comply with the provisions of this Article applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series, (a) money in an amount, (b) U.S. Government Obligations that through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, money in an amount or (c) a combination thereof, in each case, sufficient to pay all the principal of, and any premium and interest (and any Additional Amounts then known) on the Outstanding Securities of such series and any Additional Amounts then known thereon on the respective Stated Maturities, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Securities of such series. As used herein, U.S. Government Obligations means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable
at the issuers option.
(3) In the event of a Defeasance pursuant to Section 1202, the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (x) the Issuer or such Guarantor has received from, or there has been published by, the IRS a ruling or (y) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. Federal income tax law, in either case (x) or (y) to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Securities of such series and will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, Defeasance and discharge to be effected with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit, Defeasance and discharge were not to occur.
(4) In the event of a Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 1203, the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Securities of such series will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and Covenant Defeasance to be effected with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit and Covenant Defeasance were not to occur.
(5) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) (assuming all Securities are in default within the meaning of such Act and that such Act applied to this Indenture).
(6) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in the trust arising from such deposit constituting an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act unless such trust shall be registered under such Act or exempt from registration thereunder.
(7) The Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent with respect to such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.
(8) All amounts due and owing to the Trustee and its counsel shall have been paid in full.
Section 1205. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions.
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee or other qualifying trustee (solely for purposes of this Section and Section 1206, the Trustee and any such other trustee are referred to collectively as the Trustee) pursuant to Section 1204 in respect of any Outstanding Securities shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with
the provisions of such Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any such Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Securities, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal and any premium and interest, but money so held in trust need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
The Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the Trustee or the trust created hereby with respect to the U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 1204 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders or beneficial owners of such Outstanding Securities.
Anything in this Article to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Issuer or the Guarantors, as the case may be, from time to time upon an Issuer Request any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 1204 with respect to any Securities which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect the Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, with respect to such Securities.
Section 1206. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with this Article with respect to any Securities by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the obligations under this Indenture and such Securities from which the Issuer has been discharged or released pursuant to Section 1202 or 1203 shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article with respect to such Securities, until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all money held in trust pursuant to Section 1205 with respect to such Securities in accordance with this Article; provided, however, that if the Issuer or a Guarantor makes any payment of principal of or any premium or interest on any such Security following such reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuer or a Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights (if any) of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money so held in trust.
Section 1207. Effect on Subordination Provisions.
Unless otherwise expressly provided pursuant to Section 301, with respect to the Securities of any series, the provisions of Article Fourteen hereof, insofar as they pertain to the Securities of such series, are hereby expressly made subject to the provisions for defeasance and covenant defeasance set forth in this Article and, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, upon the effectiveness of any such defeasance or covenant defeasance pursuant to this Article with respect to the Securities of such series, all of the Securities of such series as to which defeasance or covenant defeasance, as the case may be, shall have become effective shall thereupon cease to be so subordinated and shall no longer be subject to the provisions of Article
Fourteen with respect to such Securities and, without limitation to the foregoing, all moneys, U.S. Government Obligations and shares or other securities or property deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee) in trust in connection with such defeasance or covenant defeasance, as the case may be, and all proceeds therefrom may be applied to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on such Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable notwithstanding the provisions of Article Fourteen.
ARTICLE THIRTEEN
GUARANTEE
Section 1301. Guarantee.
The Guarantors jointly and severally hereby fully and unconditionally guarantee to each Holder of a Security of each series authenticated and delivered by the Trustee the due and punctual payment of the principal (including any amount due in respect of original issue discount) of and any premium and interest on such Security (and any Additional Amounts and other amounts payable by the Issuer in respect thereof), when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of such Security and of this Indenture (each a Guaranteed Securities Obligation and, collectively, the Guaranteed Securities Obligations). The Guarantors jointly and severally hereby agree to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the compensation (as per the fee proposal agreed upon between the Issuer and the Trustee) and reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents, officers, employees and directors, and any other amounts, including indemnification amounts, due to the Trustee under Section 607. The Guarantors each hereby agree that its obligations hereunder shall be as if it were a principal debtor and not merely a surety, and shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of, and shall be unaffected by, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of any Security of any series or this Indenture, any failure to enforce the provisions of any Security of any series or this Indenture, any waiver, modification or indulgence granted to the Issuer with respect thereto, by the Holder of any Security of any series or the Trustee, or any other circumstances which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or guarantor; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, modification or indulgence shall, without the consent of the Guarantors, increase the principal amount of a Security or the interest rate thereon or increase any premium payable upon redemption thereof. The Guarantors each hereby waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Issuer, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer, the benefit of discussion, protest or notice with respect to any Security or the indebtedness evidenced thereby or with respect of any sinking fund payment required pursuant to the terms of a Security issued under this Indenture and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that its Guarantee will not be discharged with respect to any Security except by payment in full of the principal thereof and any premium and interest thereon or as provided in Article Four, Section 802 or Article Thirteen. The Guarantors each further agree that, as between such Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, the Maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article Five hereof for the purposes of its Guarantee, but not in the case of any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby.
The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder will be limited (i) to the maximum amount as will, taking into account, in addition to such obligations of each Guarantor, all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor and any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under its Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution obligations under this Indenture, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable law nor leading to a breach of the rules governing financial assistance, corporate purpose, ultra vires, impairment of statutory capital or similar capital restrictions under applicable law and/or (ii) to the extent otherwise necessary so that such obligations do not constitute a breach of applicable law.
The Guarantors shall be subrogated to all rights of each Holder of Securities against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid to such Holder by the Guarantors pursuant to the provisions of these Guarantees; provided, however, that the Guarantors shall not be entitled to enforce, or to receive any payments arising out of or based upon, such right of subrogation until the principal of and any premium and interest on all the Securities of the same series and of like tenor shall have been paid in full.
No past, present or future stockholder, officer, director, employee or incorporator of any Guarantor shall have any personal liability under the Guarantees set forth in this Section 1301 by reason of his or its status as such stockholder, officer, director, employee or incorporator.
The Guarantees set forth in this Section 1301 shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose with respect to a Security until the certificate of authentication on such Security shall have been signed by or on behalf of the Trustee.
For the avoidance of doubt, the fact that none of the Guarantors (including, without limitation, any New Guarantors) have or will execute any Security, or any notation of their Guarantees on any Security, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee shall in no way affect or limit such Guarantors Guarantee under this Section 1301.
Section 1302. Release of Subsidiary Guarantors.
Any or all of the Subsidiary Guarantors may be released at any time from their respective Guarantees and other obligations under this Indenture without the consent of any Holder. Such release shall occur upon or concurrently with the Subsidiary Guarantor no longer being a Relevant Guarantor and the delivery of an Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee certifying the same, provided that, at the time of such release, no default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
Concurrently with the delivery of such Officers Certificate of Release to the Trustee and without any further act of any other party, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released from its Guarantee and other obligations under this Indenture and shall have no further liability or responsibility under the Securities or this Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the release of a Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor as a Subsidiary Guarantor shall not preclude such Subsidiary subsequently becoming a Guarantor if,
while the Securities are Outstanding, such Subsidiary becomes a Relevant Guarantor subsequent to such release.
Section 1303. Agreement To Subordinate.
Each Guarantor, for itself and its respective successors, and each Holder, by his acceptance of Securities, agree that the payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations by each Guarantor, as applicable, is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner stated in this Article, to the prior payment in full of all of the respective Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable. Each Holder by its acceptance of the Securities authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as directed by the holders of a majority of the Securities to effectuate, as between the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors and such Holder, the subordination provided in Sections 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307 and 1308 (collectively, the Guarantee Subordination Sections) and appoints the Trustee as his attorney-in-fact for such purpose. If the Trustee does not file a proper claim or proof of debt in the form required in any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding up, liquidation, reorganization, arrangement or similar proceedings relating to the Guarantors prior to 30 days before the expiration of time to file such claim or claims, then any holder or holders of the respective Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, or their representative or representatives are hereby authorized to and have the right to file an appropriate claim for and on behalf of the Holders. The Guaranteed Securities Obligations shall be senior in right of payment and in rights upon liquidation to all of the respective Junior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable.
Section 1304. No Payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations if Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors in Default.
Anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, no payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations shall be made by or on behalf of any Guarantor (i) unless full payment of amounts then due for principal, sinking funds and interest and of all other amounts then due on all Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor has been made or duly provided for pursuant to the terms of the instrument governing such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor, (ii) if, at the time of such payment, redemption, purchase or other acquisition, or immediately after giving effect thereto, there shall exist under any Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor, or any agreement pursuant to which any Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor is issued, any default, which default shall not have been cured or waived and which default shall have resulted in the full amount of such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor being declared due and payable or (iii) if, at the time of such payment, redemption, purchase or other acquisition, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice from the holder or holders of any Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor or their representative or representatives (a Payment Blockage Notice) that there exists under such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor, or any agreement pursuant to which such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor is issued, any default, which default shall not have been cured or waived, permitting the holders thereof to declare the full amount of such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor due and payable, but only for the period (the Payment Blockage Period) commencing on the date of receipt of the Payment Blockage Notice and ending (unless earlier terminated by notice given to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee by the
holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor) on the earlier of (A) the date on which such event of default shall have been cured or waived or (B) 180 days from the receipt of the Payment Blockage Notice. Upon termination of a Payment Blockage Period, payments on account of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, or any other amounts payable with respect to the Securities (other than amounts due and payable by reason of the acceleration of the maturity of the Securities) and redemptions, purchases or other acquisitions may be made by or on behalf of the relevant Guarantor. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (A) only one Payment Blockage Notice may be given during any period of 360 consecutive days with respect to the same event of default and any other events of default on the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors existing and known to the Person giving such notice at the time of such notice and (B) no new Payment Blockage Period may be commenced by the holder or holders of the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors or their representative or representatives during any period of 360 consecutive days unless all events of default which were the object of the immediately preceding Payment Blockage Notice, and any other event of default on the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors existing and known to the Person giving such notice at the time of such notice, have been cured or waived. The provisions of this Section 1304 shall not prevent a sinking fund payment (if any) in respect of Guaranteed Securities Obligations made with Securities properly acquired prior to the happening of such default. In the event that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 1304, payments are made by or on behalf of the Guarantors in contravention of the provisions of this Section 1304, such payments shall be held by the Trustee, any paying agent or the Holders, as applicable, for the benefit of, and shall be paid over to and delivered to, at the written direction of, the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors or their representatives or the trustee under the indenture or other agreement (if any), pursuant to which any instruments evidencing any Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, for application to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay all Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors in full in accordance with the terms of such Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors.
Each Guarantor shall give prompt written notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee and any paying agent of any default under any Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor or under any agreement pursuant to which any Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor may have been issued.
Section 1305. Distribution On Acceleration Of Securities; Dissolution And Reorganization; Subrogation Of Securities.
(a) Upon (i) any acceleration of the principal amount due on the Securities because of an Event of Default or (ii) any distribution of assets of a Guarantor upon any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of such Guarantor (whether in administration, bankruptcy, insolvency, administration or receivership proceedings or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other dissolution, winding up, liquidation or
reorganization of such Guarantor and other than in respect of a solvent winding up or a reconstruction):
(1) The holders of all Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor shall first be entitled to receive payment in full of the principal thereof, the interest thereon and any other amounts due thereon before the Holders are entitled to receive payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations;
(2) any payment or distribution of assets of the applicable Guarantor of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities other than securities of the applicable Guarantor as reorganized or readjusted or securities of the applicable Guarantor or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment of which is subordinate, at least to the extent provided in the Guarantee Subordination Sections with respect to the Guaranteed Securities Obligations, to the payment in full without diminution or modification by such plan of all Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor, to which the Holders or the Trustee would be entitled except for the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections, shall be paid by the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making such a payment or distribution, directly to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor (or their representatives) or trustee(s) acting on their behalf, ratably according to the aggregate amounts remaining unpaid on account of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any on, and other amounts due on the Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor held or represented by each, to the extent necessary to make payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor remaining unpaid, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor; and
(3) in the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment or distribution of assets of the applicable Guarantor of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities other than securities of the applicable Guarantor as reorganized or readjusted or securities of the applicable Guarantor or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment of which is subordinate, at least to the extent provided in the Guarantee Subordination Sections with respect to the Guaranteed Securities Obligations, to the payment in full without diminution or modification by such plan of Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor, shall be received by the Trustee or the Holders before all Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor is paid in full, such payment or distribution shall be held for the benefit of, and be paid over to, at the written direction of, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor remaining unpaid (or their representatives) or trustee(s) acting on their behalf, ratably as aforesaid, for application to the payment of such Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor until all such Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor shall have been paid in full, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Guarantor.
Subject to the payment in full of all of the respective Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, the Holders shall be subrogated to the rights of the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, to receive payments or distributions of cash, property or securities of the respective Guarantors applicable to the Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, until the Guaranteed Securities Obligations shall be paid in full and, for purposes of such subrogation, no such payments or distributions to the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, of cash, property or securities which otherwise would have been payable or distributable to Holders shall, as between the Guarantors, their creditors other than the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, and the Holders, be deemed to be a payment by the Guarantors, as applicable, to or on account of the Senior Indebtedness of the respective Guarantors, it being understood that the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holders, on the one hand, and the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, on the other hand.
Nothing contained in the Guarantee Subordination Sections or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Securities is intended to or shall impair, as between the Guarantors and their creditors other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, the obligation of the Guarantors, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay to the Holders all amounts due with respect to the Guaranteed Securities Obligations as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Securities or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights of the Holders and creditors of the Guarantors other than holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors or, as between the Guarantors and the Trustee, the obligations of the Guarantors to the Trustee, nor shall anything herein or therein prevent the Trustee or the Holders from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by law upon default under this Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under the Guarantee Subordination Sections of the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors in respect of cash, property and securities of the Guarantors received upon the exercise of any such remedy. Upon distribution of assets of the Guarantors referred to in the Guarantee Subordination Sections, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, and the Holders shall be entitled to rely upon a certificate of the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making any distribution to the Trustee or to the Holders for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors and other indebtedness of the Guarantors, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to the Guarantee Subordination Sections. The Trustee, however, shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors. Nothing contained in the Guarantee Subordination Sections or elsewhere in this Indenture, or in any of the Securities, shall prevent the application by the Trustee of any moneys which were deposited with it hereunder, prior to its receipt by a Responsible Officer thereof of written notice of facts which would prohibit such application, for the purpose of the payment of Guaranteed Securities Obligations unless, prior to the date on which such application is made by the Trustee, the Trustee shall be charged with notice under Section 1305(c) hereof of the facts which would prohibit the making of such application.
(b) The provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections shall not be applicable to the rights of the Trustee under Section 607 hereof or to any cash, properties or securities received by the Trustee or by any Holder when received as a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the
Guarantors and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee or such Holder of any of its rights as such holder.
(c) Each Guarantor shall give prompt written notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee of any fact known to the relevant Guarantor which would prohibit the making of any payment of money to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities pursuant to the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections. The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, shall be entitled to assume that no such fact exists unless the Guarantors or any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors or any trustee therefor has given such notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections or any other provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any fact which would prohibit the making of any payment of monies to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities pursuant to the provisions in the Guarantee Subordination Sections, unless, and until three Business Days after, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof at the address designated pursuant to Section 105 hereof from the Guarantors or any holder or holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors or from any trustee therefor; and, prior to the receipt of any such written notice, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, shall be entitled in all respects conclusively to assume that no such fact exists; provided that if on a date not less than three Business Days immediately preceding the date upon which by the terms hereof any such monies may become payable with respect to Guaranteed Securities Obligations, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall not have received with respect to such monies the notice provided for in this Section 1305(c), 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.
The Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a Person representing himself to be a holder of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor (or a trustee on behalf of such holder) to establish that such notice has been given by a holder of Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor (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 of any Guarantor to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to the Guarantee Subordination Sections, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor 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 the Guarantee Subordination Sections, 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; nor shall the Trustee be charged with knowledge of the curing or waiving of any default of the character specified in Section 1304 hereof or that any event or any condition preventing any payment in respect of the Securities shall have ceased to exist, unless and until the Trustee shall have received an Officers Certificate to such effect.
(d) The provisions of this Section 1305 applicable to the Trustee shall also apply to any paying agent for the Guarantors.
Section 1306. Reliance By Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors On Subordination Provisions.
Each Holder of any Security by his acceptance thereof acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing subordination provisions are, and are intended to be, an inducement and a consideration for each holder of any Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor, whether such Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor was created or acquired before or after the issuance of the Securities, to acquire and continue to hold, or to continue to hold, such Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor, and such holder of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor shall be deemed conclusively to have relied on such subordination provisions in acquiring and continuing to hold, or in continuing to hold, such Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor. Notice of any default in the payment of any Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor, except as expressly stated in the Guarantee Subordination Sections, and notice of acceptance of the provisions hereof are hereby expressly waived. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no waiver, forbearance or release by any holder of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor under such Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor or under the Guarantee Subordination Sections shall constitute a release of any of the obligations or liabilities of the Trustee or Holders of the Securities provided in the Guarantee Subordination Sections. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no right of any present or future holder of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor to enforce the subordination provisions hereof shall at any time or in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of any Guarantor or any such holder or by any noncompliance by any Guarantor with the terms, provisions or covenants of this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof which such holder may have otherwise been charged with.
Section 1307. Trustees Relation To Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors.
The Trustee in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in the Guarantee Subordination Sections in respect of any Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor at any time held by it, to the same extent as any holder of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor, and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder.
With respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor, the Trustee undertakes to perform or to observe only such of its covenants and obligations as are specifically set forth in the Guarantee Subordination Sections, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of Guarantor shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of Guarantor but shall have only such obligations to such holders as are expressly set forth in the Guarantee Subordination Sections.
Each Holder of a Security by his acceptance thereof authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as directed by the holders of a majority of the Securities to effectuate the subordination provided in the Guarantee Subordination Sections and appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes, including, in the event of any dissolution, winding up or liquidation or reorganization under any applicable bankruptcy law of the Guarantors (whether in administration, bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership proceedings or otherwise and other than in respect of a solvent reorganization or reconstruction), the timely filing of a claim for the unpaid balance of such Holders Securities in the form required in such proceedings and the causing of such claim to be approved. If the Trustee does not file a claim or
proof of debt in the form required in such proceedings prior to 10 days before the expiration of the time to file such claims or proofs, then the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, jointly, or their representative shall have the right to demand, sue for, collect, receive and receipt for the payments and distributions in respect of Guaranteed Securities Obligations which are required to be paid or delivered to the respective holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, as provided in the Guarantee Subordination Sections and to file and prove all claims therefor and to take all such other action in the name of the Holders or otherwise, as such holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors, as applicable, or representative thereof may determine to be necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections.
Section 1308. Other Provisions Subject Hereto.
Except as expressly stated in the Guarantee Subordination Sections, notwithstanding anything contained in this Indenture to the contrary, all the provisions of this Indenture and the Securities are subject to the provisions of the Guarantee Subordination Sections. However, nothing in the Guarantee Subordination Sections shall apply to or adversely affect the claims of, or payment to, the Trustee pursuant to Section 607.
ARTICLE FOURTEEN
SUBORDINATION OF THE SECURITIES
Section 1401. Agreement To Subordinate.
The Issuer, for itself and its successors, and each Holder, by its acceptance of Securities, agree that the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on, if any, and any other amounts due on the Securities is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner stated in this Article Fourteen, to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer. Each Holder by its acceptance of the Securities authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as directed by a majority of holders of the Securities to effectuate, as between the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer and such Holder, the subordination provided in this Article and appoints the Trustee as his attorney-in-fact for such purpose. If the Trustee does not file a proper claim or proof of debt in the form required in any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding up, liquidation, reorganization, arrangement or similar proceedings relating to the Issuer prior to 30 days before the expiration of time to file such claim or claims, then any holder or holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or their representative or representatives are hereby authorized to and have the right to file an appropriate claim for and on behalf of the Holders. The Securities shall be senior in right of payment and in rights upon liquidation to all Junior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer.
Section 1402. No Payment On Securities If Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer In Default.
Anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, no payment on account of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on and other amounts due on the Securities, and no
redemption, repurchase, or repayment of the Securities, shall be made by or on behalf of the Issuer (i) unless full payment of amounts then due for principal, sinking funds and interest and of all other amounts then due on all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer has been made or duly provided for pursuant to the terms of the instrument governing such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, (ii) if, at the time of such payment, redemption, purchase or other acquisition, or immediately after giving effect thereto, there shall exist under any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, or any agreement pursuant to which any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer is issued, any default, which default shall not have been cured or waived and which default shall have resulted in the full amount of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer being declared due and payable or (iii) if, at the time of such payment, redemption, purchase or other acquisition, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice from the holder or holders of any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or their representative or representatives (a Payment Blockage Notice) that there exists under such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, or any agreement pursuant to which such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer is issued, any default, which default shall not have been cured or waived, permitting the holders thereof to declare the full amount of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer due and payable, but only for the period (the Payment Blockage Period) commencing on the date of receipt of the Payment Blockage Notice and ending (unless earlier terminated by notice given to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee by the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer) on the earlier of (A) the date on which such event of default shall have been cured or waived or (B) 180 days from the receipt of the Payment Blockage Notice. Upon termination of a Payment Blockage Period, payments on account of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, or any other amounts payable with respect to the Securities (other than amounts due and payable by reason of the acceleration of the maturity of the Securities) and redemptions, purchases or other acquisitions may be made by or on behalf of the Issuer. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (A) only one Payment Blockage Notice may be given during any period of 360 consecutive days with respect to the same event of default and any other events of default on the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer existing and known to the Person giving such notice at the time of such notice and (B) no new Payment Blockage Period may be commenced by the holder or holders of the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or their representative or representatives during any period of 360 consecutive days unless all events of default which were the object of the immediately preceding Payment Blockage Notice, and any other event of default on the same issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuers existing and known to the Person giving such notice at the time of such notice, have been cured or waived. The provisions of this Section 1402 shall not prevent a sinking fund payment (if any) in respect of Securities made with Securities properly acquired prior to the happening of such default. In the event that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 1402, payments are made by or on behalf of the Issuer in contravention of the provisions of this Section 1402, such payments shall be held by the Trustee, any paying agent or the Holders, as applicable, for the benefit of, and shall be paid over to and delivered to, at the written direction of, the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or their representative or the trustee under the indenture or other agreement (if any), pursuant to which any instruments evidencing any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, for application to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer in full in accordance with the terms of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer.
The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee and any paying agent of any default under any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or under any agreement pursuant to which any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer may have been issued.
Section 1403. Distribution On Acceleration Of Securities; Dissolution And Reorganization; Subrogation Of Securities.
(a) Upon (i) any acceleration of the principal amount due on the Securities because of an Event of Default or (ii) any distribution of assets of the Issuer upon any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of the Issuer (whether in administration, bankruptcy, insolvency, administration or receivership proceedings or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of the Issuer and other than in respect of a solvent winding up or reconstruction):
(1) the holders of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer shall first be entitled to receive payment in full of the principal thereof, the interest thereon and any other amounts due thereon before the Holders are entitled to receive payment on account of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, or any other amounts due on the Securities;
(2) any payment or distribution of assets of the Issuer of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities other than securities of the Issuer as reorganized or readjusted or securities of the Issuer or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment of which is subordinate, at least to the extent provided in this Article Fourteen with respect to the Securities, to the payment in full without diminution or modification by such plan of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, to which the Holders or the Trustee would be entitled except for the provisions of this Article, shall be paid by the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making such a payment or distribution, directly to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer (or their representatives) or trustee(s) acting on their behalf, ratably according to the aggregate amounts remaining unpaid on account of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, and other amounts due on the Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer held or represented by each, to the extent necessary to make payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer remaining unpaid, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer; and
(3) in the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment or distribution of assets of the Issuer of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities other than securities of the Issuer as reorganized or readjusted or securities of the Issuer or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment of which is subordinate, at least to the extent provided in this Article with respect to the Securities, to the payment in full without diminution or modification by such plan of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, shall be received by the Trustee or the Holders before all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer is paid in full, such payment or distribution shall be held for the benefit of, and be paid over to, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer remaining unpaid (or their representatives)
or trustee(s) acting on their behalf, ratably as aforesaid, for application to the payment of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer until all such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer shall have been paid in full, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer.
Subject to the payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, the Holders shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer to receive payments or distributions of cash, property or securities of the Issuer applicable to the Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer until the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, and any other amounts payable with respect to the Securities shall be paid in full and, for purposes of such subrogation, no such payments or distributions to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer of cash, property or securities which otherwise would have been payable or distributable to Holders shall, as between the Issuer, its creditors other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, and the Holders, be deemed to be a payment by the Issuer to or on account of the Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, it being understood that the provisions of this Article Fourteen are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holders, on the one hand, and the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, on the other hand.
Nothing contained in this Article or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Securities is intended to or shall impair, as between the Issuer and its creditors other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay to the Holders the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any on, and any Additional Amounts with respect to the Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Securities or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights of the Holders and creditors of the Issuer other than holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or, as between the Issuer and the Trustee, the obligations of the Issuer to the Trustee, nor shall anything herein or therein prevent the Trustee or the Holders from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by law upon default under this Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under this Article of the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer in respect of cash, property and securities of the Issuer received upon the exercise of any such remedy. Upon distribution of assets of the Issuer referred to in this Article, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, and the Holders shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon a certificate of the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making any distribution to the Trustee or to the Holders for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer and other indebtedness of the Issuer, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article. The Trustee, however, shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer. Nothing contained in this Article Fourteen or elsewhere in this Indenture, or in any of the Securities, shall prevent the application by the Trustee of any moneys which were deposited with it hereunder, prior to its receipt by a Responsible Officer thereof of written notice of facts which would prohibit such application, for the purpose of the payment of or on account of the principal of and any premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, or any Additional Amounts with respect to the Securities unless, prior to the date on which such application is made by the Trustee, the Trustee shall be charged with notice under Section 1403(c) hereof of the facts which would prohibit the making of such application.
(b) The provisions of this Article shall not be applicable to any cash, properties or securities received by the Trustee or by any Holder when received as a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee or such Holder of any of its rights as such holder.
(c) The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee of any fact known to the Issuer which would prohibit the making of any payment of money to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Article. The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, shall be entitled to assume that no such fact exists unless the Issuer or any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or any trustee therefor has given such notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article or any other provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any fact which would prohibit the making of any payment of monies to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities pursuant to the provisions in this Article, unless, and until three Business Days after, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof at the address designated pursuant to Section 105 hereof from the Issuer or any holder or holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or from any trustee therefor; and, prior to the receipt of any such written notice, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601 hereof, shall be entitled in all respects conclusively to assume that no such fact exists; provided that if on a date not less than three Business Days immediately preceding the date upon which by the terms hereof any such monies may become payable for any purpose including, without limitation, the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, and any Additional Amounts with respect to any Security, and any amounts immediately due and payable upon the execution of any instrument acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, as provided in Article Ten hereof), a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall not have received with respect to such monies the notice provided for in this Section 1403(c), 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.
The Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a Person representing himself to be a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer (or a trustee on behalf of such holder) to establish that such notice has been given by a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer (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 of the Issuer to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer 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, 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; nor shall the Trustee be charged with knowledge of the curing or waiving of any default of the character specified in Section 1403 hereof or that any event or any condition preventing any payment in respect of the Securities shall have ceased to exist, unless and until the Trustee shall have received an Officers Certificate to such effect.
(d) The provisions of this Section 1403 applicable to the Trustee shall also apply to any paying agent for the Issuer.
Section 1404. Reliance By Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer On Subordination Provisions.
Each Holder of any Security by his acceptance thereof acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing subordination provisions are, and are intended to be, an inducement and a consideration for each holder of any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, whether such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer was created or acquired before or after the issuance of the Securities, to acquire and continue to hold, or to continue to hold, such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, and such holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer shall be deemed conclusively to have relied on such subordination provisions in acquiring and continuing to hold, or in continuing to hold, such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer. Notice of any default in the payment of any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, except as expressly stated in this Article, and notice of acceptance of the provisions hereof are hereby expressly waived. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no waiver, forbearance or release by any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer under such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or under this Article shall constitute a release of any of the obligations or liabilities of the Trustee or Holders of the Securities provided in this Article. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no right of any present or future holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer to enforce the subordination provisions hereof shall at any time or in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Issuer or any such holder or by any noncompliance by the Issuer with the terms, provisions or covenants of this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof which such holder may have otherwise been charged with.
Section 1405. Trustees Relation To Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer.
The Trustee in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article in respect of any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer at any time held by it, to the same extent as any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder.
With respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, the Trustee undertakes to perform or to observe only such of its covenants and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Article, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer but shall have only such obligations to such holders as are expressly set forth in this Article.
Each Holder of a Security by his acceptance thereof authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as directed by the holders of a majority of the Securities to effectuate the subordination provided in this Article and appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes, including, in the event of any dissolution, winding up or liquidation or reorganization under any applicable bankruptcy law of the Issuer (whether in administration, bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership proceedings or otherwise and other than in respect of a solvent reorganization or reconstruction), the timely filing of a claim for the
unpaid balance of such Holders Securities in the form required in such proceedings and the causing of such claim to be approved. If the Trustee does not file a claim or proof of debt in the form required in such proceedings prior to 10 days before the expiration of the time to file such claims or proofs, then the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, jointly, or their representative shall have the right to demand, sue for, collect, receive and receipt for the payments and distributions in respect of the Securities which are required to be paid or delivered to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer as provided in this Article and to file and prove all claims therefor and to take all such other action in the name of the Holders or otherwise, as such holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or representative thereof may determine to be necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of the provisions of this Article.
Section 1406. Other Provisions Subject Hereto.
Except as expressly stated in this Article, notwithstanding anything contained in this Indenture to the contrary, all the provisions of this Indenture and the Securities are subject to the provisions of this Article. However, nothing in this Article shall apply to or adversely affect the claims of, or payment to, the Trustee pursuant to Section 607.
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This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
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Schedule 1
Guarantors
1. Amcor plc
2. Amcor Finance (USA), Inc.
3. Amcor UK Finance plc
4. Amcor Pty Ltd
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ANNEX A
[FORM OF NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE]
This [ ] NEW GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of [ ], [ ] (the Supplemental Indenture), among Bemis Company, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Missouri (herein called the Issuer), as Issuer, [ ], a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of [ ] (herein called the New Guarantor), having its principal office at [ ], and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee under the Indenture (as defined below) (herein called the Trustee).
RECITALS
The Issuer, Amcor plc (the Parent Guarantor), Amcor Finance (USA), Inc., Amcor UK Finance plc and Amcor Pty Ltd (each, an Initial Subsidiary Guarantor, and together with the Parent Guarantor, the Original Guarantors) and the Trustee have entered into an Indenture dated as of [o], 2020, as amended from time to time, (herein called the Indenture), providing for the issuance of Securities. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Supplemental Indenture have the same meaning provided in the Indenture.
Section 1010 of the Indenture provides that if any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor which is not a Guarantor becomes a Relevant Guarantor, then within 30 days of such Subsidiary becoming a Relevant Guarantor, the Parent Guarantor shall cause that Subsidiary to also become a Guarantor of all amounts due and owing on the Securities Outstanding under the Indenture by such New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee executing and delivering a New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture within such 30 days.
The entry into this Supplemental Indenture by the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee is in all respects authorized by the provisions of the Indenture.
All things necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee and a valid amendment of and supplement to the Indenture have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH, the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the Trustee each hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
Section 101. New Guarantor under the Indenture.
For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantor hereby agrees with the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of any Securities Outstanding under the Indenture that concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture by the New Guarantor it shall become a Guarantor for the purposes of the Indenture and for purposes of all amounts due and owing on
the Securities Outstanding under this Indenture. In connection therewith, (i) the New Guarantor hereby unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee the due and punctual payment of the principal (including any amount due in respect of original issue discount) of and any premium and interest on such Security (and any Additional Amounts and other amounts payable by the Issuer in respect thereof), when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of such Security and of the Indenture, including (without limitation) Article Thirteen of the Indenture, (ii) the rights and obligations of the New Guarantor and the restrictions imposed upon it under this Indenture shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor under the Indenture and (iii) the rights and obligations and restrictions imposed upon the other Guarantors shall be the same in all respects as if the New Guarantor had been an Original Guarantor.
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Section 102. Notices.
The New Guarantor agrees that all notices that may be delivered pursuant to the Indenture may be delivered to it at the following address:
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Section 103. Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.
The New Guarantor hereby appoints [ ] acting through its office at [ ], New York, New York as its authorized agent (the Authorized Agent) upon which process may be served in any legal action or proceeding against it with respect to its obligations under the Indenture or its Guarantee, as the case may be, instituted in any federal or state court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by the Holder of any Security and agrees that service of process Upon such authorized agent, together with written notice of said service to the New Guarantor by the Person serving the same addressed as provided in Section 102 hereof, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the New Guarantor in any such legal action or proceeding, and the New Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such legal action or proceeding and waives any objection it may have to the laying of the venue of any such legal action or proceeding. Such appointment shall be irrevocable until all amounts in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest due and to become due on or in respect of all the Securities issued under the Indenture have been paid by the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case
may be, to the Trustee pursuant to the terms thereof, the Securities and the Guarantees; provided, however, that upon release of the New Guarantor pursuant to Section 1302 of the Indenture, such New Guarantors appointment of the Authorized Agent under this Section 103 shall be automatically and unconditionally irrevocably terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the New Guarantor reserves the right to appoint another Person located or with an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, selected in its discretion, as a successor Authorized Agent, and upon acceptance of such appointment by such a successor the appointment of the prior Authorized Agent shall terminate. The New Guarantor shall give notice to the Trustee and all Holders of the appointment by it of a successor Authorized Agent. If for any reason [ ] ceases to be able to act as the Authorized Agent or to have an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, the New Guarantor will appoint a successor Authorized Agent in accordance with the preceding sentence. The New Guarantor further agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of such agent in full force and effect until the Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Article Four or Article Twelve thereof Service of process upon the Authorized Agent addressed to it at the address set forth above, as such address may be changed within the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York by notice given by the Authorized Agent to the Trustee, together with written notice of such service mailed or delivered to the Issuer, the Guarantors and the New Guarantor shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process on the New Guarantor.
ARTICLE TWO
Provisions of General Application
Section 201. Effective Date.
This Supplemental Indenture takes effect when each party has executed
one counterpart of this deed, whether the same or different counterparts (the Effective Date). As of the Effective Date, the New Guarantor shall be deemed to be added to the list of Guarantors contained in Schedule 1 to the Indenture.
Section 202. Governing Law.
This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State; provided, however, that the authorization and execution of this Supplemental Indenture by and on behalf of the New Guarantor, shall be governed by the laws of [Insert jurisdiction of organization of New Guarantor].
