Exhibit 4.1

 

 

THE MEN’S WEARHOUSE, INC.,
as Issuer

 

The Guarantors party hereto

 

and

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
as Trustee

 

INDENTURE

 

Dated as of June 18, 2014

 

7.00% Senior Notes due 2022

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Section 1.01	Definitions	1
Section 1.02	Other Definitions	28
Section 1.03	Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act	29
Section 1.04	Rules of Construction	29
ARTICLE 2
THE NOTES
Section 2.01	Amount of Notes	30
Section 2.02	Form and Dating	30
Section 2.03	Execution and Authentication	30
Section 2.04	Registrar and Paying Agent	31
Section 2.05	Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust	32
Section 2.06	Noteholder Lists	32
Section 2.07	Replacement Notes	32
Section 2.08	Outstanding Notes	32
Section 2.09	Temporary Notes	32
Section 2.10	Cancellation	33
Section 2.11	Defaulted Interest	33
Section 2.12	CUSIP, ISIN or Common Code Numbers	33
Section 2.13	Permitted Issuer Reorganization	33
ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION
Section 3.01	Notices to Trustee	33
Section 3.02	Selection of Notes to be Redeemed	33
Section 3.03	Notice of Redemption	34
Section 3.04	Effect of Notice of Redemption	34
Section 3.05	Deposit of Redemption Price	34
Section 3.06	Notes Redeemed in Part	35
Section 3.07	Optional Redemption	35
ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
Section 4.01	Covenant Suspension	35
Section 4.02	Payment of Notes	36
Section 4.03	Reports	36
Section 4.04	Limitation on Debt	37

 

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Section 4.05	Limitation on Restricted Payments	40
Section 4.06	Limitation on Liens	43
Section 4.07	Limitation on Asset Sales	43
Section 4.08	Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries	47
Section 4.09	Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates	48
Section 4.10	Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries	50
Section 4.11	Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions	51
Section 4.12	Change of Control	51
Section 4.13	Further Instruments and Acts	52
Section 4.14	Additional Note Guarantees	52
Section 4.15	Existence	53
Section 4.16	Payment of Taxes and other Claims	53
Section 4.17	Maintenance of Properties and Insurance	53
Section 4.18	Annual Officer’s Certificate as to Compliance	53
ARTICLE 5
SUCCESSOR COMPANY
Section 5.01	When Issuer or Company May Merge or Transfer Assets	53
Section 5.02	When Guarantors (other than, after a Permitted Issuer Reorganization, New Parent) May Merge or Transfer Assets	55
ARTICLE 6
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Section 6.01	Events of Default	55
Section 6.02	Acceleration	57
Section 6.03	Other Remedies	57
Section 6.04	Waiver of Past Defaults	57
Section 6.05	Control by Majority	57
Section 6.06	Limitation on Suits	58
Section 6.07	Rights of Holders to Receive Payment	58
Section 6.08	Collection Suit by Trustee	58
Section 6.09	Trustee May File Proofs of Claim	58
Section 6.10	Priorities	58
Section 6.11	Undertaking for Costs	59
Section 6.12	Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws	59
Section 6.13	Restoration of Rights and Remedies	59
Section 6.14	Rights and Remedies Cumulative	59
Section 6.15	Delay or Omission Not Waiver	59
ARTICLE 7
TRUSTEE
Section 7.01	Duties of Trustee	60
Section 7.02	Rights of Trustee	61
Section 7.03	Individual Rights of Trustee	62
Section 7.04	Trustee’s Disclaimer	62

 

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Section 7.05	Notice of Defaults	62
Section 7.06	Reports by Trustee to Holders	62
Section 7.07	Compensation and Indemnity	62
Section 7.08	Replacement of Trustee	63
Section 7.09	Successor Trustee by Merger	64
Section 7.10	Eligibility; Disqualification	64
Section 7.11	Preferential Collection of Claims Against Issuer	64
ARTICLE 8
DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE
Section 8.01	Discharge of Liability on Notes; Defeasance	64
Section 8.02	Conditions to Defeasance	65
Section 8.03	Application of Trust Money	66
Section 8.04	Repayment to Issuer	66
Section 8.05	Indemnity for U.S. Government Obligations	66
Section 8.06	Reinstatement	66
ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENTS
Section 9.01	Without Consent of Holders	67
Section 9.02	With Consent of Holders	68
Section 9.03	Compliance with Trust Indenture Act	69
Section 9.04	Revocation and Effect of Consents and Waivers	69
Section 9.05	Notation on or Exchange of Notes	69
Section 9.06	Trustee to Sign Amendments	69
Section 9.07	Payment for Consent	69
ARTICLE 10
GUARANTEES
Section 10.01	The Guarantees	70
Section 10.02	Guaranty Unconditional	70
Section 10.03	Discharge; Reinstatement	70
Section 10.04	Waiver by the Guarantors	71
Section 10.05	Subrogation and Contribution	71
Section 10.06	Stay of Acceleration	71
Section 10.07	Limitation on Amount of Guaranty	71
Section 10.08	Execution and Delivery of Guaranty	71
Section 10.09	Release of Guaranty	71

 

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ARTICLE 11
[RESERVED]
ARTICLE 12
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 12.01	Trust Indenture Act Controls	72
Section 12.02	Notices	72
Section 12.03	Communication by Holders with Other Holders	73
Section 12.04	Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent	73
Section 12.05	Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion	73
Section 12.06	When Notes Disregarded	74
Section 12.07	Rules by Trustee, Paying Agents and Registrar	74
Section 12.08	Business Days	74
Section 12.09	Governing Law/Waiver of Trial by Jury; Submission to Jurisdiction	74
Section 12.10	No Recourse Against Others	74
Section 12.11	Successors	75
Section 12.12	Multiple Originals	75
Section 12.13	Table of Contents; Headings	75
Section 12.14	Force Majeure	75
Section 12.15	U.S.A . Patriot Act	75
Section 12.16	FATCA	75

 

Appendix A - Provisions Relating to Initial Notes and Exchange Notes

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit A	—	Form of Initial Note
Exhibit B	—	Form of Supplemental Indenture

 

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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE

 

TIA Section			Indenture Section
310	(a)(1)		7.10
	(a)(2)		7.10
	(a)(3)		N.A.
	(a)(4)		N.A.
	(b)		7.08; 7.10
	(c)		N.A.
311	(a)		7.11
	(b)		7.11
	(c)		N.A.
312	(a)		2.06
	(b)		12.03
	(c)		12.03
313	(a)		7.06
	(b)(1)		N.A.
	(b)(2)		7.06
	(c)		7.06; 12.02
	(d)		7.06
314	(a)(1)		4.03
	(a)(2)		4.03
	(a)(3)		4.03; 12.02
	(a)(4)		4.18
	(b)		N.A.
	(c)(1)		12.04
	(c)(2)		12.04
	(c)(3)		N.A.
	(d)		N.A.
	(e)		12.05
315	(a)		7.01
	(b)		7.05
	(c)		7.01
	(d)		7.01
	(e)		6.11
316	(a) (last sentence)		12.06
	(a)(1)(A)		6.05
	(a)(1)(B)		6.04
	(a)(2)		N.A.
	(b)		6.07
317	(a)		(1)6.08
	(a)(2)		6.09
	(b)		2.05
318	(a)		12.01

 

N.A. means not applicable.

 

Note:  This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purposes, be deemed to be part of this Indenture.

 

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INDENTURE, dated as of June 18, 2014, among THE MEN’S WEARHOUSE, INC., a Texas corporation (the “ Issuer ”), the Guarantors party hereto and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee (the “ Trustee ”).

 

RECITALS

 

The Issuer has duly authorized the execution and delivery of the Indenture to provide for the issuance on the date hereof of $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuer’s 7.00% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “ Original Notes ”), together with any Exchange Notes (as defined in Appendix A hereto) issued therefor as provided herein (the Original Notes, any Additional Notes (as defined below) and the Exchange Notes, together referred to herein as the “ Notes ”).  All things necessary to make the Indenture a valid agreement of the Issuer, in accordance with its terms, have been done, and the Issuer has done all things necessary to make the Notes, when executed by the Issuer and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and duly issued by the Issuer, the valid obligations of the Issuer as hereinafter provided.

 

In addition, the Guarantors party hereto have duly authorized the execution and delivery of the Indenture as guarantors of the Notes.  All things necessary to make the Indenture a valid agreement of each Guarantor, in accordance with its terms, have been done, and each Guarantor has done all things necessary to make the Guarantees, when the Notes are executed by the Issuer and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and duly issued by the Issuer, the valid obligations of such Guarantor as hereinafter provided.

 

This Indenture is subject to, and will be governed by, the provisions of the TIA (as defined below) that are required to be a part of and govern indentures qualified under the TIA.

 

THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH

 

For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Notes by the Holders thereof, the parties hereto covenant and agree, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders, as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1

 

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

 

Section 1.01                              Definitions.

 

“ ABL Credit Agreement ” means the asset-based revolving facility under the credit agreement to be entered into as of the Effective Date by and among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent as amended, restated, supplemented, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced (whether at maturity or thereafter) or refinanced from time to time in one or more agreements (in each case with the same or new agents, lenders or institutional investors), including any agreement adding or changing the borrower or any guarantor or extending the maturity thereof or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Debt thereunder or increasing the amount loaned or issued thereunder or altering the maturity thereof.

 

“ ABL Facilities ” means, with respect to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, one or more debt or commercial paper facilities (including related Guarantees) with banks, investment banks, insurance companies, mutual funds or other institutional lenders (including the ABL Credit Agreement) providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables or inventory financing (including through the sale of receivables or inventory to institutional lenders or to special purpose, bankruptcy remote entities formed to borrow from institutional lenders against those receivables or inventory) or trade or standby

 

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letters of credit, in each case together with any Refinancing thereof on any basis so long as such Refinancing constitutes Debt.

 

“ Acquired Company ” means Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

“ Acquisition ” means the Acquisition Tender Offer and the Merger, collectively.

 

 “ Acquisition Tender Offer ” means the offer to purchase for cash all the outstanding shares of common stock in the Acquired Company by Merger Sub pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

 

“ Additional Assets ” means:

 

(a)                                  any Property (other than cash, cash equivalents, securities and inventory), including any improvements thereto through capital expenditures or otherwise, to be used, or that is useful, in a Permitted Business;

 

(b)                                  Capital Stock of (i) a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the acquisition of that Capital Stock by the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary from any Person other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company or (ii) any Person that at such time is a Restricted Subsidiary; provided , however , that, in the case of this clause (b), the Restricted Subsidiary is primarily engaged in a Permitted Business; or

 

(c)                                   all or substantially all of the assets of a Permitted Business.

 

“ Additional Interest ” means additional interest owed to the Holders pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement (as defined in Appendix A).

 

“ Additional Notes ” means any Notes issued under the Indenture in addition to the Original Notes, including any Exchange Notes issued in exchange for such Additional Notes, but excluding (i) any Exchange Notes in respect of the Original Notes and (ii) any Notes issued pursuant to Section 2.07, 2.08, 2.09 or 3.06 or Appendix A in respect of the Original Notes.

 

“ Affiliate ” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with that specified Person.

 

For the purposes of this definition, “ control ” when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of that 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.

 

“ Applicable Premium ” means, with respect to any Note on any redemption date, the greater of:

 

(a)                                  1.0% of the principal amount of such Note; and

 

(b)                                  the excess, if any, of (i) the present value on such redemption date of (A) the redemption price of such Notes on July 1, 2017 (such redemption price being that described in Section 5 of the Notes), plus (B) all required remaining scheduled interest payments due on such Note through July 1, 2017 computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points, over (ii) the principal amount of such Note.

 

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“ Approved Bank ” means (a) any lender under the ABL Credit Agreement, (b) any United States domestic commercial bank of recognized standing having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 or (c) any bank (or parent thereof) whose short-term commercial paper rating from S&P is at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s is at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof.

 

“ Asset Sale ” means any direct or indirect sale, lease (other than operating lease entered into in the ordinary course of business), transfer, issuance or other disposition (or series of related sales, leases, transfers, issuances or dispositions that are part of a common plan) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, including any disposition by means of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction (each referred to for the purposes of this definition as a “ disposition ”), of:

 

(a)                                  any shares of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary (other than directors’ qualifying shares and shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable law),

 

(b)                                  all or substantially all the assets of any division or line of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or

 

(c)                                   any other Property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary outside of the ordinary course of business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary,

 

other than, in the case of clause (a), (b) or (c) above,

 

(i)                                      any disposition by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(ii)                                   any disposition that constitutes a Permitted Investment or Restricted Payment permitted by Section 4.05;

 

(iii)                                any disposition effected in compliance with the first paragraph in Section 5.01;

 

(iv)                               any disposition that does not (together with all related dispositions) involve assets having a Fair Market Value or consideration in excess of $15.0 million;

 

(v)                                  any disposition of Cash Equivalents in the ordinary course of business;

 

(vi)                               any disposition of obsolete, damaged or worn out property or equipment or property or equipment that is no longer useful in the conduct of the business and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(vii)                            any disposition pursuant to a Sale and Leaseback Transaction;

 

(viii)                         the creation or Incurrence of a Permitted Lien or any other Lien created or Incurred in compliance with the covenant described in Section 4.06 and dispositions in connection therewith;

 

(ix)                               dispositions of receivables in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business or in bankruptcy or similar proceedings and exclusive of factoring or similar arrangements;

 

(x)                                  the issuance by a Restricted Subsidiary of Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock that is permitted by the covenant described in Section 4.04;

 

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(xi)                               a surrender or waiver of contract rights or a settlement, release or surrender of contract, tort or other claims in the ordinary course of business;

 

(xii)                            foreclosure on assets or property;

 

(xiii)                         with respect to K&G Men’s Company Inc. and its operations, any sale or other disposition of (i) its Capital Stock, (ii) all or substantially all of its assets, or (iii) any of its Property; and

 

(xiv)                        any sale or other disposition of Capital Stock in, or Debt or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary whose primary assets consist of cash and Cash Equivalents).

 

“ Attributable Debt ” in respect of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction means, at any date of determination,

 

(a)                                  if the Sale and Leaseback Transaction is a Capital Lease Obligation, or Synthetic Lease Obligation the amount of Debt represented thereby according to the definition of “Capital Lease Obligation” or “Synthetic Lease Obligation,” as applicable, and

 

(b)                                  in all other instances, the greater of:

 

(1)                                  the Fair Market Value of the Property subject to the Sale and Leaseback Transaction, and

 

(2)                                  the present value (discounted at the interest rate borne by the Notes, compounded annually) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in the Sale and Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which the lease has been extended).

 

“ Authentication Agent ” means an institution, reasonably acceptable to the Company, appointed by the Trustee to authenticate the Notes.

 

“ Average Life ” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to any Debt or Preferred Stock, the quotient obtained by dividing:

 

(a)                                  the sum of the product of the numbers of years (rounded to the nearest one-twelfth of one year) from the date of determination to the dates of each successive scheduled principal payment of that Debt or redemption or similar payment with respect to that Preferred Stock multiplied by the amount of the payment by

 

(b)                                  the sum of all payments of this kind.

 

“ Bankruptcy Law ” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

 

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“ Beneficial Owner ” means a beneficial owner as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, except that:

 

(a)                                  a Person will be deemed to be the Beneficial Owner of all shares that the Person has the right to acquire, whether that right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time, and

 

(b)                                  for purposes of clause (a) of the definition of “Change of Control,” any “person” or “group” (as those terms are defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act or any successor provisions to either of the foregoing), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of securities within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act, shall be deemed to be the Beneficial Owners of any Voting Stock of a corporation or other legal entity held by any other corporation or legal entity (the “ parent corporation ”), so long as that person or group Beneficially Owns, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate a majority of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of that parent corporation.

 

The term “ Beneficially Own ” shall have a corresponding meaning.

 

“ Board of Directors ” means: (1) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or a duly authorized committee of the board of directors; (2) with respect to a partnership, the board of directors of the general partner of the partnership; (3) with respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or members or any controlling committee or board of managers of such company or the Board of Directors of the sole member or the managing member thereof; and (4) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.

 

“ Borrowing Base ” means, as of any date, an amount equal to the sum of (x) 85% of the aggregate book value of all accounts receivable and (y) 55% of the aggregate book value of all inventory, in each case of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

“ Business Day ” means each day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in New York, New York or the city in which the corporate trust office of the Trustee is located are authorized or required by law to close.

 

“ Capital Lease Obligation ” means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and, for the purposes of this Indenture, the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP and the Stated Maturity thereof will be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date such lease may be terminated without penalty, in each case.  For purposes of Section 4.06, a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed secured by a Lien on the Property being leased.

