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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 25, 2020

 

 

O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Missouri 000-21318 27-4358837

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 
233 South Patterson Avenue
Springfield, Missouri 65802
(Address of principal executive offices, Zip code)
 
(417) 862-6708
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
(Not Applicable)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of Each Exchange on which
Registered
Common Stock $0.01 par value   ORLY   The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
        (NASDAQ Global Select Market)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of Securities Act of 1933 (230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (240.12b-2).

 

¨ Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

  Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Underwriting Agreement

 

On March 25, 2020, O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as the representatives of the underwriters named on Schedule I thereto (the “Underwriters”), with respect to the Company’s issuance and sale of $500 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 4.200% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Notes”). The issuance and sale of the Notes closed on March 27, 2020 (the “Closing Date”). The Underwriting Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants. Under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company has agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities.

 

The estimated net proceeds from the offering of the Notes are expected to be approximately $495.7 million, after deducting the underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes to repay outstanding borrowings under its credit facility and, to the extent any net proceeds remain, for general corporate purposes, which may include ordinary course working capital, repurchases of shares of common stock, and investments in other business opportunities, including acquisitions, and to pay related fees and expenses.

 

The above description of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, attached as Exhibit 1.1 hereto, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Supplemental Indenture

 

The terms of the Notes are governed by an Indenture, dated as of May 20, 2019 (the “Base Indenture”), by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of the Closing Date (the “Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), by and between the Company and the Trustee.

 

The Notes mature on April 1, 2030 and bear interest at a rate of 4.200% per year. Interest on the Notes is payable on April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning on October 1, 2020. The Notes are the Company’s general unsecured senior obligations and are equal in right of payment with all of the Company’s other existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness, including the Company’s credit facility and the Company’s 4.875% Senior Notes due 2021, the Company’s 4.625% Senior Notes due 2021, the Company’s 3.800% Senior Notes due 2022, the Company’s 3.850% Senior Notes due 2023, the Company’s 3.550% Senior Notes due 2026, the Company’s 3.600% Senior Notes due 2027, the Company’s 4.350% Senior Notes due 2028 and the Company’s 3.900% Senior Notes due 2029 (such series of notes, collectively, the “Existing Notes”). The Notes are effectively junior to the Company’s future secured indebtedness, if any, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness.

 

 

 

 

The Notes are not initially guaranteed by any of the Company’s subsidiaries. However, if in the future, any of the Company’s subsidiaries incurs or guarantees obligations under the Company’s credit facility or certain other credit facility debt or capital markets debt of the Company or any future subsidiary guarantor, such subsidiary would be required to guarantee the Notes on a senior unsecured basis. The Company would be permitted to release any such future guarantee without the consent of holders of the Notes under the circumstances described in the Indenture.

 

Prior to January 1, 2030 (three months prior to the maturity date (such date, the “Par Call Date”)), the Notes are redeemable, in whole, at any time, or in part, from time to time, at the Company’s option, for cash, at a redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date, equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount thereof, or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon that would have been due if the Notes matured on the Par Call Date, not including accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date, discounted to the redemption date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the applicable Treasury Yield (as defined in the Indenture) plus 50 basis points. On or after the Par Call Date, the Notes are redeemable, in whole, at any time, or in part, from time to time, at the Company’s option, for cash, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date.

 

Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event (as defined in the Indenture), unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem the Notes, each holder of Notes will have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of such holder’s Notes, for cash, at a repurchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the amount repurchased to, but not including, the date of repurchase.

 

The Indenture contains covenants that limit the ability of the Company and each of its subsidiaries, as applicable to, among other things: (i) create certain liens on its assets to secure certain debt; (ii) enter into certain sale and leaseback transactions; and (iii) in the case of the Company, merge or consolidate with another company or transfer all or substantially all of the Company’s property, in each case as set forth in the Indenture. These covenants are, however, subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions.

 

 

 

 

The Indenture also contains customary event of default provisions including, among others, the following: (i) default in the payment of principal of or premium, if any, on any Note when due at its maturity; (ii) default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on the Notes; (iii) failure to comply with the other covenants or agreements in the Indenture or the Notes and failure to cure or obtain a waiver of such default within 90 days following notice as described below; (iv) a default under any debt for money borrowed by the Company or any future subsidiary guarantor that results in acceleration of the maturity of such debt, or failure to pay any such debt within any applicable grace period after final stated maturity, in an aggregate amount greater than (a) $25.0 million, at any time that any Existing Notes remain outstanding, or (b) $100.0 million at any time that no Existing Notes remain outstanding, without such debt having been discharged or acceleration having been rescinded or annulled; and (v) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization with respect to the Company or any future subsidiary guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary (as defined in the Indenture), in each case as set forth in the Indenture. In the case of an event of default, other than a default under clause (v) above, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, by written notice to the Company (and to the Trustee if the notice is given by the holders of the Notes), may declare the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes to be immediately due and payable. If an event of default under clause (v) above occurs, the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes will be immediately due and payable without any act on the part of the Trustee or holders of the Notes.

 

The Trustee is also a lender under the Company’s credit facility, and an affiliate of the Trustee was an underwriter in the offering of the Notes.

 

The offering of the Notes was registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 which became automatically effective upon filing with Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 1, 2019 (File No. 333-230033).

 

The above description of the Indenture and the Notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Base Indenture (which was previously filed by the Company with the SEC) and the Second Supplemental Indenture (including the Form of Note included therein), attached as Exhibit 4.1 and referenced as Exhibit 4.2 hereto, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

In addition to the specific agreements and arrangements described above, from time to time, certain of the underwriters of the Notes and/or their respective affiliates have been, and may in the future be, lenders under the Company’s credit facility and have directly and indirectly engaged, and may engage in the future, in investment and/or commercial banking transactions with the Company for which they have received, or may receive, customary compensation and expense reimbursement.

 

 

 

 

  Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits:

 

  Exhibit No.   Description
  1.1   Underwriting Agreement, dated as of March 25, 2020, by and among the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as the representatives of the underwriters named on Schedule I thereto.
  4.1   Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 27, 2020, by and between the Company and the Trustee
  4.2   Form of Note (included in Exhibit 4.1)
  5.1   Opinion of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
  5.2   Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
  23.1   Consent of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1)
  23.2   Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2)
  104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date:   March 27, 2020

  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.
   
  By:   /s/ Thomas McFall
    Thomas McFall
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    (principal financial and accounting officer)

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 1.1

  

Execution Copy

 

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

 

$500,000,000 4.200% Senior Notes due 2030

 

Underwriting Agreement

 

March 25, 2020

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC,

 

and

 

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.,

 

As Representatives of the several Underwriters
named in Schedule I hereto

 

c/o J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

383 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10179

 

and

 

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

214 North Tryon Street, 26th Floor
Charlotte, NC 28202

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc., a Missouri corporation (the “Company”), proposes, upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, to issue and sell $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.200% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Notes”) to the several underwriters named on Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”), for which J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. are acting as representatives (the “Representatives”). The Notes will be issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of May 20, 2019 (the “Base Indenture”), by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by a second supplemental indenture, to be dated as of March 27, 2020 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture,” and together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), by and between the Company and the Trustee. This agreement (this “Agreement”) is to confirm the agreement concerning the purchase of the Notes from the Company by the Underwriters.

 

1.                  Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to and agrees with each Underwriter that:

 

(a)               An “automatic shelf registration statement” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) on Form S-3 (File No. 333-230033), which contains a base prospectus dated March 1, 2019 (the “Base Prospectus”) to be used in connection with the public offering and sale of the Notes, (i) has been prepared by the Company in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the rules and regulations (the “Rules and Regulations”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) thereunder, (ii) has been filed with the Commission under the Securities Act not earlier than the date that is three years prior to the Closing Date (as defined in Section 3 hereof) and (iii) upon its filing with the Commission, automatically became and is effective under the Securities Act. No amendment or supplement with respect to such registration statement has prior to the date of this Agreement been filed or transmitted for filing with the Commission. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the specified meanings:

 

 

 

 

 

Applicable Time” means 2:10 P.M. (New York City time) on the date of this Agreement;

 

“Disclosure Package” means, as of the Applicable Time, the Preliminary Prospectus (as defined below), together with each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus filed or used by the Company on or before the Applicable Time and identified on Schedule II, Item A hereto;

 

Effective Date” means the time and date as of which the Registration Statement (as defined below) or any post-effective amendment thereto relating to the Notes became, or is deemed to have become, effective under the Securities Act in accordance with the Rules and Regulations (including pursuant to Rule 430B(f)(2) of the Rules and Regulations);

 

Final Term Sheet” means the term sheet prepared pursuant to Section 4(a) of this Agreement and substantially in the form attached in Schedule III hereto;

 

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means each “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 of the Rules and Regulations) prepared by or on behalf of the Company or used or referred to by the Company in connection with the offering of the Notes, including the Final Term Sheet;

 

Preliminary Prospectus” means, together with the Base Prospectus, the preliminary prospectus supplement to the Base Prospectus relating to the Notes, as filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations and provided by the Company to the Representatives for use by the Underwriters;

 

Prospectus” means, together with the Base Prospectus, the final prospectus supplement relating to the Notes, as filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations and provided by the Company to the Representatives for use by the Underwriters; and

 

Registration Statement” at any particular time means, collectively, the various parts of the above-referenced registration statement, each as amended as of such time, including the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, all documents incorporated by reference therein at such time and all exhibits to such registration statement, and including any information deemed to be a part thereof pursuant to Rule 430B and Rule 430C, as applicable, of the Rules and Regulations with respect to such registration statement, that in any case has not been superseded or modified. “Registration Statement” without a reference to a time means the Registration Statement as of the Effective Date.

 

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Any reference to the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus will be deemed to refer to and include any documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Form S-3 under the Securities Act as of the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be. Any reference to any amendment or supplement to any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus will be deemed to refer to and include any document filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), after the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, and incorporated by reference in such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be.

 

(b)               The Commission has not issued any order preventing or suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus; and no proceeding for any such purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act against the Company or related to the offering has been instituted or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by the Commission. The Company has not received from the Commission any comments on any document incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, which comments remain unresolved. The Company has not received from the Commission any notice pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) of the Rules and Regulations objecting to the use of the automatic shelf registration statement form.

 

(c)               At the time of filing of the Registration Statement, the Company was a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405 of the Rules and Regulations. At the time of filing the Registration Statement, at the earliest time thereafter that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) of the Rules and Regulations) of the Notes and at the date hereof, the Company was not and is not an “ineligible issuer” as defined in Rule 405 of the Rules and Regulations.

 

(d)               The Registration Statement conformed in all material respects on the Effective Date, and any amendment to the Registration Statement filed after the date hereof will conform in all material respects when filed, to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations. The Preliminary Prospectus conformed as of its date, and the Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto, will conform as of its date and as of the Closing Date, in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations. The documents incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, when they became effective or were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the Rules and Regulations, and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Prospectus or any further amendment or supplement thereto, when such documents become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the Rules and Regulations; and no such documents have been filed with the Commission since the close of business of the Commission on the Business Day immediately prior to the date hereof except for a Current Report on Form 8-K regarding the offering contemplated hereby and any documents required to be filed pursuant to Section 4 hereof.

 

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(e)               The Registration Statement did not, as of the Effective Date, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that no representation or warranty is made as to information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company through the Representatives by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein (which information is specified in Section 12 hereof).

 

(f)                The Disclosure Package did not, as of the Applicable Time, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that no representation or warranty is made as to information contained in or omitted from the Disclosure Package in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company through the Representatives by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein (which information is specified in Section 12 hereof).

 

(g)               The Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto, will not, as of its date and on the Closing Date, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that no representation or warranty is made as to information contained in or omitted from the Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company through the Representatives by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein (which information is specified in Section 12 hereof).

 

(h)               Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as defined below) (a) have been duly organized and are validly existing and in good standing as a corporation or other business entity under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of incorporation or organization, with all power and authority necessary to conduct the business in which each is engaged or to own or lease their respective properties and (b) are duly qualified to do business and in good standing as a foreign corporation or other business entity in each jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or lease of property or the conduct of their respective business requires such qualification, except, with regard to clauses (a) and (b), where the failure would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, stockholders’ equity, properties or business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (ii) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Indenture or the Notes, as applicable (a “Material Adverse Effect”).

 

(i)                 All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary that is a corporation have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, all of the outstanding shares of capital stock, partnership interests or other ownership interests of each Subsidiary are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of any claim, lien, encumbrance, security interest, restriction upon voting or transfer, preemptive rights or any other claim of any third party, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(j)                 This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, by general equitable principles (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) or by considerations of public policy.