This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
[Insert if New Guarantor organized under the laws of Australia][For purposes of Australian law, this Supplemental Indenture has been executed by the New Guarantor as a deed.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this New Guarantor Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
The foregoing agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:
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Amcor plc
Amcor Finance (USA), Inc. 2801 SW 145th Avenue, Suite 350,
Miramar, Florida 33027
Amcor UK Finance plc
83 Tower Road North,
Amcor Pty Ltd Level 11, 60 City Road Southbank, Victoria 3006 Australia
Bemis Company, Inc. 2301 Industrial Drive,
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Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We refer to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the Registration Statement) being filed by Amcor plc, a public limited company, incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands (Amcor plc), Amcor Finance (USA), Inc., a Delaware corporation (AFUI), Amcor UK Finance PLC, a public limited company incorporated in England and Wales (Amcor UK), Amcor Pty Ltd, a company incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia (Amcor Pty Ltd), and Bemis Company, Inc., a Missouri corporation (Bemis and, together with Amcor, AFUI, Amcor UK and Amcor Pty Ltd, the Issuers and each, an Issuer), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act),
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relating to the registration of (i) unsecured debt securities of Amcor plc, which may be unsecured senior debt securities (the Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities) and/or unsecured subordinated debt securities (the Amcor plc Subordinated Debt Securities and, together with the Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities, the Amcor plc Debt Securities), (ii) unsecured debt securities of AFUI, which may be unsecured senior debt securities (the AFUI Senior Debt Securities) and/or unsecured subordinated debt securities (the AFUI Subordinated Debt Securities and, together with the AFUI Senior Debt Securities, the AFUI Debt Securities), (iii) unsecured debt securities of Amcor UK, which may be unsecured senior debt securities (the Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities) and/or unsecured subordinated debt securities (the Amcor UK Subordinated Debt Securities and, together with the Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities, the Amcor UK Debt Securities), (iv) unsecured debt securities of Amcor Pty Ltd, which may be unsecured senior debt securities (the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities) and/or unsecured subordinated debt securities (the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Debt Securities and, together with the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities, the Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities), (v) unsecured debt securities of Bemis, which may be unsecured senior debt securities (the Bemis Senior Debt Securities) and/or unsecured subordinated debt securities (the Bemis Subordinated Debt Securities and, together with the Bemis Senior Debt Securities, the Bemis Debt Securities and, together with the Amcor plc Debt Securities, the AFUI Debt Securities, the Amcor UK Debt Securities and the Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities, the Debt Securities), (vi) guarantees of the Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities by AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and/or Bemis (the Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities Guarantees) and guarantees of the Amcor plc Subordinated Debt Securities by AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and/or Bemis (the Amcor plc Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees and, together with the Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities Guarantees, the Amcor plc Debt Guarantees), (vii) guarantees of the AFUI Senior Debt Securities by Amcor plc, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and/or Bemis (the AFUI Senior Debt Securities Guarantees) and guarantees of the AFUI Subordinated Debt Securities by Amcor plc, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and/or Bemis (the AFUI Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees and, together with the AFUI Senior Debt Securities Guarantees, the AFUI Debt Guarantees), (viii) guarantees of the Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities by Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor Pty Ltd and/or Bemis (the Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities Guarantees) and guarantees of the Amcor UK Subordinated Debt Securities by Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor Pty Ltd and/or Bemis (the Amcor UK Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees and, together with the Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities Guarantees, the Amcor UK Debt Guarantees), (ix) guarantees of the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities by Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK and/or Bemis (the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities Guarantees) and guarantees of the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Debt Securities by Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK and/or Bemis (the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees and, together with the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities Guarantees, the
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Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Guarantees) and (x) guarantees of the Bemis Senior Debt Securities by Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK and/or Amcor Pty Ltd (the Bemis Senior Debt Securities Guarantees) and guarantees of the Bemis Subordinated Debt Securities by Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK and/or Amcor Pty Ltd (the Bemis Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees and, together with the Bemis Senior Debt Securities Guarantees, the Bemis Debt Guarantees and, together with the Amcor plc Debt Guarantees, the AFUI Debt Guarantees, the Amcor UK Debt Guarantees and the Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Guarantees, the Guarantees).
The Debt Securities and the Guarantees are collectively referred to herein as the Securities. You have provided us with a draft of the Registration Statement in the form in which it will be filed, which includes a form of prospectus (the Prospectus). The Prospectus provides that it will be supplemented in the future by one or more supplements to the Prospectus (each, a Prospectus Supplement).
The Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities will be issued under the Amcor plc Senior Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement), and the Amcor plc Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued under the Amcor plc Subordinated Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement and, together with the Amcor plc Senior Indenture, the Amcor plc Indentures and each, an Amcor plc Indenture). The AFUI Senior Debt Securities will be issued under the AFUI Senior Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement), and the AFUI Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued under the AFUI Subordinated Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement and, together with the AFUI Senior Indenture, the AFUI Indentures and each, an AFUI Indenture). The Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities will be issued under the Amcor UK Senior Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement), and the Amcor UK Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued under the Amcor UK Subordinated Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement and, together with the Amcor UK Senior Indenture, the Amcor UK Indentures and each, an Amcor UK Indenture). The Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities will be issued under the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement), and the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued under the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement and, together with the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Indenture, the Amcor Pty Ltd Indentures and each, an Amcor Pty Ltd Indenture). The Bemis Senior Debt Securities will be issued under the Bemis Senior Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement), and the Bemis Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued under the Bemis Subordinated Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement and, together with the Bemis Senior Indenture, the Bemis Indentures and each, a Bemis Indenture). The Amcor plc Indentures, the AFUI Indentures, the Amcor
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UK Indentures, the Amcor Pty Ltd Indentures and the Bemis Indentures are collectively referred to as the Indentures and each, an Indenture.
This opinion letter is being delivered in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.
We have examined the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the exhibits to the Registration Statement, the resolutions adopted by the board of directors of AFUI relating to the Registration Statement and the Indentures. We have also examined originals, or copies of originals certified to our satisfaction, of such agreements, documents, certificates and statements of AFUI and other corporate documents and instruments, and have examined such questions of law, as we have considered relevant and necessary as a basis for this opinion letter. We have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to or obtained by us as originals, the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all persons and the conformity with the original documents of any copies thereof submitted to or obtained by us for examination. As to facts relevant to the opinions expressed herein, we have relied without independent investigation or verification upon, and assumed the accuracy and completeness of, certificates, letters and oral and written statements and representations of public officials and officers and other representatives of the Issuers.
Based on and subject to the foregoing and the other assumptions, limitations and qualifications set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:
(1) The Amcor plc Debt Securities of each series covered by the Registration Statement will constitute valid and binding obligations of Amcor plc when, in each case: (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (if applicable), shall have become effective under the Securities Act and the applicable Amcor plc Indenture (including any necessary supplemental indenture) shall have been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the TIA); (ii) an applicable Prospectus Supplement with respect to such series of Amcor plc Debt Securities shall have been filed with the SEC in compliance with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) the applicable Amcor plc Indenture shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto; (iv) all necessary corporate action shall have been taken by Amcor plc to authorize the form, terms, execution, delivery, performance, issuance and sale of such series of Amcor plc Debt Securities as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus Supplement relating to such Amcor plc Debt Securities and the applicable Amcor plc Indenture and to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of a supplemental indenture or officers certificate
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establishing the form and terms of such series of Amcor plc Debt Securities as contemplated by the applicable Amcor plc Indenture; (v) a supplemental indenture or officers certificate establishing the form and terms of such series of Amcor plc Debt Securities shall have been duly executed and delivered by, in the case of such a supplemental indenture, (A) Amcor plc, (B) AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and/or Bemis (as applicable) and (C) the Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the Trustee) under the applicable Amcor plc Indenture, or, in the case of such an officers certificate, duly authorized officers of Amcor plc, in each case in accordance with the Articles of Association of Amcor plc (the Amcor plc Articles of Association) and final resolutions of the board of directors of Amcor plc or a duly authorized committee thereof (Amcor plc Board Resolutions) and the applicable Amcor plc Indenture; and (vi) the certificates evidencing such series of Amcor plc Debt Securities shall have been duly executed and delivered by authorized officers of Amcor plc, authenticated by the Trustee under the applicable Amcor plc Indenture, and issued, all in accordance with the Amcor plc Articles of Association, the applicable Amcor plc Board Resolutions, the applicable Amcor plc Indenture and the applicable supplemental indenture or officers certificate, as the case may be, establishing the form and terms of such series of Amcor plc Debt Securities, and shall have been duly delivered in accordance with the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement to the purchasers thereof against payment of the agreed consideration therefor;
(2) Each Amcor plc Debt Guarantee will constitute a valid and binding obligation of each applicable Amcor plc Debt Guarantor (as defined in the Registration Statement) when, in each case: (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (if applicable), shall have become effective under the Securities Act and the applicable Amcor plc Indenture (including any necessary supplemental indenture) shall have been qualified under the TIA; (ii) an applicable Prospectus Supplement with respect to such Amcor plc Debt Guarantee and the series of Amcor plc Debt Securities to which such Amcor plc Debt Guarantee relates shall have been filed with the SEC in compliance with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) the applicable Amcor plc Indenture shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto; (iv) all necessary corporate action shall have been taken by Amcor plc to authorize the form, terms, execution, delivery, performance, issuance and sale of such series of Amcor plc Debt Securities as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement relating to such Amcor plc Debt Securities, such Amcor plc Debt Guarantee and the applicable Amcor plc Indenture; (v) all necessary corporate action shall have been taken by each applicable Amcor plc Debt Guarantor to authorize the form, terms, execution, delivery, performance, issuance and sale of such Amcor plc Debt Guarantee as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement relating to such Amcor plc Debt Securities, such Amcor plc Debt Guarantee and the applicable
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Amcor plc Indenture; (vi) the certificates evidencing such series of Amcor plc Debt Securities shall have been duly executed and delivered by Amcor plc, authenticated by the Trustee under the applicable Amcor plc Indenture, and issued, and shall have been duly delivered in accordance with the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement to the purchasers thereof against payment of the agreed consideration therefor; and (vii) the notation of guarantee evidencing such Amcor plc Debt Guarantee shall have been executed and delivered by each applicable Amcor plc Debt Guarantor, and issued, and shall have been duly delivered in accordance with the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement to the purchasers of such Amcor plc Debt Securities and such Amcor plc Debt Guarantee against payment of the agreed consideration therefor;
(3) The AFUI Debt Securities of each series covered by the Registration Statement will constitute valid and binding obligations of AFUI when, in each case: (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (if applicable), shall have become effective under the Securities Act and the applicable AFUI Indenture (including any necessary supplemental indenture) shall have been qualified under the TIA; (ii) an applicable Prospectus Supplement with respect to such series of AFUI Debt Securities shall have been filed with the SEC in compliance with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) the applicable AFUI Indenture shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto; (iv) all necessary corporate action shall have been taken by AFUI to authorize the form, terms, execution, delivery, performance, issuance and sale of such series of AFUI Debt Securities as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus Supplement relating to such AFUI Debt Securities and the applicable AFUI Indenture and to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of a supplemental indenture or officers certificate establishing the form and terms of such series of AFUI Debt Securities as contemplated by the applicable AFUI Indenture; (v) a supplemental indenture or officers certificate establishing the form and terms of such series of AFUI Debt Securities shall have been duly executed and delivered by, in the case of such a supplemental indenture, (A) AFUI, (B) Amcor plc, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and/or Bemis (as applicable) and (C) the Trustee under the applicable AFUI Indenture, or, in the case of such an officers certificate, duly authorized officers of AFUI, in each case in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation of AFUI (the AFUI Certificate of Incorporation), the by-laws of AFUI (the AFUI By-laws), final resolutions of the board of directors of AFUI or a duly authorized committee thereof (AFUI Board Resolutions) and the applicable AFUI Indenture; and (vi) the certificates evidencing such series of AFUI Debt Securities shall have been duly executed and delivered by authorized officers of AFUI, authenticated by the Trustee under the applicable AFUI Indenture, and issued, all in accordance with the AFUI Certificate of Incorporation, the AFUI By-laws, the applicable AFUI Board Resolutions, the applicable AFUI
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Indenture and the applicable supplemental indenture or officers certificate, as the case may be, establishing the form and terms of such series of AFUI Debt Securities, and shall have been duly delivered in accordance with the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement to the purchasers thereof against payment of the agreed consideration therefor;
(4) Each AFUI Debt Guarantee will constitute a valid and binding obligation of each applicable AFUI Debt Guarantor (as defined in the Registration Statement) when, in each case: (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (if applicable), shall have become effective under the Securities Act and the applicable AFUI Indenture (including any necessary supplemental indenture) shall have been qualified under the TIA; (ii) an applicable Prospectus Supplement with respect to such AFUI Debt Guarantee and the series of AFUI Debt Securities to which such AFUI Debt Guarantee relates shall have been filed with the SEC in compliance with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) the applicable AFUI Indenture shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto; (iv) all necessary corporate action shall have been taken by AFUI to authorize the form, terms, execution, delivery, performance, issuance and sale of such series of AFUI Debt Securities as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement relating to such AFUI Debt Securities, such AFUI Debt Guarantee and the applicable AFUI Indenture; (v) all necessary corporate action shall have been taken by each applicable AFUI Debt Guarantor to authorize the form, terms, execution, delivery, performance, issuance and sale of such AFUI Debt Guarantee as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement relating to such AFUI Debt Securities, such AFUI Debt Guarantee and the applicable AFUI Indenture; (vi) the certificates evidencing such series of AFUI Debt Securities shall have been duly executed and delivered by AFUI, authenticated by the Trustee under the applicable AFUI Indenture, and issued, and shall have been duly delivered in accordance with the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement to the purchasers thereof against payment of the agreed consideration therefor; and (vii) the notation of guarantee evidencing such AFUI Debt Guarantee shall have been executed and delivered by each applicable AFUI Debt Guarantor, and issued, and shall have been duly delivered in accordance with the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement to the purchasers of such AFUI Debt Securities and such AFUI Debt Guarantee against payment of the agreed consideration therefor;
(5) The Amcor UK Debt Securities of each series covered by the Registration Statement will constitute valid and binding obligations of Amcor UK when, in each case: (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (if applicable), shall have become effective under the Securities Act and the applicable Amcor UK Indenture (including any necessary supplemental indenture) shall have been qualified under the TIA; (ii) an applicable Prospectus Supplement
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with respect to such series of Amcor UK Debt Securities shall have been filed with the SEC in compliance with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) the applicable Amcor UK Indenture shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto; (iv) all necessary corporate action shall have been taken by Amcor UK to authorize the form, terms, execution, delivery, performance, issuance and sale of such series of Amcor UK Debt Securities as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus Supplement relating to such Amcor UK Debt Securities and the applicable Amcor UK Indenture and to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of a supplemental indenture or officers certificate establishing the form and terms of such series of Amcor UK Debt Securities as contemplated by the applicable Amcor UK Indenture; (v) a supplemental indenture or officers certificate establishing the form and terms of such series of Amcor UK Debt Securities shall have been duly executed and delivered by, in the case of such a supplemental indenture, (A) Amcor UK, (B) Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor Pty Ltd and/or Bemis and (C) the Trustee under the applicable Amcor UK Indenture, or, in the case of such an officers certificate, duly authorized officers of Amcor UK, in each case in accordance with the Articles of Association of Amcor UK (the Amcor UK Articles of Association) and final resolutions of the board of directors of Amcor UK or a duly authorized committee thereof (Amcor UK Board Resolutions) and the applicable Amcor UK Indenture; and (vi) the certificates evidencing such series of Amcor UK Debt Securities shall have been duly executed and delivered by authorized officers of Amcor UK, authenticated by the Trustee under the applicable Amcor UK Indenture, and issued, all in accordance with the Amcor UK Articles of Association, the applicable Amcor UK Board Resolutions, the applicable Amcor UK Indenture and the applicable supplemental indenture or officers certificate, as the case may be, establishing the form and terms of such series of Amcor UK Debt Securities, and shall have been duly delivered in accordance with the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement to the purchasers thereof against payment of the agreed consideration therefor;
(6) Each Amcor UK Debt Guarantee will constitute a valid and binding obligation of each applicable Amcor UK Debt Guarantor (as defined in the Registration Statement) when, in each case: (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (if applicable), shall have become effective under the Securities Act and the applicable Amcor UK Indenture (including any necessary supplemental indenture) shall have been qualified under the TIA; (ii) an applicable Prospectus Supplement with respect to such Amcor UK Debt Guarantee and the series of Amcor UK Debt Securities to which such Amcor UK Debt Guarantee relates shall have been filed with the SEC in compliance with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) the applicable Amcor UK Indenture shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto; (iv) all necessary corporate action shall have been taken by Amcor UK to
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authorize the form, terms, execution, delivery, performance, issuance and sale of such series of Amcor UK Debt Securities as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement relating to such Amcor UK Debt Securities, such Amcor UK Debt Guarantee and the applicable Amcor UK Indenture; (v) all necessary corporate action shall have been taken by each applicable Amcor UK Debt Guarantor to authorize the form, terms, execution, delivery, performance, issuance and sale of such Amcor UK Debt Guarantee as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement relating to such Amcor UK Debt Securities, such Amcor UK Debt Guarantee and the applicable Amcor UK Indenture; (vi) the certificates evidencing such series of Amcor UK Debt Securities shall have been duly executed and delivered by Amcor UK, authenticated by the Trustee under the applicable Amcor UK Indenture, and issued, and shall have been duly delivered in accordance with the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement to the purchasers thereof against payment of the agreed consideration therefor; and (vii) the notation of guarantee evidencing such Amcor UK Debt Guarantee shall have been executed and delivered by each applicable Amcor UK Debt Guarantor, and issued, and shall have been duly delivered in accordance with the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement to the purchasers of such Amcor UK Debt Securities and such Amcor UK Debt Guarantee against payment of the agreed consideration therefor;