 

“ Capital Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, any shares or other equivalents (however designated) of any class of corporate stock or partnership interests or any other participations, rights, warrants, options or other interests in the nature of an equity interest in that Person, including Preferred Stock, but excluding any debt security convertible or exchangeable into that equity interest.

 

“ Capital Stock Sale Proceeds ” means the aggregate net proceeds (including the Fair Market Value of property other than cash) received by the Company from the issuance or sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company or an employee stock ownership plan or trust established by the Company or

 

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the Subsidiary for the benefit of their employees) by the Company of its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) after the Effective Date, net of attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, initial purchasers’ or placement agents’ fees, discounts or commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees actually incurred in connection with the issuance or sale and net of taxes paid or payable as a result thereof.

 

“ Cash Equivalents ” means any of the following types of Investments, to the extent owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary:  (a) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States, is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition, (b) Dollar denominated time deposits, certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of any Approved Bank, in each case with maturities of not more than 364 days from the date of acquisition, (c) commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes issued by any Approved Bank (or by the parent company thereof) or any variable rate notes issued by, or guaranteed by, any domestic corporation rated A-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s, and maturing within 24 months of the date of acquisition, (d) repurchase agreements entered into by any Person with a bank or trust company (including any of the lenders) or recognized securities dealer having capital and surplus in excess of $500 million for direct obligations issued by or fully guaranteed by the United States in which such Person shall have a perfected first priority security interest (subject to no other Liens) and having, on the date of purchase thereof, a fair market value of at least one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the repurchase obligations, (e) Investments (classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets) in money market investment programs registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that are administered by financial institutions having capital of at least $500 million and the portfolios of which are limited to Investments of the character described in the foregoing subclauses hereof, (f) other short-term investments utilized by the Company or any Foreign Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments of a type analogous to the foregoing, (g) U.S. Dollars or foreign currencies held from time to time in the ordinary course of business, and (h) interests in any investment company or money market fund which invests 95% or more of its assets in instruments specified in clauses (a) through (g) above.

 

“ Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(a)                                  any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act or any successor provisions to either of the foregoing), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of securities within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act, becomes the ultimate Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company; or

 

(b)                                  the sale, transfer, assignment, lease, conveyance or other disposition, directly or indirectly, of all or substantially all the Property of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, considered as a whole (other than a disposition of assets as an entirety or virtually as an entirety to a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary) shall have occurred; or

 

(c)                                   the shareholders of the Company shall have approved any plan of liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 

“ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

“ Commodity Price Protection Agreement ” means, in respect of a Person, any forward contract, commodity swap agreement, commodity option agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect that Person against fluctuations in commodity prices.

 

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“ Company ” means (a) prior to a Permitted Issuer Reorganization, the Issuer and (b) after a Permitted Issuer Reorganization, the New Parent.

 

“ Consolidated EBITDA ” means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus

 

(a)                                  without duplication and to the extent deducted (and not added back) in determining such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of:

 

(i)                                      consolidated interest expense (and, to the extent not reflected therein, bank and letter of credit fees and costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities) for such period (including imputed interest expense in respect of Capital Lease Obligations and Synthetic Lease Obligations),

 

(ii)                                   consolidated income tax expense for such period,

 

(iii)                                all amounts attributable to depreciation and amortization for such period, including amortization of tuxedo rental product,

 

(iv)                               any non-cash extraordinary charges for such period,

 

(v)                                  any other non-cash charges (other than the write-down or write-off of current assets, any additions to bad debt reserve or bad debt expense or any accruals for estimated sales discounts, returns or allowances) for such period,

 

(vi)                               any losses for such period attributable to early extinguishment of Debt or obligations under any Swap Agreement,

 

(vii)                            any net after-tax extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring losses, costs, charges or expenses (including, without limitation, restructuring, business optimization costs, charges or reserves (including any unusual or non-recurring operating expenses directly attributable to the implementation of cost savings initiatives), recruiting fees, fees of restructuring or business optimization consultants, integration and non-recurring severance, relocation, consolidation, transition, integration or other similar charges and expenses, contract termination costs, excess pension charges, system establishment charges, start-up or closure or transition costs, expenses related to any reconstruction, decommissioning, recommissioning or reconfiguration of fixed assets for alternative uses, fees, expenses or charges relating to curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans and litigation settlements or losses outside the ordinary course of business), provided that the aggregate amount added back pursuant to this clause (vii) may not exceed, when aggregated with the amount of any increase for such period to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of “pro forma basis,” 10% (or, for any four fiscal quarter period ending prior to the end of the eighth full fiscal quarter ending after the Effective Date, 20%, so long as any such amount above 10% is attributable to the Transactions and the integration of the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries) of Consolidated EBITDA for such period (prior to giving effect to any increase pursuant to such clause (ii) or this clause (a)(vii)),

 

(viii)                         any expense or charges incurred during such period in connection with any issuance of debt, equity securities or any refinancing transaction, whether or not consummated, and

 

(ix)                               the excess rent expense in respect of operating leases in accordance with GAAP for such period over cash rent expense in respect of operating leases for such period (to the extent exceeding cash rent), and minus

 

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(b)                                  without duplication

 

(i)                                      to the extent not deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income, all cash payments made during such period on account of non-cash charges that were or would have been added to Consolidated Net Income,

 

(ii)                                   to the extent included in determining such Consolidated Net Income, (A) any extraordinary gains and all non-cash items of income (other than normal accruals in the ordinary course of business) for such period and (B) any gains for such period attributable to early extinguishment of Debt or obligations under any Swap Agreement or Hedging Obligation, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and

 

(iii)                                the amount, if any, by which cash rent expense for such period exceeded rent expense in respect of operating leases in accordance with GAAP for such period; provided that Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated so as to exclude the effect of any gain or loss that represents after-tax gains or losses attributable to any sale, transfer or other disposition of assets by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, other than dispositions in the ordinary course of business.

 

“ Consolidated Fixed Charges ” means, for any period for the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries, the sum, without duplication, of,

 

(a)                                  Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, plus

 

(b)                                  Disqualified Stock Dividends paid, accrued or scheduled to be paid or accrued during such period, excluding dividends paid in Qualified Capital Stock, plus

 

(c)                                   Preferred Stock Dividends paid, accrued or scheduled to be paid or accrued during such period, excluding dividends paid in Qualified Capital Stock.

 

“ Consolidated Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of:

 

(a)                                  the aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to such determination date for which financial statements are required to be filed pursuant to Section 4.03 to

 

(b)                                  Consolidated Fixed Charges for those four fiscal quarters;

 

provided , however , that:

 

(1)                                  if:

 

(A)                                since the beginning of that period the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has Incurred any Debt that remains outstanding or Repaid any Debt, or

 

(B)                                the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio involves an Incurrence or Repayment of Debt,

 

Consolidated Fixed Charges for that period shall be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis to that Incurrence or Repayment as if the Debt was Incurred or Repaid on

 

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the first day of that period, provided that, in the event of any Repayment of Debt, Consolidated EBITDA for that period shall be calculated as if the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary had not earned any interest income actually earned during such period in respect of the funds used to Repay such Debt, and

 

(2)                                  if:

 

(A)                                since the beginning of that period the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have made any Asset Sale or an Investment (by merger or otherwise) in any Restricted Subsidiary (or any Person which becomes a Restricted Subsidiary) or an acquisition of Property which constitutes all or substantially all of an operating unit of a business,

 

(B)                                the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio involves an Asset Sale, Investment or acquisition, or

 

(C)                                since the beginning of that period any Person (that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of that period) shall have made such an Asset Sale, Investment or acquisition,

 

Consolidated EBITDA for that period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect to the Asset Sale, Investment or acquisition as if the Asset Sale, Investment or acquisition occurred on the first day of that period.

 

If any Debt bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest expense on that Debt shall be calculated as if the base interest rate in effect for the floating rate of interest on the date of determination had been the applicable base interest rate for the entire period (taking into account any Interest Rate Agreement applicable to that Debt if the applicable Interest Rate Agreement has a remaining term in excess of 12 months).  In the event the Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary is sold during the period, the Company shall be deemed, for purposes of clause (1) above, to have Repaid during that period the Debt of that Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the Company and its continuing Restricted Subsidiaries are no longer liable for that Debt after the sale.

 

“ Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, for any period for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, all interest expense on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP, but including, in any event, the interest component under Capital Lease Obligations and Synthetic Lease Obligations.

 

“ Consolidated Net Income ” means, for any period, the net income or loss of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded (a) the income of any Person (other than the Company) that is not a Restricted Subsidiary except to the extent of the amount of cash dividends or similar cash distributions actually paid by such Person to the Company or, subject to clauses (b) and (c) below, any of the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period, (b) the income of, and any amounts referred to in clause (a) above paid to, any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Company or a Guarantor) to the extent that, on the date of determination, the declaration or payment of cash dividends or similar cash distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary is restricted by operation of the terms of its organizational documents or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary, (c) the income or loss of, and any amounts referred to in clause (a) above paid to, any Restricted Subsidiary that is not wholly owned by the Company to the extent such income or loss or such amounts are attributable

 

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to the noncontrolling interest in such Restricted Subsidiary, (d) any (i) non-cash compensation charge or expense arising from any grant of stock, stock options or other equity based awards and any non-cash deemed finance charges in respect of any pension liabilities or other provisions and (ii) income (loss) attributable to deferred compensation plans or trusts, (e) any gain or loss (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) realized upon sales or other dispositions of assets of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, other than in the ordinary course of business, (f) any after-tax effect of income (loss) from the early extinguishment of Debt or Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments, (g) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles, (h) the effects from applying purchase accounting, including applying purchase accounting to inventory, property and equipment, software and other intangible assets and deferred revenue required or permitted by GAAP and related authoritative pronouncements, as a result of any other past or future acquisitions or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof, (i) any fees and expenses paid in connection with the Transactions and other unusual or non-recurring gains or losses or income or expenses in connection with the Transactions and (j) any restructuring charges and expenses and charges related to the Permitted Issuer Reorganization or any proposed or consummated equity offering, investment, acquisition, disposition, Incurrence of Debt or recapitalization (including the Transactions).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) for purposes of Section 4.05 only, there shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income any dividends, repayment of loans or advances or other transfers of assets from Unrestricted Subsidiaries to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the dividends, repayments or transfers increase the amount of Restricted Payments permitted under that covenant pursuant to clause (c)(v) thereof, and (ii) any net income (loss) of any Person (other than the Company) that is not a Restricted Subsidiary shall be excluded in calculating Consolidated Net Income, except that the Company’s equity in the net income of any such Person for any period shall be included without duplication, in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash distributed by the Person during such period to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or distribution.

 

“ Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) the aggregate amount of all Debt of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries secured by Liens at the date of determination, other than secured Debt of the type described in clauses (c) and (h) of the definition of Debt, (on a pro forma basis reflecting any Incurrence of Debt and repayment of Debt made on such date) to (b) the aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDA for the Company for the four full fiscal quarters, treated as one period, ending prior to the date of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio for which financial statements are required to be filed pursuant to Section 4.03 .  In addition to and without limitation of the foregoing, for purposes of this definition, this ratio shall be calculated in a manner consistent with the definition of the “Consolidated Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio,” including any pro forma calculations.

 

“ Credit Agreements ” means the ABL Credit Agreement and the Term Loan Agreement.

 

“ Currency Exchange Protection Agreement ” means, in respect of a Person, any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement, currency option or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect that Person against fluctuations in currency exchange rates.

 

“ Custodian ” means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Notes in global form, or any successor entity thereto.

 

“ Debt ” means, with respect to any Person on any date of determination (without duplication):

 

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(a)                                  the principal of and premium (if any) in respect of:

 

(1)                                  debt of the Person for money borrowed, and

 

(2)                                  debt evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar instruments for the payment of which the Person is responsible or liable;

 

(b)                                  all Capital Lease Obligations and Synthetic Lease Obligations of the Person and all Attributable Debt in respect of Sale and Leaseback Transactions entered into by the Person;

 

(c)                                   all obligations of the Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of Property, all conditional sale obligations of the Person and all obligations of the Person under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business);

 

(d)                                  all obligations of the Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit transaction (other than obligations with respect to letters of credit securing obligations (other than obligations described in clauses (a) through (c) above) entered into in the ordinary course of business of the Person to the extent those letters of credit are not drawn upon or, if and to the extent drawn upon, the drawing is reimbursed no later than the third Business Day following receipt by the Person of a demand for reimbursement following payment on the letter of credit);

 

(e)                                   the amount of all obligations of the Person with respect to the Repayment of any Disqualified Stock or, with respect to any Subsidiary of the Person, any Preferred Stock (but excluding, in each case, any accrued dividends);

 

(f)                                    all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (a) through (e) of other Persons and all dividends of other Persons for the payment of which, in either case, the Person is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, including by means of any Guarantee;

 

(g)                                   all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (a) through (f) of other Persons secured by any Lien on any Property of the Person (whether or not such obligation is assumed by the Person), the amount of such obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the value of that Property or the amount of the obligation so secured; and

 

(h)                                  to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, Hedging Obligations of such Person (the amount of any such obligations to be equal at any time to the termination value of such agreement or arrangement giving rise to such obligations that would be payable by such person at such time).

 

The amount of Debt of any Person at any date shall be the outstanding balance at that date of all unconditional obligations as described above and the maximum liability, upon the occurrence of the contingency giving rise to the obligation, of any contingent obligations at that date.

 

“ Default ” means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.

 

“ Designated Non-Cash Consideration ” means the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is so

 

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designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate, setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.

 

“ Disposition” or “Dispose ” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any Sale and Leaseback Transaction and any sale or issuance of Capital Stock in a Restricted Subsidiary but excluding any sale or issuance of Capital Stock in the Company) of any Property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith, but excluding, for purposes hereof, (a) Dispositions of obsolete, worn out or no longer useful property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in each case, in the ordinary course of business, (b) Dispositions of inventory, promotional materials and product displays in the ordinary course of business, (c) Dispositions of equipment to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are reasonably promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property; (d) Dispositions of defaulted receivables in the ordinary course of business for collection, (e) any Involuntary Disposition, and (f) the unwinding of any Hedging Obligation.

 

“ Disqualified Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable, in either case at the option of the holder thereof) or otherwise:

 

(a)                                  matures or is mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise,

 

(b)                                  is or may become redeemable or repurchaseable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, or

 

(c)                                   is convertible or exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof for Debt or Disqualified Stock,

 

on or prior to, in the case of clause (a), (b) or (c), the first anniversary of the Stated Maturity of the Notes.

 

“ Disqualified Stock Dividends ” means all dividends with respect to Disqualified Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary held by Persons other than the Company or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary.  The amount of any dividend of this kind shall be equal to the quotient of the dividend divided by the difference between one and the maximum statutory consolidated federal, state and local income tax rate (expressed as a decimal number between 1 and 0) then applicable to the issuer of the Disqualified Stock.

 

“ Dollar ” or “ $ ” means the lawful currency of the United States.

 

“ Dollar Equivalent ” means, with respect to any monetary amount in a currency other than U.S. Dollars, at any time for the determination thereof, the amount of U.S. Dollars obtained by converting such foreign currency involved in such computation into U.S. Dollars at the spot rate for the purchase of U.S. Dollars with the applicable foreign currency as published by the Federal Reserve Board on the date of such determination.

 

“ Domestic Restricted Subsidiary ” means, a Restricted Subsidiary that is a U.S. Subsidiary.

 

“ Effective Date ” means the Issue Date.

 

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“ Equity Offering ” means (i) an underwritten public equity offering of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, or any direct or indirect parent company of the Company but only to the extent contributed to the Company in the form of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or (ii) a private equity offering of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, or any direct or indirect parent company of the Company but only to the extent contributed to the Company in the form of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, other than any public offerings registered on Form S-8.

 

“ Exchange Act ” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.

 

“ Fair Market Value ” means, with respect to any asset or liability, the fair market value of such asset or liability, as determined by an Officer of the Company in good faith in an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee.

 

“ Foreign Subsidiary ” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is not a U.S. Subsidiary.

 

“ GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are in effect on the date of this Indenture, except with respect to any reports or financial information required to be delivered pursuant to Section 4.03 which shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the date thereof.  For the purposes of this Indenture, the term “consolidated,” with respect to any Person, shall mean such Person consolidated with its Restricted Subsidiaries, and shall not include any Unrestricted Subsidiary, but the interest of such Person in an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be accounted for as an Investment.  If at any time the SEC permits or requires U.S. domiciled companies subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act to use IFRS in lieu of GAAP for financial reporting purposes, the Company may elect by written notice to the Trustee to so use IFRS in lieu of GAAP and, upon any such notice, references herein to GAAP shall thereafter be construed to mean (a) for periods beginning on and after the date specified in such notice, IFRS as in effect on the date specified in such notice and as in effect from time to time (for all other purposes of the Indenture) and (b) for prior periods, GAAP as defined in the first sentence of this definition.