 

(k)               The Base Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company; and the Second Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and, upon its execution and delivery on the Closing Date, will have been duly executed and delivered; and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Trustee, on the Closing Date the Indenture will constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). The Indenture (i) has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”), (ii) complies as to form with the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and (iii) conforms in all material respects to the description thereof in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

(l)                 The Notes have been duly authorized by the Company and, when executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the Indenture and delivered to the Underwriters against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued and delivered, and will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and the Notes conform, or will conform, in all material respects to the description thereof in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

(m)               None of the execution or delivery of this Agreement by the Company, the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, the execution and delivery of the Second Supplemental Indenture and the Notes by the Company or compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of this Agreement, the Indenture and the Notes, as applicable, will result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any claim, lien, encumbrance or security interest upon any property or asset of the Company or its Subsidiaries under (i) the certificate of incorporation, by-laws, partnership agreement or other constitutive documents of the Company or its Subsidiaries, (ii) any loan agreement, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound or to which any of their properties is subject, or (iii) any law or any rule, regulation, order or decree of any governmental agency or body or court having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets, except, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), breaches, violations, defaults or the creation or imposition of claims liens, encumbrances or security interests that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(n)               Neither the filing of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus nor the offer or sale of the Notes as contemplated by this Agreement gives rise to any rights, other than those which have been duly waived or satisfied, for or relating to the registration of any securities of the Company.

 

(o)               Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) is in violation or breach of its certificate of incorporation, by-laws, partnership agreement or other constitutive documents, (ii) is in default, and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance of any loan agreement, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its properties or assets is subject, (iii) is in violation of any law or any rule, regulation, order or decree of any governmental agency or body or court having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets or (iv) has failed to obtain any license, permit, certificate, franchise or other governmental authorization or permit necessary for the conduct of its business or the ownership or holding of its property, except in the case of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), to the extent any such violation, breach, default or failure would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(p)               No consent, approval, order or authorization of any governmental agency or body or court is required in connection with the issuance and sale of the Notes as contemplated by this Agreement, the Indenture or the Notes, except for consents, approvals, orders and authorizations required under the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of certain jurisdictions, and except, further, for such consents, approvals, orders and authorizations which have been obtained and are in full force and effect.

 

(q)               Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, and except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there has not been any change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Company or any adverse change, or any development involving a prospective adverse change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, stockholders’ equity, properties, management or business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in each case except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(r)                Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, and except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company has not (i) incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, other than liabilities and obligations that were incurred in the ordinary course of business, (ii) entered into any material transaction not in the ordinary course of business or (iii) declared or paid any dividend on its capital stock, in each case except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(s)                The Company has an authorized capitalization as of December 31, 2019 as set forth in the column entitled “Actual” under “Capitalization” in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

(t)                 The financial statements and the notes thereto included or incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus present fairly in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the entities purported to be shown thereby at the dates and for the periods indicated and have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated and comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of Regulation S-X of the Commission, in each case except as otherwise noted therein; and the supporting schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus present fairly in all materials respects the information required to be stated therein. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

 

(u)               Ernst & Young LLP, which has certified certain consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, and which has audited the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and management’s assessment thereof, is an independent registered public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations and the rules and regulations of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

 

(v)               The Company is not, and immediately after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Notes and the application of the proceeds therefrom as described under “Use of Proceeds” in each of the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(w)              There is no litigation or legal or governmental proceeding to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or to which any property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject or which is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which (i) if adversely determined, would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or (ii) is required to be disclosed in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus and is not disclosed.

 

(x)                The Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or result in, or which could reasonably be expected to cause or result in, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Notes to facilitate the sale or resale of the Notes.

 

(y)               The statistical and market-related data included in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the Company believes to be reliable in all material respects.

 

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(z)               Except as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, no labor disturbance by the employees of the Company exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is threatened that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(aa)            (i) Each “employee benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)) for which the Company or any member of the Company’s “Controlled Group” (defined as any organization which is a member of a controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)) would have any liability (each a “Plan”), has been maintained in compliance with its terms and with the requirements of all applicable statutes, rules and regulations including ERISA and the Code, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) with respect to each Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA (a) no “reportable event” (within the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA) has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur, (b) no “accumulated funding deficiency” (within the meaning of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code), whether or not waived, has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur, (c) the fair market value of the assets under each Plan exceeds the present value of all benefits accrued under such Plan (determined based on those assumptions used to fund such Plan) and (d) neither the Company nor any member of its Controlled Group has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than contributions to the Plan or premiums to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation in the ordinary course and without default) in respect of a Plan (including a “multiemployer plan”, within the meaning of Section 4001(c)(3) of ERISA); and (iii) each Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualification.

 

(bb)           The Company has filed all federal, state, local and foreign income and franchise tax returns required to be filed through the date hereof, subject to permitted extensions, and has paid all taxes due thereon, except to the extent that any failure to so file or pay would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and no tax deficiency has been determined adversely to the Company, nor does the Company have any knowledge of any tax deficiencies that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(cc)            Except as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have such permits, licenses, patents, franchises, certificates of need and other approvals or authorizations of governmental or regulatory authorities (“Permits”) as are necessary under applicable law to own their properties and conduct their businesses in the manner described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and except as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has fulfilled and performed all of its obligations with respect to the Permits, and no event has occurred that allows, or after notice or lapse of time would allow, revocation or termination thereof or results in any other impairment of the rights of the holder or any such Permits, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(dd)           Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights to use all material patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service mark registrations, copyrights, licenses, know-how, software, systems and technology (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures) and other intellectual property rights necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and have not received any notice of any claim of conflict with, any such rights of others.

 

(ee)            Except as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (A) there are no proceedings that are pending, or known to be contemplated, against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, orders, judgments, decrees, permits or other legal requirements of any governmental authority, including without limitation any international, national, state, provincial, regional, or local authority, relating to the protection of human health or safety, the environment, or natural resources, or to hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”) in which a governmental authority is also a party, other than such proceedings as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (B) the Company and its Subsidiaries are not aware of any issues regarding compliance with Environmental Laws, or liabilities or other obligations under Environmental Laws or concerning hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (C) none of the Company or its Subsidiaries anticipates material capital expenditures relating to Environmental Laws that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(ff)             Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, employee, agent or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has (i) used any funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made or taken an act in furtherance of an offer, promise or authorization of any direct or indirect unlawful payment or benefit to any foreign or domestic government or regulatory official or employee, including of any government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any applicable law or regulation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or committed an offence under the Bribery Act 2010 of the United Kingdom, or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws; or (iv) made, offered, agreed, requested or taken an act in furtherance of any unlawful bribe or other unlawful benefit, including, without limitation, any rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful or improper payment or benefit. The Company and its subsidiaries have instituted, and maintain and enforce, policies and procedures designed to promote and ensure compliance with all applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws.

 

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(gg)           The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in material compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the applicable money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions where the Company or any of its subsidiaries conducts business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines issued, administered or enforced by any governmental or regulatory agency (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental or regulatory agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

 

(hh)           Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, employee, agent or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently the subject or the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Government, (including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State and including, without limitation, the designation as a “specially designated national” or “blocked person”), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor is the Company or any of its subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject or the target of comprehensive country- or territory-wide Sanctions, including, without limitation, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria (each, a “Sanctioned Country”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity (i) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person or entity that, at the time of such funding or facilitation will result in a violation of Sanctions (including, without limitation, by the Underwriters), (ii) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business that will result in a violation of Sanctions (including, without limitation, by the Underwriters) or (iii) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person or entity (including any person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions. For the past 5 years, the Company and its subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in and are not now knowingly engaged in any dealings or transactions with any person or entity that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or the target of Sanctions or with any Sanctioned Country.

 

(ii)              There is, and has been, no failure on the part of the Company or any of its directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith.

 

(jj)              The Company maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain accountability for assets, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with U.S. management’s general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect thereto. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective, and the Company is not aware (whether or not remediated) of any material weaknesses or except as otherwise disclosed to the Underwriters, significant deficiencies in its internal control over financial reporting.

 

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(kk)             Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, (i)(x) there has been no security breach or other compromise of or relating to any of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of their respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of them), equipment or technology (collectively, “IT Systems and Data”) and (y) the Company and its subsidiaries have not been notified of, and have no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any security breach or other compromise to their IT Systems and Data; (ii) the Company and its subsidiaries are presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification; and (iii) the Company and its subsidiaries have implemented backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with industry standards and practices.

 

(ll)              The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act; and such disclosure controls and procedures have been designed, and are effective, to ensure that material information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries is made known to the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer by others within those entities.

 

For purposes of this Section 1, as well as for Section 6 hereof, references to “the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus” or “the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus” are to each of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Disclosure Package, as the case may be, and the Prospectus as separate or stand-alone documentation (and not the Preliminary Prospectus or the Disclosure Package, as the case may be, and the Prospectus taken together), so that representations, warranties, agreements, conditions and legal opinions will be made, given or measured independently in respect of each of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Disclosure Package, as the case may be, and the Prospectus.

 

2.                  Purchase of the Notes by the Underwriters. Subject to the terms and conditions and upon the basis of the representations and warranties herein set forth, the Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to the Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at a price equal to 99.309% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest, if any, from March 27, 2020, the principal amount of the Notes set forth opposite such Underwriter’s name in Schedule I hereto, together with any additional Notes which such Underwriter may become obligated to purchase pursuant to the provisions of Section 8 of this Agreement.

 

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3.                  Delivery of and Payment for Notes. Delivery of the Notes will be made at the offices of Sidley Austin LLP, or at such place or places as mutually may be agreed upon by the Company and the Underwriters, at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on March 27, 2020 or on such later date after such date as may be determined by the Representatives and the Company (the “Closing Date”).

 

Delivery of the Notes will be made to the Representatives, or the Trustee as custodian for The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), by or on behalf of the Company against payment of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of immediately available funds. Delivery of the Notes will be made through the facilities of DTC unless the Representatives otherwise instruct. Delivery of the Notes at the time and place specified in this Agreement is a further condition to the obligations of each Underwriter.

 

4.                  Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees with each Underwriter that:

 

(a)               The Company (i) will prepare the Prospectus in a form approved by the Representatives and file the Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations within the time period prescribed by such Rule; (ii) will not file any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or file any document under the Exchange Act before the termination of the offering of the Notes by the Underwriters if such document would be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the Prospectus, which filing is not consented to by the Representatives after reasonable notice thereof (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); (iii) will advise the Representatives, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus has been filed; (iv) will prepare the Final Term Sheet, substantially in the form of Schedule III hereto and approved by the Representatives and file the Final Term Sheet pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Rules and Regulations within the time period prescribed by such Rule; (v) will advise the Representatives promptly after it receives notice thereof, in each case, of the issuance by the Commission or any state or other regulatory body of any stop order or any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, suspending or preventing the use of any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or suspending the qualification of the Notes for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for any such purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act, of receipt by the Company from the Commission of any notice of objection to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or of any request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or for additional information; and (vi) will use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other such order or any such notice of objection and, if a stop order or other such order is issued or any such notice of objection is received, to obtain as soon as possible the lifting or withdrawal thereof.

 

(b)               If, at any time prior to completion of the distribution of the Notes, any event occurs or information becomes known that, in the judgment of the Company or in the opinion of the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters, should be set forth in the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus so that the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, does not include any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or if it is necessary to supplement or amend the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus in order to comply with any law, the Company will forthwith prepare an appropriate supplement or amendment thereto, and will expeditiously furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters a reasonable number of copies thereof.

 

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(c)               The Company will furnish to each of the Representatives and to counsel for the Underwriters such number of conformed copies of the Registration Statement, as originally filed and each amendment thereto (excluding exhibits), any Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Term Sheet and any other Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Prospectus and all amendments and supplements to any of such documents (other than any document filed under the Exchange Act and deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus), in each case as soon as available and in such quantities as the Representatives may from time to time reasonably request.

 

(d)               During the period in which the Prospectus relating to the Notes (or in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Rules and Regulations) is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, the Company will comply with all requirements imposed upon it by the Securities Act and by the Rules and Regulations, as from time to time in force, so far as is necessary to permit the continuance of sales of or dealings in the Notes as contemplated by the provisions of this Agreement and by the Prospectus. If during such period any event occurs as a result of which the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances then existing, not misleading, or if during such period it is necessary to amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or file any document to comply with the Securities Act, the Company will promptly notify the Representatives and will, subject to Section 4(a) hereof, amend the Registration Statement, amend or supplement the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, as the case may be, or file any document (in each case, at the expense of the Company) so as to correct such statement or omission or to effect such compliance, and will furnish without charge to each Underwriter as many written and electronic copies of any such amendment or supplement as the Representatives may from time to time reasonably request.