(7) The Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities of each series covered by the Registration Statement will constitute valid and binding obligations of Amcor Pty Ltd when, in each case: (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (if applicable), shall have become effective under the Securities Act and the applicable Amcor Pty Ltd Indenture (including any necessary supplemental indenture) shall have been qualified under the TIA; (ii) an applicable Prospectus Supplement with respect to such series of Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities shall have been filed with the SEC in compliance with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) the applicable Amcor Pty Ltd Indenture shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto; (iv) all necessary corporate action shall have been taken by Amcor Pty Ltd to authorize the form, terms, execution, delivery, performance, issuance and sale of such series of Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus Supplement relating to such Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities and the applicable Amcor Pty Ltd Indenture and to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of a supplemental indenture or officers certificate establishing the form and terms of such series of Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities as contemplated by the applicable Amcor Pty Ltd Indenture; (v) a supplemental indenture or officers certificate establishing the form and terms of such series of Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities shall have been duly executed and delivered by, in the case of such a supplemental indenture, (A) Amcor Pty Ltd, (B) Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK and Bemis
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and (C) the Trustee under the applicable Amcor Pty Ltd Indenture, or, in the case of such an officers certificate, duly authorized officers of Amcor Pty Ltd, in each case in accordance with the Constitution of Amcor Pty Ltd (the Amcor Pty Ltd Constitution) and final resolutions of the board of directors of Amcor Pty Ltd or a duly authorized committee thereof (Amcor Pty Ltd Board Resolutions) and the applicable Amcor Pty Ltd Indenture; and (vi) the certificates evidencing such series of Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities shall have been duly executed and delivered by authorized officers of Amcor Pty Ltd, authenticated by the Trustee under the applicable Amcor Pty Ltd Indenture, and issued, all in accordance with the Amcor Pty Ltd Constitution, the applicable Amcor Pty Ltd Board Resolutions, the applicable Amcor Pty Ltd Indenture and the applicable supplemental indenture or officers certificate, as the case may be, establishing the form and terms of such series of Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities, and shall have been duly delivered in accordance with the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement to the purchasers thereof against payment of the agreed consideration therefor;
(8) Each Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Guarantee will constitute a valid and binding obligation of each applicable Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Guarantor (as defined in the Registration Statement) when, in each case: (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (if applicable), shall have become effective under the Securities Act and the applicable Amcor Pty Ltd Indenture (including any necessary supplemental indenture) shall have been qualified under the TIA; (ii) an applicable Prospectus Supplement with respect to such Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Guarantee and the series of Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities to which such Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Guarantee relates shall have been filed with the SEC in compliance with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) the applicable Amcor Pty Ltd Indenture shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto; (iv) all necessary corporate action shall have been taken by Amcor Pty Ltd to authorize the form, terms, execution, delivery, performance, issuance and sale of such series of Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement relating to such Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities, such Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Guarantee and the applicable Amcor Pty Ltd Indenture; (v) all necessary corporate action shall have been taken by each applicable Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Guarantor to authorize the form, terms, execution, delivery, performance, issuance and sale of such Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Guarantee as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement relating to such Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities, such Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Guarantee and the applicable Amcor Pty Ltd Indenture; (vi) the certificates evidencing such series of Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities shall have been duly executed and delivered by Amcor Pty Ltd, authenticated by the Trustee under the applicable Amcor Pty Ltd Indenture, and issued, and shall have been duly delivered in accordance with the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement to the purchasers thereof against payment
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of the agreed consideration therefor; and (vii) the notation of guarantee evidencing such Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Guarantee shall have been executed and delivered by each applicable Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Guarantor, and issued, and shall have been duly delivered in accordance with the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement to the purchasers of such Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities and such Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Guarantee against payment of the agreed consideration therefor;
(9) The Bemis Debt Securities of each series covered by the Registration Statement will constitute valid and binding obligations of Bemis when, in each case: (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (if applicable), shall have become effective under the Securities Act and the applicable Bemis Indenture (including any necessary supplemental indenture) shall have been qualified under the TIA; (ii) an applicable Prospectus Supplement with respect to such series of Bemis Debt Securities shall have been filed with the SEC in compliance with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) the applicable Bemis Indenture shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto; (iv) all necessary corporate action shall have been taken by Bemis to authorize the form, terms, execution, delivery, performance, issuance and sale of such series of Bemis Debt Securities as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus Supplement relating to such Bemis Debt Securities and the applicable Bemis Indenture and to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of a supplemental indenture or officers certificate establishing the form and terms of such series of Bemis Debt Securities as contemplated by the applicable Bemis Indenture; (v) a supplemental indenture or officers certificate establishing the form and terms of such series of Bemis Debt Securities shall have been duly executed and delivered by, in the case of such a supplemental indenture, (A) Bemis, (B) Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK and Amcor Pty Ltd and (C) the Trustee under the applicable Bemis Indenture, or, in the case of such an officers certificate, duly authorized officers of Bemis, in each case in accordance with the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Bemis (the Bemis Articles of Incorporation), the by-laws of Bemis (the Bemis By-laws), final resolutions of the board of directors of Bemis or a duly authorized committee thereof (Bemis Board Resolutions) and the applicable Bemis Indenture; and (vi) the certificates evidencing such series of Bemis Debt Securities shall have been duly executed and delivered by authorized officers of Bemis, authenticated by the Trustee under the applicable Bemis Indenture, and issued, all in accordance with the Bemis Articles of Incorporation, the Bemis By-laws, the applicable Bemis Board Resolutions, the applicable Bemis Indenture and the applicable supplemental indenture or officers certificate, as the case may be, establishing the form and terms of such series of Bemis Debt Securities, and shall have been duly delivered in accordance with the applicable definitive
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purchase, underwriting or similar agreement to the purchasers thereof against payment of the agreed consideration therefor;
(10) Each Bemis Debt Guarantee will constitute a valid and binding obligation of each applicable Bemis Debt Guarantor (as defined in the Registration Statement) when, in each case: (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (if applicable), shall have become effective under the Securities Act and the applicable Bemis Indenture (including any necessary supplemental indenture) shall have been qualified under the TIA; (ii) an applicable Prospectus Supplement with respect to such Bemis Debt Guarantee and the series of Bemis Debt Securities to which such Bemis Debt Guarantee relates shall have been filed with the SEC in compliance with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) the applicable Bemis Indenture shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto; (iv) all necessary corporate action shall have been taken by Bemis to authorize the form, terms, execution, delivery, performance, issuance and sale of such series of Bemis Debt Securities as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement relating to such Bemis Debt Securities, such Bemis Debt Guarantee and the applicable Bemis Indenture; (v) all necessary corporate action shall have been taken by each applicable Bemis Debt Guarantor to authorize the form, terms, execution, delivery, performance, issuance and sale of such Bemis Debt Guarantee as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement relating to such Bemis Debt Securities, such Bemis Debt Guarantee and the applicable Bemis Indenture; (vi) the certificates evidencing such series of Bemis Debt Securities shall have been duly executed and delivered by Bemis, authenticated by the Trustee under the applicable Bemis Indenture, and issued, and shall have been duly delivered in accordance with the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement to the purchasers thereof against payment of the agreed consideration therefor; and (vii) the notation of guarantee evidencing such Bemis Debt Guarantee shall have been executed and delivered by each applicable Bemis Debt Guarantor, and issued, and shall have been duly delivered in accordance with the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement to the purchasers of such Bemis Debt Securities and such Bemis Debt Guarantee against payment of the agreed consideration therefor;
Our opinion is subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors rights generally and to general equitable principles (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), including concepts of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing and the possible unavailability of specific performance or injunctive relief. Our opinion is also subject to (i) provisions of law which may require that a judgment for money damages rendered
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by a court in the United States of America be expressed only in United States dollars, (ii) requirements that a claim with respect to any Securities or other obligations that are denominated or payable other than in United States dollars (or a judgment denominated or payable other than in United States dollars in respect of such claim) be converted into United States dollars at a rate of exchange prevailing on a date determined pursuant to applicable law and (iii) governmental authority to limit, delay or prohibit the making of payments outside of the United States of America or in a foreign currency.
For the purposes of this opinion letter, we have assumed that, at the time of the issuance, sale and delivery of any of the Securities:
(1) the Securities being offered will be issued and sold as contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto;
(2) the execution, delivery and performance by the applicable Issuer of the applicable Indenture and any indenture supplement thereto and any Securities, and the issuance and sale and delivery of such Securities by such Issuer, will not (A) contravene or violate the organizational documents of such Issuer, (B) violate any law, rule or regulation applicable to such Issuer, (C) result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon such Issuer or any order, judgment or decree of any court or governmental authority applicable to such Issuer or (D) require any authorization, approval or other action by, or notice to or filing with, any court or governmental authority (other than such authorizations, approvals, actions, notices or filings which shall have been obtained or made, as the case may be, and which shall be in full force and effect); and
(3) the authorization thereof by the applicable Issuer will not have been modified or rescinded, and there will not have occurred any change in law affecting the validity, legally binding character or enforceability of the Indentures or the Securities.
We have further assumed that the Indentures and each indenture supplement thereto will be governed by the laws of the State of New York.
With respect to each instrument or agreement referred to in or otherwise relevant to the opinions set forth herein (each, an Instrument), we have assumed, to the extent relevant to the opinions set forth herein, that (i) each party to such Instrument (if not a natural person) was duly organized or formed, as the case may be, and was at all relevant times and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization or formation, as the case may
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be, and had at all relevant times and has full right, power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under such Instrument, (ii) such Instrument has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each party thereto and (iii) except as set forth in clauses (1) through (10) above, such Instrument was at all times and is a valid, binding and enforceable agreement or obligation, as the case may be, of each party thereto. We have also assumed that no event has occurred or will occur that would cause the release of the Guarantees by any Guarantor under the terms of the Indentures.
This opinion letter is limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the laws of the State of New York (excluding the securities laws of the State of New York). We express no opinion as to the laws, rules or regulations of any other jurisdiction, including, without limitation, the federal laws of the United States of America or any state securities or blue sky laws, or as to the municipal laws or the laws, rules or regulations of any local agencies or governmental authorities of or within the State of New York, or in each case as to any matters arising thereunder or relating thereto.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to all references to our Firm included in or made a part of the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.
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Amcor plc
83 Tower Road North
Warmley, Bristol BS30 8XP
United Kingdom
Amcor Finance (USA), Inc.
2801 SW 149th Avenue, Suite 350
Miramar, Florida 33027
United States
Amcor UK Finance plc
83 Tower Road North
Warmley, Bristol BS30 8XP
United Kingdom
Amcor Pty Ltd
Level 11, 60 City Road
Southbank, Victoria 3006
Australia
Bemis Company, Inc.
2301 Industrial Drive
Neenah, Wisconsin 54956
United States
Re: Amcor plc, Amcor Finance (USA), Inc., Amcor UK Finance plc, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis Company, Inc. Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted in the limited capacity of special local counsel in Missouri to Bemis Company, Inc., a Missouri corporation (Bemis), in connection with certain legal matters in connection with the filing of a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (the Shelf Registration Statement) being filed by Bemis; Amcor plc, a public limited company incorporated under the Laws of the Bailiwick of Jersey (Amcor plc); Amcor Finance (USA), Inc., a Delaware corporation (AFUI); Amcor UK Finance PLC, a company with limited liability incorporated under the
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laws of England and Wales (Amcor UK); and Amcor Pty Ltd, a company with limited liability incorporated in Australia (Amcor Pty Ltd and, together with Bemis, Amcor plc, AFUI and Amcor UK, the Issuers), with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 1933 Act), on the date hereof, relating to the registration of an indeterminate amount of: (i) debt securities of Bemis, which may be senior debt securities (the Bemis Senior Debt Securities) and/or subordinated debt securities (the Bemis Subordinated Debt Securities, and together with the Bemis Senior Debt Securities, the Bemis Debt Securities); (ii) debt securities of Amcor plc, which may be senior debt securities (the Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities) and/or subordinated debt securities (the Amcor plc Subordinated Debt Securities, and together with the Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities, the Amcor plc Debt Securities); (iii) debt securities of AFUI, which may be senior debt securities (the AFUI Senior Debt Securities) and/or subordinated debt securities (the AFUI Subordinated Debt Securities, and together with the AFUI Senior Debt Securities, the AFUI Debt Securities); (iv) debt securities of Amcor UK, which may be senior debt securities (the Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities) and/or subordinated debt securities (the Amcor UK Subordinated Debt Securities, and together with the Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities, the Amcor UK Debt Securities; and (v) debt securities of Amcor Pty Ltd, which may be senior debt securities (the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities) and/or subordinated debt securities (the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Debt Securities, and together with the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities, the Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities). The Bemis Debt Securities, the Amcor plc Debt Securities, the AFUI Debt Securities, the Amcor UK Debt Securities, and the Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities are collectively referred to herein as the Debt Securities. The Shelf Registration Statement further relates to the registration of an indeterminate amount of (i) any guarantees issued by one or more of Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK or Amcor Pty Ltd of the Bemis Senior Debt Securities (the Bemis Senior Debt Securities Guarantees) and the Bemis Subordinated Debt Securities (the Bemis Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees and together with the Bemis Senior Debt Securities Guarantees, the Bemis Debt Guarantees); (ii) any guarantees issued by one or more of AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis of the Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities (the Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities Guarantees) and the Amcor plc Subordinated Debt Securities (the Amcor plc Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees and together with the Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities Guarantees, the Amcor plc Debt Guarantees); (iii) any guarantees issued by one or more of Amcor plc, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis of the AFUI Senior Debt Securities (the AFUI Senior Debt Securities Guarantees) and the AFUI Subordinated Debt Securities (the AFUI Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees and together with the AFUI Senior Debt Securities Guarantees, the AFUI Debt Guarantees); (iv) any guarantees issued by one or more of Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor Pty Ltd or Bemis of the Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities (the Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities Guarantees) and the Amcor UK Subordinated Debt Securities (the Amcor UK Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees and together with the Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities Guarantees, the Amcor UK Debt Guarantees); and (v) any guarantees issued by one or more of Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK or Bemis of the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities (the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities Guarantees) and the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Debt Securities (the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Debt Securities
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Guarantees and together with the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities Guarantees, the Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Guarantees). The Bemis Debt Guarantees, the Amcor plc Debt Guarantees, the AFUI Debt Guarantees, the Amcor UK Debt Guarantees, and the Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Guarantees are collectively referred to herein as the Guarantees.
You have provided us with a draft of the Shelf Registration Statement in the form in which it will be filed with the Commission under the 1933 Act, which includes a form of prospectus in the form in which it will be filed with the Commission under the 1933 Act (the Prospectus). The Prospectus provides that it will be supplemented in the future by one or more supplements to the Prospectus (each, a Prospectus Supplement).
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement: (i) the Bemis Senior Debt Securities and Bemis Senior Debt Securities Guarantees will be issued under a senior indenture (the Bemis Senior Indenture) to be entered into among Bemis, as issuer, Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK and/or Amcor Pty Ltd, as guarantors, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, in the form filed as Exhibit 4.9 to the Shelf Registration Statement, and the Bemis Subordinated Debt Securities and the Bemis Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees will be issued under a subordinated indenture (the Bemis Subordinated Indenture) among Bemis, as issuer, Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK and/or Amcor Pty Ltd, as guarantors, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, in the form filed as Exhibit 4.10 to the Shelf Registration Statement; (ii) the Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities and Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities Guarantees will be issued under a senior indenture (the Amcor plc Senior Indenture) among Amcor plc, as issuer, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and/or Bemis, as guarantors, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, in the form filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Shelf Registration Statement, and the Amcor plc Subordinated Debt Securities and the Amcor plc Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees will be issued under a subordinated indenture (the Amcor plc Subordinated Indenture) among Amcor plc, as issuer, AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and/or Bemis, as guarantors, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, in the form filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Shelf Registration Statement; (iii) the AFUI Senior Debt Securities and AFUI Senior Debt Securities Guarantees will be issued under a senior indenture (the AFUI Senior Indenture) to be entered into among AFUI, as issuer, Amcor plc, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and/or Bemis, as guarantors, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, in the form filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Shelf Registration Statement, and the AFUI Subordinated Debt Securities and the AFUI Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees will be issued under a subordinated indenture (the AFUI Subordinated Indenture) among AFUI, as issuer, Amcor plc, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and/or Bemis, as guarantors, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, in the form filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the Shelf Registration Statement; (iv) the Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities and Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities Guarantees will be issued under a senior indenture (the Amcor UK Senior Indenture) to be entered into among Amcor UK, as issuer, Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor Pty Ltd and/or Bemis, as guarantors, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, in the form filed as Exhibit 4.5 to the Shelf Registration Statement, and the Amcor UK Subordinated Debt Securities and the Amcor UK Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees will be issued under a subordinated
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indenture (the Amcor UK Subordinated Indenture) among Amcor UK, as issuer, Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor Pty Ltd and/or Bemis, as guarantors, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, in the form filed as Exhibit 4.6 to the Shelf Registration Statement; and (v) the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities and the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities Guarantees will be issued under a senior indenture (the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Indenture) among Amcor Pty Ltd, as issuer, Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK and/or Bemis, as guarantors, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, in the form filed as Exhibit 4.7 to the Shelf Registration Statement, and the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Debt Securities and the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees will be issued under a subordinated indenture (the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Indenture) among Amcor Pty Ltd, as issuer, Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK and/or Bemis, as guarantors, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, in the form filed as Exhibit 4.8 to the Shelf Registration Statement. The Bemis Senior Indenture, Bemis Subordinated Indenture, Amcor plc Senior Indenture, Amcor plc Subordinated Indenture, AFUI Senior Indenture, AFUI Subordinated Indenture, Amcor UK Senior Indenture, Amcor UK Subordinated Indenture, Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Indenture and Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Indenture, each as may be modified pursuant to supplemental indentures thereto consistent with and in accordance with the terms thereof, are collectively referred to herein as the Indentures.