 

“ Global Note ” means a Note in registered global form without interest coupons.

 

“ Government Obligations ” means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America or any country that is a member of the European Union on the Issue Date (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America or such European Union country is pledged and which are not callable or redeemable at the Issuer’s option.

 

“ Guarantee ” means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Debt of any other Person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of that Person:

 

(a)                                  to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) the Debt of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise), or

 

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(b)                                  entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part);

 

provided , however , that the term “Guarantee” shall not include:

 

(1)                                  endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business, or

 

(2)                                  a contractual commitment by one Person to invest in another Person for so long as the Investment is reasonably expected to constitute a Permitted Investment under clause (a), (b) or (i) of the definition of “Permitted Investment.”

 

The term “ Guarantee ” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

 

“ Guarantor ” means each Restricted Subsidiary that is a party to this Indenture on the Issue Date, each other Restricted Subsidiary that executes a supplemental indenture in the form of Exhibit B to the Indenture providing for the guarantee of the payment of the Notes, any successor obligor under its Guarantee pursuant to Article 5 or, following a Permitted Issuer Reorganization, New Parent, in each case unless and until such Guarantor is released from its Guarantee pursuant to this Indenture.

 

“ Hedging Obligation ” of any Person means any obligation of that Person pursuant to any Interest Rate Agreement, Currency Exchange Protection Agreement, Commodity Price Protection Agreement or any other similar agreement or arrangement.

 

“ Holder ” or “ Noteholder ” means the Person in whose name the Note is registered on the Note register described in Section 2.04.

 

“ Incur ” means, with respect to any Debt or other obligation of any Person, to create, issue, incur (by merger, conversion, exchange or otherwise), extend, assume, Guarantee or become liable in respect of that Debt or other obligation or the recording, as required pursuant to GAAP or otherwise, of any Debt or obligation on the balance sheet of that Person (and “ Incurrence ” and “ Incurred ” shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing); provided , however , that a change in GAAP that results in an obligation of that Person that exists at such time, and is not theretofore classified as Debt, becoming Debt shall not be deemed an Incurrence of that Debt; provided further , however , that any Debt or other obligations of a Person existing at the time the Person becomes a Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred by that Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Subsidiary; and provided further , however , that solely for purposes of determining compliance with Section 4.04, amortization of debt discount or premium shall not be deemed to be the Incurrence of Debt, provided that in the case of Debt sold at a discount or at a premium, the amount of the Debt Incurred shall at all times be the aggregate principal amount at Stated Maturity.

 

“ Indenture ” means this Indenture as amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

“ Independent Financial Advisor ” means an investment banking firm of national standing or any third party appraiser of national standing, provided that the firm or appraiser is not an Affiliate of the Company.

 

“ interest ”, in respect of the Notes, unless the context otherwise requires, refers to interest and Additional Interest, if any.

 

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“ Interest Rate Agreement ” means, for any Person, any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate option agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect against fluctuations in interest rates.

 

“ Investment ” by any Person means any direct or indirect loan (other than advances to customers and suppliers in the ordinary course of business that are recorded as accounts receivable on the balance sheet of that Person), advance or other extension of credit or capital contribution (by means of transfers of cash or other Property to others or payments for Property or services for the account or use of others, or otherwise) to, or Incurrence of a Guarantee of any obligation of, or purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or evidence of Debt issued by, any other Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the investor undertakes any Support Obligation with respect to Debt or other obligations of such other Person.  For purposes of Section 4.05, Section 4.10 and the definition of “Restricted Payment,” Investment shall include the portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in the Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of any Subsidiary of the Company at the time that the Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided , however , that upon a redesignation of that Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Company shall be deemed to continue to have a permanent Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary of an amount (if positive) equal to:

 

(a)                                  the Company’s Investment in that Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation, less

 

(b)                                  the portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of that Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation.

 

In determining the amount of any Investment made by transfer of any Property other than cash, the Property shall be valued at its Fair Market Value at the time of the Investment.

 

“ Investment Grade Rating ” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P.

 

“ Involuntary Disposition ” means the receipt by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any cash insurance proceeds or condemnation awards or expropriation compensation payable by reason of theft, loss, physical destruction or damage, taking or similar event with respect to any of its Property.

 

“ Issue Date ” means June 18, 2014.

 

“ Issuer ” means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof and, thereafter, means the successor and, for purposes of any provision contained herein and required by the TIA, each other obligor on the indenture securities.

 

“ Lien ” means, with respect to any Property of any Person, any mortgage or deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, security interest, lien, charge, easement (other than any easement not materially impairing usefulness or marketability), encumbrance, preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever on or with respect to that Property (including any Capital Lease Obligation, Synthetic Lease Obligation, conditional sale or other title retention agreement having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing or any Sale and Leaseback Transaction).

 

“ Material Disposition ” means a Disposition where the aggregate consideration therefor (including Debt assumed by the transferee in connection therewith, all obligations in respect of deferred purchase

 

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price (including obligations under any purchase price adjustment but excluding earnout or similar payments) and all other consideration payable in connection therewith) exceeds $50.0 million.

 

“ Merger ” means the merger of the Acquired Company with and into Merger Sub with the Acquired Company surviving as a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Issuer.

 

“ Merger Agreement ” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of March 11, 2014, among the Company, Merger Sub and the Acquired Company, together with the exhibits thereto and the related disclosure letter.

 

“ Merger Sub ” means Java Corp., a Delaware corporation.

 

“ Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.

 

“ Net Available Cash ” from any Asset Sale means cash payments received therefrom (including any cash payments received upon the sale or other disposition of any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received in any Asset Sale, any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received, but excluding any other consideration received in the form of assumption by the acquiring Person of Debt or other obligations relating to the Property that is the subject of that Asset Sale or received in any other non-cash form), in each case net of:

 

(a)                                  all legal, title and recording tax expenses, commissions and other fees (including, without limitation, brokers’ or investment bankers’ commissions or fees) and expenses incurred, and all federal, state, provincial, foreign and local taxes required to be accrued as a liability under GAAP, as a consequence of the Asset Sale,

 

(b)                                  all payments made on any Debt that is secured by any Property subject to the Asset Sale, in accordance with the terms of any Lien upon or other security agreement of any kind with respect to that Property, or which must by its terms, or in order to obtain a necessary consent to the Asset Sale, or by applicable law, be repaid out of the proceeds from the Asset Sale,

 

(c)                                   all distributions and other payments required to be made to noncontrolling interest holders in Subsidiaries or joint ventures as a result of the Asset Sale, and

 

(d)                                  the deduction of appropriate amounts provided by the seller as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with the Property disposed in the Asset Sale and retained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Asset Sale,

 

provided , that, to the extent that any portion of the consideration for an Asset Sale is required by contract to be held in a separate escrow or deposit account to support indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, such portion of the consideration shall become Net Available Cash only at such time as it is released to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary from the escrow or deposit account.

 

“ Net Cash Proceeds ” means with respect to any incurrence or issuance of Debt, the aggregate principal amount actually received in cash by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection therewith, net of direct costs (including legal, accounting and investment banking fees and expenses, sales brokerage commissions and underwriting discounts).

 

“ New Parent ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Permitted Issuer Reorganization.”

 

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“ Offering Memorandum ” means the final offering memorandum relating to the offering of the Original Notes, dated June 11, 2014.

 

“ Officer ” means the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, Vice Chairman, any President, the Chief Accounting Officer, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President or Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Company.

 

“ Officers’ Certificate ” means a certificate signed by two Officers of the Company, at least one of whom shall be the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or the principal accounting officer of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee.

 

“ Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee.  The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company.

 

“ Permitted Business ” means any business that is reasonably similar, ancillary, complementary or related to, or a reasonable extension, development or expansion of, the businesses in which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged in on the Effective Date.

 

“ Permitted Investment ” means any Investment by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in:

 

(a)                                  any Restricted Subsidiary or any Person that will, upon the making of such Investment, become a Restricted Subsidiary, provided that the primary business of the Restricted Subsidiary is a Permitted Business;

 

(b)                                  any Person if as a result of the Investment that Person is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all its Property to, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, provided that the Person’s primary business is a Permitted Business;

 

(c)                                   cash, Cash Equivalents and Temporary Cash Investments;

 

(d)                                  commission, payroll, travel and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of those advances ultimately to be treated as expenses for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business;

 

(e)                                   loans and advances to directors, officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business or to finance the purchase of Capital Stock of the Company, in compliance with applicable laws, provided that those loans and advances do not exceed $20.0 million at any one time outstanding;

 

(f)                                    stock, obligations or other securities received in settlement of debts created in the ordinary course of business and owing to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or in satisfaction of judgments;

 

(g)                                   any Person to the extent the Investment represents the non-cash portion of the consideration received in connection with an Asset Sale consummated in compliance with Section 4.07;

 

(h)                                  Hedging Obligations permitted under clauses (v), (vi) or (vii) of the definition of “Permitted Debt” in Section 4.04;

 

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(i)                                      customers or suppliers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the form of extensions of credit or transfers of Property, to the extent otherwise constituting an Investment, and in the ordinary course of business and any Investments received in the ordinary course of business in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof;

 

(j)                                     any Person if the Investments (or binding commitments in respect thereof) are outstanding on the Issue Date and not otherwise described in clauses (a) through (i) above;

 

(k)                                  any securities, derivative instruments or other Investments of any kind that are acquired and held for the benefit of Company employees in the ordinary course of business pursuant to deferred compensation plans or arrangements approved by the Board of Directors; provided , however , that (i) the amount of such Investment represents funds paid or payable in respect of deferred compensation previously included as an expense in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income (and not excluded pursuant to clause (f) of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income”), and (ii) the terms of such Investment shall not require any additional Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(l)                                      any Person (other than an Affiliate) in aggregate amount not to exceed $100.0 million;

 

(m)                              any Investment acquired in exchange for shares of Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock); provided that the proceeds of such issuance shall be excluded from the definition of “Capital Stock Sale Proceeds”;

 

(n)                                  any receivable owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms; provided that such trade terms may include such concessionary trade terms as the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the circumstances;

 

(o)                                  any Investment (i) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of the Issuer of such other Investment or accounts receivable, (ii) in satisfaction of judgments or in compromise, settlement or resolution of any litigation, arbitration or other dispute, or (iii) as a result of a foreclosure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default;

 

(p)                                  Guarantees of Debt issued in accordance with Section 4.04;

 

(q)                                  Investments made in connection with the funding of contributions under any nonqualified retirement plan or similar employee compensation plan in an amount not to exceed the amount of compensation expense recognized by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such plans;

 

(r)                                     the Acquisition; and

 

(s)                                    Investments made in connection with the purchase or acquisition by the Issuer or any of its, direct or indirect, Subsidiaries of any equity interests in MWUK Holding Company Ltd. not already owned, directly or indirectly, by the Issuer.

 

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For the avoidance of doubt, any Investment that is a Permitted Investment hereunder may be transferred to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary, or exchanged for other assets of the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary.

 

“ Permitted Issuer Reorganization ” means the formation of a holding company of the Issuer (the “New Parent”) (including through the merger of the Issuer into a wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary of the New Parent) pursuant to which (i) the shareholders of the Issuer immediately prior to the Permitted Issuer Reorganization acquire shares of common stock in the New Parent corresponding to their shares of common stock in the Issuer immediately prior to such transaction in exchange for their shares of common stock in the Issuer, (ii) the New Parent becomes the holder of 100% of the Capital Stock of the Issuer and (iii) the New Parent becomes a Guarantor so long as, immediately after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing and the New Parent has no material assets or liabilities other than through its ownership of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries, and the Acquired Company and liabilities in respect of guarantees of obligations of the Issuer and the other Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

“ Permitted Liens ” means:

 

(a)                                  Liens (including, without limitation and to the extent constituting a Lien, negative pledges) to secure Debt in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount permitted to be Incurred under clause (ii) of the definition of “Permitted Debt” in Section 4.04, regardless of whether the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries are actually subject to Section 4.04 at the time the Lien is Incurred;

 

(b)                                  Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies on the Property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and deposits in respect thereof if the same shall not at the time be delinquent or thereafter can be paid without penalty, or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded, provided that any reserve or other appropriate provision that shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor;

 

(c)                                   Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and mechanics’ Liens and other similar Liens, on the Property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary arising in the ordinary course of business and securing payment of obligations that are not more than 60 days past due or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings;

 

(d)                                  Liens on the Property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary Incurred in the ordinary course of business to secure performance of obligations with respect to statutory or regulatory requirements, performance or return-of-money bonds, surety bonds or other obligations of a like nature and Incurred in a manner consistent with industry practice, including banker’s liens and rights of set-off, in each case which are not Incurred in connection with the borrowing of money, the obtaining of advances or credit or the payment of the deferred purchase price of Property and which do not in the aggregate impair in any material respect the use of Property in the operation of the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

 

(e)                                   Liens on Property at the time the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary acquired the Property, including any acquisition by means of a merger or consolidation with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided , however , that any Lien of this kind may not extend to any other Property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided further , however , that the Liens shall not have been Incurred in anticipation of or in connection with the transaction

 

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or series of transactions pursuant to which the Property was acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(f)                                    Liens on the Property of a Person at the time that Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; provided , however , that any Lien of this kind may not extend to any other Property of the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a direct Subsidiary of that Person; provided further , however , that the Lien was not Incurred in anticipation of or in connection with the transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which the Person became a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(g)                                   pledges or deposits by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary under workers’ compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Debt) or leases to which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or deposits for the payment of rent, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(h)                                  Liens (including, without limitation and to the extent constituting Liens, negative pledges), assignments and pledges of rights to receive premiums, interest or loss payments or otherwise arising in connection with workers’ compensation loss portfolio transfer insurance transactions or any insurance or reinsurance agreements pertaining to losses covered by insurance, and Liens (including, without limitation and to the extent constituting Liens, negative pledges) in favor of insurers or reinsurers on pledges or deposits by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary under workmen’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation;

 

(i)                                      Liens of landlords on fixtures, equipment and movable property located on leased premises and utility easements, building restrictions and such other encumbrances or charges against real Property as are of a nature generally existing with respect to properties of a similar character;

 

(j)                                     Liens arising out of judgments or awards against the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary with respect to which the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary shall then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceeding for review;

 

(k)                                  Liens in favor of issuers of performance, stay, appeal, indemnification, surety or similar bonds, completion guarantees or letters of credit issued pursuant to the request of and for the account of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business, provided that these letters of credit do not constitute Debt;

 

(l)                                      leases or subleases of real property granted by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to any other Person and not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(m)                              Liens (including, without limitation and to the extent constituting Liens, negative pledges) on intellectual property arising from intellectual property licenses entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(n)                                  Liens or negative pledges attaching to or related to joint ventures engaged in a Permitted Business, restricting Liens on interests in those joint ventures;

 

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(o)                                  Liens existing on the Issue Date not otherwise described in clauses (a) through (n) above;

 

(p)                                  Liens securing Debt Incurred pursuant to clause (xiv) of the definition of “Permitted Debt” in Section 4.04 on the Property purchased with the proceeds of such Debt;

 

(q)                                  Liens on the Property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to secure any Refinancing, in whole or in part, of any Debt secured by Liens referred to in clause (e), (f), (o) or (p) above or (w) below; provided , however , that any Lien of this kind shall be limited to all or part of the same Property that secured the original Lien (together with improvements and accessions to such Property) and the aggregate principal amount of Debt that is secured by the Lien shall not be increased to an amount greater than the sum of:

 

(1)                                  the outstanding principal amount, or, if greater, the committed amount, of the Debt secured by Liens described under clause (e), (f), (o) or (p) above, as the case may be, at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien under this Indenture, and

 

(2)                                  an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums and defeasance costs, incurred by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the Refinancing;

 

(r)                                     Liens on cash or Temporary Cash Investments held as proceeds of Permitted Refinancing Debt pending the payment, purchase, defeasance or other retirement of the Debt being Refinanced;

 

(s)                                    Liens not otherwise permitted by clauses (a) through (r) above securing obligations with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $75.0 million;

 

(t)                                     Liens securing Hedging Obligations permitted under clause (v), (vi) or (vii) of the definition of “Permitted Debt” in Section 4.04;

 

(u)                                  Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;

 

(v)                                  Liens on cash set aside at the time of the Incurrence of any Debt or government securities purchased with such cash, in case to the extent such cash or government securities prefund the payment of interest on such Debt and are held in an escrow account or similar arrangement to be applied for such purpose;

 

(w)                                Liens (including, without limitation and to the extent constituting a Lien, negative pledges) to secure Debt so long as on a pro forma basis the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio does not exceed 2.00 to 1.00;

 

(x)                                  Liens securing Debt Incurred pursuant to clause (xiv) of the definition of “Permitted Debt” in Section 4.04;

 

(y)                                  Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings regarding operating leases entered into by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; and

 

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(z)                                   any interest or title of a lessor under any Capital Lease Obligation or operating lease.