 

(e)               As soon as practicable, the Company will make generally available to its security holders and the Underwriters an earnings statement satisfying the requirements of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 of the Rules and Regulations.

 

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(f)                The Company agrees, whether or not this Agreement becomes effective or is terminated or the sale of the Notes to the Underwriters is consummated, to pay all fees, expenses, costs and charges in connection with: (i) the preparation, printing, filing, registration, delivery and shipping of the Registration Statement (including any exhibits thereto), any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto; (ii) the printing, producing, copying and delivering this Agreement, the Indenture, closing documents (including any compilations thereof) and any other agreements, memoranda, correspondence and other documents printed and delivered in connection with the offering, purchase, sale and delivery of the Notes; (iii) the services of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm; (iv) the services of the Company’s counsel; (v) the qualification of the Notes under the securities laws of the several jurisdictions as provided in Section 4(l) hereof and the preparation, printing and distribution of a Blue Sky Memorandum (including the related fees and reasonable expenses of counsel to the Underwriters); (vi) any rating of the Notes by rating agencies; (vii) the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with its review of the offering’s compliance with FINRA rules and the filing fees incident to FINRA’s review, if any, and approval of the Underwriters’ participation in the offering and distribution of the Notes (it being understood that the expenses described in clause (v) and this clause (vii) of this Section 4(f) shall not exceed, in the aggregate, $10,000); (viii) the services of the Trustee and any agent of the Trustee (including the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Trustee); (ix) any “road show” or other investor presentations relating to the offering of the Notes; and (x) otherwise incident to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder for which provision is not otherwise made in this Section 4(f). It is understood, however, that, except as provided in this Section 4(f) or Sections 7 and 9 hereof, the Underwriters will pay all of their own costs and expenses, including the fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriters and any advertising expenses incurred in connection with the offering of the Notes.

 

(g)               Until completion of the distribution of the Notes, the Company will timely file all reports, documents and amendments to previously filed documents required to be filed by it pursuant to Section 12, 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

(h)               The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes in the manner set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus.

 

(i)                 During the period beginning on the date hereof and continuing to and including the Closing Date, the Company will not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, directly or indirectly, issue, sell, offer to sell, grant any option for the sale of or otherwise dispose of, any debt securities that are substantially similar to the Notes (including, without limitation, with respect to the maturity, currency, interest rate and other material terms thereof).

 

(j)                 The Company will pay the required Commission filing fees relating to the Notes within the time period required by Rule 456(b)(1) of the Rules and Regulations without regard to the proviso therein and otherwise in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) of the Rules and Regulations.

 

(k)                If required by Rule 430B(h) of the Rules and Regulations, the Company will prepare a prospectus in a form approved by the Representatives and file such prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations not later than may be required by such Rule; and the Company will not file any amendment or supplement to such prospectus, which filing is not consented to by the Representatives promptly after reasonable notice thereof (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

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(l)                 The Company will cooperate with the Representatives and with counsel to the Underwriters in connection with the qualification of the Notes for offering and sale by the Underwriters and by dealers under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as the Underwriters may designate and will file such consents to service of process or other documents necessary or appropriate in order to effect such qualification and to permit the continuance of sales and dealings in such jurisdictions for as long as may be necessary to complete the distribution of the Notes; provided, however, that in no event will the Company be obligated to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to take any action which would subject it to service of process in suits, other than for actions or proceedings arising out of the offering or sale of the Notes, in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject.

 

(m)              The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or result in, or which could reasonably be expected to cause or result in, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Notes to facilitate the sale or resale of the Notes.

 

(n)               The Company will comply with all agreements set forth in the representation letter of the Company to DTC relating to the acceptance of the Notes for “book-entry” transfer through the facilities of DTC.

 

5.                  Free Writing Prospectuses.

 

(a)               The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Underwriter that (i) the Company has not made, and will not make, any offer relating to the Notes that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus without the prior consent of the Representatives (which consent being deemed to have been given with respect to (A) the Final Term Sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section 4(a) hereof and (B) any other Issuer Free Writing Prospectus identified on Schedule II hereto); (ii) each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conformed or will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations on the date of first use, and the Company has complied with any filing requirements applicable to such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus pursuant to Rule 433 of the Rules and Regulations; (iii) each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus will not, as of its issue date, include any information that conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus; and (iv) each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, when considered together with the information contained in the Disclosure Package, did not, as of its issue date, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that no representation or warranty is made as to information contained in or omitted from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company through the Representatives by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein (which information is specified in Section 12 hereof).

 

(b)               Each Underwriter represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company and each other Underwriter that it has not made, and will not make any offer relating to the Notes that would constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 of the Rules and Regulations) required to be filed with the Commission, without the prior consent of the Company and the Representatives.

 

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(c)               The Company agrees that if at any time following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus any event occurs or the Company becomes aware of information as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus would conflict with the information in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or would, when considered together with the information contained in the Disclosure Package, include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company will give prompt notice thereof to the Representatives and, if requested by the Representatives, will prepare and furnish without charge to each Underwriter an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or other document which will correct such conflict, untrue statement or omission.

 

6.                  Conditions of Underwriters’ Obligations. The obligations of the Underwriters hereunder are subject to the accuracy, as of the date hereof and the Closing Date (as if made at the Closing Date), of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein, to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:

 

(a)               The Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission in a timely fashion in accordance with Section 4(a) hereof; all filings (including, without limitation, the Final Term Sheet) required by Rule 424(b) or Rule 433 of the Rules and Regulations shall have been made within the time periods prescribed by such Rules, and no such filings will have been made by the Company without the consent of the Representatives (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto, preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus, or suspending the qualification of the Notes for offering or sale in any jurisdiction shall have been issued; no proceedings for the issuance of any such order shall have been initiated or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act; no notice of objection of the Commission to use the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto shall have been received by the Company; and any request of the Commission for additional information (to be included in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or otherwise) shall have been disclosed to the Representatives, allowing a reasonably practicable amount of time to respond, and the Company will consider and address any reasonable comments from the Representatives with respect to any such request.

 

(b)               No Underwriter shall have been advised by the Company, or shall have discovered and disclosed to the Company, that (i) the Registration Statement at the Effective Time, (ii) the Preliminary Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (each when taken together with the Disclosure Package) at the Applicable Time, or (iii) the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto as of its date or the Closing Date, in any case, contains or contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omits or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of the Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Prospectus or any supplement, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company through the Representatives by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein (which information is specified in Section 12 hereof).

 

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(c)               The Representatives shall have received from Sidley Austin LLP, counsel to the Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, addressed to the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date and in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives, with respect to the Notes, Indenture, Registration Statement, Prospectus and Disclosure Package and other related matters as the Representatives may reasonably require, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.

 

(d)               The Representatives shall have received from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, counsel for the Company, the opinion or opinions, and negative assurance letter addressed to the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives.

 

(e)               The Representatives shall have received from Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., Missouri counsel for the Company, the opinion, addressed to the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives.

 

(f)                The Representatives shall have received from Jeffrey L. Groves, General Counsel to the Company, the opinion, addressed to the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives.

 

(g)               The Representatives shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer or any Executive or Senior Vice President of the Company and by the Chief Financial Officer or the Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, or other officers of the Company satisfactory to the Representatives, to the effect that: (i) the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct, as if made at and as of the Closing Date, and the Company has complied in all material respects with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be complied with or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date; (ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued, no proceedings for any such purpose have been initiated or, to the knowledge of such officers, threatened; and the Commission has not notified the Company of any objection to the use of the form of Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto; (iii) the signers of such certificate have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and any amendments or supplements thereto (including any documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus), and, in their opinion, (x) the Registration Statement as of the Effective Date, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and (y) the Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, and the Prospectus, as of its date, did not and, on the Closing Date, do not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and (iv) no event contemplated by Section 6(h) hereof has occurred.

 

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(h)               Except as described in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, (i) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall have sustained, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Prospectus, any loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree or (ii) since such date there shall not have been any change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, stockholders’ equity, properties or business of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, the effect of which, in any such case described in clause (i) or (ii), is, in the judgment of the Representatives, so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering of the Notes on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus.

 

(i)                 Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Representatives shall have received from Ernst & Young LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, a “comfort” letter (the “initial comfort letter”) addressed to the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters, dated the date hereof, and in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives (i) confirming that they are an independent registered public accounting firm within the meaning of the Securities Act and are in compliance with the applicable requirements relating to the qualification of accountants under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X of the Commission, (ii) stating, as of the date hereof (or, with respect to matters involving changes or developments since the respective dates as of which specified financial information is given in the Preliminary Prospectus, as of a date not more than three Business Days prior to the date hereof), the conclusions and findings of such firm with respect to the financial information and (iii) other matters ordinarily covered by accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters in connection with registered public offerings.

 

(j)                 The Representatives shall have received a “bring-down comfort” letter (the “bring-down comfort letter”) from Ernst & Young LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, addressed to the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date, and in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives (i) confirming that they are an independent registered public accounting firm within the meaning of the Securities Act and are in compliance with the applicable requirements relating to the qualification of accountants under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X of the Commission, (ii) stating, as of the date of the bring-down comfort letter (or, with respect to matters involving changes or developments since the respective dates as of which specified financial information is given in the Prospectus, as of a date not more than three Business Days prior to the date of the bring-down comfort letter), the conclusions and findings of such firm with respect to the financial information and other matters covered by the initial comfort letter and (iii) confirming in all material respects the conclusions and findings set forth in the initial comfort letter.

 

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(k)               Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (i) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded to the debt securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (as that term is defined in Rule 3(a)(62) under the Exchange Act), and (ii) no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has any such debt securities under surveillance or review with possible negative implications.

 

(l)                Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any of the following: (i) trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Global Select Market or in the over-the-counter market, or trading in any securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries on any exchange or in the over-the-counter market, shall have been suspended or materially limited or the settlement of such trading generally shall have been materially disrupted or minimum prices shall have been established on any such exchange or such market by the Commission, by such exchange or by any other regulatory body or governmental authority having jurisdiction; (ii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared by federal or state authorities; (iii) a material disruption in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services; (iv) the United States shall have become engaged in hostilities after the date hereof, there shall have been an escalation in hostilities involving the United States or there shall have been a declaration of a national emergency or war by the United States; or (v) there shall have occurred such a material adverse change in general economic, political or financial conditions, including, without limitation, as a result of terrorist activities after the date hereof (or the effect of international conditions on the financial markets in the United States shall be such) as to make it, in the judgment of the Representatives, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering of the Notes or on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus.

 

All opinions, certificates, letters and documents referred to in this Section 6 will be in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement only if they are reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives and to counsel for the Underwriters. The Company will furnish to the Representatives conformed copies of such opinions, certificates, letters and documents and such additional documents or certificates reasonably requested by the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters in such number as the Representatives will reasonably request.

 

7.                  Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter from and against any loss, claim, damage or liability (or any action in respect thereof), joint or several, to which such Underwriter may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage or liability (or action in respect thereof) arises out of, or is based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement contained in or the omission or alleged omission to state in (i) the Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented, a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus as amended or supplemented, the Disclosure Package, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any “issuer information” filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Rules and Regulations, a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and will reimburse each Underwriter promptly after receipt of invoices from such Underwriter for any legal or other expenses as reasonably incurred by such Underwriter in connection with investigating, preparing to defend or defending against or appearing as a third-party witness in connection with any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action, notwithstanding the possibility that payments for such expenses might later be held to be improper, in which case such payments will be promptly refunded; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable under this Section 7(a) in any such case to the extent, but only to the extent, that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Representatives, on behalf of the Underwriters, expressly for use therein (which information is specified in Section 12 hereof).

 

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(b)               Each Underwriter severally, but not jointly, will indemnify and hold harmless the Company against any loss, claim, damage or liability (or any action in respect thereof) to which the Company may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage or liability (or action in respect thereof) arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement contained in or the omission or alleged omission to state in (i) the Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented, a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus as amended or supplemented, the Disclosure Package, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any “issuer information” filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Rules and Regulations, a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and will reimburse the Company promptly after receipt of invoices from the Company for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in connection with investigating, preparing to defend or defending against or appearing as a third-party witness in connection with any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action notwithstanding the possibility that payments for such expenses might later be held to be improper, in which case such payments will be promptly refunded; provided, however, that such indemnification or reimbursement will be available in each such case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Representatives, on behalf of such Underwriter, expressly for use therein (which information is specified in Section 12 hereof).