The Debt Securities and the Guarantees will be offered on a continuous or delayed basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act, from time to time as set forth in the Shelf Registration Statement, the Prospectus contained therein and any amendments or Prospectus Supplements thereto. This opinion letter is being delivered in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the 1933 Act.
In connection with this opinion, we have examined and relied upon originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the following:
(i) a copy of a draft Shelf Registration Statement, and the related draft Prospectus included therein;
(ii) an executed copy of a certificate of Daniel Sula, Secretary of Bemis, dated the date hereof (the Secretarys Certificate);
(iii) copies of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Bemis, as amended, as certified by the Secretary of Bemis, pursuant to the Secretarys Certificate as being true, complete, and correct as of the date hereof (the Articles);
(iv) a copy of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Bemis in the form certified by the Secretary of Bemis pursuant to the Secretarys Certificate as being true, complete, and correct as of the date hereof;
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(v) copy of the Certificate of Good Standing with respect to Bemis issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri on June 9, 2020 (the Good Standing Certificate); and
(vi) a copy of the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of Bemis pursuant to a certain Unanimous Written Consent of the Board of Directors of Bemis, dated June 4, 2020 in the form certified by the Secretary of Bemis pursuant to the Secretarys Certificate as being true, complete, and correct as of the date hereof and as remaining in full force and effect and having not been rescinded, modified, or supplemented as of the date hereof (the Board Resolutions).
We have also examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such records of Bemis and such agreements, certificates and receipts of public officials, certificates of officers or other representatives of Bemis and others, and such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinions stated below.
In our examination and for purposes of the opinions expressed below, we have assumed (a) the genuineness of all signatures and the completion of all deliveries not witnessed by us, (b) the legal capacity and competency of all natural persons, (c) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, (d) the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as facsimile, electronic, certified or photocopied copies, (e) the authenticity of the originals of such copies and (f) the due authorization, execution and delivery of all documents by all parties and the validity, binding effect and enforceability thereof (other than the authorization, execution and delivery of documents by Bemis).
As to factual matters, we have relied upon the documents furnished to us by the Issuers, the certificates and other comparable documents of officers and representatives of the Issuers and certificates of public officials, without independent verification of their accuracy.
Subject to the assumptions, limitations, and qualifications set forth herein, and further subject to any statement below that an opinion is based solely on a referenced document, as of the date hereof, it is our opinion that:
(1) Based solely on the Articles, the Good Standing Certificate and the Secretarys Certificate, Bemis is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the State of Missouri and is in good standing with the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri.
(2) Bemis has the corporate power to enter into and perform its obligations under the Indentures, in its capacity as applicable pursuant to the Indentures, the Bemis Debt Securities and the Guarantees (other than the Bemis Debt Guarantees).
(3) When the Board of Directors of Bemis or a duly constituted and acting committee thereof or one or more duly authorized officers of Bemis have acted pursuant to the authority set forth in the Board Resolutions, Bemis will have taken all necessary corporate action to
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authorize the entry into and performance by it of its obligations under the Indentures, the Bemis Debt Securities and the Guarantees (other than the Bemis Debt Guarantees).
Our opinions set forth above are further subject to the following qualifications:
(A) We assume, if and to the extent relevant to our opinions, that, and our opinions do not address whether, any agreement, document, or instrument, the terms thereof, or any partys (including Bemis) obligations thereunder are legal, valid, binding, and/or enforceable.
(B) We express no opinion as to any party other than Bemis.
(C) Our opinions are limited to the laws of the State of Missouri, and we express no opinion with respect to the laws of any other jurisdiction or as to any matters of county, municipal, city, township, or other local laws or the laws of any local agencies within any state (including, without limitation, the State of Missouri). We express no opinion as to any provisions purporting to indicate the state in which a document was executed. Our opinions do not relate to any statutes, rules, or regulations of the State of Missouri other than the Missouri statutes, rules and regulations that, in our experience, are normally applicable to transactions of the type referred to in the Shelf Registration Statement and to corporations doing business in the State of Missouri similar to that of Bemis. To the extent that any matter as to which our opinion is expressed herein would be governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Missouri, we do not express any opinion on such matter. The opinion expressed herein is subject to the effect of any judicial decision which may permit the introduction of parol evidence to modify the terms or the interpretation of agreements.
(D) We express no opinion as to whether Bemis directors or officers have complied with their fiduciary duties in connection with their approval of the Indentures and the transactions contemplated thereby.
(E) We express no opinion regarding any certificate, document, or agreement necessary to complete the transactions contemplated by the Shelf Registration Statement, whether or not incorporated by reference therein or attached thereto.
(F) We do not express any opinion with respect to any law, rule or regulation that is applicable to any party to any document or the transactions contemplated thereby solely because such law, rule or regulation is part of a regulatory regime applicable to any such party or any of its affiliates as a result of the specific assets or business operations of such party or such affiliates.
(G) We express no opinion as to any financial matters or the financial condition of Bemis or any other party. We express no opinion as to the effect of or compliance with any federal or state securities laws and Blue Sky laws.
The opinions expressed herein are given only as of the date of this opinion letter. We do not assume responsibility for updating this opinion letter as of any date subsequent to the date
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of this opinion letter, and assume no responsibility for advising you of (1) any changes with respect to any matters described in this opinion letter or (2) the discovery subsequent to the date of this opinion letter of factual information not previously known to us pertaining to the events occurring prior to the date of this opinion letter.
Our advice on each legal issue addressed in this opinion letter represents our opinion as to how that issue would be resolved were it to be considered by the highest court of the jurisdiction upon whose law our opinion on that issue is based. The manner in which any particular issue would be treated in any actual court case would depend in part on facts and circumstances particular to the case, and this opinion letter is not intended to guarantee the transactions contemplated in the Indentures or the outcome of any legal dispute which may arise in the future.
Our opinion is limited to the matters stated herein, and no opinion is implied or may be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated herein.
This opinion is being furnished to you for submission to the Commission as an exhibit to the Shelf Registration Statement. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Shelf Registration Statement and to the use of the name of our firm therein. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the 1933 Act.
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Dear Sirs
Amcor plc: Form S-3 Registration Statement
1 Request for opinion
1.1 At your request, we are providing you with this legal opinion on matters of Jersey law in connection with the filing of a Form S-3 Registration Statement (defined below) by Amcor Finance (USA), Inc. (AFUI), Bemis Company, Inc. (Bemis), Amcor plc (Amcor plc or the Company), Amcor Pty Ltd (formerly known as Amcor Limited) (Amcor Pty Ltd) and Amcor UK Finance plc (Amcor UK and together with AFUI, Bemis, Amcor Pty Ltd and the Company, the Parties) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) with respect to the registration of:
(a) unsecured debt securities of Amcor plc, which may be unsecured senior debt securities (the Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities) and/or unsecured subordinated debt securities (the Amcor plc Subordinated Debt Securities and, together with the Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities, the Amcor plc Debt Securities);
(b) unsecured debt securities of AFUI, which may be unsecured senior debt securities (the AFUI Senior Debt Securities) and/or unsecured subordinated debt securities (the AFUI Subordinated Debt Securities and, together with the AFUI Senior Debt Securities, the AFUI Debt Securities);
(c) unsecured debt securities of the Amcor UK, which may be unsecured senior debt securities (the Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities) and/or unsecured subordinated debt securities (the Amcor UK Subordinated Debt Securities and, together with the Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities, the Amcor UK Debt Securities);
(d) unsecured debt securities of Amcor Pty Ltd, which may be unsecured senior debt securities (the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities) and/or unsecured subordinated debt securities (the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Debt Securities and, together with the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities, the Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities);
(e) unsecured debt securities of Bemis, which may be unsecured senior debt securities (the Bemis Senior Debt Securities) and/or unsecured subordinated debt securities (the Bemis Subordinated Debt Securities and, together with the Bemis Senior Debt Securities, the Bemis Debt Securities and, together with the Amcor plc Debt Securities, the AFUI Debt Securities, the Amcor UK Debt Securities and the Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities, the Debt Securities);
(f) guarantees of the Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities by AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis (the Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities Guarantees) and guarantees of the Amcor plc Subordinated Debt Securities by AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis (the Amcor plc Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees and, together with the Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities Guarantees, the Amcor plc Debt Securities Guarantees);
(g) guarantees of the AFUI Senior Debt Securities by Amcor plc, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis (the AFUI Senior Debt Securities Guarantees) and guarantees of the AFUI Subordinated Debt Securities by Amcor plc, Amcor UK, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis (the AFUI Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees and, together with the AFUI Senior Debt Securities Guarantees, the AFUI Debt Securities Guarantees);
(h) guarantees of the Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities by Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis (the Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities Guarantees) and guarantees of the Amcor UK Subordinated Debt Securities by Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis (the Amcor UK Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees and, together with the Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities Guarantees, the Amcor UK Debt Securities Guarantees);
(i) guarantees of the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities by Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK and Bemis (the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities Guarantees) and guarantees of the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Debt Securities by Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK and Bemis (the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees and, together with the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities Guarantees, the Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities Guarantees); and
(j) guarantees of the Bemis Senior Debt Securities by Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK and Amcor Pty Ltd (the Bemis Senior Debt Securities Guarantees) and guarantees of the Bemis Subordinated Debt Securities by Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor UK and Amcor Pty Ltd (the Bemis Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees and, together with the Bemis Senior Debt Securities Guarantees, the Bemis Debt Securities Guarantees and, together with Amcor plc Debt Securities Guarantees, the AFUI Debt Securities Guarantees, the Amcor UK Debt Securities Guarantees and the Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities Guarantees, the Guarantees).
The Debt Securities and the Guarantees are collectively referred to herein as the Securities. The Company has provided us with a draft of the Registration Statement in the form in which it will be filed, which includes a form of prospectus (the Prospectus) and the forms of Indentures (as defined below). The Prospectus provides that it will be supplemented in the future by one or more supplements to the Prospectus.
1.2 The Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities will be issued under the Amcor plc Senior Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement), and the Amcor plc Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued under the Amcor plc Subordinated Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement). The AFUI Senior Debt Securities will be issued under the AFUI Senior Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement), and the AFUI Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued under the AFUI Subordinated Indenture (as defined in the
Registration Statement). The Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities will be issued under the Amcor UK Senior Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement), and the Amcor UK Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued under the Amcor UK Subordinated Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement). The Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities will be issued under the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement), and the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued under the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement). The Bemis Senior Debt Securities will be issued under the Bemis Senior Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement), and the Bemis Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued under the Bemis Subordinated Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement). The Amcor plc Senior Indenture, the Amcor plc Subordinated Indenture, the AFUI Senior Indenture, the AFUI Subordinated Indenture, the Amcor UK Senior Indenture, the Amcor UK Subordinated Indenture, the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Indenture, the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Indenture, the Bemis Senior Indenture and the Bemis Subordinated Indenture are collectively referred to as the Indentures and each, an Indenture).
1.3 All capitalised terms used in this opinion have the respective meanings set forth in the Registration Statement, except to the extent that a contrary indication or definition appears in this opinion or in any Schedule. References herein to a Schedule are references to a schedule to this opinion.
2 Documents examined
2.1 For the purposes of giving this opinion, we have examined an original or a copy of the document listed in Part A of Schedule 1 signed on behalf of the Company (the Registration Statement). In addition, we have examined copies of the corporate and other documents listed in Part B of Schedule 1 and conducted the searches referred to in Part C of Schedule 1.
2.2 We have not made any searches or enquiries concerning, and have not examined any documents entered into by or affecting the Company or any other person, save for the searches, enquiries and examinations expressly referred to in Schedule 1.
3 Assumptions
In giving this opinion we have relied upon the assumptions set out in Schedule 2 without having carried out any independent investigation or verification in respect of such assumptions.
4 Opinions
On the basis of the examinations and assumptions referred to above and subject to the qualifications set forth in Schedule 3 and the limitations set forth below, we are of the opinion that:
Corporate existence, capacity and authority
(a) the Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing under the laws of Jersey;
(b) the Company has the capacity and power to enter into the Registration Statement and to exercise its rights and perform its obligations thereunder;
(c) the Company has taken all corporate or other action required to authorise its execution of the Registration Statement and the exercise by it of its rights and the performance by it of its obligations thereunder (including its guarantee of the relevant Debt Securities);
Due execution
(d) the Registration Statement (subject to dating) has been duly executed by the Company in the manner authorised in the Board Minutes;
No winding up, dissolution, appointment of liquidator or désastre declaration
(e) a search of the Public Records today revealed no evidence of any resolutions for the winding up or dissolution of the Company and no evidence of the appointment of any liquidator in respect of the Company or any of its assets; and
(f) the written confirmation provided by the Viscounts Department today in response to the Désastre Search indicates that there has been no declaration of désastre in respect of the property of the Company.
5 Limitations
We offer no opinion:
(a) in relation to the laws of any jurisdiction other than Jersey (and we have not made any investigation into such laws) and we express no opinion as to the meaning, validity or effect of references in the Registration Statement to statutes, rules, regulations, codes or judicial authority of any jurisdiction other than Jersey;
(b) in relation to any representation or warranty made or given by the Company in the Registration Statement or, save as expressly set out herein, as to whether the Company will be able to perform its obligations under the Registration Statement;
(c) as to the commerciality of the transactions envisaged in the Registration Statement or, save as expressly stated in this opinion, whether the Registration Statement and the transactions envisaged therein achieve the commercial, tax, legal, regulatory or other aims of the parties to the Registration Statement;
(d) as to whether the acceptance, execution or performance of the Companys obligations under the Registration Statement will result in the breach of or infringe any other agreement, deed or document (other than the Companys memorandum and articles of association) entered into by or binding on the Company; or
(e) as to the rights, title or interest of the Company to or in, or the existence of, any property or assets which are the subject of the Registration Statement.
6 Governing law
6.1 This opinion is:
(a) governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of Jersey;
(b) limited to the matters expressly stated herein; and
(c) confined to and given on the basis of the laws and practice in Jersey at the date hereof.
6.2 Unless otherwise indicated, all references in this opinion to specific Jersey legislation shall be to such legislation as amended to, and as in force at, the date hereof.
7 Consent to Filing of this Opinion Letter
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to all references to our firm included in or made a part of the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Rule 415 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
8 Who can rely on this opinion
This opinion is given for your benefit in connection with the Registration Statement and it may not be disclosed to or relied upon by any person or used for any other purpose or referred to or made public in any way without our prior written consent, save that it may be disclosed on a non-reliance basis to your professional advisers (acting only in that capacity).
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SCHEDULE 1
Documents examined
Part A
The Registration Statement
1 The Form S-3 registration statement to be filed with the Commission and entered into by the Company, AFUI, Amcor UK, Bemis and Amcor Pty Ltd in relation to the potential future offers of debt securities and/or guarantees in one or more series and in one or more offerings by the Parties, the Prospectus, the forms of each of the Indentures and the other exhibits to the Registration Statement.
Part B
Corporate and other documents
1 A certificate signed by the secretary of the Company dated on or about the date hereof (the Secretarys Certificate) relating to certain questions of fact, together with true and complete copies of the documents referred to therein including a copy of an extract of board resolutions of the Company passed at a meeting of the board of directors of the Company held on 5 May 2020 (the Board Minutes).
2 The certificate of incorporation and any certificates of incorporation upon change of name of the Company appearing on the Public Records on the date of this opinion.
3 The memorandum and articles of association of the Company (including any special resolutions amending the memorandum and articles of association of the Company and any shareholders or joint venture or similar agreement supplementing the articles of association of the Company) appearing on the Public Records on the date of this opinion.
Part C
Searches
1 The public records of the Company on file and available for inspection at the Companies Registry of the Jersey Financial Services Commission on 9 June 2020 (the Public Records).
2 The results received on 9 June 2020 of our written enquiry in respect of the Company made to the Viscounts Department (the Désastre Search).
SCHEDULE 2
Assumptions
1 All original documents examined by us are authentic and complete.
2 All copy documents and counterparts of documents provided to us (whether in facsimile, electronic or other form) conform to the originals of such documents and those originals are authentic and complete.
3 All documents provided to us with an electronic signature are authentic and complete.
4 The Registration Statement has been signed on behalf of the Company by the person(s) authorised by the Company in the Board Minutes and it will be dated and unconditionally delivered on behalf of the Company.
5 The Registration Statement will be duly executed, dated and delivered by all parties thereto (other than the Company) in the same form as the last execution version examined by us.
6 The Registration Statement has been duly authorised and will be executed and unconditionally delivered by or on behalf of all parties to it in accordance with all applicable laws (other than, in the case of the Company, the laws of Jersey).
7 Signatures, seals, dates, stamps and markings (whether on original or copy documents) are genuine.
8 In authorising the execution and delivery of the Registration Statement and the exercise by the Company of its rights and the performance of its obligations under the Registration Statement, each of the directors of the Company is acting in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company.
9 The Company was not unable to pay its debts as they fell due when it entered into the Registration Statement (and the transactions contemplated thereby) and will not become unable to pay its debts as they fall due as a result of its entry into the Registration Statement (and the transactions contemplated thereby).