 

“ Permitted Refinancing Debt ” means any Debt that Refinances any other Debt, including any successive Refinancings, so long as:

 

(a)                                  the new Debt is in an aggregate principal amount (or if Incurred with original issue discount, an aggregate issue price) not in excess of the sum of:

 

(1)                                  the aggregate principal amount (or if Incurred with original issue discount, the aggregate accreted value) then outstanding of the Debt being Refinanced, and

 

(2)                                  an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums and defeasance costs, related to the Refinancing,

 

(b)                                  the Average Life of the new Debt is equal to or greater than the Average Life of the Debt being Refinanced,

 

(c)                                   the Stated Maturity of the new Debt is no earlier than the Stated Maturity of the Debt being Refinanced, and

 

(d)                                  the new Debt shall not be senior in right of payment to the Debt that is being Refinanced;

 

provided , however , that Permitted Refinancing Debt shall not include:

 

(x)                                  Debt of a Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor that Refinances Debt of the Company or any Guarantor, or

 

(y)                                  Debt of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary that Refinances Debt of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

“ Person ” means any individual, corporation, company (including any limited liability company), association, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

 

“ Preferred Stock ” means any Capital Stock of a Person, however designated, which entitles the holder thereof to a preference with respect to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of that Person, over shares of any other class of Capital Stock issued by that Person.

 

“ Preferred Stock Dividends ” means all dividends with respect to Preferred Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary held by Persons other than the Company or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary.  The amount of any dividend of this kind shall be equal to the quotient of the dividend divided by the difference between one and the maximum statutory consolidated federal, state and local income rate (expressed as a decimal number between 1 and 0) then applicable to the issuer of the Preferred Stock.

 

“ principal ” of any Debt (including the Notes) means the principal amount of such Debt plus the premium, if any, on such Debt.

 

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“ Productive Assets ” means assets (other than securities and inventory) that are used or usable by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in Permitted Businesses.

 

“ pro forma ” means, with respect to any computation hereunder required to be made on a pro forma basis giving effect to any proposed Investment or other acquisition, any Material Disposition, any Restricted Payment or any payment of or in respect of any Debt (collectively, “ Pro Forma Events ”), computation thereof after giving pro forma effect to adjustments in connection with such Pro Forma Event that are either (i) in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act or (ii) set forth in an Officers’ Certificate and believed in good faith by the Issuer to be probable based on actions taken or to be taken within 12 months following the consummation of the relevant Pro Forma Event; provided that the aggregate amount of any increase in Consolidated EBITDA resulting from adjustments pursuant to this clause (ii) for any four fiscal quarter period of the Company, when aggregated with the amount of any addback to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (a)(vii) of the definition thereof for such period, shall not exceed 10% (or, for any four fiscal quarter period ending prior to the end of the eighth full fiscal quarter ending after the Effective Date, 20% so long as any such amount above 10% is attributable to the Transactions and the integration of the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries) of Consolidated EBITDA for such period (prior to giving effect to any increase pursuant to such clause (a)(vii) or this clause (ii)), in each case, using, for purposes of making such computation, the consolidated financial statements of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries (and, to the extent applicable, the historical financial statements of any entities or assets so acquired or to be acquired, or so disposed or to be disposed), which shall be reformulated as if such Pro Forma Event (and, in the case of any pro forma computations made hereunder to determine whether such Pro Forma Event is permitted to be consummated hereunder, to any other Pro Forma Event consummated since the first day of the period covered by any component of such pro forma computation and on or prior to the date of such computation), and any Debt or other liabilities incurred in connection with any such Pro Forma Event, had been consummated and incurred at the beginning of such period.

 

“ Pro Forma Events ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “ pro forma .”

 

“ Property ” means, with respect to any Person, any interest of that Person in any kind of property, plant, equipment or other asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible, including Capital Stock in, and other securities of, any other Person.  For purposes of any calculation required pursuant to this Indenture, the value of any Property shall be its Fair Market Value.

 

“ Purchase Money Debt ” means Debt:

 

(a)                                  consisting of the deferred purchase price of property, conditional sale obligations, obligations under any title retention agreement, other purchase money obligations and obligations in respect of industrial revenue bonds, in each case where the maturity of the Debt does not exceed the anticipated useful life of the Property being financed, and

 

(b)                                  Incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or lease by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Property, including additions and improvements thereto;

 

provided , however , that the Debt is Incurred within 365 days after the acquisition, construction or lease of the Property by the Company or Restricted Subsidiary.

 

“ Qualified Capital Stock ” means any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Stock.

 

“ Rating Agencies ” means Moody’s and S&P.

 

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“ Refinance ” means, in respect of any Debt, to refinance, extend, renew, refund, repay, prepay, repurchase, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue other Debt, in exchange or replacement for, that Debt.  “ Refinanced ” and “ Refinancing ” shall have correlative meanings.

 

“ Registration Rights Agreement ” means that certain registration rights agreement dated as of the Issue Date by and among the Issuer, the Guarantors and the initial purchasers set forth therein.

 

“ Repay ” means, in respect of any Debt, to repay, prepay, repurchase, redeem, legally defease or otherwise retire that Debt.  “ Repayment ” and “ Repaid ” shall have correlative meanings.  For purposes of Section 4.04 and Section 4.07 and the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio,” Debt shall be considered to have been Repaid only to the extent the related loan commitment, if any, shall have been permanently reduced in connection therewith.

 

“ Restricted Payment ” means:

 

(a)                                  any dividend or distribution (whether made in cash, securities or other Property) declared or paid on or with respect to any shares of Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (including any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary), except for any dividend or distribution that is made to the Company or the parent of the Restricted Subsidiary or any dividend or distribution payable solely in shares of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company;

 

(b)                                  the purchase, repurchase, redemption, acquisition or retirement for value of any Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than from the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) or any securities exchangeable for or convertible into Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, including the exercise of any option to exchange any Capital Stock (other than for or into Capital Stock of the Company that is not Disqualified Stock);

 

(c)                                   the purchase, repurchase, redemption, acquisition or retirement for value, prior to the date for any scheduled maturity, sinking fund or amortization or other installment payment, of any Subordinated Obligation (other than (i) any Subordinated Obligation Incurred under clause (iii) of the definition of “Permitted Debt” in Section 4.04 and (ii) the purchase, repurchase or other acquisition of any Subordinated Obligation purchased in anticipation of satisfying a scheduled maturity, sinking fund or amortization or other installment obligation, in each case under this subclause (ii) due within one year of the date of acquisition);

 

(d)                                  any Investment (other than Permitted Investments) in any Person; or

 

(e)                                   the issuance, sale or other disposition of Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary to a Person other than the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary if the result thereof is that the Restricted Subsidiary shall cease to be a Restricted Subsidiary, in which event the amount of the “Restricted Payment” shall be the Fair Market Value of the remaining interest, if any, in the former Restricted Subsidiary held by the Company and the other Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

“ Restricted Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the Company other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary. Following a Permitted Issuer Reorganization, the Issuer shall be considered a Restricted Subsidiary.

 

“ S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a business of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.

 

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“ Sale and Leaseback Transaction ” means any direct or indirect arrangement relating to Property now owned or hereafter acquired whereby the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary transfers that Property to another Person and the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary leases it from that other Person together with any Refinancings thereof.

 

“ SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“ Securities Act ” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.

 

“ Significant Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that would be a “Significant Subsidiary” of the Company within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC.

 

“ Stated Maturity ” means, with respect to any security, the date specified in the security as the fixed date on which the payment of principal of the security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of the security at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency beyond the control of the issuer unless that contingency has occurred).

 

“ Subordinated Obligation ” means any Debt of the Company or the Guarantors (whether outstanding on the Effective Date or thereafter Incurred) that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes pursuant to a written agreement to that effect.

 

“ Subsidiary ” means, in respect of any Person, any corporation, company (including any limited liability company), association, partnership, joint venture or other business entity of which a majority of the total voting power of the Voting Stock is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by:

 

(a)                                  that Person,

 

(b)                                  that Person and one or more Subsidiaries of that Person, or

 

(c)                                   one or more Subsidiaries of that Person.

 

“ Support Obligation ” means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Debt or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Debt or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Debt or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Debt or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Debt or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Debt or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Debt or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Debt or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Debt to obtain any such Lien).  The amount of any Support Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Support Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith.

 

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“ Swap Agreement ” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company or any Subsidiary shall be a Swap Agreement.

 

“ Synthetic Lease ” means, as to any Person, any lease (including leases that may be terminated by the lessee at any time) of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) (a) that is accounted for as an operating lease under GAAP and (b) in respect of which the lessee retains or obtains ownership of the property so leased for U.S. federal income tax purposes, other than any such lease under which such Person is the lessor.

 

“ Synthetic Lease Obligations ” means, as to any Person, an amount equal to the sum, without duplication, of (a) the obligations of such person to pay rent or other amounts under any Synthetic Lease which are attributable to principal and (b) the amount of any purchase price payment under any Synthetic Lease assuming the lessee exercises the option to purchase the leased property at the end of the lease term.  For purposes of Section 4.06, a Synthetic Lease Obligation shall be deemed secured by a Lien on the Property being leased and such Property will be deemed to be owned by the lessee.

 

“ Temporary Cash Investments ” means any of the following:

 

(a)                                  securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof ( provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than twelve months from the date of acquisition,

 

(b)                                  U.S. dollar denominated time deposits and certificates of deposit of (i) any lender under the ABL Credit Agreement, (ii) any domestic commercial bank of recognized standing having capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million or (iii) any bank whose short-term commercial paper rating from S&P is at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s is at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof, in each case with maturities of not more than 364 days from the date of acquisition,

 

(c)                                   commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes issued by any Approved Bank (or by the parent company thereof) or any variable rate notes issued by, or guaranteed by, any domestic corporation rated A-1 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P-1 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s and maturing within twelve months of the date of acquisition,

 

(d)                                  repurchase agreements entered into by any Person with a bank or trust company or recognized securities dealer having capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million for direct obligations issued by or fully guaranteed by the United States in which such Person shall have a perfected first priority security interest (subject to no other Liens) and having, on the date of purchase thereof, a Fair Market Value of at least one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the repurchase obligations,

 

(e)                                   Investments (classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets) in money market investment programs registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that are administered by reputable financial institutions having capital of at least $500.0 million and the

 

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portfolios of which are limited to Investments of the character described in the foregoing subclauses hereof, and

 

(f)                                    other short-term investments utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments of a type analogous to the foregoing.

 

“ Term Loan Agreement ” means the term loan facility under the credit agreement to be entered into as of the Effective Date by and among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent as amended, restated, supplemented, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced (whether at maturity or thereafter) or refinanced from time to time in one or more agreements (in each case with the same or new agents, lenders or institutional investors), including any agreement adding or changing the borrower or any guarantor or extending the maturity thereof or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Debt thereunder or increasing the amount loaned or issued thereunder or altering the maturity thereof.

 

“ Term Loan Facilities ” means, with respect to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, one or more debt or commercial paper facilities (including related Guarantees) with banks, investment banks, insurance companies, mutual funds or other institutional lenders (including the Term Loan Agreement) providing for revolving credit loans, term loans or receivables or inventory financing (including through the sale of receivables or inventory to institutional lenders or to special purpose, bankruptcy remote entities formed to borrow from institutional lenders against those receivables or inventory), in each case together with any Refinancing thereof on any basis so long as such Refinancing constitutes Debt.

 

“ TIA ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C.  §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of this Indenture; provided , however , that, in the event the TIA is amended after such date, “TIA” means, to the extent required by any such amendments, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as so amended.

 

“ Transactions ” means the Acquisition, the incurrence of the Notes and borrowings under the Credit Agreements to finance the Acquisition, the related debt repayments and payment of fees and expenses related thereto.

 

“ Treasury Rate ” means, as obtained by the Company, as of any Redemption Date, the yield to maturity as of such Redemption Date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from such Redemption Date to July 1, 2017; provided , however , that if the period from such Redemption Date to July 1, 2017 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.

 

“ Trust Officer ” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, senior associate, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

 

“ Trustee ” means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor.

 

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“ Uniform Commercial Code ” means the New York Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time.

 

“ United States ” means the United States of America (including the states and the District of Columbia) and its territories, possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction.

 

“ Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means:

 

(a)                                  any Subsidiary of the Company that is designated after the Effective Date as an Unrestricted Subsidiary as permitted or required pursuant to Section 4.10 and is not thereafter redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary as permitted pursuant thereto; and

 

(b)                                  any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

“ 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 or redeemable at the issuer’s option.

 

“ U.S. Subsidiary ” means any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company that is organized under the laws of any state of the United States or the District of Columbia.

 

“ Voting Stock ” of any Person means all classes of Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) of that Person then outstanding and normally entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof.

 

“ Wholly Owned ” means a Subsidiary all the Voting Stock of which (except directors’ qualifying shares) is at that time owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company and its other Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

Section 1.02                              Other Definitions .

 

Term		Defined in Section
“Affiliate Transaction”		4.09
“Agent”		2.04
“Allocable Excess Proceeds”		4.07
“Change of Control Offer”		4.12(a)
“Change of Control Payment Date”		4.12(b)
“Change of Control Purchase Price”		4.12(a)
“covenant defeasance option”		8.01
“Definitive Note”		Appendix A
“Depositary”		Appendix A
“DTC”		2.04
“Events of Default”		6.01
“Excess Proceeds”		4.07
“Exchange Notes”		Appendix A
“Initial Default”		6.04
“legal defeasance option”		8.01
“Notes Custodian”		Appendix A
“Notice of Default”		6.01
“Offer Amount”		4.07(d)(2)

 

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Term		Defined in Section
“Offer Period”		4.07(d)(2)
“Original Notes”		Recitals hereto
“Paying Agent”		2.04
“Permitted Debt”		4.04
“Prepayment Offer”		4.07(c)
“Redemption Date”		3.03
“Registrar”		2.04
“Reversion Date”		4.01
“Surviving Person”		5.01(a)
“Suspended Covenants”		4.01
“Suspension Period”		4.01

 

Section 1.03                              Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act .   This Indenture is subject to the mandatory provisions of the TIA, which are incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.  The following TIA terms have the following meanings:

 

“ indenture securities ” means the Notes and the Guarantees.

 

“ obligor ” on the indenture securities means the Issuer and any other obligor on the indenture securities.

 

All other TIA terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule have the meanings assigned to them by such definitions.

 

Section 1.04                              Rules of Construction .   Unless the context otherwise requires:

 

(a)                                  a term has the meaning assigned to it;

 

(b)                                  an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

 

(c)                                   “or” is not exclusive;

 

(d)                                  “ including ” means including without limitation;

 

(e)                                   words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular;

 

(f)                                    unsecured Debt shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior to secured Debt merely by virtue of its nature as unsecured Debt;

 

(g)                                   the principal amount of any non-interest bearing or other discount security at any date shall be the principal amount thereof that would be shown on a balance sheet of the issuer dated such date prepared in accordance with GAAP; and

 

(h)                                  the principal amount of any Preferred Stock shall be the greater of (i) the maximum liquidation value of such Preferred Stock or (ii) the maximum mandatory redemption or mandatory repurchase price with respect to such Preferred Stock.

 

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ARTICLE 2

 

THE NOTES

 

Section 2.01                              Amount of Notes .  The aggregate principal amount of Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited, subject to compliance with Sections 2.03 and 4.04.  All Notes shall be identical in all respects other than issue prices, issuance dates and with respect to interest payable on the first interest payment date after issuance.

 

Subject to Section 2.03, the Trustee shall authenticate the Original Notes for original issue on the Issue Date.  With respect to any Notes issued after the Issue Date (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, Original Notes pursuant to Section 2.07, 2.08, 2.09 or 3.06 or Appendix A), the Issuer may issue such Notes but only in compliance with Section 2.03.