 

(c)               Promptly after receipt by any indemnified party under Section 7(a) or 7(b) above of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, the indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against one or more of the indemnifying parties under such subsection, notify each indemnifying party in writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided, however, that the failure to so notify each such indemnifying party will not relieve it from any liability which it may have under this Section 7, except to the extent it has been prejudiced in any material respect by such failure, or from any liability which it may have to an indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 7. If any such claim or action will be brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies each indemnifying party thereof, each such indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, jointly with each other similarly notified indemnifying party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. After notice from each indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its election to assume the defense of such claim or action, each such indemnifying party will not be liable to the indemnified party under Section 7(a) or 7(b) above for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation, except that (A) the Underwriters will have the right to employ a single counsel (plus a single local counsel in each different jurisdiction) to represent jointly the Underwriters who may be subject to liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity may be sought by the Underwriters against the Company under Section 7(a) if (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Underwriters will have been advised by counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available to the Underwriters which are different from or additional to those available to the Company, and in the judgment of such counsel it is advisable for the Underwriters to employ separate counsel or (iii) the Company has failed to assume the defense of such action and employ counsel satisfactory to the Underwriters, in which event the fees and expenses of such separate counsel will be paid by the Company, and (B) if the Company is the indemnified party, the Company will have the right to employ a single counsel (plus a single local counsel in each different jurisdiction) to represent the Company who may be subject to liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity may be sought by the Company against the Underwriters under Section 7(b) if (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Underwriters, in writing, (ii) the Company will have been advised by counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available to the Company which are different from or additional to those available to the Underwriters, and in the judgment of such counsel it is advisable for the Company to employ separate counsel or (iii) the Underwriters have failed to assume the defense of such action and employ counsel satisfactory to the Company, in which event the fees and expenses of such separate counsel will be paid by the Underwriters. No indemnifying party will (i) without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent (A) includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding and (B) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party, or (ii) be liable for any settlement of any such action effected without its written consent (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), but if settled with the consent of each indemnifying party or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such action, each such indemnifying party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment.

 

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(d)               If the indemnification provided for in this Section 7 is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under Section 7(a) or 7(b) above, then each indemnifying party will, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in Section 7(a) or 7(b) above (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand from the offering of the Notes or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, or actions in respect thereof, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand will be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Notes (before deducting expenses) received by the Company bear to the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus. Relative fault will be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section 7(d) were to be determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the first sentence of this Section 7(d). The amount paid by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to in the first sentence of this Section 7(d) will be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating, preparing to defend or defending against any action or claim which is the subject of this Section 7(d). Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7(d), no Underwriter will be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Notes underwritten by it and distributed to investors were offered to investors exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) will be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ obligations in this Section 7(d) to contribute are several in proportion to their respective underwriting obligations and not joint. Each party entitled to contribution agrees that upon the service of a summons or other initial legal process upon it in any action instituted against it in respect to which contribution may be sought, it will promptly give written notice of such service to the party or parties from whom contribution may be sought, but the omission so to notify such party or parties of any such service will not relieve the party from whom contribution may be sought for any obligation it may have hereunder or otherwise (except as specifically provided in Section 7(c) above).

 

(e)               The obligations of the Company under this Section 7 will be in addition to any liability that the Company may otherwise have, and will extend, upon the same terms and conditions set forth in this Section 7, to the respective officers, directors and affiliates of the Underwriters and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act; and the obligations of the Underwriters under this Section 7 will be in addition to any liability that the respective Underwriters may otherwise have, and will extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each director of the Company (including any person who, with his or her consent, is named in the Registration Statement as about to become a director of the Company), to each officer of the Company who has signed the Registration Statement and to each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act.

 

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8.                  Substitution of Underwriters. If any Underwriter defaults in its obligation to purchase the principal amount of the Notes which it has agreed to purchase under this Agreement, the non-defaulting Underwriters will be obligated to purchase (in the respective proportions which the principal amount of the Notes set forth opposite the name of each non-defaulting Underwriter in Schedule I hereto bears to the total principal amount of the Notes less the principal amount of the Notes the defaulting Underwriter agreed to purchase set forth in Schedule I hereto) the principal amount of the Notes which the defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase; except that the non-defaulting Underwriters will not be obligated to purchase any of the Notes if the total principal amount of the Notes which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase exceeds 9.09% of the total principal amount of the Notes, and any non-defaulting Underwriters will not be obligated to purchase more than 110% of the principal amount of the Notes set forth opposite its name in Schedule I hereto. If the foregoing maximums are exceeded, the non-defaulting Underwriters, and any other underwriters satisfactory to the Representatives who so agree, will have the right, but will not be obligated, to purchase (in such proportions as may be agreed upon among them) all of the Notes. If the non-defaulting Underwriters or the other underwriters satisfactory to the Underwriters do not elect to purchase the Notes that the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement will terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company, except for the indemnity and contribution agreements of the Company and the Underwriters contained in Section 7 of this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the term “Underwriter” includes any person substituted for an Underwriter pursuant to this Section 8.

 

If the non-defaulting Underwriters or the other underwriters satisfactory to the Representatives are obligated or agree to purchase the Notes of a defaulting Underwriter, the Representatives may postpone the Closing Date for up to seven full Business Days in order that the Company may effect any changes that may be necessary in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or in any other document or agreement, and the Company agrees to file promptly any amendments or any supplements to the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus which, in the opinion of the Representatives, may thereby be made necessary.

 

Nothing contained herein will relieve a defaulting Underwriter of any liability it may have for damages caused by its default.

 

9.                  Termination. Until the Closing Date, this Agreement may be terminated by the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters by giving notice as hereinafter provided to the Company if (i) any of the events described in Sections 6(k) and 6(l) of this Agreement shall have occurred, or (ii) any other condition to the Underwriters’ obligations hereunder is not fulfilled when and as required to be fulfilled. Any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9 will be without liability on the part of the Company or any Underwriter, except as otherwise provided in Sections 4(f) and 7 hereof.

 

Any notice referred to above may be given at the address specified in Section 11 of this Agreement in writing or by facsimile or telephone, and if by facsimile or telephone, will be immediately confirmed in writing.

 

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10.              Survival of Certain Provisions. The agreements contained in Section 7 of this Agreement and the representations, warranties and agreements of the Company contained in Sections 1 and 4 of this Agreement will survive the delivery of the Notes to the Underwriters hereunder and will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination or cancellation of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

 

11.              Notices. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, (a) whenever notice is required by the provisions of this Agreement to be given to the Company, such notice will be in writing by mail, telex or facsimile transmission addressed to the Company at 233 South Patterson, Springfield, Missouri, 65802, facsimile number (417) 829-5726, Attention: General Counsel, and (b) whenever notice is required by the provisions of this Agreement to be given to the several Underwriters, such notice will be in writing by mail, telex or facsimile transmission addressed to the Representatives in care of (i) J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179, Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk – 3rd Floor (fax (212) 834-6081); and (ii) U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., 214 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28202, Attention: Credit Fixed Income.

 

12.              Information Furnished by Underwriters. The Underwriters severally confirm that the statements regarding (i) the delivery of the Notes by the Underwriters set forth on the cover page of, (ii) the list of names of each of the Underwriters appearing in the table under the first paragraph under the caption “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)” in, (iii) the third paragraph under the caption “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)” in, (iv) the subsection entitled “Price Stabilization, Short Positions and Penalty Bids” appearing under the caption “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)” (other than the final paragraph thereof) in, and (v) the second paragraph of the subsection “Conflicts of Interest” appearing under the caption “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)” in, the Preliminary Prospectus constitute the only written information furnished to the Company by the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters, referred to in Sections 1(e), 1(f), 1(g), 5(a), 6(b), 7(a) and 7(b) of this Agreement.

 

13.              Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges that the Underwriters’ research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering of the Notes that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company by such Underwriters’ investment banking divisions. The Company acknowledges that each of the Underwriters is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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14.              Nature of Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that in connection with the offering and the sale of the Notes or any other services the Underwriters may be deemed to be providing hereunder, notwithstanding any preexisting relationship, advisory or otherwise, between the parties or any oral representations or assurances previously or subsequently made by the Underwriters: (i) no fiduciary or agency relationship between the Company and any other person, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, exists; (ii) the Underwriters are not acting as advisors, experts or otherwise, to the Company, including, without limitation, with respect to the determination of the public offering price of the Notes, and such relationship between the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, is entirely and solely a commercial relationship, based on arms-length negotiations; (iii) any duties and obligations that the Underwriters may have to the Company shall be limited to those duties and obligations specifically stated herein; and (iv) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may have interests that differ from those of the Company. The Company hereby waives any claims that the Company may have against the Underwriters with respect to any breach of fiduciary duty in connection with this offering.

 

15.              Parties. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the several Underwriters, the Company and their respective successors. This Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof are for the sole benefit of only those persons, except that (a) the representations, warranties, indemnities and agreements of the Company contained in this Agreement will also be deemed to be for the benefit of the officers, directors and affiliates of the Underwriters and any person or persons, if any, who control any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and (b) the indemnification agreement of the Underwriters contained in Section 7 of this Agreement will be deemed to be for the benefit of directors of the Company, officers of the Company who signed the Registration Statement and any person controlling the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act. Nothing in this Agreement will be construed to give any person, other than the persons referred to in this paragraph, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein.

 

16.              Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, (a) “Business Day” means any day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading, other than any day on which commercial banks are authorized or required to be closed in New York City and (b) “Subsidiary” means “significant subsidiary” as such term is defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X.

 

17.              Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflict of laws that would result in the application of any law other than the laws of the State of New York.

 

18.              Submission to Jurisdiction. The Company hereby submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

19.              Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes. In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime.

 

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In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime.

 

For purposes of foregoing two paragraphs, “BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k); “Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b), (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b) or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b); “Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable; and “U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

20.              Headings. The headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.

 

21.              Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which will constitute an original and all of which together will constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of a signed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile transmission or email PDF shall constitute valid and sufficient delivery thereof.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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Please confirm, by signing and returning to us two counterparts of this Agreement, that the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement among the Company and the several Underwriters.

 

  Very truly yours,

 

  O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
 
  By: /s/ Thomas McFall
    Name: Thomas McFall
    Title: Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Confirmed and accepted as of

the date first above mentioned

 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC,

 

and

 

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.,

 

As Representatives of the several Underwriters

named in Schedule I hereto

 

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC

 

By: /s/ Som Bhattacharyya  
  Name:    Som Bhattacharyya
  Title:      Executive Director
 

U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.

 

By: /s/ Anthony J. Fiore  
  Name:    Anthony J. Fiore
  Title:      Director

 

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]

 

 

 

SCHEDULE I

 

 

Underwriter   Principal Amount of
Notes to be Purchased
 
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC   $ 90,000,000  
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.   $ 90,000,000  
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC   $ 70,000,000  
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.   $ 60,000,000  
PNC Capital Markets LLC   $ 32,500,000  
TD Securities (USA) LLC   $ 32,500,000  
Regions Securities LLC   $ 25,000,000  
BNP Paribas Securities Corp.   $ 20,000,000  
Huntington Securities, Inc.   $ 20,000,000  
Capital One Securities, Inc.   $ 17,500,000  
Citizens Capital Markets, Inc.   $ 17,500,000  
Mizuho Securities USA LLC   $ 12,500,000  
MUFG Securities Americas Inc.   $ 12,500,000  
Total   $ 500,000,000  

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE II

 

ISSUER FREE WRITING PROSPECTUSES

 

A.       Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses included in the Disclosure Package:

 

· Term Sheet containing the terms set forth in Schedule III hereto.

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE III

 

FINAL TERM SHEET

 

[Attached]

 

 

 

 

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-230033

 

O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.

 

$500,000,000 4.200% Senior Notes due 2030

 

March 25, 2020

 

Term Sheet

 

Issuer O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.
Description of Security 4.200% Senior Notes due 2030
Security Type Senior Notes
Legal Format SEC Registered
Trade Date March 25, 2020
Settlement Date March 27, 2020 (T+2)
Principal Amount $500,000,000
Maturity Date April 1, 2030
Interest Payment Dates Semi-annually on April 1 and October 1, commencing on October 1, 2020
Coupon 4.200%
Benchmark Treasury 1.500% due February 15, 2030
Benchmark Treasury Price / Yield 106-19 / 0.805%
Spread to Benchmark Treasury +340 basis points
Yield to Maturity 4.205%
Public Offering Price 99.959% of the principal amount
Optional Redemption Prior to January 1, 2030, redeemable, in whole, at any time, or in part, from time to time, at the Company’s option, for cash, at a redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date, equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount thereof, or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon that would have been due if the notes matured on January 1, 2030, not including accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of redemption, discounted to the redemption date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the applicable Treasury Yield plus 50 basis points. On or after January 1, 2030, redeemable, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at the Company’s option, for cash, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date.
   