10 All parties to the Registration Statement, other than the Company, are duly incorporated or established and validly existing under the laws of their jurisdiction of incorporation or establishment.
11 All parties to the Registration Statement, other than the Company, have the capacity and power to enter into the Registration Statement and to exercise their rights and perform their obligations under the Registration Statement.
12 All parties to the Registration Statement, other than the Company, have taken all corporate or other actions and obtained all necessary agreements or consents required to authorise the execution and delivery of the Registration Statement and to exercise their rights and perform their obligations under such document and such parties have duly authorised, executed and delivered such document in accordance with such authorisations.
13 There are no agreements, documents or arrangements (other than the documents expressly referred to herein as having been examined by us) which materially affect, amend, vary, modify, prevent or inhibit the Registration Statement or the transactions contemplated by it or restrict the powers and authority of the directors of the Company or the Company itself in any way.
14 None of the opinions expressed in this opinion will be adversely affected by the laws or public policies of any jurisdiction other than Jersey. In particular, but without limitation, there are no provisions of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Jersey, or any judgments, orders or judicial decision in any jurisdiction other than Jersey, which would be contravened by the execution or delivery of the Registration Statement or by any party to the Registration Statement exercising its rights or performing its obligations thereunder.
15 All:
(a) notarisations, apostillisations and consularisations required pursuant to the laws of all relevant jurisdictions (other than Jersey); and
(b) filings, recordings, registrations and enrolments of the Registration Statement with any court, public office or elsewhere in any jurisdiction outside Jersey; and
(c) payments outside Jersey of stamp duty, registration or other tax on or in relation to the Registration Statement,
required to ensure the validity, legality, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of the Registration Statement have been made or paid.
16 The Secretarys Certificate and the documents referred to therein, and any factual statements made therein, are accurate and complete as at the date hereof.
17 The written confirmation provided by the Viscounts Department in response to the Désastre Search is accurate and complete as at 9 June 2020 and remains so on the date hereof.
18 The information disclosed by our searches of the Public Records is accurate as at 9 June 2020 and remains so on the date hereof and any documents disclosed by our searches of the Public Records are true and complete, in full force and effect and have not been amended, varied, supplemented or revoked in any respect and there is no information or document which has been delivered for registration, or which is required by the law of Jersey to be delivered for registration, which was not included in the Public Records.
SCHEDULE 3
Qualifications
1 The Jersey courts may potentially set aside a transaction in circumstances where it is shown that a counterparty had actual or constructive notice that the directors of the Company had breached their fiduciary duties, such as their duty to act in the best interests of the Company or their duty to exercise their powers for proper purposes.
2 The question of whether or not any provision of the Registration Statement which may be invalid on account of illegality may be severed from the other provisions thereof would be determined by the Jersey courts in their discretion.
3 The search of the Public Records referred to in this opinion is not conclusively capable of revealing whether or not an order has been made or a resolution passed for the winding up or dissolution of the Company or for the appointment of a liquidator in respect of the Company, as notice of these matters might not be filed with the Jersey Financial Services Commission immediately and, when filed, might not be entered on the public record of the Company immediately.
4 The written confirmation provided by the Viscounts Department in response to the Désastre Search relates only to the property of the Company being declared to be en désastre. There is no formal procedure for determining whether the Company has otherwise become bankrupt, as defined in the Interpretation (Jersey) Law 1954.
Partner Simon Lynch
Contact Hamish Nicholson
T +61 3 8656 3402
HNicholson@gtlaw.com.au
Our ref 1042614
9 June 2020
By email
Amcor plc
83 Tower Road North
Warmley
Bristol BS30 8XP
United Kingdom
Amcor Finance (USA), Inc.
2801 SW 149th Avenue, Suite 350
Miramar, Florida 33027
United States
Amcor UK Finance plc
83 Tower Road North
Warmley
Bristol BS30 8XP
United Kingdom
Amcor Pty Ltd
Level 11, 60 City Road
Southbank
Victoria 3006
Australia
Bemis Company, Inc.
2301 Industrial Drive
Neenah, Wisconsin 54956
United States
Dear Sir or Madame,
Amcor plc Registration Statement on Form S-3
We have acted as Australian legal adviser to Amcor plc (Amcor), Amcor Finance (USA), Inc., a corporation organised under the laws of the State of Delaware (AFUI), Amcor UK Finance plc (Amcor UK), Amcor Pty Ltd (ABN 62 000 017 372) (formerly known as Amcor Limited (ABN 62 000 017 372)) (Amcor Australia) and Bemis Company, Inc. a corporation organised under the laws of the State of Missouri (Bemis), in connection with certain matters of Australian law arising in connection with the filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-3, and all amendments thereto (collectively, the Registration Statement), by various Transaction Parties (as defined herein) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), relating to the registration of:
(a) unsecured debt securities to be issued by Amcor, which may be unsecured senior debt securities (the Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities) and/or unsecured subordinated debt securities (the Amcor plc Subordinated Debt Securities and, together with the Amcor Senior Debt Securities, the Amcor plc Debt Securities),
(b) unsecured debt securities to be issued by AFUI, which may be unsecured senior debt securities (the AFUI Senior Debt Securities) and/or unsecured subordinated debt securities (the AFUI Subordinated Debt Securities and, together with the AFUI Senior Debt Securities, the AFUI Debt Securities),
(c) unsecured debt securities to be issued by Amcor UK, which may be unsecured senior debt securities (the Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities) and/or unsecured subordinated debt securities (the Amcor UK Subordinated Debt Securities and, together with the Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities, the Amcor UK Debt Securities),
(d) unsecured debt securities to be issued by Amcor Australia, which may be unsecured senior debt securities (the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities) and/or unsecured subordinated debt securities (the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Debt Securities and, together with the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities, the Amcor plc Debt Securities),
(e) unsecured debt securities to be issued by Bemis, which may be unsecured senior debt securities (the Bemis Senior Debt Securities) and/or unsecured subordinated debt securities (the Bemis Subordinated Debt Securities and, together with the Bemis Senior Debt Securities, the Bemis Debt Securities and, together with the Amcor plc Debt Securities, the AFUI Debt Securities, the Amcor UK Debt Securities and the Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities, the Debt Securities),
(f) guarantees of the Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities to be given by AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Australia and Bemis (the Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities Guarantees) and guarantees of the Amcor plc Subordinated Debt Securities to be given by AFUI, Amcor UK, Amcor Australia and Bemis (the Amcor plc Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees and, together with the Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities Guarantees, the Amcor plc Debt Securities Guarantees),
(g) guarantees of the AFUI Senior Debt Securities to be given by Amcor, Amcor UK, Amcor Australia and Bemis (the AFUI Senior Debt Securities Guarantees) and guarantees of the AFUI Subordinated Debt Securities to be given by Amcor, Amcor UK, Amcor Australia and Bemis (the AFUI Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees and, together with the AFUI Senior Debt Securities Guarantees, the AFUI Debt Securities Guarantees),
(h) guarantees of the Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities to be given by Amcor, AFUI, Amcor Australia and Bemis (the Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities Guarantees) and guarantees of the Amcor UK Subordinated Debt Securities to be given by Amcor, AFUI, Amcor Australia and Bemis (the Amcor UK Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees and, together with the Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities Guarantees, the Amcor UK Debt Securities Guarantees),
(i) guarantees of the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities to be given by Amcor, AFUI, Amcor UK and Bemis (the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities Guarantees) and guarantees of the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Debt Securities to be given by Amcor, AFUI, Amcor UK and Bemis (the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees and, together with the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities Guarantees, the Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities Guarantees) and
(j) guarantees of the Bemis Senior Debt Securities to be given by Amcor, AFUI, Amcor UK and Amcor Australia (the Bemis Senior Debt Securities Guarantees) and guarantees of the Bemis Subordinated Debt Securities to be given by Amcor, AFUI, Amcor UK and Amcor Australia (the Bemis Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees and, together with the Bemis Senior Debt Securities Guarantees, the Bemis Debt Securities Guarantees and, together with the Amcor plc Debt Securities Guarantees, the AFUI Debt Securities Guarantees, the Amcor UK Debt Securities Guarantees and the Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities Guarantees, the Guarantees).
The Debt Securities and the Guarantees are collectively referred to herein as the Securities.
The Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities will be issued under the Amcor plc Senior Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement), and the Amcor plc Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued under the Amcor plc Subordinated Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement). The AFUI Senior Debt Securities will be issued under the AFUI Senior Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement), and the AFUI Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued under the AFUI Subordinated Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement). The Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities will be issued under the Amcor UK Senior Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement), and the Amcor UK Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued under the Amcor UK Subordinated Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement). The Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities will be issued under the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement), and the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued under the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement). The Bemis Senior Debt Securities will be issued under the Bemis Senior Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement), and the Bemis Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued under the Bemis Subordinated Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement). The Amcor plc Senior Indenture, the Amcor plc Subordinated Indenture, the AFUI Senior Indenture, the AFUI Subordinated Indenture, the Amcor UK Senior Indenture, the Amcor UK Subordinated Indenture, the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Indenture, the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Indenture, the Bemis Senior Indenture and the Bemis Subordinated Indenture are collectively referred to as the Indentures and each, an Indenture).
The Company has provided us with a draft of the Registration Statement in the form in which it will be filed, which includes a form of prospectus (the Prospectus) and the forms of the Indentures. The Prospectus provides that it will be supplemented in the future by one or more supplements to the Prospectus (each, a Prospectus Supplement).
2 Definitions
In this opinion:
(a) Acting Person means each of Simon Lynch and Alexander Danne, the signatories to this opinion, and Hamish Nicholson;
(b) Amcor means Amcor plc, a public limited company incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands with limited liability
(c) Amcor UK means Amcor UK Finance PLC, a public limited company incorporated in England and Wales with limited liability;
(d) ASIC means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission;
(e) Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth);
(f) Power of Attorney means the power of attorney of Amcor Australia dated 4 June 2020;
(g) Relevant Jurisdiction means each of the Commonwealth of Australia and the State of New South Wales;
(h) Resolutions means the resolutions adopted by the directors of Amcor Australia dated 4 June 2020 relating to the Registration Statement, the Indentures, the issuance of the Debt Securities and provision of the Guarantees by Amcor Australia; and
(i) Transaction Party means each of AFUI, Bemis, Amcor Australia, Amcor UK and Amcor.
3 Documents
We have examined and relied on:
(a) the Registration Statement (including the Prospectus, each of the Indentures and the other exhibits to the Registration Statement);
(b) a copy of the Power of Attorney;
(c) a copy of the Resolutions; and
(d) the searches referred to in paragraph 4 (Searches).
We have also examined such other documents as we think necessary or appropriate for our opinion.
4 Searches
We have relied on an extract of the public records of Amcor Australia produced by ASIC on 9 June 2020.
We have assumed that the extract is correct, complete and up-to-date, and the same as information provided by Amcor Australia to ASIC. We have not examined any documents that Amcor Australia may have filed with ASIC nor conducted any other searches or investigations for the purposes of this opinion.
Our searches of the public records at ASIC did not reveal the appointment of any liquidator, administrator, receiver, receiver and manager or like officer to Amcor Australia or any of its assets, nor did those searches disclose that Amcor Australia has been wound up.
5 Opinion
Based on the assumptions and subject to the qualifications set out below, we are of the following opinion.
(a) Due incorporation: Amcor Australia is duly and validly incorporated and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia and is capable of suing and being sued in its corporate name in competent courts of each Relevant Jurisdiction.
(b) Corporate power: Amcor Australia has the corporate power to enter into and create its obligations under the Indentures and the Guarantees.
(c) Corporate authorisation: The entry into and creation of the obligations under the Indentures and the Guarantees by Amcor Australia has been duly authorised by all necessary corporate action on the part of Amcor Australia.
6 Assumptions
For the purposes of giving this opinion, we have assumed the following and we have not made, nor are we obliged to make, any independent investigation of, or enquiries in respect of, those matters except as expressly stated in this opinion.
(a) Future execution of instruments: The execution by Amcor Australia of the applicable Indenture and the supplemental indenture or officers certificate (as the case may be) establishing the form and terms of the Securities will not:
(i) contravene Amcor Australias constitution or any law, rule or regulation applicable to Amcor Australia;
(ii) result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon Amcor Australia or any order, judgment or decree of any court or governmental authority applicable to Amcor Australia; or
(iii) require any further authorisation, approval or other action by, or notice to or filing with, any court or governmental authority.
(b) Issuance of Securities: The Securities will be issued and sold as contemplated in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto.
(c) Governing law: The Securities, and any supplemental indenture or officers certificate establishing their form and terms will be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
7 Qualifications
Our opinion is subject to the following qualifications.
(a) Relevant law: We express no opinion as to any law other than the law of each Relevant Jurisdiction as in force and as interpreted by courts of the Relevant Jurisdiction at 9.00am (Sydney time) on the date of this opinion. We are under, and assume, no obligation to inform any person of, or of the effect of, any future changes to those or any other law.
(b) Section 129 Corporations Act: We have relied on the following assumptions specified in section 129 of the Corporations Act and note that any person in relation to the Securities or the Registration Statement may also do so unless we or that person (as the case may be) knew or suspected that the matter that you would otherwise be entitled to assume to be correct is not correct:
(i) Amcor Australias constitution has been complied with;
(ii) anyone who appears from the searches referred to in paragraph 3 to be a director or company secretary of Amcor Australia has been duly appointed and has authority to exercise the powers and perform the duties customarily exercised or performed by that kind of officer or agent of a similar company;
(iii) anyone who is held out by Amcor Australia to be an officer or agent of Amcor Australia has been duly appointed and has authority to exercise the powers and perform the duties customarily exercised or performed by that kind of officer or agent of a similar company;
(iv) the officers and agents of Amcor Australia properly perform their duties to Amcor Australia;
(v) any document that has been executed by Amcor Australia in accordance with section 127(1) of the Corporations Act has been duly executed by Amcor Australia; and
(vi) an officer or agent of Amcor Australia who has authority to issue a document or a certified copy of a document on its behalf also has authority to warrant that the document is genuine or is a true copy.
Nothing in the searches referred to in paragraph 3, in Amcor Australias constitution or in the extracts of Amcor Australias resolutions contradicts the assumptions.
This opinion is delivered in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.
Only the Acting Persons have any knowledge in relation to the things dealt with in this opinion and we confirm that such persons have no reason to believe or suspect that the assumptions or qualifications contained in this opinion are incorrect. We are not liable if any partner or solicitor of this firm other than the Acting Persons has any knowledge (other than knowledge of the law of a Relevant Jurisdiction) which would render our assumptions or qualifications incorrect. We have not made any investigation as to whether any partner or solicitor of this firm other than the Acting Persons has any such knowledge.
No assumption or qualification in this opinion limits any other assumption or qualification in it.
This opinion is given on the basis that it will be construed in accordance with the law of New South Wales. Anyone relying on this opinion agrees that this opinion and all matters (including any liability) arising in any way from it are to be governed by the law of New South Wales and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales.
We assume no obligation to supplement this opinion if any applicable law changes after the date hereof or if we become aware of any fact that might change the opinion expressed herein after the date hereof.
8 Consent
This opinion is being furnished to you for submission to the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of the name of our firm therein. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required by section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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Amcor UK Finance PLC
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Amcor Finance (USA), Inc. 2801 SW 149th Avenue, Suite 350 Miramar, Florida 33027 United States of America
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Amcor plc
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Bemis Company, Inc.
Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 United States of America
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Amcor Pty Ltd
Southbank, Victoria 3006 Australia
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10 June 2020
Dear Sirs
Registration Statement on Form S-3
Issues of Debt Securities and Guarantees by Amcor UK Finance PLC
PART 1
INTRODUCTION
1. INTRODUCTION
We have acted as legal advisers as to English law to Amcor UK Finance PLC (the Company) in relation to the filing of a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (the Registration Statement), which is to be filed by the Company, Amcor plc, Amcor Finance (USA), Inc. (AFUI), Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis Company, Inc. (Bemis) under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), relating to the registration of:
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(i) unsecured debt securities to be issued by Amcor plc, which may be unsecured senior debt securities (the Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities) and/or unsecured subordinated debt securities (the Amcor plc Subordinated Debt Securities and, together with the Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities, the Amcor plc Debt Securities),
(ii) unsecured debt securities to be issued by AFUI, which may be unsecured senior debt securities (the AFUI Senior Debt Securities) and/or unsecured subordinated debt securities (the AFUI Subordinated Debt Securities and, together with the AFUI Senior Debt Securities, the AFUI Debt Securities),
(iii) unsecured debt securities to be issued by the Company, which may be unsecured senior debt securities (the Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities) and/or unsecured subordinated debt securities (the Amcor UK Subordinated Debt Securities and, together with the Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities, the Amcor UK Debt Securities),
(iv) unsecured debt securities to be issued by Amcor Pty Ltd, which may be unsecured senior debt securities (the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities) and/or unsecured subordinated debt securities (the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Debt Securities and, together with the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities, the Amcor plc Debt Securities),
(v) unsecured debt securities to be issued by Bemis, which may be unsecured senior debt securities (the Bemis Senior Debt Securities) and/or unsecured subordinated debt securities (the Bemis Subordinated Debt Securities and, together with the Bemis Senior Debt Securities, the Bemis Debt Securities and, together with the Amcor plc Debt Securities, the AFUI Debt Securities, the Amcor UK Debt Securities and the Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities, the Debt Securities),
(vi) guarantees of the Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities to be given by AFUI, the Company, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis (the Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities Guarantees) and guarantees of the Amcor plc Subordinated Debt Securities to be given by AFUI, the Company, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis (the Amcor plc Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees and, together with the Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities Guarantees, the Amcor plc Debt Securities Guarantees),
(vii) guarantees of the AFUI Senior Debt Securities to be given by Amcor plc, the Company, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis (the AFUI Senior Debt Securities Guarantees) and guarantees of the AFUI Subordinated Debt Securities to be given by Amcor plc, the Company, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis (the AFUI Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees and, together with the AFUI Senior Debt Securities Guarantees, the AFUI Debt Securities Guarantees),
(viii) guarantees of the Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities to be given by Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis (the Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities Guarantees) and guarantees of the Amcor UK Subordinated Debt Securities to be given by Amcor plc, AFUI, Amcor Pty Ltd and Bemis (the Amcor UK Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees and, together with the Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities Guarantees, the Amcor UK Debt Securities Guarantees),
(ix) guarantees of the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities to be given by Amcor plc, AFUI, the Company and Bemis (the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities Guarantees) and guarantees of the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Debt Securities to be given by Amcor plc, AFUI, the Company and Bemis (the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees and, together with the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities Guarantees, the Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities Guarantees) and
(x) guarantees of the Bemis Senior Debt Securities to be given by Amcor plc, AFUI, the Company and Amcor Pty Ltd (the Bemis Senior Debt Securities Guarantees) and guarantees of the Bemis Subordinated Debt Securities to be given by Amcor plc, AFUI, the Company and Amcor Pty Ltd (the Bemis Subordinated Debt Securities Guarantees and, together with the Bemis Senior Debt Securities Guarantees, the Bemis Debt Securities Guarantees and, together with the Amcor plc Debt Securities Guarantees, the AFUI Debt Securities Guarantees, the Amcor UK Debt Securities Guarantees and the Amcor Pty Ltd Debt Securities Guarantees, the Guarantees).