 

Section 2.02                              Form and Dating .  Provisions relating to the Initial Notes and the Exchange Notes are set forth in Appendix A, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made part of this Indenture.  The Notes and the certificate of authentication included therein shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Indenture.  The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule, agreements to which the Issuer is subject, if any, or usage, provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form reasonably acceptable to the Issuer.  Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication.  The terms of the Notes set forth in Exhibit A are part of the terms of this Indenture.  The Notes shall be issuable in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

 

Section 2.03                              Execution and Authentication .  Two Officers shall sign the Notes for the Issuer by manual or facsimile signature.

 

If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note, the Note shall be valid nevertheless.

 

At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of the Indenture, the Issuer may deliver Notes executed by the Issuer to the Trustee for authentication.  The Trustee will authenticate and deliver:

 

(i)                                      Original Notes for original issue in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $600.0 million,

 

(ii)                                   Additional Notes from time to time for original issue in aggregate principal amounts specified by the Issuer, and

 

(iii)                                Exchange Notes from time to time for issue in exchange for a like principal amount of Initial Notes (including any Additional Notes issued as Initial Notes)

 

after the following conditions have been met:

 

(1)                                  Receipt by the Trustee of an Officers’ Certificate specifying

 

(A)                                the amount of Notes to be authenticated and the date on which the Notes are to be authenticated,

 

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(B)                                whether the Notes are to be Initial Notes, Additional Notes or Exchange Notes,

 

(C)                                in the case of Additional Notes, that the issuance of such Notes does not contravene any provision of Article 4,

 

(D)                                whether the Notes are to be issued as one or more Global Notes or Definitive Notes, and

 

(E)                                 other information the Issuer may determine to include or the Trustee may reasonably request.

 

(2)                                  In the case of Additional Notes that are not fungible with the Original Notes for federal income tax purposes, such Additional Notes shall bear a different CUSIP number.

 

(3)                                  In the case of Exchange Notes, effectiveness of a Registration Statement and consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer thereunder (and receipt by the Trustee of an Officers’ Certificate to that effect), Initial Notes exchanged for Exchange Notes will be cancelled by the Trustee.

 

A Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Note.  The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.

 

The Trustee may appoint an Authentication Agent reasonably acceptable to the Issuer to authenticate any Notes.  Unless limited by the terms of such appointment, an Authentication Agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so.  Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent.  An Authentication Agent has the same rights as any Registrar, Paying Agent or agent for service of notices and demands.

 

Section 2.04                              Registrar and Paying Agent .  The Issuer shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (the “ Registrar ”) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (the “ Paying Agent ”).  The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange.  The Issuer may have one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents.  The term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent.

 

The Issuer initially appoints The Depositary Trust Company (“ DTC ”) to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes.  The Issuer has entered into a letter of representations with DTC in the form provided by DTC and the Trustee and each Registrar, co-registrar, Paying Agent, additional paying agent or custodian (“ Agent ”) is hereby authorized to act in accordance with such letter and applicable procedures of the DTC.  Neither the Trustee nor any Agent shall have responsibility for any actions taken or not taken by the Depositary.

 

The Issuer shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Registrar, Paying Agent or co-registrar not a party to this Indenture.  The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such agent.  The Issuer shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of any such agent.  If the Issuer fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation therefor pursuant to Section 7.07.  The Issuer, New Parent or any of its domestically incorporated Wholly Owned Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent, Registrar, co-registrar or transfer agent.

 

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Initially, the Trustee will act as Registrar and Paying Agent with regard to the Notes.

 

Section 2.05                              Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust .  At least one Business Day prior to each due date of the principal and interest on any Note, the Issuer shall deposit with the Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal and interest when so becoming due.  The Issuer shall require each Paying Agent (other than the Trustee) to agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Noteholders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of or interest on the Notes and shall notify the Trustee in writing of any default by the Issuer in making any such payment.  If the Issuer, New Parent or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate the money held by it as Paying Agent and hold it as a separate trust fund.  The Issuer at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds disbursed by the Paying Agent.  Upon complying with this Section, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for the money delivered to the Trustee.

 

Section 2.06                              Noteholder Lists .  The Registrar shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Noteholders.  If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee, in writing at least five Business Days before each interest payment date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of Noteholders.

 

Section 2.07                              Replacement Notes .  If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Registrar or if the Holder of a Note claims that such Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Issuer shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Note, provided the Holder satisfies the reasonable requirements of the Trustee and/or the Authentication Agent, as applicable.  If required by the Trustee or the Issuer, such Holder shall furnish an indemnity bond sufficient in the judgment of the Issuer and the Trustee (and the Paying Agent, Registrar and Authentication Agent, if not the Trustee) to protect the Issuer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Registrar and any co-registrar from any loss which any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced.  The Issuer and the Trustee may charge the Holder for their expenses in replacing a Note.

 

Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Issuer.

 

Section 2.08                              Outstanding Notes .  Notes outstanding at any time are all Notes authenticated by the Trustee, except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation and those described in this Section as not outstanding.  A Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Issuer or an Affiliate of the Issuer holds the Note.

 

If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee and the Issuer receive proof satisfactory to them that the replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser.

 

If the Paying Agent segregates and holds in trust, in accordance with this Indenture, on a redemption date or maturity date money sufficient to pay all principal and interest payable on that date with respect to the Notes (or portions thereof) to be redeemed or maturing, as the case may be, then on and after that date, such Notes (or portions thereof) cease to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue.

 

Section 2.09                              Temporary Notes .  Until definitive Notes are ready for delivery, the Issuer may prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Notes.  Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of Definitive Notes but may have variations that the Issuer considers appropriate for temporary Notes.  Without unreasonable delay, the Issuer shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate Definitive Notes and deliver them in exchange for temporary Notes.

 

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Section 2.10                              Cancellation .  The Issuer at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation.  The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment.  The Trustee and no one else shall cancel and dispose of all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment or cancellation in its customary manner.  The Issuer may not issue new Notes to replace Notes it has redeemed, paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, except pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.

 

Section 2.11                              Defaulted Interest .  If the Issuer defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, the Issuer shall pay the defaulted interest (plus interest on such defaulted interest to the extent lawful) in any lawful manner.  The Issuer may pay the defaulted interest to the persons who are Noteholders on a subsequent special record date.  The Issuer shall fix or cause to be fixed any such special record date and payment date to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee and shall promptly deliver to each Noteholder a notice that states the special record date, the payment date and the amount of defaulted interest to be paid.

 

Section 2.12                              CUSIP, ISIN or Common Code Numbers .  The Issuer in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP”, “ISIN” or “Common Code” numbers (if then generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP,” “ISIN” or “Common Code” numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided , however , that neither the Issuer nor the Trustee shall have any responsibility for any defect in the “CUSIP”, “ISIN” or “Common Code” number that appears on any Note, check, advice of payment or redemption notice, and any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers.  The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in such numbers.

 

Section 2.13                              Permitted Issuer Reorganization .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, the Issuer and its Subsidiaries shall be permitted to effect a Permitted Issuer Reorganization.

 

ARTICLE 3

 

REDEMPTION

 

Section 3.01                              Notices to Trustee .  If the Issuer elects to redeem Notes pursuant to paragraph 5 of the Notes, it shall notify the Trustee in writing of the redemption date, the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed and that such redemption is being made pursuant to paragraph 5 of the Notes.

 

The Issuer shall give each notice to the Trustee provided for in this Section at least 45 days before the redemption date unless the Trustee consents to a shorter period.  Such notice shall be accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from the Issuer to the effect that such redemption will comply with the conditions herein.

 

Section 3.02                              Selection of Notes to be Redeemed .  If fewer than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be redeemed by such method as it shall deem fair and appropriate; provided that if the Notes are in global form, interests in such Global Notes will be selected for redemption by the applicable Depositary in accordance with its standard procedures therefor.  The Trustee shall make the selection from outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption.  The Trustee may select for redemption portions of the principal of Notes that have denominations larger than $2,000.  Notes and portions of them the Trustee selects shall be in amounts of $2,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.  Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also apply

 

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to portions of Notes called for redemption.  The Trustee shall notify the Issuer in writing promptly of the Notes or portions of Notes to be redeemed.

 

Section 3.03                              Notice of Redemption .  At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a date for redemption of Notes (such date, a “ Redemption Date ”), the Issuer shall mail, or cause to be mailed, a notice of redemption by first-class mail, and in the case of Notes held in book-entry form, by electronic transmission, to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed.

 

The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed (including any CUSIP, Common Code or ISIN numbers) and shall state:

 

(a)                                  the redemption date;

 

(b)                                  the redemption price or the information specified in clause (c) of paragraph 5 of the Notes;

 

(c)                                   the name and address of the applicable Paying Agent;

 

(d)                                  that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;

 

(e)                                   if fewer than all the outstanding Notes are to be redeemed, the identification and principal amounts of the particular Notes to be redeemed;

 

(f)                                    that, unless the Issuer defaults in making such redemption payment, interest on Notes (or portion thereof) called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date; and

 

(g)                                   that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP, ISIN or Common Code number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes.

 

At the Issuer’s written request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Issuer’s name and at the Issuer’s expense.  In such event, the Issuer shall provide the Trustee with the information required by this Section at least 30 days before the redemption date unless the Trustee consents to a shorter period.

 

If the Issuer elects to provide, in lieu of the redemption price, the information specified in clause (c) of paragraph 5 of the Notes in the notice of redemption, the Trustee shall give the notice of the redemption price, in the Issuer’s name and at the Issuer’s expense, one Business Day prior to the redemption date.

 

Section 3.04                              Effect of Notice of Redemption .  Once notice of redemption is mailed, Notes called for redemption become due and payable on the redemption date and at the redemption price stated in the notice.  Upon surrender to the applicable Paying Agent, such Notes shall be paid at the redemption price stated in the notice, plus accrued interest to, but excluding, the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the related interest payment date that is on or prior to the date of redemption).  Failure to give notice or any defect in the notice to any Holder shall not affect the validity of the notice to any other Holder.

 

Section 3.05                              Deposit of Redemption Price .  On or prior to 10:00 a.m.  New York City time on the Business Day immediately preceding the anticipated redemption date, the Issuer shall

 

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deposit with the applicable Paying Agent (or, if the Issuer, New Parent or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary is the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust) money in U.S. Dollars sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the related interest payment date that is on or prior to the date of redemption) on all Notes to be redeemed on that date other than Notes or portions of Notes called for redemption that have been delivered by the Issuer to the Trustee for cancellation.

 

Section 3.06                              Notes Redeemed in Part .  Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder (at the Issuer’s expense) a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered.

 

Section 3.07                              Optional Redemption .

 

The Notes shall be optionally redeemable as set forth in Section 5 and Section 6 of the Notes. Any such redemption shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this Article 3.

 

ARTICLE 4

 

COVENANTS

 

Section 4.01                              Covenant Suspension .  During any period of time that:

 

(a)                                  the Notes have Investment Grade Ratings from both Rating Agencies, and

 

(b)                                  no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture,

 

the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to the following Sections of this Indenture: Section 4.04, Section 4.05, Section 4.07, Section 4.08, Section 4.09, and clause (e) of Section 5.01 (collectively, the “ Suspended Covenants ”).  In the event that the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to the Suspended Covenants for any period of time as a result of the preceding sentence and, subsequently, one or both of the Rating Agencies withdraws its ratings or downgrades the ratings assigned to the Notes below the required Investment Grade Ratings or a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing (the date of such ratings withdrawal or downgrade or the occurrence of such Default or Event of Default, the “ Reversion Date ”), then the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries will thereafter again be subject to the Suspended Covenants for all periods after that withdrawal, downgrade, Default or Event of Default and, furthermore, compliance with the provisions of Section 4.05 with respect to Restricted Payments made after the time of the withdrawal, downgrade, Default or Event of Default will be calculated in accordance with the terms of that covenant as though that covenant had been in effect during the entire period of time from the Issue Date, provided that there will not be deemed to have occurred a Default or Event of Default with respect to that covenant during the time (the “ Suspension Period ”) that the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries were not subject to the Suspended Covenants (or after that time based solely on events that occurred during that time).  Accordingly, Restricted Payments made during the Suspension Period will reduce the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under the first paragraph of Section 4.05. The Company will give the Trustee written notice of any such suspension of covenants and in any event not later than five Business Days after such suspension has occurred.  In the absence of such notice, the Trustee shall assume that the Suspended Covenants are in full force and effect.

 

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Solely for the purpose of determining the amount of Permitted Liens under Section 4.06 during any Suspension Period and without limiting the Company’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s ability to Incur Debt during any Suspension Period, to the extent that calculations in Section 4.06 refer to Section 4.04, such calculations shall be made as though Section 4.04 remains in effect during the Suspension Period. On the Reversion Date, all Debt Incurred during the Suspension Period will be classified to have been Incurred pursuant to Section 4.04(a) or one of the clauses set forth in the definition of “Permitted Debt” in Section 4.04 (to the extent such Debt would be permitted to be Incurred thereunder as of the Reversion Date and after giving effect to Debt Incurred prior to the Suspension Period and outstanding on the Reversion Date).  To the extent such Debt would not be permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.04(a) or one of the clauses set forth in the definition of “Permitted Debt” in Section 4.04, such Debt will be deemed to have been outstanding on the Effective Date, so that it is classified as permitted under clause (x) of the definition of “Permitted Debt” in Section 4.04.  For purposes of determining compliance with the covenant described in Section 4.07 on the Reversion Date, the Net Available Cash from all Asset Sales not applied in accordance with the covenant will be deemed to be reset to zero. No Subsidiaries may be designated as Unrestricted Subsidiaries during any Suspension Period. The Company will give the Trustee written notice of any occurrence of a Reversion Date not later than five Business Days after such Reversion Date.  After any such notice of the occurrence of a Reversion Date, the Trustee shall assume that the Suspended Covenants apply and are in full force and effect.

 

Section 4.02                              Payment of Notes .  The Issuer shall promptly pay the principal of and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes and in this Indenture.  Principal and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if on such date the Trustee or the applicable Paying Agent holds in accordance with this Indenture money sufficient to pay all principal and interest then due.

 

The Issuer shall pay interest on overdue principal at the rate specified therefor in the Notes, and it shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the rate borne by the Notes to the extent lawful.

 

Section 4.03                              Reports .  Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, so long as any notes are outstanding, the Company will furnish to the holders of notes or cause the Trustee to furnish to the holders of notes, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations for non-accelerated filers:

 

(1)                                  all quarterly and annual reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company were required to file such reports; and

 

(2)                                  all current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file such reports;

 

provided that the electronic filing of the foregoing reports by the Company on the SEC’s EDGAR system (or any successor system) shall be deemed to satisfy the Company’s delivery obligations to the Trustee and any Holder of Notes.

 

All such reports will be prepared in all material respects in accordance with all of the rules and regulations applicable to such reports. Each annual report on Form 10-K will include a report on the Company’s consolidated financial statements by the Company’s certified independent accountants. In addition, the Company will file a copy of each of the reports referred to in clauses (1) and (2) above with the SEC for public availability within the time periods specified in the rules and regulations applicable to such reports (unless the SEC will not accept such a filing) and will post the reports on its website within those time periods.

 

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If, at any time, the Company is no longer subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for any reason, the Company will nevertheless continue filing the reports specified in the preceding paragraphs of this covenant with the SEC within the time periods specified above unless the SEC will not accept such a filing. The Company will not take any action reasonably expected to cause the SEC not to accept any such filings.  If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the SEC will not accept the Company’s filings for any reason, the Company will post the reports referred to in the preceding paragraphs on its website within the time periods that would apply if the Company were required to file those reports with the SEC.

 

If the Company has designated any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, as Unrestricted Subsidiaries, then the quarterly and annual financial information required by the preceding paragraphs will include a presentation, either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes thereto, and in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries separate from the financial condition and results of operations of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the Company. In addition, the Company agrees that, if at any time it is not required to file with the SEC the reports required by the preceding paragraphs, it will furnish to the Holders of Notes and to securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

 

To the extent any information is not provided within the time periods specified in this Section 4.03 and such information is subsequently provided, the Company will be deemed to have satisfied its obligations with respect thereto at such time and any Default with respect thereto shall be deemed to have been cured.

 

Section 4.04                              Limitation on Debt .  The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, Incur, directly or indirectly, any Debt unless, after giving effect to the application of the proceeds thereof and either:

 

(a)                                  the Debt is Debt of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and after giving pro forma effect to the Incurrence of the Debt and the application of the proceeds thereof, the Consolidated Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio would be at least 2.00 to 1.00; provided that the aggregate principal amount of Debt permitted to be Incurred pursuant to this clause (a) by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not the Issuer or Guarantors may not exceed $75.0 million, or

 

(b)                                  the Debt is Permitted Debt.