 

 

 

CUSIP Number 67103HAJ6
ISIN US67103HAJ68
Joint Book-Running Managers J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.
SunTrust Robinson
Humphrey, Inc.
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
Senior Co-Managers PNC Capital Markets LLC
TD Securities (USA) LLC
Co-Managers BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
Capital One Securities, Inc.
Citizens Capital Markets, Inc.
Huntington Securities, Inc.

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

MUFG Securities Americas Inc.

Regions Securities LLC

 

The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for this offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement, and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting the SEC web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, you may obtain a copy of the prospectus from J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, collect at 1-212-834-4533 or U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., toll-free at 1-877-558-2607.

 

Term Sheet dated March 25, 2020, to the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated March 25, 2020, and the accompanying Prospectus dated March 1, 2019 (together, the “Preliminary Prospectus”) of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. The information in this Term Sheet supplements the Preliminary Prospectus and supersedes the information in the Preliminary Prospectus to the extent it is inconsistent with the information in the Preliminary Prospectus. This Term Sheet is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Preliminary Prospectus. Financial information presented in the Preliminary Prospectus is deemed to have changed to the extent affected by the changes described herein. This pricing term sheet should be read together with the Preliminary Prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference therein, before making a decision in connection with an investment in the securities. Capitalized terms used in this Term Sheet but not defined have the meanings given them in the Preliminary Prospectus.

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.1

 

O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.

 

SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of March 27, 2020

between

O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.

as Issuer

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Trustee

 

to the

INDENTURE

Dated as of May 20, 2019

between

O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.

as Issuer

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Trustee

 

4.200% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2030

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01   Definitions 1

ARTICLE II

 

DESIGNATION AND TERMS OF THE SECURITIES

Section 2.01   Terms of the Notes 8
Section 2.02   Issuance of Additional Notes 9

ARTICLE III

 

REDEMPTION

Section 3.01   Optional Redemption 10

ARTICLE IV

 

COVENANTS

Section 4.01   Limitations on Liens 10
Section 4.02   Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions 10
Section 4.03   Future Guarantees 11
Section 4.04   Change of Control 12

ARTICLE V

 

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 5.01   Events of Default 14
Section 5.02   Acceleration 14

ARTICLE VI

 

Defeasance

Section 6.01   Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance 14

 

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ARTICLE VII

 

Miscellaneous

Section 7.01   Ratification of Base Indenture; Supplemental Indentures Part of Base Indenture 15
Section 7.02   Multiple Originals 15
Section 7.03   Governing Law 15

Exhibit A       Form of Note

 

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SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of March 27, 2020 (this “Second Supplemental Indenture”), between O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC., a Missouri corporation (the “Company”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), to the Indenture, dated as of May 20, 2019 (the “Base Indenture” and, together with this Second Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), between the Company and the Trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Base Indenture.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee are parties to the Base Indenture, which provides for the issuance from time to time by the Company of debt securities in one or more Series; and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.02 of the Base Indenture, the Company desires to provide for the establishment of a Series of senior debt securities entitled “4.200% Senior Notes due 2030” (the “Notes”), the form and substance of which, and the terms, provisions and conditions of which, to be set forth as provided in the Indenture.

 

NOW THEREFORE, each of the parties hereto covenants and agrees, for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes, as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01            Definitions.

 

The following definitions supplement and, to the extent inconsistent with, replace the definitions in Section 1.01 of the Base Indenture:

 

Additional Notes” means any additional 4.200% Senior Notes due 2030 issued from time to time after the Issue Date under the terms of the Indenture other than pursuant to 2.09, 2.10, 2.13, 3.06 or 9.05 of the Base Indenture.

 

Attributable Debt” in respect of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction means, at the time of determination, the present value discounted at the rate of interest implicit in the terms of the lease (as determined in good faith by the Company) of the obligations of the lessee under such lease for net rental payments during the remaining term of the lease (including any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the Company’s option, be extended).

 

Capital Markets Debt” means any debt for borrowed money that (i) is in the form of, or represented by, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities (other than promissory notes or similar evidences of debt under a credit agreement) and (ii) has an aggregate principal amount outstanding of (a) at least $25.0 million, at any time that any Existing Notes remain outstanding, or (b) at least $100.0 million at any time that no Existing Notes remain outstanding.

 

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Change of Control” means the occurrence of any one of the following:

 

(1)                the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any Person (including any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act)) other than the Company or one of its Subsidiaries;

 

(2)                the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any Person (including any “person” or “group” (as those terms are used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act)) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company or any other Voting Stock into which the Voting Stock of the Company is reclassified, consolidated, exchanged or changed, measured by voting power rather than number of shares;

 

(3)                the Company consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Company, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company (or any other Voting Stock into which the Voting Stock of the Company is reclassified, consolidated, exchanged or changed) is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the shares of the Voting Stock of the Company (or any other Voting Stock into which the Voting Stock of the Company is reclassified, consolidated, exchanged or changed) outstanding immediately prior to such transaction constitute, or are converted into or exchanged for, a majority of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person immediately after giving effect to such transaction; or

 

(4)                the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed to involve a Change of Control under clause (2) above if (i) the Company becomes a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of a holding company and (ii)(A) the holders having ultimate beneficial ownership of the Voting Stock of such holding company immediately following that transaction are substantially the same as the holders having beneficial ownership of the Company’s Voting Stock immediately prior to that transaction or (B) immediately following that transaction no Person (other than a holding company satisfying the requirements of this sentence) is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of such holding company.

 

Change of Control Triggering Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Rating Event.

 

Comparable Treasury Issue” means, with respect to the Notes, the United States Treasury security selected by the Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes (assuming for this purpose that the Notes matured on the Par Call Date), that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Notes.

 

Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date for the Notes, (1) the average of the applicable Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest such applicable Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Trustee obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations.

 

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Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means the aggregate amount of the Company’s assets (less applicable reserves and other properly deductible items) and the Company’s consolidated Subsidiaries’ assets after deducting therefrom (a) all current liabilities (excluding the sum of any debt for money borrowed having a maturity of less than twelve months from the date of the Company’s most recent consolidated balance sheet but which by its terms is renewable or extendable beyond twelve months from such date at the option of the borrower and, without duplication, any current installments thereof payable within such twelve month period) and (b) all goodwill, trade names, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense and other like intangibles, all as set forth on the Company’s most recent consolidated balance sheet and computed in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

 

Credit Facility Debt” means any debt for borrowed money that (i) is incurred pursuant to a credit agreement, including pursuant to the Revolving Credit Facility, or other agreement providing for revolving credit loans, term loans or other debt entered into between the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company and any lender or group of lenders and (ii) has an aggregate principal amount outstanding or committed of (a) at least $25.0 million, at any time that any Existing Notes remain outstanding, or (b) at least $100.0 million at any time that no Existing Notes remain outstanding.

 

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that is organized under the laws of any political subdivision of the United States of America.

 

Existing Notes” means the following series of notes issued by the Company: 4.875% Senior Notes due 2021; 4.625% Senior Notes due 2021; 3.800% Senior Notes due 2022; 3.850% Senior Notes due 2023; 3.550% Senior Notes due 2026; 3.600% Senior Notes due 2027; 4.350% Senior Notes due 2028; and 3.900% Senior Notes due 2029.

 

Foreign Currency” means any currency or currency unit issued by a government other than the government of The United States of America.

 

Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

 

Funded Debt” means debt which matures more than one year from the date of creation, or which is extendable or renewable at the sole option of the obligor so that it may become payable more than one year from such date or which is classified, in accordance with GAAP, as long-term debt on the consolidated balance sheet for the most-recently ended fiscal quarter (or if incurred subsequent to the date of such balance sheet, would have been so classified) of the Person for which the determination is being made. Funded Debt shall not include (1) obligations created pursuant to leases, (2) any debt or portion thereof maturing by its terms within one year from the time of any computation of the amount of outstanding Funded Debt unless such debt shall be extendable or renewable at the sole option of the obligor in such manner that it may become payable more than one year from such time, or (3) any debt for which money in the amount necessary for the payment or redemption of such debt is deposited in trust either at or before the maturity date thereof.

 

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Global Notes” means Notes in the form of a global security as delivered to the Depositary.

 

Guarantor” means any Subsidiary of the Company that becomes a subsidiary guarantor of the Notes under the Indenture.

 

Independent Investment Banker” means, with respect to the Notes, either J.P. Morgan Securities LLC or a Primary Treasury Dealer appointed by U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as selected by the Company or, if both firms are unwilling or unable to select the applicable Comparable Treasury Issue, an independent investment banking institution of national standing appointed by the Company.

 

Investment Grade” means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moody’s (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Moody’s), and a rating of BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of S&P) and the equivalent investment grade rating from any replacement Rating Agency or Rating Agencies appointed by the Company.

 

Issue Date” means March 27, 2020.

 

Lien” means, with respect to any Property, shares of stock or evidences of indebtedness, any mortgage or deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, security interest, lien, encumbrance or other security arrangement of any kind or nature on or with respect to such Property, shares of stock or evidences of indebtedness.

 

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., a subsidiary of Moody’s Corporation, and its successors.

 

Notes” has the meaning assigned to it in the Recitals to this Second Supplemental Indenture.

 

Permitted Liens” means:

 

(1)                Liens (other than Liens created or imposed under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)), for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet subject to penalties for non-timely payment or Liens for taxes being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves determined in accordance with GAAP have been established (and as to which the property or assets subject to any such Lien is not yet subject to foreclosure, sale or loss on account thereof);

 

(2)                statutory Liens of landlords and Liens of mechanics, materialmen, warehousemen, carriers and suppliers and other Liens imposed by law or pursuant to customary reservations or retentions of title arising in the ordinary course of business, provided that any such Liens which are material secure only amounts not yet due and payable or, if due and payable, are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce the same or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves determined in accordance with GAAP have been established (and as to which the property or assets subject to any such Lien is not yet subject to foreclosure, sale or loss on account thereof);

 

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(3)                Liens (other than Liens created or imposed under ERISA) incurred or deposits made by the Company and Subsidiaries of the Company in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, laws or regulations, or to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, bids, leases, trade or government contracts, surety, indemnification, appeal, performance and return-of-money bonds, letters of credit, bankers acceptances and other similar obligations (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money), or as security for customs or import duties and related amounts;

 

(4)                Liens in connection with attachments or judgments (including judgment or appeal bonds), provided that the judgments secured shall, within 30 days after the entry thereof, have been discharged or execution thereof stayed pending appeal, or shall have been discharged within 30 days after the expiration of any such stay;

 

(5)                Liens securing indebtedness (including capital leases) incurred to finance the purchase price or cost of construction of property or assets (or additions, repairs, alterations or improvements thereto), provided that such Liens and the indebtedness secured thereby are incurred within twelve months of the later of acquisition or completion of construction (or addition, repair, alteration or improvement) and full operation thereof;

 

(6)                Liens securing industrial revenue bonds, pollution control bonds or similar types of tax-exempt bonds;

 

(7)                Liens arising from deposits with, or the giving of any form of security to, any governmental agency required as a condition to the transaction of business or exercise of any privilege, franchise or license;

 

(8)                encumbrances, covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements, reservations and rights of way or zoning, building code or other restrictions (including defects or irregularities in title and similar encumbrances) as to the use of real property, or Liens incidental to conduct of the business or to the ownership of properties of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company not securing debt that do not in the aggregate materially impair the use of said properties in the operation of the business of the Company, including its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(9)                leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Company, including its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(10)              Liens on property or assets at the time such property or assets are acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company;

 

(11)              Liens on property or assets of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company;

 

(12)              Liens on receivables from customers sold to third parties pursuant to credit arrangements in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(13)            Liens existing on March 25, 2020, or any extensions, amendments, renewals, refinancings, replacements or other modifications thereto;

 

(14)            Liens on any property or assets created, assumed or otherwise brought into existence in contemplation of the sale or other disposition of the underlying property or assets, whether directly or indirectly, by way of share disposition or otherwise;

 

(15)            Liens securing debt of a Subsidiary owed to the Company or to another Subsidiary of the Company;