The Amcor plc Senior Debt Securities will be issued under the Amcor plc Senior Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement), and the Amcor plc Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued under the Amcor plc Subordinated Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement). The AFUI Senior Debt Securities will be issued under the AFUI Senior Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement), and the AFUI Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued under the AFUI Subordinated Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement). The Amcor UK Senior Debt Securities will be issued under the Amcor UK Senior Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement), and the Amcor UK Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued under the Amcor UK Subordinated Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement). The Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Debt Securities will be issued under the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement), and the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued under the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement). The Bemis Senior Debt Securities will be issued under the Bemis Senior Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement), and the Bemis Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued under the Bemis Subordinated Indenture (as defined in the Registration Statement). The Amcor plc
Senior Indenture, the Amcor plc Subordinated Indenture, the AFUI Senior Indenture, the AFUI Subordinated Indenture, the Amcor UK Senior Indenture, the Amcor UK Subordinated Indenture, the Amcor Pty Ltd Senior Indenture, the Amcor Pty Ltd Subordinated Indenture, the Bemis Senior Indenture and the Bemis Subordinated Indenture are collectively referred to as the Indentures and each, an Indenture.
The Company has provided us with a draft of the Registration Statement in the form in which it will be filed, which includes a form of prospectus (the Prospectus) and the forms of the Indentures. The Prospectus provides that it will be supplemented in the future by one or more supplements to the Prospectus (each, a Prospectus Supplement).
In connection with the filing of the Registration Statement, we have been asked by the Company to give this opinion in respect of certain matters of English law relating to the Company, the issue by the Company of the Amcor UK Debt Securities and the entering into by the Company of the Guarantees. We have taken instructions solely from the Company.
2. SCOPE
This letter is limited to English law as applied by the English courts as at the date of this letter and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. We have made no investigation of the laws of any jurisdiction other than those of England and we do not express or imply any opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than those of England. In particular:
(a) by giving this opinion, we do not assume any obligation to notify you of future changes in law which may affect the opinions expressed in this opinion, or otherwise to update this opinion in any respect;
(b) to the extent that the laws of any other jurisdiction may be relevant, our opinion is subject to the effect of such laws;
(c) we express no opinion as to whether the Registration Statement contains all the information required by applicable law and/or regulation; and
(d) we have not been responsible for verifying whether statements of fact (including foreign law), opinion or intention in any documents referred to in this opinion or in any related documents are accurate, complete or reasonable.
The opinion in this letter is limited to the matters stated herein and does not extend to, and is not to be read as extending by implication to, any other matter.
3. DOCUMENTS
For the purpose of giving this opinion we have examined the following documents:
(a) the Registration Statement (including the Prospectus, each of the Indentures and the other exhibits to the Registration Statement);
(b) the results of searches made on 9 June 2020 in each case made on our behalf by Armadillo Business Information of the records relating to the Company held by the Registrar of Companies at Companies House (the Company Searches); and
(c) an officers certificate dated 10 June 2020 (the Officers Certificate) attaching certified copies of:
(i) the constitutional documents of the Company as at the date of such certificate;
(ii) the minutes of a meeting of the board of directors of the Company held on 29 May 2020;
(iii) the minutes of a general meeting of the Company dated 29 May 2020, together with the notice of such general meeting dated 26 May 2020; and
(iv) the signing power of attorney referred to in the board minutes referred to above.
We have also made an enquiry of the Central Index of Winding-Up and Administration Petitions (the Central Index) in respect of the Company on 9 June 2020 at 10:11 a.m. (London time) (the Insolvency Search and, together with the Company Searches, the Searches).
Except as noted above, we have not made any enquiries or searches concerning the Company or examined any contracts or other documents entered into by or affecting the Company.
4. ASSUMPTIONS
For the purpose of this opinion and in considering the documents listed in paragraph 3 (Documents) above we have (with your consent and without any further enquiry) assumed:
(a) the genuineness of all signatures on, and the authenticity and completeness of, all documents submitted to us, whether as originals or copies;
(b) the conformity to originals of all documents supplied to us as photocopies, pdfs or facsimile copies;
(c) where a document has been examined by us in draft or specimen form, it will be or has been executed in the form of that draft or specimen form;
(d) the lack of bad faith and absence of fraud, coercion, duress or undue influence on the part of any party to the Indentures or their respective directors, employees, agents and (with the exception of Sidley Austin LLP and its affiliated partnerships) advisers;
(e) any Debt Securities will be duly executed, issued and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the relevant Indenture;
(f) the truth, accuracy and completeness at all relevant times (including at the time of the execution of the relevant Indenture) of each statement contained in all board minutes, resolutions and certificates referred to in paragraph 3 (Documents) above;
(g) the directors of the Company, in authorising the execution and delivery of each of the Indentures and the performance of its obligations thereunder, have exercised their powers and duties in accordance with all applicable laws;
(h) the minutes of each meeting of the board of directors of the Company referred to in paragraph 3 (Documents) are a true record of the proceedings described therein of duly convened, constituted, quorate and conducted meetings of the board of directors of the Company acting in the interests of and in accordance with the constitution of the Company, the relevant meetings were duly held and the resolutions passed thereat have not subsequently been revoked or amended and remain in full force and effect as at the date of this letter, in each case as confirmed by the Officers Certificate, and will remain so as the respective dates of execution of the Indentures;
(i) as at the date of this letter the Company has not, and as at the respective dates of execution of the Indentures the Company will not have, received a direction from its sole shareholder under article 4 of its articles of association restricting any powers of the board of directors of the Company to execute the Indentures or enter into any transaction referred to in the Indentures, as confirmed in the Officers Certificate dated 10 June 2020;
(j) the general meeting of the Company referred to in paragraph 3 (Documents) was duly convened and held and the resolutions set out in the notice of such meeting were duly passed in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 and remain in full force and effect as at the date of this letter, in each case as confirmed by the Officers Certificate and will remain so as at the respective dates of execution of the Indentures;
(k) the Company is not and, as at the respective dates of execution of the Indentures will not be, unable to pay its debts within the meaning of Section 123 of the
Insolvency 1986 Act and will not become unable to do so as a result of entering into or performing its obligations under the Indentures;
(l) the information disclosed by the Searches was accurate as at the date of those searches and has not since then been altered;
(m) the Company Searches did not fail to disclose any information which had been delivered for registration but did not appear from the information available at the time of the Company Searches, and the Insolvency Search did not fail to elicit any material information; and
(n) that, at the time the Company enters into the Indentures, either:
(i) no person had acquired shares in the Company and incurred liability (including as such expression is explained in section 683(2)(a) of the Companies Act 2006) for the purpose of such acquisition which was still outstanding; or
(ii) if a person had acquired shares in the Company and incurred such a liability, the entering into of any of the Indentures was not for the purpose of reducing or discharging such liability (including as such expression is explained in section 683(2)(b) of the Companies Act 2006).
5. OPINIONS
Based upon and subject to the assumptions and qualifications set out in this letter and having regard to such legal considerations as we have deemed relevant, we are of the following opinions:
(a) As at the date of this letter, the Company is validly existing as a public company incorporated in England and Wales with limited liability under the Companies Act 1985 under registered number 04160806.
(b) As at the date of this letter the Company has the necessary corporate power to enter into and perform its obligations under each of the Indentures.
(c) As at the date of this letter the Company has taken the necessary corporate action to authorise the entry into and performance by it of its obligations under each of the Indentures.
(d) As at the date of this letter the Searches disclosed no winding-up resolution, order or petition, no administration application, administration order, appointment of an administrator or notice of intention to appoint an administrator served by the company or its directors, no appointment of a liquidator or provisional liquidator, no appointment of a receiver, manager or
administrative receiver, no voluntary arrangement, no moratorium and no recognition order under the Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1030) in respect of, the Company.
6. QUALIFICATIONS
Our opinions are subject to the qualifications set out below.
(a) Although there is considerable overlap between the types of English insolvency process capable of being disclosed by the Company Searches and the Insolvency Searches there are differences and some are not capable of being disclosed by either type of Search: for example, a notice of intention to appoint an administrator served by the holder of a qualifying floating charge. Moreover, neither type of Search is capable of disclosing the commencement of foreign insolvency proceedings.
(b) As regards insolvency processes capable of being disclosed, the Searches are not conclusive for a number of reasons. In the case of the Insolvency Search relevant information passed to the Companies Court may not be entered on the Central Index immediately (or at all) and as regards winding-up, administration process or moratorium initiated in a County Court or District Registry, details of the relevant filing may not be notified to the Central Index and entered on such records on a timely basis (or at all). We have not made enquiries of any County Court or District Registry as to any such matters. In the case of the Company Searches, information required to be filed with the Registrar of Companies is not in all cases required to be filed immediately (and may not be filed at all or on time) and, once filed, the information may not be made publicly available immediately (or at all).
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of this firms name in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC issued thereunder.
Yours faithfully
/s/ Sidley Austin LLP
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Amcor plc of our report dated September 3, 2019, except for Note 24 to the consolidated financial statements, as to which the date is March 9, 2020, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in Amcor plcs Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 9, 2020. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading Experts in such Registration Statement.
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Amcor plc of our report dated December 14, 2018, except for Note 24 to the consolidated financial statements, as to which the date is March 9, 2020, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in Amcor plcs Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 9, 2020. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading Experts in such Registration Statement.
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June 10, 2020 |
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Amcor plc of our report dated February 15, 2019 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Bemis Company, Inc.s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading Experts in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
June 10, 2020
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
o CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
(formerly BANKERS TRUST COMPANY)
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
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Identification no.) |
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60 WALL STREET |
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executive offices) |
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Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
Attention: Mirko Mieth
Legal Department
60 Wall Street, 36th Floor
New York, New York 10005
(212) 250 1663
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
AMCOR PLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
JERSEY |
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incorporation or organization) |
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83 TOWER ROAD NORTH |
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WARMLEY, BRISTOL |
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AMCOR FINANCE (USA), INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE |
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95-4559504 |
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incorporation or organization) |
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2801 SW 149TH AVENUE, SUITE 350
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
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AMCOR UK FINANCE PLC
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incorporation or organization) |
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83 TOWER ROAD NORTH
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AMCOR PTY LTD
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incorporation or organization) |
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LEVEL 11, 60 CITY ROAD
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BEMIS COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
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incorporation or organization) |
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2301 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE
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SENIOR DEBT SECURITIES AND GUARANTEES OF SENIOR DEBT SECURITIES
(Title of the Indenture securities)
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee.
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.
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(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation.
Not Applicable
Item 3. -15. Not Applicable
Item 16. List of Exhibits.
Exhibit 1 - |
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Restated Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated August 31, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 25, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated December 18, 1998;Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 3, 1999; and Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated March 14, 2002, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
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Certificate of Authority to commence business, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
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Authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
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Consent of Bankers Trust Company required by Section 321(b) of the Act, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
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Not Applicable. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on this 10th day of June, 2020.
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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS |
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By: |
/s/ Jacqueline Bartnick |
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Name: Jacqueline Bartnick |
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Title: Director |
Exhibit 25.2
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
o CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
(formerly BANKERS TRUST COMPANY)
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK |
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13-4941247 |
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
organization if not a U.S. national bank) |
|
Identification no.) |
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|
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60 WALL STREET |
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|
NEW YORK, NEW YORK |
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10005 |
(Address of principal |
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(Zip Code) |
executive offices) |
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Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
Attention: Mirko Mieth
Legal Department
60 Wall Street, 36th Floor
New York, New York 10005
(212) 250 1663
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
AMCOR PLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
JERSEY |
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98-1455367 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
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83 TOWER ROAD NORTH |
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WARMLEY, BRISTOL |
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UNITED KINGDOM |
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BS30 8XP |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip code) |
AMCOR FINANCE (USA), INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE |
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95-4559504 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
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2801 SW 149TH AVENUE, SUITE 350
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
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33027 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip code) |
AMCOR UK FINANCE PLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
UNITED KINGDOM |
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N/A |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
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83 TOWER ROAD NORTH
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UNITED KINGDOM |
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BS30 8XP |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip code) |
AMCOR PTY LTD
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
AUSTRALIA |
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N/A |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
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LEVEL 11, 60 CITY ROAD
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AUSTRALIA |
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3006 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip code) |
BEMIS COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
MISSOURI |
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43-0178130 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
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2301 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE
|
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
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54956 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip code) |
SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES AND GUARANTEES OF SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES
(Title of the Indenture securities)
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee.
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.
Name |
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Address |
Federal Reserve Bank (2nd District) |
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New York, NY |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
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Washington, D.C. |
New York State Banking Department |
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Albany, NY |
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation.
Not Applicable
Item 3. -15. Not Applicable
Item 16. List of Exhibits.
Exhibit 1 - |
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Restated Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated August 31, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 25, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated December 18, 1998;Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 3, 1999; and Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated March 14, 2002, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
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Exhibit 2 - |
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Certificate of Authority to commence business, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
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Exhibit 3 - |
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Authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
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Exhibit 4 - |
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A copy of existing By-Laws of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, dated March 29, 2019 (see attached). |
Exhibit 5 - |
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Not applicable. |
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Exhibit 6 - |
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Consent of Bankers Trust Company required by Section 321(b) of the Act, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
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Exhibit 7 - |
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A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority. |
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Exhibit 8 - |
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Not Applicable. |
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Exhibit 9 - |
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Not Applicable. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on this 10th day of June, 2020.
|
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS |
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|
|
|
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By: |
/s/ Jacqueline Bartnick |
|
|
Name: Jacqueline Bartnick |
|
|
Title: Director |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
o CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
(formerly BANKERS TRUST COMPANY)
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK |
|
13-4941247 |
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
organization if not a U.S. national bank) |
|
Identification no.) |
|
|
|
60 WALL STREET |
|
|
NEW YORK, NEW YORK |
|
10005 |
(Address of principal |
|
(Zip Code) |
executive offices) |
|
|
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
Attention: Mirko Mieth
Legal Department
60 Wall Street, 36th Floor
New York, New York 10005
(212) 250 1663
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
AMCOR FINANCE (USA), INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE |
|
95-4559504 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
2801 SW 149TH AVENUE, SUITE 350
|
|
|
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
|
33027 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
AMCOR PLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
JERSEY |
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98-1455367 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
83 TOWER ROAD NORTH |
|
|
WARMLEY, BRISTOL |
|
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
|
BS30 8XP |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
AMCOR UK FINANCE PLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
UNITED KINGDOM |
|
N/A |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
83 TOWER ROAD NORTH
|
|
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
|
BS30 8XP |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
AMCOR PTY LTD
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
AUSTRALIA |
|
N/A |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
LEVEL 11, 60 CITY ROAD
|
|
|
AUSTRALIA |
|
3006 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
BEMIS COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
MISSOURI |
|
43-0178130 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
2301 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE
|
|
|
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
|
54956 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
SENIOR DEBT SECURITIES AND GUARANTEES OF SENIOR DEBT SECURITIES
(Title of the Indenture securities)
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee.
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.
Name |
|
Address |
Federal Reserve Bank (2nd District) |
|
New York, NY |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
|
Washington, D.C. |
New York State Banking Department |
|
Albany, NY |
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation.
Not Applicable
Item 3. -15. Not Applicable
Item 16. List of Exhibits.