 

“ Permitted Debt ” means:

 

(i)                                      Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary evidenced by the Notes offered hereby and the related Note Guarantees (including Exchange Notes pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement but excluding any Additional Notes);

 

(ii)                                   Debt of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (x) Incurred under Term Loan Facilities up to an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,350.0 million, which amount shall be permanently reduced by the amount of Net Available Cash from an Asset Sale used to Repay Debt Incurred pursuant to this clause (ii), pursuant to Section 4.07 and (y) Incurred under ABL Facilities and the issuance and creation of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances thereunder (with letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the face amount thereof) up to an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $650.0 million and (y) the Borrowing Base;

 

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(iii)                                Debt of the Company owing to and held by any Restricted Subsidiary and Debt of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to and held by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided , however , that (1) any subsequent issue or transfer of Capital Stock or other event that results in any Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any subsequent transfer of that Debt (except to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case, to constitute the Incurrence of that Debt by the issuer thereof, and (2) if the Issuer or a Guarantor is the obligor on that Debt and the Debt is owed to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not the Issuer or a Guarantor, the Debt is expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all obligations with respect to the Notes or the applicable Note Guaranty;

 

(iv)                               Debt of a Restricted Subsidiary outstanding on the date on which that Restricted Subsidiary was acquired by the Company or otherwise became a Restricted Subsidiary (other than Debt Incurred as consideration in, or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate, a transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which the Restricted Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or was otherwise acquired by the Company); provided that at the time that Person was acquired by the Company or otherwise became a Restricted Subsidiary and after giving effect to the Incurrence of that Debt, (i) the Company would have been able to Incur $1.00 of additional Debt pursuant to clause (a) of Section 4.04 or (ii) the Consolidated Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio is at least equal to such ratio immediately prior to such transaction;

 

(v)                                  Debt under Interest Rate Agreements entered into by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary for the purpose of limiting interest rate risk in the financial management of the Company or that Restricted Subsidiary and not for speculative purposes, provided that the obligations under those agreements are related to payment obligations on Debt otherwise permitted by the terms of this Section 4.04;

 

(vi)                               Debt under Currency Exchange Protection Agreements entered into by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary for the purpose of limiting currency exchange rate risks in the financial management of the Company or that Restricted Subsidiary and not for speculative purposes;

 

(vii)                            Debt under Commodity Price Protection Agreements entered into by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in the financial management of the Company or that Restricted Subsidiary and not for speculative purposes;

 

(viii)                         Debt in connection with one or more standby letters of credit or performance or surety bonds or completion guarantees issued by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to self-insurance obligations and not in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or credit;

 

(ix)                               Debt arising from agreements of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, Incurred in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or Capital Stock of a Subsidiary, other than Guarantees of Debt Incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Capital Stock; provided , however , that the maximum aggregate liability in respect of all such Debt shall at no time exceed the gross proceeds actually received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such disposition;

 

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(x)                                  Debt of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on the Issue Date and, in each case not otherwise described in clauses (i) through (ix) above and clauses (xv) and (xvi) below;

 

(xi)                               Debt of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any one time not to exceed $85.0 million;

 

(xii)                            Debt of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary Incurred in respect of Capital Lease Obligations, Synthetic Lease Obligations, Purchase Money Debt and Sale and Leaseback Transactions, provided that the principal amount of any Debt Incurred pursuant to this clause outstanding at any one time may not exceed $85.0 million;

 

(xiii)                         Debt of the Company or any Guarantor consisting of Guarantees of Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary Incurred under any other clause of this Section 4.04;

 

(xiv)                        Debt of Foreign Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any one time not to exceed $45.0 million;

 

(xv)                           Debt under Hedging Obligations that are Incurred in the ordinary course of business (and not for speculative purposes);

 

(xvi)                        Debt Incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property or casualty or liability insurance, self-insurance obligations, performance, bid surety, appeal and similar bonds and completion or performance of guarantees (not for borrowed money) provided in the ordinary course of business, and any letters of credit functioning as or supporting any of the foregoing;

 

(xvii)                     (a) Debt arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business, provided , however , that such Debt is extinguished, refinanced or otherwise covered within five Business Days of Incurrence or (b) Debt owed on a short-term basis of no longer than 30 days to banks or financial institutions Incurred in the ordinary course of business that arises in connection with ordinary banking arrangements to manage cash balances of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

 

(xviii)                  shares of Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary issued to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event that results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such shares of Preferred Stock (except to the Company or another of its Restricted Subsidiaries) shall be deemed in each case to be an issuance of such shares of Preferred Stock not permitted by this clause (xviii);

 

(xix)                        Debt to the extent that the net proceeds thereof are promptly deposited to defease or to satisfy and discharge the Notes in each case in accordance with the requirements of this Indenture; and

 

(xx)                           Permitted Refinancing Debt Incurred in respect of Debt Incurred pursuant to clause (a) of this Section 4.04 and clauses (i), (iv) and (x) above or this clause (xx).

 

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For purposes of determining compliance with any restriction on the Incurrence of Debt in dollars where Debt is denominated in a different currency, the amount of such Debt will be the Dollar Equivalent determined on the date of such determination.  The principal amount of any Permitted Refinancing Debt Incurred in the same currency as the Debt being Refinanced will be the Dollar Equivalent of the Debt Refinanced determined on the date such Debt being Refinanced was initially Incurred.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 4.04, for purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.04, increases in Debt solely due to fluctuations in the exchange rates of currencies will not be deemed to exceed the maximum amount that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may Incur under any of clauses (i) through (xx) of this Section 4.04.

 

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.04:

 

(A)                                in the event that an item of Debt meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Debt described above, the Company, in its sole discretion, will classify such item of Debt at the time of Incurrence and only be required to include the amount and type of such Debt in one of the above clauses; and

 

(B)                                the Company will be entitled to divide and classify and reclassify an item of Debt in more than one of the types of Debt described above; provided that Debt outstanding under the Credit Agreement on the Effective Date shall at all times be treated as Incurred under clause (ii) of the definition of “Permitted Debt” and may not be reclassified.

 

Section 4.05                              Limitation on Restricted Payments .  The Company shall not make, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment if at the time of, and after giving effect to, the proposed Restricted Payment,

 

(a)                                  a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,

 

(b)                                  the Company could not Incur at least $1.00 of additional Debt pursuant to clause (a) of Section 4.04, or

 

(c)                                   the aggregate amount of that Restricted Payment and all other Restricted Payments declared or made after the Effective Date (the amount of any Restricted Payment, if made other than in cash, to be based upon Fair Market Value) would exceed an amount equal to the sum of:

 

(i)                                      50% of the aggregate amount of Consolidated Net Income accrued during the period (treated as one accounting period) from the first day of the first full fiscal quarter commencing after the Effective Date to the end of the most recent fiscal quarter ending prior to the date of such Restricted Payment and for which reports are required to be provided in Section 4.03 (or if the aggregate amount of Consolidated Net Income for such period shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit), plus

 

(ii)                                   Capital Stock Sale Proceeds received after the Effective Date, plus

 

(iii)                                the sum of:

 

(A)                                the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from the issuance or sale after the Effective Date of convertible or exchangeable Debt that has been converted into or exchanged for Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company, and

 

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(B)                                the aggregate amount by which Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet on or after the Effective Date upon the conversion or exchange of any Debt issued or sold on or prior to the Effective Date that is convertible or exchangeable for Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company,

 

excluding, in the case of clause (A) or (B):

 

(x)                                  any Debt issued or sold to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company or an employee stock ownership plan or trust established by the Company or any Subsidiary for the benefit of their employees, and

 

(y)                                  the aggregate amount of any cash or other Property distributed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary upon any such conversion or exchange, plus

 

(iv)                              an amount equal to the sum of:

 

(A)                                the net reduction in Investments in any Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary resulting from dividends, repayments of loans or advances or other transfers of Property made after the Effective Date, in each case to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from that Person, less the cost of the disposition of those Investments, and

 

(B)                                the lesser of the net book value or the Fair Market Value of the Company’s equity interest in an Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time the Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated a Restricted Subsidiary ( provided that such designation occurs after the Effective Date);

 

provided , however , that the foregoing sum shall not exceed, in the case of any Person, the amount of Investments previously made (and treated as Restricted Payments) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in that Person, and

 

plus

 

(v)                                  any cash dividends or cash distributions received directly or indirectly by the Company or a Guarantor after the Effective Date from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, to the extent such dividends or distributions were not otherwise included in Consolidated Net Income (other than to the extent such distribution represents a return of capital and the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary was made by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to clause (j) of the second paragraph of this covenant or to the extent such Investment constituted a Permitted Investment).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing limitation, the Company may:

 

(a)                                  declare or pay dividends on its Capital Stock or distributions, or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption, within 60 days after the date of declaration of the dividend or distribution or giving of the redemption notice, as the case may be, if, on said date of declaration or redemption notice, such dividends, distributions or redemption, as the case may be, could have been paid in compliance with this Indenture; provided, however , that the dividend, distribution and redemption shall be included in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

 

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(b)                                  purchase, repurchase, redeem, legally defease, acquire or retire for value Capital Stock of the Company or Subordinated Obligations in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock and other than Capital Stock issued or sold to a Subsidiary of the Company or an employee stock ownership plan or trust established by the Company or any Subsidiary for the benefit of their employees); provided , however , that

 

(1)                                  the purchase, repurchase, redemption, legal defeasance, acquisition or retirement shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments, and

 

(2)                                  the Capital Stock Sale Proceeds from the exchange or sale shall be excluded from the calculation pursuant to clause (c)(ii) above;

 

(c)                                   purchase, repurchase, redeem, legally defease, acquire or retire for value any Subordinated Obligations in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, Permitted Refinancing Debt; provided , however , that the purchase, repurchase, redemption, legal defeasance, acquisition or retirement shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

 

(d)                                  pay scheduled dividends (not constituting a return on capital) on Disqualified Stock issued pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.04 provided , however , that such dividends shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

 

(e)                                   permit a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary to pay dividends to shareholders of that Restricted Subsidiary that are not the parent of that Restricted Subsidiary, so long as the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary that is the parent of that Restricted Subsidiary receives dividends on a pro rata basis or on a basis that results in the receipt by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary that is the parent of that Restricted Subsidiary of dividends or distributions of greater value than it would receive on a pro rata basis;

 

(f)                                    make cash payments in lieu of fractional shares in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into Capital Stock of the Company; provided , however , that such payments shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

 

(g)                                   make repurchases of shares of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company deemed to occur upon the exercise of options to purchase shares of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company, warrants, other rights to acquire Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock)  if such shares of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company represent a portion of the exercise price of such options, warrants or other rights; provided , however , that such repurchases shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

 

(h)                                  repurchase shares of, or options to purchase shares of, common stock of the Company from current or former officers, directors or employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or permitted transferees of such current or former officers, directors or employees), pursuant to the terms of agreements (including employment agreements) or plans approved by the Board of Directors under which such individuals acquire shares of such common stock; provided , however , that the aggregate amount of such repurchases shall not exceed $15.0 million in any calendar year (with unused amounts in any calendar year carried over to the immediately succeeding calendar year (but not any other years) subject to a maximum of $25.0 million in any

 

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calendar year); and provided further , however , that such repurchases shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

 

(i)                                      purchase, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Subordinated Obligations upon a Change of Control of the Company or an Asset Sale by the Company, to the extent required by any agreement pursuant to which such Subordinated Obligations were issued, but only if the Company has previously made the offer to purchase notes required under Section 4.07 or Section 4.12 and has repurchased all notes validly tendered and now withdrawn in connection with such offer to purchase notes pursuant to Section 4.07 or Section 4.12; provided , however , that such payments shall be included in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

 

(j)                                     make other Restricted Payments not to exceed $75.0 million in the aggregate; provided , however , that such payments shall be included in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

 

(k)                                  declare or pay dividends on common stock of the Company of up to $15.0 million in any fiscal quarter of the Company so long as at the time of, and after giving effect to such divided no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; provided , however , that the dividend shall be included in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

 

(l)                                      any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Disqualified Stock of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary made by exchange for or out of the proceeds of, the substantially concurrent sale of Disqualified Stock of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, so long as such refinancing Disqualified Stock is permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.04 and constitutes Refinancing Debt; and

 

(m)                              any payments made in connection with the Transactions as described in the Offering Memorandum; provided , however , that such payments shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments.

 

Section 4.06                              Limitation on Liens .  The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, Incur or suffer to exist, any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of its Property (including Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary), whether owned at the Issue Date or thereafter acquired, or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom unless (i) it has made or will make effective provision whereby the Notes will be secured by that Lien equally and ratably with (or prior to) all other Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary secured by that Lien or (ii) in the case of Liens securing subordinated obligations or a Guarantor’s subordinated obligations, the Notes and the related Note Guarantees are secured by a Lien on such property, assets or proceeds that is senior to such Liens.

 

Any Lien created for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes pursuant to this Section 4.06 shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon the release and discharge of each of the Liens described in clauses (i) and (ii) above.

 

Section 4.07                              Limitation on Asset Sales .

 

(a)                                  The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, consummate any Asset Sale unless:

 

(i)                                      the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary receives consideration at the time of the Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the Property subject to such Asset Sale;

 

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(ii)                                   at least 75% of the consideration paid to the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such Asset Sale is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents or the assumption by the purchaser of liabilities of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes) as a result of which the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries are no longer obligated with respect to such liabilities; and

 

(iii)                                the Company delivers an Officers’ Certificate to the Trustee certifying that such Asset Sale complies with the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii).

 

For the purposes of this Section 4.07:

 

(1)                                  securities or other assets received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from the transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash within 180 days after the closing of such Asset Sale shall be considered to be cash to the extent of the cash received in that conversion;

 

(2)                                  any cash consideration paid to the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the Asset Sale that is held in escrow or on deposit to support indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations in respect of such Asset Sale shall be considered to be cash;

 

(3)                                  Productive Assets received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the Asset Sale shall be considered to be cash;

 

(4)                                  the requirement that at least 75% of the consideration paid to the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the Asset Sale be in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents or assumed liabilities shall also be considered satisfied if the cash or Cash Equivalents received constitutes at least 75% of the consideration received by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such Asset Sale, determined on an after-tax basis; and

 

(5)                                  any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the Asset Sale having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received in respect of Asset Sales that is at that time outstanding not to exceed $40.0 million shall be considered to be cash.

 

(b)                                  The Net Available Cash (or any portion thereof) from Asset Sales may be applied by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, to the extent the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary elects (or is required by the terms of any Debt):

 

(i)                                      to Repay secured Debt of the Company or a Guarantor (and if the secured Debt being repaid is revolving credit Debt, to correspondingly permanently reduce commitments with respect thereto), or any Debt of a non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiary (excluding, in any such case, any Debt that is owed to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company);

 

(ii)                                   to Repay other Debt of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (other than Subordinated Obligations and Debt owed to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) so long as the Company shall equally and ratably reduce obligations under the Notes (i) on a pro rata basis pursuant to Section 3.07, (ii) through open-market purchases (to the extent such purchases are at or above 100% of the principal amount thereof) or (iii) by making an offer (in accordance with the procedures set forth below for a Prepayment Offer) to all Holders to purchase their Notes at

 

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100% of the principal amount thereof, plus the amount of accrued but unpaid interest, if any, on the amount of Notes that would otherwise be prepaid; or

 

(iii)                                to reinvest in Additional Assets (including by means of an Investment in Additional Assets by a Restricted Subsidiary with Net Available Cash received by the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary), provided , however , that the Net Available Cash (or any portion thereof) from Asset Sales from the Company to any Subsidiary must be reinvested in Additional Assets of the Company.

 

(c)                                   Any Net Available Cash from an Asset Sale not applied in accordance with the preceding paragraph within 360 days from the date of the receipt of such Net Available Cash or that the Company earlier elects to so designate shall constitute “ Excess Proceeds ,” provided , however , that a binding commitment to reinvest in Additional Assets pursuant to clause (b)(iii) of this Section 4.07 shall be treated as a permitted application of the Net Available Cash from the date of such commitment; provided that (i) such reinvestment is consummated within 180 days of the end of the 360-day period referred to in this sentence, and (ii) if such reinvestment is not consummated within the period set forth in subclause (i) or such binding commitment is terminated, the Net Available Cash not so applied will be deemed to be Excess Proceeds.