 

(16)            Liens in favor of the United States of America or any State thereof, or any department, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof, to secure partial, progress, advance or other payments;

 

(17)            Liens to secure debt of joint ventures in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have an interest, to the extent such Liens are on property or assets of, or equity interests in, such joint ventures;

 

(18)            Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provisions relating to banker’s Liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a depositary institution;

 

(19)            Liens arising from financing statement filings regarding operating leases;

 

(20)            Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities to secure custom duties in connection with the importation of goods;

 

(21)            Liens securing the financing of insurance premiums payable on insurance policies; provided, that such Liens shall only encumber unearned premiums with respect to such insurance, interests in any state guarantee fund relating to such insurance and subject and subordinate to the rights and interests of any loss payee, loss payments which shall reduce such unearned premiums;

 

(22)            Liens securing cash management obligations (that do not constitute indebtedness), or arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods and contractual rights of set-off relating to purchase orders and other similar arrangements, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

 

(23)            Liens on any property or assets of Foreign Subsidiaries securing debt of such Foreign Subsidiaries (but not debt of the Company or any Guarantor);

 

(24)            Liens securing debt in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not exceeding $500.0 million in respect of any arrangement under which the Company or any Guarantor transfers, once or on a revolving basis, without recourse (except for indemnities and representations customary for securitization transactions and except for the retention of risk in an amount and form required by applicable laws and regulations or as is customary for a similar type of transaction) involving one or more “true sale” transactions, accounts receivable or interests therein and related assets customarily transferred in connection with securitization transactions (i) to a trust, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other entity, which transfer is funded in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by the incurrence or issuance by the transferee or successor transferee of indebtedness or other securities that are to receive payments from, or that represent interests in, the cash flow derived from such accounts receivable or interests therein, or (ii) directly to one or more investors or other purchasers; and

 

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(25)              other Liens on property or assets of the Company and the property or assets of its Subsidiaries securing debt in an aggregate principal amount (together with the aggregate amount of all Attributable Debt in respect of Sale and Leaseback Transactions entered into in reliance on this clause) not to exceed, as of any date of incurrence of such secured debt pursuant to this clause and after giving effect to such incurrence and the application of the proceeds therefrom, the greater of (a) $500.0 million and (b) 15% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.

 

Primary Treasury Dealer” means a primary United States Government securities dealer in the United States.

 

Property” means any building, structure or other facility, together with the land upon which it is erected and fixtures comprising a part thereof, used primarily for selling automotive parts and accessories or the warehousing or distributing of such products, owned or leased by the Company or any of the Company’s Significant Subsidiaries.

 

Rating Agency” means each of Moody’s and S&P; provided, that if either Moody’s or S&P ceases to provide rating services to issuers or investors, the Company may appoint a replacement for such Rating Agency.

 

Rating Event” means:

 

(1)                if the Notes are rated Investment Grade by each of the Rating Agencies on the first day of the Trigger Period, the Notes cease to be rated Investment Grade by each of the Rating Agencies on any date during the Trigger Period, or

 

(2)                if the Notes are not rated Investment Grade by each of the Rating Agencies on the first day of the Trigger Period, the Notes are downgraded by at least one rating category (e.g., from BB+ to BB or Ba1 to Ba2) from the applicable rating of the Notes on the first day of the Trigger Period by each of the Rating Agencies on any date during the Trigger Period.

 

Reference Treasury Dealer” means, with respect to the Notes, each of (1) J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and a Primary Treasury Dealer appointed by U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. or their respective successors; provided, however, that if either of the foregoing shall cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Company shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer; and (2) any other Primary Treasury Dealer selected by the Company.

 

Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date for the Notes, the average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue for the Notes (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on (1) the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date or (2) in the case of a redemption in connection with a Legal Defeasance, Covenant Defeasance or discharge with respect to the Notes, on the third Business Day preceding the date the deposit is made with the Trustee.

 

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Revolving Credit Facility” means the Credit Agreement dated as of April 5, 2017, among the Company, the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, as amended, amended and restated, extended, renewed, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (in whole or in part, and without limitation as to amount, terms, conditions, covenants and other provisions) from time to time.

 

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors.

 

Senior Funded Debt” means all Funded Debt of the Company or its Subsidiaries (except Funded Debt, the payment of which is subordinated to the payment of the Notes).

 

Significant Subsidiaries” means any of our subsidiaries that is a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act.

 

Treasury Yield” means, with respect to any Redemption Date for the Notes, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the applicable Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption Date.

 

Trigger Period” means the period commencing 60 days prior to the first public announcement by the Company of any Change of Control (or pending Change of Control) and ending 60 days following consummation of such Change of Control (which Trigger Period will be extended following consummation of a Change of Control for so long as either of the Rating Agencies has publicly announced that it is considering a possible ratings change).

 

Voting Stock” of any specified Person as of any date means the capital stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such Person.

 

Other Definitions:

 

Term   Defined in Section
“Change of Control Offer”   4.04(a)
“Change of Control Payment”   4.04(a)
“Change of Control Payment Date”   4.04(b)(ii)
“Interest Payment Date”   2.01(c)
“Par Call Date”   3.01
“Regular Record Date”   2.01(c)
“Sale and Leaseback Transaction”   4.02

 

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ARTICLE II

DESIGNATION AND TERMS OF THE SECURITIES

 

Section 2.01            Terms of the Notes. Pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.02 of the Base Indenture, the Notes shall have the following terms and conditions, in addition to those set forth in the Base Indenture (as amended, supplemented and modified by this Second Supplemental Indenture):

 

(a)                Title and Aggregate Principal Amount. The Notes shall be in registered form under the Indenture and shall be known as the Company’s “4.200% Senior Notes due 2030.”

 

(b)                Execution. The Notes may forthwith be executed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee for authentication and delivery by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.05 of the Base Indenture.

 

(c)                Interest and Principal. The Notes will mature on April 1, 2030 and will bear interest at the rate of 4.200% per annum. The Company will pay interest on the Notes on each April 1 and October 1 (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), beginning on October 1, 2020, to the Holders of record on the immediately preceding March 15 or September 15 (each, a “Regular Record Date”), respectively. Interest on the Notes shall accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance. Payments of the principal of and interest on the Notes shall be made in Dollars, and the Notes shall be denominated in Dollars.

 

(d)                Form. The Notes shall have and be subject to such other terms as provided in the Base Indenture and this Second Supplemental Indenture. The Notes shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by the Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the Officer executing such Notes as evidenced by their execution of the Notes.

 

Section 2.02            Issuance of Additional Notes. There is no limit upon the aggregate principal amount of Notes which may be authenticated. The Company shall be entitled, from time to time, without notice to or the consent of Holders of the Notes, to increase the principal amount of Notes and issue such increased principal amount (or any portion thereof), in which case any Additional Notes so issued will have the same form and terms (other than the date of issuance, public offering price and, under certain circumstances, CUSIP/ISIN number, date from which interest thereon will begin to accrue and the initial Interest Payment Date), and will carry the same right to receive accrued and unpaid interest, as the initial Notes, and such Additional Notes will form a single Series with the initial Notes, including for voting purposes.

 

With respect to any Additional Notes, the Company shall set forth in a resolution of the Board of Directors and an Officers’ Certificate, a copy of each of which shall be delivered to the Trustee, the following information:

 

(1)        the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Notes to be authenticated and delivered; and

 

(2)        the issue price, the issue date and the CUSIP numbers of such Additional Notes.

 

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ARTICLE III

 

REDEMPTION

 

Section 3.01            Optional Redemption. Prior to January 1, 2030 (the “Par Call Date”), the Notes will be redeemable, in whole, at any time, or in part, from time to time, at the Company’s option, for cash, at a Redemption Price, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the Redemption Date (subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant Regular Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date), equal to the greater of:

 

(a)                100% of the principal amount thereof, or

 

(b)                the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon that would have been due if the Notes matured on the Par Call Date, not including accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the Redemption Date, discounted to the Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the applicable Treasury Yield plus 50 basis points.

 

On or after the Par Call Date, the Notes will be redeemable, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at the Company’s option, for cash, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the Redemption Date (subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant Regular Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date).

 

In addition, the Company may at any time purchase Notes by tender, in the open market or by private agreement, subject to applicable law.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

COVENANTS

 

The following covenants, in addition to those set forth in Article Four of the Base Indenture, shall apply to the Notes.

 

Section 4.01            Limitations on Liens. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, issue, assume or guarantee any debt secured by a Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any Property, or any shares of stock or evidences of indebtedness issued by any of its Subsidiaries and owned by the Company or by any other of the Company’s Subsidiaries, owned on the Issue Date, without making effective provision to secure all of the Notes, equally and ratably with any and all other debt secured thereby, so long as any of such other debt shall be so secured.

 

Section 4.02            Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary of the Company to, enter into any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company of any Property that has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Company or such Subsidiary of the Company to such Person, with the intention of taking back a lease of such Property (a “Sale and Leaseback Transaction”) unless either:

 

(a)                within 12 months after the receipt of the proceeds of the sale or transfer, the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company applies an amount equal to the greater of the net proceeds of the sale or transfer or the fair value (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) of such Property at the time of such sale or transfer to the prepayment or retirement (other than any mandatory prepayment or retirement) of Senior Funded Debt; or

 

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(b)                the Company or such Subsidiary of the Company would be entitled, at the effective date of the sale or transfer, to incur debt secured by a Lien on such Property in an amount at least equal to the Attributable Debt in respect of the Sale and Leaseback Transaction, without equally and ratably securing the Notes pursuant to Section 4.01 hereof.

 

The foregoing restriction in the paragraph above shall not apply to any Sale and Leaseback Transaction (i) for a term of not more than three years including renewals; (ii) between the Company and a Subsidiary of the Company or between Subsidiaries of the Company, provided that the lessor is the Company or a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company; or (iii) entered into within 270 days after the later of the acquisition or completion of construction of the subject Property.

 

Section 4.03            Future Guarantees.

 

(a)                Upon their initial issuance, the Notes will not be guaranteed by any of the Company’s Subsidiaries. If on or after the date of this Second Supplemental Indenture, a Subsidiary of the Company incurs or guarantees obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility or incurs or guarantees obligations under any other Credit Facility Debt or Capital Markets Debt of the Company or any future Guarantor, the Company shall cause such Subsidiary, within 30 days to (a) execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which such Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee (subject to Section 10.04 of the Base Indenture and Section 4.03(b) hereof) all of the Company’s obligations under the Indenture, including the prompt payment in full when due of the principal of, premium on, if any, interest and, without duplication, defaulted interest, if any, on the Notes and all other amounts payable by the Company thereunder and hereunder, subject to any applicable grace period, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, and interest on any overdue principal and any overdue interest on the Notes and all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or under the Notes on the terms set forth in this Section 4.03 and in Article Ten of the Base Indenture, and (b) deliver to the Trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that (i) such supplemental indenture and guarantee of the Notes has been duly executed and authorized and (ii) such supplemental indenture and guarantee of the Notes constitutes a valid, binding and enforceable obligation of such Subsidiary of the Company, except insofar as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws and except insofar as enforcement thereof is subject to general principles of equity. Any such future Guarantee of the Notes shall be equal or senior in right of payment with the guarantee or other obligation giving rise to the obligation to guarantee the Notes.

 

(b)                In addition to Section 10.04 of the Base Indenture, the following provisions will apply with respect to the release of Guarantees of the Notes:

 

Any future Guarantee shall be automatically and unconditionally released upon the release of the guarantee or the obligation that resulted in Section 4.03(a) hereof becoming applicable (other than by reason of payment under such guarantee) without any action required on the part of the Trustee or any Holder of the Notes upon such Guarantor ceasing to guarantee or be an obligor with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility or a guarantor or obligor under any other Credit Facility Debt or Capital Markets Debt of the Company or any future Guarantors. In addition, any future Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released from its obligations under its Guarantee upon: (i) upon the sale or other disposition (including by way of consolidation or merger), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, of a majority of the total voting power of the capital stock or other interests of such future Guarantor (other than to the Company or any Affiliate of the Company); or (ii) upon the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the property of such Guarantor (other than to any Affiliate of the Company other than another Guarantor); provided, however, that, in each case, after giving effect to such transaction, such Guarantor is no longer liable for any guarantee or other obligations in respect of any Credit Facility Debt or Capital Markets Debt of the Company or any other Guarantor; provided further that this sentence shall supersede and replace the first sentence of Section 10.04 of the Base Indenture solely for purposes of the Notes.

 

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Section 4.04            Change of Control.