Exhibit 1 - |
|
Restated Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated August 31, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 25, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated December 18, 1998;Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 3, 1999; and Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated March 14, 2002, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
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|
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Exhibit 2 - |
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Certificate of Authority to commence business, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 3 - |
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Authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 4 - |
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A copy of existing By-Laws of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, dated March 29, 2019 (see attached). |
Exhibit 5 - |
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Not applicable. |
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Exhibit 6 - |
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Consent of Bankers Trust Company required by Section 321(b) of the Act, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
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Exhibit 7 - |
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A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority. |
|
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|
Exhibit 8 - |
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Not Applicable. |
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|
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Exhibit 9 - |
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Not Applicable. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on this 10th day of June, 2020.
|
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS |
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ Jacqueline Bartnick |
|
|
Name: Jacqueline Bartnick |
|
|
Title: Director |
Exhibit 25.4
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
o CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
(formerly BANKERS TRUST COMPANY)
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK |
|
13-4941247 |
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
organization if not a U.S. national bank) |
|
Identification no.) |
|
|
|
60 WALL STREET |
|
|
NEW YORK, NEW YORK |
|
10005 |
(Address of principal |
|
(Zip Code) |
executive offices) |
|
|
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
Attention: Mirko Mieth
Legal Department
60 Wall Street, 36th Floor
New York, New York 10005
(212) 250 1663
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
AMCOR FINANCE (USA), INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE |
|
95-4559504 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
2801 SW 149TH AVENUE, SUITE 350
|
|
|
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
|
33027 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
AMCOR PLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
JERSEY |
|
98-1455367 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
83 TOWER ROAD NORTH |
|
|
WARMLEY, BRISTOL |
|
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
|
BS30 8XP |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
AMCOR UK FINANCE PLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
UNITED KINGDOM |
|
N/A |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
83 TOWER ROAD NORTH
|
|
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
|
BS30 8XP |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
AMCOR PTY LTD
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
AUSTRALIA |
|
N/A |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
LEVEL 11, 60 CITY ROAD
|
|
|
AUSTRALIA |
|
3006 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
BEMIS COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
MISSOURI |
|
43-0178130 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
2301 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE
|
|
|
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
|
54956 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES AND GUARANTEES OF SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES
(Title of the Indenture securities)
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee.
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.
Name |
|
Address |
Federal Reserve Bank (2nd District) |
|
New York, NY |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
|
Washington, D.C. |
New York State Banking Department |
|
Albany, NY |
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation.
Not Applicable
Item 3. -15. Not Applicable
Item 16. List of Exhibits.
Exhibit 1 - |
|
Restated Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated August 31, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 25, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated December 18, 1998;Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 3, 1999; and Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated March 14, 2002, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 2 - |
|
Certificate of Authority to commence business, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 3 - |
|
Authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 4 - |
|
A copy of existing By-Laws of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, dated March 29, 2019 (see attached). |
Exhibit 5 - |
|
Not applicable. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 6 - |
|
Consent of Bankers Trust Company required by Section 321(b) of the Act, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 7 - |
|
A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 8 - |
|
Not Applicable. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 9 - |
|
Not Applicable. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on this 10th day of June, 2020.
|
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS |
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ Jacqueline Bartnick |
|
|
Name: Jacqueline Bartnick |
|
|
Title: Director |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
o CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
(formerly BANKERS TRUST COMPANY)
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK |
|
13-4941247 |
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
organization if not a U.S. national bank) |
|
Identification no.) |
|
|
|
60 WALL STREET |
|
|
NEW YORK, NEW YORK |
|
10005 |
(Address of principal |
|
(Zip Code) |
executive offices) |
|
|
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
Attention: Mirko Mieth
Legal Department
60 Wall Street, 36th Floor
New York, New York 10005
(212) 250 1663
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
AMCOR UK FINANCE PLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
UNITED KINGDOM |
|
N/A |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
83 TOWER ROAD NORTH
|
|
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
|
BS30 8XP |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
AMCOR PLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
JERSEY |
|
98-1455367 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
83 TOWER ROAD NORTH |
|
|
WARMLEY, BRISTOL |
|
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
|
BS30 8XP |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
AMCOR FINANCE (USA), INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE |
|
95-4559504 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
2801 SW 149TH AVENUE, SUITE 350
|
|
|
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
|
33027 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
AMCOR PTY LTD
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
AUSTRALIA |
|
N/A |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
LEVEL 11, 60 CITY ROAD
|
|
|
AUSTRALIA |
|
3006 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
BEMIS COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
MISSOURI |
|
43-0178130 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
2301 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE
|
|
|
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
|
54956 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
SENIOR DEBT SECURITIES AND GUARANTEES OF SENIOR DEBT SECURITIES
(Title of the Indenture securities)
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee.
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.
Name |
|
Address |
Federal Reserve Bank (2nd District) |
|
New York, NY |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
|
Washington, D.C. |
New York State Banking Department |
|
Albany, NY |
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation.
Not Applicable
Item 3. -15. Not Applicable
Item 16. List of Exhibits.
Exhibit 1 - |
|
Restated Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated August 31, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 25, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated December 18, 1998;Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 3, 1999; and Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated March 14, 2002, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 2 - |
|
Certificate of Authority to commence business, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 3 - |
|
Authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 4 - |
|
A copy of existing By-Laws of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, dated March 29, 2019 (see attached). |
Exhibit 5 - |
|
Not applicable. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 6 - |
|
Consent of Bankers Trust Company required by Section 321(b) of the Act, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 7 - |
|
A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 8 - |
|
Not Applicable. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 9 - |
|
Not Applicable. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on this 10th day of June, 2020.
|
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS |
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ Jacqueline Bartnick |
|
|
Name: Jacqueline Bartnick |
|
|
Title: Director |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
x CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
(formerly BANKERS TRUST COMPANY)
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK |
|
13-4941247 |
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
organization if not a U.S. national bank) |
|
Identification no.) |
|
|
|
60 WALL STREET |
|
|
NEW YORK, NEW YORK |
|
10005 |
(Address of principal |
|
(Zip Code) |
executive offices) |
|
|
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
Attention: Mirko Mieth
Legal Department
60 Wall Street, 36th Floor
New York, New York 10005
(212) 250 1663
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
AMCOR UK FINANCE PLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
UNITED KINGDOM |
|
N/A |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
83 TOWER ROAD NORTH |
|
|
WARMLEY, BRISTOL |
|
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
|
BS30 8XP |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
AMCOR PLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
JERSEY |
|
98-1455367 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
83 TOWER ROAD NORTH |
|
|
WARMLEY, BRISTOL |
|
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
|
BS30 8XP |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
AMCOR FINANCE (USA), INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE |
|
95-4559504 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
2801 SW 149TH AVENUE, SUITE 350 |
|
|
MIRAMAR, FLORIDA |
|
|
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
|
33027 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
AMCOR PTY LTD
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
AUSTRALIA |
|
N/A |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
LEVEL 11, 60 CITY ROAD |
|
|
SOUTHBANK, VICTORIA |
|
|
AUSTRALIA |
|
3006 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
BEMIS COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
MISSOURI |
|
43-0178130 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
2301 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE |
|
|
NEENAH, WISCONSIN |
|
|
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
|
54956 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES AND GUARANTEES OF SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES
(Title of the Indenture securities)
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee.
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.
Name |
|
Address |
Federal Reserve Bank (2nd District) |
|
New York, NY |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
|
Washington, D.C. |
New York State Banking Department |
|
Albany, NY |
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation.
Not Applicable
Item 3. -15. Not Applicable
Item 16. List of Exhibits.
Exhibit 1 - |
|
Restated Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated August 31, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 25, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated December 18, 1998;Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 3, 1999; and Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated March 14, 2002, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 2 - |
|
Certificate of Authority to commence business, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 3 - |
|
Authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 4 - |
|
A copy of existing By-Laws of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, dated March 29, 2019 (see attached). |
Exhibit 5 - |
|
Not applicable. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 6 - |
|
Consent of Bankers Trust Company required by Section 321(b) of the Act, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 7 - |
|
A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 8 - |
|
Not Applicable. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 9 - |
|
Not Applicable. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on this 10th day of June, 2020.
|
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS |
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ Jacqueline Bartnick |
|
|
Name: Jacqueline Bartnick |
|
|
Title: Director |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
x CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
(formerly BANKERS TRUST COMPANY)
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK |
|
13-4941247 |
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
organization if not a U.S. national bank) |
|
Identification no.) |
|
|
|
60 WALL STREET |
|
|
NEW YORK, NEW YORK |
|
10005 |
(Address of principal |
|
(Zip Code) |
executive offices) |
|
|
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
Attention: Mirko Mieth
Legal Department
60 Wall Street, 36th Floor
New York, New York 10005
(212) 250 1663
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
AMCOR PTY LTD
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
AUSTRALIA |
|
N/A |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
LEVEL 11, 60 CITY ROAD |
|
|
SOUTHBANK, VICTORIA |
|
|
AUSTRALIA |
|
3006 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
AMCOR PLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
JERSEY |
|
98-1455367 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
83 TOWER ROAD NORTH |
|
|
WARMLEY, BRISTOL |
|
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
|
BS30 8XP |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
AMCOR FINANCE (USA), INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE |
|
95-4559504 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
2801 SW 149TH AVENUE, SUITE 350
|
|
|
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
|
33027 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
AMCOR UK FINANCE PLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
UNITED KINGDOM |
|
N/A |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
83 TOWER ROAD NORTH
|
|
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
|
BS30 8XP |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
BEMIS COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
MISSOURI |
|
43-0178130 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
2301 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE
|
|
|
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
|
54956 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
SENIOR DEBT SECURITIES AND GUARANTEES OF SENIOR DEBT SECURITIES
(Title of the Indenture securities)
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee.
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.
Name |
|
Address |
Federal Reserve Bank (2nd District) |
|
New York, NY |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
|
Washington, D.C. |
New York State Banking Department |
|
Albany, NY |
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation.
Not Applicable
Item 3. -15. Not Applicable
Item 16. List of Exhibits.
Exhibit 1 - |
|
Restated Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated August 31, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 25, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated December 18, 1998;Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 3, 1999; and Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated March 14, 2002, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 2 - |
|
Certificate of Authority to commence business, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 3 - |
|
Authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 4 - |
|
A copy of existing By-Laws of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, dated March 29, 2019 (see attached). |
Exhibit 5 - |
|
Not applicable. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 6 - |
|
Consent of Bankers Trust Company required by Section 321(b) of the Act, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 7 - |
|
A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 8 - |
|
Not Applicable. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 9 - |
|
Not Applicable. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on this 10th day of June, 2020.
|
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS |
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ Jacqueline Bartnick |
|
|
Name: Jacqueline Bartnick |
|
|
Title: Director |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
x CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
(formerly BANKERS TRUST COMPANY)
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK |
|
13-4941247 |
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
organization if not a U.S. national bank) |
|
Identification no.) |
|
|
|
60 WALL STREET |
|
|
NEW YORK, NEW YORK |
|
10005 |
(Address of principal |
|
(Zip Code) |
executive offices) |
|
|
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
Attention: Mirko Mieth
Legal Department
60 Wall Street, 36th Floor
New York, New York 10005
(212) 250 1663
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
AMCOR PTY LTD
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
AUSTRALIA |
|
N/A |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
LEVEL 11, 60 CITY ROAD
|
|
|
AUSTRALIA |
|
3006 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
AMCOR PLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
JERSEY |
|
98-1455367 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
83 TOWER ROAD NORTH |
|
|
WARMLEY, BRISTOL |
|
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
|
BS30 8XP |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
AMCOR FINANCE (USA), INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE |
|
95-4559504 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
2801 SW 149TH AVENUE, SUITE 350
|
|
|
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
|
33027 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
AMCOR UK FINANCE PLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
UNITED KINGDOM |
|
N/A |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
83 TOWER ROAD NORTH
|
|
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
|
BS30 8XP |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
BEMIS COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
MISSOURI |
|
43-0178130 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
2301 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE
|
|
|
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
|
54956 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES AND GUARANTEES OF SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES
(Title of the Indenture securities)
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee.
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.
Name |
|
Address |
Federal Reserve Bank (2nd District) |
|
New York, NY |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
|
Washington, D.C. |
New York State Banking Department |
|
Albany, NY |
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation.
Not Applicable
Item 3. -15. Not Applicable
Item 16. List of Exhibits.
Exhibit 1 - |
|
Restated Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated August 31, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 25, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated December 18, 1998;Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 3, 1999; and Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated March 14, 2002, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 2 - |
|
Certificate of Authority to commence business, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 3 - |
|
Authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 4 - |
|
A copy of existing By-Laws of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, dated March 29, 2019 (see attached). |
Exhibit 5 - |
|
Not applicable. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 6 - |
|
Consent of Bankers Trust Company required by Section 321(b) of the Act, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 7 - |
|
A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 8 - |
|
Not Applicable. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 9 - |
|
Not Applicable. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on this 10th day of June, 2020.
|
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS |
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ Jacqueline Bartnick |
|
|
Name: Jacqueline Bartnick |
|
|
Title: Director |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
x CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
(formerly BANKERS TRUST COMPANY)
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK |
|
13-4941247 |
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
organization if not a U.S. national bank) |
|
Identification no.) |
|
|
|
60 WALL STREET |
|
|
NEW YORK, NEW YORK |
|
10005 |
(Address of principal |
|
(Zip Code) |
executive offices) |
|
|
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
Attention: Mirko Mieth
Legal Department
60 Wall Street, 36th Floor
New York, New York 10005
(212) 250 1663
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
BEMIS COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
MISSOURI |
|
43-0178130 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
2301 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE
|
|
|
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
|
54956 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
AMCOR PLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
JERSEY |
|
98-1455367 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
83 TOWER ROAD NORTH |
|
|
WARMLEY, BRISTOL |
|
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
|
BS30 8XP |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
AMCOR FINANCE (USA), INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE |
|
95-4559504 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
2801 SW 149TH AVENUE, SUITE 350
|
|
|
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
|
33027 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
AMCOR UK FINANCE PLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
UNITED KINGDOM |
|
N/A |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
83 TOWER ROAD NORTH
|
|
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
|
BS30 8XP |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
AMCOR PTY LTD
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
AUSTRALIA |
|
N/A |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
LEVEL 11, 60 CITY ROAD
|
|
|
AUSTRALIA |
|
3006 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
SENIOR DEBT SECURITIES AND GUARANTEES OF SENIOR DEBT SECURITIES
(Title of the Indenture securities)
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee.
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.
Name |
|
Address |
Federal Reserve Bank (2nd District) |
|
New York, NY |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
|
Washington, D.C. |
New York State Banking Department |
|
Albany, NY |
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation.
Not Applicable
Item 3. -15. Not Applicable
Item 16. List of Exhibits.
Exhibit 1 - |
|
Restated Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated August 31, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 25, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated December 18, 1998;Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 3, 1999; and Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated March 14, 2002, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 2 - |
|
Certificate of Authority to commence business, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 3 - |
|
Authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 4 - |
|
A copy of existing By-Laws of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, dated March 29, 2019 (see attached). |
Exhibit 5 - |
|
Not applicable. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 6 - |
|
Consent of Bankers Trust Company required by Section 321(b) of the Act, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 7 - |
|
A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 8 - |
|
Not Applicable. |
|
|
|
Exhibit 9 - |
|
Not Applicable. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on this 10th day of June, 2020.
|
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS |
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ Jacqueline Bartnick |
|
|
Name: Jacqueline Bartnick |
|
|
Title: Director |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
x CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
(formerly BANKERS TRUST COMPANY)
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK |
|
13-4941247 |
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
organization if not a U.S. national bank) |
|
Identification no.) |
|
|
|
60 WALL STREET |
|
|
NEW YORK, NEW YORK |
|
10005 |
(Address of principal |
|
(Zip Code) |
executive offices) |
|
|
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
Attention: Mirko Mieth
Legal Department
60 Wall Street, 36th Floor
New York, New York 10005
(212) 250 1663
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
BEMIS COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
MISSOURI |
|
43-0178130 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
|
Identification No.) |
|
|
|
2301 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE
|
|
|
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
|
54956 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip code) |
AMCOR PLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
JERSEY |
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98-1455367 |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
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Identification No.) |
83 TOWER ROAD NORTH |
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WARMLEY, BRISTOL |
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UNITED KINGDOM |
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BS30 8XP |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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AMCOR FINANCE (USA), INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE |
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95-4559504 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
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Identification No.) |
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2801 SW 149TH AVENUE, SUITE 350
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
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33027 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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AMCOR UK FINANCE PLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
UNITED KINGDOM |
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N/A |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
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Identification No.) |
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83 TOWER ROAD NORTH
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UNITED KINGDOM |
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BS30 8XP |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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AMCOR PTY LTD
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
AUSTRALIA |
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N/A |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
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Identification No.) |
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LEVEL 11, 60 CITY ROAD
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AUSTRALIA |
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3006 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES AND GUARANTEES OF SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES
(Title of the Indenture securities)
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee.
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.
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Federal Reserve Bank (2nd District) |
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New York, NY |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
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Washington, D.C. |
New York State Banking Department |
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Albany, NY |
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation.
Not Applicable
Item 3. -15. Not Applicable
Item 16. List of Exhibits.
Exhibit 1 - |
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Restated Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated August 31, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 25, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated December 18, 1998;Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 3, 1999; and Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated March 14, 2002, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
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Exhibit 2 - |
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Certificate of Authority to commence business, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
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Exhibit 3 - |
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Authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
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Exhibit 4 - |
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A copy of existing By-Laws of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, dated March 29, 2019 (see attached). |
Exhibit 5 - |
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Not applicable. |
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Exhibit 6 - |
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Consent of Bankers Trust Company required by Section 321(b) of the Act, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810. |
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Exhibit 7 - |
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A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority. |
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Exhibit 8 - |
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Not Applicable. |
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Exhibit 9 - |
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Not Applicable. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on this 10th day of June, 2020.
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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS |
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By: |
/s/ Jacqueline Bartnick |
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Name: Jacqueline Bartnick |
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Title: Director |