 

When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds not previously subject to a Prepayment Offer (as defined below) exceeds $20.0 million (taking into account income earned on those Excess Proceeds, if any), the Issuer will be required to make an offer to purchase (the “ Prepayment Offer ”) the Notes, which offer shall be in the amount of the Allocable Excess Proceeds, on a pro rata basis according to principal amount, at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the purchase date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date), in accordance with the procedures (including prorating in the event of oversubscription) set forth in this Indenture.  To the extent that any portion of the amount of Net Available Cash remains after compliance with the preceding sentence and provided that all Holders of Notes have been given the opportunity to tender their Notes for purchase in accordance with this Indenture, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary may use the remaining amount for any purpose permitted by this Indenture and the amount of Excess Proceeds will be reset to zero.

 

The term “ Allocable Excess Proceeds ” will mean the product of:

 

(a)                                  the Excess Proceeds, and

 

(b)                                  a fraction,

 

(1)                                  the numerator of which is the aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding on the date of the Prepayment Offer, and

 

(2)                                  the denominator of which is the sum of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding on the date of the Prepayment Offer and the aggregate principal amount of other Debt of the Company outstanding on the date of the Prepayment Offer that is pari passu in right of payment with the Notes and subject to terms and conditions in respect of Asset Sales similar in all material respects to the covenant described hereunder and requiring the Company to make an offer to purchase such Debt at substantially the same time as the Prepayment Offer.

 

(d)                                  (1)  Not later than five Business Days after the Issuer is obligated to make a Prepayment Offer as described in clause (c) of this Section 4.07, the Issuer shall send, or cause to be sent, a written

 

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notice, by first-class mail (or electronic transmission in the case of Notes held in book-entry form), to the Holders of Notes, accompanied by information regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries as the Company in good faith believes will enable the Holders to make an informed decision with respect to that Prepayment Offer.  The notice shall state, among other things, the purchase price and the purchase date, which shall be, subject to any contrary requirements of applicable law, a Business Day no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date the notice is delivered.

 

(2)                                  Not later than the date upon which written notice of a Prepayment Offer is delivered to the Trustee as provided above, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate as to (i) the amount of the Prepayment Offer (the “ Offer Amount ”), (ii) the allocation of the Net Available Cash from the Asset Sales pursuant to which such Prepayment Offer is being made and (iii) the compliance of such allocation with the provisions of clause (c) of this Section 4.07.  On or before the purchase date, the Issuer shall also irrevocably deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent (or, if the Issuer or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary is the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust) in Temporary Cash Investments (other than those enumerated in clause (b) of the definition of “Temporary Cash Investments”), maturing on the last day prior to the purchase date or on the purchase date if funds are immediately available by open of business, an amount equal to the Offer Amount to be held for payment in accordance with the provisions of this Section.  Upon the expiration of the period for which the Prepayment Offer remains open (the “ Offer Period ”), the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee for cancellation the Notes or portions thereof that have been properly tendered to and are to be accepted by the Issuer.  The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall, on the purchase date, mail or, in the case of Global Notes, deliver payment to each tendering Holder in the amount of its pro rata share of the Offer Amount.  In the event that the aggregate purchase price of the Notes delivered by the Issuer to the Trustee is less than the Offer Amount, the Trustee or the Paying Agent shall deliver the excess to the Issuer immediately after the expiration of the Offer Period for application in accordance with this Section.

 

(3)                                  Holders electing to have a Note purchased shall be required to surrender the Note, with an appropriate form duly completed, to the Issuer or its agent at the address specified in the notice at least three Business Days prior to the purchase date.  Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their election if the Trustee or the Issuer receives not later than one Business Day prior to the purchase date, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note that was delivered for purchase by the Holder and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its election to have such Note purchased.  If at the expiration of the Offer Period the aggregate principal amount of Notes surrendered by Holders exceeds the Offer Amount, the Issuer shall select the Notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis for all Notes (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the Issuer so that only Notes in denominations of $2,000, or integral multiples of $1,000 thereafter, shall be purchased).  Holders whose Notes are purchased only in part shall be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered.

 

(4)                                  At the time the Issuer delivers Notes to the Trustee that are to be accepted for purchase, the Issuer shall also deliver an Officers’ Certificate stating that such Notes are to be accepted by the Issuer pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Section.  A Note shall be deemed to have been accepted for purchase at the time the Trustee or the applicable Paying Agent mails or, in the case of Global Notes, delivers payment therefor to the surrendering Holder.

 

(e)                                   The Issuer will comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to this Section.  To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with provisions of this Section, the Issuer will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section by virtue thereof.

 

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Section 4.08                              Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries .  The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any consensual restriction on the right of any Restricted Subsidiary to:

 

(a)                                  pay dividends, in cash or otherwise, or make any other distributions on or in respect of its Capital Stock, or pay any Debt or other obligation owed, to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary (it being understood that the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividend or liquidating distributions prior to the dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock),

 

(b)                                  make any loans or advances to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary (it being understood that the subordination of loans or advances made to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to other Debt Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances), or

 

(c)                                   sell, lease or transfer any of its Property to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary (it being understood that such transfers shall not include any type of transfer described in clause (a) or (b) above).

 

The foregoing limitations will not apply to restrictions:

 

(A)                                in effect on the Effective Date, including, but not limited to the Credit Agreements,

 

(B)                                relating to Debt of a Restricted Subsidiary existing at the time it became a Restricted Subsidiary if such restriction was not created in connection with or in anticipation of the transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which that Restricted Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary or was acquired by the Company,

 

(C)                                that result from any amendment, restatement, modification, renewal, supplement, extension, replacement or Refinancing of Debt Incurred pursuant to an agreement referred to in clause (A) or (B) above, in clause (F), (G) or (J) below or this clause (C), provided that the restriction contained in such amendment, restatement, modification, renewal, supplement, extension, replacement or Refinancing is not materially more restrictive (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors in a resolution of the Board of Directors delivered to the Trustee), taken as a whole, than the restrictions of the same type contained in the agreements or instruments referred to in clauses (A), (B), (F), (G) or (J) or this clause (C), as applicable,

 

(D)                                resulting from the Incurrence of any Permitted Debt as defined in Section 4.04, provided that the restriction is no less favorable to the Holders of Notes in any material respect (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors in a resolution of the Board of Directors delivered to the Trustee) than the restrictions of the same type contained in this Indenture, or

 

(E)                                 existing by reason of applicable law, rule, regulation or order; and

 

(F)                                  with respect to clause (c) above only, relating to Debt that is permitted to be Incurred and secured without also securing the Notes pursuant to Section 4.04 and

 

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Section 4.06 that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the Property securing that Debt,

 

(G)                                encumbering Property at the time the Property was acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, so long as the restriction relates solely to the Property so acquired and was not created in connection with or in anticipation of the acquisition,

 

(H)                               resulting from customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of leases or customary provisions in other agreements (including, without limitation, intellectual property licenses entered into in the ordinary course of business) that restrict assignment of the agreements or rights thereunder,

 

(I)                                    which are customary restrictions contained in asset sale agreements limiting the transfer of Property pending the closing of the sale, or

 

(J)                                    existing by reason of this Indenture, the Notes offered hereby, the Exchange Notes, and the Note Guarantees.

 

Section 4.09                              Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates .  The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, conduct any business or enter into or suffer to exist any transaction or series of transactions (including the purchase, sale, transfer, assignment, lease, conveyance or exchange of any Property or the rendering of any service) with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Company (an “ Affiliate Transaction ”) involving payments in excess of $1.0 million, unless:

 

(a)                                  the terms of such Affiliate Transaction are no less favorable to the Company or that Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, taken as a whole, than those that could be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company, and

 

(b)                                  if the Affiliate Transaction involves aggregate payments or value in excess of $35.0 million, the Board of Directors (including a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors) approves the Affiliate Transaction and, in its good faith judgment, believes that the Affiliate Transaction complies with clause (a) of this paragraph as evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors promptly delivered to the Trustee.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing limitation, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may enter into or suffer to exist the following:

 

(a)                                  any transaction or series of transactions between the Company and one or more Restricted Subsidiaries or between two or more Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(b)                                  any Restricted Payment permitted to be made pursuant to Section 4.05 or any Permitted Investment;

 

(c)                                   any reasonable or customary employment, consulting, service, severance, termination agreement, employee benefit plan, compensation arrangement, indemnification arrangement, or any similar arrangement entered into by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary with a current or former director, officer or employee of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and payments related thereto; or any issuance of securities, or other payments, awards or grants in

 

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cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment agreements and other compensation arrangements, options to purchase Capital Stock of the Company, restricted stock plans, restricted stock unit plans, long-term incentive plans, stock appreciation rights plans, participation plans or similar employee benefits plans and/or indemnity provided on behalf of directors, officers and employees of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary approved by the Board of Directors of the Company;

 

(d)                                  (i) reimbursement of employee travel and lodging costs and other business expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and (ii) loans and advances to employees made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with applicable laws and consistent with the past practices of the Company or that Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be;

 

(e)                                   any issuance of shares of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company;

 

(f)                                    any agreement as in effect on the Effective Date or any amendment, modification, supplement, extension or renewal thereto (so long as such amendment, modification, supplement, extension or renewal is not materially adverse to the interests of the Holders of the Notes) or any transaction contemplated thereby;

 

(g)                                   any agreement between any Person and an Affiliate of such Person existing at the time such Person is acquired by or merged or consolidated with or into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, as such agreement may be amended, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time; provided that such agreement was not entered into contemplation of such acquisition, merger or consolidation, and so long as any such amendment, modification, supplement, extension or renewal, when taken as a whole, is not materially more disadvantageous to the Holders, in the reasonable determination of an Officer of the Company (as evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate), than the applicable agreement as in effect on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation;

 

(h)                                  transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, joint venture partners or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture; provided that in the reasonable determination of an Officer of the Company (as evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate), such transactions are on terms that are not materially less favorable, when taken as a whole, to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person;

 

(i)                                      transactions in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary delivers to the Trustee a letter or opinion from an Independent Financial Advisor stating that such transaction is fair to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or stating that the terms are not materially less favorable, when taken as a whole, than those that might reasonably have been obtained by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in a comparable transaction at such time on an arms-length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate; and

 

(j)                                     the Transactions and the payment of all fees and expenses related to the Transactions, in each case as disclosed in the Offering Memorandum.

 

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Section 4.10                              Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries .  The Board of Directors may designate any Subsidiary of the Company (other than, after a Permitted Issuer Reorganization, the Issuer) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary if:

 

(a)                                  the Subsidiary to be so designated does not own any Capital Stock or Debt of, or own or hold any Lien on any Property of, the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary,

 

(b)                                  immediately before and after such designation, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and

 

(c)                                   any of the following:

 

(i)                             the Subsidiary to be so designated has total assets of $1,000 or less,

 

(ii)                               if the Subsidiary has consolidated assets greater than $1,000, then the designation would be permitted under Section 4.05, or

 

(iii)                                the designation is effective immediately upon the entity becoming a Subsidiary of the Company (as designated by the Board of Directors in the manner provided below).

 

Unless so designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, any Person that becomes a Subsidiary of the Company will be classified as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided , however , that the Subsidiary shall not be designated a Restricted Subsidiary and shall be automatically classified as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if either of the requirements set forth in clauses (x) and (y) of the second immediately following paragraph will not be satisfied after giving pro forma effect to the classification as a Restricted Subsidiary or if the Person is a Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

Except as provided in the first sentence of the preceding paragraph, no Restricted Subsidiary may be redesignated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.  In addition, neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall at any time be directly or indirectly liable for any Debt that provides that the holder thereof may (with the passage of time or notice or both) declare a default thereon or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its Stated Maturity upon the occurrence of a default with respect to any Debt, Lien or other obligation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary in existence and classified as an Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary is liable for that Debt (including any right to take enforcement action against that Unrestricted Subsidiary).

 

The Board of Directors may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary if, immediately after giving pro forma effect to the designation,

 

(x)                                  the Company could Incur at least $1.00 of additional Debt pursuant to clause (a) of Section 4.04, and

 

(y)                                  no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom.

 

Any designation or redesignation of this kind by the Board of Directors will be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a resolution of the Board of Directors giving effect to the designation or redesignation and an Officers’ Certificate that:

 

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(a)                                  certifies that the designation or redesignation complies with the foregoing provisions, and

 

(b)                                  gives the effective date of the designation or redesignation, and the filing with the Trustee to occur after the end of the fiscal quarter of the Company in which the designation or redesignation is made within the time period for which reports are required to be provided under Section 4.03.

 

Section 4.11                              Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions .  The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction with respect to any Property unless:

 

(a)                                  the Company or that Restricted Subsidiary would be entitled to:

 

(i)                             Incur Debt in an amount equal to the Attributable Debt with respect to that Sale and Leaseback Transaction pursuant to Section 4.04, and

 

(ii)                               create a Lien on the Property securing that Attributable Debt without also securing the Notes pursuant to Section 4.06, and

 

(b)                                  the Sale and Leaseback Transaction is effected in compliance with Section 4.07 after treating all the consideration received in such Sale and Leaseback Transaction as Net Cash Proceeds of such covenant.

 

Section 4.12                              Change of Control .

 

(a)                                  Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each Holder of Notes shall have the right to require the Issuer to repurchase all or any part of such Holder’s Notes pursuant to the offer described below (the “ Change of Control Offer ”) at a purchase price (the “ Change of Control Purchase Price ”) equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the purchase date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).

 

(b)                                  Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Issuer shall send or cause to be sent by first-class mail (or electronic transmission in the case of Notes held in book-entry form), with a copy to the Trustee, to each Holder of Notes, at such Holder’s address appearing in the Note register, a notice stating: (A) that a Change of Control has occurred and a Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.12 and that all Notes timely tendered will be accepted for payment; (B) the Change of Control Purchase Price and the purchase date, which shall be, subject to any contrary requirements of applicable law, a Business Day no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is delivered (the “ Change of Control Payment Date ”); and (C) the procedures that Holders of Notes must follow in order to tender their Notes (or portions thereof) for payment and the procedures that Holders of Notes must follow in order to withdraw an election to tender Notes (or portions thereof) for payment.

 

(c)                                   Holders electing to have a Note purchased shall be required to surrender the Note, with an appropriate form duly completed and attached to the Note, or transfer by book-entry transfer, to the Issuer or its agent at the address specified in the notice at least three Business Days prior to the Change of Control Payment Date.  Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their election if the Trustee or the Issuer receives not later than one Business Day prior to the Change of Control Payment Date, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note that was delivered

 

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for purchase by the Holder and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its election to have such Note purchased.

 

(d)                                  Prior to the Change of Control Payment Date, the Issuer shall irrevocably deposit with either the Trustee or with the Paying Agent (or, if the Issuer, New Parent or any of its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries is acting as the Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust) in cash an amount equal to the Change of Control Purchase Price payable to the Holders entitled thereto, to be held for payment in accordance with the provisions of this Section.  On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee the Notes or portions thereof that have been properly tendered to and are to be accepted by the Issuer for payment.  The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall, on the Change of Control Payment Date, mail or, in the case of Global Notes, deliver payment to each tendering Holder of the Change of Control Purchase Price.  In the event that the aggregate Change of Control Purchase Price is less than the amount delivered by the Issuer to the Trustee or the Paying Agent, the Trustee or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall deliver the excess to the Issuer immediately after the Change of Control Payment Date.

 

(e)                                   The Issuer will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control if (i) a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Issuer and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer or (ii) notice of redemption has been given pursuant to this Indenture to redeem all of the Notes, unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable redemption price.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, a Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, conditioned upon the consummation of such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time the Change of Control Offer is made.

 

(f)                                    The Issuer will comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection with the purchase of Notes pursuant to this Section.  To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section, the Issuer will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section by virtue thereof.

 

The Issuer shall have the right to redeem the Notes at 101% of the principal amount thereof following the consummation of a Change of Control if at least 90% of the Notes outstanding prior to such consummation are purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer with respect to such Change of Control.

 

Section 4.13                              Further Instruments and Acts .  Upon request of the Trustee, the Issuer shall execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purpose of this Indenture.

 

Section 4.14                              Additional Note Guarantees .  If any U.S. Subsidiary of the Company that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary guarantees or becomes an obligor under the Term Loan Agreement, such Restricted Subsidiary shall (i) within 30 days execute and deliver a supplemental indenture to this Indenture providing for a Guarantee by such Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) such Restricted Subsidiary shall deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (a) such Guarantee has been duly executed and authorized; and (b) such Guarantee constitutes a valid, binding and enforceable obligation of such Restricted Subsidiary, except insofar as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws (including all laws relating to fraudulent transfers) and except insofar as enforcement thereof is subject to general principals of equity; provided that this covenant shall not be applicable to any Guarantee of any Restricted Subsidiary that existed at the time such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary and was not

 

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incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary.  Each Guarantee shall be released in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.09.

 

Section 4.15                              Existence .  The Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence and the existence of each of its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with their respective organizational documents, and the material rights, licenses and franchises of the Company and each Restricted Subsidiary, provided that the Company is not required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the existence of any Restricted Subsidiary, if the maintenance or preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole; and provided further that this Section does not prohibit any transaction otherwise permitted by Section 4.07 or Article 5.

 

Section 4.16                              Payment of Taxes and other Claims .  The Company will pay or discharge, and cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay or discharge before the same become delinquent (i) all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or its income or profits or property, and (ii) all material lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies that, if unpaid, might by law become a Lien upon the property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, other than any such tax, assessment, charge or claim the amount, applicability or validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established.

 

Section 4.17                              Maintenance of Properties and Insurance .  The Company will cause all properties used or useful in the conduct of its business or the business of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to be maintained and kept in good condition, repair and working order as in the judgment of the Company may be necessary so that the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times; provided that nothing in this Section prevents the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from discontinuing the use, operation or maintenance of any of such properties or disposing of any of them, if such discontinuance or disposal is, in the judgment of the Company, desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

Section 4.18                              Annual Officer’s Certificate as to Compliance .  Not later than July 1 every year, beginning with July 1, 2015, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee a certificate (which need not comply with Section 12.05 of this Indenture) executed by the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer of the Issuer as to such officer’s knowledge of the Issuer’s compliance with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture, such compliance to be determined without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided under this Indenture.

 

ARTICLE 5

 

SUCCESSOR COMPANY

 

Section 5.01                              When Issuer or Company May Merge or Transfer Assets .  Neither the Issuer nor the Company shall merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or into any other Person or sell, transfer, assign, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all its Property in any one transaction or series of transactions unless:

 

(a)                                  the Issuer or the Company, as applicable shall be the surviving Person (the “ Surviving Person ”) or the Surviving Person (if other than the Issuer or the Company, as applicable) formed by that merger, consolidation or amalgamation or to which that sale, transfer, assignment, lease, conveyance or disposition is made shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia;

 

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(b)                                  the Surviving Person (if other than the Issuer or the Company, as applicable) expressly assumes, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the trustee by that Surviving Person, (x) in the case of a Surviving Person formed by the merger, consolidation or amalgamation with the Issuer or to which the sale, transfer, assignment, lease, conveyance or disposition is with respect to all or substantially all of the Property of the Issuer, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, all the notes, according to their tenor, and the due and punctual performance and observance of all the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the Issuer and (y) in the case of a Surviving Person formed by the merger, consolidation or amalgamation with the Company after consummation of the Permitted Issuer Reorganization or to which the sale, transfer, assignment, lease, conveyance or disposition is with respect to all or substantially all of the Property of the Company after consummation of the Permitted Issuer Reorganization, the Guarantee of the obligations of the notes and the punctual performance and observance of all the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the Company;

 

(c)                                   in the case of a sale, transfer, assignment, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all the Property of the Company, that Property shall have been transferred as an entirety or virtually as an entirety to one Person;

 

(d)                                  immediately before and after giving effect to that transaction or series of transactions on a pro forma basis (and treating, for purposes of this clause (d) and clause (e) below, any Debt that becomes, or is anticipated to become, an obligation of the Surviving Person or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of that transaction or series of transactions as having been Incurred by the Surviving Person or the Restricted Subsidiary at the time of that transaction or series of transactions), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

 

(e)                                   immediately after giving effect to that transaction or series of transactions on a pro forma basis, the Company or the Surviving Person (if the Surviving Person was previously the Company), as the case may be, (i) would be able to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Debt under clause (a) of Section 4.04 or (ii) the Consolidated Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio of the Company or the Surviving Person (if the Surviving Person was previously the Company), as applicable, would be greater than or equal to such ratio immediately prior to such transaction, provided , however , that this clause (e) shall not be applicable to the Issuer merging, consolidating or amalgamating with or into an Affiliate incorporated solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Issuer in a State of the United States so long as the amount of Debt of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries is not increased thereby; and

 

(f)                                    the Issuer shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that the transaction and the supplemental indenture, if any, in respect thereto comply with this Section and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the transaction and the execution and delivery of a supplemental indenture, as applicable, have been satisfied.

 

The Surviving Person shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of the Issuer or the Company, as applicable under this Indenture, but the predecessor Issuer or predecessor Company in the case of:

 

(a)                                  a sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance or other disposition (unless that sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance or other disposition is of all the assets of the Issuer or the Company, as applicable, as an entirety or virtually as an entirety), or

 

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(b)                                  a lease,

 

shall not be released from any obligation to (x) pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the Notes, in the case of the Issuer or (y) Guarantee the obligations under the Notes in the case of the Company after the consummation of the Permitted Issuer Reorganization.

 

Section 5.02                              When Guarantors (other than, after a Permitted Issuer Reorganization, New Parent) May Merge or Transfer Assets .  No Guarantor may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or into any other Person; or sell, transfer, assign, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all its Property in any one transaction or series of transactions; or permit any Person to merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or into the Guarantor unless:

 

(a)                                  the other Person is the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor or becomes a Guarantor concurrently with the transaction; or

 

(b)                                  (1) either (x) the Guarantor is the continuing Person or (y) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person expressly assumes by supplemental indenture all of the obligations of the Guarantor under its Note Guaranty; and

 

(2)                                  immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no Default has occurred and is continuing; or

 

(c)                                   the transaction constitutes a sale or other disposition (including by way of consolidation or merger) of the Guarantor or the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the Property of the Guarantor (in each case other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) otherwise permitted by this Indenture.

 

ARTICLE 6

 

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

Section 6.01                              Events of Default .  The following events shall be “ Events of Default ”:

 

(a)                                  the Issuer fails to make the payment of any interest on any Note when the same becomes due and payable, and that failure continues for a period of 30 days;

 

(b)                                  the Issuer fails to make the payment of any principal of, or premium, if any, on, any Note when the same becomes due and payable at its Stated Maturity, upon acceleration, redemption, optional redemption, required repurchase or otherwise;

 

(c)                                   the Company or the Issuer fails to comply with Article 5;

 

(d)                                  the Company or the Issuer fails to comply with any other covenant or agreement in the Notes or in this Indenture (other than a failure that is the subject of the foregoing clause (a), (b) or (c)) and such failure continues for 60 days after written notice is given to the Company as specified below;

 

(e)                                   a default under any Debt by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that results in acceleration of the maturity of that Debt, or failure to pay any Debt at maturity, in an aggregate amount greater than $50.0 million or its foreign currency equivalent at the time;

 

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(f)                                    any judgment or judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $50.0 million (or its foreign currency equivalent at the time) (net of amounts covered by insurance or bonded) that shall be rendered against the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and that shall not be waived, satisfied, annulled, discharged or rescinded for any period of 60 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement shall not be in effect;

 

(g)                                   the Company, the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

 

(i)                             commences a voluntary case;

 

(ii)                               consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case;

 

(iii)                                consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for any substantial part of its property; or

 

(iv)                              makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;

 

or takes any comparable action under any foreign laws relating to insolvency;

 

(h)                                  a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:

 

(i)                             is for relief against the Company, the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case;

 

(ii)                               appoints a Custodian of the Company, the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary or for any substantial part of its property;

 

(iii)                                orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company, the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary; or

 

(iv)                              grants any similar relief under any foreign laws;

 

and in each such case the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 days;

 

(i)                                      any Note Guaranty of New Parent or any Significant Subsidiary ceases to be in full force and effect, other than in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, or a Guarantor denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Note Guaranty; or

 

(j)                                     the Merger shall not have been consummated within one Business Day after the Issue Date (unless such failure is the result of a failure of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to recognize the Merger on a timely basis).

 

A Default under clause (c) and (d) is not an Event of Default until the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding notify the Company or the Issuer of the Default and the Company or the Issuer does not cure that Default within the time specified after receipt of such notice (the “ Notice of Default ”).  The notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that the notice is a “Notice of Default.”

 

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The Company or the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after the occurrence thereof, written notice in the form of an Officers’ Certificate of any event that with the giving of notice and the lapse of time would become an Event of Default, its status and what action the Company or the Issuer is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

Section 6.02                              Acceleration .  If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes (other than an Event of Default specified in Sections 6.01(g) or 6.01(h) with respect to the Company or the Issuer) shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee or the registered Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding may, by notice to the Issuer and the Trustee, declare to be immediately due and payable the principal amount of all the Notes then outstanding, plus accrued but unpaid interest to the date of acceleration.  Upon such a declaration, such principal and interest shall be due and payable immediately.  If an Event of Default specified in Sections 6.01(g) or 6.01(h) with respect to the Company or the Issuer occurs, the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on all the Notes shall be due and payable immediately without any declaration or other act by the Trustee or the Holder of the Notes.  After any such acceleration but before a judgment or decree based on acceleration is obtained by the Trustee, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes may, by notice to the Trustee and the Issuer, rescind and annul any declaration of acceleration (i) if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree, (ii) if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived (other than nonpayment of principal, premium, or interest that has become due solely because of the acceleration), and (iii) there has been deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel incurred in connection with the rescinded Event of Default.  No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.

 

Section 6.03                              Other Remedies .  If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture.

 

The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding.

 

Section 6.04                              Waiver of Past Defaults .  The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may waive an existing Default and its consequences except (i) a Default in the payment of the principal of or interest on a Note or (ii) a Default in respect of a provision that under Section 9.02 cannot be amended without the consent of each Noteholder affected.  When a Default is waived, it is deemed cured, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any consequent right.  If a Default is deemed to occur solely as a consequence of the existence of another Default (the “ Initial Default ”), then, at the time such Initial Default is cured (including the payment of default interest, if any), the Default that resulted solely because that Initial Default will also be cured without any further action.

 

Section 6.05                              Control by Majority .  The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to the Notes.  However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture or that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Noteholders or would involve the Trustee in personal liability; provided , however , that the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction.  Subject to Section 7.01, in case an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers hereunder at the request or direction of any of the Holders, unless the Holders shall have offered to the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it.

 

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Section 6.06                              Limitation on Suits .  A Noteholder may not pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes unless:

 

(a)                                  such Holder shall have previously given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default;

 

(b)                                  the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding shall have made a written request, and such Holder or Holders shall have offered reasonable security or indemnity, to the Trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee; and

 

(c)                                   the Trustee has not received from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request and has failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days after such notice.

 

The foregoing limitations on the pursuit of remedies by a Noteholder shall not apply to a suit instituted by a Holder of Notes for the enforcement of payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, or interest on such Note on or after the applicable due date specified in such Note.  A Noteholder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Noteholder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Noteholder (it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not such actions or forbearances are unduly prejudicial to such Holders).

 

Section 6.07                              Rights of Holders to Receive Payment .  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of, and interest on, the Notes held by such Holder, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Notes, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

 

Section 6.08                              Collection Suit by Trustee .  If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a) or 6.01(b) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Issuer for the whole amount then due and owing (together with interest on any unpaid interest to the extent lawful) and the amounts provided for in this Indenture.

 

Section 6.09                              Trustee May File Proofs of Claim .  The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee and the Noteholders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Issuer, its creditors or its property and, unless prohibited by law or applicable regulations, may vote on behalf of the Holders in any election of a trustee in bankruptcy or other Person performing similar functions, and any Custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make 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 such compensation as agreed upon in writing by the parties hereto, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and its counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under this Indenture, or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

Section 6.10                              Priorities .  If the Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay out the money or property in the following order:

 

FIRST:  to the Trustee for amounts due under this Indenture;

 

SECOND:  to Noteholders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal and interest, respectively; and

 

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THIRD:  to the Issuer.

 

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Noteholders pursuant to this Section.  At least 15 days before such record date, the Issuer shall mail to each Noteholder and the Trustee a notice that states the record date, the payment date and amount to be paid.

 

Section 6.11                              Undertaking for Costs .  In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit (other than the Trustee), having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant.  This Section does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07 or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes.

 

Section 6.12                              Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws .  The Issuer (to the extent it may lawfully do so) shall not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuer (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and shall not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

 

Section 6.13                              Restoration of Rights and Remedies .  If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted a proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under the Indenture and the proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to the Holder, then, subject to any determination in the proceeding, the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders will be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders will continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

 

Section 6.14                              Rights and Remedies Cumulative .  No right or remedy conferred or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders under this Indenture is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and all such rights and remedies are, to the extent permitted by law, cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise.  The assertion or exercise of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, will not prevent the concurrent assertion or exercise of any other right or remedy.

 

Section 6.15                              Delay or Omission Not Waiver .  No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default will 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.

 

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ARTICLE 7

 

TRUSTEE

 

Section 7.01                              Duties of Trustee .

 

(a)                                  If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent Person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such Person’s own affairs.

 

(b)                                  Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

 

(i)                                      the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no implied duties, covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee, where duties and obligations shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture; and

 

(ii)                                   in the absence of willful misconduct on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture.  However, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of any mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein.

 

(c)                                   The Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except that:

 

(i)                                      this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section;

 

(ii)                                   the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Trust Officer unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

 

(iii)                                the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.

 

(d)                                  Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this Section.

 

(e)                                   The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Issuer.

 

(f)                                    Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

 

(g)                                   No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers.

 

(h)                                  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 and to the provisions of

 

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the TIA, and the provisions of this Article 7 shall apply to the Trustee in its role as Registrar, Paying Agent and Notes Custodian.

 

(i)                                      The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of a Default or an Event of Default unless a Trust Officer of the Trustee has received written notice thereof (in accordance with the notice provisions of this Indenture) from the Issuer or any Holder and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture.

 

Section 7.02                              Rights of Trustee .

 

(a)                                  The Trustee may conclusively rely on any document (whether in its original or facsimile form) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person.  The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.  The Trustee may, however, in its discretion 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 expense of the Issuer and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.

 

(b)                                  Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it shall be entitled to receive an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel.  The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.

 

(c)                                   The Trustee may act through agents and/or attorneys and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent or attorney appointed with due care.

 

(d)                                  The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers; provided , however , that the Trustee’s conduct does not constitute willful misconduct or negligence.

 

(e)                                   The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection, and the advice or opinion of counsel with respect to legal matters relating to this Indenture and the Notes shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect to any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.

 

(f)                                    The permissive rights of the Trustee to do things enumerated in this Indenture shall not be construed as a duty unless so specified herein.

 

(g)                                   The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security and/or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by the Trustee in compliance with such request or direction.

 

(h)                                  The Trustee may employ or retain accountants, appraisers or other experts or advisers as it may reasonably require for the purpose of determining and discharging its rights and duties hereunder and shall not be responsible for any misconduct on the part of any of them selected with due care.

 

(i)                                      In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

 

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(j)                                     The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.

 

(k)                                  The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder.

 

(l)                                      The Trustee may request that the Issuer deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture.

 

(m)                              Delivery of any reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Issuer’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee may conclusively rely on a certificate of an authorized Officer of the Issuer).

 

The provisions of this Section 7.02 shall survive satisfaction and discharge or the termination, for any reason, of this Indenture and the resignation and/or removal of the Trustee.

 

Section 7.03                              Individual Rights of Trustee .  The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Issuer or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.  Any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar may do the same with like rights.  However, the Trustee must comply with Sections 7.10 and 7.11.

 

Section 7.04                              Trustee’s Disclaimer .  The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity, priority or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Issuer’s use of the proceeds from the Notes, and it shall not be responsible for any statement of the Issuer in this Indenture or in any other document other than the certificate of authentication executed by the Trustee.

 

Section 7.05                              Notice of Defaults .  If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to each Noteholder notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after written notice of it is received by a Trust Officer of the Trustee.  Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of or interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Trust Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of Noteholders.

 

Section 7.06                              Reports by Trustee to Holders .  As promptly as practicable after each December 31 beginning with December 31, 2014, and in any event prior to February 28 in each year, the Trustee shall mail to each Noteholder a brief report dated as of December 31 each year that complies with TIA § 313(a), if and to the extent required by such subsection.  The Trustee shall also comply with TIA § 313(b).

 

A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Noteholders shall be filed with the SEC and each stock exchange (if any) on which the Notes are listed.  The Issuer agrees to notify promptly the Trustee whenever the Notes become listed on any stock exchange and of any delisting thereof.

 

Section 7.07                              Compensation and Indemnity .  The Issuer shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such reasonable compensation for its services as agreed upon in writing by the parties hereto.  The

 

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