 

(a)                Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem the Notes pursuant to Section 3.01 of this Second Supplemental Indenture, the Company will make an offer (a “Change of Control Offer”) to each Holder to repurchase all or any part (in integral multiples of $1,000) of each Holder’s Notes at a repurchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes repurchased, to but not including the date of repurchase, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant Regular Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date (the “Change of Control Payment”).

 

(b)                Within 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering Event, or at the Company’s option, prior to any Change of Control but after the public announcement of the pending Change of Control, the Company shall, by first class mail, send a notice to Holders of the Notes (or, in the case of Global Notes, electronically through the procedures of the DTC), with a copy to the Trustee, describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control Triggering Event, stating:

 

(i)                 that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.04 and that all Notes tendered will be accepted for payment;

 

(ii)                 the repurchase price and the repurchase date, which shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is sent (the “Change of Control Payment Date”);

 

(iii)                that any Note not tendered will continue to accrue interest;

 

(iv)               that, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment, all Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will cease to accrue interest on and after the Change of Control Payment Date;

 

(v)                 that Holders electing to have any Notes repurchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender the Notes, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Repurchase” on the reverse of the Note completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice or transfer their Notes to the Paying Agent by book-entry transfer pursuant to the applicable procedures of the Paying Agent, prior to the close of business on the third Business Day prior to the Change of Control Payment Date;

 

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(vi)               that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying Agent receives, no later than the close of business on the second Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Notes delivered for repurchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have the Notes repurchased;

 

(vii)              that Holders whose Notes are being repurchased only in part will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, which unpurchased portion must be equal to $2,000 in principal amount or an integral multiple thereof; and

 

(viii)              if such notice is sent prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned on the Change of Control being consummated on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date.

 

(c)                The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 4.04, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.04 by virtue of such compliance.

 

(d)                On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful,

 

(i)                 accept for payment all Notes or portions thereof properly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Change of Control Offer;

 

(ii)                deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes accepted for payment; and

 

(iii)               deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Note or portions of Notes being repurchased by the Company.

 

(e)                The Paying Agent will promptly send to each Holder of Notes accepted for payment the Change of Control Payment for such Notes deposited pursuant to (d)(ii) above, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and send (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, if any; provided that each new Note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 and or any integral multiple of $1,000. The Company will publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date. Except as described above with respect to a Change of Control, the Indenture does not contain provisions that permit Holders of the Notes to require the Company to repurchase or redeem the Notes in the event of a takeover, recapitalization or other similar transaction.

 

(f)                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.04, the Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control Triggering Event if (1) 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 Section 4.04 and purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under the Change of Control Offer; or (2) notice of redemption has been given pursuant to Section 3.01 hereof, unless and until there is a default in the payment of the applicable Redemption Price.

 

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ARTICLE V

 

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

Other than as set forth below, Article Six of the Base Indenture shall be applicable to the Notes.

 

Section 5.01            Events of Default. In addition to the events specified in Section 6.01 of the Base Indenture, solely for purposes of the Notes, a default under any debt for money borrowed by the Company or any Guarantor that results in acceleration of the maturity of such Debt, or failure to pay any such debt within any applicable grace period after final stated maturity, in an aggregate amount greater than (a) $25.0 million, at any time that any Existing Notes remain outstanding, or (b) $100.0 million at any time that no Existing Notes remain outstanding, or in each case, its Foreign Currency equivalent, at the time without such debt having been discharged or acceleration having been rescinded or annulled, shall constitute an “Event of Default” with respect to the Notes.

 

Section 5.02            Acceleration. Notwithstanding Section 6.02 of the Base Indenture, in the event of a declaration of acceleration in respect of the Notes because an Event of Default pursuant to Section 5.01 of this Second Supplemental Indenture shall have occurred and be continuing, such declaration of acceleration shall be automatically annulled if (i) the default under the debt that is the subject of such Event of Default has been cured by the Company or any Guarantor or has been waived by the holders thereof or (ii) the holders of such debt that is the subject of such Event of Default have rescinded their declaration of acceleration in respect of such debt, and written notice of such cure, waiver or rescission shall have been given to the Trustee by the Company and countersigned by the holders of such debt or a trustee, fiduciary or agent for such holders, within 20 days after such declaration of acceleration in respect of the Notes and if the annulment of the acceleration of the Notes would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, and no other Event of Default exists or has occurred during such 20-day period which has not been cured or waived during such period.

 

ARTICLE VI

Defeasance

 

Section 6.01            Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance. Article Eight of the Base Indenture shall be applicable to the Notes. For purposes of Article Eight of the Base Indenture, solely for purposes of the Notes, if the Company exercises its right of Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Sections 8.01 and 8.03 of the Base Indenture, in addition to being released from its obligations under the provisions of the Base Indenture set forth in Section 8.03, the Company also shall be released from its obligations under Sections 4.01, 4.02, 4.03 and 4.04 of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

 

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ARTICLE VII

 

Miscellaneous

 

Section 7.01            Ratification of Base Indenture; Supplemental Indentures Part of Base Indenture. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Base Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Second Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Base Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder of the Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.

 

Section 7.02            Multiple Originals. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Second Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. One signed copy of this Second Supplemental Indenture is enough to prove this Second Supplemental Indenture. The exchange of copies of this Second Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Second Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Second Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

 

Section 7.03            Governing Law. THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Second Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

   
  O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
   
  By:         /s/ Thomas McFall
    Name:   Thomas McFall
Title:     Executive Vice President and
                  Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

  U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
Trustee
   
  By:           /s/ Richard Prokosch
    Name:     Richard Prokosch
    Title:       Vice President
   
 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

 

 

 

[FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY]

 

[Global Notes Legend]

 

THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK OR A NOMINEE OF DTC, WHICH MAY BE TREATED BY THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND ANY AGENT THEREOF AS OWNER AND HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY FOR ALL PURPOSES.

 

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.

 

 

 

 

4.200% Senior Notes due 2030

 

CUSIP: 67103HAJ6
ISIN: US67103HAJ68

 

No. R-[ ] $[       ]

 

O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC. promises to pay to CEDE & CO. or registered assigns, the principal sum: $[        ] ([        ] DOLLARS AND NO CENTS), as such amount may be increased or decreased as set forth in the Schedule of Increase or Decrease in Principal Amount of Global Note attached hereto, on April 1, 2030.

 

Interest Payment Dates: April 1 and October 1, commencing on October 1, 2020.

 

Record Dates: March 15 and September 15.

 

Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this instrument to be duly executed.

 

  O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
   
  By  
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

 

 

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Notes of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

Date of authentication: March 27, 2020

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

 

By    
  Authorized Signatory  

 

 

 

 

[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE]

 

O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.

 

4.200% Senior Notes due 2030

 

1.             Indenture

 

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Company, designated as its 4.200% Senior Notes due 2030 (herein called the “Notes,” which expression includes any Additional Notes issued pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Supplemental Indenture (as hereinafter defined)), issued and to be issued under an indenture, dated as of May 20, 2019 (the “Base Indenture”), between O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC., a Missouri corporation (such company, and its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the “Company”) and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 27, 2020 (the “Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”) between the Company and the Trustee, to which the Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto, Board Resolutions and Officers’ Certificates relevant to the Notes reference is hereby made for a complete description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders of the Notes. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Note shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture.

 

The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to create or incur Liens or engage in Sale and Leaseback Transactions, in each case, subject to some exceptions as set forth in the Indenture. The Indenture also imposes certain limitations on the ability of the Company to merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or into any other person or sell, transfer, assign, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the property of the Company in any one transaction or series of related transactions, in each case, subject to some exceptions as set forth in the Indenture.

 

Each Note is subject to, and qualified by, all such terms as set forth in the Indenture, certain of which are summarized herein, and each Holder of a Note is referred to the corresponding provisions of the Indenture for a complete statement of such terms. To the extent that there is any inconsistency between the summary provisions set forth in the Notes and the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern.

 

2.             Interest

 

The Company promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at the rate per annum shown above. The Company will pay interest semiannually on April 1 and October 1 of each year, commencing October 1, 2020. Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from March 27, 2020. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

 

3.             Paying Agent, Registrar and Service Agent

 

Initially, the Trustee will act as Paying Agent, registrar and service agent. The Company may appoint and change any Paying Agent, registrar or co-registrar and service agent without notice. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent, registrar, co-registrar or service agent.

 

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4.             Defaults and Remedies; Waiver

 

If an Event of Default with respect to any Notes at the time outstanding (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(4) or (5) of the Base Indenture with respect to the Company or any Guarantor) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes by notice to the Company in writing (and to the Trustee, if given by Holders of the Notes) specifying the Event of Default, may declare the principal amount of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of acceleration on all the Notes to be due and payable. Upon such a declaration, such amounts shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(4) or (5) of the Base Indenture with respect to the Company or any Guarantor occurs, the principal amount of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of such Event of Default on all the Notes shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder of the Notes.

 

At any time after the principal of the Notes shall have been so declared due and payable (or shall have become immediately due and payable), and before any judgment or decree for the payment of the moneys due shall have been obtained or entered as provided in the Indenture, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences, and waive such Event of Default, if any and all Events of Default under the Indenture with respect to the Notes, other than the nonpayment of accelerated principal, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on Notes that shall not have become due by their terms, shall have been cured or waived as provided in Section 6.04 of the Base Indenture. No such rescission shall extend to any subsequent Default or amend any contractual right consequent thereto.

 

The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes by written notice to the Trustee may waive an existing Default with respect to the Notes and its consequences except a continuing Default in the payment of the principal amount of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on a Note. When a Default is waived, it is deemed cured, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or amend any contractual right consequent thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to this paragraph and Section 6.02 of the Base Indenture, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from such acceleration, with respect to the Notes.

 

Holders of Notes may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes 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 the Indenture, or subject to Section 7.01 of the Base Indenture, that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder of the Notes or that would subject the Trustee to personal liability; provided, however, that the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction. Prior to taking any action hereunder, the Trustee shall be entitled to indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against all losses and expenses caused by taking or not taking such action.

 

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5.             Amendment

 

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment of the Indenture or this Note and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company or any Guarantor, if any, and the rights of the Holders of the Notes under the Indenture at any time by the Company or any Guarantor, if any, and the Trustee without notice to any Holder but with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for the Notes) affected thereby. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes by written notice to the Trustee to waive an existing Default with respect to the Notes and its consequences except a continuing Default in the payment of the principal amount of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on a Note. A consent to an amendment or a waiver by a Holder of a Note shall bind the Holder and every subsequent Holder of that Note or portion of the Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent or waiver is not made on the Note.

 

6.             Obligations Absolute

 

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall amend the contractual obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, premium , if any, or interest on this Note at the place, at the respective times, at the rate and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.

 

7.             Redemption Upon a Change of Control Triggering Event

 

Upon a Change of Control Triggering Event, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem the Notes pursuant to Section 3.01 of the Supplemental Indenture, any Holder of Notes shall have the right to cause the Company to repurchase all or any part of the Notes of such Holder at a repurchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased plus accrued interest, if any, to the date of repurchase (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the related Interest Payment Date (as defined in the Indenture)) as provided in, and subject to the terms of, the Indenture.

 

8.             Sinking Fund

 

The Notes will not have the benefit of any sinking fund.

 

9.             Denominations; Transfer; Exchange

 

The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of $2,000 principal amount and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. When Notes are presented to the Registrar or a co-registrar with a request to register a transfer or to exchange them for an equal principal amount of Notes, the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, without payment of any service charge but with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration or exchange of Notes.

 

The Company and the Registrar shall not be required (a) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of Notes selected for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing or (b) to register the transfer or exchange of Notes selected, called or being called for redemption as a whole or the portion being redeemed of any such Notes selected, called or being called for redemption in part.

 

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10.           Further Issues

 

The Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes and in accordance with the Indenture, provide for the issuance of Additional Notes.

 

11.           Optional Redemption

 

The Notes may be redeemed at the Company’s option, upon notice as set forth in the Indenture, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, on the terms set forth in the Indenture.

 

12.           Persons Deemed Owners

 

The ownership of Notes shall be proved by the register maintained by the Registrar.

 

13.           No Recourse Against Others

 

No shareholder, partner, manager, member, director, officer, employee, agent or incorporator, as such, of any Company or any Guarantor, if any, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes or the Indenture or a Guarantor, if any, under its Guarantee or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Note, each Holder shall waive and release all such liability. This waiver and release shall be part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.

 

14.           Discharge and Defeasance

 

Subject to certain conditions set forth in the Indenture, the Company at any time may terminate some or all of its obligations under the Notes and the Indenture with respect to the Notes if the Company deposits with the Trustee money and/or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes to redemption or Maturity, as the case may be.

 

15.           Unclaimed Money

 

Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, and premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its request or, if then held by the Company, shall be discharged from such trust. Thereafter the Holder of such Note shall look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease.

 

16.           Future Guarantees

 

The payment by the Company of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, the Notes will not initially be guaranteed by any Subsidiaries of the Company. However, if on or after the date of the Supplemental Indenture, any of the Company’s Subsidiaries incurs or guarantees obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility or incurs or guarantees obligations under any other Credit Facility Debt or Capital Markets Debt of the Company or any future Guarantor, such Subsidiary would be required to guarantee the Notes on a senior unsecured basis.

 

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17.           Trustee Dealings with the Company

 

Subject to certain limitations imposed by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Paying Agent may do the same with like rights.

 

18.           Abbreviations

 

Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors Act).

 

19.           CUSIP Numbers

 

Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

For value received hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto (please insert social security or other identifying number of assignee) the within Note, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints attorney to transfer the said Note on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:    
   
   
Signature(s)  

 

Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an eligible Guarantor Institution (banks, stock brokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17Ad-15.

 

   
Signature Guarantee  

 

 

 

 

OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT REPURCHASE

 

If you want to elect to have this Note repurchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Supplemental Indenture, check the box: ¨

 

If you want to elect to have only part of this Note repurchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Supplemental Indenture, state the amount you elect to have repurchased:

 

  $    

 

Date: _____________________

 

Your Signature:

__________________________________

(Sign exactly as your name appears on

the face of this Note)

  Tax Identification No.:    

 

Signature Guarantee*: __________________________________

 

* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

 

 

 

INCREASES OR DECREASES IN PRINCIPAL

 

AMOUNT OF GLOBAL NOTE

 

The initial principal amount of this Global Note is $[     ]. The following increases or decreases in this Global Note have been made:

 

Date of Increase or Decrease   Amount of
Decrease in
Principal
Amount of
this Global
Note
  Amount of
Increase in
Principal
Amount of
this Global
Note
  Remaining
Principal
Amount of this
Global Note
Following such
Decrease or
Increase
  Signature of
Authorized
Signatory
of Trustee
or
Custodian
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 5.1

 

 

March 27, 2019

 

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

233 South Patterson

Springfield, Missouri 65802

 

2555 Grand Blvd.

Kansas City

Missouri 64108

t 816.474.6550

f 816.421.5547

 

Re: O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. Public Offering of Notes

 

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have been retained as special Missouri counsel for O’Reilly Automotive, Inc., a Missouri corporation (“O’Reilly”) in connection with the public offering of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of O’Reilly’s 4.200% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Notes”), issued pursuant to an indenture, dated May 20, 2019 (the “Base Indenture”), as supplemented by the second supplemental indenture, dated as of March 27, 2020 (together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), by and between O’Reilly and U.S. Bank National Association. O’Reilly entered into an underwriting agreement, dated as of March 25, 2020 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule I of the Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriters”) relating to the sale by O’Reilly to the Underwriters of the Notes.

 

We have reviewed copies of the Indenture, the Notes, and the Underwriting Agreement. We have reviewed the Good Standing Certificate with respect to O’Reilly issued by the Secretary of State of Missouri dated March 6, 2020. We have also reviewed the organizational documents of O’Reilly. We have also examined copies of resolutions adopted by the board of directors of O’Reilly on February 27, 2020, and by the pricing committee of the board of directors of O’Reilly on March 25, 2020, each certified by the Secretary of O’Reilly as of March 27, 2020.

 

We have assumed for purposes of this opinion that: (i) all certifications of public officials and officers of O’Reilly concerning factual matters are accurate and complete; (ii) all signatures are genuine, the documents submitted to us as originals are authentic and the documents submitted to us as copies conform to the originals; (iii) the statements, recitals, representations and warranties as to matters of fact set forth in the Indenture are accurate and complete; (iv) the Notes have been duly authenticated, issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the Underwriting Agreement; and (v) each of the Underwriting Agreement and the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all parties thereto (other than O’Reilly).

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 27, 2020

Page 2

 

As to facts material to this opinion, we have, with your permission, relied upon certificates and oral and written statements of officers of O’Reilly and on the representations and statements of fact made in the Indenture and Underwriting Agreement. Except to the extent expressly set forth herein, we have not undertaken any independent investigation to determine the existence or absence of any fact. We are not generally familiar with the business or operations of O’Reilly and no inference as to our knowledge of the existence or absence of any fact should be drawn from our representation of O’Reilly or the rendering of the opinions set forth below.

 

Based on the foregoing and in reliance thereon and on the assumptions and subject to the qualifications and limitations set forth in this opinion, we are of the opinion that:

 

1. The Notes have been duly authorized by all required corporate action of O’Reilly.

 

2. The Notes have been duly executed by O’Reilly to the extent governed by Missouri law.

 

Our opinions are based on the assumptions (upon which we have relied with your consent) and subject to the qualifications and limitations set forth in this letter, including the following:

 

A. We are expressing no opinion with respect to any document other than the Notes and are expressing no opinion as to the validity or enforceability of any document.

 

B. We express no opinion with respect to the accuracy, completeness or sufficiency of any information contained in any filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or any state securities regulatory agency, including the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (as amended or supplemented, the “Registration Statement”) filed with the Commission, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) relating to the Notes.

 

C. This opinion is limited to the matters specifically stated in this letter, and no further opinion is to be implied or may be inferred beyond the opinions specifically stated herein. In addition to the assumptions previously stated, this opinion is based solely on the state of the law as of the date of this opinion and factual matters in existence as of such date, and we specifically disclaim any obligation to monitor or update any of the matters stated in this opinion or to advise the persons entitled to rely on this opinion of any change in law or fact after the date of this opinion which might affect any of the opinions stated herein. We are qualified to practice law in the State of Missouri, and we do not purport to be experts on, or to express any opinion herein concerning, any matter governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other the laws of the State of Missouri.

 

This opinion is furnished to you for your benefit in connection with the filing of the Prospectus Supplement (to Prospectus, dated March 1, 2019), dated March 25, 2020, relating to the offering of the Notes filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act.

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 27, 2020

Page 3

 

We also hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to O’Reilly’s Current Report on Form 8-K being filed on the date hereof and incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement pursuant to Item 16 of Form S-3 and Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement solely with respect to the laws of the State of Missouri as they apply to O’Reilly. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission. No expansion of our opinions may be made by implication or otherwise. We express no opinion other than the opinions set forth herein.

   
   
   
  Very truly yours,
   
  /s/ Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
   
  Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 5.2

 

[Letterhead of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP]

 

March 27, 2020

 

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.
233 South Patterson Avenue
Springfield, Missouri 65802

 

Re: O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-230033)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as special United States counsel to O’Reilly Automotive, Inc., a Missouri corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the public offering of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 4.200% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Notes”) to be issued under the Indenture, dated as of May 20, 2019 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of the date hereof (the “Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), between the Company and the Trustee.

 

This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

 

In rendering the opinion stated herein, we have examined and relied upon the following:

 

(a)               the registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-230033) of the Company relating to the Notes and other debt securities of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on March 1, 2019 under the Securities Act allowing for delayed offerings pursuant to Rule 415 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act (the “Rules and Regulations”), including information deemed to be a part of the registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B of the Rules and Regulations (such registration statement being hereinafter referred to as the “Registration Statement”);

 

(b)               the prospectus, dated March 1, 2019 (the “Base Prospectus”), which forms a part of and is included in the Registration Statement;

 

(c)               the preliminary prospectus supplement, dated March 25, 2020 (together with the Base Prospectus, the “Preliminary Prospectus”), relating to the offering of the Notes, in the form filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations;

 

 

 

 

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

March 27, 2020

Page 2

 

(d)               the prospectus supplement, dated March 25, 2020 (together with the Base Prospectus, the “Prospectus”), relating to the offering of the Notes, in the form filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations;

 

(e)               an executed copy of the Underwriting Agreement, dated March 25, 2020 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), among the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as representatives of the several Underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), relating to the sale by the Company to the Underwriters of the Notes;

 

(f)                an executed copy of the Base Indenture;

 

(g)               an executed copy of the Supplemental Indenture; and

 

(h)               the global certificate evidencing the Notes, executed by the Company and registered in the name of Cede & Co. (the “Note Certificate”), delivered by the Company to the Trustee for authentication and delivery.

 

We have also examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such records of the Company and such agreements, certificates and receipts of public officials, certificates of officers or other representatives of the Company and others, and such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinion stated below.

 

In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity and competency of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as facsimile, electronic, certified or photocopied copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such copies. As to any facts relevant to the opinion stated herein that we did not independently establish or verify, we have relied upon statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company and others and of public officials, including the factual representations and warranties contained in the Underwriting Agreement.

 

We do not express any opinion with respect to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of New York.

 

As used herein, “Transaction Documents” means the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and the Note Certificate.

 

Based upon the foregoing and subject to the qualifications and assumptions stated herein, we are of the opinion that the Note Certificate, when duly authenticated by the Trustee and issued and delivered by the Company against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Underwriting Agreement and the Indenture, will constitute valid and binding obligation of the Company, entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms under the laws of the State of New York.

 

 

 

 

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

March 27, 2020

Page 3

 

The opinion stated herein is subject to the following qualifications:

 

(a)               we do not express any opinion with respect to the effect on the opinion stated herein of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer, preference and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and the opinion stated herein is limited by such laws and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law);

 

(b)               we do not express any opinion with respect to any law, rule or regulation that is applicable to any party to any of the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby solely because such law, rule or regulation is part of a regulatory regime applicable to any such party or any of its affiliates as a result of the specific assets or business operations of such party or such affiliates;

 

(c)               except to the extent expressly stated in the opinion contained herein, we have assumed that each of the Transaction Documents constitutes the valid and binding obligation of each party to such Transaction Document, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms;

 

(d)               we do not express any opinion with respect to the enforceability of any provision contained in any Transaction Document relating to any indemnification, contribution, non-reliance, exculpation, release, limitation or exclusion of remedies, waiver or other provisions having similar effect that may be contrary to public policy or violative of federal or state securities laws, rules or regulations, or to the extent any such provision purports to, or has the effect of, waiving or altering any statute of limitations;

 

(e)               to the extent that any opinion relates to the enforceability of the choice of New York law and choice of New York forum provisions contained in any Transaction Document, the opinion stated herein is subject to the qualification that such enforceability may be subject to, in each case, (i) the exceptions and limitations in New York General Obligations Law sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 and (ii) principles of comity and constitutionality; and

 

(f)                we do not express any opinion with respect to any laws, rules, regulations or orders concerning declared emergencies or the effect thereof on the opinions stated herein.

 

In addition, in rendering the foregoing opinion we have assumed that, at all applicable times:

 

(a)               the Company (i) was duly incorporated and was validly existing and in good standing, (ii) had requisite legal status and legal capacity under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and (iii) has complied and will comply with all aspects of the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization in connection with the transactions contemplated by, and the performance of its obligations under, the Transaction Documents;

 

(b)               the Company had the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform all its obligations under each of the Transaction Documents;

 

 

 

 

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

March 27, 2020

Page 4

 

(c)               each of the Transaction Documents had been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all requisite corporate action on the part of the Company;

 

(d)               neither the execution and delivery by the Company of the Transaction Documents nor the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder, including the issuance and sale of the Notes: (i) conflicted or will conflict with the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, (ii) constituted or will constitute a violation of, or a default under, any lease, indenture, instrument or other agreement to which the Company or its property is subject (except that we do not make the assumption set forth in this clause (ii) with respect to those agreements or instruments which are listed in Part II of the Registration Statement or the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K), (iii) contravened or will contravene any order or decree of any governmental authority to which the Company or its property is subject, or (iv) violated or will violate any law, rule or regulation to which the Company or its property is subject (except that we do not make the assumption set forth in this clause (iv) with respect to the laws of the State of New York); and

 

(e)               neither the execution and delivery by the Company of the Transaction Documents nor the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder, including the issuance and sale of the Notes, required or will require the consent, approval, licensing or authorization of, or any filing, recording or registration with, any governmental authority under any law, rule or regulation of any jurisdiction.

 

We hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the heading “Legal Matters” in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations. We also hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K being filed on the date hereof and incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof unless otherwise expressly stated, and we disclaim any undertaking to advise you of any subsequent changes in the facts stated or assumed herein or of any subsequent changes in applicable laws.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  /s/ Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP